Category Archives: Local News
PA GAME COMMISSION SAYS FALL IS A GOOD TIME TO CLEAN BIRD FEEDERS
Pennsylvania residents are being reminded that the fall is a good time to clean bird feeders. The Pennsylvania Game Commission says that cleaning bird feeders in the fall aids in cutting down on the s...
Oct 23, 2025
JEANNETTE MAN TO SERVE TWO YEARS PROBATION
A Jeannette man will serve two years of probation for illegally possessing a loaded handgun while inside the Live! Casino at Westmoreland Mall. The Trib reports that 26-year-old Kenneth Czarnecki plea...
Oct 23, 2025
HEMPFIELD MAN ORDERED TO SERVE SEVEN YEARS PROBATION
A Hempfield man was ordered to serve seven years of probation after pleading guilty to charges of propositioning a teenager last year at a school bus stop. The Trib reports that 72-year-old Michael Th...
Oct 23, 2025
JUDGE DENIES BAIL FOR MAN AWAITING RETRIAL
A county common pleas court judge denied bail yesterday for a man awaiting retrial on charges that he set a fire 30 years ago that killed his wife and two children. The Trib reports that 58-year-old J...
Oct 23, 2025
SENATOR FETTERMAN SAYS HE'D SUPPORT REPUBLICANS OVERRIDING SENATE FILIBUSTER TO REOPEN THE GOVERNMENT
Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman says he would support Republicans overriding the Senate filibuster to reopen the government. As the shutdown drags into its third week, the Democrat is not opposed ...
Oct 22, 2025
ANIMAL RIGHTS GROUP TRYING TO GET ELEPHANTS REMOVED FROM PITTSBURGH ZOO
An animal rights group is trying to get the elephants removed from the Pittsburgh Zoo. The Washington, D.C.-based Nonhuman Rights Project filed a lawsuit in Allegheny County Common Pleas Court yesterd...
Oct 22, 2025
INJURED NO KINGS RALLY PARTICIPANT ASKING COUNTY COMMISSIONERS TO CONDEMN POLITICAL VIOLENCE
A participant in the No Kings rally last Saturday who was injured is asking the County Commissioners to condemn political violence. The Trib reports that 70-year-old Karen Primm suffered a gash to her...
Oct 22, 2025
POLICE LOOKING FOR MAN WHO FLED FROM NORTH HUNTINGDON TOWNSHIP OFFICERS
Police are looking for a man who is facing a list of charges after he reportedly fled from officers in North Huntingdon Township. Officials with the Westmoreland County District Attorney's Office say ...
Oct 22, 2025
CITY OF GREENSBURG PAYING $60k TO SETTLE FEDERAL LAWSUIT
The City of Greensburg is paying $60,000 to settle a federal lawsuit with a New Jersey woman. The Trib reports that City council approved the settlement with Alyssa Wright. She and another person were...
Oct 22, 2025
MCKEESPORT MAN ACCUSED OF STEALING MONEY FROM CO-WORKER WITH AUTISM
A McKeesport man is accused by state police of stealing $5,370 from a co-worker who had autism. The Trib reports 48-year-old Scott Soles was arrested on three counts of theft and a single charge of cr...
Oct 22, 2025
