Category Archives: Local News
FEDERAL JUDGE DECIDES NOT TO STOP CHARLEROI PYREX PLANT SHUTDOWN
A federal judge is deciding not to stop the shutdown of the Pyrex glass plant in Charleroi. Yesterday, U.S. District Judge J. Nicholas Ranjan issued a decision on an injunction request to keep the fac...
Nov 15, 2024
PA SENATE RACE HEADED TO A RECOUNT
The U.S. Senate race in Pennsylvania is headed to a recount. The unofficial results show incumbent Democrat Bob Casey within the half-of-a-percent margin needed to trigger an automatic recount under s...
Nov 14, 2024
TWO PEOPLE INJURED IN INDIANA COUNTY CRASH
Two people were injured in a crash in Indiana County last night. First responders were dispatched at 6:25 to Route 119 just north of Homer City for a crash involving a pickup truck. The cause of the c...
Nov 14, 2024
MAWC ANNOUNCES CONSERVATION EFFORTS
The Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County has announced conservation efforts in response to the ongoing drought conditions through Pennsylvania. The Trib reports that the cutbacks in unnecessary ...
Nov 14, 2024
BAIL DENIED FOR HEMPFIELD MAN CHARGED WITH ARSON
Bail was denied on Wednesday for a Hempfield man charged with arson. The Trib reports 20-year-old Jacob David Baker is charged with aggravated arson, risking a catastrophe and other crimes for the fir...
Nov 14, 2024
JUDGE RECUSES HIMSELF FROM LATROBE LAWYER CASE
A Westmoreland County judge has recused himself from presiding over the case of a Latrobe lawyer accused of stealing money from a client. The Trib reports that Judge Christopher Feliciani said there w...
Nov 14, 2024
TWO PEOPLE HOSPITALIZED AFTER SUV OVERTURNS INTO CREEK
Two people were hospitalized after an SUV overturned into a creek in Rostraver Wednesday afternoon. The Trib reports that the crash happened around 3:00 PM at Ridge Road near Cedar Creek. Nearby const...
Nov 14, 2024
JEANNETTE CITY SCHOOLS SUPERINTENDENT WANTS TO BE PROACTIVE ABOUT STOPPING HUMAN TRAFFICKING
The leader of Jeannette City Schools says he wants to be proactive when it comes to stopping human trafficking. Superintendent Matt Jones invited Westmoreland County officials and an area nonprofit to...
Nov 13, 2024
HEMPFIELD SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURER GETTING $1 MILLION STATE GRANT
A semiconductor manufacturer in Hempfield Township is getting a one-million-dollar state grant to support their operation. The money is being provided to Powerex Inc. by the Pennsylvania Department of...
Nov 13, 2024
LOCAL ELECTIONS BOARD GOING OVER CHALLENGES TO PROVISIONAL BALLOTS
The local elections board is going over challenges to provisional ballots in Westmoreland County. Over 13-hundred provisional ballots were cast in the area. The campaigns for Senator Bob Casey and can...
Nov 13, 2024
