Category Archives: Local News

A bridge restoration project is set to begin today in Fairfield, along with a detour related to the project. The Trib reports that the project will close a portion of Midget Camp Road between Tantling...

Furlough notices went out on Friday to 125 Westmoreland County employees. The Trib reports that the layoffs will go into effect on October 13th. The move is expected to save the county $100,000 a week...

September is national suicide awareness month and this week's guest on Westmoreland community connections is Laurie Barnett Levine, Executive Director of Mental Health America of Southwestern Pennsylv...

Hershey is the winner of a lawsuit claiming its Reese's Halloween candies aren't spooky enough. The class-action lawsuit accused the company of false advertising because its Jack-o'-Lantern Reese's Cu...

The Justice Department is suing six states including Pennsylvania for failing to provide requested voter registration lists. The lawsuit claims the Commonwealth violated federal law, specifically the ...

Seton Hill University and its National Catholic Center for Holocaust Education hosted students from two schools for the dedication of the Anne Frank tree at the university. The Trib reports that Chris...

The Pennsylvania Game Commission is looking for the individuals who illegally dumped trash in a Westmoreland County wildlife area earlier this month. Officials say someone left construction debris on ...

A contractor was selected by Hempfield Township supervisors this week for the third phase of improvements at Hempfield Park. The Trib reports that KGD Contracting will handle the project at a cost of ...

Filming for an Apple TV series in Vandegrift will get underway today. The Trib reports that the series "Paralax" was originally set to film yesterday. No word was given by the production company about...

A New Kensington man was charged Thursday with providing drugs that killed two people two days apart. The Trib reports that 29-year-old Davi J. Roman was charged in connection with the death of his gi...