Category Archives: Local News
FATAL AUTO CRASH UNDER INVESTIGATION IN SOUTH HUNTINGDON TOWNSHIP
One person was killed this morning in a crash in South Huntingdon Township. Westmoreland County Coroner Kenneth Bacha said in a news release that 25-year-old Sarah McDonald of Hempfield was pronounced...
Mar 04, 2019
WESTMORELAND COUNTY CORONER'S OFFICE RELEASES INVESTIGATION NUMBERS FOR 2018
The Westmoreland County Coroner's Office has released their annual report concerning all the cases they investigated in 2018. The report says that the coroner's office investigated 2,875 cases in 2018...
Mar 01, 2019
ROSTRAVER MAN ACCUSED OF FAKING DRUG TEST IN PROBATION OFFICE
A Rostraver man is accused of submitting a faked drug test to the Westmoreland County probation office. The Tribune-Review reports that Brett Michael Toman was arraigned on Wednesday before district j...
Mar 01, 2019
FORMER GREENSBURG CONVENIENCE STORE EMPPLOYEE CHARGED WITH THEFT
Greensburg City Police have charged a former employee of a Greensburg convenience store with stealing from the store after hours. Police say 43-year-old Aaron P. Payne allegedly went into the CoGo's o...
Mar 01, 2019
LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS CALL ON STATE DEP TO HALT BEAVER RUN RESERVOIR DRILLING
Some local environmental advocacy groups are asking the State Department of Environmental Protection to stop deep well gas drilling around the Beaver Run Reservoir. The Tribune-Review reports that Pro...
Mar 01, 2019
JEANNETTE WOMAN TAKES BACK GUILTY PLEA, WILL BE TRIED FOR MURDER OF BRENTWOOD MAN
A Jeannette woman who pleaded guilty to third-degree murder has rescinded the plea and will now head to trial. The Tribune-Review reports that 39-year-old Crystal Belle had pleaded guilty in September...
Mar 01, 2019
MAN DIES IN WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP HOUSE FIRE
One person died in a house fire in Washington Township on Thursday morning. Westmoreland County Coroner Kenneth Bacha said that smoke was seen coming from the home on Mamont Drive in Washington Townsh...
Mar 01, 2019
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY TO END THIS MORNING
Snowfall from the overnight hours is making roads slick once again on Friday. The snowfall that started late Sunday night and continued into this morning dumped one to two inches of snow on the ground...
Mar 01, 2019
LIGONIER TOWNSHIP SUPERVISOR CHARGED WITH THEFT
A Ligonier Township Supervisor is now facing charges of theft and receiving stolen property. The Tribune-Review reports that 57-year-old Wade Thomas is charged with the theft that allegedly happened s...
Feb 28, 2019
TWO MEN CHARGED WITH ROBBING SOUTH HUNTINGDON CONVENIENCE STORE
State Police have charged two men with robbing a South Huntingdon convenience store of more than $33,000. Police say that 26-year-old Curtis Everett, who lists his address as the Westmoreland County P...
Feb 28, 2019
