Category Archives: Local News
KEY WITNESS TO HAVE TESTIMONY RECORDED
A key witness in a police shooting will have her testimony recorded amid concerns that she might die or flee. The Trib reports that the witness, 49-year-old Amber Barkhammer, was a passenger with Bruc...
May 02, 2025
LIGONIER COUNTRY MARKET RECEIVES APPROVAL TO OPEN EARLY
Ligonier Country Market received approval to open earlier than originally requested by their conditional-use permit. The Trib reports that vote was 3-0 with two township supervisors unable to attend. ...
May 02, 2025
FORMER GREENSBURG POLICE CHIEF SENTENCED
Former Greensburg Police Chief Shawn Denning was sentenced to 15 months in federal prison and two years of probation for distributing drugs. The Trib reports that he will remain free on bond until he ...
May 02, 2025
POWER OUTAGES CONTINUE IN WESTMORELAND COUNTY
Outages continue for many Westmoreland County residents. West Penn Power reports that 9,596 of its customers are without power as of this morning. Allegheny Township, New Kensington City, and Murrysvi...
May 02, 2025
GOVERNOR SHAPIRO JOINS MULTI-STATE LAWSUIT AGAINST TRUMP ADMINISTRATION
Governor Josh Shapiro is joining a multi-state lawsuit against the Trump administration over recent cuts to the AmeriCorps program. The lawsuit argues that by essentially shutting the agency down, the...
May 01, 2025
MAN IN CRITICAL CONDITION AFTER FALL AT PNC PARK
A man is in critical condition after falling from the stands at PNC Park last night. A spokesperson for the Pirates says the man was in the right field bleachers when he tumbled onto the warning track...
May 01, 2025
FUNERAL HOME TIED TO PET CREMATION SCANDAL EXPECTED TO BE SOLD
The Harrison funeral home tied into a pet cremation scandal is expected to be sold. The Trib reports that the owner, Patrick Vereb of Hazlewood was charged with theft of almost $660,000 after taking m...
May 01, 2025
HARRISON TOWNSHIP UNDER MANDATORY WATER CONSERVATION NOTICE
People in Harrison Township are under a mandatory water conservation notice. The Trib reports that the alert was issued yesterday asking residents to conserve in the wake of the storms. Authority offi...
May 01, 2025
WESTMORELAND COUNTY JUDGE GRANTS RELEASE FOR TIME SERVED
A Westmoreland County judge is granting a release for time served on drug charges related to a 2023 fatal overdose. Hugh Hawkey pleaded guilty to lesser drug-related charges after prosecutors dropped ...
May 01, 2025
GREENSBURG MAN ORDERED TO SERVE PRISON TIME
A Greensburg man was ordered to serve time in prison for two attacks that injured an East Huntingdon woman in 2023. The Trib reports that 48-year-old James Lehneke, Jr. pleaded guilty in two separate ...
May 01, 2025
