Category Archives: Local News

Police are investigating a shooting that happened Thursday evening in New Kensington. KDKA reports that one person was taken to the hospital. Authorities say the shooting happened in the 1100 block of...

An investigation is underway after a K-9 Officer with the Derry Borough Police Department was recently euthanized. Reports say that K-9 Officer Smoke had to be put down August 28th after suffering ser...

Five homes in the borough of Laurel Mountain near Laughlintown were evacuated Wednesday morning as authorities investigated a gas leak. The Trib reports that the call went out at 11 AM for a home off ...

PennDOT is getting ready to acquire property at the end of the runway at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport to put in a new roundabout on Route 981. The Trib reports that the roundabout is part of a $55.2...

Greensburg officials say that they are scaling back the scope of a proposed master plan to revitalize the downtown business district. The Trib reports that the project steering committee will focus on...

A former Derry Township man already in custody for sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl was arraigned Wednesday on similar accusations involving four other teenage girls. The Trib reports that 19-ye...

A Mt. Pleasant Township man was found not guilty of felony aggravated assault, simple assault and disorderly conduct in connection with an alleged shooting at his Pine Street home two years ago. The T...

The Westmoreland County Court of Common Pleas will determine who will fill a vacant seat on the Norwin School Board. The Trib reports that the board could not come to a consensus on which of the four ...

A Mt. Pleasant man who fired at officers in what was later determined to be a bogus home invasion was in court on Tuesday for the first day of his trial. The Trib reports that 52-year-old Richard Teet...

A Hunker man was acquitted by a jury of charges of sexual assault on Tuesday. The Trib reports that jurors found 21-year-old Dakota Archibeque not guilty of indecent assault and simple assault in conn...