Category Archives: Local News
PERSEID METEOR SHOWER THIS WEEK
One of the most impressive celestial shows of the year is reaching its peak this week. The Perseid meteor shower has had lights streaking across the sky since last month, ramping up to Tuesday night a...
Aug 11, 2025
FORMER TEACHER WITH PA LEADERSHIP CHARTER SCHOOL FACING CHARGES
A former teacher with the Pennsylvania Leadership Charter School is facing charges that she victimized an Indiana County student. The 17-year-old was a cyber student at the time of the crime when 62-y...
Aug 11, 2025
GREENSBURG POLICE HAVE CAR THAT BELONGS TO MISSING MAN
Greensburg police say they now have the car that belongs to a missing man. A citizen spotted the white Toyota Avalon registered to Ruben Carranza purposefully hidden in the Acme area on Saturday, acco...
Aug 11, 2025
GREENSBURG OFFICIALS HOPE MORE BUSINESSES USE TAX INCENTIVE PROGRAMS
Greensburg officials are hopeful that more businesses enroll in a tax incentive program. The Trib reports that in the last 10 years of the Local Economic Revitalization Tax Abatement program, or LERTA...
Aug 11, 2025
NORTH HUNTINGDON MAN KILLED IN MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT
Westmoreland County Coroner Tim Carson confirmed one person died in a crash between an SUV and a motorcycle Sunday afternoon in Sewickley Township. The Trib reports that 30-year-old Michael Jones of N...
Aug 11, 2025
PA CHILD FACES CHARGES AFTER SEVERELY BURNING BROTHER DURING SOCIAL MEDIA PRANK
A child in Pennsylvania will face charges after authorities say he severely burned his brother doing a social media prank. Lancaster County officials said the 12-year-old boiled water in the microwave...
Aug 08, 2025
THIS SUNDAY ON WESTMORELAND COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS: INDEPENDENCE HEALTH DISCUSSES SUMMER SAFETY
Dr. Heather Walker from Independence Health is our next guest on Westmoreland Community Connections. As an emergency department physician, Dr. Walker talks about summer safety concerning pools, the he...
Aug 08, 2025
HEMPFIELD TOWNSHIP OFFICIALS HIRE AUCTIONEER TO SELL SURPLUS EQUIPMENT
Officials in Hempfield Township are hiring an auctioneer to help sell off some surplus equipment. Township supervisors have approved a plan to contract with Anderson Auctioneers for the online sale. L...
Aug 08, 2025
NEW KEN KOREAN WAR VETERAN LAID TO REST AFTER 75 YEARS
After 75 years, a New Kensington man who was killed in the line of duty in Korea has been laid to rest, with his family able to finally mourn his death. The Trib reports that Roland Bowser died in ser...
Aug 08, 2025
NEW KEN MAN'S SECOND TRIAL ENDS IN MISTRIAL
Prosecutors in Westmoreland County have again failed to earn a guilty verdict in the trial of an alleged killer. Investigators say that Letresse Williams fatally shot Anthone Williams outside of a New...
Aug 08, 2025
