Category Archives: Local News

DELMONT MAYOR RESIGNS
Delmont will be without a mayor at the start of the year. The Trib reports that borough council accepted a letter of resignation from Alyce Urban at last night's council meeting. This came on the heel...
Cindy Perino Dec 10, 2025

ARNOLD MAN AQUITTED
An Arnold man was acquitted by a Westmoreland County Jury of charges of aggravated harassment by a prisoner and indecent assault for an incident over eight years ago. The Trib reports that 50-year-old...
Cindy Perino Dec 10, 2025

HOME DESTROYED IN HEMPFIELD TOWNSHIP FIRE
A house that caught fire in Hempfield Township yesterday is now considered a total loss. Emergency crews responded to the property on Hopi Drive shortly after 9 a.m. Hempfield Township Fire Chief Anth...
Cindy Perino Dec 10, 2025

MAN ACCUSED OF STEALING OVER $10K WORTH OF TRADING CARDS FROM THE FEISTY GOBLIN
A man is accused of stealing well over ten-thousand-dollars worth of trading cards from a New Kensington store. Officials say 48-year-old Jeffrey Spang has been charged with retail theft. Spang took t...
Cindy Perino Dec 10, 2025

POLICE LOOKING FOR MAN WHO STOLE CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS IN LATROBE
Police are looking for a man who stole Christmas decorations off the front porch of a home in Latrobe over the weekend. KDKA-TV reports that surveillance video showed a man walking on the porch of a h...
Cindy Perino Dec 09, 2025

CHARTER OAK CHURCH PURCHASES MID TOWN PLAZA IN GREENSBURG
A Greensburg shopping plaza has been sold to a church in Unity. The Trib reports that Charter Oak Church on Frye Farm Road has purchased the Mid Town Plaza on South Main Street, from the First Evangel...
Cindy Perino Dec 09, 2025

TEST TRACK CONSTRUCTION BEGINS IN EAST HUNTINGDON
Construction on a test track in East Huntingdon is underway. The Trib reports that the track will help train first responders and be the site to test autonomous vehicles. The project's first phase, wh...
Cindy Perino Dec 09, 2025

NORTH HUNTINGDON OFFICIALS APPROVE DRAFT ORDINANCE CONCERNING LEASING OF PUBLIC LAND
North Huntingdon officials have approved a draft ordinance concerning the leasing of public land. The Trib reports that the move is intended to prevent a recurrence of the controversy that surrounded ...
Cindy Perino Dec 09, 2025

GREENSBURG BOROUGH COUNCIL BUDGET HOLDS THE LINE ON PROPERTY TAXES
Greensburg Borough Council has passed a budget that holds the line on property taxes. The Trib reports that this comes as there is a $2.6 million drop in assessed property value for the area. Money wa...
Cindy Perino Dec 09, 2025

AUTHORITIES SHARE THE NAME OF FATALLY SHOT MAN IN NEW KEN
Authorities are sharing the name of a man they say was fatally shot this past weekend outside of a New Kensington Elks Lodge. Police responding to the Third Avenue club at around 3 a.m. Saturday found...
Cindy Perino Dec 09, 2025








