Category Archives: Local News
GREENSBURG OLLIE'S TEMPORARILY CLOSED TO DUE RODENT INFESTATION
A rodent infestation has caused the Ollie's in Greensburg to close temporarily. The Trib reports that the inspection on Tuesday from the state department of Agriculture revealed evidence of rodent act...
Feb 27, 2026
MOUNT PLEASANT MAN CHARGED WITH PAYING PEOPLE OVERSEAS TO TORTURE MONKEYS
A Mt. Pleasant man was charged in federal court with paying people overseas to torture monkeys and record the acts on video. The Trib reports that Joseph Garrett Buckland is charged with conspiracy to...
Feb 27, 2026
TWO PEOPLE DIE IN INDIANA COUNTY CRASH ON ROUTE 22
Two people died in a crash on Route 22 in Indiana County on Thursday. The crash was reported at 8:30 AM as a pickup truck with two people inside was on Bowser road and ran the stop sign on Bowser Road...
Feb 27, 2026
SENATOR FETTERMAN GETTING MORE SUPPORT FROM REPUBLICANS THAN HIS OWN PARTY
Democratic U.S. Senator John Fetterman is getting more support from Republicans than his own party. According to a new Quinnipiac University poll of Pennsylvania voters, 73-percent of Republicans appr...
Feb 26, 2026
UNION HEALTHCARE WORKERS ASKING SENATOR MCCORMICK TO DECLINE AMBASSADOR NOMINATION FOR NURSING HOMES OWNER
Union healthcare workers are asking Senator Dave McCormick to decline an ambassador nomination for a man who owned nursing homes in Western PA. SEIU Healthcare Pennsylvania organized a small gathering...
Feb 26, 2026
MURRYSVILLE COUNCIL CONSIDERING NEW FOUR-WAY STOP
Murrysville Council is considering making the intersection of School Road and North Hills Road a four-way stop. The Trib reports that the location has been the site of 14 crashes over the last five ye...
Feb 26, 2026
SPIRIT AIRLINES PLANNING TO MAKE CUTS TO FLIGHTS AND FLEET TO EMERGE FROM BANKRUPTCY
Spirit Airlines is planning to make cuts to its flights and fleet to emerge from bankruptcy as early as spring. According to a new plan the budget airline carrier unveiled in Bankruptcy Court on Tuesd...
Feb 26, 2026
PRE-TRIAL HEARING FOR ROSTRAVER MAN CHARGED WITH KILLING LIVE-IN GIRLFRIEND
A pre-trial hearing was held yesterday for a man charged with killing his live-in girlfriend last year in Rostraver. The Trib reports that Robert Chaplin is accused of shooting and killing Estela Vazq...
Feb 26, 2026
HARRISON MAN ORDERED TO SERVE 3-6 MONTHS FOR KILLING 11-YEAR-OLD GIRL
A Harrison man charged with killing an 11-year-old Girl in a drunk driving incident was ordered to serve 3-6 months in jail in Allegheny County Court. The Trib reports that 65-year-old Jeffrey Glowats...
Feb 26, 2026
GOVERNOR SHAPIRO SAYS ADMINISTRATION IN "CRISIS MODE" DUE TO AVIAN FLU OUTBREAK
Governor Josh Shapiro says his administration is in "crisis mode" as an avian flu outbreak continues to spread in the Commonwealth. More than seven-point-six-million-birds have died across Pennsylvani...
Feb 25, 2026
