Category Archives: Local News

SECOND MAN CHARGED IN FAKE PRESCRIPTION DRUG SCHEME
A second man was charged in connection with a fake prescription drug scheme in Penn Township. The Trib reports that 55-year-old Curtis Stewart of North Huntingdon is charged with acquisition by misrep...
Cindy Perino Aug 30, 2024

PA STATE POLICE BOOSTING PATROLS ON LABOR DAY WEEKEND
Pennsylvania State Police are boosting patrols for the upcoming Labor Day weekend. Trooper Steve Limani says his counterparts will be out in force, and they will likely issue thousands of citations fo...
Cindy Perino Aug 29, 2024

MULTIPLE RV'S DESTROYED IN FIRE
Multiple RV's were destroyed in a fire at a Westmoreland County camper dealership early yesterday. KDKA-TV reports that the cause of the fire at the back lot of Camping World in Allegheny Township is ...
Cindy Perino Aug 29, 2024

LEECHBURG SCHOOL DISTRICT OPTS TO NOT SUE WESTMORELAND COUNTY
Leechburg School District has decided to not file a lawsuit against Westmoreland County concerning tax rate issues. The Trib reports that A lawsuit was discussed at a July town hall meeting hosted by ...
Cindy Perino Aug 29, 2024

TWO DOZEN PEOPLE ASK DEP TO REJECT MINING COMPANY REQUEST
About two dozen people asked the Department of Environmental Protection at a hearing yesterday to reject a mining company's request to renew its permit to discharge water from a mine in Donegal Townsh...
Cindy Perino Aug 29, 2024

TWO WESTMORELAND COUNTY EMPLOYEES SUSPENDED WITHOUT PAY
The purchasing director and deputy purchasing director in Westmoreland County are now suspended without pay over salary increases that officials say were never approved. The Trib reports that the coun...
Cindy Perino Aug 29, 2024

HOUSE TASK FORCE ON ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT QUESTION LAW ENFORCEMENT'S "FROZEN" RESPONSE
The House task force chair on Donald Trump's attempted assassination is questioning law enforcement's so-called "frozen" response. Pennsylvania Republican Congressman Mike Kelly says he wants to know ...
Cindy Perino Aug 28, 2024

TRAVELING VIETNAM WAR MEMORIAL COMING TO MOUNT PLEASANT THIS WEEK
A traveling Vietnam War memorial is coming to Mount Pleasant this week. An opening ceremony for the three-fifths scale replica of the Vietnam wall in Washington, D.C. will be happening at Frick Park a...
Cindy Perino Aug 28, 2024

PA COMMONWEALTH TO CONTINUE TESTING DRINKING WATER NEAR EAST PALESTINE TRAIN DERAILMENT SITE
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro says that the Commonwealth will continue the testing of drinking water near the site of last year's train derailment in East Palestine. A number of rail cars, some c...
Cindy Perino Aug 28, 2024

NEW KEN-ARNOLD SCHOOL DISTRICT TO OPERATE ON EARLY DISMISSAL DUE TO HEAT WAVE
New Kensington-Arnold School District officials have announced that due to the anticipated heat wave in our area, all schools will operate on an early dismissal schedule. The Trib reports that the two...
Cindy Perino Aug 28, 2024