Category Archives: Local News

For the first time in 13 years, Westmoreland County's 1,400 retired government employees will not receive cost-of-living increases. The Trib reports that the county's retirement board made the decisio...

Flooding forced the closure of the Sleepy Hollow Causeway across the Loyalhanna Creek east of Ligonier on Tuesday. The Trib reports that the causeway connects the eastbound lanes of Route 30 in Unity ...

A former Latrobe social worker pleaded guilty to 13 charges involving sex crimes against ten victims that go back to 2007. The Trib reports that 63-year-old Gregory Miscik is charged with targeting se...

A Jeannette man will remain in custody after state police said he brought a gun with him to work and pointed it at a co-worker at a Hempfield restaurant. The Trib reports that 18-year-old Isaiah Niehe...

A gun store in New Kensington that was burglarized this month is set to reopen this weekend. RC Firearms owner Roy Berg says he and his son are hosting a reopening sale on Saturday. The store has been...

A Lower Burrell restaurant and bar is now back open as the new owners carry on in their father's footsteps. Kelsie Magill and her brother, Connor, are now operating Mogie's Irish Pub, opening up for b...

Philips Resprionics has announced they have suspended sales of CPAP machines in the wake of a consent decree with the US Food and Drug administration. The Trib reports that the news comes just days af...

Westmoreland County officials are continuing efforts to hire a new warden for the county jail. The Trib reports that Commissioners said during a jail board meeting on Monday that a new warden could be...

A Scottdale contractor has pleaded guilty to charges of home improvement fraud. The Trib reports that Jason Pirl was accused of bilking 17 people out of money in home-improvement schemes that go back ...

The Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County has lifted mandatory water conservation efforts for customers served by the Beaver Run Reservoir. The Trib reports that customers who live North of Route...