Category Archives: Local News
GREENSBURG MAN DROPS PHONE DURING ALLEGED GROCERY STORE THEFT ATTEMPT
Police say that a dropped cell phone has lead police to issuing an arrest warrant for a man who allegedly robbed a Greensburg grocery store on Sunday. Greensburg Police say that they have issued a war...
Jan 04, 2019
MURRYSVILLE POLICE SEEK MAN IN SUSPECTED ROAD RAGE INCIDENT
Murrysville police are looking for a man who hit a pedestrian with his car and then fled the scene. The Tribune-Review reports that the collision happened at the intersection of William Penn Highway a...
Jan 04, 2019
TWO VANDERGRIFT PEOPLE CHARGED WITH USING ANOTHER'S HOME AS METH LAB
Two people charged with operating a meth lab out of someone else's home have pleaded guilty to lesser charges. KDKA-TV reports that Tia Klazon and Kiel Freeman, both from the Vandergrift area, were br...
Jan 04, 2019
HEMPFIELD CYCLIST ACCUSED OF VIOLATING PROBATION
A man who has served time in prison for repeatedly obstructing traffic on Westmoreland County roads by riding his bicycle is facing charges once again. The Tribune-Review reports that 59-year-old Davi...
Jan 04, 2019
GREENSBURG WOMAN SENTENCED ON SEX TRAFFICKING CHARGES
A woman from Greensburg will spend up to 20 years in state prison on sex trafficking charges. The Tribune-Review reports that Rebecca Shadle was sentenced Thursday for a guilty plea in September to tr...
Jan 04, 2019
LANDSLIDE REDUCES TRAFFIC ON STRETCH OF ROAD IN SEWICKLEY TOWNSHIP
Traffic on a portion of Guffey Road in Sewickley Township was reduced to one lane due to a landslide last night. PennDOT announced that the area affected is between Turner Valley and Mickanin Roads. T...
Jan 04, 2019
FIREFIGHTERS CALLED OUT TO MONESSEN HOUSE FIRE
Firefighters in Monessen were busy with a house fire last night. The Tribune-Review reports that the fire was at the intersection of Graham Avenue and Dunlap Street and was called in before 10:20 PM. ...
Jan 04, 2019
FORMER HEMPFIELD STUDENT SENTENCED FOR WEAPONS VIOLATION ON SCHOOL PROPERTY
A former Hempfield Area school student has been sentenced to three years probation after police found 16 weapons in his car which was parked at the high school last March. 18 year old Rocco Valore fro...
Jan 03, 2019
ARNOLD MAN CHARGED AFTER CRASHING CAR INTO NEW KENSINGTON SUBWAY
He crashed his car into a Subway restaurant in New Kensington last month and now Brandon Jackson of Arnold has been charged with reckless driving and failing to report an accident to police. New Kensi...
Jan 03, 2019
POLICE LOOKING FOR LATROBE MAN ACCUSED OF THEFT, FRAUD
Greensburg Police are looking for a Latrobe man who, they say, took $2,000 for partial payment for a roof repair project that was never done. Sean Hurley is charged with theft by deception and home im...
Jan 03, 2019
