Category Archives: Local News

UPS PLANS LAYOFFS
UPS has plans to lay off all of the daytime shift package sorting workers at their New Stanton shipping hub. The company made the announcement yesterday, saying an unspecified number of positions woul...
Cindy Perino Feb 21, 2024

POLICE CHARGE NORTH BELLE VERNON WOMAN
Police have charged a woman from North Belle Vernon with ramming another vehicle in Greensburg twice last Friday morning. The Trib reports that 33-year-old Cassie King is charged in connection with th...
Cindy Perino Feb 21, 2024

UNITY WOMAN CHARGED WITH SUPPLYING GUNS TO MINOR
A Unity woman was arrested over the weekend for supplying guns to a minor. The Trib reports that 54-year-old Rhonda Campomizzi is charged with 14 felony counts of possession of a firearm by a minor an...
Cindy Perino Feb 21, 2024

DEFENSE ATTORNEY'S BLAME DELAY ON THE PROSECUTION
The attorneys for an Allegheny County man charged with killing his nine-year-old son in New Kensington say that prosecution delays have left them unable to move forward with preparing their defense. T...
Cindy Perino Feb 21, 2024

GOVERNOR SHAPIRO CALLED A POSSIBLE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro is being called a possible alternative to President Joe Biden as a presidential candidate. A recent Wall Street Journal editorial says there's speculation that the D...
Cindy Perino Feb 20, 2024

SENATOR CASEY HOPES NEW LAW WILL DISRUPT FENTANYL SUPPLY CHAIN
U.S. Senator Bob Casey is hoping a new law will help federal and local law enforcement disrupt the fentanyl supply chain in Western Pennsylvania. The senator met with Allegheny County Police and some ...
Cindy Perino Feb 20, 2024

PUBLIC MEETINGS PLANNED TO DISCUSS PEOPLES GAS PROPOSED RATE HIKES
Some public meetings are planned for next month to discuss proposed rate hikes from Peoples Gas. The natural gas provider is asking the Pennsylvania Public Utilities Commission to approve an increase ...
Cindy Perino Feb 20, 2024

2 WESTMORELAND COUNTY ANIMAL SHELTERS ASKING FOR SUPPORT
Two animal shelters in Westmoreland County are asking for support as they care for dozens of rescued cats. All But Furgotten and Ninth Life Rescue Center say close to 50 felines were removed from a ho...
Cindy Perino Feb 20, 2024

ALLEGHENY TOWNSHIP FINED BY IRS
Officals in Allegheny Township are trying to figure out why the IRS is fining them $51,000. The Trib reports that the township may not have properly withheld taxes from employee paychecks on multiple ...
Cindy Perino Feb 20, 2024

DELMONT OFFICIALS CONSIDER OPTIONS FOR FORMER POLICE STATION
Officials in Delmont are considering their options for the area previously occupied by the police department. The Trib reports that they want to use federal grant money from the American Rescue Plan's...
Cindy Perino Feb 20, 2024








