Author Archives: Cindy Perino

ROAD RESTRICTIONS ON I-70 DUE TO BRIDGE WORK, WEATHER PERMITTING
If the rain stops, some bridge rehab work is expected to get underway today. The Trib reports the work will affect both directions on a stretch of I-70 in Rostraver and South Huntingdon. The restricti...
Cindy Perino Apr 03, 2024

SEWARD MAN TO SERVE TWO YEARS PROBATION
A Seward man was ordered to serve two years of probation for the indecent assault of a girl in 2018. The Trib reports that 38-year-old Timmy Betts entered a guilty plea to a misdemeanor count of indec...
Cindy Perino Apr 03, 2024

FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3:45PM TODAY
Weather officials are keeping an eye to the sky for rain as a flood warning remains in effect for Westmoreland County and the surrounding areas until 3:45 this afternoon. The National Weather Service ...
Cindy Perino Apr 03, 2024

BILL CALLING FOR MORATORIUM ON NEW CYBER SCHOOLS INTRODUCED IN STATE SENATE
A bill that would call for a moratorium on new cyber schools has been introduced in the state Senate. The minority chairwoman of the Senate Education Committee has introduced Senate Bill 27, which wou...
Cindy Perino Apr 02, 2024

PSP REPORTS EASTER WEEKEND DUI/CRASH STATISTICS
Pennsylvania State Police officers kept a watchful eye on Western Pennsylvania and the rest of the Commonwealth over the just-concluded Easter weekend. The department reports that, for the period that...
Cindy Perino Apr 02, 2024

BURRELL COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS GATHERING SLATED FOR NEXT WEEK
An event meant to bring together citizens, young people, businesses, and local leaders is happening in Lower Burrell next week. The Burrell Community Connections gathering is scheduled at Charles A. H...
Cindy Perino Apr 02, 2024

IDENTITY OF TEENAGER KILLED IN DIRT BIKE CRASH IDENTIFIED
The identity of the second teenager killed in a dirt bike crash over the weekend was released. North Huntingdon police, searching for two people reported as missing, found the pair dead on Sunday. The...
Cindy Perino Apr 02, 2024

INVESTIGATORS CONTINUE TO SEARCH FOR CAUSE OF PLUM HOUSE EXPLOSION
Investigators are continuing to search for the cause of last summer's deadly home explosion in Plum. Six people suffered fatal injuries when a home near Rustic Ridge and Brookside Drives blew up on Au...
Cindy Perino Apr 02, 2024

SOUTHWESTERN PA UNDER FLOOD WATCH TONIGHT
Southwestern PA is under a Flood Watch through tonight. The National Weather Service has put the flood watch in effect for Westmoreland County and several surrounding counties until 8:00 tonight. Mult...
Cindy Perino Apr 02, 2024

HEMPFIELD SUPERVISORS APPROVE FIRE DEPARTMENT PART-TIME PAID DAY-SHIFT DRIVERS
Hempfield supervisors approved seeking part-time paid day shift drivers for the fire department. The Trib reports that the vote at a recent meeting was 3-2 in favor of approving the position, and it i...
Cindy Perino Apr 02, 2024








