Category Archives: Local News
CHARGES AGAINST KENTUCKY WOMAN DROPPED AFTER RESTITUTION PAYMENT
Charges against a Kentucky woman were dropped after she paid restitution to the owners of a Donegal Township bed and breakfast. The Trib reports that 35-year-old Samantha Brown of Louisville was charg...
Jul 30, 2025
WESTMORELAND COUNTY COMMISSIONERS CONFIRM FIRING COUNTY TAX OFFICE DIRECTOR
Westmoreland County Commissioners have confirmed that they are firing the director of the county tax office at an upcoming meeting. The Trib reports that Sarah Minnick has been on unpaid suspension si...
Jul 30, 2025
TWO PHILADELPHIA MEN SENTENCED FOR DRUG SMUGGLING
Two men who were carrying a large quantity of fentanyl-laced heroin in 2023 were given lengthy sentences in Westmoreland County Court yesterday. The Trib reports that 39-year-old Mario Caba and 29-yea...
Jul 30, 2025
GREENSBURG TEENAGER SENTENCED AS ADULT FOR HEMPFIELD ROBBERY
A Greensburg Teenager was sentenced as an adult for his part in a robbery last year in Hempfield. The Trib reports that 17-year-old Cayden Essway was ordered to serve 20 to 40 months in prison for a f...
Jul 30, 2025
BUSHY RUN BATTLEFIELD ANNOUNCES RENAMING OF IROQUOIS HILL
Bushy Run Battlefield has announced that at the upcoming battle reenactment, they will rename a hill on its 218-acre property to a more culturally appropriate name. The Trib reports that the hill is i...
Jul 29, 2025
HEAT ADVISORY TODAY
The National Weather Service has put a heat advisory out for most of Westmoreland County from noon till 8:00 tonight. High temperatures combined with the humidity levels will have the heat index up to...
Jul 29, 2025
GOVERNOR SHAPIRO AND SENATOR MCCORMICK TO APPEAR AT UPCOMING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SUMMIT IN PITTSBURGH
Governor Josh Shapiro and U.S. Senator Dave McCormick are slated to appear at an upcoming artificial intelligence summit in Pittsburgh. AI Horizons 2025 is happening at Bakery Square on September 11th...
Jul 29, 2025
ONE PERSON HOSPITALIZED AFTER SUTERSVILLE CRASH
One person was hospitalized after a crash in Sutersville yesterday afternoon. WTAE-TV reports that the crash happened near the intersection of Knox Avenue and 4th Street. A three-wheeled vehicle alleg...
Jul 29, 2025
GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONIES HELD LAST WEEK FOR CHURCH VIEW SENIOR RESIDENCES
Groundbreaking ceremonies were held last week for the Church View Senior Residences in Mt. Pleasant Township. The Trib reports that the affordable senior housing units will be located on a two-acre po...
Jul 29, 2025
ATTEMPTED MURDER VICTIM WANTS SON TO RECEIVE SPECIAL KOSHER DIET
The mother and the person that Kort Eckman tried to kill in October of 2023 is asking a judge that her son, the accused murderer, to receive a special kosher diet in line with his religious beliefs. T...
Jul 29, 2025
