Category Archives: Local News
MILLION DOLLAR LOTTERY WINNER TO BE RECOGNIZED IN LATROBE
The winner of a $1 million prize from the lottery will be recognized today at the store she bought the ticket from. The Trib reports that later today, Diane Babbin will be presented with a commemorati...
May 24, 2023
NORTH HUNTINGDON COMMISSIONERS TIE VOTE ON ZONING DECISION
North Huntingdon Commissioners deadlocked on a zoning decision that would have allowed two families to build homes near a strip mine. The Trib reports that The families bought the 97-acre property alo...
May 24, 2023
NORWIN SCHOOL BOARD ELIMINATES ONE ADMIN, TWO TEACHING POSITIONS
The Norwin School Board cut five teaching positions and one administrative position at a meeting earlier this week. The Trib reports that the positions eliminated included a principal's position with ...
May 24, 2023
TRIAL DELAYED FOR TWO MEN CHARGED IN GREENSBURG SHOOTING
The trial of two men who are charged in connection with a shooting in downtown Greensburg has been delayed as defense attorneys and prosecutors try to work out details to resolve the attempted homicid...
May 24, 2023
WINNING LOTTERY TICKET SOLD IN WESTMORELAND COUNTY
Another Westmoreland County lottery player has hit the jackpot. The PA Lottery reports that a winning Cash 5 ticket was sold at the Giant Eagle along Tarentum Bridge Road in New Kensington for Sunday'...
May 23, 2023
HEMPFIELD SCHOOL BOARD APPROVES TENTATIVE SPENDING PLAN
Hempfield School Board last night approved a tentative spending plan for the 2023-24 school year that contains a 2.3 mil real estate tax increase. The Trib reports that the tax increase will be used t...
May 23, 2023
NORTH HUNTINGDON MAN SENTENCED FOR ASSAULT
A North Huntingdon man was sentenced to prison time for an assault he claims he did not commit. The Trib reports that 60-year-old Tracy Painter was sentenced on Monday after he was convicted in absent...
May 23, 2023
TWO PEOPLE INJURED IN WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP VEHICLE CRASH
Two people were hurt in a crash in Washington Township Monday afternoon that involved a Westmoreland County Transit Authority Bus. The Trib reports that a smaller bus was rear-ended in a chain-reactio...
May 23, 2023
EXCELA HEALTH, BUTLER HEALTH SYSTEM BECOME INDEPENDENCE HEALTH SYSTEM
Excela Health and Butler Health System will now be known as Independence Health System. According to a news release, the name means some important distinctions for the new system, including the scope ...
May 22, 2023
MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY OF WESTMORELAND COUNTY TO START SYSTEM UPGRADE
The Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County will start today a system upgrade that will affect water service. The Trib reports that the work is expected to last six-to-eight hours and will affect t...
May 22, 2023
