Category Archives: Local News

The interim U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania now has the job for good. Troy Rivetti has served in the role on a fill-in basis since the resignation of the former U.S. Attorney in...

Cold weather continues to dominate the forecast with windchills expected to get to -20 tonight. That has triggered the National Weather Service to schedule another cold weather advisory for tonight, o...

Hempfield Township is looking to create an authority to help develop the site of the former state prison in Greensburg. The Trib reports that the township bought the property in 2023, 10 years after t...

The families of two Norwin High School students killed in a dirt bike crash in 2024 have filed wrongful death lawsuits against parents who they say enabled and allowed underage drinking that lead to t...

A Hempfield woman charged in the shooting death of her husband is asking for a speedy trial. The Trib reports that 51-year-old Leann Steel is accused of killing 54-year-old William on October 18th of ...

Pennsylvania is one of the most populous states in the country. That's according to the latest data from the U.S. Census Bureau which was released this week. Between July of 2024 and July of 2025, Pen...

President Trump is endorsing Republican Stacy Garrity who is running for Pennsylvania governor. In a Truth Social post on Tuesday night, President Trump stated that Garrity has his "complete and total...

Peoples Library in New Kensington is hosting a drive-thru dinner fundraiser next month. Meals from Hoffstot's Caf Monaco in Oakmont will be distributed at the library on February 24th. The menu will i...

The Jeannette Treasurer's position is up for grabs after the person who won the election did not meet requirements for the job. The Trib reports that The top write-in vote-getter during November's ele...

A Youngwood man pleaded guilty to resisting arrest at a Hempfield fitness club and will be extradited to Wisconsin. The Trib reports that 35-year-old Martin Alvarez, Jr. entered the plea yesterday to ...