Category Archives: Local News

A union representing Westmoreland County 9-1-1 workers and others including employees at the courthouse and juvenile detention center has provided notice of an intent to strike. SEIU Local 668 notifie...

Saint Vincent College is working on some additional water quality improvements by making changes to the wetlands at their Archabbey property in Unity. The three wetlands were established in the late 1...

Officials with Norwin Schools are considering a state-approved initiative that could provide tax breaks to senior citizens who volunteer in the district. School board members have asked administrators...

A sinkhole along the Eastbound lanes of Route 30 in Unity is slated to be fixed through efforts of the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy. The Trib reports that the sinkhole is about 15 feet from the so...

Projects for the Hempfield municipal complex and Westmoreland Community Park will move forward. The Trib reports that officials are expected to vote today to advertise the construction bid for the fir...

A home in Bell Township was destroyed by fire on Saturday. The Trib reports that the fire was reported at 5:00 pm at a home in the 100 block of Johnson Street. About 12 fire companies were called out ...

Arnold Council rejected offers from out-of-town buyers to purchase some abandoned property. The Trib reports that the buyers were from Philadelphia and Los Angeles and they were looking to buy abandon...

Mogie's Irish Pub will reopen in a few weeks, with the late owner's children taking over ownership. The Trib reports that Kelsie Magill and her brother Connor, two children of the late David "Mogie" M...

The PA Lottery will present a ceremonial check for $1.8 million this morning at the Murrysville Shop n Save. The Trib reports that 55-year-old Dennis O'Neill of Monroeville is the recipient of the che...

A Ligonier Township man was ordered to serve up to four years in prison for possession of child pornography. The Trib reports that 57-year-old Matthew Hoffer entered guilty pleas back in September of ...