Category Archives: Local News

A newly commissioned study is looking into whether a once popular swimming spot can be reopened in Westmoreland County. A Pittsburgh engineering firm is getting 100-thousand dollars to develop a repor...

YWCA Westmoreland and the Greensburg-Jeannette NAACP are marking Juneteenth with a Black Owned Business Fair today. The free event is happening at Historic Fairview Park in Delmont from 3-to-7 p.m. Gu...

A man is in custody after police say he assaulted a woman in Arnold. The Trib reports that Cue Freckleton is accused of forcing his way into the victim's home Monday night and sexually assaulting the ...

A Salem woman will serve jail time for a guilty plea to charges related to a DUI crash that hurt a person riding a bicycle. The Trib reports that 40-year-old Tanya Cardoni of Salem pleaded guilty last...

A Unity man was ordered to serve time in state prison for bilking vendors at his stepdaughter's wedding and related weapons charges. The Trib reports that last December, a jury found 52-year-old Josep...

One person was killed in a shooting in Export yesterday. The Trib reports that 65-year-old Daniel Chicka was shot around 2:00 PM in the 5800 block of Madison Avenue. State Police say that the suspect,...

The National Weather Service has upgraded its heat advisory to an excessive heat warning through 8:00 PM Friday. Heat index values ranging from 105 to 110 degrees are expected. Little relief will be o...

A man charged with aggravated assault is free on bond as he faces accusations in Plum. Reports say a woman called 56-year-old Anthony Carlisano and asked him to come to a home on Perry Street on Satur...

Local officials in Lower Burrell are considering a treatment to reduce the algae bloom at Burrell Lake. The state Department of Environmental Protection has done testing of the water and determined th...

Officials in Unity are approving expansion plans for a local veterinary office. Township supervisors have voted in favor of a new building for Lakeview Animal Clinic. The owners of the clinic are plan...