Author Archives: Cindy Perino
STATE SENATE MEETING TOMORROW REGARDING BENEFITS OF LATER SCHOOL STARTS
A state Senate committee is meeting tomorrow to hear about the reported benefits of having school start later in the morning. The hearing of the Senate Education Committee is set for Thursday at 1 p.m...
Apr 04, 2024
HEMPFIELD SCHOOL OFFICIALS HOPING FOR GRANT DOLLARS TO COVER METAL DETECTORS
Officials at Hempfield Area Schools are hoping to get state grant dollars to help cover the cost of weapons detectors. School leaders have applied for 450-thousand dollars in funding through the Penns...
Apr 04, 2024
SECTION OF ROUTE 66 CLOSED DUE TO LANDSLIDE
A section of State Route 66 between Vandergrift and Leechburg is closed due to a landslide. PennDOT shut down the route at Jefferson Street and First Street in Parks Township yesterday evening. There ...
Apr 04, 2024
CREWS BEGIN TO STABILIZE HEMPFIELD HOMES AFFECTED BY MINE SUBSIDENCE
Crews have started to stabilize some homes in Hempfield. The Trib reports that the work is part of the federally-funded $6 million mine reclamation project meant to protect homes from mine subsidence....
Apr 04, 2024
HEARING HELD FOR REGISTER OF WILLS OFFICE
A hearing was held Wednesday concerning the Westmoreland County Register of Wills office where the staff claimed that the office was neglected by the elected office holder, Sherri Hamilton. The Trib r...
Apr 04, 2024
BOND REVOKED FOR EAST HUNTINGDON MAN
Bond has been revoked in the case of an East Huntingdon man who is charged with the shooting involving police officers after a Westmoreland County Judge said that he was a danger to the community. The...
Apr 04, 2024
REGISTRATION OPEN FOR TROOPER IWANIEC MEMORIAL RACE
Registration is open for an event honoring the memory of a fallen Westmoreland County state trooper. The 14th annual Trooper Iwaniec Memorial Race is planned for April 20th at Saint Vincent College. T...
Apr 03, 2024
ALLEGHENY COUNTY MAN STRIKES DEAL ON ATTEMPTED HOMICIDE CHARGES
An Allegheny County man who had been facing charges of attempted homicide involving three New Kensington police officers, has struck a deal on lesser charges. Investigators report the officers were ri...
Apr 03, 2024
FLEXIBLE INSTRUCTION DAY ON FRIDAY FOR JEANNETTE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Jeannette School District will have a flexible instruction day on Friday to allow students, staff and the community to attend a memorial service for five people killed in a house fire last month. The ...
Apr 03, 2024
WESTMORELAND COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PUSH BACK NIGHT MEETING BY ONE WEEK
The Westmoreland County Commissioners have pushed back their upcoming night meeting by one week. The Trib reports that a scheduling conflict prevents the meeting to be held at 7 PM this Thursday, so t...
Apr 03, 2024
