Category Archives: Local News
TAXPAYERS TO FOOT BILL FOR EXPERT IN DERRY TOWNSHIP MURDER CASE
Taxpayer money will be used to pay for an expert examination of computer images used in the investigation into the murder of 34-year-old Ronny Cable of Vandergrift. The Tribune-Review reports that 26-...
Feb 03, 2019
GCDC LOOKS TO BRING HOTEL TO DOWNTOWN GREENSBURG
Officials with the Greensburg Community Development Corporation are trying to reach out to hoteliers to try to bring a hotel to 225 South Pennsylvania Avenue. The Tribune-Review reports that the city ...
Feb 03, 2019
PLUM MAN CHARGED WITH HOME IMPROVEMENT FRAUD
Greensburg police have charged a Plum man for taking money for a painting project that never got underway. Police say that 54-year-old Michael Cerniglia now faces charges of home improvement fraud for...
Feb 03, 2019
PLUM MAN CHARGED AFTER CHILD PORN FOUND ON HIS COMPUTER
A man from the Plum area is now in custody after police reported finding child pornography on his computer. The Tribune-Review reports that 35-year-old Antonio Pampena allegedly shared the files at di...
Feb 03, 2019
GREENSBURG COUPLE ARRESTED FOR CHILD ABANDONMENT
A Greensburg couple is now in custody in a case where they allegedly abandoned a 16-year-old boy and 5-year-old twin children. The Tribune-Review reports that both 39-year-old Ryan Mason and 36-year-o...
Feb 03, 2019
POWER OUTAGE DEPRIVES SOME VIEWERS IN MT. PLEASANT OF BEGINNING OF SUPER BOWL
As people in Mt. Pleasant turned on their TV to watch the Super Bowl on Sunday, they were disappointed as a power outage affected between 500 and 1500 customers in the area. The Tribune-Review reports...
Feb 03, 2019
PITTSBURGH WOMAN DIES IN RT. 22 CRASH IN DERRY TOWNSHIP
A woman from Pittsburgh died in a crash in the Derry Township area over the weekend. Westmoreland County coroner Ken Bacha announced in a news release that Mary A. Mastriano was a passenger in a van t...
Feb 03, 2019
WOMAN FILES LAWSUIT AGAINST VANDERGRIFT CEMETERY AFTER HEADSTONE CAUSES INJURIES
A New Jersey woman has filed a lawsuit against a Westmoreland County cemetery, claiming she was pinned by a headstone weighing more than 750 pounds while visiting there last fall. WTAE-TV reports that...
Feb 01, 2019
WEATHER DELAYS OPENING OF LIGONIER TOWNSHIP BRIDGE
Poor weather over the month of January has delayed the opening of a bridge on Route 711 in Ligonier Township. The Tribune-Review reports that the bridge over Mill Creek was to have opened last month, ...
Feb 01, 2019
SALTSBURG MAN CONVICTED OF RAPING DELMONT GIRL
A man who was found guilty of raping a girl from Delmont will serve 20 to 40 years in state prison. The Tribune-Review reports 51-year-old Bryan Harold of Saltsburg was sentenced in connection with a ...
Feb 01, 2019
