Category Archives: Local News

PITTSBURGH STEELERS REPORTING TO SAINT VINCENT COLLEGE TODAY
The Pittsburgh Steelers are reporting to Saint Vincent College in Latrobe today as this summer's training camp gets underway. Their first open practice will be happening tomorrow afternoon. Fans can a...
Cindy Perino Jul 23, 2025

BELLE VERNON MAN SENTENCED FOR FAILING TO PAY EMPLOYMENT TAXES FOR ILLEGAL ALIENS
A Belle Vernon man was ordered to serve two and a half years in federal prison for failing to pay employment taxes for illegal aliens. The Trib reports 28-year-old Andy Ha ran Prosperity Services, Inc...
Cindy Perino Jul 23, 2025

UNITY TOWNSHIP PIZZA SHOP ROBBER SENTENCED
The man who robbed a Unity Township pizza shop was sentenced yesterday in Westmoreland County Court. The Trib reports that 25-year-old Austin Lewis pleaded guilty in April to two counts of robbery and...
Cindy Perino Jul 23, 2025

SOUTH GREENSBURG FAMILY FILES WRONGFUL DEATH LAWSUIT
The family of a South Greensburg man hit by a snowplow in January has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Westmoreland Landscapes LLC the company contracted to clear the parking lot where the crash...
Cindy Perino Jul 23, 2025

WEST NILE VIRUS MOSQUITOES SPREADING ACROSS PA
State officials say mosquitoes carrying West Nile Virus are spreading across Pennsylvania. The Department of Environmental Protection says the virus has been detected in more than half of the counties...
Cindy Perino Jul 22, 2025

PLANS TO MOVE ENTIRE PA TURNPIKE TO OPEN ROAD TOLLING
Plans are in place to move the entire Pennsylvania Turnpike over to open road tolling. Planners for the route say the full system will be set up by January of 2027. This means that overhead scanners w...
Cindy Perino Jul 22, 2025

ANIMAL PROTECTORS OF ALLEGHENY VALLEY LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS
Animal Protectors of Allegheny Valley is looking for volunteers. They need people to help them as they look after homeless pets at the shelter in New Kensington. Opportunities range from dog and cat c...
Cindy Perino Jul 22, 2025

FREE LEGAL CLINIC IN WESTMORELAND COUNTY
Some area attorneys are planning to participate in a free legal clinic for parents and families in Westmoreland County. The event will focus on child custody and legal issues related to school and edu...
Cindy Perino Jul 22, 2025

NURSE FACES ALLEGATIONS
A woman who has reportedly worked in a number of Western Pennsylvania health care facilities as a nurse in recent years is facing allegations. Shannon Womack was pulled over for a traffic stop in Wash...
Cindy Perino Jul 22, 2025

DERRY TOWNSHIP COUPLE SENTENCED
A Westmoreland County couple convicted of assaulting a teenage boy to the point of permanent disfigurement is learning their fate. State police went to the Derry Township home of Charles and Jamie Har...
Cindy Perino Jul 22, 2025