Category Archives: Local News

Bushy Run Battlefield is hosting a fall open house this weekend. It's happening at the Penn Township property tomorrow from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Guests will be able to enjoy pumpkin decorating and food w...

Irwin Borough police are going to join the Westmoreland County SWAT team. The Trib reports that borough council approved the move earlier this week and recommended that Corporal Alex Gillingham be the...

Westmoreland County voters who requested mail-in ballots may start to receive them this weekend. The Trib reports that over 42,000 mail-in ballots were sent out this week, and those ballots are expect...

A Belle Vernon man awaiting trial for a 2022 fatal shooting and his girlfriend are now charged with intimidating a witness in that case. The Trib reports that 29-year-old Anthony Hairston and 28-year-...

Charges were withdrawn against three of the four Blackburn Center staffers that police accused of obstruction and disorderly conduct for an incident on October 1st at the center. The Trib reports that...

A new poll suggests that people in Pennsylvania are open to some, but not a lot of new regulations on fracking. The Ohio River Valley Institute and a progressive polling firm say more than 90-percent ...

A fire station in New Kensington has been renamed in honor of a firefighter who died in the line of duty. The Trib reports that the city's Number 4 fire station was renamed the Eric L. Mangieri statio...

A runaway sheep and its owner were reunited on Monday. The Trib reports that Storm, the runaway sheep from Plum spent three weeks away from home with sightings from Lower Burrell to Tarentum. He was e...

Religious officials in the Mon Valley are denouncing hateful messages that have targeted immigrants in area communities recently. Several pastors and other faith leaders gathered at Mount Cavalry Bapt...

An Allegheny Township man will not face a possible death penalty when he goes to trial on charges of killing his ex-girlfriend at their workplace in Blawnox in March. The Trib reports that 43-year-old...