Category Archives: Local News
TURNPIKE TRAFFIC STOP TURNS UP 13 POUNDS OF COCAINE
A traffic stop on the PA Turnpike in Westmoreland County turned up 13 pounds of suspected cocaine. The Trib reports that a Trooper monitoring westbound traffic in Mt. Pleasant Township around 1 PM Wed...
Apr 25, 2025
DERRY MAN FACING CHARGES OF INDECENT EXPOSURE AT LEGION KEENER PARK
A Derry man is facing charges of indecent exposure for incidents Sunday and Monday in a park in Latrobe. KDKA-TV reports that police accused 34-year-old Robert Knupp for the two events at Legion Keene...
Apr 24, 2025
LAST DAY TO SUBMIT DESIGNS FOR VANDERGRIFT PUBLIC LIBRARY BOOKMARK CONTEST
Today is the last day to submit designs for the Vandergrift Public Library's bookmark contest. Students in kindergarten through 12th grade can create an original bookmark design and enter it for consi...
Apr 24, 2025
MAN ACCUSED OF ROBBING MONROEVILLE BURGER KING NOW FACING FEDERAL CHARGES
A man who is accused of robbing a Monroeville Burger King last year is now facing federal charges. U.S. prosecutors say 31-year-old Yamin Harris has been charged under the Hobbs Act. The federal law a...
Apr 24, 2025
JEANNETTE MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO LESSER CHARGE
A man pleaded guilty yesterday to a lesser charge of voluntary manslaughter connected with a fatal stabbing of a neighbor in Jeannette nearly three years ago. The Trib reports that 25-year-old Antwone...
Apr 24, 2025
GREENSBURG CENTRAL CATHOLIC FACING LAWSUIT
Greensburg Central Catholic is facing a lawsuit after a junior-senior high school student was injured after being exposed to toxic fumes in the school's gym. The Trib reports that the lawsuit was file...
Apr 24, 2025
FORMER ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE/RETIRED ATTORNEY APPOINTED TO LIGONIER TOWNSHIP BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
A former administrative law judge and retired attorney has been appointed to the Ligonier Township board of supervisors. The Trib reports that 69-year-old John Fraser was named to fill the vacancy of ...
Apr 24, 2025
TWO PEOPLE HURT IN FOUR VEHICLE CRASH ON ROUTE 30
Two people were hurt after a four-vehicle crash yesterday on Route 30 in Hempfield. The Trib reports that the eastbound side of the highway was shut down in the area of the Cedar Street exit. The cras...
Apr 24, 2025
PA GOVERNOR'S RESIDENCE REOPENS
The Pennsylvania Governor's Residence reopened for the first time yesterday since the arson attack just over a week ago. Governor Josh Shapiro and his family hosted the annual Easter Egg Hunt, telling...
Apr 23, 2025
HEMPFIELD AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT REPORTS BUDGET DEFICIT
The Hempfield Area School District is reporting a budget deficit of more than five-million-dollars. Superintendent Mark Holtzman says "growing retirement payments and transportation increases," as wel...
Apr 23, 2025
