Category Archives: Local News

Westmoreland County commissioners are appointing an interim public defender. James Spriestersbach was hired last month to lead the public defender's office but has suffered a medical emergency that ha...

As the United States enters its fifth week in the war with Iran, gas prices are surging across Pennsylvania and the United States. According to Triple A, average gas prices were at $3.94 per gallon on...

Hempfield School District will move forward with a long-awaited high school renovation. The Trib reports that bids for the project were approved last night. Those bids came in about $30 million under ...

Two more people have been charged in connection with a shooting last year in Monessen that injured one person. The Trib reports that 27-year-old Brendon Rennen of Pittsburgh was arraigned last week on...

A Penn Township man remains in jail on charges related to an incident that left a neighbor with a fractured skull and brain bleed. The Trib reports that attorneys for Jake Stepansky asked that his cli...

Authorities say a Trafford man is recovering from several stab wounds after being attacked by his step-son. Officers arrested Timothy Rosario who was found Saturday night standing on Westmoreland Road...

State Police will be out in full force on the Pennsylvania Turnpike next month. The Turnpike Commission says troopers will be cracking down on aggressive driving and people driving with a suspended re...

A Penn Township couple faces charges related to the abandonment of a puppy. KDKA-TV reports that in January, police were called out to a home along Route 130 after a landlord called for a welfare chec...

A local nonprofit is looking to share residents' cost of living concerns with leaders in Westmoreland County. The group Voices of Westmoreland conducted a survey of nearly 470 citizens, asking them wh...

A North Huntingdon woman faces charges after she reportedly took off all her clothes and fought someone inside the White Oak Giant Eagle on Thursday. Counts including assault and indecent exposure hav...