Category Archives: Local News
GINA O'BARTO RUNNING FOR RE-ELECTION AS PROTHONOTARY
Gina O'Barto has announced she is running for re-election as Westmoreland County Prothonotary. The Trib reports that the 61-year-old Unity woman was first elected in 2021 and replaced longtime prothon...
Jan 27, 2025
STATE POLICE LOOKING FOR MOTIVE IN MURDER-SUICIDE
State police are trying to figure out what led up to a tragic murder-suicide in Hempfield Township last week. Investigators believe 35-year-old Paul Swarner fatally shot his wife and their two young c...
Jan 27, 2025
REPORT: WESTMORELAND COUNTY FAMILY OF FOUR DEAD IN APPARENT MURDER-SUICIDE
From reports at TribLive.com Two adults and two children were found dead Friday morning in a home along Keck Lane, on the border of Hempfield Township, according to Westmoreland County Coroner Tim Car...
Jan 24, 2025
THIS SUNDAY ON WESTMORELAND COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS: VALENTINE'S EPISODE
Join host Jennifer Miele for Westmoreland Community Connections and a special Valentine's Episode this weekend! Sommelier Joe Bello of North Huntingdon has his top picks for wine to wow your sweethear...
Jan 24, 2025
PA TO RECEIVE MASSIVE SETTLEMENT FROM PURDUE PHARMA
Pennsylvania will receive hundreds-of-millions-of-dollars as part of a massive settlement with those accused of being responsible for the opioid crisis. AG Dave Sunday announced yesterday that Purdue ...
Jan 24, 2025
TSA HAS NEW LEADERSHIP IN PA AND DELAWARE
The TSA has new leadership in Pennsylvania and Delaware. Jerry Spero has been appointed to be the new federal security director and is visiting Pittsburgh International Airport this week. Spero says t...
Jan 24, 2025
LIGONIER ICE FEST RETURNS THIS WEEKEND
The Ligonier Ice Fest is returning for this weekend. The borough's signature winter event is expanded to three days again this year, with ice sculptures lining downtown streets today though Sunday. Sc...
Jan 24, 2025
NORTH HUNTINDGON OFFICIALS REJECT SUBDIVISION PLAN
Officials in North Huntingdon Township have rejected a subdivision plan to build about 50 houses in a section of the Altman Farms neighborhood. The Tirb reports that township commissioners said the ad...
Jan 24, 2025
AT LEAST 25 PEOPLE IDENTIFIED AS LIVING WITHOUT A SHELTER IN WESTMORELAND COUNTY
Westmoreland County's Point In Time survey of homeless in the county resulted in 25 people identifies as living without a shelter. The Trib reports that it's believed that is only a fraction of the tr...
Jan 24, 2025
HEMPFIELD SUPERVISORS TO VOTE TO SEEK BIDS FOR DEMOLITION OF FORMER GREENSBURG STATE PRISON
Hempfield Supervisors will vote next Monday to seek bids for the demolition of the former state prison in Greensburg. The Trib reports that Township Manager Aaron Siko said the bids will allow officia...
Jan 24, 2025
