Category Archives: Local News

Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry is asking Congress to approve bridge funding for the federal Crime Victims Fund. She's joined a bipartisan group of 41 attorneys general in urging Congress...

The Westmoreland County Sheriff has appointed a new chief deputy. The Trib reports that Sheriff James Albert named Jennifer Shipley as his new second-in-command. The 37-year-old from Youngwood has bee...

After over five hours of deliberation, a Westmoreland County Jury found a Vandegrift man guilty of sexually assaulting two children. The Trib reports that 38-year-old Timothy Robert Johnson was found ...

The investigation into a threatening note and bullet found in a classroom building at IUP is continuing. The university reported yesterday that the items were found in a first-floor classroom of Leona...

A boost in pay and some staff restructuring that were approved by the commissioners are expected to improve operations in the Register of Wills office. The Trib reports that the 10-person clerical sta...

Westmoreland County Commissioners approved pay raises for union and non-union employees at a meeting Thursday. The Trib reports that the raises for the union employees were part of a union contract th...

A New York City man who was arrested on the PA Turnpike in Westmoreland County in October of 2020 was ordered to serve 10 years in federal prison for bringing large amounts of drugs into the Pittsburg...

UPDATE: Josefia Guadalupe Chairez was found by Police earlier today. She is safe and sound. Authorites are looking for a missing teenager who was last seen at the Jeannette High School. WTAE-TV report...

IUP's university police are investigating a threatening note left inside one of the class buildings on campus. An announcement was made this morning to university students about the threat where a bul...

Local officials in Westmoreland County are making grants available for projects and activities in the arts. The Bureau of Parks and Recreation is providing funding to support nonprofits as they produc...