Category Archives: Local News
NORTH HUNTINGDON MAN ARRESTED ON KIDNAPPING AND BEATING CHARGES
A North Huntingdon man was arrested yesterday in connection with a kidnapping and brutal beating in 2020. The Trib reports that DNA evidence was used to identify 59-year-old Danny Jo Lambert as one of...
Feb 23, 2024
MORTGAGE RELIEF PROGRAM TO REOPEN
A mortgage relief program to assist homeowners recovering from the pandemic is set to reopen in March. The Pennsylvania Homeowner Assistance Fund was designed to help with back mortgage payments, prop...
Feb 22, 2024
APPEALS COURT SET TO RULE ON MAIL-IN BALLOTS
An appeals court is set to rule on whether Pennsylvania may dismiss mail-in ballots in the 2024 elections. A three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals Third District heard testimony on Tuesday, reg...
Feb 22, 2024
NTSB SAYS IMPROPER MAINTENANCE CAUSED BRIDGE COLLAPSE
The National Transportation Safety Board says well over a decade without the proper repairs or maintenance is what ultimately led to the Fern Hollow Bridge collapse. The board met yesterday to discuss...
Feb 22, 2024
NEW MISTER ROGERS EXHIBIT AT LATROBE ART CENTER
A new exhibit that examines Mister Rogers and the things he did to serve is opening at the Latrobe Art Center this weekend. A kick-off event for the feature, entitled "Fred Rogers: Celebrating a Lifel...
Feb 22, 2024
FEDS SEIZE 22 POUNDS OF COCAINE
Federal authorities have seized 22 pounds of cocaine and charged two men with dealing large quantities of the drug from a home near Martin Elementary School in New Kensington. The Trib reports Marcos ...
Feb 22, 2024
YOUNGWOOD GUN STORE OWNER GOING TO TRIAL
A trial date has been scheduled for a Westmoreland County gun shop owner charged with stealing about $150,000 from customers. WTAE-TV reports that state police and Westmoreland County detectives charg...
Feb 22, 2024
PEOPLE IMPACTED BY REGISTER OF WILLS DELAYS MAY BE CALLED AS WITNESSES
People who were impacted by the delays with the Register of Wills office could be called as witnesses at a hearing next month. The Trib reports that according to a new court order filed Wednesday, She...
Feb 22, 2024
PENN TOWNSHIP VOTES ON REVIEWING BODY CAM FOOTAGE
Penn Township commissioners voted to allow the Westmoreland County District Attorney's office to review any police body cam footage before the video is released to the public. The Trib reports that po...
Feb 22, 2024
PA GETTING $200 MILLION TO REPLACE LEAD WATER PIPES
The State of Pennsylvania is getting a direct payment of 200-million dollars to replace lead water pipes. The funding is part of a nearly six-billion-dollar nationwide clean water initiative discussed...
Feb 21, 2024
