Category Archives: Local News
GOVERNOR SHAPIRO URGES DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY TO RECONSIDER PLANS FOR ICE DETENTION FACILITIES
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro is urging the Department of Homeland Security to reconsider plans to convert two warehouses in the state into detention facilities for ICE. In a letter to DHS Secret...
Feb 16, 2026
PRESIDENT'S DAY CLOSURES
Mail is not running and many government offices are closed today in observance of President's Day. Banks and PennDOT driver's license and photo centers are shut down as well due to the federal holiday...
Feb 16, 2026
PA STATE POLICE NOT CHARGING JAMES SEVER FOR FIRE SET AT HIS FORMER HOME
Pennsylvania State Police are not charging James Sever in connection with a fire at his former home in Westmoreland County. Sever is accused of trying to kill his landlord by placing a pipe bomb under...
Feb 16, 2026
WESTMORELAND COUNTY JURY FINDS TWO PEOPLE GUILTY FOR MURDER INVOLVMENT
On Friday, a Westmoreland County Jury convicted two people for their involvement in the murder of Alice Robson. The Trib reports that Melissa Fox-Beacom and Matthew Bates were found guilty of murder, ...
Feb 16, 2026
THREE KILLED IN CLYMER FIRE
A father and two children were killed in a fire Friday morning in Clymer. Indiana County Coroner Jerry Overman Junior said that 34-year-old Keith Lee Fabiszewski and his two unnamed children were repo...
Feb 16, 2026
THREE PEOPLE CHARGED IN ORGANIZED THEFT SCHEME
Three people were charged in an organized theft scheme at local Lowe's stores that ultimately led to them sending money to the Dominican Republic. The Trib reports that police identified the suspects ...
Feb 16, 2026
ONE PERSON HOSPITALIZED AFTER LOWER BURRELL POLICE SHOOTOUT
One person was hospitalized after a shootout with police in Lower Burrell Saturday night. The Trib reports that the standoff started at 6:30 PM on Rodgers Drive as a man fired shots into a nearby home...
Feb 16, 2026
PA GAME COMMISSION RELEASES PHEASANTS INTO THE WILD
The PA Game Commission released several pheasants into the wild yesterday morning. The Trib reports that this is traditionally done close to the end of pheasant hunting season. In anticipation of losi...
Feb 13, 2026
MELISSA FOX-BEACOM AND MATTHEW BATES TRIAL CONTINUES TODAY
The Trial of Melissa Fox-Beacom and Matthew Bates, who accused of killing Alice Robson, continued yesterday. The Trib reports that the third suspect in the case, Robert Jack, testified for the prosecu...
Feb 13, 2026
WESTMORELAND COUNTY AIRPORT AUTHORITY TO CONSIDER SOLAR PROJECT
The Westmoreland County Airport Authority is set to consider a solar project with pieces at both Arnold Palmer and Rostraver airports. Venergy Group LLC. submitted initial plans for the 28 to 30-milli...
Feb 13, 2026
