Category Archives: Local News
MULTIPLE RV'S DESTROYED IN FIRE
Multiple RV's were destroyed in a fire at a Westmoreland County camper dealership early yesterday. KDKA-TV reports that the cause of the fire at the back lot of Camping World in Allegheny Township is ...
Aug 29, 2024
LEECHBURG SCHOOL DISTRICT OPTS TO NOT SUE WESTMORELAND COUNTY
Leechburg School District has decided to not file a lawsuit against Westmoreland County concerning tax rate issues. The Trib reports that A lawsuit was discussed at a July town hall meeting hosted by ...
Aug 29, 2024
TWO DOZEN PEOPLE ASK DEP TO REJECT MINING COMPANY REQUEST
About two dozen people asked the Department of Environmental Protection at a hearing yesterday to reject a mining company's request to renew its permit to discharge water from a mine in Donegal Townsh...
Aug 29, 2024
TWO WESTMORELAND COUNTY EMPLOYEES SUSPENDED WITHOUT PAY
The purchasing director and deputy purchasing director in Westmoreland County are now suspended without pay over salary increases that officials say were never approved. The Trib reports that the coun...
Aug 29, 2024
HOUSE TASK FORCE ON ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT QUESTION LAW ENFORCEMENT'S "FROZEN" RESPONSE
The House task force chair on Donald Trump's attempted assassination is questioning law enforcement's so-called "frozen" response. Pennsylvania Republican Congressman Mike Kelly says he wants to know ...
Aug 28, 2024
TRAVELING VIETNAM WAR MEMORIAL COMING TO MOUNT PLEASANT THIS WEEK
A traveling Vietnam War memorial is coming to Mount Pleasant this week. An opening ceremony for the three-fifths scale replica of the Vietnam wall in Washington, D.C. will be happening at Frick Park a...
Aug 28, 2024
PA COMMONWEALTH TO CONTINUE TESTING DRINKING WATER NEAR EAST PALESTINE TRAIN DERAILMENT SITE
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro says that the Commonwealth will continue the testing of drinking water near the site of last year's train derailment in East Palestine. A number of rail cars, some c...
Aug 28, 2024
NEW KEN-ARNOLD SCHOOL DISTRICT TO OPERATE ON EARLY DISMISSAL DUE TO HEAT WAVE
New Kensington-Arnold School District officials have announced that due to the anticipated heat wave in our area, all schools will operate on an early dismissal schedule. The Trib reports that the two...
Aug 28, 2024
CITIZENS URGE WESTMORELAND COUNTY COMMISSIONERS TO SWITCH TO PAPER BALLOTS
A group of citizens have urged Westmoreland County Commissioners to switch to paper ballots for the November election. The Trib reports that about half a dozen people spoke during the public comment s...
Aug 28, 2024
INCARCERATED LATROBE MAN FACES NEW CHARGES
A former Latrobe man now serving time in State Prison now faces charges of rape. The Trib reports that 39-year-old Randy Shipley was linked via DNA evidence to the sexual assault of a teenage girl on ...
Aug 28, 2024
