Category Archives: Local News
WOLF, CASEY RE-ELECTED; RESCHENTHALER WINS NEW DISTRICT SEAT
Governor Tom Wolf and U.S. Senator Bob Casey were re-elected to their respective positions. Both of those races were essentially called by several news organizations right when the polls closed at 8:0...
Nov 07, 2018
EX-COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPUTY ACCUSED OF SOLICITING SEX FROM TEEN
A former Westmoreland County sheriff's deputy is now accused of asking a 15-year-old girl and her juvenile friend for sex through text messages. The Tribune-Review reports that 38-year-old Bobby Neide...
Nov 07, 2018
HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR SPEAKS AT KRISTALLNACHT COMMEMORATION
A survivor of the Holocaust spoke last night at a service at Seton Hill University. The Tribune-Review reports that last night's service in the St. Joseph Chapel at Seton Hill commemorated the 80th an...
Nov 07, 2018
TESTIMONY CONTINUES IN MELVIN KNIGHT RE-SENTENCING HEARING
Testimony continued yesterday in the Melvin Knight re-sentencing hearing. The Tribune-Review reports that yesterday's testimony included details on the torture and killing of 30-year-old Jennifer Daug...
Nov 07, 2018
TODAY IS ELECTION DAY
Today is election day and the polls open at 7 am and will be open until 8 pm tonight. The major races up for grabs include US Senator, PA Governor and Lieutenant Governor, congressional seats and some...
Nov 06, 2018
SETON HILL UNIVERSITY TO HOLD ANNUAL KRISTALLNACHT OBSERVANCE
Seton Hill University will hold its annual Kristallnacht observance tonight at the university's St. Joseph Chapel, and this year's service comes as the memory of the shooting at the Tree of Life Synag...
Nov 06, 2018
SALEM TOWNSHIP HONORED AS STORM READY SUPPORTER COMMUNITY
Salem Township has been honored by the National Weather Service as a Storm Ready Supporter Community. The Tribune-Review reports that to qualify, Salem had to maintain a 24-hour warning point and emer...
Nov 06, 2018
SOUTH GREENSBURG WOMAN CHARGED WITH ASSAULTING POLICEMAN, DOCTOR
A South Greensburg woman is now facing charges of assaulting a borough police officer and later a doctor at Excela Health Greensburg during a welfare check. The Tribune-Review reports that 29-year-old...
Nov 06, 2018
TESTIMONY UNDERWAY IN MELVIN KNIGHT RESENTENCING HEARING
Testimony got underway yesterday in the resentencing hearing for Melvin Knight. Knight is one of six people charged with the torture killing of Jennifer Daugherty back in 2010. The Tribune-Review repo...
Nov 06, 2018
DONORA WOMAN PLEADS GUILTY IN ATTACK ON SISTER’S HUSBAND
A woman from Donora pleaded guilty in court yesterday to charges of simple assault and conspiracy in connection with an attack on her sister's husband back in July of 2017. The Tribune-Review reports ...
Nov 06, 2018
