Category Archives: Local News
GREENSBURG SENIORS WARNED OF SOCIAL SECURITY ROBOCALLS
Greensburg senior citizens are being asked to be wary of any robocalls telling them that their Social Security number has been suspended. The Tribune-Review reports that the calls allegedly give the v...
Dec 04, 2018
SEWICKLEY TOWNSHIP MAN CHARGED WITH RAPE
Police arrested a Sewickley Township man on charges of raping a mentally-challenged woman. State troopers say that 74-year-old Wayne Edison Smith gave the 20-year-old victim wine at his home in Hermin...
Dec 04, 2018
JEANNETTE WOMAN VICTIMIZED IN HEMPFIELD TOWNSHIP BURGLARY
State Police are investigating a case of identity theft and burglary in Hempfield Township. State Police say that on Friday, around 8:00 PM. State police were called out to the home of 65-year-old Dia...
Dec 04, 2018
JURY SELECTION FOR HELD TRIAL TO BEGIN TODAY
Jury selection is scheduled to start today for the corruption trial of Westmoreland County Sheriff Jonathan Held. The Tribune-Review reports that Held is charged with two counts of theft and one count...
Dec 04, 2018
TRAIN HITS CAR IN SEWICKLEY TOWNSHIP
An Amtrak train hit a car that was parked close to the railroad tracks Sunday morning, causing a bit of a delay for the train. The Tribune-Review reports that the train was headed from Chicago to Wash...
Dec 04, 2018
JEANNETTE POLICE OPEN TWITTER ACCOUNT
The City of Jeannette's police department now has a twitter account. The Tribune-Review reports that the account, run by Chief Shannon Binda and staff, went live earlier this month. This is being done...
Nov 19, 2018
NEW LATROBE ELEMENTARY SET TO OPEN DEC. 4
The new Latrobe Elementary School has an official opening date after numerous setbacks in the construction process. The Tribune-Review reports that the school will open for classes on December 4th. Th...
Nov 19, 2018
TRAFFIC STOP LEADS TO DRUG-RELATED ARRESTS IN MT. PLEASANT TWP.
Two Pittsburgh-area men were arrested for drug-related crimes after they were stopped along the PA Turnpike in Mt. Pleasant Township on Thursday. State Troopers say that they pulled over Travis Lipsco...
Nov 19, 2018
POWER OUTAGES END IN WESTMORELAND COUNTY
All the outages that hit Westmoreland County over the weekend have been resolved. The Tribune-Review reports that on Sunday, about 17,000 homes in Westmoreland County were still without power, but pow...
Nov 19, 2018
NO INJURIES REPORTED FROM HOUSE FIRE IN TRAFFORD
Firefighters in Trafford were on the scene for several hours yesterday. Westmoreland County 911 said that the fire was reported at 5:15 PM on Sunday at a home in the 500 block of Fairmont Avenue. The ...
Nov 19, 2018
