Category Archives: Local News
POLICE SEARCHING FOR MISSING LIGONIER WOMAN
State Police are continuing to look for a 24-year-old Ligonier woman who has gone missing. Troopers say the mother of Haleigh Marie Green notified police that her daughter had been missing, and was la...
Nov 13, 2018
MT. PLEASANT SCHOOL BOARD REJECTS REPORT ON TEACHER CONTRACTS
At last night's meeting, the Mt. Pleasant School Board officially rejected a state-appointed fact finder's report concerning teachers' contracts. The Tribune-Review reports that many teachers and thei...
Nov 13, 2018
POLICE INVESTIGATING THEFT OF GARAGE DOOR OPENERS IN UNITY
State Police are continuing to investigate a theft at a business in Unity, where the thief stole $1,600 worth of garage door openers. Police say the theft was reported on October 7th at 724 Garage Doo...
Nov 13, 2018
POLICE SEEKING THIEVES TRYING TO ACCESS HOMES AS UTILITY WORKERS
Police are looking for a pair of thieves who are posing as utility workers to try to access people's homes. KDKA-TV reports that the men were spotted in Mount Pleasant. The scammers are going door-to-...
Nov 13, 2018
DRIVER HITS ICY PATCH, CRASHES INTO HOUSE IN MANOR
One person was hurt in a Monday morning crash after her Jeep hit an icy patch of road and her car hit a large tree and then crashed into a house in Manor. The Tribune-Review reports that the woman, wh...
Nov 13, 2018
JEANNETTE VETERAN RECEIVES FRANCE’S HIGHEST DECORATION
A local World War II veteran has received a high honor from the French government. The Tribune-Review reports that 96-year-old Joseph Folino of Jeannette was awarded the French Legion of Honor award d...
Nov 12, 2018
VETERANS’ DAY OBSERVED TODAY
Today is the federal observance of Veterans' Day. It comes on a Monday this year due to the fact that the 11th falls on a Sunday. As such, there are several closures in effect today. All federal, stat...
Nov 12, 2018
LAWYER: BRIDGEPORT STORE OWNER’S MILLIONS CAME FROM CHECK-CASHING
The attorney for a store owner accused of selling stolen merchandise is saying that the massive amounts of deposited money that were shown in a forensic analysis of bank accounts were actually checks ...
Nov 12, 2018
COURT RULES IN FAVOR OF PENN TOWNSHIP FRACKING DEVELOPMENT
Commonwealth Court has ruled that development of four Penn Township fracking sites can continue as scheduled. The Tribune-Review reports that Protect PT, an advocacy group that had appealed the Penn T...
Nov 12, 2018
GRANT MONEY AWARDED FOR PORTION OF LOYALHANNA TRAIL
The State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources has awarded $500,000 in grant money for a portion of the Loyalhanna Trail. The Tribune-Review reports that the money will be used to build a ...
Nov 12, 2018
