Category Archives: Local News

WESTMORELAND COUNTY SETTLES LAWSUIT WITH DISABLED CASEWORKER
Westmoreland County and a disabled caseworker have settled a wrongful termination lawsuit. The Trib reports that Commissioners voted yesterday to pay $7500 to settle the lawsuit filed by Sean Lally, a...
Cindy Perino May 16, 2025

MOTORCYCLIST KILLED IN LATROBE
A motorcyclist was killed Thursday afternoon after colliding with a car near Latrobe . The Trib reports that 49-year-old Jared Boyle of Derry Borough was pronounced dead at the scene by Westmoreland C...
Cindy Perino May 16, 2025

WESTMORELAND COUNTY DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE HOSTING TOWN HALL NEXT WEEK
The Westmoreland County Democratic Committee is hosting a town hall discussion in Greensburg next week to discuss potential cuts to federal social services programs. The session is planned for next Mo...
Cindy Perino May 15, 2025

NORTH CAROLINA WOMAN EXTRADITED TO WESTMORELAND COUNTY FOR ONLINE SCAM
A North Carolina woman was extradited to Westmoreland County after she was arrested in connection with a case involving online extortion and theft. The Trib reports that 29-year-old Sydney Marie Carls...
Cindy Perino May 15, 2025

PERSON OF INTEREST IN ROSTRAVER MURDER IDENTIFIED
A person of interest in the killing of Jennah Seibert of Rostraver has been identified. KDKA-TV reports that Westmoreland County DA's office spokesperson Melanie Jones did not release his name on Wedn...
Cindy Perino May 15, 2025

LATROBE CITY MANAGER RESIGNS
Latrobe city manager Terry Carcella has resigned his post to take a similar position in Springdale. The Trib reports that his departure is effective May 23rd, with his work in Springdale to start four...
Cindy Perino May 15, 2025

LYFT DRIVER PLEADS GUILTY TO DUI CRASH
A Lyft driver who plead guilty last year for her role in a multi-vehicle DUI crash in North Huntingdon that left six people injured failed to show up for her sentencing hearing yesterday. The Trib rep...
Cindy Perino May 15, 2025

ROUTE 22 CRASH IN DERRY TOWNSHIP
Emergency crews are on the scene of a crash on Route 22 in Derry Township. Crews from Westmoreland County were called out around 5:00 this morning to mobile home at the intersection of 22 and Horseman...
Cindy Perino May 15, 2025

PA RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA BILL DEAD IN THE SENATE
A bill that would have legalized recreational marijuana through state-owned stores is dead in the Pennsylvania Senate. A Republican-led State Senate committee rejected the bill yesterday after it pass...
Cindy Perino May 14, 2025

PA SENATOR FACES FLAMETHROWER BACKLASH
A Republican State Senator is facing backlash for using a flamethrower in a video opposing Governor Josh Shapiro's budget. The video, which shows State Senator Dawn Keefer using the flamethrower to bu...
Cindy Perino May 14, 2025








