Category Archives: Local News

DEMS SET TO RECLAIM SLIM MAJORITY IN PA HOUSE
Democrats are set to reclaim their slim majority in the Pennsylvania House with the projected win of Dan Goughnour. The McKeesport police captain pulled in over 63 percent of the vote in yesterday's s...
Cindy Perino Mar 26, 2025

ARNOLD MAN FACES PRISON TIME FOR GAS STATION ROBBERY
An Arnold man faces up to 20 years in prison for a guilty plea in connection with a New Kensington gas station robbery. The Trib reports 34-year-old Chad William Fitzgerald was charged in connection w...
Cindy Perino Mar 26, 2025

HEMPFIELD SUPERVISORS AWARD PRISON DEMOLITION CONTRACT
Hempfield Supervisors have awarded a demolition contract for the former SCI Greensburg Prison project. The Trib reports that on Monday, Supervisors voted to pay Rittenour and Sons construction company...
Cindy Perino Mar 26, 2025

IRWIN MAN DIES IN ROUTE 51 ACCIDENT
An Irwin man has died after the truck he was driving struck an object on Monday on Route 51 in Rostraver. The Trib reports the crash happened in the Northbound lanes of 51 just before Willowbrook Road...
Cindy Perino Mar 26, 2025

THREE NORWIN SCHOOL BOARD CANDIDATES FACE LEGAL CHALLENGES
Three Norwin School Board candidates are facing legal challenges from two of their opponents that could get them off the ballot. The Trib reports that hearings will be held today for Alex Deschelt, Ta...
Cindy Perino Mar 26, 2025

LATROBE WOMAN PLEADS GUILTY TO A MISDEMEANOR CHARGE
A Latrobe woman charged in connection with a knife attack has pleaded guilty to a lesser charge. The Trib reports that 36-year-old Heather Little stabbed her ex-boyfriend on February 29th of 2024 afte...
Cindy Perino Mar 26, 2025

WOMAN TRIES TO USE COUNTERFEIT MONEY AT LIVE! CASINO
State police said a woman tried to use counterfeit money at the Live! Casino in Hempfield Township. WTAE-TV reports that the suspect put a $100 bill labelled "for cinematic use only" into a slot machi...
Cindy Perino Mar 25, 2025

STATE POLICE SAY TRUCK DRIVER EXPOSED HIMSELF IN DERRY TOWNSHIP
State police say a truck driver exposed himself to two teenage girls last week in Derry Township. Troopers say this happened just after 8:30 AM on March 16th as the two were walking home. He honked hi...
Cindy Perino Mar 25, 2025

ELEVATED RISK OF FIRE SPREAD THIS AFTERNOON
The National Weather Service says there is an elevated risk of fire spread this afternoon. In a statement, the NWS says that minimum relative humidity in Westmoreland and Indiana Counties will range f...
Cindy Perino Mar 25, 2025

PA TREASURY SAYS FIRST ROUND OF MONEY MATCH CHECKS ARE IN THE MAIL
The Pennsylvania Treasury Department says the first round of Money Match checks are in the mail. The program is sending checks to people with unclaimed property worth 500-dollars-or-less. The Treasury...
Cindy Perino Mar 25, 2025