Category Archives: Local News
COCKTAILS IN A CAN NOW LEGAL IN PA
Folks in Pennsylvania can now buy cocktails in a can. Bars, restaurants, and stores started selling canned alcoholic drinks Monday after the new state law went into effect. Before then, you could only...
Sep 18, 2024
SAINT VINCENT RESEARCHER ASKING RESIDENTS TO HELP COLLECT SPOTTED LANTERNFLIES
A researcher at Saint Vincent College is asking Western Pennsylvania residents to help her collect spotted lanternflies. Associate biology professor Doctor Michelle Duennes is studying the insects in ...
Sep 18, 2024
FRANKLIN REGIONAL LOOKING INTO CONDITIONS OF ATHLETICS FACILITIES
Officials with Franklin Regional School District are looking into the current conditions of their athletics facilities. The school board is hiring a consulting firm to prepare a review of existing spo...
Sep 18, 2024
CORONER INVESTIGATES BODY FOUND IN COOK TOWNSHIP
Westmoreland County Coroner Tim Carson is investigating what appears to be a body found in Cook Township. The Trib reports that the identity of the person has not been released. Carson said he was hea...
Sep 18, 2024
BELLE VERNON MAN REJECTS PLEA DEAL
A Belle Vernon man has rejected a plea deal in a case where he is charged in connection with a road rage killing in Rostraver two years ago. The Trib reports that prosecutors confirmed they made a ple...
Sep 18, 2024
FORMER HOMER-CENTER TEACHER PLEADS GUILTY
A former Homer-Center school teacher pleaded guilty to child pornography possession. The Trib reports that 33-year-old Charles Kirkland of Derry Township was arrested in late 2022 after State Police d...
Sep 18, 2024
FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP TO MAKE CAMPAIGN STOP IN INDIANA ON MONDAY
Former President Donald Trump will make a campaign stop in Indiana next Monday. This marks the first time a Presidential candidate has come to Indiana since John F. Kennedy made a speech on the steps ...
Sep 18, 2024
FIREWORKS SELLERS WANT NEW STATE LAW
The people who sell fireworks in Pennsylvania want a new state law. Lawmakers held a hearing on fireworks last week at the Capitol in Harrisburg. Both fireworks sellers and state regulators say Pennsy...
Sep 17, 2024
MORE QUESTIONS ABOUT BUTLER SECRET SERVICE SECURITY PLAN
A report from Missouri Senator Josh Hawley is raising more questions on the Secret Service security plan at the Butler Township Trump rally. Hawley has released a document that includes claims made by...
Sep 17, 2024
MONROEVILLE COUPLE CHARGED WITH SELLING DRUGS
A Monroeville couple is charged with selling drugs to undercover drug task force members on multiple occasions. The Trib reports that 30-year-old Joshua Waters and 27-year-old Jabria Caldwell face mul...
Sep 17, 2024
