Category Archives: Local News

Supervisors in Hempfield Township are approving plans for a traffic study on Westland Drive. Officials say they are trying to address concerns about speeding along the route from people who live in th...

Police in Allegheny County are looking for the truck used in a shooting Saturday evening in Monroeville. WTAE-TV reports that police were called out to the Enterprise Rent-a-car along William Penn Hig...

A Connellsville man was ordered last week to serve up to a day less than two years in jail for child pornography possession. The Trib reports that 30-year-old Jonathan Dulaney was convicted in May on ...

Former Greensburg Police Chief Shawn Denning is back in Westmoreland County for a court appearance. The Trib reports that Denning is expected to enter a guilty plea to a misdemeanor charge of stealing...

No injuries were reported in a fire Saturday morning in New Kensington. The Trib reports that the fire started in the back of a three-story building in the 500 block of Sixth Avenue around 1:00 AM. No...

Two people died Saturday in a crash in Washington Township. The Trib reports that the accident happened at 1:00 PM near the intersection of Route 66 and Paradise Drive. 67-year-old Janice Ciorra of Wa...

Dr. Heather Walker from Independence Health is our next guest on Westmoreland Community Connections. As an emergency department physician, Dr. Walker talks about summer safety concerning pools, the he...

New unemployment claims continue to decline in Pennsylvania. The U.S. Department of Labor reported about 94-hundred initial claims in the Commonwealth last week, a decrease of over 900 from the week b...

If you go into Pittsburgh, you will want to plan ahead for upcoming closures on the Roberto Clemente Bridge. The performance of routine safety inspections will require crews to close the bridge from 6...

Tonight is the annual "Friday Night Lights" practice at Latrobe's Memorial Stadium for Steelers Training Camp. KDKA-TV reports that security will be beefed up after the recent shooting at the NFL offi...