Category Archives: Local News

A Clairton man was arrested as part of a drug sting in West Newton earlier this month. The Trib reports that 28-year-old Ismail Hamlin faces numerous drug and weapons charges in Westmoreland and Alleg...

The trial of a Scott Township Taco Bell manager charged in the killing of a restaurant employee is underway in Allegheny County. Twenty-six-year-old Zairyre Simmons fatally shot 32-year-old Dorian Car...

Defense attorneys for the two instructional aides at an elementary school in the Greensburg-Salem School District said the two were following the directions of teachers in the classroom when they alle...

A Westmoreland County Judge yesterday sentenced a Rostraver man to up to 80 years in prison in connection with a road rage incident on New Year's Day in 2022 that left a woman dead. The Trib reports t...

A Greensburg man will serve up to 40 years in prison for raping a child. The Trib reports 35-year-old James Dickant Jr. was convicted of nine counts in a nonjury trial in October where prosecutors cla...

One of the suspects in the theft of over $4 million from the Greensburg Beverage CEO's estate is now in jail on $1 million bond. The Trib reports that 26-year-old Angela Lynne Valesky and her mother, ...

A Unity man severely injured in a head-on collision on Monday in Ligonier Township has died. The Trib reports that 18-year-old Colin Keough was pronounced dead in the intensive care unit at Conemaugh ...

A community forum showcasing local nonprofit services is happening in Greensburg tomorrow. The event is planned at the Greensburg Garden and Civic Center from 5:00 to 7:30 p.m. Organization representa...

The 50-thousand chickens that tested positive for bird flu in Lehigh County are being euthanized. The outbreak was reported by state officials Monday at a poultry farm in Lynn Township. The Agricultur...

A Lower Burrell man is avoiding prison after pleading guilty to federal fraud charges. Prosecutors say that 44-year-old Jonathan Fry applied for credit cards and opened accounts in a neighbor's name a...