Category Archives: Local News

State police on Wednesday filed charges against the man who was wounded in an incident with police over the weekend. The Trib reports that 61-year-old James Miller, Jr. was charged with discharging a ...

A Westmoreland County woman was killed in a crash in Somerset County. The Trib reports that 20-year-old Kaitlynn Beatty, who had addresses in Irwin and Mt. Pleasant, was identified by the Somerset Cou...

Governor Josh Shapiro is scheduled to visit Pittsburgh today to discuss a new statewide economic development plan. Shapiro and members of his administration are expected to speak at Carnegie Mellon Un...

The state's Commonwealth Court is ordering the Plum Borough Zoning Board to look further into the impact of another proposed injection well. The zoning board previously approved a second well at a Pen...

A Group of Yukon residents are not happy with a proposed settlement regarding allegations that polluted dust and odors from a nearby hazardous waste landfill has hurt their quality of life since 2014....

For the first time in 13 years, Westmoreland County's 1,400 retired government employees will not receive cost-of-living increases. The Trib reports that the county's retirement board made the decisio...

Flooding forced the closure of the Sleepy Hollow Causeway across the Loyalhanna Creek east of Ligonier on Tuesday. The Trib reports that the causeway connects the eastbound lanes of Route 30 in Unity ...

A former Latrobe social worker pleaded guilty to 13 charges involving sex crimes against ten victims that go back to 2007. The Trib reports that 63-year-old Gregory Miscik is charged with targeting se...

A Jeannette man will remain in custody after state police said he brought a gun with him to work and pointed it at a co-worker at a Hempfield restaurant. The Trib reports that 18-year-old Isaiah Niehe...

A gun store in New Kensington that was burglarized this month is set to reopen this weekend. RC Firearms owner Roy Berg says he and his son are hosting a reopening sale on Saturday. The store has been...