Category Archives: Local News

Capacity is set to double at the juvenile detention center in Westmoreland County thanks to a renovation project. Director Rich Gordon says extensive work to replace doors and locks at the Hempfield T...

The Pirates are mourning the loss of a World Series hero. Bill Mazeroski died on Friday. He was 89. The second baseman slugged a walk-off home run in Game Seven to clinch the title in 1960. Mazeroski ...

A Detroit teenager linked to 97 Walmart thefts was arrested in North Huntingdon. The Trib reports that 18-year-old Andrew Reed of Detroit was arrested last Thursday at the Mills Drive Walmart in North...

Officials in Lower Burrell are inviting residents to apply for their citizen police academy. The course will consist of weekly meetings and is scheduled to start on March 5th. Participants age 18 and ...

A Monroeville man was sentenced on Friday to serve six to 12 years in prison for stealing guns and cash from a home in Unity over two years ago. The Trib reports that 20-year-old Myles Kacin pleaded g...

A Whitehall man was arrested in Youngwood on carjacking charges. The Trib reports that 43-year-old Michael K. Lang was apprehended after a brief chase. Lang reportedly grabbed the purse of one victim ...

A man is suing the Westmoreland Country Club over an injury he suffered while on the course. The Trib reports that Matthew Zegarelli of Trafford filed the lawsuit, claiming he was hurt when he stepped...

The Trump administration is restoring an exhibit on slavery at a historic site in Philadelphia. This after a federal judge gave the administration until Friday to reinstate the exhibit at Independence...

A Flood Watch is in effect for much of Western Pennsylvania today due to expected rainfall and potential ice dams. The advisory is in place for Armstrong, Butler, Clarion, Fayette, Forest, Indiana, La...

An employee with Monessen City Schools is accused of taking a gun to the district's elementary school yesterday. The city's police chief has confirmed that the person who had the gun is a teacher, say...