Category Archives: Local News
THIS SUNDAY ON WESTMORELAND COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS: MENTAL HEALTH AMERICA OF SOUTHWESTERN PA
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and Laurie Levine, CEO of Mental Health America of Southwestern Pa is the next guest on Westmoreland Community Connections. Join our host Jennifer Miele for the i...
May 03, 2024
LONGTIME STAFFER PROMOTED TO DEPUTY WARDEN
A longtime staffer at the Westmoreland County Prison was promoted to Deputy Warden by the prison board yesterday. The Trib reports that Robert Fagan was hired to fill the spot that was vacated when St...
May 03, 2024
INVESTIGATION UNDERWAY INTO MONETARY THEFT FROM NORTH HUNTINGDON PA ATTORNEY GENERAL OFFICE
The Westmoreland County District Attorney's office has announced an investigation is underway into some stolen money from the PA Attorney General's office in North Huntingdon. The Trib reports that th...
May 03, 2024
MT PLEASANT SCHOOL BOARD APPROVES PRELIMIARY BUDGET
Mt. Pleasant School Board approved a preliminary budget on Wednesday that includes a three-mil tax increase. The Trib reports that the budget tops out at $38.8 million and the needed three mill tax in...
May 03, 2024
MURDER NURSE SENTENCED TO LIFE IN PRISON
A nurse accused of killing patients in her care with overdoses of insulin will spend the rest of her life in prison The Trib reports that Heather Presdee of Harrison pleaded guilty to three counts of ...
May 03, 2024
HEMPFIELD MAN TO SERVE UP TO SIX YEARS FOR 2022 CRIME SPREE
A Hempfield man was ordered to serve up to six years in prison for a crime spree in 2022. The Trib reports that 41-year-old Antjuan Smith entered guilty pleas in connection with four different inciden...
May 03, 2024
SENATOR FETTERMAN INTRODUCES LEGISLATION TO MAKE AFFORDABLE BROADBAND INTERNET SERVICE PERMANENT
Pennsylvania US Senator John Fetterman has introduced legislation that would make affordable broadband internet service permanent. A federal program that provides discounts to eligible residents is se...
May 02, 2024
HEAD OF PA GAME COMMISSION RESIGNS
The head of the Pennsylvania Game Commission has resigned. Bryan Burhans stepped down this week as Executive Director, due to an allegation of ethics violations and responsibility for a toxic work env...
May 02, 2024
PLUM BOROUGH WOMAN ACQUIESCES TO CLEAN UP PROPERTY
A Plum Borough woman has acquiesced to calls from her neighbors to clean up her property. The woman, whose name has not been shared, is a Shelbourne Drive resident who has allowed all sorts of items t...
May 02, 2024
FORMER GREENSBURG POLICE OFFICER PLEADS GUILTY
A former Greensburg police officer is pleading guilty to her role in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. Regina McAtee admitted that she and former Greensburg police Chief Shawn Denning conspi...
May 02, 2024
