Category Archives: Local News

A special election being held in Allegheny County tomorrow will likely determine control of the Pennsylvania House. Three candidates are running to take over the seat that was held Democrat state Repr...

Western Pennsylvania postal workers are speaking out against suggestions from President Trump that the post office should be privatized. Members of the National Association of Letter Carriers held ral...

No major incidents were reported over the weekend for the unsanctioned IUPatty's celebrations. The Indiana Area Collaborative team reported that there were increases in pedestrian traffic and activiti...

The bishop for the Diocese of Greensburg was among those that gathered outside Gemelli Hospital in Rome for Pope Francis' first appearance since his hospitalization in February. The Trib reports that ...

State police are investigating the report of missing opioid pills at an assisted living home in Hempfield. The Trib reports that the potential theft was reported after an inventory audit at the Mounta...

Authorities say the cause of the fire last year in Jeannette that killed five people has been ruled undetermined. The Trib reports that state police fire marshals have gone through the evidence of the...

A 69-year-old man was found dead at his home in Ligonier Township and around 40 cats were rescued from his home. The Trib reports that the unnamed man was found dead last Monday evening after officers...

Art in Bloom is the subject of the next Westmoreland Community Connections, Sunday at 7am and 11pm on WHJB. Claire Ertl, Director of Marketing and Public Relations for the Westmoreland Museum of Ameri...

Supporters of the Penn State New Kensington campus and local officials were present last night for a rally to keep the school open. The Trib reports that a dozen speakers expressed their opinions last...

One person was hospitalized as first responders put out a fire at the home of a Westmoreland 911 dispatcher in Derry Township this morning. WTAE-TV reports the fire was reported just after midnight at...