Category Archives: Local News
MURRYSVILLE COUNCIL APPROVES PROPOSAL FOR AUTO BODY SHOP
Murrysville Council approved a proposal for an auto body shop at a meeting on Wednesday. The Trib reports that the plans for Caliber Collision has drawn the ire of residents of the Manordale Farms nei...
Apr 05, 2024
HEAVY RAIN HAS POSITIVE EFFECT ON BEAVER RUN RESERVOIR
While the floods damaged homes and flooded streets throughout the county, the Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County said that the heavy rain from Monday to Wednesday has had a positive effect for...
Apr 05, 2024
WESTERN PA MAN SENTENCED FOR KIDNAPPING AND ASSAULT OF MINORS
A Western Pennsylvania man convicted of kidnapping two minors and sexually assaulting one of them has been sentenced. Police say that, in 2021, Eddie Lambert Jr took the victims, ages 9 and 6, from a ...
Apr 05, 2024
EXCAVATOR FALLS ON TWO CARS IN UNITY TOWNSHIP
At least one person was taken to a nearby hospital as an excavator slipped off a trailer and landed on two cars in Unity yesterday. The Trib reports that the incident happened at the intersection of R...
Apr 05, 2024
GOVERNOR SHAPIRO PLANS TO ENCOURAGE NON-PRESCRIPTION BIRTH CONTROL PILLS
Governor Shapiro says he plans to "strongly" encourage the state's health insurers to cover non-prescription birth control pills. The new product called Opill [[ OH-pill ]] is expected to cost about 2...
Apr 04, 2024
STATE SENATE MEETING TOMORROW REGARDING BENEFITS OF LATER SCHOOL STARTS
A state Senate committee is meeting tomorrow to hear about the reported benefits of having school start later in the morning. The hearing of the Senate Education Committee is set for Thursday at 1 p.m...
Apr 04, 2024
HEMPFIELD SCHOOL OFFICIALS HOPING FOR GRANT DOLLARS TO COVER METAL DETECTORS
Officials at Hempfield Area Schools are hoping to get state grant dollars to help cover the cost of weapons detectors. School leaders have applied for 450-thousand dollars in funding through the Penns...
Apr 04, 2024
SECTION OF ROUTE 66 CLOSED DUE TO LANDSLIDE
A section of State Route 66 between Vandergrift and Leechburg is closed due to a landslide. PennDOT shut down the route at Jefferson Street and First Street in Parks Township yesterday evening. There ...
Apr 04, 2024
CREWS BEGIN TO STABILIZE HEMPFIELD HOMES AFFECTED BY MINE SUBSIDENCE
Crews have started to stabilize some homes in Hempfield. The Trib reports that the work is part of the federally-funded $6 million mine reclamation project meant to protect homes from mine subsidence....
Apr 04, 2024
HEARING HELD FOR REGISTER OF WILLS OFFICE
A hearing was held Wednesday concerning the Westmoreland County Register of Wills office where the staff claimed that the office was neglected by the elected office holder, Sherri Hamilton. The Trib r...
Apr 04, 2024
