Category Archives: Local News
MONROEVILLE COUNCIL VOTES TO DISABLE FACEBOOK COMMENTS
Monroeville council has unanimously voted to disable comments on their Facebook page. The Tribune-Review reports the vote took place earlier this week. The move was prompted after a municipal staffer ...
Dec 13, 2018
SALEM TOWNSHIP MAN CHARGED IN ILLEGAL CHOP SHOP OPERATION
Charges of operating an illegal chop shop have been filed against a Salem Township man. The Tribune-Review reports 31-year-old William Cochran of Salem Township was arraigned yesterday on charges of c...
Dec 13, 2018
BODY OF EXPORT SOLDIER RETURNED HOME WEDNESDAY
The body of an Export soldier who was killed in action was returned to the United States on Wednesday. KDKA-TV reports that the plane carrying the remains of Staff Sergeant Jason McClary of Export tou...
Dec 13, 2018
ATTORNEY ASKS FOR NO JAIL TIME FOR DISGRACED GREENSBURG DIOCESE PRIEST
The attorney for a disgraced Greensburg Catholic Diocese priest has asked for no prison time for the priest who pleaded guilty to molesting a 10-year-old Lower Burrell boy 25 years ago. The Tribune-Re...
Dec 13, 2018
MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO CHARGES IN 2016 DEATH OF DERRY BOY
Westmoreland County Judge Christopher Feliciani accepted a plea deal in the case of a 2016 car crash that killed an 8-year-old Derry boy. In court yesterday, 33-year-old Adam Duffy pleaded guilty to f...
Dec 13, 2018
LOCAL GAS PRICES CONTINUE SLIDE
Gas prices in the area are continuing a downward trend. Gasbuddy.com reports that the average cost of a gallon of gas in Westmoreland County is down to $2.67 a gallon, which ties the county with India...
Dec 12, 2018
BURNING CANDLE SUSPECTED IN YOUNGSTOWN DUPLEX FIRE
A burning candle is believed to be the cause of a fire that damaged a duplex in Youngstown on Tuesday morning. The Tribune-Review reports the fire started around 4:00 in the duplex on Main Street abou...
Dec 12, 2018
PERSON OF INTEREST IN GROSS DISAPPEARANCE CHARGED IN DIFFERENT CASE
The man who is a person of interest in the disappearance of Cassandra Gross is now facing charges in a different case. The Tribune-Review reports that 48-year-old Thomas Stanko and his 82-year-old mot...
Dec 12, 2018
SUSPENDED LEECHBURG POLICE CHIEF PLEADS GUILTY TO SOLICITING SEX FROM MINOR
A suspended police chief from Leechburg has pleaded guilty to soliciting sex from a minor, and will spend some more time in jail. The Tribune-Review reports that 41-year-old Michael Diebold agreed to ...
Dec 12, 2018
IRMC, IRNA NEGOTIATIONS CONTINUE IN INDIANA
Negotiations continues between Indiana Regional Medical Center and the union that represents their nurses. Indiana Registered Nurses Association President Kathy Wolfe, a pediatric nurse, said in a sta...
Dec 12, 2018
