Category Archives: Local News
BOY FLOWN TO PITTSBURGH HOSPITAL AFTER INJURY AT MT. PLEASANT TOWNSHIP SOCCER FIELD
A boy was taken to a Pittsburgh hospital after being injured Saturday at a Mt. Pleasant Township soccer field. The Trib reports that the boy was taken by Medical Helicopter in the incident near Bridge...
May 01, 2023
WOMAN FREED AFTER BEING TRAPPED UNDER VEHICLE IN MONESSEN
A woman was taken to a Pittsburgh hospital after she was freed after being pinned under a vehicle Saturday in Monessen. The Trib reports that she was reportedly getting out of the vehicle around 1:00 ...
May 01, 2023
TWO INJURED IN MANOR WHEN VEHICLE OVERTURNS ON RAILROAD TRACKS
Two people were injured in an accident on a set of railroad tracks early Sunday in Manor. The Trib reports that the crash happened at 1:30 AM on Sunday when a car made a wrong turn on Liberty Avenue, ...
May 01, 2023
DRAVOSBURG MAN SENTENCED AFTER HIGH-SPEED CHASE WITH POLICE
A Dravosburg man was ordered to serve up to 12 years in state prison for guilty pleas related to a high-speed chase in parts of Westmoreland and Fayette Counties. The Trib reports that 42-year-old Nic...
Apr 28, 2023
HEMPFIELD MAN CHARGED IN FATAL CRASH IN DERRY BOROUGH IN 2022
Charges were held against a Hempfield man charged with the death of a Derry Borough woman in a crash in 2022. The Trib reports that a preliminary hearing was held yesterday for 29-year-old Heath Richa...
Apr 28, 2023
MORE THAN 100 OLDER HOMES COULD BENEFIT FROM WESTMORELAND COUNTY LEAD REMOVAL PROGRAM
Westmoreland County Community and Development officials are looking to help residents that with issues involving lead paint in their homes. The Trib reports that the county will do this through a $3.4...
Apr 28, 2023
REWARD OFFERED AFTER BURNED CAT FOUND IN RUFFS DALE
A reward is being offered for information concerning a man who hurt a cat in the Ruffs Dale area. The Trib reports that the cat was found in a driveway in a rural area on Wednesday with burns on its b...
Apr 28, 2023
MUTUAL AID EMS LEAVING LATROBE SITE FOR ARNOLD PALMER AIRPORT, DERRY TOWNSHIP
Mutual Aid Ambulance is moving out of the Latrobe Municipal Building after failing to reach a new lease agreement with the city government. The Trib reports that the non-profit ambulance service had s...
Apr 28, 2023
LAWSUIT CLAIMS WESTMORELAND PRISON INMATE DIED OF OVERDOSE WHILE IN CUSTODY
A lawsuit claims that a Butler County woman who died in the Westmoreland County Prison due to a drug overdose did nothing to prevent that overdose death. The Trib reports that the wrongful death lawsu...
Apr 28, 2023
EXPECT A WINDY DAY IN WESTMORELAND COUNTY
Conditions are going to be windy today throughout Westmoreland County. The National Weather Service says a wind advisory will start at 10:00 this morning and run until 2:00 Saturday morning. Winds out...
Apr 28, 2023
