Category Archives: Local News
BRIDGE INSPECTION PROJECT IN WEST NEWTON TO CAUSE TRAFFIC RESTRICTIONS
A bridge inspection project in West Newton will cause some traffic restrictions. The Trib reports that inspectors will take a look at the bridge that carries Route 136 across the Youghiogheny River. A...
Oct 19, 2023
MAN ACCUSED IN MURDER-FOR-HIRE PLOT IN ROSTRAVER
More details emerged in a murder-for-hire plot in Rostraver during a preliminary hearing yesterday. The Trib reports that prosecutors have accused 57-year-old Keven Van Lam ordered and financed the hi...
Oct 19, 2023
ONE PERSON KILLED IN HEMPFIELD TOWNSHIP VEHICLE CRASH
One person died in a car crash yesterday in Hempfield Township. The Trib reports that the crash happened on Business Route 66 around 2:40 PM. One of the victims died at Forbes Hospital in Monroeville....
Oct 19, 2023
EDUCATION EFFORT TO HONOR LATE NEW KENSINGTON FIREFIGHTER
An education effort dedicated to a late New Kensington volunteer firefighter is planned for this weekend. The first-ever Matt Sobecki Fire Safety Day is happening in the 800 block of Barnes Avenue fro...
Oct 18, 2023
PENNDOT CONFIRMS BUMP UP IN ROUTE 356 REOPENING
PennDOT has confirmed that Route 356 will reopen sooner than expected. The Trib reports that the road has been closed for the last three years for a $15.9 million PennDOT project that began in 2020 to...
Oct 18, 2023
BACKPACK RULES, OTHER CHANGES CONSIDERED BY HEMPFIELD SCHOOL DISTRICT SECURITY COMMITTEE
Backpacks along with metal and weapons detectors were discussed at the first meeting of a newly formed Hempfield School District's Security Committee. The Trib reports that the committee was formed af...
Oct 18, 2023
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MAKE FUNDING COMMITMENT TO GET ARNOLD PALMER REGIONAL AIRPORT EXPANSION PROJECT UNDERWAY
Arnold Palmer Regional Airport's $22 million terminal expansion project is underway thanks to a $4 million commitment from Westmoreland County commissioners. The Trib reports that the renovation will ...
Oct 18, 2023
FORMER BALTIMORE PRIEST AT SAINT VINCENT ARCHABBEY AFTER SUSPENSION
A former Baltimore priest is now at Saint Vincent Archabbey after he was suspended from ministry by the Catholic Diocese of Baltimore. The Trib reports that the Reverend Paschal Morlino was removed fr...
Oct 18, 2023
JEANNETTE MAN SENTENCED TO LIFE IN PRISON FOR MURDER
A Jeannette man was ordered to spend the rest of his life in prison for the murder of his friend in April of 2021. The Trib reports that Stuart Ali was sentenced yesterday in Westmoreland County Court...
Oct 18, 2023
MURRYSVILLE TRAFFIC STOP LEADS TO ARREST OF FLORIDA MAN
A traffic stop in Murrysville turned into the arrest of a man wanted in Florida on weapons-related charges. The Trib reports that 42-year-old Ramondouas Betrand was driving on Tarr Hollow Road when a ...
Oct 17, 2023
