Category Archives: Local News

PENN-TRAFFORD RESIDENTS TO SEE TAX INCREASE
Residents of the Penn-Trafford School District will see an increase in taxes after the board approved the 2025-26 budget on Monday. The Trib reports that the $70 million budget includes a three-mill h...
Cindy Perino Jun 11, 2025

100TH ANNIVERSARY OF AIRSHOW
The Westmoreland County Airport Authority is getting ready for the 100th anniversary of the Shop n Save International Airshow at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport. The Trib reports that the feature attra...
Cindy Perino Jun 11, 2025

STATE POLICE LOOKING TO IDENTIFY WOMAN INVOLVED IN BANK FRAUD SCHEME
State police are looking to identify a woman allegedly involved in a bank fraud scheme. The Trib reports that the suspect took $5400 from three First National Banks in the Greensburg area on April 7th...
Cindy Perino Jun 11, 2025

TRACTOR-TRAILER COLLIDES WITH COAL TRUCK IN BURRELL TOWNSHIP
A tractor-trailer truck collided with a coal truck Monday afternoon on Route 22 in Burrell Township. Black Lick and Blairsville fire departments were initially called at 2:13 PM to Route 22 near Tri-S...
Cindy Perino Jun 10, 2025

GOVERNOR SHAPIRO CALLS PRESIDENT TRUMP'S NATIONAL GUARD ACTIVATION AN "ALARMING ABUSE OF POWER"
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro and other Democratic governors are calling President Trump's activation of the National Guard in Los Angeles to deal with anti-ICE protests an "alarming abuse of pow...
Cindy Perino Jun 10, 2025

GROUP GATHERS OUTSIDE FEDERAL COURTHOUSE TO PROTEST IMMIGRATION RAIDS
Pittsburgh-area residents are speaking out over immigration raids that are happening around the country. A group gathered outside the federal courthouse in downtown Pittsburgh yesterday to rally again...
Cindy Perino Jun 10, 2025

MT. PLEASANT MAN PLEADS GUILTY
A Mt. Pleasant man entered guilty pleas connected with the torture of his girlfriend's dog. The Trib reports that 30-year-old Zachary Robert Hinson pleaded guilty yesterday to two felony counts includ...
Cindy Perino Jun 10, 2025

MT. PLEASANT WOMAN PLEADS GUILTY
A Mt. Pleasant woman pleaded guilty to a count of disorderly conduct while four felony and one misdemeanor counts related to allegations of Child Pornography were dismissed as part of a plea deal. The...
Cindy Perino Jun 10, 2025

VEHICLE GOES OVER EMBANKMENT ALONG PAINTERTOWN ROAD
A woman is in stable condition after a crash off Penn Township Road Monday morning. The Trib reports that the vehicle went over an embankment along Paintertown Road, rear end first, just after 10:45 A...
Cindy Perino Jun 10, 2025

PA MEASLES OUTBREAK OFFICIALLY OVER
The measles outbreak in Pennsylvania is officially over. The CDC says the outbreak has ended after six weeks of no new cases in the commonwealth. The agency said Pennsylvania reported between 10-and-4...
Cindy Perino Jun 09, 2025