Category Archives: Local News

Hempfield School District has hired its next superintendent. The Trib reports that the school board approved hiring Mark Holtzman, the current superintendent at Beaver School District at a meeting thi...

The Westmoreland City Post Office reopened yesterday, nine days after an SUV plowed into one of the walls of the building. The Trib reports that postal customers were asked to use the post office in M...

A lawsuit filed in Westmoreland County Court accuses the owners of the Delmont-area McDonalds of not adequately investigating the criminal background of a manager that was charged by police of sexuall...

Two people were flown to the hospital after a crash on Route 380 in Murrysville. The Trib reports that one vehicle was pulling out from the Auction Barn when another vehicle going west on 380 collided...

Governor Josh Shapiro is giving more employment benefits to people who work for the state. He signed an executive order Tuesday that will expanded childcare services and sick leave for physical and me...

The White House has issued new rules that crack down on pollution that will affect power-plants in Pennsylvania. Opponents say they could force many of the country's coal plants to shut down unless th...

Westmoreland County is looking at a few options to pay for the conservator that will oversee the Register of Wills office. The Trib reports that it was suggested by County Controller Jeffrey Balzer th...

A Westmoreland County man has been arrested and is accused of disrupting several church services in the Pittsburgh region. KDKA-TV reports that Joseph Gorencic, Jr. of Lower Burrell is accused of disr...

One person was hurt in a head-on crash yesterday morning in Lower Burrell. The Trib reports that the crash happened around 6 AM at the intersection with Greensburg Road and Dutchman Run Road. One pers...

Work is underway to prepare sites for expansion at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport. The Trib reports that a former airplane hanger will be torn down near the end of the month, and is part of the setup ...