Category Archives: Local News

YOUNGWOOD MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO DRUG OVERDOSE DEATH CHARGES
A Youngwood man pleaded guilty on monday to charges related to two drug overdose deaths in 2020. The Trib reports that 71-year-old Frank Bogley pleaded guilty to felony charges of drug delivery result...
Cindy Perino Apr 30, 2024

MONROEVILLE TEENAGER GETS MASTER'S DEGREE
A teenager from Monroeville has already graduated from college. 17-year-old RJ Krishnaswamy graduated from Pitt over the weekend with a master's degree in computer science. Krishnaswamy collected his ...
Cindy Perino Apr 29, 2024

FEDERAL AFFORDABLE CONNECTIVITY PROGRAM ENDS THIS WEEK
Thousands of Pennsylvania residents could see much higher internet bills next month. The federal Affordable Connectivity Program has provided discounts to low-income households, but that funding ends ...
Cindy Perino Apr 29, 2024

RETIRED NEW KEN-ARNOLD COUNSELOR/COACH RECOGNIZED FOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO COMMUNITY
A retired New Kensington-Arnold School District counselor and coach is being recognized for his contribution to the community. Area leaders, friends, and loved ones gathered at MJ's Bar and Grille in ...
Cindy Perino Apr 29, 2024

LIGONIER VALLEY POLICE ON SCENE AT GRAVEL HILL ROAD INCIDENT
Ligonier Valley Police were on the scene of an incident on Gravel Hill Road. The Westmoreland County DA's department confirmed the incident in a news release, saying it happened between Settler and Ol...
Cindy Perino Apr 29, 2024

ATTORNEY FOR MCKEESPORT MAN ACCUSES PROSECUTORS OF MISCONDUCT
The lawyer for a McKeesport man convicted of first-degree murder at a hotel in New Stanton has accused prosecutors of misconduct during the 2016 trial. The Trib reports that Christipher Smarr was conv...
Cindy Perino Apr 29, 2024

WATER TANKER TRUCK CRASHES INTO MURRYSVILLE COLLISION CENTER
One person was hurt as a water tanker truck crashed into a Murrysville Collision Center. The Trib reports that the crash happened at the Bowswer collision center on Route 22 Friday afternoon shortly b...
Cindy Perino Apr 29, 2024

MONESSEN FIRE DAMAGES VACANT BUILDINGS
A fire damaged two vacant buildings early Sunday morning in Monessen. Reports say that the fire crews were dispatched at 3:30 AM to Rostraver Street. Monessen firefighters were assisted by neighboring...
Cindy Perino Apr 29, 2024

USC CANCELS GRADUATION CEREMONY
The University of Southern California canceled its main stage graduation ceremony Thursday as college officials across the U.S. worried that ongoing campus protests against the Israel-Hamas war could ...
Cindy Perino Apr 26, 2024

SOUTH SIDE SLOPES MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO FIRST-DEGREE MURDER
A South Side Slopes man pleaded guilty Thursday to first-degree murder for the stabbing death last year of his estranged wife. 51 year old William Fitzgerald will be sentenced May 13 to a mandatory te...
Cindy Perino Apr 26, 2024








