Category Archives: Local News
YOUNGWOOD MAN FOUND GUILTY OF RAPES
A Youngwood man was found guilty on Thursday of raping two teenage girls in 2016. The Tribune-Review reports that Darell Deisean Walker was found guilty of multiple counts of he sexual assault and oth...
Apr 05, 2019
NEW KENSINGTON FIRE LEAVES FIVE PEOPLE HOMELESS
Five people were left homeless after a fire went through their house in New Kensington Thursday evening. KDKA-TV reports that five fire companies were called out for the fire on Seventh Street. Everyo...
Apr 05, 2019
POLICE SEARCHING ARNOLD AREA AFTER SHOTS FIRED EARLY FRIDAY MORNING
Few details are available on a shooting in the Arnold area. WTAE-TV reports that officers are searching the area for the shooter that fired shots around 4:00 this morning in the 1500 block of Fifth Av...
Apr 05, 2019
ARSON RULED IN FIRE THAT DAMAGED ABANDONED JEANNETTE BUILDING
State Police Fire Marshals have ruled that the fire at an abandoned building in Jeannette was intentionally set. Fire Marshals were called out to investigate the fire that happened around 12:52 PM at ...
Apr 04, 2019
JUDGE RULES CONSENT DECREE BETWEEN UPMC, HIGHMARK CAN MOVE FORWARD
Despite a push for a five-year extension by PA Attorney General Josh Shapiro, a judge has ruled that a state-brokered consent decree between UPMC and Highmark can move forward. WTAE-TV reports that th...
Apr 04, 2019
SALEM TOWNSHIP WOMAN FOUND BY TWO BOYS AFTER APPARENT DRUG OVERDOSE
Police say that two Salem boys found a woman not breathing during an apparent drug overdose. The Tribune-Review reports that 33-year-old Alicia Gregg of Salem Township was arrested on Wednesday for th...
Apr 04, 2019
TWO SUSPECTS IDENTIFIED, ONE ARRESTED, IN METAL THEFTS FROM KENNAMETAL PLANT
State Police have identified two people in the theft of almost 1,000 pounds of copper and brass last summer, and that has lead to the arrest of one of the two thieves. State Police say that they arres...
Apr 04, 2019
HEMPFIELD SCHOOL DISTRICT GETS CLEAN AUDIT
The Hempfield School District has received a clean audit. According to the Tribune-Review, the report comes from the state's Auditor General's office. The audit reviews how the district uses state fun...
Apr 04, 2019
SHEETZ APPLIES TO SELL BEER AT LOCATION NEAR NORWIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Sheetz has filed an application to sell beer at a store located across the street from the Norwin elementary school. The Tribune-Review reports that the company submitted plans for expanding their con...
Apr 04, 2019
ALLEGED RAPE VICTIM TESTIFIES IN YOUNGWOOD MAN'S TRIAL
The trial of a Youngwood man charged with rape continued yesterday in Westmoreland County Court with the testimony of the alleged victim. The Tribune-Review reports that the 19-year-old woman who was ...
Apr 04, 2019
