Category Archives: Local News

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...

A Greensburg man died over the weekend after his side-by-side vehicle went through the ice at Deep Creek Lake in Maryland. The Trib reports that 58-year-old David Linsenbigler was found submerged Satu...

A home was destroyed by fire in Delmont this morning. First responders were called out around 2:30 this morning for the fire at a home Manorfield Circle. The home was destroyed and smoke damage was re...

Pennsylvania authorities say the man who held staff at a Pittsburgh hospital at gunpoint before killing a police officer had visited that hospital before the shooting. Police in York County say 49-yea...

Officials in Lower Burrell are inviting residents to apply for their citizen police academy. The course will consist of weekly meetings and is scheduled to start on March sixth. Participants age 18 an...