Category Archives: Local News

REGISTRATION OPEN FOR PA LIQUOR CONTROL BOARD'S RARE BOTTLE LOTTERY
Registration is open now for the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board's summer rare bottle lottery. State residents age 21 and up can enter for a chance to purchase rare and limited release bourbons and ...
Cindy Perino 2h ago

WESTERN PA FIREMEN'S CONVENTION IN NEW KEN LATER THIS WEEK
The Western Pennsylvania Firemen's Convention is planned in New Kensington later this week. It is happening Thursday through Sunday. The event will include a car cruise on Fourth Avenue Saturday morni...
Cindy Perino 2h ago

GAS PRICES IN PA HIGHER THIS WEEK
Gas prices across Pennsylvania are higher this week than they were last week. That's according to Triple A, which says the average cost per gallon is up by about six-cents compared to last week, curre...
Cindy Perino 2h ago

LETRESSE WILLIAMS RETRIAL UNDERWAY
The retrial of Letresse Williams is underway in Westmoreland County Court. The Trib reports that he is charged with second-degree murder in the January 2020 shooting death of Anthone Williams. It alle...
Cindy Perino 2h ago

NEW KEN FIRE DEEMED SUSPICIOUS
A fire on Saturday in New Kensington has been deemed suspicious. The Trib reports that police are investigating the fire at a four-apartment house along Sixth Avenue as a potential arson. No injuries ...
Cindy Perino 2h ago

MONESSEN MAN AND GIRLFRIEND ACCUSED OF CHILD ABUSE
A Monessen man and his girlfriend are accused of abusing a five-year-old boy. Charles Smitley and Colleen Cassidy were taken into custody yesterday. State police first contacted Monessen authorities a...
Cindy Perino 2h ago

ONE PERSON AND DOG RESCUED FROM PENN TOWNSHIP HOUSE FIRE
One person and a dog were rescued from a fire at a home on Timber Ridge Court in Penn Township yesterday afternoon. The Trib reports that the juvenile girl was unconscious when crews rescued her. She ...
Cindy Perino 2h ago

FORMER GREENSBURG POLICE CHIEF PLEADS GUILTY TO ADDITIONAL CHARGES
Former Greensburg Police Chief Shawn Denning pleaded guilty to three misdemeanor counts of tampering with evidence yesterday in Westmoreland County Court. The Trib reports that he was ordered to three...
Cindy Perino 2h ago

GOVERNOR SHAPIRO JOINS ANOTHER LAWSUIT AGAINST TRUMP ADMINISTRATION
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro is joining a lawsuit against the Trump administration over its efforts to limit gender-affirming healthcare. The lawsuit filed by several Democratic-led states targe...
Cindy Perino Aug 04, 2025

NATIONAL NIGHT OUT AT NORTHMORELAND PARK TOMORROW EVENING
West Leechburg and Allegheny Township are hosting National Night Out celebrations tomorrow evening. One of the events is happening at the fireman's recreation hall and grounds in West Leechburg and th...
Cindy Perino Aug 04, 2025