Category Archives: Local News
ROAD RESURFACING PROJECT UNDERWAY IN WESTMORELAND COUNTY
A road resurfacing project gets underway today in parts of Westmoreland County. The Trib reports that the $11.3 million project will affect parts of Routes 30 and 130, Pittsburgh Street, Youghiogheny ...
Jul 21, 2025
LOWER BURRELL MAN ACCUSED OF INAPPROPRIATE CONTENT INVOLVING MINORS
A Lower Burrell man is accused of having inappropriate content involving minors. The Westmoreland County District Attorney's Office has charged 29-year-old Christian Tominello with 100 counts of posse...
Jul 21, 2025
BEAVER FALLS WOMAN ACCUSED OF STEALING SCRATCH-OFF TICKETS FROM MT. PLEASANT CONVENIENCE STORE
A woman from Beaver Falls is accused of stealing thousands of dollars in lottery scratch-off tickets from a convenience store in Mt. Pleasant. KDKA-TV reports that 29-year-old Susan Decker allegedly t...
Jul 18, 2025
THIS SUNDAY ON WESTMORELAND COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS: HEMPFIELD PARKS AND RECREATION
Hempfield Parks and Recreation has a slew of events on the calendar this summer and fall including movie nights, concerts and family nights out. And some of the fall programming will be at the new Hem...
Jul 18, 2025
FIRST TIME UNEMPLOYMENT FILINGS INCREASE ACROSS PA
First time filings for unemployment are increasing across Pennsylvania. That's according to the U.S. Department of Labor, which says for the week ending July 12th, there were more than 13-thousand fir...
Jul 18, 2025
TWO STATE LAWMAKERS INTRODUCE BILL TO LEGALIZE RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA IN PA
Two state lawmakers have introduced a bill to legalize recreational marijuana in Pennsylvania. Democratic Representative Emily Kinkead and Republican Representative Abby Major introduced the bill they...
Jul 18, 2025
FLORIDA MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO WESTERN PA BURGLARIES
The Pennsylvania State Attorney General's office says a Florida man faces up to 20 years behind bars for his role in a burglary ring that targeted Western Pennsylvania property owners. Authorities say...
Jul 18, 2025
NATIONAL ANIMAL ADVOCACY GROUP CRITICIZES PROBATION SENTENCE OF DERRY WOMAN
A national animal advocacy group criticized a probation sentence handed down to a Derry-area woman who pleaded guilty to animal cruelty charges. The Trib reports that 45-year-old Kimberly Rose pleaded...
Jul 18, 2025
WORK ON COMMERCIAL SPACE AT FORMER MONSOUR MEDICAL CENTER SET TO START NEXT YEAR
Work on commercial space at the former Monsour Medical Center is set to start next year. The Trib reports that the new retail complex in Jeannette will be accompanied by over 30 townhomes nearby. Offi...
Jul 18, 2025
ONE PERSON HOSPITALIZED AFTER FIERY CRASH NEAR YOUNGWOOD
One person was hospitalized after a fiery crash at the intersection of Routes 119 and 66 near Youngwood. The Trib reports that the crash was reported just after 8:00 AM yesterday as a tri-axle truck r...
Jul 18, 2025
