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State police campaign targeting aggressive drivers makes stop in Westmoreland County
If you’re driving aggressively, Pennsylvania State Police want to find you. They’re keeping an eye out for those quick lane changes, distractions and high speeds that plague some of the state’s roads, making them potentially dangerous, as part of a crackdown on aggressive drivers. “Although as state law enforcement we...
Carrick man accused of making bomb threat against St. Clair Hospital
A man from Pittsburgh’s Carrick neighborhood was being held without bail after authorities said he threatened to bring a bomb to St. Clair Hospital on Tuesday, according to court papers. Christopher Moran, 43, is charged with making terroristic threats and bomb threats, both misdemeanors. He arrived at the Mt. Lebanon...
1 hurt in Turtle Creek shooting
A man was shot in the leg in Turtle Creek early Wednesday, according to Allegheny County Police. Authorities were called to Maple Avenue at 1 a.m. and found evidence that a shooting had taken place there. A short time later, the injured man arrived at a hospital, police said. He...
Man hospitalized after McKeesport shooting
A man was critically injured in a shooting late Tuesday in McKeesport. Authorities responded to a ShotSpotter alert on Sumac Street at 11:40 p.m. and reported finding evidence that a shooting happened there, according to Allegheny County Police. While they were investigating, the injured man showed up at a hospital...
10K eggs with prizes up for grabs during festival at Westmoreland Fairgrounds
Some lucky winners will take home prizes Saturday during a huge egg hunt for adults and children at the Westmoreland Fairgrounds. There will be 10,000 plastic eggs up for grabs, some of which have prize-winning golden tickets tucked inside. “We have an egg team and we will be putting them...
State police arrest Greensburg man in 7-mile chase that ended on busy Hempfield highway
A Greensburg man is accused of leading state police on a 7-mile chase Monday that ended on a busy section of Route 30 in Hempfield, according to court papers. Troopers said the chase started when Isaac J. Brown, 19, fled a traffic stop in New Stanton at 5:30 p.m. Police...
2 Scottdale brothers accused in knifepoint robbery of pizza delivery driver
Two Scottdale brothers are accused of robbing a pizza delivery driver who brought a pie to a now-vacant home where the suspects’ family used to live, according to court papers. Authorities said they found the pizza box in a pickup truck one of the suspects was driving in the Scottdale...
Man facing charges in Beaver County high-speed police pursuit
An 18-year-old Monaca man is facing charges after state police said he led them on a high-speed chase in Beaver County early Tuesday. Troopers said they tried to make a traffic stop on a Dodge Avenger near the Hopewell exit on Interstate 376 west just before 1:30 a.m., but the...
Former Magee Mine was site of 1910 gunfight in Yukon
Editor’s note ‘What’s That?’ is a recurring feature in the Tribune-Review’s Westmoreland Plus edition. If there’s something you’d like to see explored here, send an email to gtrcity@triblive.com The old buildings are visible along a quiet road in Yukon — a reminder of the village’s storied past in the coal...
‘Someone knows what happened to Samantha’: Hope remains to solve ’07 Derry Township homicide
Whoever killed Carol Polo’s daughter has had 15 years of freedom. She hopes that will end soon. “We pay for it every day, the last 15 years we have paid for it,” she said. “Now it’s time for somebody else to pay for it — and they need to.” Investigators...
70-year-old woman dead in Robinson house fire
One person died in a house fire Monday morning in Robinson, authorities said. A 911 dispatcher said the fire was reported around 7:45 a.m. at a home on Helen Street, near the interchange of Interstate 79 and Route 60. #BREAKING An elderly woman died in a house fire this morning...
It’s official: March is snowiest since ’93; lowest high-temperature mark
Southwestern Pennsylvania has seen its snowiest March since the Blizzard of 1993, and the region broke a temperature record Monday as the high failed to rise above freezing. The 16.2 inches of snow that has fallen so far this month is more than double the monthly average of 7.6 inches....
