Category Archives: Local News
GRANTS ISSUED FOR WATER-RELATED PROJECTS IN WESTMORELAND COUNTY
State grants have been distributed to several water-related projects across the state, including seven in Westmoreland County. The State Department of Environmental Protection said the $12.6 million d...
Oct 17, 2018
MAN TO REPRESENT HIMSELF IN APPEAL OF MURDER CONVICTION
A former Washington County man who was found guilty of killing his father in law five years ago on a back road in Donegal said he will represent himself as his appeal continues. The Tribune-Review rep...
Oct 17, 2018
WESTMORELAND COUNTY LOOKING FOR NEW HUMAN RESOURCES FIRM
Westmoreland County Commissioners announced on Tuesday that they are looking for a new human resources firm after Felice Associates announced its head would retire at the end of the year. The Tribune-...
Oct 17, 2018
TRAFFORD MAN SENTENCED FOR GOVERNMENT DISABILITY BENEFITS FRAUD
A Trafford man was sentenced in federal court to serve prison time on charges of theft of government funds. In a news release from U.S. Attorney Scott Brady, 58-year-old Warren Robb defrauded the gove...
Oct 17, 2018
WESTMORELAND COUNTY GAS PRICES HIGHEST IN THE REGION
The average cost of a gallon of gas in Westmoreland County is hovering at $3.13 right now. That ties Westmoreland County with Allegheny County for the highest average cost of gas in the region, with t...
Oct 17, 2018
TRAFFORD MAN CHARGED WITH EXPOSING HIMSELF NEAR SCHOOL BUS STOP
Police have charged a Trafford man with exposing himself near a school bus stop on Friday. The Tribune-Review reports that Christian Davis now faces charges of indecent exposure and disorderly conduct...
Oct 16, 2018
TONIGHT’S MEGA MILLIONS JACKPOT REACHES $654 MILLION
Tonight is the fourth-largest Mega Millions jackpot in the history of the game. After no winner was reported on Friday night's drawing, the jackpot has gone up to $654 million. This has been rolling o...
Oct 16, 2018
HEMPFIELD MAN CHARGED WITH DRUG POSSESSION
A Hempfield man faces charges of possession of cocaine and Ecstasy. Greensburg City Police say Nicholas D. Debone was arraigned on two counts of possession and delivery of a controlled substance, simp...
Oct 16, 2018
GREENSBURG MAN CHARGED WITH RECORDING TEEN GIRL IN BATHROOM
State Troopers have charged a Greensburg man for recording a teenage girl while she was in the bathroom. Troopers say 45-year-old Carlos Rafael Alvarado had the charges filed against him after the gir...
Oct 16, 2018
ELIZABETH MAN TO BE SENTENCED AS PART OF LOCAL THEFT RING
A man who was part of a theft ring in Westmoreland County is due for a sentencing hearing today. 46-year-old John Phillip Kerr, Jr. of Elizabeth pleaded guilty last March to corrupt organizations, two...
Oct 16, 2018
