Category Archives: Local News

A Salem woman will serve jail time for a guilty plea to charges related to a DUI crash that hurt a person riding a bicycle. The Trib reports that 40-year-old Tanya Cardoni of Salem pleaded guilty last...

A Unity man was ordered to serve time in state prison for bilking vendors at his stepdaughter's wedding and related weapons charges. The Trib reports that last December, a jury found 52-year-old Josep...

One person was killed in a shooting in Export yesterday. The Trib reports that 65-year-old Daniel Chicka was shot around 2:00 PM in the 5800 block of Madison Avenue. State Police say that the suspect,...

The National Weather Service has upgraded its heat advisory to an excessive heat warning through 8:00 PM Friday. Heat index values ranging from 105 to 110 degrees are expected. Little relief will be o...

A man charged with aggravated assault is free on bond as he faces accusations in Plum. Reports say a woman called 56-year-old Anthony Carlisano and asked him to come to a home on Perry Street on Satur...

Local officials in Lower Burrell are considering a treatment to reduce the algae bloom at Burrell Lake. The state Department of Environmental Protection has done testing of the water and determined th...

Officials in Unity are approving expansion plans for a local veterinary office. Township supervisors have voted in favor of a new building for Lakeview Animal Clinic. The owners of the clinic are plan...

Charges were filed on Monday against four more people in a case involving the alleged mistreatment of children at a Greensburg-Salem elementary school. The Trib reports that three of the suspects; Ama...

A former member of the Franklin-Regional school board has been named to fill a vacancy on the board. The Trib reports that the board voted 5-3 to appoint Deb Wohlin to take the place of Herb Yingling,...

The Hempfield school district's safety and security council is recommending that random searches of district students continue next school year. The Trib reports that along with that suggestion that t...