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GREENSBURG MAN BEHIND BARS AFTER SCHOOL BUS STOP HARASSMENT
A Greensburg man is behind bars after city police say he directed a racial slur at a student who was standing at a school bus stop Thursday morning. Witnesses told investigators 44-year-old Troy Micha...
Cindy Perino Mar 14, 2025

NO DEMS HAVE FILED TO RUN FOR WESTMORELAND COUNTY ROW OFFICES
No Democratic candidates have filed to run for Westmoreland County row offices this year, further weakening a political brand that dominated the area just 2 decades ago. 2 Republican incumbents, newly...
Cindy Perino Mar 14, 2025

LE'VEON BELL FOUND LIABLE
Former Steelers running back Le'Veon Bell was found liable by an Ohio jury Wednesday to pay millions in damages for rape and sexual assault against a family member. He was ordered to pay $25 million a...
Cindy Perino Mar 13, 2025

CHILD STRUCK BY VEHICLE IN BUTLER
A child was struck by a vehicle in Butler yesterday afternoon and had to be taken to a Pittsburgh area hospital via helicopter. According to the Butler City Police Department, they were called to the ...
Cindy Perino Mar 13, 2025

AUTHORITIES NAME PERSON OF INTEREST IN DISAPPEARANCE OF PITT STUDENT
Authorities have named a person of interest in their investigation of the disappearance of University of Pittsburgh student Sudiksha Konanki in the Dominican Republic. Joshua Ribe, a U.S. citizen who ...
Cindy Perino Mar 13, 2025

FORMER MCKEESPORT POLIC CAPTAIN CHARGED WITH THEFT AND RECEIVING STOLEN PROPERTY
A former McKeesport police captain has been charged with stealing more than $260,000 from the department's evidence room. 54 year old Christopher Halaszynski was charged Wednesday with theft and recei...
Cindy Perino Mar 13, 2025

BIDS OPEN FOR SCI GREENSBURG PRISON DEMOLITION
22 contractors want a piece of the SCI Greensburg prison demolition. The Trib reports bids were opened Wednesday afternoon and revealed a wide range of price estimates to remove hazardous material fro...
Cindy Perino Mar 13, 2025

GREENSBURG SALEM SCHOOL BOARD TO LIVESTREAM VOTING MEETINGS
The Greensburg Salem School Board will only livestream its voting meetings, following the board's vote last night, 6-3 in favor of reducing its livestreaming to one of its two monthly meetings. This i...
Cindy Perino Mar 13, 2025

TRUCK DRIVER STRIKES TWO PEDESTRIANS IN INDIANA
A truck driver struck two pedestrians on Philadelphia Street in Indiana Borough Tuesday morning, killing one. Indiana Borough police said a driver from Alliance Properties Group in Connellsville was m...
Cindy Perino Mar 12, 2025

STATE HOUSE BILL COULD PAY OFF MEDICAL DEBT SENT TO COLLECTIONS
A bill is under consideration in the State House that would establish a program within the Pennsylvania health department to pay off medical debt balances that have been sent to collections. A Penn St...
Cindy Perino Mar 12, 2025