Category Archives: Local News
PA GOVERNOR'S RESIDENCE TO GET ANTI-CLIMB FENCE
The Pennsylvania Governor's Residence will soon have an anti-climb fence. State Police Chief Colonel Christopher Paris says it's one of several changes being made to increase security at the residence...
May 07, 2025
REAL ID DEADLINE TODAY
The Transportation Security Administration is now expecting air travelers to have a REAL ID. The deadline for getting one of the federally compliant identification cards was set for today. The TSA is ...
May 07, 2025
WESTMORELAND COMMUNITY ACTION LAUNCHES PROGRAM FOR MENTAL HEALTH
Westmoreland Community Action is launching a program to support more people who are experiencing mental health challenges. The organization now has a team of two mobile crisis response professionals w...
May 07, 2025
WESTMORELAND COMMISSIONERS APPROVE PARKING SPACES FOR DROP-OFF BALLOTS
Westmoreland County Commissioners have approved two short-term parking spaces for the drop-off of mail-in ballots at the election bureau. The Trib reports that the two spots are along Pennsylvania Ave...
May 07, 2025
RECREATION MARIJUANA BILL ADVANCING IN STATE LEGISLATURE
A bill that would legalize recreational marijuana use in Pennsylvania is advancing in the state legislature. The House Health Committee approved the Cannabis Health and Safety Act yesterday by a 14-12...
May 06, 2025
VETERANS SERVICE OFFICER PROVIDING ASSISTANCE IN NEW KEN THIS WEEK
A veterans service officer is providing assistance to former military members in New Kensington this week. The official is meeting with people at State Representative Jill Cooper's office on Freeport ...
May 06, 2025
RENOVATION WORK AT NORWIN PUBLIC LIBRARY NEARLY COMPLETE
Extensive renovation work at the Norwin Public Library is nearly complete. The director of the facility says the 500-thousand-dollar remodel should be wrapped up by the middle of this month. Upgrades ...
May 06, 2025
DELMONT MAN ARRESTED
A Delmont man was arrested Sunday on accusations of stealing a car in Trafford and setting it on fire near the railroad tracks. The Trib reports 35-year-old Steven Ray Flenner is charged with theft, r...
May 06, 2025
WESTMORELAND COMMISSIONERS APPROVE EMERGENCY CONTRACT TO REBUILD TWIN LAKES PAVILION
Westmoreland County Commissioners approved an emergency contract on Monday to rebuild a picnic pavilion destroyed in a windstorm at Twin Lakes Park. The Trib reports that the wind gusts in March uproo...
May 06, 2025
NEW KEN KOREAN WAR VET'S REMAINS ACCOUNTED FOR
A New Kensington man who was killed in the Korean War has been accounted for. WPXI-TV reports that 20-year-old Army Private First Class Roland Bowser was identified in late March according to the Defe...
May 06, 2025
