Category Archives: Local News
MORE INFORMATION RELEASED REGARDING SHOOTING IN EAST VANDERGRIFT
More information has been released concerning the police-involved shooting in East Vandegrift. The Trib reports that 52-year-old Lyle Cessna of East Vandegrift was shot by law enforcement on February ...
Feb 28, 2025
NEW KEN MAN ORDERED TO SERVE UP TO 14 YEARS IN PRISON
A New Kensington man was ordered to serve up to 14 years in prison for illegal possession of a firearm. The Trib reports that 28-year-old Alejandro D'argan was convicted last December on a weapons off...
Feb 28, 2025
HEMPFIELD TOWNSHIP SUPERVISORS APPROVE MASTER PLAN FOR NEW HOUSING DEVELOPMENT
Hempfield Township Supervisors approved the master plan for a new housing development this week. The Trib reports that Silvis Fields will have 118 single-family homes on about 60 acres, and the develo...
Feb 28, 2025
UPG STUDENTS SPEAKING OUT AGAINST TRUMP ADMINISTRATION DISCRIMINATORY POLICIES
A handful of students at Pitt-Greensburg are speaking out against what they call discriminatory policies that are in place under the Trump Administration. Roughly two dozen students gathered for a ral...
Feb 28, 2025
ROUTE 30 CRASH IN UNITY KILLS ONE AND INJURES ANOTHER
One person was killed and another was injured in a one-vehicle crash on Route 30 in Unity on Thursday. The Trib reports that 83-year-old Barbara Kravits died at a hospital. She was taken there after t...
Feb 28, 2025
PA STATE CAPITOL GETTING EARLY START TO THE COUNTRY'S 250TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
The Pennsylvania State Capitol is getting an early start to the country's 250th anniversary celebrations. A display was unveiled in the East Wing Rotunda yesterday that proudly features some of the co...
Feb 27, 2025
PA ATTORNEY GENERAL WARNS ABOUT NEW BITCOIN SCAM
The Pennsylvania Attorney General's office is warning residents about a new scam involving Bitcoin. AG Dave Sunday says scammers are targeting people with messages about how they must "protect their m...
Feb 27, 2025
PRELIMINARY HEARING TODAY FOR MT. PLEASSANT WOMAN CHARGED WITH HARASSMENT AND IMPERSONATING A PUBLIC SERVANT
A preliminary hearing is set for today for a Mt. Pleasant woman charged with harassment and impersonating a public servant. KDKA-TV reports that Jillian Gearhart acted as an HR representative for West...
Feb 27, 2025
ARNOLD COUNCILMAN SAYS ARNOLD AND NEW KEN SHOULD SHARE COMMUNITY POLICE FORCE
An Arnold Councilman is saying that the Arnold and New Kensington communities should share a community police force. The Trib reports that Aaron Moore said that he received positive feedback on the id...
Feb 27, 2025
LIGONIER TOWNSHIP RECEIVES LESS THAN HALF OF STATE FUNDING FOR PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE AND SIDEWALK
Ligonier Township has received just less than half the state funding they sought for a pedestrian bridge and sidewalk near Ligonier Valley High School. The Trib reports that the bridge and sidewalk is...
Feb 27, 2025
