Category Archives: Local News

The Penn State New Kensington Campus is in danger of closure. The Trib reports that University President Neeli Bendaputi said in a statement yesterday that she expects a final recommendation on which ...

A Scottdale man who has completed a six year term in prison for assaulting a teenage boy has been ruled a sexually violent predator. The Trib reports that 59-year-old Anthony Kiliany pleaded guilty in...

A Westmoreland County judge ruled yesterday that the outburst of a teenage girl while testifying before a jury did not prejudice their decision to convict a man on sexual assault charges. The Trib rep...

An elderly man is dead following a Tuesday morning vehicle crash in Monroeville. Eighty-four-year-old Raymond Manns Jr was behind the wheel of an SUV when the vehicle turned over along Fox Hill Drive....

One person was killed yesterday afternoon in an accident in Sewickley Township. Westmoreland County Coroner Tim Carson said 71-year-old Dean Calson of North Huntingdon was found dead after his vehicle...

Pennsylvania authorities say the man who held staff at a York County hospital at gunpoint before killing a police officer was upset over the death of a family member. Local police say 49-year-old Diog...

All Joann Fabrics locations are being closed after the fabric and craft store chain was auctioned off to new owners in bankruptcy court. Originally about 500 of the 800 locations were going to be clos...

Plans are on course to double the number of teens that are housed at the Regional Youth Services Center in Hempfield. The Trib reports that the Westmoreland County juvenile detention board said that o...

The Burrell Unified Bocce Team was given a hero's send off as they made their way to North Allegheny High School for a playoff match. The Trib reports that the the bus carrying the team was escorted b...

A businessman says that he would like to see changes to the release of prisoners at the county jail for safety reasons. The Trib reports that at Monday's Prison Board meeting, John Boettger who owns a...