Category Archives: Local News

TESTIMONY BEGINS FOR BELLE VERNON MAN
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...
Cindy Perino Nov 06, 2024

PA SECRETARY OF COMMONWEALTH PROMISES "FREE, FAIR, SAFE, AND SECURE" PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION TODAY
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 ...
Cindy Perino Nov 05, 2024

PENNSYLVANIA IS A KEY STATE IN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
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...
Cindy Perino Nov 05, 2024

FEDERAL JUDGE TEMPORARILY STOPS PYREX PLANT CLOSURE
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...
Cindy Perino Nov 05, 2024

IRWIN MAN PLEADS GUILTY
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...
Cindy Perino Nov 05, 2024

ARNOLD MAN TO SERVE TIME
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...
Cindy Perino Nov 05, 2024

POLLING CHANGES
Today is election day. Polls open at 7 AM and will close at 8 PM tonight. Along with the highly publicized presidential race, there are also races for the US House and Senate, some state row offices, ...
Cindy Perino Nov 05, 2024

REDEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE CAPITAL PROGRAM AIDING IN REBUILDING OF TREE OF LIFE SYNAGOGUE
Jewish leaders at the Tree of Life synagogue are getting support from the state as they rebuild the Pittsburgh worship center. State Representative Dan Frankel has announced that four-million dollars ...
Cindy Perino Nov 04, 2024

TRUMP RALLY AT PPG PAINTS ARENA TODAY
With one day to go before the nation elects a new president -- an election in which Pennsylvania is expected to play a big part in the result -- the Republican nominee is returning to Pittsburgh. Form...
Cindy Perino Nov 04, 2024

ONE FATALITY IN MONROEVILLE CRASH
One person was killed and three others were injured in a crash Saturday night in Monroeville. The Trib reports that the crash happened in the 3700 block of William Penn Highway at 11:55 Saturday night...
Cindy Perino Nov 04, 2024