Category Archives: Local News
BLIGHTED BUILDINGS, HOMES DESIGNATED FOR DEMOLITION IN COUNTY
Four dilapidated homes and four former commercial buildings will be the first to be torn down using money from the newly created blight demolition fund. The Tribune-Review reports that buildings in Av...
Apr 08, 2019
ITEMS STOLEN FROM VEHICLE IN DONEGAL
State Police in Greensburg are investigating a theft from a motor vehicle that happened sometime in late March. Police say that in the overnight hours of March 20th and 21st, someone stole Dewalt Tool...
Apr 08, 2019
TRUCK CRASHES ON TURNPIKE IN MT. PLEASANT TOWNSHIP
A tractor-trailer was involved in a crash Friday night that caused a two-mile backup on the PA Turnpike in Mt. Pleasant Township. The Tribune-Review reports that around 6:30 PM, the truck, carrying pa...
Apr 08, 2019
EXCELA HEALTH TWO TOP EXECS STEP DOWN
Excela Health's two top executives stepped down effective immediately on Friday. The Tribune-Review reports that CEO Robert Rogalski and COO Mike Busch stepped down as part of an effort to get some ne...
Apr 08, 2019
DERRY TOWNSHIP MAN TO GO ON TRIAL FOR RAPE OF LIGONIER TOWNSHIP WOMAN
A 26-year-old Derry Township man was ordered to stand trial for the alleged rape of a Ligonier Township woman. The Tribune-Review reports that a preliminary hearing for Khanchek Alexan Hamerski on Fri...
Apr 08, 2019
STATE DOG WARDENS TO BEGIN CHECKING FOR UNLICENSED, UNVACCINATED DOGS IN WESTMORELAND COUNTY
Starting today, state dog wardens will be checking for unlicensed and unvaccinated dogs in the county. The Tribune-Review reports that the Department of Agriculture's Bureau of Dog Law Enforcement Off...
Apr 08, 2019
GREATER GREENSBURG SEWAGE AUTHORITY COULD BE SOLD TO MAWC
The Greater Greensburg Sewage Authority is warning its customers of a possible sale of the authority to the Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County. The notice came as part of the latest round of b...
Apr 08, 2019
LATROBE MAN DIES FROM MOTORCYCLE CRASH SATURDAY IN UNITY
A Latrobe man passed away in a motorcycle crash on Saturday in Unity. State Troopers say that 60-year-old Mark Gerard Gruss was driving his motorcycle on St. Vincent Drive near Winnie Palmer Drive Nat...
Apr 08, 2019
IRWIN MALE CHORUS TO BE FEATURED ON WESTMORELAND COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS
This week on Westmoreland Community Connections, sponsored by St. Anne Home, Chad Amond will talk with Forrest Moore and George Muentzer, both of them with Irwin Male Chorus, about the state of the ch...
Apr 05, 2019
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS APPROVE FINE PAYMENT ON INCIDENT AT NURSING HOME
Westmoreland County Commissioners approved paying fines totaling $75,000 concerning a fall at a county-owned nursing home. The Tribune-Review reports that the state and federal fines came from an inci...
Apr 05, 2019
