On This Day: In 1967 Jimi Hendrix torched his guitar on stage for the first time, at a concert at Finsbury Park, England. In 1989 Guns N' Roses released the single "Patience." In 1992 New album releases included Bruce Springsteen's "Human Touch" & "Lucky Town" and Def Leppard's "A...

Billy Joel's 100th performance at Madison Square Garden is set to be released on Blu-ray and DVD. "The 100th: Live at Madison Square Garden (The Complete Concert)" captures the 100th consecutive performance of the singer's MDG residency, which happened on March 28th in 2024. The physical release includes &quo...

Prog-rock icons Rush are back in action. Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson performed with new drummer Anika Nilles for the first time at the JUNO Awards in Canada Sunday night. Nilles is filling the seat of the legendary Neil Peart, who passed away in 2020. Together they performed "Finding My Way," the first track o...

Guns N' Roses keyboardist Melissa Reese is backing out of the band's world tour. They kicked things off at Parque Fundidora in Monterrey, Mexico on March 28th. In a recently released statement, a representative for the band wrote that Reese won't be joining them for the tour due to unforeseen personal reasons." Re...

Deep Purple are announcing 2026 dates featuring Kansas as a special guest. Jefferson Starship will also make an appearance at many of the upcoming concerts. The trek begins on August 4th in Raleigh, North Carolina and wraps up on September 12th in Sparks, Nevada. Tickets go on sale to the general public this Friday.

Westmoreland County commissioners are appointing an interim public defender. James Spriestersbach was hired last month to lead the public defender's office but has suffered a medical emergency that has left him unable to work at this time. Michael Garofalo has been named as acting public defender -- in theory -- unti...

As the United States enters its fifth week in the war with Iran, gas prices are surging across Pennsylvania and the United States. According to Triple A, average gas prices were at $3.94 per gallon on Monday in the Keystone State. The national average is now at $3.99 per gallon. Westmoreland County's average is at $...

Hempfield School District will move forward with a long-awaited high school renovation. The Trib reports that bids for the project were approved last night. Those bids came in about $30 million under budget. Work is expected to begin June 1 and wrap up by June 2029.A two-story addition on the front of the school, co...

Two more people have been charged in connection with a shooting last year in Monessen that injured one person. The Trib reports that 27-year-old Brendon Rennen of Pittsburgh was arraigned last week on attempted homicide, conspiracy and other crimes City police said he was shot in an exchange of gunfire with Jay Din R....

A Penn Township man remains in jail on charges related to an incident that left a neighbor with a fractured skull and brain bleed. The Trib reports that attorneys for Jake Stepansky asked that his client be released on nominal bond. He was charged with aggravated assault and other crimes connected with the incident w...