Category Archives: Local News
DEMOCRATS PICK BOSER TO RUN IN PENNSYLVANIA SENATE SPECIAL ELECTION
The Democratic Party has picked their nominee to take over for a state senator who retired at the end of February. The party has chosen IUP Professor Susan Boser for a special election that will be he...
Mar 18, 2019
CANDLELIGHT VIGIL TO BE HELD TONIGHT FOR NEW ZEALAND SHOOTING VICTIMS
A candlelight vigil was held last night in the Westmoreland Museum of Art to pay tribute to shooting victims half a world away. The vigil was in memory of the victims of the shooting at two mosques in...
Mar 18, 2019
HOSPAWS ENCORE FEATURED ON WESTMORELAND COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS THIS SUNDAY
This week on Westmoreland Community Connections, sponsored by St. Anne Home, we'll re-broadcast an interview that Chad Amond had with Valerie Hogel and Fran Petras of Hospaws. You can hear it Sunday a...
Mar 15, 2019
GREENSBURG WOMAN ACCUSED OF STEALING FROM ELDERLY DERRY TOWNSHIP WOMAN IN HER CARE
A Greensburg woman hired to take care of an elderly Derry Township woman is accused of stealing nearly $2,200 from the elderly woman by buying gift cards using her credit card. Police say their suspec...
Mar 15, 2019
GREENSBURG STATE POLICE FIND MISSING OHIO MAN
State Police have found the man that had been missing from Ohio. The Tribune-Review reports that 65-year-old Gary Cox was found, but State Police from Greensburg did not say where. Cox was reported mi...
Mar 15, 2019
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS SETTLE ANOTHER DISCRIMINATION SUIT IN SHERIFF'S OFFICE
Another discrimination lawsuit against the Westmoreland County Sheriff's office was settled by the commissioners. The Tribune-Review reports that another racial discrimination suit was settled out of ...
Mar 15, 2019
MULTIPLE INJURIES IN CAR CRASH IN HEMPFIELD TOWNSHIP
Six people were injured in a crash that closed a portion of Route 136 in Hempfield Township. The Tribune Review said the crash was reported at 6:50 PM near Westmoreland County Memorial Park. Firefight...
Mar 15, 2019
JURY HEARS RAMSEY POLICE INTERROGATION IN FATAL VEHICLE-PEDESTRIAN COLLISION TRIAL
A man charged with killing someone in a vehicle-and-pedestrian collision on Christmas Eve in 2016 did not take the stand in his own defense yesterday. The Tribune-Review reports that the jury in the M...
Mar 15, 2019
PROSECUTION RESTS IN GEARHART MURDER TRIAL
The prosecution has rested its case in the second-degree murder trial of Colin Gearhart. The Tribune-Review reports that Detective Ray Pupilka testified yesterday, and told the jury that Gearhart defi...
Mar 15, 2019
GREENSBURG WOMAN SHOT BY POLICE IDENTIFIED
The woman who was shot by police in an incident in Greensburg on Wednesday was identified by Westmoreland County Coroner Kenneth Bacha. In his report, Bacha identified Nina C. Adams of Grant Street as...
Mar 15, 2019
