Category Archives: Local News
WESTMORELAND COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS TO FEATURE ASSE PROGRAM
This week on Westmoreland Community Connections, our host Chad Amond will interview Aimee Adams from ASSE International along with two foreign exchange students talking about the ASSE student exchange...
Nov 16, 2018
WINTRY STORM COMING TO AN END
We're at the end of the nor'easter that came through the area yesterday, laying down layers of ice and snow. But there are still some delays out there due to the snow that came down overnight. Our Sch...
Nov 16, 2018
WESTMORELAND COUNTY COMMISSIONERS APPROVE BUDGET WITH NO TAX HIKE
The Westmoreland County Commissioners met on Thursday and approved a proposed budget that will carry no tax increase for county residents. The Tribune-Review reports that the $372 million spending pla...
Nov 16, 2018
KNIGHT SENTENCED TO DEATH AGAIN FOR DAUGHERTY TORTURE-MURDER
A man who pleaded guilty to his part in the torture-murder of Jennifer Daugherty was once again sentenced to death. The Tribune-Review reports that the jury in Melvin Knight's re-sentencing hearing de...
Nov 16, 2018
WINTRY WEATHER HITS THE AREA
The weather tops our newscast today as conditions are expected to get worse as the day goes on. We're expecting snow, freezing rain and rain at the start, and that will change to rain for the afternoo...
Nov 15, 2018
NO THROWN CANDY AT IRWIN PARADE TONIGHT
The Irwin holiday parade is tonight, but there will be a new rule in place: No throwing candy from floats or fire trucks. The Tribune-Review reports that the rule was put in place because of potential...
Nov 15, 2018
NEW STANTON TEEN TO BE TRIED AS ADULT FOR MURDER
A Westmoreland County judge has ruled that a New Stanton teenager will be tried as an adult for the execution-style killings of his mother and younger brother in their home two years ago. The Tribune-...
Nov 15, 2018
KNIGHT RE-SENTENCING HEARING CONTINUES WITH MORE TESTIMONY
The re-sentencing hearing for Melvin Knight continued yesterday with two mental health experts giving conflicting testimony. Knight pleaded guilty to his part in the killing of 30-year-old Jennifer Da...
Nov 15, 2018
FAMILY OF MISSING WOMAN ASKS TO DECLARE HER LEGALLY DEAD
The family of Cassandra Gross is asking that she be declared legally dead after she has been missing for nine months. KDKA-TV reports that Gross' son, Brandon Diebold, has filed the death declaration ...
Nov 15, 2018
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE TO MOVE INTO TEMPORARY OFFICES
The Westmoreland County Chamber of Commerce is getting ready to move into a temporary office space as their current office on Route 30 in Greensburg undergoes renovations. The Tribune-Review reports t...
Nov 15, 2018
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