Author Archives: Cindy Perino
MULTIPLE FIRE DEPARTMENTS RESPOND TO FIRE IN LOWER BURRELL
Crews from multiple fire departments responded Monday afternoon to a blaze in Lower Burrell. Flames ignited at a Dakota Drive home at around 1 p.m. The home was left in ruins but no one was hurt. The ...
Sep 09, 2025
FORMER STATE OFFICIAL NOW HEAD OF PA DEMOCRATIC PARTY
A former state official is now the head of the Pennsylvania Democratic Party. Pennsylvania Dems elected Eugene DePasquale as party chair this past weekend. DePasquale served two terms as State Auditor...
Sep 08, 2025
FOUR-MILE STRETCH OF YOUGH RIVER CLEANED UP BY MOUNTAIN WATERSHED ASSOCIATION
A four-mile stretch of the Youghiogheny River is a little cleaner thanks to around 20 volunteers. The group got together for a semi-annual cleanup hosted by the Mountain Watershed Association on Satur...
Sep 08, 2025
CHARGES OF ANIMAL CRUELTY AGAINST TWO MONESSEN RESIDENTS
Charges of animal cruelty against two Monessen residents were held for court on Friday. The Trib reports that Douglas White is charged with 13 offenses including aggravated cruelty to animals and MacK...
Sep 08, 2025
PORTION OF FIVE STAR TRAIL TO CLOSE TODAY AND TOMORROW FOR RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT PREP WORK
A portion of Five Star Trail will close today and tomorrow as prep work gets underway for a reconstruction project. The Trib reports that the trail will be closed between Fairview Avenue in South Gree...
Sep 08, 2025
PAINTERTOWN ROAD TO CLOSE ON WEDNESDAY FOR REPAIRS
PennDOT officials say a portion of Paintertown road will undergo some repairs. The Trib reports that this Wednesday, the road will be closed between Bickerstaff Road and Station Street as crews repair...
Sep 08, 2025
AVONMORE WOMAN KILLED IN INDIANA COUNTY CRASH
A 102-year-old Avonmore woman was killed in a crash Friday afternoon in Burrell Township, Indiana County. Indiana County Coroner Jerry Overman, Jr., identified the victim as Mary Lutz. She was a passe...
Sep 08, 2025
THIS SUNDAY ON WESTMORELAND COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS: WESTMORELAND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
The Westmoreland Community Development Department is preparing to submit a grant application for another round of HUD's Lead Hazard Control and Health Homes funding. Since its inception, this program ...
Sep 05, 2025
FIRST TIME UNEMPLOYMENT FILINGS DECREASING IN PA
First time filings for unemployment are decreasing across Pennsylvania. That's according to the U.S. Department of Labor, which says for the week ending August 30th, there were more than 86-hundred fi...
Sep 05, 2025
ARNOLD MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO DRUG TRAFFICKING
A Westmoreland County man is pleading guilty to trafficking fentanyl and heroin. Back in 2019, now 36-year-old Kevin Watson of Arnold was arrested after leading state police on a high speed chase with...
Sep 05, 2025
