Category Archives: Local News

BAIL DENIED FOR SALEM TOWNSHIP PIPE BOMBER
The man accused of putting a pipe bomb under his former landlord's lawnmower has pleaded not guilty. The Trib reports that James Sever was ordered to stand trial on charges including attempted homicid...
Cindy Perino Oct 07, 2025

VAN CRASHES INTO HOUSE IN MT. PLEASANT TOWNSHIP
First responders were sent out to a home in the 2400 block of School Street in Mt. Pleasant Township as a van crashed into a house. The Trib reports that three fire departments were sent to the scene....
Cindy Perino Oct 06, 2025

INDIANA COUNTY WOMAN CHARGED WITH KILLING A MAN IN BLAIRSVILLE LAST NIGHT
An Blairsville-area woman was charged with killing a man in Blairsville last night. Blairsville Borough and State Police were called out to a home on Pender Avenue in Burrell Township at 5:00 PM and f...
Cindy Perino Oct 06, 2025

RITE AID OFFICIALLY CLOSED
A national pharmacy chain formerly headquartered in Pennsylvania is officially closed. Rite Aid confirmed its closed all its stores after financial struggles, bringing an end to more than 60 years in ...
Cindy Perino Oct 06, 2025

STATE POLICE SHOOT SUSPECT IN INDIANA COUNTY
State police in Indiana County were involved in the shooting of a man in the Dixonville area last night. Troopers were called out for a reported assault as the suspect fired shots in the area and set ...
Cindy Perino Oct 06, 2025

NEW KEN WOMAN AQUITTED, BROTHER CONVICTED
A New Kensington woman was acquitted but her brother was convicted in the assault of an autistic teen during an Easter egg hunt in April of 2023. The Trib reports that Stacey Oneal Jr., 36, of New Ken...
Cindy Perino Oct 06, 2025

DETOURS ON I-70 START TODAY
Drivers on I-70 will see some detours due to construction work starting today. The Trib reports that Westbound I-70 drivers will not be able to use Exit 57 (Hunker/New Stanton) through October 10th. A...
Cindy Perino Oct 06, 2025

SOUTH HUNTINGDON MAN ARRESTED ON FRIDAY
A South Huntingdon man was arrested Friday on charges of sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl. The Trib reports that 45-year-old Thomas Sherbondy was placed in jail in lieu of $250,000. State police...
Cindy Perino Oct 06, 2025

MISSING SCOTTDALE WOMAN FOUND IN KENTUCKY
A missing Westmoreland County woman is coming home after she and her husband were found in Kentucky. The Trib reports that 48-year-old Lydia Prince of Scottdale was reported missing on Thursday, was f...
Cindy Perino Oct 06, 2025

THIS SUNDAY ON WESTMORELAND COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS: AFRICAN CHILDREN'S CHOIR
Seventeen children from Uganda will perform as the African Children's Choir at Greensburg Garden and Civic Center on Wednesday, October 22 at 7pm. The concert is free and open to the public - with all...
Cindy Perino Oct 03, 2025








