Category Archives: Local News
PREGNANT WOMAN TRAPPED IN MONESSEN CAR CRASH
No injuries were reported in a crash on Grand Boulevard in Monessen that left a pregnant woman trapped in her vehicle. Westmoreland County 911 reports that the crash was reported around 7:30 PM on Thu...
Jan 25, 2019
WESTMORELAND COUNTY COVERED BRIDGE DAMAGED IN HIT-AND-RUN
A Westmoreland County covered bridge was damaged in a hit-and-run collision earlier this week. The Tribune-Review reports that a State Trooper discovered the damage to the Bells Mills Bridge. The brid...
Jan 25, 2019
CONVICTED MT. PLEASANT MAN WANTS NEW TRIAL IN DRUG DEATH OF COUSIN
A man convicted of drug delivery resulting in death has requested a new trial. The Tribune-Review reports that 45-year-old Michael Peterson of Mt. Pleasant was the first person in Westmoreland County ...
Jan 25, 2019
WESTMORELAND COUNTY JUDGE REFUSES TO DISMISS MURDER CHARGE FOR NEW STANTON MAN
A Westmoreland County Judge has refused to dismiss a charge of third-degree murder in connection with the trial of Matthew Ramsay of New Stanton. The Tribune-Review reports that Ramsay was charged in ...
Jan 25, 2019
PENN TOWNSHIP ASKS DRIVERS TO AVOID PAINTERTOWN ROAD
Penn Township's department of public works is requesting that drivers avoid using Paintertown Road as part of the street now has a large crack in it from ground subsidence. KDKA-TV reports that the cr...
Jan 25, 2019
HEMPFIELD STUDENT ACCUSED OF USING SOCIAL MEDIA TO THREATEN STUDENTS
A student from Hempfield High School will face charges after allegedly using social media to threaten students. According to a letter posted to the school's Web site by Principal Kathleen Charlton, th...
Jan 25, 2019
WARNINGS ISSUED AFTER HEMPFIELD MAN SCAMMED
State Police and a sweepstakes company are warning people of a scam that has hit the area and has caused a Hempfield man to lose $15,000 from his bank account. Troopers say that they were called out e...
Jan 24, 2019
GREENSBURG STATE TROOPER ARRESTED AFTER DOMESTIC INCIDENT IN PLUM
A State Trooper from the Greensburg Barracks was suspended without pay after he was arrested and charged with threatening his wife with a handgun. The Tribune-Review reports that 32-year-old Scott Man...
Jan 24, 2019
ENGINEER TO LOOK AT DAMAGE DONE BY TRUCK TO DERRY TOWNSHIP HOME
A structural engineer is being brought in to assess the damage done to a Derry Township home that was run into by a pickup truck on Monday. The Tribune-Review reports that the home of Jesse Noel on Li...
Jan 24, 2019
SOMEONE STEALS STEEL NEAR BIG LOTS IN MT. PLEASANT
State Police are investigating a theft near the Big Lots in Mt. Pleasant. Troopers say that in the overnight hours of January 15th and 16th, someone stole 15 pieces of steel that were in a constructio...
Jan 24, 2019
