Jeannette News

Share + Jul 9, 2009 3:04 pm US/Eastern JEANNETTE Three weeks after severe weather and damaging floods, the homeowners hardest hit by last month's storms are hoping for a helping hand as clean-up efforts continue.

Paul Paterra can be reached via e-mail or at 724-836-6220. A Sewickley Township man charged with more than 200 counts relating to child pornography is being held in the Westmoreland County Prison.an David Burnett, 21, of 296 Sutersville Road, faces charges of sexual abuse of children, dissemination of child pornography, computer trespass, criminal ...

Paul Paterra can be reached via e-mail or at 724-836-6220. Jayson Miller said his Jeannette home has been "uninhabitable" since the June 17 storm that invaded Western Pennsylvania.

Police are looking for a Belle Vernon man who has been missing since early this week.

PITTSBURGH, Pa. - A consultant hired by the Westmoreland County Transit Authority said during a public hearing Monday night that train service could potentially start tomorrow between Latrobe and Greensburg to Pittsburgh.

This article has been read 189 times. A Jeannette couple was killed Thursday in a head-on traffic crash in Penn Township, Westmoreland County.

A head-on car crash killed a Jeannette couple Thursday afternoon in Penn Township, Westmoreland County.

A former worker at a Hempfield Township home for Alzheimer's patients has been charged with literally stealing the rings off the fingers of three women while caring for them.

Patty Marquis summed up succinctly what she and neighbors in Jeannette hoped would result from Thursday's visit from state and federal emergency management agency officials.

Federal officials will canvass Westmoreland and Allegheny counties today to assess damage to determine the state's eligibility for disaster relief related to last week's severe thunderstorms and flooding, state and county officials said Wednesday.

Federal Emergency Management Agency officials are in Turtle Creek and Jeannette on Thursday, and they will survey the damage from last week's severe storms and flooding.

Bob Stiles can be reached via e-mail or at 724-836-6622. Two people who were charged with receiving stolen property and drug offenses after police raided a Hempfield home last month reached tentative plea agreements with prosecutors Thursday, according to their attorneys.

An act of kindness brought smiles to the faces of flood victims in Westmoreland County facing a hefty cleanup after last week's devastating flash flooding.

A group of teenagers said they were taken aback by the extent of damage they saw in Jeannette on Wednesday, one week after it was ravaged by flooding caused by powerful thunderstorms.

Paul Paterra can be reached via e-mail or at 724-836-6220. Some Jeannette residents, still cleaning their homes damaged in last week's flooding, got a boost Tuesday from the Salvation Army.

People who suffered damage from last week's storms in Jeannette, Westmoreland County, will be able to apply for assistance to the Salvation Army starting on Tuesday.

Paul Paterra can be reached via e-mail or at 724-836-6220. Property owners in the Jeannette School District will be spared a tax hike for the 2009-10 fiscal year.

Jun 20, 2009 1:50 pm US/Eastern JEANNETTE Flash flooding has been a big concern for many local residents during the recent severe weather.

The National Weather Service called off a flash flood warning Saturday for most of Western Pennsylvania.

The Tribune-Review can be reached online or at 412-321-6460. The Salvation Army branch in Jeannette will be offering flood assistance beginning Tuesday.