Category Archives: Local News

The Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County will start today a system upgrade that will affect water service. The Trib reports that the work is expected to last six-to-eight hours and will affect t...

Property owners in the New Kensington-Arnold School District may be facing a property tax increase. The Trib reports that the $48.9 million preliminary budget was approved by the board earlier this mo...

A North Huntingdon man has pleaded guilty to aggravated assault, reckless endangerment and other charges stemming from a July 28, 2022 standoff with authorities. The Trib reports that 42-year-old Adam...

Three people were charged Saturday in connection with a violent home invasion in Latrobe. The Trib reports that Edwardo Romero-Gross, Paul Kline, and Christian Long allegedly forced their way into a L...

This week on Westmoreland Community Connections, our host Jennifer Miele will talk with Greensburg Fire Department chief Tom Bell and president Rick Steele about the upcoming Party in the Park on May ...

Twenty eight members of Westmoreland County's law enforcement community were commemorated on Thursday during the county's second annual Law Enforcement Memorial Service. The Trib reports that the cere...

Bridge preservation work will restrict traffic on three roads in New Kensington and one in Upper Burrell next week. PennDOT says that the affected roads will include Route 366 (Greensburg Road) betwee...

Greensburg-Salem School Board has approved a preliminary budget for the next school year that includes no tax increases. The Trib reports that the $49.4 million budget includes an increase of about $3...

A Rostraver man who was reelected to the township commissioner post was found guilty of three counts of harassment on Thursday. The Trib reports that 43-year-old John Lorenzo was convicted of making h...

A threatening phone call prompted the presence of state police yesterday at the River Valley School District. State police say they were notified around 9:00 PM on Tuesday by several parents that some...