Category Archives: Local News

MAN CHARGED IN HEMPFIELD TOWNSHIP BURGLARY
State Police have charged a man with burglary after an incident on January 4th in Hempfield Township. Troopers say that 20-year-old Shane Matthew Morrison, Jr. was stalking his ex-girlfriend and she s...
John Smathers Jan 11, 2019

HEARING HELD FOR GREENSBURG CHIROPRACTOR ACCUSED OF INAPPROPRIATE TOUCHING
A preliminary hearing was held yesterday for 36-year-old Moses Jevicky of Greensburg, a chiropractor who was accused of inappropriately touching a few of his teenage clients. Testimony came yesterday ...
John Smathers Jan 11, 2019

DRUGS LEFT BEHIND IN UBER CAR IN NORTH HUNTINGDON LEADS TO ARREST
State Police have charged an Allegheny County man with drug possession after he allegedly left a bag containing marijuana in an Uber car in North Huntingdon Township. Troopers say that between Decembe...
John Smathers Jan 11, 2019

JURY FINDS LATROBE MAN GUILTY OF MURDER IN 2016 FATAL ROBBERY
A jury found a Latrobe man guilty of second-degree murder in the fatal shooting of his friend who tried to stop the robbery of a Pittsburgh-area dealer. The Tribune-Review reports that a jury of eight...
John Smathers Jan 11, 2019

SALTSBURG HOME DESTROYED BY FIRE
A home in Saltsburg was destroyed this morning in a fire likely caused by a wood-burning heater. Indiana County 911 reports three fire departments were dispatched at 2:05 this morning, with additional...
John Smathers Jan 11, 2019

NEW TURNPIKE VISITOR'S CENTER TO BE BUILT NEAR NEW STANTON
A new visitor's center will be constructed in a plaza on Route 119, just north of the Turnpike Interchange in New Stanton. The Tribune-Review reports that Commissioners are expected to approve today a...
John Smathers Jan 10, 2019

WESTMORELAND COUNTY BUSINESSES AND GROUPS RECEIVES TOURISM GRANTS
Westmoreland County Businesses and Groups have received close to $475,000 in tourism grants. The Tribune-Review reports that the money was awarded as part of the 2019 Westmoreland County Tourism Grant...
John Smathers Jan 10, 2019

KERTES ANNOUNCES CANDIDACY FOR WESTMORELAND COUNTY COMMISSIONER
A staffer for a Westmoreland County Commissioner announced that he would like to become a commissioner himself. The Tribune-Review reports that Sean Kertes, chief of staff to Commissioner Charles Ande...
John Smathers Jan 10, 2019

PENN TOWNSHIP MAN FOUND NOT GUILTY IN DOG ATTACK ON UPS DRIVER IN HEMPFIELD
A Penn Township man was found not guilty to summary charges connected to a dog attack last year that injured a UPS Driver in Hempfield. The Tribune-Review reports that Matthew Zavarella was accused of...
John Smathers Jan 10, 2019

WITNESSES TESTIFY IN MCGRATH MURDER TRIAL
Witnesses testified yesterday in the trial of Zachary McGrath that he actually told his friends that he fired the shots that killed Daniel McNerny in January of 2016. The Tribune-Review reports that R...
John Smathers Jan 10, 2019