Category Archives: Local News
LATROBE MAN CHARGED AFTER INCIDENT IN WOMAN’S APARTMENT
A Latrobe man is in custody after police say he forced his way into an apartment, refused to leave and threatened to sexually assault a woman in the apartment. KDKA-TV reports 33-year-old Tony Grooms ...
Oct 24, 2018
JEANNETTE BRIDGE PROJECT DELAYED
A bridge replacement project in Jeannette has been delayed by a week. The Tribune-Review reports that the Rapid Bridge Replacement project for the bridge that carries North Fourth Street over Bull Run...
Oct 24, 2018
APARTMENT OWNER HIT WITH CRIMINAL COMPLAINT OVER ELEVATORS
The owner of Greensburg's Pershing Square Apartments now faces a criminal complaint after several residents were stranded in an elevator that repeatedly breaks down. The Tribune-Review reports that th...
Oct 24, 2018
ROSTRAVER MAN’S MURDER CASE SENT BACK FOR NEW APPEAL
A state appellate court has sent a case of homicide involving Billy Ray Boggs, Jr. of Rostraver back to the Westmoreland County Court for a new appeal. The Tribune-Review reports that the appellate co...
Oct 24, 2018
COURT DENIES DISMISSAL FOR SALTSBURG MAN ACCUSED IN DRUG DEATH
A motion to dismiss charges against a Saltsburg-area man who is accused of selling drugs that lead to the fatal overdose of a Derry Woman on Christmas Eve of 2016 was denied yesterday in Westmoreland ...
Oct 24, 2018
LARGEST LOTTERY JACKPOT IN U.S. HISTORY COULD BE WON TONIGHT
Tonight could be history making for a lottery player as the Mega Millions game has its next drawing tonight. The jackpot for the game has rolled over to a $1.6 billion annuity prize since no one won h...
Oct 23, 2018
NEW ALEXANDRIA MAN PLEADS GUILTY IN FATAL CRASH IN DERRY TOWNSHIP
A man from New Alexandria pleaded guilty to causing the death of a Blairsville woman in a fatal crash two years ago. The Tribune-Review reported that 22-year-old Samuel Grace entered guilty pleas to v...
Oct 23, 2018
GREENSBURG CATHOLIC DIOCESE HOLDS FIRST LISTENING SESSION
Monday was the first listening session for the Greensburg Catholic Diocese and some of those who attended the meeting at the Blessed Sacrament Cathedral in Greensburg said that a change in the culture...
Oct 23, 2018
POLICE LOOKING FOR PERSON WHO BURGLARIZED CAR IN DERRY TOWNSHIP
State Police are looking for someone who stole a debit card among other items as they burglarized a car in Derry Township. Troopers say that a car belonging to Michael Ament of Derry Township was park...
Oct 23, 2018
EXPORT MAN REVIVED FROM OVERDOSE FACING MULTIPLE CHARGES
A man who was revived from a drug overdose by emergency responders now faces charges of receiving stolen property, possessing a firearm without a license and theft from a motor vehicle. State Police s...
Oct 23, 2018
