Category Archives: Local News

PA DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY RELEASES PRELIMINARY JANUARY 2024 EMPLOYMENT REPORT
The Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry has released its preliminary employment report for January 2024. Officials say the unemployment rate was unchanged for the month at three-point-four-per...
Cindy Perino Mar 12, 2024

WESTMORELAND COUNTY FIRE CHIEF FACING CHARGES
A Westmoreland County fire chief is facing charges stemming from his work as a contractor. John Stants in the Deputy Fire Chief of Yukon and has been charged in Westmoreland and Fayette Counties with ...
Cindy Perino Mar 12, 2024

ONE PERSON KILLED IN INDIANA COUNTY CRASH
One person was killed in a crash Sunday afternoon in nearby Indiana County. State Police say that a 62-year-old woman from Armagh in East Wheatfield Township tried to turn left onto Route 22 at the in...
Cindy Perino Mar 12, 2024

WESTMORELAND COUNTY OFFICIALS TESTING VOTING MACHINES
Westmoreland County officials have started to test their voting machines in advance of the April 23rd primary election. The Trib reports that officials are testing the machines by casting 19,000 test ...
Cindy Perino Mar 12, 2024

MANORDALE FARMS RESIDENTS SIGN PETITION
Over 250 residents of the Manordale Farms area have signed a petition in opposition of putting an auto body shop in the neighborhood. The Trib reports that Caliber Collision submitted a proposal for t...
Cindy Perino Mar 12, 2024

FORMER MANOR POLICEMAN FIRED LAST MONTH
A former Manor policeman who faces charges of burglary and other crimes was fired last month in light of his criminal case and other alleged infractions. The Trib reports that 39-year-old Justin Hall ...
Cindy Perino Mar 12, 2024

SON ACCUSES NURSING FACILITY OF NEGLIGENCE IN HIRING MURDEROUS NURSE
The son of an 80-year-woman allegedly killed by a Harrison nurse at a nursing facility in Butler Township is accusing the facility of being negligent and reckless in hiring her. The Trib reports that ...
Cindy Perino Mar 11, 2024

MURRYSVILLE EMT DIES FOLLOWING CRASH IN WV
A Murrysville EMT has died following a single-vehicle crash in West Virginia. Murrysville Medic One says Shayna Baker did not survive the wreck that happened around 4:30 yesterday morning in Brooke Co...
Cindy Perino Mar 11, 2024

LATROBE APARTMENT BUILDING CONDEMNED
A Latrobe apartment building has been condemned after failing to address over 100 code violations. KDKA-TV reports that last fall, inspectors found an infestation of bugs, broken windows, leaking pipe...
Cindy Perino Mar 11, 2024

MURRYSVILLE BRIDGE HAS WEIGHT LIMIT REDUCED AGAIN
A bridge over Turtle Creek in Murrysville had its weight limit reduced for the second time in the last few years. The Trib reports that the limit for the bridge near the intersection of Old William Pe...
Cindy Perino Mar 11, 2024








