Category Archives: Local News
TRIAL CONTINUES FOR TRAFFORD MAN FOR ASSAULTS AGAINST GIRLFRIEND
The trial of Alfred Tournay III continued yesterday in Westmoreland County Court. The Trib reports that he is on trial for aggravated assault in an incident in December of 2020 where he allegedly assa...
May 03, 2023
SON TESTIFIES THAT FATHER POINTED GUN PRIOR TO FATAL JEANNETTE SHOOTING
Testimony continued yesterday in the trial of a Jeannette man charged with criminal homicide in the shooting death of Marcus Davis in Jeannette on April 15th, 2022. The Trib reports that 47-year-old S...
May 03, 2023
POLICE ARREST JEANNETTE WOMAN MISSING SINCE MONDAY, SAY INCIDENT WAS A HOAX
A Jeannette woman is now in jail for putting together a hoax disappearance. The Trib reports that 23-year-old Chloe Stein claimed in a text to her boyfriend late Monday night that she was stopped by p...
May 03, 2023
LOWER BURRELL FARMER'S MARKET TO RELOCATE
The Lower Burrell Farmer's Market is looking to find a new home. The Trib reports that the Joseph "Bud" Myers farmer's market is continuing to grow and it has outgrown its current space at the city ha...
May 02, 2023
EAST VANDERGRIFT TO HAVE TOWNHALL MEETING ON COMMUNITY PROJECTS
Officials in East Vandegrift are planning a townhall meeting to gather info and input on some community projects. The Trib reports that tonight's event is co-sponsored by the East Vandegrift Community...
May 02, 2023
NEW MANUFACTURER BRINGING 300 JOBS TO NEW KENSINGTON
A new manufacturing operation will create 300 full-time jobs in the New Kensington Advanced Manufacturing Park over the next three years according to an announcement from local and state leaders yeste...
May 02, 2023
WESTMORELAND FOOD BANK AMONG 9 IN U.S. RECOGNIZED FOR OUTSTANDING WORK
The Westmoreland Food Bank has been recognized by Feeding America for outstanding work. The Trib reports that the food bank was part of a group of nine organizations that were recognized as part of th...
May 02, 2023
SELF-DEFENSE CLAIMED AS TRIAL STARTS IN JEANNETTE FATAL SHOOTING
The trial of a Jeannette man charged in connection with a fatal shooting in 2021 got underway yesterday. The Trib reports that 47-year-old Stuart Ali is accused of shooting and killing 43-year-old Mar...
May 02, 2023
DRIVER KILLED IN TWO-VEHICLE CRASH IN SOUTHERN INDIANA COUNTY
One person was killed in nearby West Wheatfield Township in Indiana County on Sunday. State Police say the crash happened at 1:16 PM on Route 22 near Bethel Cemetery Road near the village of Clyde. A ...
May 01, 2023
MAN CONVICTED IN KILLING OF TWO CHILDREN, RAPE OF MOTHER TO BE RESENTENCED
A former Monessen man convicted of killing two children and raping their mother in 1973 will reportedly be resentenced. The Trib reports that 67-year-old John Veltre was ordered to serve two consecuti...
May 01, 2023
