Category Archives: Local News
GUN GOES OFF IN GREENSBURG TAX OFFICE
No one was hurt when a gun went off in a tax law office in Greensburg. The Tribune-Review reports that 59-year-old Jeffrey Burzawa now faces charges of reckless endangerment and discharging a firearm ...
Mar 11, 2019
HEMPFIELD WOMAN ACCUSED OF SHARING CHILD PORN TO BE RELEASED FROM JAIL
A Hempfield woman charged with sending a video that depicts a woman having sex with a five-year-old boy is now released from prison. The Tribune-Review reports that on Friday, Judge Christopher Felici...
Mar 11, 2019
TWO PEOPLE INJURED IN MOTORCYCLE CRASH IN HEMPFIELD AREA
A motorcycle crash in the Hempfield area injured two people on Sunday. The Tribune-Review reports that the crash was on Eisaman Road and was reported around 2:15 PM. Westmoreland County 911 reports th...
Mar 11, 2019
ROBBERY AT GREENSBURG GAS STATION ON WEST OTTERMAN STREET
Greensburg City Police are investigating a robbery that happened at a gas station on West Otterman Street. Few details are available from police on the robbery itself, but police are still looking for...
Mar 11, 2019
YOUNGWOOD TOY STORE DAMAGED BY FIRE
Westmoreland County fire crews in the Youngwood area were able to put out a fire at a toy store on Thursday night. According to the Tribune-Review, the fire destroyed a storage shed adjacent to Gene a...
Mar 08, 2019
FIRE DAMAGES EAST HUNTINGDON TOWNSHIP HOUSE
Fire crews were busy with a fire that burned a portion of a home in East Huntingdon Township. The Tribune-Review reports that a neighbor saw smoke and flames on the second floor of the house off Water...
Mar 08, 2019
PENNSYLVANIA LAWMAKER PROPOSES ELIMINATING DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME
This weekend is the weekend Daylight Saving Time begins, meaning that on Sunday, you need to put your clock forward one hour. But there are some state representatives that are trying to eliminate Dayl...
Mar 08, 2019
GAS PRICES ON THE RISE
Gas prices across the state are trending upwards over the last month. The average price of a gallon of gas in Pennsylvania is $2.65 a gallon, which is up 15 cents from this time last month. As far as ...
Mar 08, 2019
NO SUSPECT YET IN NORTH BELLE VERNON BAR STABBINGS
More details were released concerning the stabbings at a North Belle Vernon bar, but authorities do not have a motive or a suspect in the stabbings. The Tribune-Review reports that three people were s...
Mar 08, 2019
VANDERGRIFT MAN CHARGED IN DEATH OF INFANT SON
A 26-year-old man from Vandergrift is charged with involuntary manslaughter for a September 17th death of his infant son. WTAE-TV reports that Owen Copney is also facing charges of child endangerment ...
Mar 08, 2019
