Category Archives: Local News
THEFT SUSPECT COULD LOSE PENSION
A North Versailles woman accused of stealing from the state Attorney General's office in North Huntingdon could lose her pension if convicted. The Trib reports that 61-year-old Brenda Sawyer was arres...
Oct 24, 2024
CARJACKING SUSPECT FIGHTS EXTRADITION EFFORTS
State police are trying to get the suspect in a carjacking incident last month in East Huntingdon Township back to Pennsylvania after he was apprehended in North Carolina. The Trib reports that Kennet...
Oct 24, 2024
EAST HUNTINGDON HOUSE FIRE
More information has been released concerning a house fire yesterday morning along Mt. Pleasant Road in East Huntingdon. The Trib reports that the fire destroyed the mobile home, but a neighbor banged...
Oct 24, 2024
HOUSE TASK FORCE CONCLUDES ASSASINATION ATTEMPT WAS "PREVENTABLE"
A House task force is concluding former President Trump's attempted assassination in July was "preventable." The bipartisan group looking into the Butler, Pennsylvania, incident released a report that...
Oct 23, 2024
WESTMORELAND COUNTY RETIREMENT BOARD IS PROMISING COST-OF-LIVING INCREASES
Westmoreland County's retirement board is promising cost-of-living increases. Retired county government workers this year in the county received no increase due to what was considered to be a tight bu...
Oct 23, 2024
VEHICLE CRASHES INTO NEW KEN DENNY'S
No injuries were reported in a crash in New Kensington on Monday. The Trib reports that around 11:30 AM, a driver drove through the front door of the Denny's restaurant along Tarentum Bridge Road. New...
Oct 23, 2024
NORWIN HIGH SCHOOL MARCHING BAND HEADING TO BANDS OF AMERICA COMPETITION
The Norwin High School Marching Band will represent Pennsylvania at the upcoming Bands of America competition in Indianapolis. This comes on the heels of their performance at the Mid-Atlantic Champion...
Oct 23, 2024
JOINT EFFORT TO ENFORCE SCHOOL BUS SAFETY
PennDOT, State Police and Greensburg police have announced a joint effort to help make sure drivers are obeying traffic laws concerning school buses. The Trib reports that Greensburg officers will sit...
Oct 23, 2024
REVEREND JESSE JACKSON HONORED AT PA STATE CAPITOL
The Reverend Jesse Jackson was honored at the Pennsylvania State Capitol yesterday. He was recognized with a standing ovation while speaking in the State House. Jackson and the Rainbow PUSH Coalition ...
Oct 22, 2024
FEDERAL OFFICIALS TO DISCUSS PLAN TO REOPEN THREE MILE ISLAND LATER THIS WEEK
Federal officials will discuss the plan to reopen Three Mile Island later this week. The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission is holding a public observation meeting on Friday to give Constellation Ener...
Oct 22, 2024
