Category Archives: Local News
MORE THAN HALF MILLION DOLLARS IN CRYPTO-CURRENCY STOLEN FROM NEW STANTON MAN
State Police are investigating the theft of more than $500,000 worth of crypto-currency from the online account of a New Stanton man. The Tribune-Review reports that the victim, identified as a 54-yea...
Feb 15, 2019
SUSPECT IN POLICE CHASE DISCARDS BACKPACK OF KITTENS
Police are saying that a bag of kittens was discarded during a police chase involving a retail theft suspect. Greensburg police say that they were trying to approach 37-year-old Thomas Campbell concer...
Feb 15, 2019
ALLEGHENY TOWNSHIP HOME DESTROYED BY FIRE
A home along Route 356 in Allegheny Township was destroyed in a three-alarm fire Thursday afternoon. WTAE-TV reports the fire started around 1:15 in the afternoon, and crews had problems getting water...
Feb 15, 2019
SEARCH TEAMS STILL UNABLE TO FIND REPORTED BODY IN BRUSH CREEK
Once again, search teams were unable to find signs of a body that allegedly was seen floating in Brush Creek in North Huntingdon. The Tribune-Review reports that it's been nearly a week since a man ca...
Feb 15, 2019
CREWS CALLED OUT TO ROSTRAVER TOWNSHIP HOUSE FIRE
Several fire crews were on the scene earlier today for a fire in Rostraver Township. WTAE-TV reports that the fire broke out shortly after 3:00 this morning near the Equipment Connection on Tyrol Boul...
Feb 15, 2019
FATHER OF 'PITTSBURGH DAD' PASSES AWAY
The inspiration for a popular YouTube comedian has passed away. Greensburg native Curt Wooton, better known as "Pittsburgh Dad," took to social media yesterday to announce the death of his father, Kei...
Feb 14, 2019
MAWC TO TEST ADDITIVE TO IMPROVE DRINKING WATER
The Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County is setting up a small-scale treatment plant to test an alternative to improve the taste and smell of drinking water. The Tribune-Review reports that this...
Feb 14, 2019
WANTED MAN LEADS POLICE ON CHASE FROM JEANNETTE TO PENN TOWNSHIP, FOUND BY K-9 OFFICER
Police chased a man Wednesday afternoon from Jeannette to Penn Township, and was eventually found by a K-9 officer hiding underneath a mobile home. The Tribune-Review reports that Greensburg officers ...
Feb 14, 2019
GRAPEVILLE MAN CHARGED AFTER ALLEGEDLY THREATENING TO 'SHOOT UP' HEMPFIELD HIGH SCHOOL
Police say that a Grapeville man threatened to, in his words, "shoot up" the Hempfield High School. State Police say that 18-year-old Evan Kinzey is charged with making terroristic threats, possession...
Feb 14, 2019
FIVE PEOPLE FROM GREENSBURG DOCTOR'S OFFICE FACING MULTIPLE CHARGES
The former office manager of a Greensburg doctor is among five people who are facing federal charges of illegal distribution of Suboxone and money laundering. The Tribune-Review reports that 27-year-o...
Feb 14, 2019
