Category Archives: Local News
PORTION OF TREES MILLS ROAD IN SALEM TOWNSHIP TO CLOSE THIS MORNING
A portion of Trees Mills Road in Salem will close starting this morning for some PennDOT Road Work. The Trib reports that the closure (starting at 7 AM) will be in effect between Church Street and Ath...
Jul 31, 2025
WESTMORELAND MALL JC PENNEY SOLD
The JC Penney store in the Westmoreland Mall was sold to a private equity firm in Boston. The Trib reports that it is among 119 stores sold to Onyx Partners, Ltd. for $947 million as part of an all-ca...
Jul 31, 2025
CRIMINAL HOMICIDE CHARGES FILED IN CONNECTION WITH FATAL NEW KEN SHOOTING
Charges of criminal homicide have been filed in connection with the fatal shooting of a man in New Kensington two years ago. The Trib reports that 41-year-old Larry Osborn Nix II of West Brownsville i...
Jul 31, 2025
AUTHORITIES SHARE NAME OF MAN WHO DIED DURING LIGONIER TOWNSHIP TRAFFIC STOP
Authorities are sharing the name of a man who died during a Ligonier Township traffic stop this past weekend. Police initiated a traffic stop Saturday evening near Route 30 and Baywood Road with a war...
Jul 30, 2025
NEW KEN COUNCIL APPROVES LOAN FOR STREET PAVING PROJECTS
New Kensington Council has approved taking out a loan for street paving projects for this year and next. The Trib reports that the $1.19 million loan agreement is with the Pennsylvania Infrastructure ...
Jul 30, 2025
CHARGES AGAINST KENTUCKY WOMAN DROPPED AFTER RESTITUTION PAYMENT
Charges against a Kentucky woman were dropped after she paid restitution to the owners of a Donegal Township bed and breakfast. The Trib reports that 35-year-old Samantha Brown of Louisville was charg...
Jul 30, 2025
WESTMORELAND COUNTY COMMISSIONERS CONFIRM FIRING COUNTY TAX OFFICE DIRECTOR
Westmoreland County Commissioners have confirmed that they are firing the director of the county tax office at an upcoming meeting. The Trib reports that Sarah Minnick has been on unpaid suspension si...
Jul 30, 2025
TWO PHILADELPHIA MEN SENTENCED FOR DRUG SMUGGLING
Two men who were carrying a large quantity of fentanyl-laced heroin in 2023 were given lengthy sentences in Westmoreland County Court yesterday. The Trib reports that 39-year-old Mario Caba and 29-yea...
Jul 30, 2025
GREENSBURG TEENAGER SENTENCED AS ADULT FOR HEMPFIELD ROBBERY
A Greensburg Teenager was sentenced as an adult for his part in a robbery last year in Hempfield. The Trib reports that 17-year-old Cayden Essway was ordered to serve 20 to 40 months in prison for a f...
Jul 30, 2025
BUSHY RUN BATTLEFIELD ANNOUNCES RENAMING OF IROQUOIS HILL
Bushy Run Battlefield has announced that at the upcoming battle reenactment, they will rename a hill on its 218-acre property to a more culturally appropriate name. The Trib reports that the hill is i...
Jul 29, 2025
