Category Archives: Local News
WESTMORELAND COUNTY AIRSHOW AT ARNOLD PALMER AIRPORT THIS WEEKEND
Expect it to be busy around the Arnold Palmer Regional Airport as the Westmoreland County Airshow gets underway tomorrow. This year's feature attraction is the US Air Force Thunderbirds, who flew in e...
Jun 16, 2023
DUQUESNE MAN HELD FOR BREAKING PFA IN IRWIN
A Duquesne man is in custody for violating a protection from abuse order by going to an apartment in irwin for the second time in as many days. The Trib reports that on one occasion, 23-year-old Geral...
Jun 16, 2023
WOMAN CHARGED AFTER TAKING KNIFE TO HOME OF WHITE OAK POLICEMAN
A woman is accused of taking a knife and going to the home of a White Oak policeman who filed two citations against her earlier this month. The Trib reports that 36-year-old Raquel Ulicny was arrested...
Jun 16, 2023
FORMER DELMONT WOMAN BACK IN JAIL FOR THREATENING JUDGE
A former Delmont woman is back in jail for making threats against a judge. The Trib reports that 43-year-old Jennifer Gesuale was ordered to remain in jail as she awaits a hearing for a prosecution cl...
Jun 16, 2023
ONE DEAD IN INCIDENT AT FORMER BLAIRSVILLE SCHOOL BUILDING
One person died as a roof on a building in Blairsville collapsed on Wednesday. Blairsville police chief Lou Sacco confirmed that two men were on the roof of a former school building on South Walnut St...
Jun 15, 2023
GRAND PRIZE SCRATCH-OFF TICKET SOLD IN ALLEGHENY TOWNSHIP
Another grand prize from a PA Lottery scratch-off ticket was sold in Westmoreland County. The PA Lottery announced that the Giant Eagle in Allegheny Township sold a winning ticket for "The Game of Lif...
Jun 15, 2023
ARNOLD CITY COUNCIL VOTES TO DECERTIFY FIRE COMPANY
Arnold City Council on Tuesday night voted to decertify the Citizens Volunteer Fire Company Number 1, meaning they will no longer respond to fire calls. The Trib reports that the vote went 3-2 to dece...
Jun 15, 2023
HEMPFIELD MAN SENTENCED IN 2020 FATAL OVERDOSE CASE
A Hempfield man was sentenced yesterday for selling drugs that were used in a 2020 fatal overdose. The Trib reports that 54-year-old Rick Petros was ordered to serve four to eight years in jail, but w...
Jun 15, 2023
MT. PLEASANT TOWSHIP MAN SENTENCED TO HOUSE ARREST FOR 2020 ARMED ROBBERY
A Mt. Pleasant Township man was ordered to serve 10 years of probation, including nearly two years of house arrest for an armed robbery in 2020. The Trib reports that 20-year-old Jake Franklin was cha...
Jun 15, 2023
DEFENSE TEAM IN PITTSBURGH SYNAGOGUE SHOOTING FILE COURT MOTIONS AROUND CHARGES, MENTAL HEALTH EXAM
Lawyers for Robert Bowers at the Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting trial have filed several motions seeking judicial orders that may help their cause. WTAE-TV reports that one motion asks the judge to all...
Jun 14, 2023
