Category Archives: Local News
MT. PLEASANT SCHOOL DISTRICT, TEACHER TO CONTINUE CONTRACT TALKS TODAY
Contract talks are expected to continue today between the Mt. Pleasant School District and its teachers. The Tribune-Review reports that members of the Mt. Pleasant Area Education Association have bee...
Mar 25, 2019
SATURDAY MORNING FIRE DISPLACES MONESSEN FAMILY
A family in the Monessen area was displaced after a fire destroyed their home. The Tribune-Review reports that there was no one injured in the fire on the corner of Ninth Street and Summit Avenue. The...
Mar 25, 2019
FOUR PEOPLE CHARGED IN PROSTITUTION, HUMAN TRAFFICKING RING IN MURRYSVILLE, MONROEVILLE
Four people were arrested and charged with operating a prostitution and human trafficking ring in the Murrysville and Monroeville areas. 44-year-old Hui Xu of Mt. Pleasant, 51-year-old Chang Yu Chen o...
Mar 25, 2019
STATE POLICE SEARCHING FOR MISSING MAN IN GREENSBURG AREA
UPDATE: Gongo has been found. ***** State police out of the Greensburg Barracks are looking for an older man who has been missing since Thursday. Troopers say they are on the lookout for Joseph Gongo,...
Mar 22, 2019
BEATIFICATION OF BLESSED MOTHER CLELIA MERLONI TO BE CELEBRATED SUNDAY
This Sunday at the Blessed Sacrament Cathedral will be a service celebrating the beatification of a blessed mother with Westmoreland County connections. At 11:30 on Sunday will be the beatification se...
Mar 22, 2019
AAA SAYS GAS PRICES COULD CLIMB INTO MAY
As we've noted, gas prices across the state have been on the rise. Triple-A reports that refinery maintenance season, the switch to the more expensive to produce summer blend of gas, higher crude oil ...
Mar 22, 2019
STATE AUDITOR GENERAL SAYS PENNSYLVANIA TURNPIKE ON 'ROAD TO RUIN'
Pennsylvania's Auditor General says that the Pennsylvania Turnpike is on what he calls a "road to ruin." At a news conference yesterday releasing the performance audit of the Turnpike Commission, Audi...
Mar 22, 2019
FORMER IRWIN MAN SENTENCED FOR CAR CRASH THAT KILLED ANOTHER IRWIN MAN
A former Irwin man was sentenced to serve up to five years in prison in connection with a car crash that killed another Irwin man. The Tribune-Review reports that 30-year-old Joshua Moser was sentence...
Mar 22, 2019
WATERFORD MAN FACING BURGLARY CHARGES AGAIN
A Waterford man who had served time for burglary is once again facing burglary charges. The Tribune-Review reports that 32-year-old Joshua J. Miller was arraigned on charges of burglary, criminal tres...
Mar 22, 2019
REPUBLICANS CHOOSE PITTMAN TO RUN FOR WHITE’S SENATE SEAT
Republican party leaders across the 41st state senate district have selected Senator Don White's former Chief of Staff as their nominee to take his place in the Senate. During a meeting in Ford City l...
Mar 22, 2019
