Category Archives: Local News
AUTHORITIES WARN ABOUT TELEPHONE SCAM
Authorities in Westmoreland County are warning folks about a telephone scam that has cost a local woman a sizable amount of money. The victim received a text this week that appeared to be from the Wes...
Jun 12, 2025
NEW YORK MEN PLEAD GUILTY TO SWINDLING ELDERLY UNITY TOWNSHIP WOMAN
Two men from New York pleaded guilty in court for trying to swindle an elderly Unity woman while posing as delivery men who offered a $5 million lottery award. The Trib reports that 26-year-old Floyd ...
Jun 12, 2025
AUTHORITIES WORKING TO IDENTIFY PERSON FOUND DEAD 39 YEARS AGO
Authorities are working to identify a person who was found dead in 1986 and has remained unidentified for 39 years. The woman's body was found after a crash on Route 119 in Springhill Township. The bo...
Jun 11, 2025
STATE POLICE REPORT RESULTS OF LOYALHANNA TOWNSHIP HOME SEARCH
State Police are reporting results of a search last week of a home in Loyalhanna Township. Officers served a warrant this past Friday on the Aspen Drive residence of David Ackerman. Officers report fi...
Jun 11, 2025
GREENSBURG CATHOLIC DIOCESE TO HOLD SERVERAL SERVICES TO CELEBRATE FORMER BISHOP BRANDT
The Greensburg Catholic Diocese will hold several services next week to celebrate former bishop Lawrence Brandt, who died on Sunday at the age of 86. The Trib reports that viewings will be held on Jun...
Jun 11, 2025
PENN-TRAFFORD RESIDENTS TO SEE TAX INCREASE
Residents of the Penn-Trafford School District will see an increase in taxes after the board approved the 2025-26 budget on Monday. The Trib reports that the $70 million budget includes a three-mill h...
Jun 11, 2025
100TH ANNIVERSARY OF AIRSHOW
The Westmoreland County Airport Authority is getting ready for the 100th anniversary of the Shop n Save International Airshow at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport. The Trib reports that the feature attra...
Jun 11, 2025
STATE POLICE LOOKING TO IDENTIFY WOMAN INVOLVED IN BANK FRAUD SCHEME
State police are looking to identify a woman allegedly involved in a bank fraud scheme. The Trib reports that the suspect took $5400 from three First National Banks in the Greensburg area on April 7th...
Jun 11, 2025
TRACTOR-TRAILER COLLIDES WITH COAL TRUCK IN BURRELL TOWNSHIP
A tractor-trailer truck collided with a coal truck Monday afternoon on Route 22 in Burrell Township. Black Lick and Blairsville fire departments were initially called at 2:13 PM to Route 22 near Tri-S...
Jun 10, 2025
GOVERNOR SHAPIRO CALLS PRESIDENT TRUMP'S NATIONAL GUARD ACTIVATION AN "ALARMING ABUSE OF POWER"
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro and other Democratic governors are calling President Trump's activation of the National Guard in Los Angeles to deal with anti-ICE protests an "alarming abuse of pow...
Jun 10, 2025
