Category Archives: Local News

TODAY IS MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY
Today is Martin Luther King Day, so many school districts and government offices are closed today. Banks are closed and there is no regular mail delivery today.
John Smathers Jan 21, 2019

AMTRAK RESUMES SERVICE
All Amtrak service is being restored today.That means the Pennsylvania that a stops in Greensburg and Latrobe will be running today for the first time since Friday. Amtrak suspended service across the...
John Smathers Jan 21, 2019

COLD DOMINATING THE WEATHER NEWS ON MONDAY
We really dodged the snow bullet this weekend. But the issue this morning is the bitter cold, and when you factor in the wind, we are seeing the coldest conditions of the winter so far. The National w...
John Smathers Jan 21, 2019

TWO HOMES DAMAGED IN EVERSON FIRE
Firefighters in Fayette County say a space heater sparked a fire that damaged two homes in Everson last night. When fire fighters got to the scene on Brown street, they say, flames were shooting throu...
John Smathers Jan 21, 2019

WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT STARTING SATURDAY MORNING
Weather tops our news as a major winter snow storm is headed for the western Pennsylvania region. The National Weather Service is predicting about four inches of snow starting Saturday morning and goi...
John Smathers Jan 18, 2019

STATE POLICE ISSUE WEATHER REMINDER FOR THIS WEEKEND
With the storm comes some slick roads, and State Police are reminding people to be cautious on the roads. State police say that if the snowfall does come through as predicted, it may be the best idea ...
John Smathers Jan 18, 2019

ALLEGHENY TOWNSHIP COUPLE DELIVERS BABY IN PARKING LOT
An Allegheny Township couple brought their newborn son into the world under some trying circumstances. KDKA-TV Reports that, earlier this week, Bobby and Lindsay Elliott were en route to the hospital ...
John Smathers Jan 18, 2019

FAYETTE COUNTY WOMAN INJURED IN CRASH WITH PENNDOT TRUCK IN LIGONIER TOWNSHIP
A woman from Fayette County was flown to the hospital after she was involved in a crash with a PennDOT truck in Ligonier Township. WTAE-TV Reports that Laura Estochin had just left a car dealership on...
John Smathers Jan 18, 2019

STATE POLICE SEEK HELP FINDING UNITY BANK ROBBER
State Police in Greensburg are looking for a man who robbed a bank in Unity. Troopers say that the man went into the First National Bank on Route 30 in Unity on Thursday, around 11:30 and gave a telle...
John Smathers Jan 18, 2019

JUDGE RULES VICTIM'S STATEMENTS CAN'T BE USED AGAINST HEMPFIELD MAN IN RAPE CASE
The judge in the case against Harold Franks of Hempfield, who is charged with rape and other crimes for an incident in October of 2017, ruled that statements made by the victim and later recanted can ...
John Smathers Jan 18, 2019