Category Archives: Local News
WARMING SHELTERS OPERATING IN WESTMORELAND COUNTY
The Allegheny Valley Salvation Army in New Kensington is open from 3-7 Today through Friday The Allegheny Township Building in Leechburg from 9-5 Murrysville Alliance Church on an as-needed basis Lowe...
Jan 31, 2019
BLACK ICE RESPONSIBLE FOR 11-CAR PILEUP IN HEMPFIELD TOWNSHIP
Icy conditions were to blame for an 11-car pileup on Route 819 in Hempfield Township yesterday morning. WTAE-TV reports the crash happened as a car went up Harvey Avenue and slid back downhill on some...
Jan 30, 2019
GREENSBURG NONPROFIT RECEIVES DOMINION ENERGY GRANT
Greensburg nonprofit Feeding the Spirit has received a $10,000 grant from Dominion Energy. The Tribune-Review reports that the grant is earmarked for homeless placement or for poor families at risk of...
Jan 30, 2019
WHITE RETIRES FROM STATE SENATE
Longtime State Senator Don White announced his retirement from the Senate floor yesterday. The five-term republican senator from the 41st district, which includes a part of Westmoreland County, announ...
Jan 30, 2019
TWO WOMEN CHARGED AFTER TRYING TO STEAL FROM HEMPFIELD WALMART
State Police have charged two 20-year-old women with theft after they tried to steal more than $3,000 worth of items from the Hempfield Walmart on Tuesday. The Tribune-Review reports that Meghan Bende...
Jan 30, 2019
DERRY MAN SENTENCED ON CHARGES INVOLVING THREATS, STALKING
A Derry Man will serve six years on probation for his guilty plea to a series of charges in three different cases. The Tribune-Review reports that all three cases against 54-year-old Paul Barsoum happ...
Jan 30, 2019
NEW KENSINGTON MAN GETS UP TO 50 YEARS ON CHILD PORN CHARGES
A New Kensington man was sentenced to up to 50 years in jail on child pornography charges. The Tribune-Review reports that 37-year-old Joshua Pottle was sentenced yesterday to the mandatory minimum se...
Jan 30, 2019
YOUNGWOOD WOMAN ACCUSED OF ASSAULTING MOTHER TO GO TO TRIAL
A Youngwood woman accused of assaulting her mother has rejected a plea deal and will head to court for trial. The Tribune-Review reports that 42-year-old Delores Amorino is currently in custody. She a...
Jan 30, 2019
POLAR VORTEX BRINGS DANGEROUSLY COLD WEATHER TO REGION
The polar vortex has started to hit the region hard, and there are many weather-related cancellations due to the intense cold. See them listed here. In the meantime, more warming centers have opened u...
Jan 30, 2019
CERILLI TO RUN FOR RE-ELECTION AS WESTMORELAND COUNTY COMMISSIONER
Westmoreland County Commissioner Gina Cerilli is seeking another term as a Westmoreland County Commissioner. In an announcement on Monday, Cerilli confirmed she would run for the position. If elected,...
Jan 29, 2019
