Category Archives: Local News

GREENSBURG PARKING GARAGE COULD BE TORN DOWN BY THE END OF SUMMER
A shuttered parking garage in Greensburg could be torn down and replaced with a new parking lot by the end of this summer. The Trib reports that on Monday, Greensburg City Council approved an agreemen...
Cindy Perino Mar 13, 2024

NEW STANTON TRAFFIC STOP LEADS TO DRUG BUST
A traffic stop in New Stanton on Monday lead to a drug bust where police found 273 pounds of marijuana. The Trib reports that Qingxue Guo of Texas and Tingting Huang, who did not have an address liste...
Cindy Perino Mar 13, 2024

STATE SUPERIOR COURT RULES THAT WESTMORELAND COUNTY COURT WENT TOO FAR
The state Superior Court has ruled that Westmoreland County court went too far when it sealed the contents of court dockets. A Westmoreland County judge had ordered that arrest information in the case...
Cindy Perino Mar 13, 2024

MURRYSVILLE VAPE SHOP OWNERS AND EMPLOYEES CHARGED WITH SELLING ILLEGAL SUBSTANCES
Two owners and three employees of a Murrysville Vape Shop are charged with selling illegal substances out of the establishment. The Trib reports that the five who were arrested in connection with the ...
Cindy Perino Mar 13, 2024

SCHOOL BUS STOPPING GUIDELINES ON PENNDOT'S WEBSITE
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation has the latest guidelines for stopping for school buses on its website. The new procedures are in response to a state law that was updated last year. Act ...
Cindy Perino Mar 12, 2024

PA DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY RELEASES PRELIMINARY JANUARY 2024 EMPLOYMENT REPORT
The Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry has released its preliminary employment report for January 2024. Officials say the unemployment rate was unchanged for the month at three-point-four-per...
Cindy Perino Mar 12, 2024

WESTMORELAND COUNTY FIRE CHIEF FACING CHARGES
A Westmoreland County fire chief is facing charges stemming from his work as a contractor. John Stants in the Deputy Fire Chief of Yukon and has been charged in Westmoreland and Fayette Counties with ...
Cindy Perino Mar 12, 2024

ONE PERSON KILLED IN INDIANA COUNTY CRASH
One person was killed in a crash Sunday afternoon in nearby Indiana County. State Police say that a 62-year-old woman from Armagh in East Wheatfield Township tried to turn left onto Route 22 at the in...
Cindy Perino Mar 12, 2024

WESTMORELAND COUNTY OFFICIALS TESTING VOTING MACHINES
Westmoreland County officials have started to test their voting machines in advance of the April 23rd primary election. The Trib reports that officials are testing the machines by casting 19,000 test ...
Cindy Perino Mar 12, 2024

MANORDALE FARMS RESIDENTS SIGN PETITION
Over 250 residents of the Manordale Farms area have signed a petition in opposition of putting an auto body shop in the neighborhood. The Trib reports that Caliber Collision submitted a proposal for t...
Cindy Perino Mar 12, 2024