Category Archives: Local News
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
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
