Category Archives: Local News
CHARGES NOT DROPPED AGAINST GREENSBURG WOMAN ACCUSED OF GIVING CHILD FENTANYL
A Greensburg woman charged with giving an eight-year-old girl a dose of fentanyl lost her bid to have the charges against her dropped. The Trib reports that 31-year-old Skye Naggy will remain in Westm...
May 31, 2024
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONFIRMS TORNADO TOUCHDOWN IN LATROBE
The national weather service has confirmed that a tornado briefly touched down in Latrobe earlier this week. The Trib reports that an EF0 tornado touched down in the McChesneytown and Loyalhanna areas...
May 31, 2024
FAYETTE COUNTY MAN DIES WORKING ON AC IN LATROBE
A Fayette County man died while working on an air conditioning unit in Latrobe. Westmoreland County Coroner Tim Carson said in a news release that 33-year-old James Alfred McGalla, Jr. of Fairchance w...
May 31, 2024
FIRE CREWS CALLED OUT TO A MORNING HOUSE FIRE IN YOUNGWOOD
Several fire crews were called out this morning to a house fire in Youngwood. WTAE-TV reports that the fire was reported shortly after 4:00 this morning at a home on Silvis Road. It was initially repo...
May 30, 2024
ELECTRICITY RATES TO SOON CHANGE IN PA
Electricity rates will soon change for residential and small business customers in Pennsylvania. Officials say the regulated electric companies are each adjusting their "Prices to Compare" starting on...
May 30, 2024
NEW PA.GOV WEBSITE LAUNCHED YESTERDAY
Governor Shapiro is hoping a new website will help make statewide services easier to find. The all new PA-dot-gov was launched yesterday which includes fresh designs and easy links to the Governor's O...
May 30, 2024
46 MEMORIAL DAY CRASHES INVOLVED IMPAIRED DRIVING
Officials with Pennsylvania State Police say that 46 Memorial Day weekend crashes involved impaired driving. New data released Wednesday reveals that troopers responded to 756 crashes during the four-...
May 30, 2024
MASSIVE AMOUNT OF LITHIUM UNEARTHED IN PA
A massive amount of lithium has been unearthed in Pennsylvania. University of Pittsburgh scientists said the discovery could eventually supply more than a third of what the U.S. needs. The U.S. Geolog...
May 30, 2024
LATROBE HOSTING MISTER ROGERS FAMILY DAYS NEXT WEEK
Downtown Latrobe is hosting the annual Mister Rogers Family Days next week. The event is happening June third through eighth, alongside Latrobe Restaurant Week. There will be kid-friendly entertainmen...
May 30, 2024
BURRELL AND FREEPORT TO HOST SPRINGDALE HOME GAMES
Burrell School District will help Springdale's High School Football Team out by hosting a few of their home games. The Trib reports that the district will split that duty with Freeport, as each distri...
May 30, 2024
