Category Archives: Local News

A Clairton man lead police on a 20 mile chase after he fled a traffic stop in Hempfield. The Trib reports that a state trooper on the PA Turnpike pulled over a Jeep with nearly-opaque tinted windows. ...

Authorities in Indiana County are investigating a report of a weapon existing at the Indiana Senior High School. A note from Superintendent Robert Heinrich said they along with borough police are inve...

Westmoreland County's Coroner has confirmed that the body of a woman found recently along Helens Lane in Cook Township was a woman who was reported missing from Ligonier on September 8th. The Trib rep...

People on welfare in Pennsylvania will not have to look for work for at least another year. Lawmakers voted this summer to extend the state's work requirement waiver until next August. The decision me...

Pennsylvania is certifying the candidates list who will appear on the November ballot in the state. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has upheld a lower court ruling which rejects independent candidate C...

Folks in Pennsylvania can now buy cocktails in a can. Bars, restaurants, and stores started selling canned alcoholic drinks Monday after the new state law went into effect. Before then, you could only...

A researcher at Saint Vincent College is asking Western Pennsylvania residents to help her collect spotted lanternflies. Associate biology professor Doctor Michelle Duennes is studying the insects in ...

Officials with Franklin Regional School District are looking into the current conditions of their athletics facilities. The school board is hiring a consulting firm to prepare a review of existing spo...

Westmoreland County Coroner Tim Carson is investigating what appears to be a body found in Cook Township. The Trib reports that the identity of the person has not been released. Carson said he was hea...

A Belle Vernon man has rejected a plea deal in a case where he is charged in connection with a road rage killing in Rostraver two years ago. The Trib reports that prosecutors confirmed they made a ple...