Category Archives: Local News
LIVE CASINO BENEFIT CAR CRUISE SET FOR SUNDAY
Preparation is underway for Sunday's benefit car cruise at LIVE Casino. The Trib reports that the car cruise will benefit Educated Athletes First, a nonprofit started by former Jeannette football play...
Aug 04, 2023
DRIVERS REMINDED TO BE AWARE OF MOTORCYCLISTS
Police are asking drivers to be aware of motorcyclists as part of a recent enforcement effort. The Trib reports that according to the Highway Safety Network, there are about 850,000 licensed motorcycl...
Aug 04, 2023
STEELERS PRACTICE UNDER THE LIGHTS TONIGHT AT LATROBE MEMORIAL STADIUM
Tonight is the annual Friday Night Lights session of Steelers Training Camp at Latrobe Memorial Stadium. The Trib reports that the event, hosted by the Greater Latrobe School District, has become an e...
Aug 04, 2023
TWO PROBATION OFFICERS HURT AFTER SCUFFLE WITH GREENSBURG MAN
Two Westmoreland County probation officers were hurt on Wednesday after an incident involving a man who they say violated his probation. The Trib reports that the officers reported to Greensburg polic...
Aug 04, 2023
JUDGE OKS ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH RECORDS IN FIREARMS PROSECUTION OF TRUMP DEFENDER
Westmoreland County prosecutors will have access to mental health records of a man charged with illegal firearm possession at a Delmont restaurant where he claimed he was defending former president Do...
Aug 03, 2023
EXPORT VFD CHIEF SAYS COST OF NEW FIRE TRUCK COULD RISE TO $1M
Export fire department says they are looking at close to a million dollar price tag for a new fire truck. The Trib reports that the fire company received $545,000 in Federal Emergency Management Agenc...
Aug 03, 2023
SQUATTERS WERE COOKING CANNED RAVIOLI OVER INDOOR FIRE AT DILAPIDATED JEANNETTE ROW HOUSE, CHIEF SAYS
Officials in Jeannette are looking at tearing down 10 blighted buildings, but one caught the attention of local fire officials. The Trib reports that the one property was a row house on 422 South Fift...
Aug 03, 2023
MURRYSVILLE LAWMAKER SUGGESTS NO PAY FOR LEGISLATURE UNTIL PA BUDGET PASSED
State Representative Jill Cooper from Murrysville has suggested that legislators' pay be suspended if the state budget is not passed on time. The Trib reports that Cooper is seeking supporters to co-s...
Aug 02, 2023
KOPAS JOINS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Ted Kopas was sworn in on Tuesday as county commissioner. The Trib reports that Kopas takes over for fellow Democrat Gina Cerilli Thrasher, who officially left office on Monday to join the state Worke...
Aug 02, 2023
UNITY MAN ACCUSED OF STEALING FROM RELATIVE
A Unity man is charged with stealing $380,000 from a relative that he had power of attorney over. The Trib reports that 50-year-old Christopher Treasure had the authority for a relative from Hempfield...
Aug 02, 2023
