Category Archives: Local News
CITIZENS URGE WESTMORELAND COUNTY COMMISSIONERS TO SWITCH TO PAPER BALLOTS
A group of citizens have urged Westmoreland County Commissioners to switch to paper ballots for the November election. The Trib reports that about half a dozen people spoke during the public comment s...
Aug 28, 2024
INCARCERATED LATROBE MAN FACES NEW CHARGES
A former Latrobe man now serving time in State Prison now faces charges of rape. The Trib reports that 39-year-old Randy Shipley was linked via DNA evidence to the sexual assault of a teenage girl on ...
Aug 28, 2024
LYFT DRIVER PLEADS GUILTY TO CHARGES FROM NORTH HUNTINGDON ACCIDENT
A driver for the rideshare company Lyft has pleaded guilty to charges stemming from an accident in North Huntingdon. According to police, in March of 2022, 48-year-old Slobodanka Bulatovic was going t...
Aug 28, 2024
PENNDOT DRIVER'S LICENSE CENTERS TO BE CLOSED THIS WEEKEND IN OBSERVANCE OF LABOR DAY
Penn-DOT driver's license centers will be closed for the holiday weekend. All driver's license and photo facilities will close on Saturday and reopen on Tuesday. The department says customers can stil...
Aug 27, 2024
TASK FORCE TAKES TOUR OF TRUMP ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT SITE
Members of a House task force took a tour of the site of the assassination attempt of former President Trump in Pennsylvania on Monday. The July 13th shooting at the Butler Farm Show grounds killed on...
Aug 27, 2024
CODE ORANGE AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT UNTIL 4PM TODAY
A Code Orange Air Quality Alert is in effect for Westmoreland county today until 4 PM. A code ORANGE air quality alert means that air pollution concentrations within the region may become unhealthy fo...
Aug 27, 2024
WEST NILE VIRUS DETECTED IN FIVE MORE AREAS IN WESTMORELAND COUNTY
West Nile Virus has been detected in five more areas of Westmoreland County. The Trib reports that Since Aug. 7, mosquitoes have tested positive for the virus in Youngwood, Midway, Scottdale, Trafford...
Aug 27, 2024
KINDERGARTEN THROUGH SIXTH GRADE STUDENTS NOT PERMITTED TO ATTEND EVENTS AT MCKEE STADIUM UNLESS ACCOMPANIED BY AN ADULT
Leaders with Jeannette City Schools say younger children need to be supervised while attending athletic events at McKee Stadium. Students in kindergarten through sixth grade will not be permitted to e...
Aug 27, 2024
TRAFFORD WOMAN ACCUSED OF STABBING
A woman from Trafford is accused of stabbing a man multiple times during an argument on Saturday. The Trib reports that officers were dispatched to the home of 44-year-old Danielle Smith at 9:30 AM. S...
Aug 27, 2024
MONESSEN TEEN APPEALS PRISON SENTENCE
A Monessen teen is appealing his prison sentence for killing a 16-year-old classmate in 2022. The Trib reports that 18-year-old Terry Newton claims that Westmoreland County Judge Scott Mears ordered N...
Aug 27, 2024
