Category Archives: Local News

Flags will fly at half-staff in Pennsylvania next month in honor of Reverend Jesse Jackson. Governor Josh Shapiro has ordered United States and Commonwealth flags to be lowered on March 7th, the last ...

Someone who bought a lottery ticket in Westmoreland County is now $535,000 richer. According to the PA Lottery, a winning $20 Making Money FastPlay ticket was sold at the Sunoco Gas & Go on Roosev...

The Fallen Officers Food Drive is planned in Lower Burrell this weekend. Mogie's Irish Pub is hosting the event Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Food collected will support the Saint Margaret Mary Food...

A memorial service for members of a local Army Reserve unit who were killed in the Gulf War is planned for today in Hempfield Township. A gathering honoring the 14th Quartermaster Attachment is happen...

Supervisors in Hempfield Township have approved the transfer of a liquor license from outside the area to the soon-to-be-built Sheetz on Route 30. The Trib reports that the license was also from a She...

A Donora man was ordered to serve up to eight years in prison for firing shots at a home in Rostraver. The Trib reports that 31-year-old Tre Robert Goins pleaded guilty yesterday to aggravated assault...

The Hempfield School Board has approved plans to convert four grass playing surfaces to turf. KDKA-TV reports that the board voted 7-2 to move forward with the plans to renovate the baseball, softball...

Law enforcement in Westmoreland and three other counties have seized 48 firearms in raids since the start of the year. The Trib reports that altered shotguns, rifles and handguns frequently used by tr...

Murrysville municipal staff are looking at possibly regulating solar array and data center development. The Trib reports that Murrysville's chief administrator Michael Nestico said they are getting mo...

The man responsible for the shooting death of 33-year-old Anthone Williams of Arnold was sentenced yesterday in Westmoreland County Court. The Trib reports that 35-year-old Letresse Williams of New Ke...