State Police issued over 100 citations during Operation Orange Squeeze earlier this month. During Orange Squeeze, troopers were able to monitor the Pennsylvania Turnpike from construction vehicles in an effort to crack down on dangerous driving in work zones. PSP says 116 citations were issued, and one person was arr...

Pennsylvania lawmakers are condemning the arson attack at the Governor's Residence in Harrisburg. Lieutenant Governor Austin Davis said targeting elected officials and their family members is never acceptable, and these sort of acts deter people from pursuing public service. U.S. Senator Dave McCormick said there is ...

A man is in custody and will face attempted murder and arson charges following an early morning fire at the Pennsylvania governor's mansion. According to the Pennsylvania State Police, firefighters responded to the Harrisburg residence of Shapiro at about 2 a.m. Shapiro says his family was home at the time but were a...

PennDOT is hoping to have the new Salina Bridge ready to go by winter. The Trib reports that crews are finishing abutment work on the Kiski township side of the river before moving on with the rest of the project. The bridge will carry Bridge Street over the river and the Norfolk Southern railroad tracks between Bell...

The last remnant of a power plant was demolished in Indiana County on Sunday. After the implosion of several smokestacks and cooling towers at the former Homer City Generating Station, a portion of the tallest tower remained in place. Homer City Redevelopment said that the site will be redeveloped to become a natural...

Pirates owner Bob Nutting is apologizing to fans who were outraged by the removal of the Bucco Bricks at PNC Park. Nutting sent an email to TribLive, saying he is holding himself responsible after workers pulled out the personalized bricks during the offseason and sent them to a landfill. The team owner says the move...

Next month, Export Borough will make the final payment on a flood control project. The Trib reports that the project prevents water from Turtle Creek running over in a major rain storm. The solution to the problem was to run a second creek underneath the town. The town has experienced at least eight flooding events ...

No arrests have been made yet in a fatal shooting in Rostraver. The Trib reports that 24-year-old Jennah Seibert was found dead around Noon on Friday in a house at 400 Lenity School Road. The investigation remains ongoing, according to officials with the Westmoreland County DA's office. Additional information on her...

Every day, more than 100,000 people are waiting for a lifesaving organ donation. April is organ donation awareness month and the Center for Organ Recovery and Education is spearheading a series of outreach events throughout Western Pa in partnership with Independence Health. Listen to Westmoreland County Community Conn...

A free community egg hunt is planned in Lower Burrell this weekend. It is scheduled for 11:00 a.m. on Saturday at Officer Derek Kotecki Memorial Park. Kids who participate will be divided up into age group. The event is sponsored by the city's recreation board.

A high school sophomore in Westmoreland County is being recognized for helping raise more than 18-thousand-dollars for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Penn-Trafford student Abby Rayman and her team nearly doubled their goal of ten-thousand-dollars when they began their fund-raising in February. Rayman was honored ...

New Kensington officials have now declared a growing sinkhole a public nuisance and are now seeking bids to fix it. The Trib reports that City Clerk Dennis Scarpinitti said they are actively trying to fix the problem, and are doing their due diligence in trying to remedy the situation. The hole is in Moss Alley betwe...

A man accused of using Tiktok to lure a Greensburg teen to Philadelphia to sexually assault her will stand trial. WTAE-TV reports that Angel Lopez started to message the 13-year-old victim on social media, then paid for an Uber to drive her across the state. He started to sexually assault her immediately, but she was...

Police arrested a Philadelphia man on charges of trafficking drugs into the county Wednesday night. The Trib reports that Latrobe Police, county detectives and agents with the State Attorney General's office took 23-year-old Brendaon Fuentes into custody after receiving a tip that he was travelling from Philadelphia t...

A mistrial was declared Thursday in the case of a Greensburg man charged with drug delivery resulting in death. The Trib reports that the jury was deadlocked on the most serious of the six charges filed against Michael Rebosky, which was drug delivery resulting in death. He was found guilty of drug delivery, possessi...

Lawmakers in Harrisburg are on their way to naming the Eastern box turtle as the official state reptile of Pennsylvania. The House Game & Fisheries Committee gave its unanimous support to a measure this week that would give the turtle that distinction. Supporters of the proposal say the Eastern box turtle can be ...

Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman is urging the Trump Administration to let a rule allowing Medicare and Medicaid to cover high demand anti-obesity drugs move forward. In an op-ed piece for the New York Times, Fetterman revealed he is taking Mounjaro, one of the medications that would have covered by the healthcare ...

