Category Archives: Local News

A New Kensington man pleaded guilty to attempted homicide, aggravated assault and other crimes connected with a shooting at East Ken Manor in June of 2021. The Trib reports that 20-year-old Ernest Gar...

A Sewickley man is in custody after state police say he charged at his neighbor armed with a knife. The Trib reports that 33-year-old Kurtis Baker is charged with simple assault, loitering, making ter...

A man from the Dominican Republic will face deportation after serving an eight-year prison sentence in the U.S. for selling drugs to an undercover state trooper two years ago in New Stanton. The Trib ...

Jeannette Public Library was closed on Tuesday after a bomb threat was called into City Hall. The Trib reports that the threat was phoned in on Monday and indicated that the bomb would be there the ne...

Western Pennsylvania Congressman Mike Kelly has been named the chair of a House task force put together to investigate the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. Kelly represents Penn...

Mount Saint Peter Church is hosting the 43rd annual Festa Italiana this weekend. It's happening at the church property on Freeport Road in New Kensington Friday and Saturday. Guests will be able to en...

Westmoreland County Prisoners will now not have to pay as much for making phone calls. The Trib reports that the Federal Communications Commission issued a new rule earlier this month limits the amoun...

A Monessen man now faces charges of drug delivery resulting in death. The Trib reports that 31-year-old James Cilo, Jr. faces the charge in connection with the death of Jennifer Vuckovich after he all...

A man now faces charges related to assaulting a dog at a home in South Huntingdon. The Trib reports that 30-year-old Zachary Hinson is charged with neglect and two counts of aggravated cruelty to anim...

A New Kensington man pleaded guilty to charges related to the sexual assault of a 14-year-old girl. The Trib reports that 19-year-old Nasai Parker-Hill faces between three to seven years in prison and...