Category Archives: Local News
PALMER AIRPORT FREQUENT FLYERS OFFERED FAST-TRACK SCREENING
Frequent flyers out of Arnold Palmer Regional Airport may have a quicker time through screening as the Transportation Security Administration will offer a fast-track screening program. The Tribune-Rev...
Nov 14, 2018
FLEEING DRIVER CHARGED WITH ASSAULTING LIGONIER TWP. POLICE DOG
A Ligonier Township K-9 officer was assaulted Friday as a suspect was fleeing the scene of the crime. The Tribune-Review reports that police tried to pull over a vehicle on Peoples Road on Friday nigh...
Nov 14, 2018
SOUTH GREENSBURG FIREFIGHTER INJURED AT YOUNGWOOD FIRE
A South Greensburg firefighter was injured during a fire last night in Youngwood. The Tribune-Review reports that the fire was inside a vacant storage building at the corner of Walnut Street and North...
Nov 14, 2018
HELD LAWYER SEEKS TO BAR WITNESSES IN PUBLIC CORRUPTION TRIAL
The attorney for Westmoreland County Sheriff Jonathan Held wants to bar all but two witnesses the prosecution has ready to testify. The Tribune-Review reports that attorney Ryan Tutera made the reques...
Nov 14, 2018
VICTIM’S MOTHER, OTHERS TESTIFY AT KNIGHT RE-SENTENCING
The re-sentencing hearing for Melvin Knight continued yesterday with testimony from the victim's mother. The Tribune-Review reports that Denise Murphy, the mother of Jennifer Daugherty, took the stand...
Nov 14, 2018
HORRELL TO RUN FOR WESTMORELAND COUNTY REGISTER OF WILLS
A former deputy in the Westmoreland County Register of Wills office has announced her candidacy for that position in the 2019 election. The Tribune-Review reports that 54-year-old Kimberly Horrell ann...
Nov 14, 2018
IRWIN MAN FACING HARASSMENT CHARGES
An Irwin man is in jail facing charges of harassment. Police in North Huntingdon Township say that over the weekend, 62-year-old Bernard J. Butler of Irwin, allegedly stalked an ex-girlfriend in the C...
Nov 14, 2018
FOG, RAIN, TEMPERATURE COMBINING FOR POOR DRIVING CONDITIONS
Weather tops our news cast this morning as the heavy fog and misty rain is causing for some poor driving conditions. Some of the roads are just wet, but in some areas, it could be cold enough to freez...
Nov 13, 2018
STATE SENATOR FROM HEMPFIELD HOLDS ROBBER AT GUNPOINT
A State Senator from Hempfield was ready to repel burglars during an incident in Chartiers Township, Washington County. The Tribune-Review reports that Senator Kim Ward had been staying the night at h...
Nov 13, 2018
MAN RESCUED AFTER BEING TRAPPED BY OVERTURNED TRACTOR IN UNITY
A man was rescued after his tractor reportedly overturned Monday afternoon. The Tribune-Review reports that the victim was working a log splitter in a wooded area near the 200 block of Frosty Road nea...
Nov 13, 2018