1 transported to hospital after Polish Hill crash
One person was taken by ambulance Monday morning from the scene of a crash in Pittsburgh’s Polish Hill neighborhood, according to a dispatcher for Allegheny 911. Around 4 a.m., a vehicle crashed into a utility pole on Herron Avenue near the intersection of Dobson Street, the dispatcher said. The scene...
Jeannette business grants could be distributed in June
Grants for Jeannette businesses could be distributed in June after city council agreed to shift government funding designated for coronavirus pandemic response. Ethan Keedy, the city’s chief fiscal officer, said he hopes to have an application process set up by April 1. Those details will be added to the city’s...
Police ID man who ripped state flag from pole at Hempfield gas station, charges expectedVideo
State troopers on Friday identified a man who ripped the Pennsylvania state flag from a pole outside a Sheetz convenience store in Hempfield. The flag was flying at half-staff in honor of two troopers who were killed in the line of duty this week. Trooper Steve Limani said tips from...
Bolivar man accused of inappropriately touching child
A Bolivar man is in custody after state police said he inappropriately touched a child several times last year, according to court papers. David Allen Luther, 74, is charged with indecent assault, corruption of minors and child endangerment. The accusations were reported in January. The child’s age and gender were...
Pittsburgh man found guilty of 3rd-degree murder of man in Arnold
A Westmoreland County jury spared a Pittsburgh man from a mandatory life sentence Thursday by acquitting him of first-degree murder in a 2019 fatal shooting in Arnold. Jurors found Shawden L. Ross, 35, guilty of third-degree murder in the killing of Lamont Simmons, 27, of Arnold on April 5, 2019,...
Mt. Pleasant Township man convicted in gun case
A Mt. Pleasant Township man was convicted Thursday of illegally having multiple firearms. Jurors deliberated for about an hour before returning the guilty verdict on nine counts of unlawful possession of a firearm. Authorities said Michael Charles Lint, 36, was not permitted to have weapons because of past felony convictions....
Jeannette officials continue discussion about use of federal covid relief cash
Jeannette officials have a lot of work to whittle down a wish list of projects that could be funded with what is left of the city’s $950,000 allocation from the American Rescue Plan. With $287,000 already earmarked, there are far more proposed uses than the $662,000 available will pay for....
Troopers recover stolen box truck in Salem after reports of 2 people on drugs
Complaints Tuesday about two people acting strange near a church and fire department in Salem led state troopers to recover a stolen commercial vehicle, according to court papers. Police arrested the pair, who they said appeared to be under the influence of drugs. Kody Ronald Nicholas Konop, 29, of Hempfield,...
People flock to Hempfield monastery to enjoy the silence of a retreat
There will be plenty of peace and quiet at St. Emma Monastery this weekend, for those who seek it out. About 70 people who are attending a silent retreat at the Hempfield community will bask in the quiet among the Benedictine nuns there. “People are bombarded by every spectrum of...
Coroner’s report shows 168 accidental overdose deaths in 2021 in Westmoreland County
Drug overdose deaths increased in 2021 in Westmoreland County, reaching their highest point since 2017, according to the coroner’s annual report. There were 168 accidental drug overdose deaths last year, the third highest total for the county and a 37% increase from 2020 when 123 people died. The powerful opioid...
Rostraver man acquitted of sex charges
A Rostraver man was acquitted Wednesday by a Westmoreland County jury of sex assault charges. Jurors found Robert Taylor Parks IV, 24, not guilty of aggravated indecent assault of a child, aggravated indecent assault of a person younger than 13 and indecent assault. The jury deliberated for nearly five hours...
Clairview School craft show will feature student creations
Canvas paintings, decorative wooden blocks and customized picture frames will be among the crafts made by Clairview School students for sale Saturday during an annual craft and vendor fundraising show. Their works will join those of 30 vendors in an effort to raise money for the Hempfield school to build...
Jeannette police dog Arees retired from duty
Veteran Jeannette police dog Arees is getting plenty of treats in his retirement. The 9-year-old German shepherd officially left the city’s force last week and has been enjoying lazy days off-duty at home with handler Sgt. Jim Phillips. “He’s definitely made myself and the City of Jeannette proud,” Phillips said....
