Author Archives: Cindy Perino

A mobile home was damaged by a fire yesterday afternoon in North Huntingdon. The Trib reports that crews were dispatched to the Dusty Rhodes Mobile Home Village at 2:45 PM. No injuries were reported.

This week on Westmoreland Community Connections on WHJB, host Jennifer Miele welcomes Pastor Nick Poole of Calvary Church in Irwin for an inspiring conversation about how Calvary Cares for our communi...

2025 is shaping up to be the least productive year for the Pennsylvania General Assembly in over a decade. The Democratic-majority House and Republican-led Senate were only able to pass 65 laws this y...

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 December 13th, there were more than 14-thousand...

The Lower Burrell Christmas parade that was previously scheduled for December 13th is now set for tomorrow. The lineup will start outside the former Stewart School at 5 p.m. The parade will then step ...

The former business manager at North Huntingdon EMS is filing a sexual harassment lawsuit in federal court. Attorneys have entered the litigation on behalf of 39-year-old Kelly Pirl, of McKeesport. Pi...

More details have been released on the shooting in Irwin that hurt one person. The Trib reports that 23-year-old Jason Powell has been arrested in connection with the shooting and is in jail on $100,0...

A Greensburg man was sentenced yesterday in connection with a drug overdose death in 2023. The Trib reports that 38-year-old Justin Todardo was ordered to serve 11 and a half to 23 months in prison al...

Westmoreland County Commissioners approved the 2026 budget at yesterday's meeting, which holds the line on property taxes. The Trib reports that property taxes will remain at 28.8 mills, with a nearly...

Westmoreland County Commissioners may be changing the way annual pay raises for elected officials are calculated. The Trib reports that since 1996, raises for elected officers were linked to the consu...