Category Archives: Local News

Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro says political violence "cannot be allowed in our society" following the shooting death of conservative figure Charlie Kirk. In a statement on social media yesterday...

Renovations on the auditorium at Valley High School in New Kensington are getting underway. The local school board has approved a contract worth well over 900-thousand dollars to complete the project....

Unity Township supervisors are recognizing area firefighters for their work during the Marguerite mine sinkhole operation from late last year. Yesterday, 76 first responders from six fire companies an...

The City of Jeannette is looking to crack down on signs posted on utility poles. The Trib reports that this will be handled by the Code Enforcement Officer, who has a draft letter ready to mail out to...

Westmoreland County Commissioners have rejected another request to allow mail-in voters to correct mistakes that could lead to their ballots being disqualified in November. The Trib reports that durin...

The Greensburg Salem school board approved creating a girls wrestling club at yesterday's meeting. The Trib reports that the club was created with the hope that it will grow into a team in the coming ...

Workers are set to begin milling a portion of Lincoln Avenue in Latrobe and Derry Township. The Trib reports that the work will extend between Route 982 in Derry Township and Main Street in Latrobe, w...

Westmoreland County officials are putting cash-saving measures in place as the state budget stalemate continues. This week, commissioners directed department leaders to pause paid overtime for some co...

An East Huntingdon man was convicted of 18 charges filed against him in a shootout with state police last year. The Trib reports that jurors took five hours to return guilty verdicts against 63-year-o...

Today marks 24 years since the terrorist attacks on the United States that destroyed the World Trade Center's Twin Towers in New York, a portion of the Pentagon building and a plane crash in Shanksvil...