Category Archives: Local News

PENN TOWNSHIP VOTES ON REVIEWING BODY CAM FOOTAGE
Penn Township commissioners voted to allow the Westmoreland County District Attorney's office to review any police body cam footage before the video is released to the public. The Trib reports that po...
Cindy Perino Feb 22, 2024

PA GETTING $200 MILLION TO REPLACE LEAD WATER PIPES
The State of Pennsylvania is getting a direct payment of 200-million dollars to replace lead water pipes. The funding is part of a nearly six-billion-dollar nationwide clean water initiative discussed...
Cindy Perino Feb 21, 2024

REPAIRS AT STATE CAPITOL COMPLETED
Repairs at the state capitol to fix water damage in the House have been completed. Officials say because the work was finished ahead of schedule, projects on the Senate side can be sped up. It's not c...
Cindy Perino Feb 21, 2024

NORTH HUNTINGDON COMMISSIONERS REJECT PLANS AT OAK HOLLOW PARK
North Huntingdon Commissioners rejected plans for a multi-use field at the township's Oak Hollow Park. The Trib reports that Commissioners decided not to apply for a $500,000 grant to the Pennsylvania...
Cindy Perino Feb 21, 2024

JEANNETTE CITY SCHOOL BOARD APPROVES DRESS CODE
The Jeannette City School Board is approving a plan to reduce some of the rules around student clothing in the district. On Monday, the board unanimously voted in favor of a dress code that includes m...
Cindy Perino Feb 21, 2024

UPS PLANS LAYOFFS
UPS has plans to lay off all of the daytime shift package sorting workers at their New Stanton shipping hub. The company made the announcement yesterday, saying an unspecified number of positions woul...
Cindy Perino Feb 21, 2024

POLICE CHARGE NORTH BELLE VERNON WOMAN
Police have charged a woman from North Belle Vernon with ramming another vehicle in Greensburg twice last Friday morning. The Trib reports that 33-year-old Cassie King is charged in connection with th...
Cindy Perino Feb 21, 2024

UNITY WOMAN CHARGED WITH SUPPLYING GUNS TO MINOR
A Unity woman was arrested over the weekend for supplying guns to a minor. The Trib reports that 54-year-old Rhonda Campomizzi is charged with 14 felony counts of possession of a firearm by a minor an...
Cindy Perino Feb 21, 2024

DEFENSE ATTORNEY'S BLAME DELAY ON THE PROSECUTION
The attorneys for an Allegheny County man charged with killing his nine-year-old son in New Kensington say that prosecution delays have left them unable to move forward with preparing their defense. T...
Cindy Perino Feb 21, 2024

GOVERNOR SHAPIRO CALLED A POSSIBLE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro is being called a possible alternative to President Joe Biden as a presidential candidate. A recent Wall Street Journal editorial says there's speculation that the D...
Cindy Perino Feb 20, 2024