The egg hunt that is planned in Monroeville this weekend is moving indoors due to forecasts of chilly weather. "Egg-stravaganza" will now be happening at the Monroeville Convention Center starting at 10:00 a.m. Saturday. Planners say the family event will be held in the north end of the hall as another gath...

Three area middle school students are on their way to a state civics competition with a chance to go to the national finals. The tri-county region of Fayette, Somerset and Westmoreland counties held its first-ever "Civics Bee" Tuesday night as part of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation's National Civics...

A biology teacher at New Kensington's Valley High School is being recognized nationally for the impact she is making on students. Kathy Jo Sagwitz was chosen as the grand prize winner in the Shell Science Lab Regional Challenge, a competition that is administered by the National Science Teaching Association. The awar...

Some residents in New Kensington say they are angry over a massive sinkhole that has grown bigger in the last several months. An open pit is now sitting along Moss Alley after the hole started as a small void due to a plumbing problem. Neighbors say a car could fit inside the pit now and it has started to smell horri...

A private club in Monessen is being sued over a shooting that resulted in a member being hurt last month. The Trib reports that Amir Reid claims the Monessen Elks Oaky Lodge staff served an intoxicated guest and failed to act when he brandished a firearm during a fight outside the club. 34-year-old Jamont Minnie of M...

A garbage truck driver is suing Penn Township and an area resident claiming he was run over by his own truck after hit hit a leaning and overhanging tree. The Trib reports that Republican Services driver Tyler Spade of Uniontown claimed he was driving on Dutch Hollow Road near Baughman Road last August when the right ...

The upcoming demolition and renovation of the home bleachers at the Norwin High School football stadium will be cheaper than originally anticipated, according to the low bid that came in for the project. The Trib reports that the district had originally estimated $25 million for the upgrades, but R.A. Glancy and Sons ...

The American Red Cross is holding a blood drive in New Kensington next week. It is happening at the Wesley Family Services Wellness Center next Thursday, April 17th, from noon to 5:00 p.m. Those who would like to make an appointment to donate can sign up at red-cross-blood-dot-org.

The Westmoreland County District Attorney has ruled that police were justified in fatally shooting a suspect during a raid in February in East Vandegrift. The Trib reports that DA Nicole Ziccarelli said her office completed a thorough review of the shooting of 52-year-old Lyle Cessna and determined the use of deadly f...

State police have arrested one person in connection with a theft at Dick's Sporting Goods in Hempfield, but two remain at large. The Trib reports that the theft was reported at 11:30 on Sunday at the store on Route 30. Video from the store shared by police showed three people running out the front doors carrying merc...

City officials in Greensburg are likely moving forward with a plan to replace some older traffic lights. The local council is expected to vote a proposal to update the signals on Monday. The city has received a grant from the Commonwealth Financing Agency to cover the project. The lights at Main and Clopper and at S...

The trial of a Greensburg man accused of supplying the drugs that caused his nephew's death got underway yesterday in county court. The Trib reports that prosecutors accuse 59-year-old Michael Rebosky of drug delivery resulting in death, reckless endangerment and other crimes connected with the death of 38-year-old Ch...

Pennsylvania's Real ID deadline is now less than a month away. State residents will need the federally-compliant ID card or a passport to board a commercial domestic flight or enter some federal buildings after May seventh. State officials say only about 20 percent of residents have gotten the new ID so far. PennDOT...

Honors students at Seton Hill University are working with the Westmoreland Land Trust to host a family outdoor event this weekend. It is happening on Sunday at the Saint Xavier Nature Preserve in Unity Township from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. Guests will be able to participate in a nature-themed scavenger hunt, lawn games, an...

An arraignment hearing is scheduled today for the man accused of stealing a Westmoreland County veteran's car with his dog still inside last year. Kenneth Crider has been returned to Western Pennsylvania after being captured in North Carolina back in September. Authorities say Crider took the car from a Mount Pleasan...

A McKeesport man faces 16 charges connected to the stabbing of a woman and the assault of another over the weekend in Arnold. The Trib reports that 26-year-old Maurice Johnson is charged with attempted homicide, aggravated assault, burglary, reckless endangerment and other crimes for the incident early Saturday mornin...

A Westmoreland County judge has appointed a conservator to close the practice of a Latrobe lawyer accused of bilking a client. The Trib reports Judge Christopher Feliciani has assigned John Eric Buterbaugh of North Huntingdon to review case files and contact current and former clients of John Allen Roth, who was arres...

