Category Archives: Local News

With 100% of precincts reporting, incumbent Republican Jill Cooper will retain her seat in the state House. With more than 38,000 votes cast, Cooper beat out Democratic challenger Davon Magwood, 67% t...

GOP Congressman Guy Reschenthaler is securing a fourth term in the U.S. House. The incumbent representative hauled in around two-thirds of the vote as he faced Democrat challenger Chris Dziados in yes...

New Kensington residents will not see any increases in the cost for garbage hauling services. The Trib reports that the fee for services from Westmoreland Sanitary Landfill will remain unchanged for 2...

Greensburg City Council is set to vote on advertising its 2025 budget next week. The Trib reports that the budget contains a .9-mil tax increase, which would be a $20 increase in taxes for the average...

Testimony started yesterday for the trial of a Belle Vernon man who is accused of shooting and killing a woman in Rostraver on January 1st, 2022. The Trib reports that 29-year-old Anthony Harriston is...

Pennsylvania's Secretary of the Commonwealth is promising a "free, fair, safe, and secure" presidential election today. Al Schmidt made the comment while sharing an update yesterday. Schmidt says all ...

Pennsylvania is a key state in today's presidential election. That fact was illustrated last night as both Donald Trump and Kamala Harris appeared for last-minute rallies in the Pittsburgh area. Trump...

A federal judge has temporarily stopped the closure of the Pyrex plant in Charleroi. The Trib reports that the company intends to close the plant next February and move operations to Ohio and eliminat...

An Irwin man pleaded guilty but mentally ill for killing his girlfriend at a hotel in Monroeville nearly three years ago. The Trib reports 40-year-old Matthew Gribschaw will be sentenced to a charge o...

An Arnold man will serve two to four years in state prison for a guilty plea to homicide by vehicle in an incident in November of last year that killed a 75-year-old Braddock man. The Trib reports tha...