Category Archives: Local News

A Hempfield man is charged with using stolen checks to buy multiple items over a three-year period. The Trib reports that 55-year-old William Barnhart is accused of using the checks he stole from home...

Authorities have filed charges against two men in connection with the theft of about 25 firearms last week from a New Kensington business. Investigators say that suspect Michael Guin drove a truck thr...

The Pennsylvania Game Commission on Wednesday announced the results of an investigation into deer poaching in Westmoreland County. Three individuals were found to be involved in the illegal killing of...

A Connellsville teen pleaded guilty on Wednesday in juvenile court for his role in the July 2022 fatal shooting of a man in New Kensington. The Trib reports that 16-year-old Braedon Dickinson was one ...

Westmoreland County Judges are extending deadlines for work to be completed by the county register of wills. The Trib reports that complaints about Sherry Hamilton failing to properly file and process...

State police on Wednesday filed charges against the man who was wounded in an incident with police over the weekend. The Trib reports that 61-year-old James Miller, Jr. was charged with discharging a ...

A Westmoreland County woman was killed in a crash in Somerset County. The Trib reports that 20-year-old Kaitlynn Beatty, who had addresses in Irwin and Mt. Pleasant, was identified by the Somerset Cou...

Governor Josh Shapiro is scheduled to visit Pittsburgh today to discuss a new statewide economic development plan. Shapiro and members of his administration are expected to speak at Carnegie Mellon Un...

The state's Commonwealth Court is ordering the Plum Borough Zoning Board to look further into the impact of another proposed injection well. The zoning board previously approved a second well at a Pen...

A Group of Yukon residents are not happy with a proposed settlement regarding allegations that polluted dust and odors from a nearby hazardous waste landfill has hurt their quality of life since 2014....