Category Archives: Local News
STABBING AT HEMPFIELD TOWERS
A resident of the Hempfield Towers faces charges related to a stabbing in the apartment complex on Sunday. The Trib reports that 30-year-old Timothy Wetzel allegedly stabbed an un-named individual whi...
Sep 04, 2024
DELMONT MAN PLEADS GUILTY
A Delmont man pleaded guilty yesterday to charges of sexually assaulting a teenage girl months after he sentenced to house arrest and probation on similar charges from 2022. The Trib reports that 24-y...
Sep 04, 2024
PA LOOKING FOR OWNERS OF 20 MILLION DOLLARS
Pennsylvania is looking for the owners of 20 million dollars. The money is coming from Delaware as part of the settlement over the MoneyGram un-cashed check case, but state officials say it will be di...
Sep 03, 2024
VP HARRIS COMES OUT AGAINST PROPOSED SALE OF U.S. STEEL
Vice President Kamala Harris is rallying support from union workers in Pittsburgh by coming out against the proposed sale of U.S. Steel. While speaking at the International Brotherhood of Electrical W...
Sep 03, 2024
MURRYSVILLE WOMAN FACES CHARGES FOR ALLEGEDLY PICKING FIGHT WITH WESTMORELAND COUNTY TRANSIT DRIVER
A woman from Murrysville faces charges related to an incident last week after she allegedly picked a fight with a Westmoreland County Transit driver. Court documents say that 40-year-old Lindsay Rae J...
Sep 03, 2024
WCCC LOOKING TO USE SEARCH FIRM TO FIND NEXT VICE PRESIDENT
Westmoreland County Community College is looking at using a search firm to help find its next vice president. The Trib reports that last week, the college board approved hiring Spelman Johnson search ...
Sep 03, 2024
BUSHY RUN BATTLEFIELD SET TO REOPEN
Bushy Run Battlefield is set to reopen for tours of the grounds and museum. KDKA-TV reports that the site has been closed since an EF1 tornado came through the area in early July, damaging the propert...
Sep 03, 2024
HUMANE OFFICIALS INVESTIGATE DEATH OF DOG IN WEST NEWTON
Westmoreland County humane officials are investigating the death of a dog in West Newton that they believe was intentionally killed. KDKA-TV reports that a two-year-old pit bull named Tone went missin...
Sep 03, 2024
THIS SUNDAY ON WESTMORELAND COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS: THE AMERICAN RED CROSS
The American Red Cross announced an emergency blood shortage this week, as hundreds of blood drives were canceled across the country due to summer storms. Tessie Amaranto, executive director of the Am...
Aug 30, 2024
NEW REPORT STATES BILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN FEDERAL SPENDING DURING COVID ACTUALLY HELPED PA'S ECONOMY
A new report says billions of dollars in federal spending during COVID actually helped Pennsylvania's economy. The report from the Keystone Research Center says the Commonwealth has a strong economy f...
Aug 30, 2024
