Category Archives: Local News
POLICE RELEASE MORE INFORMATION ON CARJACKING OUTSIDE HEMPFIELD JAIL
More information was released about the carjacking that took place earlier this week in the Youngwood area. The Tribune-Review reports that the carjacker was identified as 36-year-old Thomas Lee Willi...
Dec 06, 2018
RE-OPENING OF JEANNETTE BRIDGE DELAYED
Construction delays have pushed back the reopening of the North Fourth Street Bridge in Jeannette. The Tribune-Review reports that replacement of the bridge was supposed to wrap up by mid-December, bu...
Dec 06, 2018
TESTIMONY CONTINUES IN HELD TRIAL
Sheriff's department employees were on the stand yesterday for the second day of the public corruption trial of Westmoreland County Sheriff Jonathan Held. The Tribune-Review reports that Sgt. Irvin Sh...
Dec 06, 2018
GEORGE H.W. BUSH HAD SPECIAL CONNECTION WITH HEMPFIELD MAN
As former president George HW Bush is being laid to rest later today in College Station, Texas, word has come out concerning a connection between the 41st president of the United States and a man from...
Dec 06, 2018
STEP UP WESTMORELAND INITIATED TO HELP STUDENTS
A new initiative is underway to bring together Westmoreland County students and mental health resources. The initiative, called Step Up Westmoreland, is designed to improve school safety while elimina...
Dec 05, 2018
SEWICKLEY TOWNSHIP MAN FACING MORE RAPE CHARGES
A Sewickley Township man charged with raping a mentally-challenged woman is now facing rape charges for another case. The Tribune-Review reports that 74-year-old Wayne Edison Smith was arraigned on ne...
Dec 05, 2018
HELD PUBLIC CORRUPTION TRIAL UNDERWAY
The public corruption trial of County Sheriff Jonathan Held got underway yesterday in Westmoreland County Court. The Tribune-Review reports that deputy Attorney General Bobbi Jo Wagner outlined the ca...
Dec 05, 2018
JUDGE TO SELECT NEW NORWIN SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER
A judge will now be responsible for selecting a new member of the Norwin School Board. The Tribune-Review reports that after attempts in September, October and November failed to bring a replacement f...
Dec 05, 2018
GREENSBURG LAWYER CHARGED FOR FAILURE TO PAY BILLS
A Greensburg attorney faces charges of failing to pay bills to a Latrobe Media Company for consulting services while she was running for a county judicial seat. The Tribune-Review reports that the law...
Dec 05, 2018
CARJACKER CRASHES IN YOUNGWOOD WITH BABY IN CAR
A man who police say hijacked a car with a baby inside it Tuesday evening is now in custody. The Tribune-Review reports that the carjacker was involved in a crash on North Third Street in Youngwood, w...
Dec 05, 2018
