Category Archives: Local News
WESTMORELAND COUNTY COMMISSIONERS APPROVE PROCESS FOR CURING BALLOTS
Westmoreland County Commissioners yesterday approved a process for curing ballots for the November election. The Trib reports that the decision came on the heels of a PA Supreme court decision that re...
Oct 08, 2025
DERRY TOWNSHIP SUPERVISORS APPROVE SOLAR FARM PERMIT
Despite objections from neighbors, Derry Township Supervisors approved a permit for a proposed solar farm along Newhouse Road. The Trib reports that supervisors said they were not happy with the decis...
Oct 08, 2025
TRIAL OF DERRY MAN CONTINUES
The Trial of a Derry man charged with assaulting his live-in girlfriend two years ago continued yesterday in Westmoreland County Court. The Trib reports that 33-year-old Nicholas Hood is charged with ...
Oct 08, 2025
ONE LUCKY PERSON IN WESTMORELAND COUNTY HITS JACKPOT ON ONLINE GAME
A PA Lottery player in Westmoreland County has hit the jackpot for one of its online games. An online prize of $153,213 was claimed in the Extreme Green Banker's Edition game. The identity of the winn...
Oct 07, 2025
PA LAWMAKERS NO CLOSER TO A BUDGET DEAL
Pennsylvania lawmakers returned to the State Capitol on Monday, but they are no closer to a budget deal. The Democratic-majority House and Republican-majority Senate remain at a standstill more than t...
Oct 07, 2025
COMPANY CONNECTED TO WALMART LOOKING FOR STATE FUNDING TO TEAR DOWN MONROEVILLE MALL
A company that is connected to Walmart is looking for state funding to tear down the Monroeville Mall and redevelop the property. Planners have applied for seven-and-a-half million dollars in grants t...
Oct 07, 2025
PA CAREERLINK TO BE AT STATE REPRESENTATIVE JILL COOPER'S NEW KEN OFFICE TOMORROW
Job seekers in and around New Kensington can get some help finding work by visiting State Representative Jill Cooper's office tomorrow. A worker with PA CareerLink will be in the Freeport Road office ...
Oct 07, 2025
FIRE OFFICIALS INVESTIGATING HOUSE FIRE IN HEMPFIELD TOWNSHIP
Fire officials are investigating a house fire in Westmoreland County. The flames broke out Sunday afternoon inside a home on Sherwood Drive in Hempfield Township. A resident was inside the home at the...
Oct 07, 2025
ALLEGHENY TOWNSHIP MAN PLEADS NO CONTEST TO DRUG POSSESSION
An Allegheny Township man pleaded "no contest" to a charge of fentanyl possession. The Trib reports 40-year-old George Senko was charged in May of 2023 after a traffic stop on South Leechburg Hill Roa...
Oct 07, 2025
STATE POLICE CHARGE BLAIRSVILLE WOMAN WITH CRIMINAL HOMICIDE
State police charged a Blairsville woman with killing a man who was living with her. State police from the Kiski Barracks and Blairsville police were dispatched around 5:00 PM on Sunday to a home just...
Oct 07, 2025
