Category Archives: Local News

CARBON HONORS 14TH QUARTERMASTER UNIT
The community of Carbon held a special ceremony yesterday to honor those from the 14th Quartermaster unit of the Army Reserve who were killed in 1991 in a scud missile attack in Saudi Arabia. The Trib...
Cindy Perino Feb 26, 2024

1-70 LANE RESTRICTIONS
Lane restrictions on I-70 have been extended through Friday. The Trib reports that the single lane restrictions on Eastbound and Westbound I-70 in Rostraver will be from 6 AM to 6 PM each day. The eas...
Cindy Perino Feb 26, 2024

DICK'S SPORTING GOODS SIGNS LEASE TO MOVE INTO FORMER SEARS
Dick's Sporting Goods plans to move into the former Sears at Westmoreland Mall, according to Transformco Properties, the company that controls the property. The deal was closed on Tuesday, when a leas...
Cindy Perino Feb 23, 2024

RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECT IN NEW KEN TO SAVE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS PER YEAR
Wesley Family Services is expected to save thousands of dollars per year through a renewable energy project in New Kensington. The company has had a solar panel system installed at their Pioneer Apart...
Cindy Perino Feb 23, 2024

MAWC INVESTS $1 MILLION TO REMOVE LEAD PIPES
The Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County is investing $1 million to remove lead water pipes in the Vandegrift and Leechburg areas. The Trib reports that the $1 million comes from a state grant f...
Cindy Perino Feb 23, 2024

DEMOCRAT'S PETITION BEING CHALLENGED
One of the two democratic challengers to US Representative Summer Lee is being challenged on her petition in commonwealth court. The Trib reports that four voters have challenged the petition signatur...
Cindy Perino Feb 23, 2024

FORT ALLEN PLANS ON JOINING HEMPFIELD FIRE DEPT
Fort Allen Fire Department is planning to join the Hempfield Fire Department. The Trib reports that the township received a letter of intent on Tuesday to move the process forward. Once the process is...
Cindy Perino Feb 23, 2024

NORTH HUNTINGDON MAN ARRESTED ON KIDNAPPING AND BEATING CHARGES
A North Huntingdon man was arrested yesterday in connection with a kidnapping and brutal beating in 2020. The Trib reports that DNA evidence was used to identify 59-year-old Danny Jo Lambert as one of...
Cindy Perino Feb 23, 2024

MORTGAGE RELIEF PROGRAM TO REOPEN
A mortgage relief program to assist homeowners recovering from the pandemic is set to reopen in March. The Pennsylvania Homeowner Assistance Fund was designed to help with back mortgage payments, prop...
Cindy Perino Feb 22, 2024

APPEALS COURT SET TO RULE ON MAIL-IN BALLOTS
An appeals court is set to rule on whether Pennsylvania may dismiss mail-in ballots in the 2024 elections. A three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals Third District heard testimony on Tuesday, reg...
Cindy Perino Feb 22, 2024








