Category Archives: Local News
CLEAVER ATTACK VICTIM ORDERED TO REMAIN IN JAIL
The alleged victim of a meat cleaver attack was ordered to remain in jail as a material witness after authorities say he was offered $20,000 to withhold his testimony and flee the area. The Trib repor...
Oct 17, 2023
COUNTY JUDGE NAMED TO NORWIN SCHOOL BOARD
Westmoreland County Judges have selected Matthew Thomas as the new member of the Norwin School Board. The Trib reports that the 49-year-old North Huntingdon man was named to the board on Monday as a r...
Oct 17, 2023
TRAIN HITS PARKED CAR IN DERRY TOWNSHIP
No one was hurt this morning as a train hit a car parked along railroad tracks in Derry Township. The Trib reports that the accident was reported at 12:20 this morning along the tracks along West Firs...
Oct 17, 2023
BRADENVILLE WOMAN FOUND SAFE FOLLOWING SEARCH
State police report that a Bradenville woman who went missing over the weekend was located Monday morning. Troopers say 63-year-old Georgetta Marshall, who was reported missing by her family on Saturd...
Oct 16, 2023
MISSING BRADENVILLE WOMAN POSSIBLY SEEN WALKING ALONG UNITY TOWNSHIP ROAD
From Pennsylvania State Police: A missing Bradenville woman was possibly seen walking along Mission Road toward Route 30 in Unity Township, Westmoreland County early yesterday morning. Georgetta Marsh...
Oct 15, 2023
TROOPERS SEARCHING FOR MISSING BRADENVILLE WOMAN
<em>From Pennsylvania State Police</em> Troopers are searching for a missing Bradenville woman who is believed to have left her residence on foot and has not returned home. Georgetta Marsh...
Oct 14, 2023
JEANNETTE CITY COUNCILMAN CONSIDERING FORMER EMS STATION FOR NEW FIRESTATION
A Jeannette City Councilman is looking at making the former Jeannette EMS station a new home for the city's firefighters. The Trib reports Councilman Chuck Highlands shared the idea during a council m...
Oct 13, 2023
FORMER PITTSBURGH FIREFIGHTER CHARGED WITH ARSON
A former Pittsburgh firefighter was ordered to stand trial on charges of arson. KDKA-TV reports that 21-year-old Andrew Bischof is charged with setting four fires in the New Kensington-Arnold areas, t...
Oct 13, 2023
HEMPFIELD MAN SENTENCED FOR STEALING SCRAP METAL, DAMAGING VEHICLES AT WCTC
A Hempfield man will serve up to 23 months in county prison for stealing thousands of dollars worth of scrap metal and damaging three vehicles at the Westmoreland Career and Technology Center. The Tri...
Oct 13, 2023
JEANNETTE MAN SENTENCED FOR ILLEGAL FIREARM POSSESSION
A Jeannette man was sentenced on Wednesday to serve five years in federal prison and three years of probation for illegal possession of a firearm. The Trib reports that 27-year-old Kenyatta Jones was ...
Oct 13, 2023
