Category Archives: Local News

A water line replacement project will start next year in New Kensington and Arnold. The Trib reports that the New Kensington Water Authority is working on bringing the lead water lines into compliance...

Officials in Irwin have approved a study to find a detour around the closed Colony Drive Bridge. The Trib reports that officials face a $1 million price tag for the structure's replacement. Gibson-Tho...

FirstEnergy crews continue to work on restoring power to those affected by Friday's storms. As of this morning, about 5,000 people in Westmoreland County remain in the dark. The severe windstorms blew...

This weekend on Westmoreland Community Connections, we remember Chad Amond. The former head of the Westmoreland Chamber, devoted husband and father, friend, and longtime radio talk show host passed aw...

Senator John Fetterman is calling on Israel to assassinate Iran's new Ayatollah. The Pennsylvania Democrat appeared on NewsNation on Wednesday and was asked about Mojtaba Khamenei, who has been select...

Drought conditions are improving across Western Pennsylvania. The latest update from the U.S. Drought Monitor shows no drought conditions currently present in Westmoreland, Allegheny, Armstrong and se...

A handful of communities are set to exit the Alle-Kiski Intergovernmental Council. Local leaders in Arnold voted to leave the voluntary regional planning group this week. Officials in Vandergrift and ...

A New Kensington man currently in county jail has been charged in connection with a 2023 murder in New Kensington. The Trib reports that 30-year-old Raijon Wilson now faces homicide charges in connect...

A Penn township man is charged with aggravated assault and other crimes connected with a wrestling match in a driveway that left another man in critical condition with a fractured skull. The Trib repo...

A Jeannette man claims that police used excessive force when officers subdued him during the investigation into the death of an e-bike rider last year in Hempfield. The Trib reports that 62-year-old J...