Category Archives: Local News

HELD APPEALS TO DELAY PUBLIC CORRUPTION TRIAL
The public corruption trial of Westmoreland County Sheriff Jonathan Held may be held off until after the primary election. The Tribune-Review reports that Sheriff Held has filed an appeal to put the d...
John Smathers Feb 05, 2019

GREENSBURG MAN TO BE TRIED AGAIN FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT OF TEEN
For the second time, a jury has been seated in the trial of 38-year-old Daniel DeAugustine of Greensburg. The Tribune-Review reports that DeAugustine is facing charges of involuntary deviate sexual in...
John Smathers Feb 05, 2019

GAS PRICES CONTINUE TO DROP
Gas prices across the state are continuing to go down week-by-week. GasBuddy.com reports that gasoline prices across the state on average are at $2.45 a gallon, that's down 2 cents from last week, but...
John Smathers Feb 03, 2019

TAXPAYERS TO FOOT BILL FOR EXPERT IN DERRY TOWNSHIP MURDER CASE
Taxpayer money will be used to pay for an expert examination of computer images used in the investigation into the murder of 34-year-old Ronny Cable of Vandergrift. The Tribune-Review reports that 26-...
John Smathers Feb 03, 2019

GCDC LOOKS TO BRING HOTEL TO DOWNTOWN GREENSBURG
Officials with the Greensburg Community Development Corporation are trying to reach out to hoteliers to try to bring a hotel to 225 South Pennsylvania Avenue. The Tribune-Review reports that the city ...
John Smathers Feb 03, 2019

PLUM MAN CHARGED WITH HOME IMPROVEMENT FRAUD
Greensburg police have charged a Plum man for taking money for a painting project that never got underway. Police say that 54-year-old Michael Cerniglia now faces charges of home improvement fraud for...
John Smathers Feb 03, 2019

PLUM MAN CHARGED AFTER CHILD PORN FOUND ON HIS COMPUTER
A man from the Plum area is now in custody after police reported finding child pornography on his computer. The Tribune-Review reports that 35-year-old Antonio Pampena allegedly shared the files at di...
John Smathers Feb 03, 2019

GREENSBURG COUPLE ARRESTED FOR CHILD ABANDONMENT
A Greensburg couple is now in custody in a case where they allegedly abandoned a 16-year-old boy and 5-year-old twin children. The Tribune-Review reports that both 39-year-old Ryan Mason and 36-year-o...
John Smathers Feb 03, 2019

POWER OUTAGE DEPRIVES SOME VIEWERS IN MT. PLEASANT OF BEGINNING OF SUPER BOWL
As people in Mt. Pleasant turned on their TV to watch the Super Bowl on Sunday, they were disappointed as a power outage affected between 500 and 1500 customers in the area. The Tribune-Review reports...
John Smathers Feb 03, 2019

PITTSBURGH WOMAN DIES IN RT. 22 CRASH IN DERRY TOWNSHIP
A woman from Pittsburgh died in a crash in the Derry Township area over the weekend. Westmoreland County coroner Ken Bacha announced in a news release that Mary A. Mastriano was a passenger in a van t...
John Smathers Feb 03, 2019