Category Archives: Local News

WEST LEECHBURG CRIME WATCH ACCEPTING DONATIONS FOR TRASH TO TREASURE SALE
The West Leechburg Crime Watch is accepting donations this week for a Trash to Treasure sale. They are looking for gently used items like clothing, books, furniture, and houseware. The donations can b...
Cindy Perino May 14, 2025

LOWER BURRELL VFD TO GET CUSTOM-BUILT RESCUE ENGINE
Lower Burrell Volunteer Fire Company Number Three is getting a custom-built rescue engine in the near future. The company has contracted with an Ohio fire equipment manufacturer to put together the en...
Cindy Perino May 14, 2025

JEANNETTE HOMEOWNERS MAY SEE PROPERTY TAX HIKE
Homeowners in Jeannette may be seeing their property taxes go up soon. The preliminary budget for next academic year passed by the Jeannette City school directors earlier this week includes a two-mill...
Cindy Perino May 14, 2025

REPORT SHOWS PENN STATE NEW KEN ON SHORTLIST FOR CLOSURES
A report from the Philadelphia Inquirer shows that Penn State's New Kensington Campus is on the shortlist for closures. According to the Trib, campuses in Dubois, Fayette, Mont Alto, Shenango, Wilkes-...
Cindy Perino May 14, 2025

TERMINAL CONSTRUCTION AT ARNOLD PALMER REGIONAL AIRPORT 3 MONTHS BEHIND
Construction of the terminal building extension at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport is now three months behind schedule. The Trib reports that delays in the delivery of domestic steel needed for the pro...
Cindy Perino May 14, 2025

NYC MAN GETS 3 YEARS IN PRISON FOR STEALING MONEY MEANT TO FEED HUNGRY PENNSYLVANIANS
A New York City man will spend more than three years in prison for stealing almost a million dollars meant to feed hungry Pennsylvanians. Federal officials said Darrell Devonish's non-profit company R...
Cindy Perino May 13, 2025

HEMPFIELD AREA SCHOOL LEADERS PLANNING TO SHARE HIGH SCHOOL RENOVATION PLANS NEXT WEEK
Leaders with Hempfield Area Schools are planning to share some details on the district's high school renovation plans next week. That meeting is scheduled at the district administration building next ...
Cindy Perino May 13, 2025

ARRAIGNMENT DELAYED FOR MARION CENTER WOMAN
The preliminary arraignment hearing for a woman charged with showing boys in her charge sexual images of herself was delayed yesterday. WPXI-TV reports that 39-year-old Samantha Jamison of Marion Cent...
Cindy Perino May 13, 2025

ARRESTS MADE AFTER HEMPFIELD TOWNSHIP CRASH
An adult and two juveniles are under arrest after a crash in Hempfield Township. WTAE-TV reports that police saw a car speeding without headlights on around 2:30 in the morning on Harrison Avenue. The...
Cindy Perino May 13, 2025

NORWIN SCHOOL BOARD CONSIDERING TAX HIKE
The Norwin School Board is considering a 4.67-mill tax hike for the next school year. The Trib reports that at the non-voting meeting last night, the board asked their finance director to prepare a ve...
Cindy Perino May 13, 2025








