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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
GREENSBURG COUNCIL TO VOTE ON BUDGET TONIGHT
Greensburg Borough Council will vote tonight on their budget for next year. The proposed budget is set to hold the line on taxes for the seventh consecutive year. The Tribune-Review reports that the b...
Dec 10, 2018
STATE AGRICULTURE STUDY CONSIDERS SHIFTING ANIMAL AGRICULTURE TO TRI-COUNTY AREA
A State Department of Agriculture study is considering whether more animal agriculture and manure should be moved from Eastern Pennsylvania to Westmoreland, Indiana and Armstrong counties. The Tribune...
Dec 10, 2018
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS APPROVE USE OF THERAPY DOGS IN COURTHOUSE
Westmoreland County Commissioners have approved the use of therapy dogs in the courthouse. The Tribune-Review reports that 13 therapy dog handlers will set up in family court on Mondays and Wednesdays...
Dec 10, 2018
ANIMAL ABUSE CASE INVESTIGATED IN MONESSEN
Police in Monessen are investigating a case of animal abuse where a dog was found decapitated near the railroad tracks in November. The Tribune-Review reports that the dog, an Italian Mastiff or Cane ...
Dec 10, 2018
POLICE: LATROBE MAN'S PHONE FOUND TO CONTAIN CHILD PORN
State police report that a Latrobe Man's cell phone contained about 3,100 images of child pornography. The Tribune-Review reports that 37-year-old Thomas B. Marshall is facing 10 counts each of dissem...
Dec 10, 2018
DECISION COMING ON RE-TRYING HELD
No word yet if Jonathan Held will be re-tried in his corruption case. Held is charged with a felony count of conflict of interest and theft of services for allegedly making sheriff's office employees ...
Dec 10, 2018
