Category Archives: Local News

Westmoreland County Commissioners yesterday named their new election bureau director. The Trib reports that Scott Ross of Youngwood was formally appointed as the new head of the row office that overse...

A jury has found a Greensburg man guilty of rape. The Trib reports that 48-year-old James Swanson was convicted yesterday of felony rape and involuntary deviate sexual intercourse connected with incid...

A man hit by a pickup truck clearing snow in Hempfield in January died on Sunday in a Pittsburgh Hospital. The Trib reports that 73-year-old Paul Tucci of Southwest Greensburg died as a result of blun...

Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman is criticizing his fellow Democrat lawmakers for their responses to President Trump's address to Congress on Tuesday night. In a post on X, Fetterman referred to th...

Preparation is underway for a renovation at Hempfield High School. KDKA-TV reports that the project will cost $130 million. It will be paid for by various bond issues over several years. Assistant Sup...

Police in Arnold are looking for a man accused of attacking two men with a gun in separate incidents on November 15th. The Trib reports 37-year-old Roger Moore is accused in two incidents, one on Wood...

A man from Indiana County is charged with stealing packages off of porches in four counties, including Westmoreland County. State Police say between February 12th to the 27th, 34-year-old John Davis M...

State police have arrested a Scottdale man yesterday on homicide charges related to a fatal crash in 2021. The Trib reports that 38-year-old Earl Brooks Gilbert IV is charged in connection with the de...

Westmoreland County Prosecutors have refuted defense claims that a Unity man was falsely accused of killing his former girlfriend. The Trib reports that a ruling is expected soon in a defense effort t...

A New Kensington woman is facing as many as ten years in prison after pleading guilty to federal charges. Prosecutors say that 33-year-old Barbara Miller purchased firearms that she said were for hers...