Category Archives: Local News
PENN TOWNSHIP PASSES BUDGET WITH TAX INCREASE TO ADDRESS FLOOD MITIGATION
Penn Township Commissioners passed their budget last night with a tax increase that was asked for by the township residents. The Tribune-Review reports that at last night's meeting, residents said the...
Dec 21, 2018
STATE POLICE LOOKING FOR MAN WHO USED STOLEN DEBIT CARD AT LATROBE PET SHOP
State Police in nearby Indiana County are looking for a man who used a stolen debit card at a Latrobe pet shop. Troopers say that a woman reported to them on December 18th, saying her debit card was s...
Dec 21, 2018
WESTMORELAND COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AGREE ON SETTLEMENTS TO TWO COUNTY DEPUTIES
Westmoreland County Commissioners agreed to pay further discrimination settlements concerning county Sheriff Jonathan Held. The Tribune-Review reports that another $83,000 was agreed upon to settle di...
Dec 21, 2018
NO TAXES RAISED IN APPROVED 2019 WESTMORELAND COUNTY BUDGET
Westmoreland County Commissioners have approved the county's budget for the next year without raising taxes. The Tribune-Review reports that the budget expenditures will top out at $348 million and ke...
Dec 21, 2018
FORMER SOUTH GREENSBURG SECRETARY TO BE TRIED ON MULTIPLE CHARGES INVOLVING EMBEZZLEMENT
A former South Greensburg secretary will face trial on charges of money laundering, theft, receiving stolen property and perjury concerning where he got the money for his restitution in a separate cas...
Dec 21, 2018
WESTMORELAND COUNTY DA NOT TO PROSECUTE BONAFED FOR ALLEGED SEX ABUSE
Westmoreland County District Attorney John Peck announced yesterday that he will not prosecute the Reverend Joseph Bonafed for alleged sexual abuse. The Tribune-Review reports that the reason for that...
Dec 21, 2018
HEMPFIELD HOUSE FIRE CLAIMS ONE LIFE
One person has died in a house fire in Hempfield Township. WTAE-TV Reports that the fire was reported at a home on Courtview Drive near the Hannastown Golf Club around 9:00 last night. During the fire...
Dec 21, 2018
GREATER LATROBE SCHOOL DISTRICT BILLED TO CORRECT STORM DRAINAGE PROBLEM
Greater Latrobe School District is looking at a repair bill of $44,625 to correct storm drainage problems at their old elementary school. The Tribune-Review reports that a storm line from the building...
Dec 20, 2018
NORTH HUNTINGDON COMMISSIONERS APPROVE SETTLEMENT WITH OFFICERS
North Huntingdon commissioners approved settling with two officers who sued them over lost pay from military duty. The Tribune-Review reports that the commissioners voted, 4-3, to pay an $86,000 settl...
Dec 20, 2018
FOUR GREENSBURG-SALEM FEMALE STUDENTS CITED, SUSPENDED FOR CAFETERIA FIGHT
Four girls at Greensburg-Salem High School were cited with disorderly conduct after a fight on Monday in the high school cafeteria. The Tribune-Review reports that the girls ranged in age from 14 to 1...
Dec 20, 2018
