Category Archives: Local News

PLUM TO COLOR CODE FIRE HYDRANTS
The Plum Municipal Authority is planning to color code all of the community's fire hydrants. The work is being done so firefighters can be sure of the flow rate at each of the hydrants when responding...
Cindy Perino Sep 12, 2024

LIGONIER VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL EVACUATED DUE TO BOMB THREAT
Ligonier Valley High School was evacuated Wednesday after it received a bomb threat. WTAE-TV reports the incident was reported yesterday afternoon. Superintendent Tim Kantor said the high school recei...
Cindy Perino Sep 12, 2024

NEIGHBORS CONCERNED ABOUT NOISE POLLUTION AT PROPOSED PAVILION
Neighbors and the owners of a hotel in Ligonier are arguing over a potential 2000-square-foot pavilion. The Trib reports that the owners of Thistledown at Seger House says the pavilion will host large...
Cindy Perino Sep 12, 2024

INVESTIGATION INTO LIGONIER VALLEY INCIDENT CONTINUES
The president of the Ligonier Valley School Board has accused four school board members of interfering in a district investigation into a 2023 incident involving a special needs student that left a hi...
Cindy Perino Sep 12, 2024

MT PLEASANT WOMAN AQUITTED
A Mt. Pleasant woman was acquitted by a Westmoreland County jury on charges of aggravated and simple assault, reckless endangerment and leaving the scene of a crash. The Trib reports that 28-year-old ...
Cindy Perino Sep 12, 2024

FLIGHT 93 FLAG UNFURLED AT STATE CAPITOL CEREMONY
A flag honoring Flight 93 that is flying over Shanksville was unfurled in a special ceremony at the State Capitol yesterday. The flag made in the days after 9/11 has flown over the crash site every ye...
Cindy Perino Sep 11, 2024

AUTHORITIES INVESTIGATING DEATH OF SIX MONTH OLD
Authorities in Arnold are investigating the death of a six-month old girl, who died early Tuesday morning. The Trib reports that the investigation was confirmed by Mayor Shannon Santucci. Police were ...
Cindy Perino Sep 11, 2024

CLOSING ARGUMENTS EXPECTED TODAY FOR SCOTTDALE WOMAN
Testimony continued yesterday in the trial of a woman charged with running over another woman outside an apartment building in Scottdale. The Trib reports Nicole Moore is accused of injuring her forme...
Cindy Perino Sep 11, 2024

OWNERS OF MURRYSVILLE VAPE SHOP TO GO TO COURT
The case against the owners of a Murrysville vape shop will proceed in Westmoreland County Court. The Trib reports that Jeffrey Higgins of Murrysville and Eric Parco of Plum, the owners of PA Vapor an...
Cindy Perino Sep 11, 2024

SCHOOL BUS DRIVER ARRESTED
A North Huntingdon man who was a school bus driver is accused of exchanging nude photos with a student he drove to school. The Trib reports that 57-year-old Michael F. Singer told police that he share...
Cindy Perino Sep 11, 2024








