Category Archives: Local News
NORTH HUNTINGDON APPROVES CONTRACT WITH POLICE OFFICERS
North Huntingdon officials have approved a new contract with the municipality's police officers. The Trib reports that the three-year agreement goes into effect at the start of 2025 and will offer a 5...
Oct 30, 2024
FORMER PLUM BOROUGH BUILDING GETTING TORN DOWN
The former borough building in Plum is being torn down. Massarelli Excavating and Demolition is working on the project along New Texas Road. They are taking down the former public works and emergency ...
Oct 29, 2024
TIME RUNNING OUT TO VOTE BY MAIL
Time is running out for Pennsylvania residents who would like to vote by mail in this year's general election. The deadline to request a mail-in ballot is today at 5 p.m. Those ballots must be complet...
Oct 29, 2024
FIRE DESTROYS BARN IN SALEM TOWNSHIP
A fire destroyed a barn in Salem Township yesterday. WTAE-TV reports that the fire was at a barn on Trees Mills Road. Witnesses said that the barn was gone in a matter of seconds. Officials believe th...
Oct 29, 2024
HEMPFIELD TOWNSHIP SUPERVISORS REJECT PROPOSED PROPERTY TAX INCREASE
Hempfield Township supervisors are rejecting a proposed property tax increase. The board members voted three-to-two against a three-mill levy that would generate funding for the township's fire depart...
Oct 29, 2024
FORMER PRESIDENT CLINTON TO BE AT PITT-GREENSBURG TODAY
Former President Bill Clinton will make three appearances in Western PA to stump for the Harris-Walz Campaign. The Trib reports that Clinton will appear today at Pitt-Greensburg before going on to app...
Oct 29, 2024
HEAD ON COLLISION IN SOUTH HUNTINGDON TOWNSHIP
One person is dead after a head-on collision early Monday morning in South Huntingdon Township. The Trib reports that 30-year-old Steven J. Fryman collided with a tractor trailer around 4:40 in the mo...
Oct 29, 2024
HEMPFIELD MAN PLEADS GUILTY
A Hempfield man pleaded guilty to charges connected to a murder-for-hire plot against his estranged sister. The Trib reports that 64-year-old Peter Cute was caught after he met with undercover detecti...
Oct 29, 2024
MEMORIAL CEREMONY FOR TREE OF LIFE SHOOTING
The eleven lives lost during the worst antisemitic attack in American history were remembered in ceremonies held Sunday. A memorial ceremony was held yesterday at Pittsburgh's Jewish Community Center ...
Oct 28, 2024
STATE OFFICIALS ISSUE WILDFIRE WARNING
State officials are issuing a warning about the risk of wildfires in Pennsylvania. The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources says there is an elevated chance of wildfires due to recent dry ...
Oct 28, 2024
