Category Archives: Local News

A trial got underway yesterday for a Hunker man accused of shooting and killing his neighbor's dogs. The Trib reports that 37-year-old Jason Beal faces five misdemeanor counts including cruelty to ani...

The lawyer for an Apollo man sentenced to life in prison for First-Degree murder is saying that a mistrial should have been declared for improper conduct by jurors. The Trib reports that attorney Adam...

A former East Huntingdon metal company has been ordered to pay $40,000 to employees who had medical bills in 2019 when the company let its medical insurance lapse, even though it deducted money from w...

An open-burn ban is in effect throughout the Keystone State. State officials say the ban - which was imposed yesterday-reportedly comes as three Pennsylvania counties - Allegheny, Beaver and Washingto...

Penn-Trafford School District is helping people in need with an ongoing food assistance program. Students in struggling families get to take home meals and snacks every two weeks through the Backpacks...

State Fire Commissioner Thomas Cook is discussing a plan by Governor Shapiro that would increase financial support for fire and EMS service. Cook visited Monroeville yesterday to highlight a package i...

Increased pay is helping to eliminate the issue of poll worker shortages in Western Pennsylvania. Westmoreland County Election Bureau Director Greg McCloskey says they are not lacking a single electio...

Planning is underway for Latrobe's annual 4th of July celebration, which is returning to Legion Keener Park. The Trib reports that organizers will be working with Steph Mihelder, a Murrysville consult...

State police have arrested three people for passing counterfeit $100 bills around Indiana County, while a fourth suspect remains at large. Troopers say that several counterfeit bills were passed on Su...

A New Kensington gun store that was targeted by thieves earlier this year has reopened at a new location. WTAE-TV reports that RC Firearms has opened the new shop about two miles away from its former ...