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RESENTENCING UNDERWAY FOR MAN CONVICTED IN DAUGHERTY MURDER
Jury selection got underway yesterday for a resentencing hearing for a Swissvale man accused of being a part of a group of people who tortured and killed a mentally disabled woman. The Tribune-Review ...
Oct 30, 2018
CRASH IN DOWNTOWN GREENSBURG MONDAY MORNING
Few details are available on a crash in Downtown Greensburg on Monday morning. The Tribune-Review reports that one person was injured in the crash that involved three vehicles. This was reported just ...
Oct 30, 2018
VIGIL FOR SYNAGOGUE SHOOTING VICTIMS TONIGHT IN GREENSBURG
A vigil for the victims of the shooting at a synagogue in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh has been planned for Greensburg. On Saturday morning, Robert D. Bowers entered the Tree of Life S...
Oct 29, 2018
FORMER OFFICIALS CHARGED IN MISHANDLING OF DELMONT VFD FUNDS
Four former officials with the Delmont Volunteer Fire Department are charged with mishandling more than $60,000 in fire department funds. The Tribune-Review reports that former Fire Chief Logan Clark ...
Oct 29, 2018
NORTH HUNTINGDON MAN RESCUED FROM ATV CRASH AND ENTRAPMENT
A man from North Huntingdon was rescued Saturday afternoon after an ATV overturned, trapping him in the woods. The Tribune-Review reports that the unidentified man was in a wooded area near Willow Dri...
Oct 29, 2018
NEW PENALTY HEARING JURY FOR KNIGHT SCHEDULED FOR TODAY
Jury selection is scheduled to start today for a new penalty hearing in the trial of Melvin Knight. Knight was one of six people convicted in connection with the torture-killing of Jennifer Daughtery,...
Oct 29, 2018
CEO OF EXCELA HEALTH ON WESTMORELAND COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS
This week, insurance is the topic on Westmoreland Community Connections. Host Chad Amond will talk with Bob Rogalski, the CEO of Excela Health, about his background and the insurance implications for ...
Oct 26, 2018
PUBLIC HEARING SCHEDULED FOR MINI-CASINO IN WESTMORELAND MALL
A public hearing has been set for the proposal for a mini-casino at the Westmoreland Mall. The Tribune-Review reports the meeting will be held at the Hempfield Township municipal building at 10 AM on ...
Oct 26, 2018
FRITZ FIRED FROM WESTMORELAND COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE
On the same day that she appealed a summary harassment conviction for physically confronting a union representative at the county courthouse, Patricia Fritz was fired from her position in the Westmore...
Oct 26, 2018
TORRANCE PATIENT CHARGED WITH ATTEMPTED MURDER OF ANOTHER PATIENT
A patient at Torrance State Hospital in Derry Township is now facing charges of trying to kill another patient. State Police were called out to the hospital Tuesday after a 59-year-old patient was ass...
Oct 26, 2018
