Category Archives: Local News
FORMER AGENT AT STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE FACES CHARGES
A former agent with the State Attorney General's office is accused of stealing from the agency's North Huntingdon office and from the McKeesport NAACP. The Trib reports that 61-year-old Brenda Sawyer ...
Sep 06, 2024
HOUSE FIRE IN LOWER BURRELL LEAVES FAMILY HOMELESS
A family is left homeless after a fire in Lower Burrell yesterday. The Trib reports that the fire was reported around 11 AM at a home at 235 Michigan Avenue. Most of the family was out of the house al...
Sep 05, 2024
PROPOSED HOUSING UNIT IN ROSTRAVER
A property agreement has been reached by the Westmoreland County Housing Authority concerning the planned construction of a 50-unit building in Rostraver. The Trib reports that Authority board members...
Sep 05, 2024
DERRY TOWNSHIP SUPERVISORS AWARD CONTRACT TO EXTEND MUNICIPAL WATER SERVICE
Derry Township Supervisors on Tuesday awarded a contract to extend municipal water service along Guthrie Road. The Trib reports that Export-based Kukurin Contracting had the winning bid of $245,000. T...
Sep 05, 2024
SEARCH PLANNED NEXT WEEK REGARDING CASSANDRA GROSS DISAPPEARANCE
The mother of Cassandra Gross is planning a search next week for her daughter that has been missing since 2018. The Trib reports that Kathie Gross declined to say what searchers will be looking for bu...
Sep 05, 2024
PITTSBURGH MAN FACES CHARGES AFTER JOHNSTOWN TRUMP RALLY
A Pittsburgh man who interrupted Donald Trump's campaign rally in Johnstown last Friday will face charges. Officials say 36-year-old Stephen Weiss jumped onto the arena floor, got onto the media stage...
Sep 05, 2024
SENATOR BOB CASEY TO DEBATE DAVE MCCORMICK NEXT MONTH
U.S. Senator Bob Casey will debate Republican nominee Dave McCormick next month. WHTM-TV reports Casey and McCormick have agreed to a debate in Harrisburg on October Third. A new CNN poll released yes...
Sep 05, 2024
TIM WALZ IN WESTERN PA YESTERDAY
Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz spent time yesterday in Western Pennsylvania. The Minnesota governor made stops in Moon Township and Fayette County. His running mate, Democratic presiden...
Sep 05, 2024
NATIONAL BLOOD DONATION DAY
Governor Josh Shapiro is officially recognizing today as National Blood Donation Day in Pennsylvania. The American Red Cross and other organizations have reported an emergency blood shortage across th...
Sep 04, 2024
TIM WALZ TO VISIT PITTSBURGH THIS AFTERNOON
Democratic Vice Presidential nominee Tim Walz will visit Pittsburgh this afternoon. Specific details of the Minnesota governor's trip to the Steel City have not yet been released. Meanwhile, Democrati...
Sep 04, 2024
