Category Archives: Local News
BURRELL COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS GATHERING SLATED FOR NEXT WEEK
An event meant to bring together citizens, young people, businesses, and local leaders is happening in Lower Burrell next week. The Burrell Community Connections gathering is scheduled at Charles A. H...
Apr 02, 2024
IDENTITY OF TEENAGER KILLED IN DIRT BIKE CRASH IDENTIFIED
The identity of the second teenager killed in a dirt bike crash over the weekend was released. North Huntingdon police, searching for two people reported as missing, found the pair dead on Sunday. The...
Apr 02, 2024
INVESTIGATORS CONTINUE TO SEARCH FOR CAUSE OF PLUM HOUSE EXPLOSION
Investigators are continuing to search for the cause of last summer's deadly home explosion in Plum. Six people suffered fatal injuries when a home near Rustic Ridge and Brookside Drives blew up on Au...
Apr 02, 2024
SOUTHWESTERN PA UNDER FLOOD WATCH TONIGHT
Southwestern PA is under a Flood Watch through tonight. The National Weather Service has put the flood watch in effect for Westmoreland County and several surrounding counties until 8:00 tonight. Mult...
Apr 02, 2024
HEMPFIELD SUPERVISORS APPROVE FIRE DEPARTMENT PART-TIME PAID DAY-SHIFT DRIVERS
Hempfield supervisors approved seeking part-time paid day shift drivers for the fire department. The Trib reports that the vote at a recent meeting was 3-2 in favor of approving the position, and it i...
Apr 02, 2024
FORMER ALLEGHENY COUNTY DETECTIVE PLEADS GUILTY TO TWO CITATIONS
A Former Allegheny County Detective pleaded guilty to two citations of summary harassment connected with an incident in a bar in Export last year. The Trib reports that prosecutors withdrew a criminal...
Apr 02, 2024
GREENSBURG MAN TO SERVE TIME FOR HEMPFIELD BANK ROBBERY
A Greensburg man was ordered to serve time in prison for robbing a bank in Hempfield. The Trib reports that 31-year-old Jonathan Smith, Jr. will serve up to five years in prison for a guilty plea on c...
Apr 02, 2024
STATE FUNDING GOES TOWARDS IMPROVING ROADS NEAR NEW KENSINGTON ADVANCED MANUFACTURING PARK
Half-a-million dollars in state funding is now going toward improving roads near the New Kensington Advanced Manufacturing Park. The dollars are being provided through the Commonwealth Financing Autho...
Apr 01, 2024
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE TO HOST FIRST WESTMORELAND FUEL SESSION
Organizers of a new group for young professionals in Westmoreland County are holding their first meeting this week. The county Chamber of Commerce is hosting the first Westmoreland FUEL session on Wed...
Apr 01, 2024
ROSTRAVER CRASH SHUTS DOWN PORTION OF I-70
A wrong-way crash in Rostraver shut down a portion of I-70 early Sunday morning. WPXI-TV reports that the crash was reported around 4 AM just outside of Rostraver between exits 46B and 49. The eastbou...
Apr 01, 2024
