Category Archives: Local News

Charges have been filed against a Monessen suspect accused of assaulting a woman who is five-months pregnant. The victim says she was at a Short Street home earlier this month when she got into an arg...

Westmoreland county prosecutors told a judge on Monday that an expert hired by the county to investigate the fatal 1993 fire could not conclude that the fire was arson. The Trib reports that back in 1...

The new Westmoreland County Register of Wills was sworn in yesterday. The Trib reports that Katie Pecarchik, who worked as a clerk in the office for 20 years before retiring last summer, now has the t...

After a 24-hour delay, a superload will make its way through parts of Western Pennsylvania today. PennDOT officials said the load is a 150-ton steel cone coming from Columbiana, Ohio and is headed to ...

A New Stanton man who worked as a caseworker for the Westmoreland County Children's Bureau claims he was fired earlier this year due to his disability. The Trib reports that a two-count federal lawsui...

A trip by a 150-ton superload through western Pennsylvania has been delayed. PennDOT says the delay is due to a permit processing situation that needed to be remedied before the trip started. The trip...

Unemployment claims are down across Pennsylvania. That's according to the latest data released from the U.S. Department of Labor, which shows new jobless claims in the state dropped to just over 8500 ...

Local officials are seeking volunteers in New Kensington this week. Groups will be painting murals, building planters, and making other enhancements in the lot next to the YMCA on Constitution Bouleva...

Folks traveling through Western Pennsylvania today may experience stoppages in traffic as a 150-ton superload rolls through the area. PennDOT says the 136-foot long, 28-foot wide cargo will travel on ...

The Latrobe Football team is looking for support as they go for a school spirit contest from T-Mobile. The Trib reports that they made it out of the first round of the T-Mobile 5g Friday Night Lights ...