Category Archives: Local News
NEW ALEXANDRIA MAN SENTENCED FOR CRASH KILLING BLAIRSVILLE WOMAN
A man from New Alexandria was sentenced yesterday to serve 11 and a half to 23 months in prison for a guilty plea that stemmed from a crash that killed a Blairsville woman. Samuel Grace III pleaded gu...
Dec 12, 2018
GREENSBURG-SALEM UNDER INCREASED SECURITY WEDNESDAY AFTER THREAT
Greensburg-Salem students will see an increased security presence today at the district's high school. Superintendent Dr. Gary Peiffer said in an announcement on the district's website that on Tuesday...
Dec 12, 2018
JEANNETTE MAN ACCUSED OF ASSAULT ON OFFICERS, POLICE DOG
Over the weekend, a Jeannette man allegedly assaulted two city police officers and a police dog as he was being taken into custody. The Tribune-Review reports that 37-year-old Justin Turner was visite...
Dec 11, 2018
JEANNETTE MAN CHARGED AFTER PURSE THEFTS AT GREENSBURG CHURCH
A Jeannette man is accused of stealing purses from parishioners at a Greensburg Church on Sunday. The Tribune-Review reports that Martell Crosby now faces charges of burglary, receiving stolen propert...
Dec 11, 2018
LATROBE MAN TO BE TRIED FOR SHOOTING DEATH DURING ROBBERY ATTEMPT
A Latrobe man will head to trial in March for his part in a robbery that resulted in the death of a man nearly three years ago. The Tribune-Review reports 20-year-old Colin Gearhart will have jury sel...
Dec 11, 2018
MAN ACCUSED OF PLANNING OHIO SYNAGOGUE ATTACK CLAIMS INSPIRATION FROM SQUIRREL HILL SHOOTER
A man accused of planning an attack against a synagogue in Ohio claimed he was inspired by the attack on the Tree of Life Synagogue in Squirrel Hill. WTAE-TV Reports that the suspect, 21-year-old Damo...
Dec 11, 2018
MISSISSIPPI WOMAN SENTENCED AFTER KILLING WOMAN WITH CAR IN DELMONT
A woman from Mississippi was sentenced to house arrest and probation for killing an elderly woman in a collision outside the Delmont Wal-Mart. The Tribune-Review reports that 49-year-old Wendy Shumake...
Dec 11, 2018
GREENSBURG CHIROPRACTOR FACES MORE CHARGES OF GROPING, HARASSING
A Greensburg chiropractor who was charged with inappropriately touching one of his female patients and harassing another woman is now being accused by two teenage girls of groping and harassing them w...
Dec 11, 2018
STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL TO SEEK HELD RETRIAL
The State Attorney General has confirmed that they will seek a retrial for Westmoreland County Sheriff Jonathan Held. The Tribune-Review reports that Joe Grace, a spokesman for the Attorney General, s...
Dec 11, 2018
TWO PEOPLE HOSPITALIZED AFTER INCIDENT AT PENN TOWNSHIP WORK SITE
Two people are now in hospital for injuries suffered at a work site for the Sunoco Pipeline Project in Penn Township. WTAE-TV reports that the emergency officials on-scene could not comment comment on...
Dec 10, 2018
