Category Archives: Local News
WESTMORELAND COMMISSIONERS TO TAKE MEETING ON THE ROAD TO HISTORIC HANNA'S TOWN
Westmoreland County commissioners will hold their first voting meeting of the month on the road in Historic Hanna's Town. The Trib reports that the meeting will be held under a pavilion at the histori...
Jun 07, 2023
WOMAN TELLS JURY SHE EXPECTED TO DIE DURING ATTACK AT GREENSBURG APARTMENT
The victim in an attack at a Greensburg apartment in 2021 took the stand yesterday to testify against her attacker. The Trib reports that the trial of 52-year-old Glenn Whittier continued on Tuesday w...
Jun 07, 2023
DAY TWO OF WESTMORELAND COUNTY UNDER CODE ORANGE
For the second consecutive day, Westmoreland County is under a Code Orange air quality alert from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection. The National Weather Service says that Code O...
Jun 07, 2023
GARAGE FIRE IN PENN TOWNSHIP
Multiple fire crews were called out to a fire at an attached garage at a home in Penn Township this morning. WTAE-TV reports that the call came in around 1:20 this morning for a home on McDermott Road...
Jun 07, 2023
TESTIMONY CONTINUES IN TREE OF LIFE TRIAL
Further testimony for the prosecution was heard Monday in the Tree of Life trial. On Monday, SWAT team members described the scene inside the Pittsburgh synagogue in October 2018. One officer recounte...
Jun 06, 2023
WESTMORELAND COUNTY PLACED UNDER CODE ORANGE AIR ADVISORY
Westmoreland County is one of 20 counties in Pennsylvania under a Code Orange Air Quality Action day advisory today.The Trib reports that the state Department of Environmental Protection put the advis...
Jun 06, 2023
THREE-TRUCK CRASH ON ROUTE 30 IN NORTH HUNTINGDON
Three trucks were involved in a crash on Monday on Route 30 in North Huntingdon. The Trib reports that the crash happened at 12:30 PM in the Eastbound lanes of Route 30, and involved a pickup, a box t...
Jun 06, 2023
TWO DERRY AREA MEN ACCUSED OF ASSAULTING TEEN
Two Derry men are charged with sexually assaulting a teenage girl in separate incidents at Derry Manor Apartments and in an Uber from the apartments to a motel room. The Trib reports that the incident...
Jun 06, 2023
FATHER OF NEW KENSINGTON COP KILLER ACCUSED OF MAKING SEXUAL ADVANCES ON MINORS IN LATROBE
The father of a man who is currently on death row for the killing of a New Kensington police officer is now charged with making sexual advances on two girls in Latrobe. The Trib reports that 52-year-o...
Jun 06, 2023
WESTMORELAND COUNTY CERTIFIES PRIMARY ELECTION RESULTS
The county has certified the results of last month's primary election. The Trib reports that two countywide races will top the ballot in the fall. Incumbent Republicans Sean Kertes and Doug Chew will ...
Jun 06, 2023
