Category Archives: Local News

MT PLEASANT TOWNSHIP MAN'S ATTORNEY PLANNING INSANITY DEFENSE
A lawyer representing a Mount Pleasant Township man who allegedly stabbed his mother says his client was suffering delusions from over-the-counter supplements. Attorney Tim Andrews has informed the co...
Cindy Perino Jun 20, 2025

ROSTRAVER MURDER SUSPECT ORDERED TO STAND TRIAL
The suspect in the death of Jennah Seibert was ordered to stand trial yesterday. The Trib reports that Dorian Jeri-Greene faces charges of homicide and other crimes related to the shooting death in Ap...
Cindy Perino Jun 20, 2025

FROM HEAVY RAIN TO SCORCHING TEMPS
We go from strong rainfall to scorching temperatures this weekend. An extreme heat watch from the National Weather Service for Westmoreland, Allegheny and Indiana Counties will start at 11 Sunday morn...
Cindy Perino Jun 20, 2025

APPLICATIONS FOR PA PARDONS AVAILABLE ONLINE
Applications for pardons in Pennsylvania are now available online. The State Board of Pardons launched an online application for clemency on its website earlier this week. Lieutenant Governor Austin D...
Cindy Perino Jun 19, 2025

U.S. STEEL AND NIPPON STEEL DEAL BEING FINALIZED
A deal to merge U.S. Steel and Nippon Steel is being finalized. Under the agreement, U.S. Steel will keep its headquarters in Pittsburgh and more than 100-thousand jobs are expected to be created acro...
Cindy Perino Jun 19, 2025

PROTESTORS DEMAND JUSTICE FOR DECEASED PETS
Protestors were outside the Allegheny County Courthouse yesterday demanding justice for deceased pets they believe were mistreated by Patrick Vereb at funeral homes he ran in Pittsburgh and in Harriso...
Cindy Perino Jun 19, 2025

WESTMORELAND COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY LOOKING FOR SPONSOR OF STATE APLLICATION
The Westmoreland County Housing Authority is looking for another sponsor for a state application to fund a $2.3 million construction project. The Trib reports that it will consist of nine cottage-styl...
Cindy Perino Jun 19, 2025

FRANKLIN REGIONAL SCHOOL BOARD APPROVES BUDGET
The Franklin-Regional School Board approved their 2025-26 budget earlier this week, and it contains a 4-mill property tax increase. The Trib reports that The $71.25 million budget has a $671,000 defic...
Cindy Perino Jun 19, 2025

TODAY IS JUNETEENTH
Today is Juneteenth, which commemorates the day in 1865 when enslaved African Americans in Texas learned they were freed due to the Emancipation Proclamation. Federal and State offices are closed toda...
Cindy Perino Jun 19, 2025

SENATOR FETTERMAN BELIEVES ISRAEL SHOULD HAVE TARGETED THE SUPREME LEADER OF IRAN
Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman believes Israel should have targeted the Supreme Leader of Iran. During a Fox News interview yesterday, the Democrat replied "100-percent" when asked if Ayatollah A...
Cindy Perino Jun 18, 2025








