Category Archives: Local News
IRWIN MAN, WOMAN CHARGED WITH DRUG OFFENSES, ANIMAL CRUELTY AFTER FALSE REPORT
Two Irwin people are facing several charges connected with drugs and could also face animal cruelty charges as well. State Police from Greensburg say last Wednesday around 7:40 PM, they were called ou...
Apr 29, 2019
HIT-AND-RUN SUSPECT CAUGHT ON TAPE IN LATROBE
Latrobe police are looking for a car that was involved in a hit-and-run incident that was caught on tape. The incident happened Friday night at 6:15 in the 400 block of Miller Street. A Dodge Caravan ...
Apr 29, 2019
GREENSBURG MAN SENTENCED TO NEARLY TWO YEARS FOR SPITTING ON CORRECTIONS OFFICERS
Spitting in the face of three corrections officers got a Greensburg man 23 months of jail time. The Tribune-Review reports that 23-year-old Jamel C. Miles pleaded guilty on Friday to several counts of...
Apr 29, 2019
YOUNGWOOD MAN CHARGED WITH DRUG POSSESSION
A Youngwood man now faces charges of drug possession and other crimes related to an arrest made Friday by Westmoreland County deputy sheriffs. The Tribune-Review reports 50-year-old Darrell Scott Stro...
Apr 29, 2019
LOOSE CHINCHILLAS SOCIAL MEDIA RUMOR DEBUNKED IN MONESSEN
Police have said that a rumor about chinchillas on the loose at Monessen park is nothing but a rumor. The Tribune-Review reports that the rumor spread on social media was that a local breeder set 60 c...
Apr 26, 2019
FIRE STARTS AFTER GREENSBURG MAN PASSES OUT IN APARTMENT
A Westmoreland County man now faces charges of nearly starting a fire in a Greensburg apartment after he passed out from drinking. KDKA-TV reports that on Wednesday, Brian Reed had passed out in his a...
Apr 26, 2019
PENN TOWNSHIP MAN CHARGED AFTER ALLEGED THREATS TO PENN LIBRARY
A Penn Township man threatened to shoot up a library over some overdue book fines. Police in Greensburg have charged 65-year-old Boyd Klingensmith with making terroristic threats and possession of a f...
Apr 26, 2019
DERRY TOWNSHIP WOMAN ACCUSED OF STEALING FROM CHURCH
A woman from Derry Township was arrested Thursday, charged with stealing $20,000 from a Derry Township Church. The Tribune-Review reports that 35-year-old Teri Sauers, the former church treasurer, wro...
Apr 26, 2019
LAWSUIT FILED BY PARENTS OF HEMPFIELD WOMAN KILLED IN CRASH IN YUKON
Parents of a Hempfield woman killed in a crash in Yukon this year filed a wrongful death lawsuit against two local bars and the man behind the wheel of the car. The Tribune-Review reports that the par...
Apr 26, 2019
DERRY WOMAN CONVICTED FOR HATCHET ASSAULT ON NEIGHBOR
A woman from Derry was convicted in Westmoreland County Court for assaulting her next door neighbor with a hatchet. The Tribune-Review reports that 51-year-old Denise Nichols was convicted on charges ...
Apr 26, 2019
