Category Archives: Local News

A longtime member of the Greensburg Bloodhound Team has been honored by the National Bloodhound Association during a training session in Maryland. Roland "Bud" Mertz was recognized as bloodhound handl...

A Mt. Pleasant man died over the weekend after a kitchen fire trapped him in his apartment. Emergency crews were called to the 200 block of West Smithfield Street in Mt. Pleasant Borough at 11:45 p.m....

Repairs to four Westmoreland County-owned bridges crossing sections of the Loyalhanna Creek are expected to be under construction in 2026, resulting in proposed road closures and detours, according to...

Plans for an Ampitheater and recreation space at Murrysville Community Park have been put on long-term hold after the cost ballooned past 2 million dollars over the past few years. Last week municipal...

A father in Westmoreland County is charged with concealing the death of a child after police say he fell asleep on his 8-month-old baby boy, suffocating him. According to the criminal complaint, on Ju...

Calvary Church in Irwin has announced its Calvary Cares projects including assistance for the Westmoreland Foster Care System and Ukrainian Refugees. Pastor Nick Poole talks with Jennifer Meiele about...

More than two-dozen Pennsylvanians have been affected by a salmonella outbreak linked to cucumbers. The CDC says 27 people in the Keystone State have become sick during the outbreak, the most in the n...

Jeannette officials are taking a look at a wall collapse that has closed a portion of Chestnut Street. The Trib reports that the wall fell over due to the heavy rain that came through the area recentl...

The jury in the trial of Latresse Williams will resume deliberations this morning. The Trib reports that Williams is charged with killing Anthone Williams, no relation, in New Kensington in January of...

A former Greensburg police officer is still receiving over $5,000 in pension one month after pleading guilty in federal court to engaging in meth distribution with the former city police chief. The Tr...