Category Archives: Local News
NATIONAL DAY OF MOURNING FOR GEORGE H.W. BUSH
Today is the first of two funeral services for former president George H.W. Bush, and today is recognized as the national day of mourning for the death of the former president. The funeral service tod...
Dec 05, 2018
DETAILS RELEASED ON BUSH FUNERAL
More details are being released about the funeral service for President George H.W. Bush. Reports say that one of his sons, President George W. Bush will eulogize his father at the service on Wednesda...
Dec 04, 2018
SOLDIER FROM EXPORT KILLED IN AFGHANISTAN
An army soldier from Westmoreland County has died in action overseas in Afghanistan. WTAE-TV reports that Sgt. Jason Mitchell McClary of Export died five days after he was injured when an improvised e...
Dec 04, 2018
MT. PLEASANT MAN ARRESTED FOR THREATENING FRIEND WITH CROSSBOW
A Mt. Pleasant man was arrested after allegedly threatening a friend with a crossbow. The Tribune-Review reports that 36-year-old Christopher Neely was with a friend when Neely held the crossbow to hi...
Dec 04, 2018
GREENSBURG WOMAN ARRESTED AFTER PUNCHING TROOPER AT AIRPORT
A Greensburg woman is now in custody after she punched a state trooper at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport and driving past a security gate and onto the airfield. The Tribune-Review reports that 24-year...
Dec 04, 2018
JURY SELECTED FOR HELD TRIAL
A jury was selected for the trial of Westmoreland County Sheriff Jonathan Held. The Tribune-Review reports that the jury of eight men and four women along with two alternates will be charged with deci...
Dec 04, 2018
ELEVEN PRIESTS WIN DECISION TO KEEP NAMES OUT OF SEX ABUSE REPORT
Eleven priests won a State Supreme Court decision to keep their names and other information out of the grand jury report on sexual abuse by clergy across the state. WTAE-TV reports that the court rule...
Dec 04, 2018
TWO PEOPLE INJURED IN NORTH HUNTINGDON CRASH
Two people suffered serious injuries in a crash Monday night in North Huntingdon. The Tribune-Review reports that the two-car crash was on Route 30 near Flynn's Tire and Auto, and it happened around 8...
Dec 04, 2018
GREENSBURG LAWYER CHARGED IN THEFT FROM MASONIC LODGE
A Greensburg attorney is charged with stealing $50,000 from a Fayette County Masonic Lodge. The Tribune-Review reports that 75 counts of forgery and four counts of theft by unlawful taking have been f...
Dec 04, 2018
LATROBE MAN DIES IN COOK TOWNSHIP CRASH
A Latrobe man died in a crash on Friday in Cook Township. A report from Westmoreland County Coroner Kenneth Bacha said that 66-year-old Joseph Louch was driving south on Bethel Church Road when he cro...
Dec 04, 2018
