Category Archives: Local News

GOVERNOR SHAPIRO JOINS LAWSUIT AGAINST TRUMP ADMINISTRATION
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro is joining a lawsuit against the Trump administration over sweeping cuts to federal funding for states. The lawsuit filed yesterday by 20 states and Washington, DC a...
Cindy Perino Jun 25, 2025

DERRY BOROUGH OFFICIALS PLAN TO DISCUSS LIFEGUARD SHORTAGES
Officials in Derry Borough are planning to discuss lifeguard shortages at their community pool. Councilman Nathan Bundy says they have only six lifeguards on staff and have had to alter hours for safe...
Cindy Perino Jun 25, 2025

LARGE AMOUNT OF COPPER STOLEN FROM WEST PENN POWER SUBSTATION
An investigation is underway after a large amount of copper was stolen from a West Penn Power substation in Westmoreland County. The incident happened at the substation on Hickory Avenue in Derry Town...
Cindy Perino Jun 25, 2025

GREENSBURG MAN ORDERED TO SERVE UP TO EIGHT YEARS
A Greensburg man was ordered to serve up to eight years in prison for the role he played in a drug overdose death in 2021. The Trib reports that Michael Rebosky was convicted in April of two drug coun...
Cindy Perino Jun 25, 2025

JEANNETTE SCHOOL BOARD APPROVES 2025-26 BUDGET
Jeannette School Board approved the 2025-26 budget Tuesday night with a 1.1% increase in taxes. The Trib reports that the board voted 5-3 last night to increase taxes by 1 mill to 90 mills. The budget...
Cindy Perino Jun 25, 2025

ONE PERSON ARRESTED AFTER GREENSBURG CRASH
One person was injured and one person was arrested in connection with a two-vehicle crash on South Main Street in Greensburg. The Trib reports that 34-year-old Collin M. Hays appeared to be intoxicate...
Cindy Perino Jun 25, 2025

GAS PRICES RISING ACROSS PA
Gas prices are rising across Pennsylvania. Triple A says the average cost for a gallon of gas in the state is now at three-dollars and 39-cents per gallon, which is up about nine-cents compared to the...
Cindy Perino Jun 24, 2025

SENATOR FETTERMAN THINKS DEMS ARE WRONG TO OPPOSE U.S. STRIKES ON IRAN
Senator John Fetterman says he thinks Democrats are wrong to oppose the U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities. However, the Pennsylvania Senator notes that it wouldn't be the first time he disagr...
Cindy Perino Jun 24, 2025

"JEANNETTE RISING" EVENT TOMORROW EVENING
A group of citizens in Jeannette is looking to improve the community and get approved for the Main Street Matters designation by the state. The group is holding a "Jeannette Rising" event at the Ameri...
Cindy Perino Jun 24, 2025

POLICE LOOKING FOR BELL TOWNSHIP MAN WHO MADE EXCESSIVE PHONE CALLS TO TWO POLICE STATIONS
Police are looking for a Bell Township man who allegedly called two police stations a total of 24 times over a four-hour period on Friday claiming that he was having an emergency. The Trib reports tha...
Cindy Perino Jun 24, 2025