Author Archives: Cindy Perino

Hundreds of federal workers in Western Pennsylvania are now furloughed as the government shutdown continues. Representatives with the National Treasury Employees Union say about 250 of their members i...

Today marks the last day of work for 125 Westmoreland County employees who were furloughed due to lack of funds from the state government. WTAE-TV reports that a rally of members of the SEIU was held ...

A Derry Township man was convicted by a Westmoreland County Jury for causing a vehicle crash that injured a passenger in 2019. The Trib reports that 61-year-old Robert Mayer was found guilty of aggrav...

The man accused of setting a pipe bomb on his landlord's lawnmower now faces charges in a second pipe bomb attack. The Trib reports that the second bomb was planted on a pickup truck used by one of Ja...

The Pennsylvania Senate has passed a bill to waive interest on short-term budget impasse loans offered by state treasurer Stacy Garrity. Under current law, the Pennsylvania Treasurer may provide inves...

The Springdale Planning Commission is again delaying a decision on the proposed data center in the borough. During the commission meeting yesterday, members decided to postpone a vote on a recommendat...

A Pitt-Greensburg student was killed in a vehicle accident in Virginia over the weekend. The Trib reports that 22-year-old Alyssa Calderelli and her boyfriend were driving back from Washington, D.C. o...

Delmont officials will host a special Q&A meeting on October 15th on a draft of the master plan for the borough-owned Shields Farm property. The Trib reports that The plan's purpose is to guide th...

A freight company will soon come to Westmoreland County. The Trib reports that Dayton Freight has finalized the purchase of 31.5 acres at the I-70 Industrial Park in South Huntingdon, paying $1.7 mill...

A jury acquitted a suspended state trooper in connection with an alleged domestic violence incident two years ago at his home in Derry Township. The Trib reports that it took the jury two hours to fin...