Category Archives: Local News
NEW FLORENCE MAN CHARGED FOR DOMESTIC INCIDENT SATURDAY NIGHT
A New Florence man is charged with aggravated assault, terroristic threats and other offenses for a domestic incident Saturday night. The Trib reports that police were called to 19th Street in New Flo...
Jan 09, 2024
GREENSBURG MAN PLEADED GUILTY TO ROBBING HEMPFIELD BANK
A Greensburg man pleaded guilty to robbing a bank in Hempfield two years ago. The Trib reports that 31-year-old Jonathan Smith, Jr. pleaded guilty to charges of robbery, theft, receiving stolen proper...
Jan 09, 2024
RAPE CHARGES DROPPED AGAINST BLAIRSVILLE MAN
Westmoreland County prosecutors dismissed rape and related crimes against a Blairsville man as the accuser has refused to testify. The Trib reports that 48-year-old Laurence Dornin, Jr. was facing rap...
Jan 09, 2024
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ISSUES HIGH WINDS TO COME THROUGH THE AREA
Weather tops our newscast this time as high winds are expected to come through our area. The National Weather Service has issued a high wind warning for all of Westmoreland, Indiana and Fayette Counti...
Jan 09, 2024
WOMAN CHARGED IN CONNECTION WITH DUMPSTER FIRE IN CENTER TOWNSHIP
State police are reporting the arrest of a woman accused of setting fire to a dumpster in Indiana County. Thirty-seven-year-old Christina Luna reportedly told officers she set the fire because the gho...
Jan 08, 2024
ALIQUPPA MAN ACCUSED OF SHOOTING MONROEVILLE POLICE OFFICER TO APPEAR IN COURT
A man accused in last week's shooting of a Monroeville police sergeant is expected to appear in court today. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for 32-year-old Jamal Brooks of Aliquippa. Reports say t...
Jan 08, 2024
PITTSBURGH SPACE TECH FIRM CELEBRATES SUCCESSFUL FIRST LAUNCH OF PEREGINE LUNAR LANDER
Pittsburgh space tech firm Astrobotic is celebrating the successful first launch of their Peregrine lunar lander. The vehicle is now headed for the moon after taking off from Cape Canaveral on the pri...
Jan 08, 2024
NORTH HUNTINGDON YOUTH SPORTS BUSINESS OWNER PROPOSES TEN-MILLION-DOLLAR ATHLETIC COMPLEX
The owner of a youth sports business in North Huntingdon Township is proposing plans for a ten-million-dollar athletic complex. N Zone Sports proprietor, Shane Larkin, says he pitched the idea for the...
Jan 08, 2024
GREENSBURG COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION LOOKING TO HIRE EVENTS MANAGER
The Greensburg Community Development Corporation is looking to hire an events manager. The Trib reports that the new position will be a key part of their possible collaboration with the organizers of ...
Jan 08, 2024
ANNUAL PA TURNPIKE TOLL INCREASE IN EFFECT
The annual PA Turnpike toll increase is now in effect. WTAE-TV reports that the Turnpike is paying off a debt to PennDOT that will not be paid off until 2051. Those driving the length of the turnpike ...
Jan 08, 2024
