Category Archives: Local News
FUNERAL HOME TIED TO PET CREMATION SCANDAL EXPECTED TO BE SOLD
The Harrison funeral home tied into a pet cremation scandal is expected to be sold. The Trib reports that the owner, Patrick Vereb of Hazlewood was charged with theft of almost $660,000 after taking m...
May 01, 2025
HARRISON TOWNSHIP UNDER MANDATORY WATER CONSERVATION NOTICE
People in Harrison Township are under a mandatory water conservation notice. The Trib reports that the alert was issued yesterday asking residents to conserve in the wake of the storms. Authority offi...
May 01, 2025
WESTMORELAND COUNTY JUDGE GRANTS RELEASE FOR TIME SERVED
A Westmoreland County judge is granting a release for time served on drug charges related to a 2023 fatal overdose. Hugh Hawkey pleaded guilty to lesser drug-related charges after prosecutors dropped ...
May 01, 2025
GREENSBURG MAN ORDERED TO SERVE PRISON TIME
A Greensburg man was ordered to serve time in prison for two attacks that injured an East Huntingdon woman in 2023. The Trib reports that 48-year-old James Lehneke, Jr. pleaded guilty in two separate ...
May 01, 2025
POWER CREWS CONTINUING WORK TO RESTORE POWER
West Penn Power crews are continuing to work to restore power to everyone after Tuesday's storms. First Energy, the parent company, says that about 113,000 customers lost power across the state, and c...
May 01, 2025
VANDERGRIFT MEALS ON WHEELS LOOKING FOR MORE VOLUNTEERS
Operators of Vandergrift Meals on Wheels are looking for more volunteers. Organization leaders say they need additional people to help with driving and delivering food to clients. Both regular and sub...
Apr 30, 2025
WORLD'S LARGEST RUBBER DUCK FLOATING BACK TO WESTERN PA
The world's largest rubber duck is floating back into Western Pennsylvania this summer. The six-story-tall duck will be making an appearance at Idlewild and SoakZone in Ligonier June 27th through 29th...
Apr 30, 2025
HEMPFIELD TOWNSHIP BUYING HOME TO MAKE ROOM FOR NEW MUNICIPAL COMPLEX
Hempfield Township supervisors are buying a local home to make way for their new municipal complex and the connection to the Five Star Trail. Local officials are agreeing to purchase the Summit Drive ...
Apr 30, 2025
EASTERN GAS MAKING IMPROVEMENTS TO UTILITY INFRASTRUCTURE
Eastern Gas is making improvements to their utility infrastructure in Westmoreland, Armstrong, and Greene counties. The natural gas supplier held an open house to share information on the Appalachian ...
Apr 30, 2025
FIRE AT MURRYSVILLE SENIOR LIVING COMMUNITY
Two people were displaced in a fire at a senior living community in Murrysville yesterday morning. The Trib reports that the fire happened at the Village of Clover Ridge. The two homes along Heritage ...
Apr 30, 2025
