Category Archives: Local News

Multiple fire crews are on the scene of a fire in Vandergrift this morning. Westmoreland County 911 confirmed over 20 fire companies from Westmoreland, Indiana and Armstrong counties were called at 8:...

Grow Westmoreland, co-founded by Westmoreland County Commissioner Sean Kertes, has a major benefit event on the calendar designed to fund scholarships for students studying a skilled trade. Learn abou...

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 July 19th, there were more than ten-thousand fi...

The West Leechburg Fireman's Festival is planned for tomorrow. It is happening at the fireman's recreation grounds on Gosser Avenue from 2:00 to 7:00 p.m. There will be food and drinks, various vendor...

Two people were taken to the hospital after a vehicle crashed into a bank in downtown New Kensington. The Trib reports that a Ford Ranger crashed into the First National Bank on Kensington Square arou...

An East Huntingdon nursing home will be one of six facilities in the Western PA region going up for auction this year. The Trib reports that Scottdale Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center will be auct...

State police arrested a Florida man on drug charges after a traffic stop on the PA Turnpike. The Trib reports that an SUV was pulled over by State Police at Mile Marker 83 on the Turnpike in Mt. Pleas...

Monessen High School was evacuated after work crews accidentally hit a gas line Thursday morning. The Trib reports that first responders were sent to the school at 10:20 AM as crews hit a gas line con...

Electric bills in Pennsylvania could rise even more come next year. The regional power grid operator PJM has announced that bills are expected to increase following the latest capacity auction earlier...

Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro is criticizing New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani for not condemning what he calls "blatantly antisemitic" rhetoric. Shapiro told Jewish Insider that Mamdani ...