Category Archives: Local News

COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AUTHORIZE APPLICATION FOR STATE TREASURY LOAN
County commissioners on Tuesday authorized the county's finance department to apply for a $14.1 million loan from the state treasury. The Trib reports that the cash will be used to pay key service pro...
Cindy Perino Oct 22, 2025

SOUTHMORELAND SCHOOL BOARD REVIEWING POLICY CONCERNING LIVE STREAMING OF MEETINGS
Southmoreland School Board is reviewing its policy concerning live streaming of its meetings. The Trib reports that the move comes a month after director Catherine Fike, a retired school psychologist,...
Cindy Perino Oct 22, 2025

INDIANA COUNTY CORONER RELEASES NAMES OF PEOPLE HIT BY TRANSIT BUS
Indiana County's Coroner has released the identities of the two people killed when they were hit by a transit bus in Indiana Borough. Coroner Jerry Overman, Jr. said confirmed 68-year-old Ronald Lynn ...
Cindy Perino Oct 21, 2025

STEELERS' FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS PRACTICE GENERATES THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FOR LATROBE
The Pittsburgh Steelers are sharing thousands of dollars with schools and community groups in Latrobe. The team's annual night practice at Greater Latrobe School District's Memorial Stadium back in Au...
Cindy Perino Oct 21, 2025

UNITY TOWNSHIP FIRE DEPARTMENTS LOOK TO MERGE
Leaders with the Marguerite and Dryridge fire departments, in Unity Township, are looking to merge. Officials say the plan is meant to help solve staffing issues and to cut down on costs. The departme...
Cindy Perino Oct 21, 2025

STATE POLICE LAUNCH CAMPAIGN AGAINST AGGRESSIVE DRIVERS
Officers across Pennsylvania will be on the lookout for aggressive drivers in the coming weeks. State Police and 300 local law enforcement departments are launching a campaign against aggressive drivi...
Cindy Perino Oct 21, 2025

MISSING WOMAN IN LIGONIER BOROUGH
Authorities in Ligonier Borough are looking for a woman who is missing and believed to be at special risk for harm or danger. WTAE-TV reports that 87-year-old Nancy Matrunics was last seen Monday at 1...
Cindy Perino Oct 21, 2025

DEMOLITION OF NORWIN FOOTBALL STADIUM TO BEGIN NEXT MONTH
Demolition on the Norwin football stadium is slated to begin next month as long as fall sports teams are not using the field. The Trib reports that work on the stadium is expected to wrap up in the su...
Cindy Perino Oct 21, 2025

FORMER GREENSBURG MAN RELEASED FROM HOUSE ARREST
A former Greensburg man was released from house arrest on Monday as he awaits trial for setting a home in Hempfield on fire in 2022. The Trib reports that 61-year-old Randy Bryner, now of Bovard, is a...
Cindy Perino Oct 21, 2025

STATE POLICE CHARGE HEMPFIELD WOMAN WITH FATALLY SHOOTING HER HUSBAND
State police have charged a Hempfield woman with fatally shooting her husband over the weekend. The Trib reports that the shooting happened at the home of 51-year-old Leeann Steel. Her husband, Willia...
Cindy Perino Oct 21, 2025








