Category Archives: Local News

FAMILY OF DAVID DUTCH RELEASES STATEMENT
The family of one of two men injured in the assassination attempt on Donald Trump has released a statement. Fifty-seven-year-old Marine veteran David Dutch was wounded in the July 13th shooting and is...
Cindy Perino Jul 18, 2024

PARTIAL BUILDING COLLAPSE IN VANDERGRIFT
Officials are reporting a partial building collapse that happened in Vandergrift yesterday evening. A Westmoreland County emergency dispatcher told TribLive crews responded to the property on Grant Av...
Cindy Perino Jul 18, 2024

MAWC SAYS BEAVER RUN ABOVE CONSERVATION LEVEL LIMITS
Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County officials say that water levels at the Beaver Run Reservoir are still well above conservation level limits despite the recent dry spell the area has experien...
Cindy Perino Jul 18, 2024

FORMER DANCE MOM FACES DUI CHARGES
A former "Dance Mom" cast member now faces DUI charges after a crash in Murrysville. The Trib reports that 47-year-old Christina Lukasiak was charged in connection with a crash on June 27th on Logan F...
Cindy Perino Jul 18, 2024

JUDGE TO LIMIT DEFENSE SPENDING IN BRACKENRIDGE MAN'S TRIAL
A judge said she will limit the defense spending of taxpayer funds in the upcoming trial of a Brackenridge man charged with killing his 9-year-old son. The Trib reports that Common Pleas Court Judge M...
Cindy Perino Jul 18, 2024

FIRE MARSHALS RULE UNITY STRIP MALL FIRE ACCIDENTAL
State police fire marshals have ruled the fire at a strip mall in Unity has been ruled accidental. The Trib reports that the fire on April 23rd started near Roadman's Country Living Shoppe in the Latr...
Cindy Perino Jul 18, 2024

RUSTIC RIDGE INVESTIGATION FINISHED
Officials with the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission's Safety Division have finished their investigation into a 2023 explosion in Plum that left six people dead. The blast happened on the morning...
Cindy Perino Jul 17, 2024

BUTLER WORKERS HARASSED
Officials in the City of Butler and in Butler Township report workers there are being harassed over the Trump rally shooting. Local Councilman Donald Shearer says some municipal employees have gotten ...
Cindy Perino Jul 17, 2024

NEW KEN MAN OUT OF MEDICALLY INDUCED COMA
The New Kensington man shot during the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump is now out of a medically-induced coma. WTAE-TV reports that David Dutch is now in stable condition. Als...
Cindy Perino Jul 17, 2024

NORWIN SCHOOL DISTRICT APPROVES NEW SUPERINTENDENT
The Norwin School district has a new assistant superintendent. The Trib reports that at a meeting on Monday, the board approved Lisa Duval as the new assistant superintendent. She was the former direc...
Cindy Perino Jul 17, 2024








