Category Archives: Local News

A winter weather advisory is in effect for our area once again. The National Weather Service says the advisory goes until 10:00 tomorrow morning. We're expecting 3-5 inches of snow by the time everyth...

A disabled vehicle was hit by a freight train early Thursday evening on the railroad tracks in Derry Township. The Trib reports that the accident was reported at 6:15 PM at the railroad crossing at Gr...

The families of more than 500 thousand minor children in Pennsylvania would benefit from a proposed expanded federal child tax credit. The federal legislation also calls for providing a tax break to p...

PennDot officials want to remind drivers about using their snow plow tracker to find out about plowing on state roads. The online device shows the location of the department's roughly 22 hundred plow ...

Three tickets purchased in Western Pennsylvania go along with three others sold across the state in winning Tuesday's Pennsylvania Lottery Treasure Hunt drawing. Six winning tickets matched all five n...

The Ligonier Ice Fest is returning this weekend. The borough's signature winter event is expanded to three days this year, with ice sculptures lining downtown streets Friday through Sunday. Sculptors ...

State grant dollars are supporting two park improvement projects in Lower Burrell. The city is getting a little less than 110 thousand dollars through Pennsylvania's Greenways, Trails, and Recreation ...

Water and sewer rates will increase in April for customers of the Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County. The Trib reports that on Wednesday, Authority board members voted unanimously to raise rat...

Hempfield Township is looking to meet with its 11 fire departments later in the spring to discuss having them all managed by the Township. The Trib reports that North Hempfield Fire Department was the...

Predictions of snow have forced the Westmoreland Chamber of Commerce to reschedule their annual prayer breakfast. The Trib reports that the original date was to be tomorrow, but due to the snow storms...