Category Archives: Local News

PRESIDENTS DAY = USPS CLOSED
Mail carriers are off work today to observe Presidents Day. The U.S. Postal Service is not delivering letters or packages and no other in-person services are available at post office locations. Parcel...
Cindy Perino Feb 19, 2024

ROSTRAVER CENTRAL VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPT OFFICIALS WANT TO SEE STIPEND PAYMENTS CONTINUE
Officials with the Rostraver Central volunteer fire department say they want to see stipend payments for firefighters continue. The station is one of the 60 in Westmoreland County that have been suppo...
Cindy Perino Feb 19, 2024

NOBODY HURT IN JEANNETTE GARAGE FIRE
Firefighters were called out Saturday night for a garage fire in Jeannette. KDKA-TV reports that the fire started around 10:30 PM off Gertrude and Rosalyn. Authorities believe the fire started when an...
Cindy Perino Feb 19, 2024

DELMONT OFFICIALS SAY AMERICAN LEGION WAS IMPROPERLY SOLD
Officials in Delmont Borough are saying that the local American Legion improperly sold its post to its next door neighbor. The Trib reports that the borough solicitor recently notified the buyer, 33-y...
Cindy Perino Feb 19, 2024

RIDERSHIP INCREASES AT WESTMORELAND COUNTY TRANSIT AUTHORITY
Ridership continues to increase for the Westmoreland County Transit Authority. The Trib reports that the bus service did see a six percent increase in January, continuing an upward trend in the number...
Cindy Perino Feb 19, 2024

MAINLINE PHARMACY TO CLOSE 9 STORES
A chain of local pharmacies will close several of its stores, including one in Westmoreland County and one in Indiana County. The Trib live reports that Mainline Pharmacy is closing nine of its stores...
Cindy Perino Feb 19, 2024

POSSIBLE LEGISLATION TO BLOCK EVICTION FILINGS
The knowledge of who has been evicted from their home may soon be blocked from public information in Pennsylvania. A group of Democratic lawmakers is pushing for new legislation to seal all evictions ...
Cindy Perino Feb 16, 2024

WHJB WESTMORELAND COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS: WESTMORELAND SYMPHONY ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Westmoreland Symphony Orchestra Artistic Director Daniel Meyer is the next guest on Westmoreland Community Connections. He will talk with our host Jennifer Miele about the upcoming spring concert seri...
Cindy Perino Feb 16, 2024

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW MORNING
The National Weather Service is issuing a winter weather advisory for 7:00 tonight to 7:00 tomorrow morning. They are predicting anywhere between 2 and 4 inches of snow for parts of Western Pennsylvan...
Cindy Perino Feb 16, 2024

PENNDOT ANNOUNCES SINGLE-LANE RESTRICTIONS
PennDOT has announced daily single-lane restrictions starting next Monday during daylight hours on I-70. The restrictions will be between 6 AM and 6 PM each day until February 23rd as Golden Triangle ...
Cindy Perino Feb 16, 2024