Category Archives: Local News
MURRYSVILLE MAN ACCUSED OF BASEBALL BAT BEATING AT SALEM TOWNSHIP GETGO
A Murrysville man is accused of beating two people with a baseball bat at a Salem gas station last week. The Trib reports that 26-year-old Reno Roberts was arrested on Monday for the incident that hap...
Oct 21, 2025
TWO KILLED AFTER BEING HIT BY INDIANA COUNTY TRANSIT BUS
Two people were killed after they were hit by a transit bus in Indiana County on Monday. The collision happened around 2:00 PM at the intersection of Philadelphia Street and 7th Street in Indiana Boro...
Oct 21, 2025
HEMPFIELD WOMAN ARRAIGNED THIS MORNING ON HOMICIDE CHARGES
A Hempfield woman was arraigned this morning on charges of homicide after investigators say she fatally shot her husband over the weekend. The Trib reports 51-year-old Leann Steel called 911 to get me...
Oct 20, 2025
HAUNTED HALLOWEEN TALES AT THE COMPASS INN
The Ligonier Valley Historical Society is hosting the Haunted Halloween Tales events later this week. They are happening at the Compass Inn in Laughlintown this Friday through Sunday. Folks in period ...
Oct 20, 2025
CLOSE TO TWO MILLION PENNSYLVANIANS WILL NOT RECEIVE SNAP BENEFITS NEXT MONTH
Close to two-million Pennsylvanians will not receive their SNAP benefits next month due to the government shutdown. The Department of Human Services announced Friday that benefits will not be distribu...
Oct 20, 2025
NO KINGS RALLY NEAR WESTMORELAND COUNTY COURTHOUSE LAST SATURDAY
Thousands gathered on Saturday near the Westmoreland County Courthouse in Greensburg to take part in a No Kings rally. This was one of 2500 reported rallies that happened across the country on Saturda...
Oct 20, 2025
TRIAL DATE SET FOR NEW FLORENCE WOMAN
A trial date was set for a New Florence woman and two men that Westmoreland County prosecutors say she enlisted to kill her mother. The Trib reports that jury selection for the trials of Melissa Fox-B...
Oct 20, 2025
ONE PERSON KILLED IN CRASH
One person was killed in a collision involving a motorcycle and a car in Unity Township on Saturday. The Trib reports that the crash happened at the intersection of Route 30 and Wimmerton Boulevard at...
Oct 20, 2025
THIS SUNDAY ON WESTMORELAND COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS: JOURNALIST/AUTHOR ROBIN ACTON
Jennifer Miele, host of Westmoreland Community Connections, welcomes local journalist and author Robin Acton to the show to discuss her 33-year career in journalism and her transition to writing crime...
Oct 17, 2025
ARNOLD MAN IN CUSTODY AFTER CHILDREN TEST POSITIVE FOR COCAINE
A man is in custody after three young children tested positive for cocaine in their system. WTAE-TV reports that authorities received a Childline report that 30-year-old Josiah Hughes left three child...
Oct 17, 2025
