Category Archives: Local News

LATROBE POLICE DEPARTMENT PLANNING TO INSTALL NEW MICROPHONES
The Latrobe Police Department is planning to install new microphones at the station this year. Chief Richard Bosco says they are going in interview rooms and in holding cells at the city lockup to hel...
Cindy Perino Mar 25, 2025

THREE MAYORAL CANDIDATES IN JEANNETTE REMOVED FROM MAY PRIMARY BALLOT
Three mayoral candidates in Jeannette and one in Monessen were removed from the May primary ballots. The Trib reports that the move comes after a series of court hearings. Democrat Robin Mozley and Re...
Cindy Perino Mar 25, 2025

MONESSEN MAN CHARGED WITH ATTEMPTED HOMICIDE
A Monessen man is charged with attempted homicide and other crimes for the shooting last week that injured a woman. The Trib reports that 34-year-old Jamont Minnie was charged by local police with the...
Cindy Perino Mar 25, 2025

SENATOR MCCORMICK WANTS TO MAKE BILINGUAL TRAINING MORE AVAILABLE TO PENNSYLVANIANS
Senator David McCormick wants to make bilingual training more available to Pennsylvanians. McCormick says the ability to speak both English and Spanish gives people more opportunities, and the commonw...
Cindy Perino Mar 24, 2025

SPECIAL ELECTION HELD IN ALLEGHENY COUNTY TOMORROW
A special election being held in Allegheny County tomorrow will likely determine control of the Pennsylvania House. Three candidates are running to take over the seat that was held Democrat state Repr...
Cindy Perino Mar 24, 2025

WESTERN PA POSTAL WORKERS SPEAK OUT AGAINST PRESIDENT TRUMP'S POST OFFICE SUGGESTIONS
Western Pennsylvania postal workers are speaking out against suggestions from President Trump that the post office should be privatized. Members of the National Association of Letter Carriers held ral...
Cindy Perino Mar 24, 2025

NO MAJOR INCIDENTS REPORTED FROM IUPATTY'S CELEBRATIONS
No major incidents were reported over the weekend for the unsanctioned IUPatty's celebrations. The Indiana Area Collaborative team reported that there were increases in pedestrian traffic and activiti...
Cindy Perino Mar 24, 2025

BISHOP KULICK ATTENDS POPE FRANCIS' FIRST APPEARANCE SINCE HOSPITALIZATION
The bishop for the Diocese of Greensburg was among those that gathered outside Gemelli Hospital in Rome for Pope Francis' first appearance since his hospitalization in February. The Trib reports that ...
Cindy Perino Mar 24, 2025

MISSING OPIOID PILLS AT HEMPFIELD ASSISTED LIVING HOME
State police are investigating the report of missing opioid pills at an assisted living home in Hempfield. The Trib reports that the potential theft was reported after an inventory audit at the Mounta...
Cindy Perino Mar 24, 2025

CAUSE OF JEANNETTE FIRE RULED UNDETERMINED
Authorities say the cause of the fire last year in Jeannette that killed five people has been ruled undetermined. The Trib reports that state police fire marshals have gone through the evidence of the...
Cindy Perino Mar 24, 2025