Category Archives: Local News

POLICE ARREST JEANNETTE WOMAN MISSING SINCE MONDAY, SAY INCIDENT WAS A HOAX
A Jeannette woman is now in jail for putting together a hoax disappearance. The Trib reports that 23-year-old Chloe Stein claimed in a text to her boyfriend late Monday night that she was stopped by p...
John Smathers May 03, 2023

LOWER BURRELL FARMER'S MARKET TO RELOCATE
The Lower Burrell Farmer's Market is looking to find a new home. The Trib reports that the Joseph "Bud" Myers farmer's market is continuing to grow and it has outgrown its current space at the city ha...
John Smathers May 02, 2023

EAST VANDERGRIFT TO HAVE TOWNHALL MEETING ON COMMUNITY PROJECTS
Officials in East Vandegrift are planning a townhall meeting to gather info and input on some community projects. The Trib reports that tonight's event is co-sponsored by the East Vandegrift Community...
John Smathers May 02, 2023

NEW MANUFACTURER BRINGING 300 JOBS TO NEW KENSINGTON
A new manufacturing operation will create 300 full-time jobs in the New Kensington Advanced Manufacturing Park over the next three years according to an announcement from local and state leaders yeste...
John Smathers May 02, 2023

WESTMORELAND FOOD BANK AMONG 9 IN U.S. RECOGNIZED FOR OUTSTANDING WORK
The Westmoreland Food Bank has been recognized by Feeding America for outstanding work. The Trib reports that the food bank was part of a group of nine organizations that were recognized as part of th...
John Smathers May 02, 2023

SELF-DEFENSE CLAIMED AS TRIAL STARTS IN JEANNETTE FATAL SHOOTING
The trial of a Jeannette man charged in connection with a fatal shooting in 2021 got underway yesterday. The Trib reports that 47-year-old Stuart Ali is accused of shooting and killing 43-year-old Mar...
John Smathers May 02, 2023

DRIVER KILLED IN TWO-VEHICLE CRASH IN SOUTHERN INDIANA COUNTY
One person was killed in nearby West Wheatfield Township in Indiana County on Sunday. State Police say the crash happened at 1:16 PM on Route 22 near Bethel Cemetery Road near the village of Clyde. A ...
John Smathers May 01, 2023

MAN CONVICTED IN KILLING OF TWO CHILDREN, RAPE OF MOTHER TO BE RESENTENCED
A former Monessen man convicted of killing two children and raping their mother in 1973 will reportedly be resentenced. The Trib reports that 67-year-old John Veltre was ordered to serve two consecuti...
John Smathers May 01, 2023

BOY FLOWN TO PITTSBURGH HOSPITAL AFTER INJURY AT MT. PLEASANT TOWNSHIP SOCCER FIELD
A boy was taken to a Pittsburgh hospital after being injured Saturday at a Mt. Pleasant Township soccer field. The Trib reports that the boy was taken by Medical Helicopter in the incident near Bridge...
John Smathers May 01, 2023

WOMAN FREED AFTER BEING TRAPPED UNDER VEHICLE IN MONESSEN
A woman was taken to a Pittsburgh hospital after she was freed after being pinned under a vehicle Saturday in Monessen. The Trib reports that she was reportedly getting out of the vehicle around 1:00 ...
John Smathers May 01, 2023