Category Archives: Local News
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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, ...
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 ...
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...
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...
Oct 12, 2018
SON OF LOWER BURRELL JUDGE GOING TO TRIAL FOR DRUG OFFENSES
The son of a Lower Burrell district judge will head to trial for several drug-related charges. The Tribune-Review reports that Stephen Yakopec III, the son of Judge Cheryl Yakopec was ordered by Senio...
Oct 12, 2018
WESTMORELAND COUNTY RAISES FEES TO EXPUNGE CRIMINAL CASES
Westmoreland County Commissioners have increased the fees to remove some cases from criminal court archives. The Tribune-Review reports that the fee approved by Commissioners on Thursday to expunge ca...
Oct 12, 2018
