Category Archives: Local News

PENN-TRAFFORD AREA RECREATION COMMISSION COULD DISSOLVE
The Penn-Trafford Area Recreation Commission could dissolve after 24 years following votes by the non-profit's governing bodies. The Trib reports that Penn-Trafford School District voted Monday and Tr...
Cindy Perino Aug 08, 2025

UNION MEMBERS WALK OFF JOB AT PACE INDUSTRIES
Members of the Laborers International Union local 1357 walked off the job at Pace Industries in Derry early Thursday morning after union leaders said contract talks broke down. The Trib reports that U...
Cindy Perino Aug 08, 2025

PA DRIVERS FEEL IMPACT OF SEVERE FLOODING
Pennsylvania drivers are feeling the impact of severe flooding this year. According to a new report from CARFAX, over 23-thousand vehicles in the state have been damaged by floodwaters. That's the fou...
Cindy Perino Aug 07, 2025

MARK CUBAN ANNOUNCES PARTNERSHIP WITH GIANT EAGLE PHARMACIES
Billionaire investor Mark Cuban is formally announcing a partnership between his Cost Plus Drugs company and Giant Eagle pharmacies. Cuban visited the Market District store in Robinson Township yester...
Cindy Perino Aug 07, 2025

STATE BUDGET IMPASSE REACHES 36TH DAY
As the state budget impasse reaches it's 36th day, A state senator from Westmoreland County is suggesting the state adopt a six-month spending plan to maintain last year's funding levels for essential...
Cindy Perino Aug 07, 2025

NEW KEN FIRE BEING INVESTIGATED AS ARSON
A weekend fire at a New Kensington home is now being investigated as an arson. KDKA-TV reports crews were called out Saturday morning for the fire on Sixth Street. New Kensington Fire Chief Ed Saliba ...
Cindy Perino Aug 07, 2025

JURY DELIBERATIONS CONTINUE FOR RETRIAL OF NEW KEN MAN
Jury deliberations will continue this morning for the retrial of a New Kensington man charged with the murder of an Arnold drug dealer. The Trib reports that the jury deliberated six hours yesterday b...
Cindy Perino Aug 07, 2025

NEW MEXICO MAN IN CUSTODY AFTER I-70 TRAFFIC STOP
A man from New Mexico is in custody after police found him with about 17 pounds of suspected cocaine during a traffic stop on I-70. The Trib reports that the stop was made around mile marker 78 in Hem...
Cindy Perino Aug 07, 2025

GREENSBURG MAN ACCUSED OF TRAFFICKING
A Greensburg man is accused of trafficking a teenage girl for sex. The Trib reports that 30-year-old Samuel Oglesby was investigated after police received a ChildLine report that the girl was having s...
Cindy Perino Aug 07, 2025

SEARCH CALLED OFF FOR MANOR MAN
A search was called off Wednesday night for a Manor man who fled from a Sheriff's deputy intending to serve him with an arrest warrant. The Trib reports that state police and the sheriff's deputies ar...
Cindy Perino Aug 07, 2025








