Category Archives: Local News

CHARGES TO BE HELD AGAINST FORMER LIGONIER VALLEY POLICE CHIEF
Sexual assault charges will be held for a former Ligonier Valley police chief. The Trib reports that on Friday, the accuser testified about how she met John Berger while the two were patients at a Don...
Cindy Perino Jul 15, 2024

STATE POLICE TO FILE HARASSMENT CHARGES AGAINST TRUCK DRIVER
State police will file charges against a truck driver for harassing a woman at a Westmoreland county gas station. WTAE-TV reports that this happened at the Citgo station on Motordrome Road in South Hu...
Cindy Perino Jul 15, 2024

MT PLEASANT MAN KILLED IN MOTORCYCLE CRASH
A Mt. Pleasant man was killed after hitting a deer with his motorcycle Friday night. The Trib reports that 50-year-old Jayson Halterman was driving his motorcycle in the 400 block of Stone Church Road...
Cindy Perino Jul 15, 2024

EAST HUNTINGDON MOBILE HOME FIRE
Six people escaped injury in an East Huntingdon mobile home fire on Friday night. The Trib reports that the fire was reported Friday evening when a neighbor banged on the door of the mobile home on Ho...
Cindy Perino Jul 15, 2024

2 INJURED, 1 DEAD AFTER TRUMP ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT
A New Kensington man who was shot at the rally for President Trump on Saturday is now in a medically-induced coma. WTAE-TV reports that 57-year old Donald Dutch is in stable condition. He was shot in ...
Cindy Perino Jul 15, 2024

THIS SUNDAY ON WESTMORELAND COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS: HEMPFIELD PARKS AND RECREATION
The summer is packed with free events sponsored by Hempfield Township Parks & Recreation, including movies in the park and a concert series. Marissa Haynes, Director of Parks & Recreation is t...
Cindy Perino Jul 12, 2024

PA PASSES FISCAL YEAR BUDGET
Pennsylvania lawmakers have passed a 2024-25 fiscal year budget. Reports say that the $47.6 billion spending plan is a 6% increase over last fiscal year, with most of the new money going to public sch...
Cindy Perino Jul 12, 2024

CATALYTIC CONVERTER THEFTS ON TOWNE SQUARE DRIVE
Catalytic converter thefts have been reported in Hempfield Township. WTAE-TV reports that three such thefts happened between July 1st and 2nd from three cars close to each other on Towne Square Drive....
Cindy Perino Jul 12, 2024

FEW DETAILS ABOUT I-70 CRASH
Few details are available on a crash that happened yesterday on I-70. WPXI-TV reports that a tractor trailer rolled over around 2:30 yesterday near exit 54 towards Madison. One lane of traffic westbou...
Cindy Perino Jul 12, 2024

DELMONT AWARDS CONTRACT FOR SEWAGE WORK
Delmont officials awarded a contract for sewage work on Tuesday. The Trib reports that the work will include the installation of an interceptor on Christy Road and relocate a force main on a property ...
Cindy Perino Jul 12, 2024