Category Archives: Local News
HARRISON MAN TO BE TRIED ON FORGERY, OTHER CHARGES
A Harrison man will stand trial on charges of forgery, receiving stolen property and access device fraud for using a stolen drivers license and bank card to take over $7,000. The Trib reports that oth...
Nov 30, 2023
GREENSBURG POLICE INVESTIGATING CAR THEFT, VEHICLE BREAK-INS
Police in Greensburg are investigating a theft of a car and several other vehicle break-ins that happened late Saturday night and early Sunday morning. The Trib reports that it is not known if any of ...
Nov 30, 2023
JEANNETTE POLICE TO ADD MORE SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS
Jeannette's Police Chief said that the number of surveillance cameras will more than triple soon. The Trib reports that Chief Donald Johnston, Jr. said the department will add 63 cameras, including 16...
Nov 30, 2023
TRUCK FIRE SPREADS TO MOBILE HOME IN HEMPFIELD
Fire crews were called out to a truck fire that spread to a nearby mobile home along Route 136 last night in Hempfield. The Trib reports that the fire was at the Intersection of 136, Ladysmith and Bee...
Nov 30, 2023
FIRE FIGHTERS RETURN TO ROSTRAVER TOWNSHIP HOUSE FIRE
Fire crews returned to the scene of a fire that happened last night in Rostraver Township as it rekindled this morning. WTAE-TV reports that the fire was at a home in the 500 block of Webster Hollow R...
Nov 30, 2023
PLUM BOROUGH SEEKING CANDIDATES TO FILL COUNCIL VACANCY
Local leaders in Plum are looking for candidates interested in filling a vacancy on the borough council. Current council president Mike Doyle will not be joining the other members who are seated on th...
Nov 29, 2023
FORMER ALPACA FARM HOUSE DESTROYED BY FIRE
Officials in West Deer say a house at a former alpaca farm is destroyed following a fire yesterday. Local Fire Chief Anthony Creaturo says the homeowner called 911 after attempting to start a fire in ...
Nov 29, 2023
THREE RITE AID LOCATIONS IN WESTMORELAND COUNTY TO CLOSE
Three Rite Aid locations in Westmoreland County are on the latest list of the company's closures. WTAE-TV reports that the Stevenson Boulevard location in New Kensington, Murrysville's location on Wil...
Nov 29, 2023
TWO MEN ARRESTED IN ARNOLD TRAFFIC STOP WITH DRUGS, GUN INVOLVED
Arnold police accused a man of selling drugs and carrying an illegal handgun. The Trib reports that 18-year-old Charles Bacon of East Deer was a passenger in a car that was pulled over near 4th Avenue...
Nov 29, 2023
GREENSBURG MAN PLEADS GUILTY ON BURGLARY CHARGES
A Greensburg man pleaded guilty to charges connected to a series of burglaries in late 2019 and 2020. The Trib reports that 34-year-old James E. Dickant Jr. was charged in six separate cases where he ...
Nov 29, 2023
