Category Archives: Local News
FEDERAL COURT SENTENCING OF ROBERT BOWERS CONTINUES
A final round of victim impact statements was heard on Wednesday in federal court as the sentencing phase of the trial of Robert Bowers continued. WTAE-TV reports that families of the victims in the T...
Jul 20, 2023
POLICE CHARGE A MAN WITH SEXUAL ASSAULT IN LOWER BURRELL
Police in Lower Burrell have charged a man with having sex with a 15-year-old in exchange for a nicotine vape cartridge last year and trying to do the same with a 14-year-old a month earlier. The Trib...
Jul 20, 2023
POLICE ARE ON LOOK OUT FOR SUSPECTS FROM GREENSBURG
Police are looking for a pair of suspects in a case of assault that left a Jeannette man with several facial fractures. The Trib reports that on Monday of this week, arrest warrants were issued for 22...
Jul 20, 2023
HOUSE FIRE IN MONESSEN IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION
The cause of a house fire Wednesday afternoon in Monessen is still under investigation. The Trib reports that no one was home when the fire broke out around 2:00 PM at a home on Summit Avenue, but thr...
Jul 20, 2023
JEANNETTE EMS STATION FORECLOSURE
A bank has filed a mortgage foreclosure on the former Jeannette EMS station. The Trib reports that KeyBank filed the action Wednesday, claiming the ambulance department on South Sixth Street defaulted...
Jul 20, 2023
WESTMORELAND BOARD MEMBERS APPROVE PURCHASE OF FAYETTE MUNICIPAL SEWAGE AUTHORITY
On Wednesday, the Municipal authority of Westmoreland county's board members approved the purchase of Westmoreland Fayette Municipal Sewage Authority. The Trib reports that the authority will pay $2.2...
Jul 20, 2023
NORTH HUNTINGDON POLICE OFFICER RECEIVES SETTLEMENT
A North Huntingdon police officer will receive about $276,000 in a settlement over a racial discrimination lawsuit filed against the township and a former manager. The Trib reports that Albert P. Cars...
Jul 20, 2023
TWO WESTMORELAND COUNTY MEN INDICTED FOR FRAUD, CHILD PORN, OTHER CHARGES
Two people from Westmoreland County were indicted as part of a group of seven people on federal charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, possession of child sexual abuse material and other crimes i...
Jul 19, 2023
MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES PROMPT TRIAL DELAY FOR PENN TOWNSHIP MAN ACCUSED OF KILLING FATHER, AUNT
A Penn Township man charged with killing his father and aunt nearly two years ago was declared competent to stand trial on Tuesday, but the ruling was immediately rescinded after a mid-hearing outburs...
Jul 19, 2023
DERRY MAN SENTENCED ON CHILD PORN CONVICTION
A man from Derry Borough convicted of child pornography possession will spend the next twenty years in prison. The Trib reports that 44-year-old Michael Wilson was charged for multiple incidents betwe...
Jul 19, 2023
