Category Archives: Local News
MAWC PURCHASES SEWICKLEY TOWNSHIP SEWER SYSTEM
The Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County has purchased the Sewickley Township sewer system. The Tribune-Review reports that the township sewer authority serves more than 1,400 customers in the c...
Bill Berry Oct 15, 2018
UNITY OFFICIALS LOOK TO SOLVE FLOODING PROBLEM IN WHITNEY
Officials in Unity say they will work on finding a solution to improve stream flow to reduce flooding in the village of Whitney. The Tribune-Review reports that a tributary of Ninemile Run has flooded...
Bill Berry Oct 15, 2018
STATE GRANTS REQUESTED FOR ST. VINCENT COLLEGE LIBRARY EXPANSION
The Latrobe Industrial Development Authority is putting in an application for $1 million in state grants for Saint Vincent College. The Tribune-Review reports that the Redevelopment Assistance Capital...
Bill Berry Oct 15, 2018
CEO OF WESTMORELAND COUNTY FOOD BANK RESIGNS
The head of the Westmoreland County Food Bank resigned on Friday. The Tribune-Review reports that Kris M. Douglas was the CEO of the food bank for the last six years. Jennifer Miller, the director of ...
Bill Berry Oct 15, 2018
INDIANA COUNTY MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO INDECENT ASSAULT OF TWO GIRLS
An Indiana County man pleaded guilty on Friday in Westmoreland County Court to two counts of felony indecent assault involving children. 34-year-old Wolfgang Sommer entered the plea during a session o...
Bill Berry Oct 15, 2018
DIAMOND PARK NOT TO BE PART OF FORT LIGONIER DAYS
If you're headed to Fort Ligonier Days this weekend, parts of the new Diamond Park in downtown Ligonier will be off-limits. The Tribune-Review reports that the bandstand and some of the grass areas wi...
Bill Berry Oct 12, 2018
YOUNG GIRL SAVES MOM FROM DRUG OVERDOSE IN SOUTH GREENSBURG
The quick thinking of a five-year-old girl may have saved her mother from dying during a drug overdose. Police in South Greensburg say that 35-year-old Leanne Schuler had overdosed on September 28th, ...
Bill Berry Oct 12, 2018
HEMPFIELD MAN CHARGED WITH VANDALIZING CEMETERY WITH ATV
A Hempfield Township man is charged with institutional vandalism and other crimes after he allegedly rode his ATV through an area cemetery. State Police charged 44-year-old James Vallozzi with riding ...
Bill Berry Oct 12, 2018
NEW CHARGES FILED AGAINST WESTMORELAND COUNTY SHERIFF’S CAPTAIN
New charges have been filed against a Westmoreland County Sheriff's captain. The Tribune-Review reports that Travis Day of Jeannette now faces charges of stalking and harassment for an incident that h...
Bill Berry Oct 12, 2018
TRAFFIC STOP IN PENN TOWNSHIP LEADS TO DRUG BUST
Police have seized more than 35 pounds of marijuana, numerous vape pen cartridges filled with cannabis, along with firearms, mushrooms and cash in a bust that resulted from a traffic stop. The Tribune...
Bill Berry Oct 12, 2018