Category Archives: Local News

Nonprofits in Western Pennsylvania and across the globe are looking for support today, on Giving Tuesday. The occasion happens on the first Tuesday after Thanksgiving each year, following Black Friday...

Business leaders in Westmoreland County are looking into adding a new convention center. Yesterday, the county's Chamber of Commerce announced plans to invest 25-thousand dollars into a feasibility st...

Fire crews were called out last night to a structure fire at a home in South Huntingdon Township. WTAE-TV reports that the fire was called in just before 9:00 PM in the 500 block of Smithton Pike. No ...

Delmont will officially lower the speed limit of Athena Drive from 35 miles an hour to 25. The Trib reports that many citizens in the borough complained of speeding along a stretch of Athena from Free...

A Boilivar man pleaded guilty to charges of arson and insurance fraud. The Trib reports that 60-year-old Jerry Allen Boring will serve one-to-two years in prison and an additional year of parole for s...

An Ohio man was paroled yesterday after he pleaded guilty to three misdemeanor charges related to the stalking of a singer at her Murrysville home. The Trib reports that 44-year-old Anthony Carpenter ...

A person is hospitalized after a tractor-trailer struck a maintenance vehicle in Westmoreland County. The incident happened early Monday along I-70 in Rostraver, when a tractor-trailer struck the main...

Deer rifle hunting season is underway. Saturday marked the first day of deer rifle hunting season in the state. Game Commission Lieutenant Andy Harvey spent Saturday in Somerset and Westmoreland count...

Governor Josh Shapiro is declaring a disaster emergency due to lake-effect snow in northwestern Pennsylvania. The proclamation allows for state resources to be mobilized to assist communities impacted...

The U.S. Postal Service and the nation's parcel carriers are announcing their shipping deadlines for Christmas. The post office says the last mailing date to ensure delivery before Christmas is Decemb...