Category Archives: Local News
NORTH HUNTINGDON LAWYER BECOMES FIFTH PERSON TO RUN FOR COURT OF COMMON PLEAS SEAT
North Huntingdon lawyer Kyle Baxter has announced her intent to run for one of the two vacancies on the Westmoreland County Court of Common Pleas. Baxter practices law at her own Greensburg-based law ...
Feb 18, 2019
PROSECUTORS APPEAL JUDGE'S EVIDENCE RULING WITH HEMPFIELD MAN ACCUSED OF RAPE
County prosecutors have filed an appeal concerning a judge's ruling that limited the evidence they could present at the trial of a Hempfield man who allegedly raped a woman. The Tribune-Review reports...
Feb 18, 2019
UNITY TOWNSHIP STORE BURGLARIZED
State Police are investigating a burglary that happened last Wednesday or Thursday at a store in Unity Township. Police say between 7 PM on February 13th and 10:30 AM on the 14th, someone forced their...
Feb 18, 2019
MAN ON BIKE IN HEMPFIELD ARRESTED FOR THEFTS FROM VEHICLES
A man riding a bicycle early Friday in a neighborhood in Hempfield was arrested for stealing items out of cars. State Police in Greensburg say that 32-year-old Douglas Bartrug of Pittsburgh was on his...
Feb 18, 2019
NO INJURIES IN NORTH HUNTINGDON HOUSE FIRE
No injuries were reported in a house fire on Saturday night in North Huntingdon. The Tribune-Review reports that the fire was on Wilshire Drive. Carol Petrosky, the homeowner, said she noticed that th...
Feb 18, 2019
COW KILLED IN INCIDENT AT GREENSBURG AREA FARM
State Police are investigating the death of a cow in the Greensburg area as a case of animal cruelty. Troopers say that on February 12th, Mark Feiling of New Alexandria was called by the owner of the ...
Feb 18, 2019
WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY OBSERVED TODAY
Today is the official observance of Washington's Birthday, and as such there are some closures in effect. Federal, state and local government offices are closed for the day, as are many banks. There w...
Feb 18, 2019
MULTIPLE SUSPECTS IN GAMBLING RING ARRAIGNED IN NORTH HUNTINGDON COURT THURSDAY
Thirteen suspects in a gambling ring were in North Huntingdon court on Thursday for their arraignment hearing. The Tribune-Review reports that charges were filed by the state attorney general against ...
Feb 15, 2019
LIGONIER MOTHER SUES HEALTH CARE PROVIDER, NURSE FOR WRONGFUL DEATH
The mother of a disabled 5-year-old boy in Ligonier who died last year has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against a home-based health care provider from New Jersey and the nurse who was assigned to ta...
Feb 15, 2019
TAX BREAK APPROVED FOR QUALIFYING UNITY TOWNSHIP FIREFIGHTERS
Unity Township Supervisors have approved giving qualifying volunteer firefighters a break on their township taxes starting next year. The Tribune-Review reports that the program was approved during a ...
Feb 15, 2019
