Category Archives: Local News

ARNOLD POLICE CHARGE MAN WITH ASSAULT
Police in Arnold have charged a man in connection with an assault on Friday at an apartment. The Trib reports that 20-year-old Joseph Rodrigue is accused of breaking into the building. While the landl...
Cindy Perino Mar 04, 2025

HEMPFIELD TOWNSHIP AWARDED STATE GRANT
Hempfield township has been awarded a $1.76 million state grant to connect the new municipal complex to the Five Star trail. The Trib reports that the money will be used to realign Smith Street and cr...
Cindy Perino Mar 04, 2025

THREE MEN ARRESTED FOR ALLEGED INVOLVEMENT IN MT. PLEASANT TOWNSHIP DRIVE-BY SHOOTING
Three men were arrested Monday for their alleged involvement in a drive-by shooting in Mt. Pleasant Township. The Trib reports that the shooting happened on Poker Road off Route 982 in Mammoth at 3:20...
Cindy Perino Mar 04, 2025

TENNESSEE MAN SENTENCED FOR NORTH HUNTINGDON CRIMES
A Tennessee man will serve ten years of probation and a year of house arrest for the indecent assault of three children over for years ago in North Huntingdon. The Trib reports that 48-year-old Joseph...
Cindy Perino Mar 04, 2025

PA MOTORCYCLISTS CAN OFFICIALLY GET INSPECTIONS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR
Pennsylvania motorcyclists can officially get their inspections done throughout the year. Penn-DOT says the law signed by Governor Shapiro last November that allows year-round motorcycle inspections i...
Cindy Perino Mar 03, 2025

CONGRUITY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN NEW ALEXANDRIA HOSTING PANCAKE DINNER FOR SHROVE TUESDAY
Congruity Presbyterian Church in New Alexandria is hosting a pancake dinner fundraiser tomorrow for Shrove Tuesday. It's happening from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. at their property on Fenneltown Road. The cost...
Cindy Perino Mar 03, 2025

NEW KEN CONSTRUCTION SERVICES COMPANY PLANS MOVE TO PLUM
A construction services company out of New Kensington is planning to move to Plum. The Trib reports that Geo-Solutions is proposing to develop a storage yard and maintenance facility at 1450 Greensbur...
Cindy Perino Mar 03, 2025

NO INJURIES IN SOUTH HUNTINGDON FIRE
First responders were called out to a fire in South Huntingdon Township on Saturday. WTAE-TV reports that the fire was in the 700 block of Barren Run Road near Stahl Road just before 3:30 PM. No injur...
Cindy Perino Mar 03, 2025

PENN TOWNSHIP ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP OPPOSES ROSTRAVER LANDFILL'S DRAFT PERMIT
A Penn Township environmental group is opposing a draft permit the state issued to a Rostraver landfill operator that wants to pipe treated leachate from its dump into the Monongahela River. The Trib ...
Cindy Perino Mar 03, 2025

PEDESTRIAN AIRLIFTED TO HOSPITAL AFTER BEING HIT IN ROSTRAVER
A pedestrian in Rostraver was airlifted to an area hospital after they were hit while walking on an area roadway Saturday night. The Trib reports the collision was on Route 51 near the intersection wi...
Cindy Perino Mar 03, 2025