Category Archives: Local News
WESTMORELAND CULTURAL TRUST RECEIVES MAJOR DONATION FOR BUILDING UPGRADE
A major donation to the Westmoreland Cultural Trust will be used to upgrade one of the trust's buildings in downtown Greensburg. The Tribune-Review reports that the donation was actually a trust from ...
Apr 16, 2019
WESTMORELAND COUNTY PRISON HITS LOWEST PRISONER LEVEL IN A YEAR
The inmate population at the Westmoreland County Prison is now down to its lowest levels in a year. The Prison Warden, John Walton, informed the prison board that there were just 590 inmates assigned ...
Apr 16, 2019
WARDEN WANTS APOLOGY FROM CERILLI FOR COMMENTS
The Westmoreland County Prison Warden is demanding an apology from Westmoreland County Commissioner Gina Cerilli for comments made last year in an attempt to have him fired. The Tribune-Review reports...
Apr 16, 2019
JUDGE DECIDES ENOUGH EVIDENCE TO PROCEED WITH HELD TRIAL
The presiding judge hearing the case against the Westmoreland County Sheriff said he found no reason to dismiss charges against the sheriff. The Tribune-Review reports that Senior Common Pleas Court J...
Apr 16, 2019
NORWIN HIRES NEW SUPERINTENDENT
Norwin School Board has chosen a North Hills administrator as their new superintendent. The Tribune-Review reports that the decision came last night during the school board meeting to choose Jeffrey T...
Apr 16, 2019
DERRY BOROUGH MAYOR ACCUSED OF POINTING GUN AT BOY WHO GOT INTO FIGHT WITH SON
The Tribune-Review reports that the mayor of Derry, 38-year-old Kevin M. Gross, pointed a gun at several juveniles last night just before 8:30 PM. His son was apparently involved in a fistfight with t...
Apr 15, 2019
UNITY MAN'S RAPE CONVICTION OVERTURNED
A Unity man who was ordered to serve up to eight years in prison for the alleged rape of a teenage girl had the verdict overturned. The Tribune-Review reports that a Westmoreland County jury found 34-...
Apr 15, 2019
AUTO CRASH IN LIGONIER SUNDAY KNOCKS OUT POWER FOR SOME RESIDENTS
One of the major roads in Ligonier was closed Sunday after a crash. The Tribune-Review reports that an unresponsive person had to be pulled out of a pickup truck after it crashed into a light pole and...
Apr 15, 2019
WESTMORELAND COUNTY SPORTSWOMEN OF THE YEAR AWARDS BANQUET TO HELD TONIGHT
The YWCA Westmoreland County Sportswomen of the Year Awards Banquet will be held Monday night, beginning at 5:30 p.m., at the Ramada Inn, Greensburg. The following is a list of the honorees: Sports Gi...
Apr 15, 2019
MONESSEN MAN'S BODY FOUND IN MONONGAHELA RIVER
The body of a 61-year-old man who had been missing since Tuesday was found in the Monongahela River near Monessen. Westmoreland County Coroner Kenneth Bacha said that 61-year-old Lorenzo Gardner of Mo...
Apr 15, 2019
