Category Archives: Local News

WINTER WEATHER RETURNS THIS WEEKEND
Winter weather returns to the area this weekend. The National Weather Service issued a winter weather advisory to start at 7:00 tonight and end at 1:00 AM Sunday. 2-3 inches of snow is expected, and r...
Cindy Perino Jan 10, 2025

NATIONAL DAY OF MOURNING FOR JIMMY CARTER
There will be no regular mail for area residents today and all federal offices are closed. President Biden has declared today as a National Day of Mourning for Jimmy Carter. The country's 39th preside...
Cindy Perino Jan 09, 2025

ADELPHOI CHARTER SCHOOL TO OPEN THIS SUMMER
Officials behind a charter school that is operated by Adelphoi in Westmoreland County are planning to open their newly expanded building this summer. Leaders with Latrobe's Ketterer Charter School say...
Cindy Perino Jan 09, 2025

TRIAL OF MOUNT PLEASANT WOMAN UNDERWAY
The trial of a Mt. Pleasant woman charged with hitting two pedestrians with her vehicle while driving while intoxicated got underway yesterday. The Trib reports 34-year-old Elizabeth Sirianni is charg...
Cindy Perino Jan 09, 2025

CHARGES ADDED TO MOUNT PLEASANT MAN'S CASE
Charges of attempted homicide were added to the case of a Mt. Pleasant man accused of chasing another driver and shooting at his vehicle. The Trib reports that the trial of 30-year-old Paul Caletri II...
Cindy Perino Jan 09, 2025

GARAGE FIRE IN EXPORT
Crews were on the scene of a garage fire last night in Export. According to WTAE-TV, the fire started around 5:30 PM, as a garage in the 2000 block of Carolina Street was fully engulfed in flames. No ...
Cindy Perino Jan 09, 2025

MONESSEN MAN ACQUITTED
A Monessen man was acquitted of sexual assault charges at his trial yesterday. The Trib reports 63-year-old Jerry Geist was found not guilty of three charges connected to accusations made by an autist...
Cindy Perino Jan 09, 2025

FORMER PRESIDENT OF DERRY AREA AQUA CLUB IN JAIL
The former president of the Derry Area Aqua Club is in jail awaiting a preliminary hearing on charges that she embezzled money from the organization to pay for gambling and sports betting. The Trib re...
Cindy Perino Jan 09, 2025

JEANNETTE MAYOR WANTS NEW PANIC BUTTONS INSTALLED AT CITY HALL
Jeannette Mayor Curtis Antoniak says he wants new panic buttons installed at City Hall. The mayor is calling for the alert system after Administrative Assistant Andrea Beneke reported that someone bar...
Cindy Perino Jan 08, 2025

VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL TO REOPEN TODAY
Valley High School in New Kensington will reopen today after a broken boiler was fixed. The Trib reports that the school was closed Monday, like many other schools across the area, but was closed the ...
Cindy Perino Jan 08, 2025