Category Archives: Local News
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
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...
Bill Berry 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...
Bill Berry Oct 12, 2018
WESTMORELAND, MONROEVILLE MALLS TO CLOSE FOR THANKSGIVING
Two malls have decided that they will close Thanksgiving Day and reopen on Black Friday. The Tribune-Review reports that both the Westmoreland Mall and Monroeville Mall will have all of their business...
Bill Berry Oct 11, 2018
DERRY WOMAN PLEADS GUILTY TO SEXUAL RELATIONS WITH TEEN INMATE
A woman from Derry pleaded guilty to having sexual relations with an escaped inmate from a juvenile detention facility and was sentenced yesterday in Westmoreland County Court. The Tribune-Review repo...
Bill Berry Oct 11, 2018
DETAILS RELEASED ON MAN’S STANDOFF WITH GREENSBURG POLICE
More information has been released concerning a standoff with Greensburg police that lead to one man being arrested. Greensburg Police say 31-year-old Jason W. Baughman was involved in a standoff with...
Bill Berry Oct 11, 2018