Category Archives: Local News

The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission says its phone number is being used in a scam. The PUC reported yesterday that scammers are manipulating the caller ID to make it appear that its Philadelphi...

This year's lineup has been announced for Summer-Sounds, the annual free outdoor concert series in Greensburg. The first show is set for Friday, June 6th at the Robert Shaw Amphitheater in Saint Clair...

Police in Rostraver Township are investigating a school threat at the Belle Vernon School District. KDKA-TV reports that the district's superintendent Dr. Timothy Glasspool said in a letter to the com...

The man charged with killing the owner of Mogie's Irish Pub in Lower Burrell remains in Torrance state hospital in Derry and is unable to stand trial, according to a Westmoreland County Judge. The Tri...

Five Westmoreland County football teams have left the PA Youth Football League in order to form their own league in the wake of a police investigation. The Trib reports that the teams from Derry Area,...

A Philadelphia man is charged with trying to traffick a 13-year-old Greensburg girl across the state for sexual purposes. The Trib reports that 19-year-old Angel Lopez was accused of 14 felonies inclu...

Westmoreland commissioners are expected to approve a tax auction and sheriff sale surcharge in the county. A measure that would set up the additional 250-dollar fee is going before commissioners at th...

The Pennsylvania State Senate will consider legislation that would strengthen school bus safety laws in the commonwealth. Senate Bill 65 would increase the required distance between stopped school bus...

A pair of jackpot-sharing tickets in a recent Pennsylvania Lottery Treasure Hunt drawing were sold in Western PA. Tickets sold in Beaver and Westmoreland Counties were among the four tickets sold that...

The Westmoreland County DA's office has released details about an arrest after a drug bust at a Greensburg motel. KDkA-TV reports that Brandon Lewis was arrested after a search warrant was executed at...