Category Archives: Local News
LOADED FIREARM FOUND IN AIRLINE CONTRACTOR'S CARRY-ON BAG AT PITTSBURGH INTERNATIONAL
An airline contractor is the latest person stopped after being found with a loaded firearm in their carry-on bag at Pittsburgh International. TSA agents made the discovery on Saturday. According to re...
Jan 28, 2025
WANTED WOMAN FOUND IN NEW KEN HOTEL ROOM
A woman who was wanted on drug charges was found in a New Kensington hotel room. The Trib reports that 33-year-old Trisa Lynn Stickle, who police said was homeless, was arraigned Monday on felony and ...
Jan 28, 2025
SETON HILL UNIVERSITY PUTS STUDENT-RUN NEWSPAPER ON INDEFINITE HIATUS
Seton Hill University has put it's student-run newspaper on indefinite hiatus. The Trib reports that the Setonian was decision was made to halt the paper for several reasons, including a lack of a stu...
Jan 28, 2025
WESTMORELAND COUNTY REGISTER OF WILLS COULD GET A NEW LEADER
Westmoreland County's Register of Wills could get a new leader as part of a deal reached between Governor Josh Shapiro and the State Senate to fill several vacancies across the state. The Trib reports...
Jan 28, 2025
MAWC WATER VOLUNTARY CONSERVATION REQUEST
The cold weather has prompted a water conservation request from the Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County. The Trib reports that authority officials said the frigid temperatures and this weekend'...
Jan 28, 2025
SEVEN PEOPLE INJURED IN LIGONIER TOWNSHIP HEAD-ON COLLISION
Seven people, including five children, were hurt Monday morning after a head-on collision between a Porsche and a SUV on Route 711 in Ligonier Township. The Trib reports that the crash happened around...
Jan 28, 2025
ARNOLD PALMER REGIONAL AIRPORT CONTINUES TO LOSE MONEY
Arnold Palmer Regional Airport is continuing to lose money annually. The Trib reports that the airport finished 2024 about $600,000 in the red, and continues to lose $15,000 a month with a limited fli...
Jan 27, 2025
SENTENCING FOR DEFENDANT OF IUP MURDER
Sentencing has been ordered for a defendant convicted in connection with the 2020 killing of an Indiana University of Pennsylvania student. Twenty-year-old Jaedyn Wright was fatally shot near campus i...
Jan 27, 2025
CHARGES WITHDRAWN AGAINST ARNOLD WOMAN
Charges were withdrawn against an Arnold woman charged with trying to break into a New Kensington home. The Trib reports that charges were withdrawn last Thursday against 19-year-old Mayona Harrington...
Jan 27, 2025
FOUR PEOPLE DISPLACED AFTER ARNOLD FIRE
Four people were displaced in a fire in Arnold Saturday night. The Trib reports that the alarm went out just after 8 PM for the two-alarm fire in the 1800 block of Kimball Avenue. Everyone was out of ...
Jan 27, 2025
