Category Archives: Local News
TWO-VEHICLE CRASH NEAR UPG CAUSES POWER OUTAGE
A two-vehicle crash near the Pitt-Greensburg campus caused a power outage yesterday. WTAE-TV reports that the crash happened near Mt. Pleasant Road and Glen Willow Road in Hempfield around 1:00 PM. A ...
Jan 02, 2025
9/11 CONSPIRATORS TO GET PLEA DEAL
A Pentagon appeals court is giving the green light to plea deals made with accused conspirators in the September 11th, 2001 terrorist attacks. The panel upheld a military judge's ruling that Defense S...
Dec 31, 2024
PLUM BOROUGH MAN IN CUSTODY FOR ATTEMPTED ARSON
A Plum Borough man facing accusations that he tried to blow up his own home is now in custody. Investigators say that Neil Yetsko caused a gas leak inside his Kathy Lynn Drive home last month, lit two...
Dec 31, 2024
NORTH HUNTINGDON OFFICIALS APPROVE PLAN FOE INDIAN LAKE PARK
North Huntingdon officials have approved a plan to dredge and clean Indian Lake Park. The Trib reports that the contract was awarded to KU Resources at a cost of $18,500 to conduct a survey of the und...
Dec 31, 2024
WOMAN HIT BY CAR IN HARRISON
A woman was taken to a nearby hospital after she was hit by a car in Harrison. The Trib reports that the un-named victim was hit at the intersection of Freeport Road and California Avenue around 4:35 ...
Dec 31, 2024
OVER 1000 WEST PENN CUSTOMERS STILL WITHOUT POWER
Over a thousand West Penn Power customers are still without power at this time. The bulk of the outages are being reported in Greensburg City and Hempfield Township, while small numbers of outages con...
Dec 31, 2024
FEW DETAILS AVAILABLE ABOUT NEW KEN SWAT SITUATION
Few details are available on a SWAT situation that happened last night in New Kensington. WTAE-TV reports that police and fire officials were called to the 1500 block of Taylor Avenue around 8:30 p.m....
Dec 31, 2024
FLAGS TO BE LOWERED HALF STAFF FOR A MONTH IN HONOR OF FORMER PRESIDENT JIMMY CARTER
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro is among those paying tribute to Former President Jimmy Carter. In a statement posted on social media, Shapiro remembered Carter as a "humble, generous, and admirabl...
Dec 30, 2024
PA STATE POLICE SAY THERE WERE DOZENS MORE CRASHES THIS HOLIDAY SEASON
Pennsylvania State Police say there were dozens more crashes in the commonwealth during the Christmas holiday this year. Troopers said they investigated 495 wrecks from December 24th through the 26th....
Dec 30, 2024
POLICE STILL INVESTIGATING CHRISTMAS EVE DEATHS
Police are still investigating two deaths in Rostraver Township on Christmas Eve. KDKA-TV reports that the County DA's office was called out on Christmas Eve to a home on Riverside Drive and found an ...
Dec 30, 2024
