Category Archives: Local News
MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY BRINGS SOME CLOSURES
Today is Martin Luther King, Jr. day, the day that celebrates the birth of the civil rights activist who promoted nonviolent activism for racial equality. As today is a federal holiday, there are some...
Jan 15, 2024
BESTSELLNG PITTSBURGH AREA MEMOIR AUTHOR HAS BOOK SIGNING JANUARY 20
The author of the Bestselling Pittsburgh-area memoir On the Rocks has a book signing and homemade Italian luncheon event coming up on January 20th. Maria Palmer is the next guest on Westmoreland Commu...
Jan 12, 2024
PUPPY BOWL 2024 ROSTER RELEASED
Organizers of the 2024 Puppy Bowl have released the rosters for this year's event. The list of participants includes two canines from the Pittsburgh area. The popular Puppy Bowl highlights rescue dogs...
Jan 12, 2024
PLUM MAN FACING CHARGES FOR ALLEGEDLY PREVENTING HOSPICE WORKERS CARING FOR HIS FATHER
A Plum man is facing charges for allegedly preventing hospice workers from caring for his father. Local police arrested 56-year-old Kevin Michel following an incident at his father's Garlow Boulevard ...
Jan 12, 2024
MONROEVILLE MAN FACING CHARGES FOR ALLEGEDLY POSSESSING AND DISTRIBUTING CHILD PORNOGRAPHY
A Monroeville man is facing charges for allegedly possessing and distributing child pornography. Allegheny County police say they have been working with the FBI's Child Exploitation and Human Traffick...
Jan 12, 2024
NORTH HUNTINGDON OFFICIALS EXPECTED TO CONSIDER AGREEMENT WITH U.S SECRET SERVICE
Officials in North Huntingdon are expected to consider an agreement with the U.S. Secret Service to join the agency's cyber fraud task force. The Trib reports that The police department's officers wou...
Jan 12, 2024
NATURAL GAS COMPANY TESTIFIED COMPRESSOR STATION WILL NOT HARM ENVIRONMENT
At a Penn Township Zoning hearing on Thursday, a Natural Gas company testified that the compressor station that they want to put in will not harm the environment or cause air or water quality problems...
Jan 12, 2024
MAN ARRESTED IN UNDERCOVER FENTANYL STING NEAR NEW STANTON TURNPIKE
A New York City man was arrested in an undercover fentanyl sting near the New Stanton Turnpike interchange. The Trib reports that 38-year-old Adrian Wright of Queens was denied bail on multiple drug c...
Jan 12, 2024
SENTENCE UPHELD FOR GREENSBURG WOMAN IN 2010 TORTURE-KILLING
A State Appeals Court has upheld the sentence of 60 years to life for a Greensburg woman in the 2010 torture-killing of Jennifer Daugherty (Dock-er-tee). The Trib reports that a three judge panel reje...
Jan 12, 2024
STRONG WINDS EXPECTED TODAY IN WESTMORLAND COUNTY
More strong wind is expected today in Westmoreland County. The National Weather Service has issued a high wind warning from 10 AM to 10 PM today for Westmoreland, Indiana and Fayette counties. Winds a...
Jan 12, 2024
