Category Archives: Local News
HEMPFIELD WOMAN FACING CHARGES FROM CHRISTMAS DAY STABBING
A Hempfield woman is facing charges connected with a stabbing on Christmas Day. The Trib reports that 26-year-old Mia Riser was involved in a dispute with a man at her apartment just before 6:00 PM on...
Dec 29, 2025
STRONG WINDS EXPECTED TODAY
Strong winds are expected for our area today. A wind advisory is in effect until 1:00 tomorrow morning for Western PA, according to the National Weather Service. Winds from 15 to 30 miles an hour are ...
Dec 29, 2025
$1.7 BILLION CHRISTMAS EVE POWERBALL JACKPOT
The Powerball jackpot is rolling over again with no grand prize winner on Monday night. That puts it at a staggering one-point-seven billion dollars with next drawing on Christmas Eve. There were a nu...
Dec 23, 2025
PENNDOT CREWS OUT OVERNIGHT TO GET AHEAD OF TODAY'S WINTRY MIX
PennDOT crews were out overnight to make sure the roads are safe ahead of the holiday travel. Work crews treated major roadways ahead of the wintry mix expected to move in this morning. While their ef...
Dec 23, 2025
STATE POLICE ASKING FOR HELP TO FIND MISSING LATROBE GIRL
State police are asking for the public to help them find a missing girl out of Latrobe. Troopers said Kia Schuler was last seen on Sunday at 2:00 PM in the area of Harrison Avenue. Her exact age was n...
Dec 23, 2025
LOWER BURRELL POLICE CHARGE WOMAN IN CONNECTION WITH CAR CRASH
Police in Lower Burrell have charged a woman connected with a car crash from four months ago. The Trib reports that 22-year-old Grisell Marie Hernandez is charged with DUI, aggravated assault by vehic...
Dec 23, 2025
MT. PLEASANT BOROUGH MAN IN CUSTODY AFTER BREAKING INTO NURSING FACILITY AND ASSAULTING A STAFF MEMBER
A man from Mt. Pleasant Borough is in custody after police said he broke into a nursing facility Sunday night and assaulted a staff member. The Trib reports that borough police arrested 41-year-old Da...
Dec 23, 2025
FEDERAL LAWSUIT FILED AGAINST THE KISKI SCHOOL
A federal lawsuit has been filed against the Kiski School and its headmaster by a black couple claiming racial discrimination. The Trib reports that the lawsuit was filed in federal court in Pittsburg...
Dec 23, 2025
GREENSBURG SALEM SOPHMORE CLAIMS NATIONAL RODEO TITLE
A Greensburg Salem sophomore has claimed a national title at the Junior National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas. The Trib reports that 16-year-old Jack Brentzel competed against 30 other teens from the US,...
Dec 22, 2025
ELKS LODGE IN NEW KEN TEMPORARILY SHUT DOWN
Westmoreland County DA Nicole Ziccarelli and State Police's Liquor Enforcement Unit have filed an emergency injunction to temporarily shut down the Elks Lodge in New Kensington. The Trib reports that ...
Dec 22, 2025
