Category Archives: Local News
MT. PLEASANT MAN ARRESTED FOR THREATENING FRIEND WITH CROSSBOW
A Mt. Pleasant man was arrested after allegedly threatening a friend with a crossbow. The Tribune-Review reports that 36-year-old Christopher Neely was with a friend when Neely held the crossbow to hi...
Dec 04, 2018
GREENSBURG WOMAN ARRESTED AFTER PUNCHING TROOPER AT AIRPORT
A Greensburg woman is now in custody after she punched a state trooper at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport and driving past a security gate and onto the airfield. The Tribune-Review reports that 24-year...
Dec 04, 2018
JURY SELECTED FOR HELD TRIAL
A jury was selected for the trial of Westmoreland County Sheriff Jonathan Held. The Tribune-Review reports that the jury of eight men and four women along with two alternates will be charged with deci...
Dec 04, 2018
ELEVEN PRIESTS WIN DECISION TO KEEP NAMES OUT OF SEX ABUSE REPORT
Eleven priests won a State Supreme Court decision to keep their names and other information out of the grand jury report on sexual abuse by clergy across the state. WTAE-TV reports that the court rule...
Dec 04, 2018
TWO PEOPLE INJURED IN NORTH HUNTINGDON CRASH
Two people suffered serious injuries in a crash Monday night in North Huntingdon. The Tribune-Review reports that the two-car crash was on Route 30 near Flynn's Tire and Auto, and it happened around 8...
Dec 04, 2018
GREENSBURG LAWYER CHARGED IN THEFT FROM MASONIC LODGE
A Greensburg attorney is charged with stealing $50,000 from a Fayette County Masonic Lodge. The Tribune-Review reports that 75 counts of forgery and four counts of theft by unlawful taking have been f...
Dec 04, 2018
LATROBE MAN DIES IN COOK TOWNSHIP CRASH
A Latrobe man died in a crash on Friday in Cook Township. A report from Westmoreland County Coroner Kenneth Bacha said that 66-year-old Joseph Louch was driving south on Bethel Church Road when he cro...
Dec 04, 2018
LANGER STEPS DOWN AS WESTMORELAND CULTURAL TRUST PRESIDENT, CEO
The President and CEO of the Westmoreland Cultural Trust is leaving his position. The Tribune-Review reports that the resignation of Michael J. Langer took effect on Friday. He said that he is looking...
Dec 04, 2018
GREENSBURG SENIORS WARNED OF SOCIAL SECURITY ROBOCALLS
Greensburg senior citizens are being asked to be wary of any robocalls telling them that their Social Security number has been suspended. The Tribune-Review reports that the calls allegedly give the v...
Dec 04, 2018
SEWICKLEY TOWNSHIP MAN CHARGED WITH RAPE
Police arrested a Sewickley Township man on charges of raping a mentally-challenged woman. State troopers say that 74-year-old Wayne Edison Smith gave the 20-year-old victim wine at his home in Hermin...
Dec 04, 2018
