Category Archives: Local News
DONORA MAN SUSPECTED IN NORTH BELLE VERNON BAR STABBING IN CUSTODY
The man who is charged with stabbing three people in a North Belle Vernon bar is being held in Westmoreland County Jail without bail. The Tribune-Review reports that 43-year-old Eric D. Cook of Donora...
Mar 29, 2019
WESTMORELAND COUNTY TO BECOME OWN INSURER TO HANDLE COUNTY EMPLOYEE CLAIMS
Westmoreland County Commissioners have decided not to give a new contract to a private insurance company to oversee the county's worker's compensation. The Tribune-Review reports that Commissioners on...
Mar 29, 2019
POLICE INVESTIGATING POSSIBLE ARMED ROBBERY IN JEANNETTE
Few details area available right now on a possible armed robbery in Jeannette. WTAE-TV reports that one person was taken to the hospital in the home invasion robbery. Police are treating the area of S...
Mar 29, 2019
NORTH HUNTINGDON POLICE DONATE CAR TO NORWIN SCHOOL DISTRICT
The North Huntingdon Police Department donated one of their police cars to the Norwin School District for use by their school resource officer. The request was unanimously approved by the North Huntin...
Mar 28, 2019
CERILLI TO GIVE CONTROVERSIAL CAMPAIGN DONATION TO HUMAN TRAFFICKING TASK FORCE
A Westmoreland County Commissioner who has come under fire for accepting a campaign donation from a man connected with a human trafficking ring has donated money from her campaign to the Human Traffic...
Mar 28, 2019
HEMPFIELD TO CREATE TASK FORCE FOR FIRE, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DECISIONS
Hempfield officials will soon have a five-person task force to help with decisions for fire and emergency management services. The Tribune-Review reports that the committee will be tasked with studyin...
Mar 28, 2019
ARREST WARRANT ISSUED FOR DONORA MAN WANTED FOR BAR STABBINGS
An arrest warrant has been obtained for a man charged with stabbing three people at a North Belle Vernon bar earlier this month. The Tribune-Review reports that 43-year-old Eric Cook of Donora is want...
Mar 28, 2019
NORWIN SCHOOL BOARD HEARS PRESENTATIONS BY SUPERINTENDENT CANDIDATES
The Norwin School Board on Wednesday got the chance to meet the two candidates for Superintendent. The Tribune-Review reports that the two candidates for the position are 52-year-old Wesley Shipley of...
Mar 28, 2019
HEMPFIELD MAN'S LAWYERS CLAIM MURDER CONFESSION ILLEGALLY OBTAINED
The lawyers for a Hempfield man charged with murdering his girlfriend are claiming his confession was illegally obtained. The Tribune-Review reports that defense attorneys Donna McClelland and Eric Ho...
Mar 28, 2019
TWO BRUSH FIRES KEEP LOCAL DEPARTMENTS BUSY ON WEDNESDAY
Westmoreland County fire crews were busy yesterday with two brush fires. WTAE-TV reports that brush fires were reported near Echo Ridge Road in Washington Township, and it destroyed a barn in a wooded...
Mar 28, 2019
