Category Archives: Local News

MAN FOUND STABBED TO DEATH IN PITTSBURGH'S CRAWFORD-ROBERTS NEIGHBORHOOD
A man was found stabbed to death early Wednesday morning in Pittsburgh's Crawford-Roberts neighborhood. The Trib reports officers were dispatched just after 12:30 a.m. to an apartment building on the ...
Cindy Perino Jun 13, 2024

LINCOLN HIGHWAY EXPERIENCE SUPPERMARKET RETURNS
The Lincoln Highway Experience SupperMarket returned Wednesday evening for its 11th season, a week after the scheduled start was canceled by rain. The food festivals along Route 30 in Unity are schedu...
Cindy Perino Jun 13, 2024

REGISTER OF WILLS WILL NOT SEEK REELECTION
Westmoreland County Register of Wills Sherry Magretti Hamilton, who faces a potential jail sentence next week for contempt of court, said Wednesday she will not seek reelection when her current term e...
Cindy Perino Jun 13, 2024

NORTH HUNTINGDON OFFICER INJURED DURING STING OPERATION
A North Huntingdon police officer was hurt Tuesday night during a sting operation. An undercover officer requested $1,700 worth of heroin/fentanyl from the suspect. The exchange happened inside the un...
Cindy Perino Jun 13, 2024

DIOCESE OF GREENSBURG EMPLOYEE FILES TO BE AUDITED
The personnel files of 1,000 employees and 9,000 volunteers in the Catholic Diocese of Greensburg will be under a microscope as diocesan officials work on an audit to see if any of them have criminal ...
Cindy Perino Jun 13, 2024

HUNTER BIDEN CONVICTED ON ALL FELONY CHARGES
Hunter Biden was convicted Tuesday of all three felony charges related to the purchase of a revolver in 2018 when, prosecutors argued, the president's son lied on a mandatory gun-purchase form by sayi...
Cindy Perino Jun 12, 2024

JUDGE REJECTS MURRYSVILLE MAN'S PLEA BARGAIN
A Westmoreland County judge on Tuesday rejected a plea bargain for a Murrysville man accused of the attempted murder of his mother. Police said in February, 32 year old Andrew Farbarik stabbed his mot...
Cindy Perino Jun 12, 2024

TRACTOR TRAILER LOSES LOAD ON TURNPIKE
Westbound traffic on the Pennsylvania Turnpike was backed up for about a mile near the Donegal exit Tuesday night after a tractor-trailer lost its load. The resulting debris apparently hit another veh...
Cindy Perino Jun 12, 2024

OTHER AIRLINES DON'T WANT TO COMPETE WITH SPIRIT
Arnold Palmer Regional Airport officials have yet to find a way to convince other airlines to compete against ultra-low-fare carrier Spirit Airlines for flights out of the Unity airport. Westmoreland ...
Cindy Perino Jun 12, 2024

INDEPENDENCE HEALTH SYSTEM TO HOLD JOB FAIR ON THURSDAY
Independence Health System will be holding a job fair on Thursday to address more than 500 openings at multiple locations across the health system. In the Westmoreland area, recruiters will be availab...
Cindy Perino Jun 12, 2024