Category Archives: Local News

Westmoreland County Commissioners on Thursday revised the policy for its fleet vehicles to require drivers to log in to a GPS device installed in nearly every vehicle. The Trib reports that the equipm...

The conservator for the Register of Wills office has unearthed some more incomplete adoption files, leading to personnel changes that were put in place this week. The Trib reports that court documents...

The National Weather Service is confirming that four tornadoes touched down across Western Pennsylvania during the storms on Wednesday evening. The strongest was an EF2 twister that moved through a se...

The Federal Aviation Administration is expecting today to be the busiest day for air travel so far this year. FAA officials say nearly 54-thousand passengers are planning to board flights across the n...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is praising Democratic Senator John Fetterman for his support of Israel. Fetterman met with Netanyahu in Israel today and reaffirmed his support for the count...

Westmoreland County Commissioners are coming under fire from a local LGBTQ+ advocacy group. The trib reports that the Greensburg chapter of PFLAG submitted a petition to have the Commissioners recogni...

Westmoreland County Community College has named an interim president of its board of trustees. The trib reports that Kristy Bishop, the college's vice president for academic affairs, was named by the ...

Four men from North Carolina are charged in connection with a fraudulent check-cashing scheme that went to nine banks in the region, including seven in Westmoreland County. The Trib reports that 29-ye...

A Unity man is charged with operating an illegal chop shop. The Trib reports that 46-year-old Windell Carroll is charged with theft, chop shop operation and receiving stolen property for an incident t...

Two suspected tornadoes came through the county last night, causing power outages and widespread damage. The Trib reports that Westmoreland County 911 received nine homes hit by trees in a string of d...