Category Archives: Local News

PA ATTORNEY GENERAL ASKED TO INVESTIGATE MASSIVE DATA LOSS
Republican State Representative Seth Grove wants the Pennsylvania attorney general to investigate the massive data loss affecting the state police and state employees' pension system. Grove said he as...
Cindy Perino Feb 02, 2024

LEECHBURG PHARMACY WELCOMES 200 NEW CUSTOMERS
Klingensmith's Pharmacy in Leechburg quickly welcomed about 200 new customers seeking an alternative source for their prescriptions after Wednesday's abrupt closing of Health Mart pharmacies in Leechb...
Cindy Perino Feb 02, 2024

SPIRIT AIRLINES TO RESUME DAILY SEASONAL FLIGHTS AT ARNOLD PALMER AIRPORT
According to Gabe Monzo, executive director for the Westmoreland County airport authority, Spirit Airlines will resume its daily seasonal flights from Arnold Palmer Regional Airport near Latrobe to My...
Cindy Perino Feb 02, 2024

NORWIN COMMUNITY RALLIES BEHIND ASSISTANT LACROSSE COACH
The Norwin-area community rallied behind 25-year-old assistant lacrosse coach Zane Yanosko Thursday as he recuperated from surgery to attack cancer in his lungs. Yanosko, a 2017 Norwin High School gra...
Cindy Perino Feb 02, 2024

WESTMORELAND COUNTY JUDGE REJECTS SHORTENED PRISON SENTENCE
A Westmoreland County judge Thursday rejected a request to shorten the prison sentence of one of the two men convicted for their roles in a downtown Greensburg shootout in early 2022. 25-year old Evan...
Cindy Perino Feb 02, 2024

HEMPFIELD MAN CHARGED WITH USING STOLEN CHECKS
A Hempfield man is charged with using stolen checks to buy multiple items over a three-year period. The Trib reports that 55-year-old William Barnhart is accused of using the checks he stole from home...
Cindy Perino Feb 01, 2024

2 MEN CHARGED IN NEW KENSINGTON FIREARMS THEFT
Authorities have filed charges against two men in connection with the theft of about 25 firearms last week from a New Kensington business. Investigators say that suspect Michael Guin drove a truck thr...
Cindy Perino Feb 01, 2024

3 CHARGED IN WESTMORELAND COUNTY DEER POACHING INVESTIGATION
The Pennsylvania Game Commission on Wednesday announced the results of an investigation into deer poaching in Westmoreland County. Three individuals were found to be involved in the illegal killing of...
Cindy Perino Feb 01, 2024

CONNELLSVILLE TEEN PLEADS GUILTY
A Connellsville teen pleaded guilty on Wednesday in juvenile court for his role in the July 2022 fatal shooting of a man in New Kensington. The Trib reports that 16-year-old Braedon Dickinson was one ...
Cindy Perino Feb 01, 2024

WESTMORELAND COUNTY JUDGES EXTEND DEADLINES FOR REGISTER OF WILLS
Westmoreland County Judges are extending deadlines for work to be completed by the county register of wills. The Trib reports that complaints about Sherry Hamilton failing to properly file and process...
Cindy Perino Feb 01, 2024