Category Archives: Local News
STANDOFF IN MONESSEN
State Police Special Emergency Response Team members are involved in a standoff in Monessen. The Trib reports that police were trying to serve a search warrant at 4:30 this morning at a home on Leeds ...
Mar 28, 2025
THIS SUNDAY ON WESTMORELAND COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS: SCOTT BROWN AND DR. DAWN HENNESSEY DISCUSS "SAVING ISAAC"
"Saving Isaac" is a new book written by Greensburg author Scott Brown and co-authored by Dr. Dawn Hennessey, Executive Director of Faith Forward in Latrobe. It details the story of a newborn baby expo...
Mar 28, 2025
PA PUC SAYS PHONE NUMBER BEING USED IN SCAM
The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission says its phone number is being used in a scam. The PUC reported yesterday that scammers are manipulating the caller ID to make it appear that its Philadelphi...
Mar 28, 2025
SUMMER-SOUNDS LINEUP ANNOUNCED
This year's lineup has been announced for Summer-Sounds, the annual free outdoor concert series in Greensburg. The first show is set for Friday, June 6th at the Robert Shaw Amphitheater in Saint Clair...
Mar 28, 2025
ROSTRAVER TOWNSHIP POLICE INVESTIGATING SCHOOL THREAT
Police in Rostraver Township are investigating a school threat at the Belle Vernon School District. KDKA-TV reports that the district's superintendent Dr. Timothy Glasspool said in a letter to the com...
Mar 28, 2025
MAN CHARGED WITH KILLING MOGIE'S IRISH PUB OWNER UNABLE TO STAND TRIAL
The man charged with killing the owner of Mogie's Irish Pub in Lower Burrell remains in Torrance state hospital in Derry and is unable to stand trial, according to a Westmoreland County Judge. The Tri...
Mar 28, 2025
FIVE WESTMORELAND COUNTY YOUTH FOOTBALL TEAMS FORM FOOTBALL LEAGUE
Five Westmoreland County football teams have left the PA Youth Football League in order to form their own league in the wake of a police investigation. The Trib reports that the teams from Derry Area,...
Mar 28, 2025
PHILADELPHIA MAN ACCUSED OF FELONIES AGAINST 13-YEAR-OLD GREENSBURG GIRL
A Philadelphia man is charged with trying to traffick a 13-year-old Greensburg girl across the state for sexual purposes. The Trib reports that 19-year-old Angel Lopez was accused of 14 felonies inclu...
Mar 28, 2025
WESTMORELAND COMMISONERS EXPECTED TO APPROVE TAX AUCTION AND SHERIFF SALE SURCHARGE
Westmoreland commissioners are expected to approve a tax auction and sheriff sale surcharge in the county. A measure that would set up the additional 250-dollar fee is going before commissioners at th...
Mar 27, 2025
STATE SENATE TO CONSIDER LEGISLATION TO STRENGTHEN SCHOOL BUS SAFETY LAWS
The Pennsylvania State Senate will consider legislation that would strengthen school bus safety laws in the commonwealth. Senate Bill 65 would increase the required distance between stopped school bus...
Mar 27, 2025
