Category Archives: Local News
FEW DETAILS RELEASED ON PROPANE GAS TRUCK EXPLOSION ON I-70
Few details are available on what caused a tractor-trailer full of propane gas to explode on I-70 yesterday. WTAE-TV reports that the truck was supposed to be carrying empty propane tanks, that accord...
Feb 01, 2019
EXTREME TEMPERATURES END, WARMING TO BEGIN
The extreme cold is expected to come to an end today, and temperatures are expected to spike upwards over the weekend. We're expecting the snow to end today, and we'll have pleasant weather for the we...
Feb 01, 2019
MULTIPLE VEHICLE CRASH REPORTED ON 1-70
Fire stations from Turkeytown, Yukon, Smithton, East Huntington Township and New Stanton responded to a multiple-vehicle crash this morning on Interstate 70 near the Smithton Exit. The crash involved ...
Jan 31, 2019
WOLF UNVEILS PLAN TO DOUBLE MINIMUM WAGE IN PA.
Governor Tom Wolf announced on Wednesday a plan that would double the minimum wage in Pennsylvania. WTAE-TV reports the Governor's plan would boost the minimum hourly pay to $12 an hour on July 1st, a...
Jan 31, 2019
TWO DERRY TOWNSHIP MEN CHARGED IN ATV THEFTS
State troopers have charged two Derry Township men with several ATV thefts since the middle of December. The Tribune-Review reports that 20-year-old Seth McIntyre and 24-year-old Cody Stiffey were cha...
Jan 31, 2019
VEHICLE BREAK-INS UNDER INVESTIGATION IN HEMPFIELD TOWNSHIP
State Police are investigating a series of vehicle break-ins in the Hempfield Township area. KDKA-TV reports that several thefts from vehicles have been reported, and investigators have found some sur...
Jan 31, 2019
GREENSBURG MAN, SON ARRESTED IN CHILD PORN INVESTIGATION
A Greensburg man and his son were arrested on Tuesday as part of an investigation into child pornography possession. The Tribune-Review reports that agents with the Attorney General's office charged 2...
Jan 31, 2019
WESTMORELAND COUNTY DOCTOR FOUND GUILTY FOR ILLEGALLY PRESCRIBING OPIOIDS
A Doctor from Westmoreland County was found guilty in West Virginia for illegally prescribing opioids to his patients. KDKA-TV reports that 57-year-old Dr. Felix Brizuela, Jr. was convicted on 15 fede...
Jan 31, 2019
STANKO'S APPEAL DENIED IN UNITY CEMETERY CASE
A judge has denied Thomas Stanko's appeal in the Unity Cemetery case. The Tribune-Review reports that Stanko was in court to appeal the two-to-four year prison sentence that was handed down last year ...
Jan 31, 2019
FIRST RESPONDERS PREPARE FOR FIGHTING FIRES IN FRIGID CONDITIONS
The cold weather is of great concern for first responders who are expected to head out no matter what the conditions are. The Tribune-Review reports that fire departments have been preparing for being...
Jan 31, 2019
