Category Archives: Local News

Folks who recently purchased a Cash 5 with Quick Cash ticket at a Latrobe gas station are being encouraged to check their numbers. Someone who bought a ticket at the Route 30 Sheetz matched all the nu...

A Westmoreland County judge on Tuesday rejected a prosecutor's argument that a man found guilty of attempted sexual assault cannot be rehabilitated. Brandon Pyle of Delmont was convicted in June in co...

A sentencing hearing was held yesterday for a 60-year-old man convicted of sex crimes against a minor. The victim, now in her mid-teens, says that Jerry Boring sexually assaulted her multiple times be...

A Seward man pleaded guilty yesterday to charges related to attempted sex with an underage girl. The Trib reports that 43-year-old Anthony Laughard pleaded guilty to unlawful contact with a minor for ...

Hay continues to smolder a few days after a fire at the Westmoreland Equestrian Center in Hempfield. The Trib reports that the smoke from the smoldering hay is causing some problems for people with re...

Two people and a dog were rescued from a burning home in Unity Township Tuesday night. The Trib reports that fire crews were called out to the home on Dos Drive in the village of Marguerite at 9:15 PM...

The Burrell School Board is approving the closure of Stewart Elementary. Members unanimously voted in favor of the plan to shut down the building, which houses only fourth and fifth grade classes, at ...

Westmoreland County Airport Authoritty officials addressed a rumor concerning immigrants being flown in overnight at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport. The Trib reports that Executive Director Gabe Monzo...

Cases of whooping cough are currently surging across Pennsylvania. That's according to the CDC, which says Pennsylvania has the highest number of whooping coughing cases in the country, with nearly 22...

Public health managers in Harrisburg are sending thousands of Xylazine care kits to communities across the state, but there aren't enough to keep up with the demand. The state's Department of Health l...