Category Archives: Local News

Greater Latrobe School District is mulling over a consultant's proposal for updating aging climate control systems, lighting and other equipment at the senior high and junior high at a projected cost ...

Earlier this week, the Westmoreland Land Trust unveiled elements of a preliminary master plan for its St. Xavier Nature Preserve in Unity that includes an expanded network of trails, multiple parking ...

A new law will go into effect on August 16th that will recognize the sacrifice of disabled veterans. Act 27 of 2024 will exempt 100% of their benefit payments from income calculations for any Commonwe...

Pennsylvania first responders are headed to North Carolina to assist with the impact of Tropical Storm Debby. State officials said 45 members of Pennsylvania Task Force One will report to Raleigh to h...

Local leaders in Plum are accepting bids on demolition of the old borough building. The former offices on New Texas Road were cleared out in 2022. The borough is using a 250-thousand-dollar grant to h...

A suspect is in custody after a young woman was found shot to death in Monroeville yesterday afternoon. Allegheny County police say the body of 18-year-old Joselyn Thomas was discovered by officers at...

The future of Jeannette's K-9 Diesel is uncertain at the moment. It was just weeks ago that city officials decided to end the K-9 Unit of the Jeannette Police Department due to the cost of funding the...

A Derry Borough man is facing animal cruelty charges after police said he failed to get his dogs veterinary care. The Trib reports that one dog at the home of William Adreon had died and two others ha...

The Bushy Run Battlefield and Museum is getting some help from the surrounding community as they remain closed due to damage from a tornado in June. The Bushy Run American Legion Post, based in Clarid...

A former Latrobe man was acquitted of felony rape charges yesterday in Westmoreland County Court. The Trib reports that a jury did find 25-year-old Glenn D. Jones, Jr. of Hostetter guilty of possessio...