Category Archives: Local News
POLICE SEEKING THIEVES TRYING TO ACCESS HOMES AS UTILITY WORKERS
Police are looking for a pair of thieves who are posing as utility workers to try to access people's homes. KDKA-TV reports that the men were spotted in Mount Pleasant. The scammers are going door-to-...
Bill Berry Nov 13, 2018
DRIVER HITS ICY PATCH, CRASHES INTO HOUSE IN MANOR
One person was hurt in a Monday morning crash after her Jeep hit an icy patch of road and her car hit a large tree and then crashed into a house in Manor. The Tribune-Review reports that the woman, wh...
Bill Berry Nov 13, 2018
JEANNETTE VETERAN RECEIVES FRANCE’S HIGHEST DECORATION
A local World War II veteran has received a high honor from the French government. The Tribune-Review reports that 96-year-old Joseph Folino of Jeannette was awarded the French Legion of Honor award d...
Bill Berry Nov 12, 2018
VETERANS’ DAY OBSERVED TODAY
Today is the federal observance of Veterans' Day. It comes on a Monday this year due to the fact that the 11th falls on a Sunday. As such, there are several closures in effect today. All federal, stat...
Bill Berry Nov 12, 2018
LAWYER: BRIDGEPORT STORE OWNER’S MILLIONS CAME FROM CHECK-CASHING
The attorney for a store owner accused of selling stolen merchandise is saying that the massive amounts of deposited money that were shown in a forensic analysis of bank accounts were actually checks ...
Bill Berry Nov 12, 2018
COURT RULES IN FAVOR OF PENN TOWNSHIP FRACKING DEVELOPMENT
Commonwealth Court has ruled that development of four Penn Township fracking sites can continue as scheduled. The Tribune-Review reports that Protect PT, an advocacy group that had appealed the Penn T...
Bill Berry Nov 12, 2018
GRANT MONEY AWARDED FOR PORTION OF LOYALHANNA TRAIL
The State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources has awarded $500,000 in grant money for a portion of the Loyalhanna Trail. The Tribune-Review reports that the money will be used to build a ...
Bill Berry Nov 12, 2018
MT. PLEASANT TEACHERS TO SUPPORT NEGOTIATIONS AT BOARD MEETING
Mt. Pleasant teachers are expected to show up to tonight's meeting of the school board to try to show support for progress in the ongoing negotiations between the teachers union and the district. The ...
Bill Berry Nov 12, 2018
SUSPECT SOUGHT IN DONEGAL TOWNSHIP BANK ROBBERY
State Police are still looking for information on a person who robbed a bank in Donegal Township. Troopers say that the suspect went into the PNC Bank on Route 31 and demanded money from a teller. Whi...
Bill Berry Nov 12, 2018
WEST OVERTON VILLAGE GUESTS ON WESTMORELAND COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS
This week on Westmoreland Community Connections, our host Chad Amond of the Westmoreland Chamber of Commerce will talk with Aleasha Monroe and Aaron Hollis with West Overton Village as they get ready ...
Bill Berry Nov 09, 2018