Category Archives: Local News
WIND ADVISORY ISSUED
The National Weather Service has issued a wind advisory for Westmoreland, Indiana and Fayette Counties until 6:00 tonight. In the advisory, officials say that winds will be from the southeast from 20-...
Nov 21, 2023
UNOFFICIAL RESULTS SHOW TWO WRITE-INS WIN GREATER LATROBE SCHOOL BOARD SEATS
Unofficial results from the Westmoreland County Elections Bureau show that two write-in nominees won seats on the Greater Latrobe School Board. The Trib reports that candidate John Petrarca was third ...
Nov 17, 2023
PUBLIC TIPS LEAD TO ARREST OF SUSPECTED SHOPLIFTERS IN HEMPFIELD LOWE'S
Tips from the public led to the arrest of two people accused of shoplifting from a Lowe's store in Hempfield. The Trib reports that the suspects were identified as 38-year-old Matthew Murphy of Greens...
Nov 17, 2023
POLICE SEEKING MAN WHO STOLE WALLET, WITHDREW MONEY IN SEWICKLEY TOWNSHIP
State police are seeking help to identify a man who they believe stole a wallet in Sewickley Township and then withdrew money at an ATM. State police say the wallet was taken from a Highland Avenue dr...
Nov 17, 2023
WASHINGTON COUNTY MAN CHARGED WITH DUI IN CRASH WITH MOTORCYCLISTS IN LIGONIER TOWNSHIP
Charges of DUI were filed in a crash involving three motorcycles on Route 30 in Ligonier Township. The Trib reports that 67-year-old William Strogish of Ellsworth in Washington County was driving an S...
Nov 17, 2023
APOLLO MAN CONVICTED OF KILLING WIFE
An Apollo man was convicted by a jury of first-degree murder for the shooting death of his wife in 2022. The Trib reports that the jury took four hours to deliver the verdict against 44-year-old Alfre...
Nov 17, 2023
POSSIBLE SPIRIT, JETBLUE MERGER RAISES QUESTIONS AT ARNOLD PALMER REGIONAL AIRPORT
A possible merger involving Spirit Airlines is leaving officials with Arnold Palmer Regional Airport with questions about the future. Spirit is the only commercial carrier that serves the Westmoreland...
Nov 15, 2023
POLICE SEEKING COUPLE SUSPECTED OF THEFT FROM HEMPFIELD LOWE'
State police are looking for a couple who stole about $3000 worth of merchandise from the Lowe's in Hempfield. State police say a man and a woman went into the store on October 13th around 12:45 and s...
Nov 15, 2023
TWO MAIL COLLECTION BOXES TO BE REMOVED NEAR GREENSBURG POST OFFICE
Two of the four outdoor mail collection boxes along South Pennsylvania Avenue near the post office in Greensburg will be removed as soon as this week. The Trib reports that postal representatives say ...
Nov 15, 2023
TRIAL CONTINUES FOR APOLLO MAN CHARGED WITH KILLING WIFE
Testimony continued in the trial of an Apollo man charged with killing his wife. The Trib reports that Alfred Steele is charged with killing his wife Kelly in May of 2022 at a U-Haul storage center in...
Nov 15, 2023
