Category Archives: Local News

UNION ACCUSES WESTMORELAND COUNTY OF BAD FAITH BARGAINING IN LABOR TALKS
Several Westmoreland County unionized workers picketed in front of the courthouse claiming the negotiations on a new labor deal with the government's largest bargaining unit have stalled. The Trib rep...
John Smathers Oct 26, 2023

DOCUMENTS SHOW JEANNETTE EMS MORE THAN $1,000,000 IN DEBT
Court documents are revealing how Jeannette EMS became more than $1,000,000 in debt. Payments owed by the shuttered ambulance service are laid out in bankruptcy paperwork that was filed this week. The...
John Smathers Oct 25, 2023

WARRANT ISSUED FOR BRADDOCK WOMAN IN ALLEGED ROUTE 30 SHOOTING
An arrest warrant has been issued for a Braddock woman accused of opening fire on her boyfriend while both were traveling in separate vehicles on Route 30. The shooting allegedly happened last week in...
John Smathers Oct 25, 2023

GRAND JURY CREATED IN WESTMORELAND COUNTY TO INVESTIGATE UNSOLVED CRIMES
For the first time in more than 30 years, a grand jury will investigate unsolved crimes in Westmoreland County. The Trib reports that Judge Christopher Feliciani approved the formation of the grand ju...
John Smathers Oct 25, 2023

JEANNETTE MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO DRUG CHARGES
A Jeannette man pleaded guilty to drug charges in Federal Court on Tuesday. The Trib reports that 25-year-old Tristin Axton entered guilty pleas in connection with a case from March of this year when ...
John Smathers Oct 25, 2023

PENN TOWNSHIP SENTENCED TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT FOR KILLING FATHER, AUNT
A Penn Township man was ordered to serve life in prison for killing his father and aunt. The Trib reports that 43-year-old Neal Hubish entered guilty pleas to two counts of first degree murder and was...
John Smathers Oct 25, 2023

HOUSE DAMAGED BY FIRE IN GREENSBURG TUESDAY
No injuries were reported in a fire Tuesday evening in Greensburg. The Trib reports that the fire was reported around 7 PM at a home at the intersection of Unity Way and Evergreen Avenue. Most of the ...
John Smathers Oct 25, 2023

FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT THIS MORNING
A frost advisory is in effect for Westmoreland, Allegheny and Indiana Counties until 9:00 this morning. The National Weather Service says the frost this morning could do some harm to sensitive outdoor...
John Smathers Oct 23, 2023

PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED WELL PAD SCHEDULED FOR UPPER BURRELL
Upper Burrell residents can weigh in on the township's fifth proposed well pad next month. The Trib reports that a public hearing for the Artemis well pad, which would be at 931 Merwin Road, will foll...
John Smathers Oct 23, 2023

JEANNETTE MAN CHARGED WITH DRUG-RELATED CRIMES BY NEW KENSINGTON POLICE
A man who New Kensington police say admitted to smoking marijuana and then invited an officer to search him has been ordered to stand trial in Westmoreland County on drug charges. The Trib reports tha...
John Smathers Oct 23, 2023