Category Archives: Local News

A Greensburg man drowned on Monday while vacationing at Hilton Head Island in South Carolina. The Trib reports that Beaufort County Deputy Coroner Andrew McNece identified the victim as 64-year-old Da...

The site of an indoor sports arena in East Huntingdon which closed earlier this year is being bought and repurposed. The Mt. Pleasant SportZone on Bessemer Drive was used for nearly 20 years for sport...

A New Kensington man was ordered to stand trial on charges of strangulation and assault. The Trib reports that 52-year-old Morris Hayes waived his preliminary hearing back in late August. A woman told...

Monday was the annual tax sale at the Westmoreland County Courthouse, and the sale saw a record $2.5 million spent. The Trib reports that more than 2000 tax delinquent properties were scheduled to go ...

At Monday night's Latrobe City Council meeting, officials unanimously hired a collection agency to recoup unpaid taxes to the city. The Trib reports that the two-year contract with Pittsburgh-based MB...

A Delmont woman who works as a veterinary technician is charged with illegally filling prescriptions for Xanax. The Trib reports that the prescriptions 38-year-old Bobbi Jo Vaia allegedly filled were ...

The trial of a Hunker man accused of indecent and simple assault got underway yesterday. The Trib reports that 21-year-old Dakota Archibeque is accused of forcing himself on his victim during a Labor ...

A new program to stop future blight in Westmoreland County has had more applicants than expected, even before the county was ready to formally announce its launch. The Trib reports Brian Lawrence, exe...

One of the Democratic county commissioner candidates will be taking time off the campaign trail after undergoing surgery on Thursday. The Trib reports that Lisa Gephart had the surgery to repair linge...

Traffic restrictions are expected starting today for the Speers Bridge on I-70. The Trib reports that the the single-lane restrictions will be in place as crews inspect the the bridge that carries I-7...