Category Archives: Local News

SOME STATE LAWMAKERS TRYING TO EXPAND DOLLY PARTON'S IMAGINATION LIBRARY
Some state lawmakers are trying to expand Dolly Parton's Imagination Library in Pennsylvania. Three Democratic legislators in the House and Senate have introduced bills to support more resources for t...
Cindy Perino Mar 07, 2024

GOP COMMISSIONERS WILL NOT USE DROP BOXES FOR MAIL-IN BALLOTS
Westmoreland County's GOP Commissioners say they will not consider using drop boxes for mail-in ballots at the courthouse or at remote locations in the county for this year's elections. The Trib repor...
Cindy Perino Mar 07, 2024

MCKEESPORT MAN ACQUITTED OF SEXUAL ASSAULT
A McKeesport man was acquitted of a charge of sexual assault against a co-worker at a nursing home in North Huntingdon. The Trib reports 36-year-old Daniel Odu was accused of having improper sexual re...
Cindy Perino Mar 07, 2024

NEW CHARGES FILED AGAINST EAST HUNTINGDON MAN
New charges were filed against an East Huntingdon man who was wounded in a confrontation with state troopers. The Trib reports that 61-year-old James Miller Jr. now faces charges of attempted homicide...
Cindy Perino Mar 07, 2024

DROUGHT WATCH LIFTED FOR WESTMORELAND COUNTY
While voluntary water conservation efforts continue for Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County customers served by the Beaver Run Reservoir, a drought watch has been lifted for the county as a who...
Cindy Perino Mar 07, 2024

CITY OF LATROBE NAMED AN INAUGURAL INDUCTEE INTO DOLE'S BANANA HALL OF FAME
The City of Latrobe has been named an inaugural inductee into Dole's Banana Hall of Fame. The food company is honoring the city for its history with the Banana Split and the annual Banana Split Festiv...
Cindy Perino Mar 06, 2024

MORE WRONGFUL DEATH CHARGES FILED AGAINST BELAIR HEALTHCARE AND REHAB CENTER
More wrongful death charges have been filed against Lower Burrell's Belair Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center connected with allegations that a Harrison nurse administered fatal doses of insulin to ...
Cindy Perino Mar 06, 2024

HOBBY LOBBY LEASE TERMINATED, MONROEVILLE CONVENTION CENTER TO LIVE ON
The Monroeville Convention Center will live on. Weeks after the center's owner notified organizers of events scheduled to take place at the venue later this year that the venue would close, officials ...
Cindy Perino Mar 06, 2024

UNITY MAN ACQUITTED ON AGGRAVATED ASSAULT CHARGES
A Westmoreland County jury acquitted a Unity man of a felony charge of aggravated assault. The Trib reports that 26-year-old David Ross was accused of stabbing his instructor in the neck during a clas...
Cindy Perino Mar 06, 2024

ONE PERSON INJURED IN UNITY CRASH
One person was injured in a crash between a tractor-trailer truck and a car in Unity late last night. The Trib reports that the crash was along Pleasant Unity Road near the intersection with Schmucker...
Cindy Perino Mar 06, 2024








