Category Archives: Local News
POLICE PREVENT WHITE OAK MAN FROM TAKING HIS OWN LIFE
Police helped a 20 year old White Oak man Wednesday morning. Police say he barricaded himself inside his house and shot himself. Police say the man sent suicidal texts to people and managed to get his...
Jan 03, 2019
SCI PINE GROVE INMATE IN INDIANA COUNTY FOUND DEAD
An investigation is under way into the death of an inmate at the State Correctional institute at Pine Grove in Indiana County. Luis Santiago was found unresponsive in his cell. The coroner believes he...
Jan 03, 2019
SHERIFF'S OFFICE CORPORAL SENTENCED TO ONE YEAR OF PROBATION
A corporal in the Westmoreland County Sheriff's office has been sentenced to one year of probation. The Tribune Review reports that Caitlyn Kralovic of Sewickley Township was arrested last May for dru...
Jan 03, 2019
LOCAL SKI RESORTS REPORTING STRONG START TO SEASON
Seven Springs and Hidden Valley say the ski season got off to its strongest start in years. A spokesman told the Tribune Review that while the weather has been unseasonably mild for much of the winter...
Jan 03, 2019
SMALL PLANE FLYING OVER GREENSBURG CAUSES CONCERN FOR SOME
If you saw a small plane flying over Greensburg on Sunday, leaving a smokey trail, it wasn't a pilot in distress. The Tribune Review reports that it was pilot David Kahley, flying his World War II vin...
Jan 03, 2019
TRUCK HITS SCHOOL BUS IN ALLEGHENY TOWNSHIP WEDNESDAY
The driver of a pick-up truck was seriously injured when the vehicle slammed into an unloaded school bus on Hyde Park Road in Allegheny Township. The accident happened yesterday afternoon. According t...
Jan 03, 2019
EXCELA HEALTH WESTMORELAND ANNOUNCES FIRST BABY BORN IN 2019
The first baby of the New Year arrived early in the morning at Excela Health Westmoreland in Greensburg. The Tribune-Review reports that Miles Everett Bartko arrived at 12:37 AM. He is the son of Jacl...
Jan 02, 2019
WINNING MEGA MILLIONS LOTTERY TICKET SOLD IN NEW YORK
If you went in on the Mega Millions lottery, unfortunately, you probably did not win. The Mega Millions had reached the $425 million level yesterday but the New Year's Day drawing numbers have matched...
Jan 02, 2019
NORWIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL RECEIVES HONOR FOR STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT
A Norwin elementary school has received high honors for exceptional student achievement. The Tribune-Review reports that Sheridan Terrace Elementary School in North Huntingdon was named a National ESE...
Jan 02, 2019
NEW ALEXANDRIA MAN CHARGED IN NEW YEAR'S PARTY BASEBALL BAT ATTACK
A New Alexandria man is accused of assaulting two people during a New Year's party in Hempfield Township. State Police say that Adam Daniels of New Alexandria was attending a New Year's party with a 2...
Jan 02, 2019
