Category Archives: Local News

Three people are charged with stealing over $5000 from a business in Lower Burrell and Allegheny by altering payout slips from game of chance machines. The Trib reports that Matthew Cubberly of Penn H...

Shoppers were forced to evacuate from the newly-opened Ollies in Allegheny Township on Monday. The Trib reports that a gas leak was discovered at the store in Hyde Park Plaza at 3:28 PM. Fire crews we...

Westmoreland County Commissioners say they are not in a hurry to find a new warden for the county jail. The Trib reports that county leaders were informed that morale has improved at the Westmoreland ...

New Kensington officials earlier this week held a special meeting to reject bids for trash collection. The Trib reports that on Tuesday, officials rejected bids from their current provider County Haul...

A man shot in New Kensington on October 19th has died. The Trib reports that 31-year-old Troy Vickers was pronounced dead last Saturday at a Pittsburgh Area hospital where he had been recovering after...

The president of Westmoreland County Community College will step down her position June 30th of next year. The Trib reports that 55-year-old Tuesday Stanley joined WCCC in 2014 and will have served as...

A Unity man was arraigned in connection with a crash in July that left two people injured. The Trib reports that 24-year-old Gianni Gonzalez is allegedly was under the influence of marijuana and alcoh...

A Jeannette man was sentenced Thursday to serve five to ten years in prison for two gun-related incidents in 2021. The Trib reports that 32-year-old John Horne pleaded guilty in August in relation to ...

The Westmoreland County Coroner has been called to the scene of a fire at an apartment building in Greensburg. WTAE-TV reports that the fire was on Dornan Street and was reported around 1:30 this morn...

Murrysville Republican Jill Cooper hopes her fellow state representatives in Harrisburg will back her proposal to set a mark for how early classes can start for secondary students. Cooper's plan would...