Category Archives: Local News

Money from a local hotel tax is going to support businesses in Westmoreland County. The Go Laurels Highlands tourism organization distributed over 630-thousand dollars to roughly 50 businesses and age...

A case against a man accused of fatally shooting his brother outside the Elks lodge in New Kensington is moving forward. Charges against 38-year-old Steffon Ballard are being held for court after a pr...

More charges have been filed against a man taken into custody this week in Latrobe. The Trib reports that 29-year-old Shawn Prince was accused with assaulting his wife in a parking lot on January 4th....

A Greensburg woman is accused of giving four children psychedelic mushrooms in June of 2024. The Trib reports that 35-year-old Christa L. Kuhns is charged with child endangerment from an incident on a...

A jury has acquitted two parents from Monessen on charges of child endangerment. The Trib reports that Felicia Dugan and Jerimiah Roberts were accused of leaving their children to live in deplorable c...

Pennsylvania State Senator Doug Mastriano says he's staying out of the governor's race. The Republican confirmed yesterday that he is not planning to enter this year's election. Mastriano was the GOP ...

Police in Monessen are investigating reports that someone tried to steal cash during Sunday services at a local church. A member of the congregation at St. Mary's Byzantine Catholic Church says they s...

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette is ceasing operations. The family-owned company that runs the newspaper announced Wednesday the final edition will be May 3rd. Block Communications says it's lost more than...

A jury is expected to begin deliberations today in the case of two parents accused of leaving their children to live in deplorable conditions. The Trib reports that during trial yesterday, Jeremiah Ro...

Police in Latrobe have arrested a man wanted on charges of simple assault and harassment. WTAE-TV reports that Shawn Price was taken into custody yesterday evening in the 300 block of Spring Street. L...