Category Archives: Local News
NEW STANTON TEEN TO BE TRIED AS ADULT FOR MURDER
A Westmoreland County judge has ruled that a New Stanton teenager will be tried as an adult for the execution-style killings of his mother and younger brother in their home two years ago. The Tribune-...
Nov 15, 2018
KNIGHT RE-SENTENCING HEARING CONTINUES WITH MORE TESTIMONY
The re-sentencing hearing for Melvin Knight continued yesterday with two mental health experts giving conflicting testimony. Knight pleaded guilty to his part in the killing of 30-year-old Jennifer Da...
Nov 15, 2018
FAMILY OF MISSING WOMAN ASKS TO DECLARE HER LEGALLY DEAD
The family of Cassandra Gross is asking that she be declared legally dead after she has been missing for nine months. KDKA-TV reports that Gross' son, Brandon Diebold, has filed the death declaration ...
Nov 15, 2018
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE TO MOVE INTO TEMPORARY OFFICES
The Westmoreland County Chamber of Commerce is getting ready to move into a temporary office space as their current office on Route 30 in Greensburg undergoes renovations. The Tribune-Review reports t...
Nov 15, 2018
PALMER AIRPORT FREQUENT FLYERS OFFERED FAST-TRACK SCREENING
Frequent flyers out of Arnold Palmer Regional Airport may have a quicker time through screening as the Transportation Security Administration will offer a fast-track screening program. The Tribune-Rev...
Nov 14, 2018
FLEEING DRIVER CHARGED WITH ASSAULTING LIGONIER TWP. POLICE DOG
A Ligonier Township K-9 officer was assaulted Friday as a suspect was fleeing the scene of the crime. The Tribune-Review reports that police tried to pull over a vehicle on Peoples Road on Friday nigh...
Nov 14, 2018
SOUTH GREENSBURG FIREFIGHTER INJURED AT YOUNGWOOD FIRE
A South Greensburg firefighter was injured during a fire last night in Youngwood. The Tribune-Review reports that the fire was inside a vacant storage building at the corner of Walnut Street and North...
Nov 14, 2018
HELD LAWYER SEEKS TO BAR WITNESSES IN PUBLIC CORRUPTION TRIAL
The attorney for Westmoreland County Sheriff Jonathan Held wants to bar all but two witnesses the prosecution has ready to testify. The Tribune-Review reports that attorney Ryan Tutera made the reques...
Nov 14, 2018
VICTIM’S MOTHER, OTHERS TESTIFY AT KNIGHT RE-SENTENCING
The re-sentencing hearing for Melvin Knight continued yesterday with testimony from the victim's mother. The Tribune-Review reports that Denise Murphy, the mother of Jennifer Daugherty, took the stand...
Nov 14, 2018
HORRELL TO RUN FOR WESTMORELAND COUNTY REGISTER OF WILLS
A former deputy in the Westmoreland County Register of Wills office has announced her candidacy for that position in the 2019 election. The Tribune-Review reports that 54-year-old Kimberly Horrell ann...
Nov 14, 2018
