Category Archives: Local News
THIS SUNDAY ON WESTMORELAND COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS: DERRY EAGLES CLUB 118TH ANNIVERSARY
The Derry Eagles Club is celebrating its 118th anniversary on May 31st and they are inviting the community to celebrate with them. Learn more about the food and fun going on that weekend by listening ...
May 23, 2025
INITIAL FILINGS FOR UNEMPLOYMENT DECLINING SLIGHTLY ACROSS PA
Initial filings for unemployment are declining slightly across Pennsylvania. That's according to the U.S. Department of Labor, which says for the week ending May 17th, there were over ten-thousand-400...
May 23, 2025
PENN STATE BOARD OF TRUSTEES VOTE TO CLOSE NEW KEN CAMPUS ALONG WITH SIX OTHERS
The Penn State board of trustees voted yesterday to close the New Kensington campus along with six others yesterday. WTAE-TV reports that the vote was 25-8. Under the recommendation report, there will...
May 23, 2025
KIM WARD SAYS THAT TAXES WILL NOT BE RAISED IN 2025-26 BUDGET
State Senate Pro Tempore Kim Ward has said that taxes will not be raised as part of the 2025-26 budget. The Trib reports that there are five weeks until the state budget is due, and legislators still ...
May 23, 2025
GREENSBURG OFFICIALS HOLDING INFORMATION SESSION NEXT WEEK TO SHARE DETAILS ON PROPOSED NORTHMONT FLOOD CONTROL PROJECT
Local officials in Greensburg are holding an information session next week to share details on a proposed flood control project in the Northmont neighborhood. The meeting is planned at City Hall next ...
May 23, 2025
MISSING BOY FROM GREENSBURG SALEM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOUND
A boy was found Thursday after state police and the Greensburg-Salem school district officials said he walked away from James H. Metzgar Elementary. The Trib reports that 30 minutes after crews arrive...
May 23, 2025
FEDERAL COURT DECIDES JEANNETTE EMS CASH ASSETS DISTRIBUTION
A federal court has decided how the cash assets of the recently shuttered Jeannette EMS should be distributed. The Trib reports that the remaining $25,000 will go to three unsecured creditors, attorne...
May 23, 2025
GOVERNOR SHAPIRO SHEDS LIGHT ON CONVERSATION WITH FORMER PRESIDENT BIDEN
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro is shedding light on a conversation he had with then-President Joe Biden last year about his electability. According to the book "Original Sin," Shapiro met with Bid...
May 22, 2025
MORE WESTERN PA RITE AID STORES TO CLOSE
More Western Pennsylvania Rite Aid stores are being added to the list of locations the pharmacy chain plans to close. Among the stores added to the list are three in Armstrong County, two in Mercer Co...
May 22, 2025
HEALTH OFFICIALS CONFIRM FOURTH CASE OF WHOOPING COUGH AT ROSTRAVER ELEMENTARY
Health officials are confirming a fourth case of whooping cough at Rostraver Elementary in the Belle Vernon Area School District. Superintendent Timothy Glasspool says there is not a known connection ...
May 22, 2025
