Category Archives: Local News
THIS SUNDAY ON WESTMORELAND COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS: SETON HILL UNIVERSITY
Seton Hill University has been making headlines recently for two major accolades... the first from US News and World Report about value, the second about Holocaust education. Hear more Sunday on Westm...
Oct 11, 2024
FORMER PRESIDENT OBAMA IN PITTSBURGH LAST NIGHT
Former President Barack Obama came to Pittsburgh Thursday night on the first stop of a 27-city Get Out and Vote tour in support of Kamala Harris. Obama took the stage at the Fitzgerald Field House in ...
Oct 11, 2024
PTSD WORKERS COMP BENEFITS FOR FIRST RESPONDERS
Lawmakers in Harrisburg are close to a deal on PTSD workers comp benefits for first responders in the state. The State Senate on Wednesday approved the plan that will guarantee workers compensation pa...
Oct 11, 2024
BUSHY RUN BATTLEFIELD HOSTING FALL OPEN HOUSE THIS WEEKEND
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...
Oct 11, 2024
IRWIN BOROUGH POLICE TO JOIN WESTMORELAND COUNTY SWAT TEAM
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...
Oct 11, 2024
WESTMORELAND COUNTY MAIL-IN BALLOTS SENT THIS WEEK
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...
Oct 11, 2024
WITNESS INTIMIDATION CHARGES FILED
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-...
Oct 11, 2024
CHARGES WITHDRAWN AGAINST THREE BLACKBURN EMPLOYEES
Charges were withdrawn against three of the four Blackburn Center staffers that police accused of obstruction and disorderly conduct for an incident on October 1st at the center.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...
Oct 11, 2024
NEW FRACKING POLL RESULTS
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 ...
Oct 10, 2024
NEW KEN FIRE STATION RENAMED TO HONOR FIREFIGHTER
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...
Oct 10, 2024
