Category Archives: Local News

Authorities in Western Pennsylvania are reviewing security plans in light of the New Year's morning terror attack in New Orleans. Pittsburgh is hosting what will likely be the city's largest event in ...

A teen housed at the Adelphoi facility in Unity was charged with assaulting an employee on New Year's Day. The Trib reports that a staffer at the Sweeney home on Mission Road was breaking up a fight b...

Jay Leno is denying rumors concerning injuries that he suffered just before his show in Greensburg. As we previously reported, Leno fell down a hill while walking from a restaurant to his hotel. Despi...

Westmoreland County DA Nicole Ziccarelli said no charges will be filed in connection with a June shooting in Export. The Trib reports that video evidence into the shooting of 65-year-old Daniel Chicka...

Westmoreland County remains under a winter weather advisory today. The advisory remains in effect until 10:00 tomorrow morning. Between now and then, between 2-5 inches of snow is expected to fall in ...

Three Democrats in the Pennsylvania legislature are calling for the state to more than double the minimum wage. State Senators Art Haywood and Patty Kim along with Representative Izzy Smith-Wade-El sa...

Residents in East Deer are seeing a sizable price hike for their trash service as the new year gets underway. Rates in the township are going up by about 35 percent. That's a hike of five dollars and ...

A longtime Westmoreland County Pizzeria is closing its doors for good. The Trib reports that Abie and Bimbo's started serving people in Jeanette in 1967. After expanding to four locations across the c...

A company that produces packaged broccoli sold in Walmart stores is conducting a voluntary recall. Braga Fresh packages ready-to-eat 12oz broccoli florets under the Marketside brand. The company says ...

The first baby of the new year in Westmoreland County was born yesterday morning at Independence Health Westmoreland Hospital in Greensburg. The Trib reports that Mila Kaye Donofrio arrived at 4:10 AM...