Category Archives: Local News
HEMPFIELD MAN'S LAWYERS CLAIM MURDER CONFESSION ILLEGALLY OBTAINED
The lawyers for a Hempfield man charged with murdering his girlfriend are claiming his confession was illegally obtained. The Tribune-Review reports that defense attorneys Donna McClelland and Eric Ho...
Mar 28, 2019
TWO BRUSH FIRES KEEP LOCAL DEPARTMENTS BUSY ON WEDNESDAY
Westmoreland County fire crews were busy yesterday with two brush fires. WTAE-TV reports that brush fires were reported near Echo Ridge Road in Washington Township, and it destroyed a barn in a wooded...
Mar 28, 2019
DELMONT FAMILY OFFERS MATCHING CHALLENGE TO CONSTRUCT NEW PUBLIC LIBRARY
A Delmont family is willing to put his money behind the proposed new library. The Tribune-Review reports that Bill Lendl and his family have offered a matching challenge for the construction of the ne...
Mar 27, 2019
LOAN AWARDED FOR NEW ROOF ON EAST HUNTINGDON BUSINESS PARK BUILDING
A building in the East Huntingdon business park will get a new roof thanks to an $8 million low interest loan. The Tribune-Review reports that State Rep. Justin Walsh announced the awarding of the loa...
Mar 27, 2019
TRAFFIC STUDY CONCLUDES LATROBE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL INTERSECTIONS DON'T QUALIFY FOR STOP SIGNS
A traffic study of intersections near the new Latrobe elementary school show that new crosswalks will help out, but the areas studied do not qualify for stop signs. The Tribune-Review reports that a p...
Mar 27, 2019
JEANNETTE WOMAN CHARGED AFTER ATTEMPTING TO HIDE HIT-AND-RUN SUSPECT
A Jeannette woman is charged with hindering apprehension and resisting arrest after she tried to hide a hit-and-run suspect in her apartment earlier this month. The Tribune-Review reports 48-year-old ...
Mar 27, 2019
THREE MEN USE FAKE ID TO PURCHASE TRAILER IN DERRY TOWNSHIP
State Police in Greensburg are seeking three men who used a fake ID to buy a trailer from a Derry Township dealer. Troopers say that three men were able to take possession of a 14-foot silver and blac...
Mar 27, 2019
JUDGE IN HELD CORRUPTION TRIAL DEFENDS DECISION TO CONCEAL JURORS' NAMES
The judge that presided over the public corruption trial of Westmoreland County Sheriff Jonathan Held defended his decision to not publicly release the names of the jurors who took part. The Tribune-R...
Mar 27, 2019
WESTMORELAND COUNTY SCHOLAR/ATHLETE AWARD NOMINEES NAMED
The Westmoreland County Judge John J. Driscoll scholar/athlete committee, made up of athletic directors from the 18 county high schools, met Tuesday to decide who would win the 2019 Excellence Award a...
Mar 27, 2019
BURGLAR RUNS THROUGH DONEGAL SUBWAY
A thief ran through a Donegal Subway restaurant after he broke into it earlier this month. State Police say that the burglary happened on March 9th between 12:30 and 12:45. The unknown person was able...
Mar 26, 2019
