Category Archives: Local News
CHRISTMAS EVE CAR FIRE IN HEMPFIELD
A vehicle caught fire behind a church on Christmas Eve morning in Hempfield Township. The Trib reports that the Carbon and Fort Allen fire departments responded to the fire at the Word of Life Church ...
Dec 26, 2023
AIRPORT RECEIVES MONEY FROM WCIDC
The Westmoreland County Airport Authority will receive $4 million from the Westmoreland County Industrial Development Corp. The Trib reports that the funds are from a portion of the proceeds of $15 mi...
Dec 22, 2023
LAS VEGAS MAN SENTENCED FOR USING FAKE CREDIT CARDS AT SAM'S CLUB
A Las Vegas man was sentenced on Wednesday to a year of probation for using counterfeit credit cards with stolen bank account information to buy gift cards at Sam's Club locations in Allegheny and Wes...
Dec 22, 2023
PROSECUTORS GRANTED ANOTHER EXTENSION IN CASE AGAINST FORMER GREENSBURG POLICE CHIEF
Prosecutors have been granted a sixth extension in the case against former Greensburg Police Chief Shawn Denning. The Trib reports that Denning was charged by the federal Drug Enforcement Agency with ...
Dec 22, 2023
WESTMORELAND COUNTY BUDGET PASSED WITH PROPERTY TAX INCREASE
The Westmoreland County Commissioners approved the 2024 budget, and that included a 32.5 percent property tax increase. The Trib reports that this is the first tax hike since 2019 and the second since...
Dec 22, 2023
SUSPECT CONFESSES IN SHOOTING DEATH OF LOWER BURRELL PUB OWNER
A suspect in the shooting of Mogie's Irish Pub owner David Magill has confessed. The Trib reports that the shooting happened just after 9:00 AM yesterday outside the pub. 45-year-old Nathan Salem was ...
Dec 22, 2023
COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE RAISING MONEY TO BENEFIT DEPUTY'S SON
The Westmoreland County Sheriff's Office is taking up a collection to benefit one of their officers whose family is having a difficult time. Deputy David Bazzar's 4-year-old son, Remy, suffers from a ...
Dec 19, 2023
ADDITIONAL CORRECTIONS OFFICERS INTENDED TO EASE COUNTY PRISON STAFFING SHORTAGE
Leaders in Westmoreland County are hoping that the hiring of additional corrections officers will help to ease a staffing shortage at the county prison. The prison board yesterday approved the hiring ...
Dec 19, 2023
WESTMORELAND COUNTY SHOP WITH A COP HELD MONDAY
Members of the every branch of the Westmoreland County law enforcement community teamed up with local youths for the 16th annual Shop With A Cop event. KDKA-TV reports that yesterday's event at the Wa...
Dec 19, 2023
WATT SIGNS EXTENDED LEASE DEAL TO CONTINUE AT MT. PLEASANT GLASS CENTRE
WATT fuel cell corporation has signed an extended lease agreement with the Westmoreland County Industrial Development Corporation to continue operations at the Mt. Pleasant Glass Centre. The Trib repo...
Dec 19, 2023
