Category Archives: Local News
MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY PASSES BUDGET WITH NO WATER RATE HIKE
Water rates for customers of the county's municipal authority will hold the line for the first time in four years. The Tribune-Review reports that members of the Westmoreland County Municipal Authorit...
Jan 10, 2019
STATE POLICE SEEK HELP IN FINDING MISSING SALTSBURG WOMAN
State Police in Indiana County are looking for a woman from the Iselin area that has been missing since last Thursday. Troopers are on the lookout for 35-year-old Meghan Sue Durand, who was reported m...
Jan 10, 2019
TOOLS STOLEN FROM CONSTRUCTION SITE IN HEMPFIELD TOWNSHIP
State Police are investigating a case of theft from a construction site in Hempfield Township. Troopers say that sometime between 10:30 AM on November 15th and 7:30 the next morning, someone went onto...
Jan 10, 2019
FIREFIGHTERS RESPOND TO HOUSE FIRE IN GREENSBURG
Several fire companies were called out early this morning for a fire that spread into the attic of a Greensburg home. The Tribune-Review reports that the fire was in the 500 block of Mt. Pleasant Stre...
Jan 10, 2019
FRANKLIN REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL BAND TO PERFORM IN MACY'S THANKSGIVING PARADE
The Franklin Regional High School Band has been invited to play at next November's Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. Now they have to raise some money to pay for the trip. Coming up on February 23rd, th...
Jan 09, 2019
SEARS REACHES DEAL TO STAY OPEN
Sears has reached a last minute deal to stay open, at least for now. Attorneys for the troubled chain say they have accepted a revised deal from hedge fund manager Eddie Lampert, who was the former CE...
Jan 09, 2019
SHOP N SAVE WESTMORELAND COUNTY AIRSHOW TO FEATURE RESTORED P-40
We're getting a little preview of what's coming up for this spring's Shop N Save Westmoreland County Airshow. The Tribune Review reports that a restored World War II Air Force P-40 fighter will be fea...
Jan 09, 2019
HIGH WINDS BRING DOWN GAS STATION CANOPY IN MONROEVILLE
No one was hurt when high winds blew down the canopy covering the gas pumps at the Sunoco on Haymaker Road in Monroeville last night. The incident occurred about 5:30. Two cars were underneath the can...
Jan 09, 2019
WEATHER TAKES TURN TOWARD MORE WINTRY CONDITIONS
You'll notice the change in the weather the minute you step outside this morning. The balmy weather we had yesterday is gone and temperatures are about 20 degrees colder this morning. Snow showers are...
Jan 09, 2019
POLICE CATCH FORMER GREENSBURG MAN WHO DROPPED CELL PHONE DURING GROCERY STORE THEFT
A former Greensburg man abandoned two children in a car when he tried to run away from police conducting a traffic stop. Greensburg City Police say 31-year-old Patrick Davis of New Alexandria was arra...
Jan 08, 2019
