Category Archives: Local News

The City of Latrobe has been named an inaugural inductee into Dole's Banana Hall of Fame. The food company is honoring the city for its history with the Banana Split and the annual Banana Split Festiv...

More wrongful death charges have been filed against Lower Burrell's Belair Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center connected with allegations that a Harrison nurse administered fatal doses of insulin to ...

The Monroeville Convention Center will live on. Weeks after the center's owner notified organizers of events scheduled to take place at the venue later this year that the venue would close, officials ...

A Westmoreland County jury acquitted a Unity man of a felony charge of aggravated assault. The Trib reports that 26-year-old David Ross was accused of stabbing his instructor in the neck during a clas...

One person was injured in a crash between a tractor-trailer truck and a car in Unity late last night. The Trib reports that the crash was along Pleasant Unity Road near the intersection with Schmucker...

A Hunker man was found not guilty of animal cruelty charges and guilty of three others. The Trib reports that 37-year-old Jason Beal was convicted of tampering with evidence, conspiracy and theft rela...

Governor Shapiro has plans for sales taxes from recreational pot sales if they should become legal in the state. Shapiro has said if a legal marijuana program is launched by 2025, sales would generate...

Proposed changes to state laws could allow empty office and retail spaces zoned for commercial use to be converted into housing. A group of bills introduced by House Democrats includes revisions to th...

Traffic restrictions and truck detours will be in effect today for the New Kensington Bridge as work continues in the area. The Trib reports that the long-term traffic shift will start at 7:00 this mo...

A Penn Township nurse practitioner is accused of illegally prescribing oxycodone. The Trib reports that 55-year-old Joseph Sapp is charged with writing thousands of fake prescriptions for people that ...