Category Archives: Local News

DEMOCRAT'S PETITION BEING CHALLENGED
One of the two democratic challengers to US Representative Summer Lee is being challenged on her petition in commonwealth court. The Trib reports that four voters have challenged the petition signatur...
Cindy Perino Feb 23, 2024

FORT ALLEN PLANS ON JOINING HEMPFIELD FIRE DEPT
Fort Allen Fire Department is planning to join the Hempfield Fire Department. The Trib reports that the township received a letter of intent on Tuesday to move the process forward. Once the process is...
Cindy Perino Feb 23, 2024

NORTH HUNTINGDON MAN ARRESTED ON KIDNAPPING AND BEATING CHARGES
A North Huntingdon man was arrested yesterday in connection with a kidnapping and brutal beating in 2020. The Trib reports that DNA evidence was used to identify 59-year-old Danny Jo Lambert as one of...
Cindy Perino Feb 23, 2024

MORTGAGE RELIEF PROGRAM TO REOPEN
A mortgage relief program to assist homeowners recovering from the pandemic is set to reopen in March. The Pennsylvania Homeowner Assistance Fund was designed to help with back mortgage payments, prop...
Cindy Perino Feb 22, 2024

APPEALS COURT SET TO RULE ON MAIL-IN BALLOTS
An appeals court is set to rule on whether Pennsylvania may dismiss mail-in ballots in the 2024 elections. A three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals Third District heard testimony on Tuesday, reg...
Cindy Perino Feb 22, 2024

NTSB SAYS IMPROPER MAINTENANCE CAUSED BRIDGE COLLAPSE
The National Transportation Safety Board says well over a decade without the proper repairs or maintenance is what ultimately led to the Fern Hollow Bridge collapse. The board met yesterday to discuss...
Cindy Perino Feb 22, 2024

NEW MISTER ROGERS EXHIBIT AT LATROBE ART CENTER
A new exhibit that examines Mister Rogers and the things he did to serve is opening at the Latrobe Art Center this weekend. A kick-off event for the feature, entitled "Fred Rogers: Celebrating a Lifel...
Cindy Perino Feb 22, 2024

FEDS SEIZE 22 POUNDS OF COCAINE
Federal authorities have seized 22 pounds of cocaine and charged two men with dealing large quantities of the drug from a home near Martin Elementary School in New Kensington. The Trib reports Marcos ...
Cindy Perino Feb 22, 2024

YOUNGWOOD GUN STORE OWNER GOING TO TRIAL
A trial date has been scheduled for a Westmoreland County gun shop owner charged with stealing about $150,000 from customers. WTAE-TV reports that state police and Westmoreland County detectives charg...
Cindy Perino Feb 22, 2024

PEOPLE IMPACTED BY REGISTER OF WILLS DELAYS MAY BE CALLED AS WITNESSES
People who were impacted by the delays with the Register of Wills office could be called as witnesses at a hearing next month. The Trib reports that according to a new court order filed Wednesday, She...
Cindy Perino Feb 22, 2024