STATE SUPREME COURT HEARS ARGUMENTS REGARDING GUN LAWSUIT
The state Supreme Court has heard arguments stemming from a lawsuit filed by a gun group and gun shop. The two assert that State Police have failed to adequately manage a background check system and that's resulted in impeded firearms sales. In the lawsuit, Firearms Owners Against Crime and Landmark Firearms assert tha...
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STATE BUSINESS GROUPS ASK FOR EXTENSION ON FEDERAL OVERTIME RULE
State business groups concerned about a looming deadline to comply with a new federal overtime rule are asking for an extension. The rule that's set to take effect July 1st raises the threshold for determining when salaried employees are due overtime pay and also expands the number of workers eligible for it. The coali...
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THIS SUNDAY ON WESTMORELAND COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS: STROKE AWARENESS MONTH
May is Stroke Awareness Month. Listen Sunday to an interview with Dr. Cathleen Adams, a neurologist with Independence Health System, with important information you need to know to recognize a stroke. Join us on Westmoreland Community Connections hosted by Jennifer Miele this Sunday at 7 AM and 11 PM on Classic Hits 107...
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MONROEVILLE SAM'S CLUB ASSAULT SUSPECT IN CUSTODY
A suspect who is accused of punching an elderly man outside a Sam's Club in Monroeville last year is now in custody. The Allegheny County Sheriff's Office says 24-year-old Terrel Byars has been arrested on a bench warrant after being found hiding at a home on Wymore Street in Pittsburgh. Byars was charged with aggravat...
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FALLEN POLICE OFFICERS HONORED AT ST. CLAIR PARK MEMORIAL SERVICE
Local officials and community members are honoring the sacrifices of Westmoreland County police officers who have died in the line of duty. The county District Attorney's Office hosted a law enforcement memorial service at Saint Clair Park in Greensburg yesterday. Around 100 people were in attendance as the 28 police o...
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PITTSBURGH RIVER HOUNDS ANNOUNCE PLANS FOR NEW SPORTS COMPLEX IN WESTMORELAND COUNTY
The Pittsburgh Riverhounds Soccer Club is announcing plans for a new sports complex in Westmoreland County. The facility is going on a 42-acre property on Public Works Drive, off of Route 30 on the west side of North Huntingdon Township. Renderings show three outdoor fields plus a 93-thousand-square-foot indoor space s...
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TWO CHARGED AFTER VANDERGRIFT DRUG RAID
Two people from Vandegrift are facing charges after borough police and Westmoreland County detectives conducted a drug raid on their home. The Trib reports that 26-year-old Kaeona Booker and 54-year-old Eugene Iagnemma were arrested after the raid early Thursday morning. Several items related to drug activity were seiz...
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MAWC APPROVES $3 MILLION SPEND ON WATER TANK AND VEHICLE MAINTENANCE
The municipal authority of Westmoreland County has approved spending nearly $3 million on repainting and repairing water tanks, and replacing 17 trucks and work vans in its fleet of vehicles. The Trib reports that a nearly 3 million gallon tank in Mt. Pleasant Township and another 500,000 gallon tank in Hempfield will ...
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2024 REGISTER OF WILLS REVENUE NOT TURNED OVER TO COUNTY YET
Revenue that was generated by the county's register of wills office for the first four months of this year has not been turned over to the county yet. The Trib reports that as much as $500,000 generated through fees and other payments made to Westmoreland's Register of Wills Office during the first four months of 2024 ...
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PA PRISON SOCIETY REPORT STATES "ABYSMAL" FOOD
A new report by the PA Prison Society says state inmates are undernourished and their food is quoted as being "abysmal." The Patriot News says the organization conducted a survey and say it found that 80 percent of male inmates say they're going hungry every day. The report says the state spends about nine-do...
May 16, 2024