Category Archives: Local News
DRUGS LEFT BEHIND IN UBER CAR IN NORTH HUNTINGDON LEADS TO ARREST
State Police have charged an Allegheny County man with drug possession after he allegedly left a bag containing marijuana in an Uber car in North Huntingdon Township. Troopers say that between Decembe...
Jan 11, 2019
JURY FINDS LATROBE MAN GUILTY OF MURDER IN 2016 FATAL ROBBERY
A jury found a Latrobe man guilty of second-degree murder in the fatal shooting of his friend who tried to stop the robbery of a Pittsburgh-area dealer. The Tribune-Review reports that a jury of eight...
Jan 11, 2019
SALTSBURG HOME DESTROYED BY FIRE
A home in Saltsburg was destroyed this morning in a fire likely caused by a wood-burning heater. Indiana County 911 reports three fire departments were dispatched at 2:05 this morning, with additional...
Jan 11, 2019
NEW TURNPIKE VISITOR'S CENTER TO BE BUILT NEAR NEW STANTON
A new visitor's center will be constructed in a plaza on Route 119, just north of the Turnpike Interchange in New Stanton. The Tribune-Review reports that Commissioners are expected to approve today a...
Jan 10, 2019
WESTMORELAND COUNTY BUSINESSES AND GROUPS RECEIVES TOURISM GRANTS
Westmoreland County Businesses and Groups have received close to $475,000 in tourism grants. The Tribune-Review reports that the money was awarded as part of the 2019 Westmoreland County Tourism Grant...
Jan 10, 2019
KERTES ANNOUNCES CANDIDACY FOR WESTMORELAND COUNTY COMMISSIONER
A staffer for a Westmoreland County Commissioner announced that he would like to become a commissioner himself. The Tribune-Review reports that Sean Kertes, chief of staff to Commissioner Charles Ande...
Jan 10, 2019
PENN TOWNSHIP MAN FOUND NOT GUILTY IN DOG ATTACK ON UPS DRIVER IN HEMPFIELD
A Penn Township man was found not guilty to summary charges connected to a dog attack last year that injured a UPS Driver in Hempfield. The Tribune-Review reports that Matthew Zavarella was accused of...
Jan 10, 2019
WITNESSES TESTIFY IN MCGRATH MURDER TRIAL
Witnesses testified yesterday in the trial of Zachary McGrath that he actually told his friends that he fired the shots that killed Daniel McNerny in January of 2016. The Tribune-Review reports that R...
Jan 10, 2019
MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY PASSES BUDGET WITH NO WATER RATE HIKE
Water rates for customers of the county's municipal authority will hold the line for the first time in four years. The Tribune-Review reports that members of the Westmoreland County Municipal Authorit...
Jan 10, 2019
STATE POLICE SEEK HELP IN FINDING MISSING SALTSBURG WOMAN
State Police in Indiana County are looking for a woman from the Iselin area that has been missing since last Thursday. Troopers are on the lookout for 35-year-old Meghan Sue Durand, who was reported m...
Jan 10, 2019
