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House fire reported in Monessen
First-responders battled a house fire in Monessen on Thursday night. The fully involved fire on the corner of Graham Avenue and Dunlap Street was reported shortly before 10:20 p.m. No injuries were reported. Emergency radio broadcasts said the burning one-story brick building was apparently vacant. The Monessen Volunteer Fire Department...
Traffic on Sewickley Township road restricted by landslide
A section of Guffey Road in Sewickley Township has been reduced to a single lane of traffic because of a landslide. PennDOT officials Thursday announced the restriction, between Turner Valley and Mickanin roads, and advised that traffic will be controlled by stop signs until the problem is addressed. The curving...
Westmoreland’s chief public defender announces judicial candidacy
Westmoreland County’s chief public defender announced Thursday he will be a candidate for one of two judicial vacancies this year on the Common Pleas Court. Republican Wayne McGrew, 50, of Sewickley Township, is making his first run for judge. “Court appearances can be some of the most stressful times in...
Bicyclist back in hot seat for ignoring court order to stay off Westmoreland roads
The Hempfield bicyclist who served nearly two years behind bars for obstructing traffic on county roadways could roll his way back to jail soon. Westmoreland County prosecutors contend David Smith, 59, violated terms of his probation by riding his bicycle on county roads in late October. “I don’t know what...
Cell phone helps Greensburg police identify alleged shoplifter
A cell phone dropped in the parking lot of a Greensburg grocery store Sunday during an altercation between a security guard and an alleged shoplifter helped lead city police to a suspect. Police obtained an arrest warrant Thursday for Patrick Dominique Davis, 31, a Greensburg man accused of getting into...
Murrysville police searching for car involved in hit and run of pedestrian
Murrysville police were looking for a car that fled after hitting a pedestrian, according to a Westmoreland 911 dispatcher. The male victim was hit near the intersection of William Penn Highway and Vincent Hall Road at about 1:15 p.m. Thursday. His injuries appeared to be minor, the dispatcher said. An...
Westmoreland Symphony seeks entries for 2019 Tribune-Review Young Artists Competition
The Westmoreland Symphony Orchestra is seeking applicants for the 2019 Tribune-Review Young Artists Competition. The competition is open to all instrumental students up to and including high school seniors who are residents of Westmoreland or Fayette counties, or who are taking private lessons in those counties. Participants compete for performance...
New Aldi store near Mt. Pleasant opening Jan. 17
German discount grocery chain Aldi will expand its Westmoreland County footprint this month with the grand opening of a store in East Huntingdon near Mt. Pleasant. The store, at 100 Crossroads Plaza on the site of the former Mt. Pleasant Kmart, will hold a grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony Jan....
Greensburg woman sent to prison for sex trafficking young girl
A Greensburg woman will serve up to 20 years in prison for selling sexual encounters with a 3-year-old girl. Rebecca Shadle was sentenced Thursday after she pleaded guilty in September to trafficking of a minor for sexual purposes, child endangerment, aggravated indecent assault and conspiracy. Prosecutors said Shadle allowed men...
Police seek car in Jeannette hit-and-run
Police in Jeannette and surrounding communities are looking for a vehicle that was involved in a hit-and-run Thursday evening. Westmoreland County 911 said nobody was hurt in the crash on the 500 block of Harrison Avenue in Jeannette. A female driver in her 20s fled from the scene after two...
Smoky flight over Greensburg was fun practice run for aerobatic pilot
Greensburg-area residents who saw a small plane flying in circles and leaving a smoke trail in its wake Sunday afternoon weren’t witnessing a pilot in distress, a skywriter or an out-of-season crop duster. Pilot David Kahley, who has been flying small planes for more than 40 years, said he made...
Westmoreland County Community College hosts express enrollment
Students seeking last-minute enrollment opportunities in higher education can explore options at Westmoreland County Community College this weekend. WCCC will host express enrollment days Saturday from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. at its Youngwood campus and centers in Latrobe, Mt. Pleasant, New Kensington, Murrysville, Uniontown and Indiana. Express enrollment days...
Former Hempfield student admits having weapons in car
A former Hempfield Area School District student will serve three years on probation after police found 16 weapons in his car parked at the high school in March. Rocco P. Valore, 18, of Greensburg pleaded guilty Wednesday to one count of possession of weapons on school property. Police conducted a...
Bolivar man accused of assaulting, threatening ex-girlfriend
A 21-year-old Bolivar man was arrested for allegedly breaking into an ex-girlfriend’s residence in Seward early New Year’s Day, then assaulting her and threatening to burn her house. Darion A. Martin was arraigned on charges of burglary, criminal trespass, possession of marijuana, terroristic threats, possession of prohibited weapons, intimidating a...
Joyride in stolen Jeep lands man in Westmoreland County Prison, cops say
A 26-year-old man accused of taking a joyride last month across parts of Southwestern Pennsylvania in a customized Jeep is now temporarily parked in the Westmoreland County Prison. Frank A. Porter, of Smithton, is being held on $75,000 bond as he awaits a Jan. 15 preliminary hearing for allegedly stealing...
Greensburg police accuse Latrobe man of bilking couple out of $2,000
Greensburg police have obtained an arrest warrant for a Latrobe man who allegedly accepted $2,000 as partial payment for a roof repair project that was never started. Sean L. Hurley, 34, is charged with one count of home improvement fraud and theft by deception. Frank and Kelly Kern of Bella...
Police: Man hit 2 with baseball bat at Hempfield New Year’s Eve party
A Salem Township man started off 2019 in jail after state police said he hit two people with a baseball bat at a New Year’s Eve party in Hempfield. Adam James Daniels, 26, showed up at a get-together at Sinister Muscle Cars on Forbes Trail Road at 2 a.m. Tuesday...
Route 22 eastbound reopens after crash in Salem
Route 22 eastbound was closed for about an hour Wednesday morning at the intersection of Route 66 after a two-vehicle crash, according to a Westmoreland 911 dispatcher. A vehicle apparently drove underneath a flatbed tractor-trailer at 7 a.m. near Scenic Drive, east of Route 66, in Salem Township, the dispatcher...
Jeannette considering creating historic district on Clay Avenue
Jeannette wants to create a downtown historic district to preserve the look of buildings and open up funding opportunities. Council could vote next week on an ordinance defining the district and its requirements. “It gives us the ability to research for grants that might apply for that area,” city clerk...
Westmoreland sheriff logistics officer gets ARD, probation in DUI case
A corporal in the Westmoreland County Sheriff’s Department will serve one year on probation for a drunken-driving arrest in May, making her the fourth office employee charged with a crime past year. In court Wednesday, Caitlyn Kralovic, 27, of Rillton, Sewickley Township, was admitted to the Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition Program...
About 600 take part in 15th annual Connellsville Polar Bear Plunge
Rick Grimaldi couldn’t get over what a difference a year made for the Connellsville Polar Bear Plunge, held annually on New Year’s Day in Yough River Park. “This is more like spring break compared to 2018, when it was about 4 degrees and they had to cut a hole in...
