Category Archives: Local News
FATAL SHOOTING TRIAL FOR THREE NEW KENSINGTON MEN BEGINS TODAY
The trial of three men charged with fatally shooting Jason Raiford is expected to get underway today. The Trib reports that a jury was seated yesterday for the trials for Amir Kennedy, 16, DaMontae Br...
Dec 05, 2023
MAWC UPGRADES TO IMPACT CUSTOMERS IN DELMONT TODAY
Upgrades that will be done to the Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County today will affect several areas of Delmont. The Trib reports that six to eight hours of work will be done today affecting G...
Dec 05, 2023
TRIAL UNDERWAY FOR UNITY MAN ACCUSED FOR BILKING VENDORS FOR DAUGHTER'S WEDDING
Testimony is expected to begin today in the trial of a Unity man who is accused of bilking vendors that he hired for his daughter's wedding. 51-year-old Joseph A. Malago is accused in four separate ca...
Dec 05, 2023
POLICE LOOKING FOR DRIVER IN DERRY HIT-AND-RUN CRASH
State police in Westmoreland County are looking for the driver responsible in a hit-and-run collision that happened last Friday night in Derry Township. Troopers said that the accident happened shortl...
Dec 05, 2023
HEMPFIELD MAN SENTENCED FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT OF TWO GIRLS
A Hempfield man was ordered to serve time in prison for sexually assaulting two young girls. The Trib reports that 76-year-old Dale Kuhn pleaded guilty in September to charges connected with allegatio...
Dec 01, 2023
GREENSBURG-SALEM SCHOOL DISTRICT RELEASES INFORMATION ON OCT. 27 CLASSROOM INCIDENT
More information will be released soon concerning an ongoing investigation at the Greensburg-Salem School District. WTAE-TV reports that in a letter sent earlier this week to parents, the district was...
Dec 01, 2023
NO STUDENT INJURIES REPORTED AFTER FRANKLIN REGIONAL SCHOOL BUS HITS MURRYSVILLE HOME
No students were injured after a Franklin Regional bus struck a home in Murrysville Thursday afternoon. The Trib reports that the accident happened near the intersection of Northlawn Circle and Longvi...
Dec 01, 2023
NEW FLORENCE MAN CHARGED WITH ASSAULTING INFANT
A man from New Florence is in Westmoreland County Jail as he was charged with the aggravated assault of an infant. The Westmoreland County District Attorney's office announced the filing of charges ag...
Dec 01, 2023
CONSERVATION MEASURES COULD COME AS BEAVER RUN RESERVOIR AT LOW LEVELS
The Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County said that if some precipitation doesn't come soon, customers in the Saltsburg area of Indiana County and other areas of Westmoreland, Allegheny, Armstron...
Nov 30, 2023
NEW KENSINGTON MAN TO FACE DUI, OTHER CHARGES
A New Kensington man will face charges of DUI, child endangerment and drug and other driving-related crimes for an incident in late July in Allegheny County. The Trib reports that 29-year-old Ryan Wal...
Nov 30, 2023
