Category Archives: Local News
ROSTRAVER MAN SENTENCED FOR CAR CHASE WITH YOUNG GIRL IN CAR
A man from Rostraver was sentenced to 11 to 23 months in jail yesterday for leading police on a chase while his three-year-old daughter was in the car. The Tribune-Review reports 26-year-old Adam Ratt...
Oct 16, 2018
FOUR-YEAR-OLD BOY TIPS OFF POLICE ON FUGITIVE’S HIDING PLACE
A quick-thinking four-year-old son led police to a fugitive hiding in a Greensburg Apartment. The Tribune-Review reports that on October 2nd, Sheriff's deputies were looking for 24-year-old Jesse Vaug...
Oct 16, 2018
DERRY TOWNSHIP MAN CHARGED AFTER STRANGULATION INCIDENT
A Derry Township man now faces charges of aggravated and simple assault, harassment and strangulation for an incident in New Alexandria on Thursday. The Tribune-Review reports that 30-year-old James T...
Oct 15, 2018
CAR COLLIDES WITH SCHOOL BUS FRIDAY IN HEMPFIELD TOWNSHIP
No students were injured in a collision involving a school bus and a car in Hempfield Township. The Tribune-Review reports that the rear-end collision happened Friday afternoon involving a school bus ...
Oct 15, 2018
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...
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...
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...
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
