Category Archives: Local News
WOMAN KILLED IN BOLIVAR FIRE
An 84-year-old woman was killed and her husband was burned in a fire in Bolivar this morning. Westmoreland County Coroner Tim Carson confirmed that 84-year-old Joanna Policichio was found dead inside ...
May 21, 2024
TREE OF LIFE SHOOTER NOT GETTING NEW TRIAL
Tree of Life synagogue shooter Robert Bowers is not getting a new trial. A federal judge denied a request from defense attorneys to hold new hearings on Friday. Bowers' lawyers argued that prosecutors...
May 20, 2024
NATIONAL SAFE BOATING WEEK
The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission is sharing some reminders in recognition of National Safe Boating Week. PFBC is looking ahead to this coming weekend's busy Memorial Day holiday and urging bo...
May 20, 2024
GREENSBURG POLICE ARREST MAN ACCUSED OF HITTING PEDESTRIAN AND FLEEING
Police in Greensburg are reporting the arrest of a man they say hit a pedestrian and fled the scene. The accident dates back to December when a 76-year-old woman was hit near South Main and West Third...
May 20, 2024
MAN CHARGED WITH TRYING TO MAIL COCAINE TO CALIFORNIA
Police have charged a man with trying to mail about two pounds of cocaine from New Kensington to California. The Trib reports that 33-year-old Jonathan Booher was arraigned on Friday on charges of pos...
May 20, 2024
NEW KEN POLICE LOOKING FOR MAN ACCUSED OF ROBBING AT&T STORE
Police in New Kensington are looking for a man accused of robbing an AT&T store Friday evening. The Trib reports that county public safety officials were called to the store on Tarentum Bridge Road ar...
May 20, 2024
TWO PEOPLE HURT IN FRIDAY CRASH
Two people were hurt in a crash Friday afternoon that involved a Ligonier Valley School Bus. The Trib reports that the rear-end crash happened along Route 711 north of Ligonier as the bus rear-ended a...
May 20, 2024
REGISTER OF WILLS ORDERED TO TRANSFER FUNDS TO COUNTY CONTROLLER
Westmoreland County's Register of Wills was ordered to transfer over $500,000 in funds collected by her office over the last four months to the county controller by may 28th. The Trib reports that Reg...
May 20, 2024
STATE SUPREME COURT HEARS ARGUMENTS REGARDING GUN LAWSUIT
The state Supreme Court has heard arguments stemming from a lawsuit filed by a gun group and gun shop. The two assert that State Police have failed to adequately manage a background check system and t...
May 17, 2024
STATE BUSINESS GROUPS ASK FOR EXTENSION ON FEDERAL OVERTIME RULE
State business groups concerned about a looming deadline to comply with a new federal overtime rule are asking for an extension. The rule that's set to take effect July 1st raises the threshold for de...
May 17, 2024