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has halted efforts of a Westmoreland County couple to sue a gunmaker whose product killed their son in 2016. The Trib reports that Mark and Leah Gustafson had filed the lawsuit against Springfield Armory of Illinois and Saloom Department Store. In a 45-page opinion issued last week, the...

Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman is looking to stop drug smuggling in federal prisons. The Democrat Fetterman and Republican West Virginia Senator Jim Justice have teamed up to introduce the Bureau of Prisons Security Check and Action against Narcotics in Mail Act. The bill, also known as the BOP SCAN Mail Act, wo...

The Westmoreland Garden Council is now accepting applications for their Katherine Mabis McKenna Scholarship. The fund supports young people who are going into fields connected to plants and plant life management. It is open to accredited college or university students who live in Westmorland and the adjoining countie...

Pirates President Travis Williams says the Roberto Clemente logo that was on a pad at right field is going back up after its removal sparked some controversy over the weekend. Williams says the removal of the logo was not intentional and was an oversight when new advertising was added to the panel. Roberto Clemente J...

State police are investigating a scam that bilked a Hempfield Township woman out of $70,000. KDKA-TV reports that the victim, an 83-year-old woman was lead to believe that she was being investigated by the Social Security Administration for money laundering and drug sales. She told troopers that she purchased over $6...

A Westmoreland County Judge on Friday rejected the plea deal of a North Huntingdon man charged with a crash in July of 2024. The Trib reports that Judge Scott Mears said that he understood the victim's opposition to the plea deal that the prosecution negotiated for 22-year-old Nolan P. Mullen, which would have allowed...

State Police are looking for a suspect in a burglary at a Derry convenience store yesterday afternoon. The Trib reports that the suspect entered the Par Mar store on Route 982 around 1:15 PM brandishing a knife and demanding all the money from the cashier. State Police did not say if anyone was hurt or how much money...

A Mobile Home was destroyed by a fire in East Huntingdon Township on Sunday. WPXI-TV reports that fire crews were called out at 5:02 PM to the property in the 1200 block of Emma Street to fight the blaze. While no one was hurt, three pets in the home were killed in the fire, while a fourth was able to escape. Offici...

A Unity Township man was rescued from Loyalhanna Creek on Friday afternoon. The Trib reports that the Unity Fire Departments and the county's Swift Water Rescue Team were called out just after 4 PM for a man floating in the creek, with crews determining that the best place for the rescue would be Latrobe City Hall, bu...

The Jubilee Concert of Hope is Friday, April 11 at 7 p.m. at Blessed Sacrament Cathedral, Greensburg. This concert will feature the world premiere of a moving new composition by Nancy Galbraith, Professor of Composition at Carnegie Mellon University School of Music. She's the next guest on Westmoreland Community Connec...

Penn-DOT is scheduling an open house meeting in Rostraver to provide information on the I-70 and Route 51 interchange project. A "Diverging Diamond Interchange" will replace the current "Cloverleaf" interchange and a District 12 official says it "will be opening up to full traffic this year,&q...

Charges are being filed against a pair of Westmoreland County women accused of abusing their grandson. Mary Shroyer and Elma Ritenour allegedly denied the ten-year-old boy food, made him sit for long periods of time and -- at times -- would not allow him to go to the restroom. Charges against the women include endang...

The Westmoreland County DA's office announced yesterday that a man faces charges of homicide in connection with the June 9th, 2023 fatal shooting at a home in Jeannette. The Trib reports that 27-year-old Maleek Dionte Green of Pittsburgh was arrested Wednesday in North Carolina by U.S. Marshals and is now awaiting ext...

See The local council in Murrysville is approving a permit for a new Verizon cell tower near Saltsburg Road. The installation is meant to get rid of a dead zone in the area between Mamont and Ashbaugh roads. The tower is going on a property along Lasher Court and the base of the structure will be fenced off. The bui...

A Greensburg man accused of providing his nephew with the drugs that killed him in October of 2021 is scheduled to go on trial next week in Westmoreland County Court. The Trib reports that jury selection will start Monday in the trial of Michael Rebosky. He is accused of drug delivery resulting in death and two count...

One person was hurt as an SUV crashed into the office of Pinnacle Auto Sales in Hempfield yesterday. The Trib reports that the crash happened just after 4:30 PM at the used car dealership along Route 30. A Honda CR-V apparently went across Route 30 from Pennsylvania Boulevard and crashed through the entrance on the E...