Category Archives: Local News

Senator Bob Casey says he's introduced a bi-partisan bill to ban water beads. The bill is named "Esther's Law" for a ten-month-old Wisconsin girl who died after swallowing one. The small, colorful bal...

Commissioners in Penn Township are deciding on a proposal this week that could offer tax breaks to more volunteer firefighters. Local officials are expected make a decision on a measure that would ext...

The Jeannette Community Band is launching their 36th season with a performance at the American Legion post on South Fifth Street on Memorial Day weekend. The free concert is planned for the evening of...

A gun that was recovered by dive teams in Donegal Lake last Friday is believed to be the gun used to kill a Westmoreland County woman last year. KDKA-TV reports that the Murrysville Medic One dive tea...

Officials were in Ligonier Valley Cemetery for a special bridge dedication ceremony on Saturday. The Trib reports that state officials were on hand to dedicate the nearby bridge on Route 711 over Loya...

A Mother's day dinner on Saturday turned out to be very eventful as a woman gave birth at a restaurant in Hempfield. The Trib reports that four people and an emergency dispatcher were on hand to help ...

Authorities are investigating a Saturday night stabbing in New Kensington. The incident happened at around 11 p.m. at a location on Victoria Street. Responding officers found a victim who had been sta...

While strong storms continued to hit the area on Saturday, no tornadoes touched down in Westmoreland County. The Trib reports that the national weather service did confirm that an EF2 tornado touched ...

A lottery ticket sold recently in Murrysville has hit for a jackpot of 2.6 million dollars. The Pennsylvania Lottery reports the Cash 5 with Quick Cash ticket was sold at the Shop'n Save on William Pe...

Folks wanting to own a piece of the big house have an opportunity right now to get their hands on any of more than 6-hundred items from the former Greensburg State Prison. SCI Greensburg closed in 201...