Go Laurel Highlands, the tourism group for Westmoreland, Fayette and Somerset Counties is rebranding to Laurel Highlands Tourism. Reports say the name change based on work done by Miles Partnership, who conducted research on the region and the Go Laurel Highlands brand. The new logo says "Laurel Highlands" ...

Some residents in Springdale are speaking out against a statewide skill games ban that could take effect next week. The owner of Springdale Skills organized the demonstration outside the establishment yesterday. Back in June, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled that skill games fall into the category of slot machine...

A cruelty to animals case involving a former Penn Township woman was delayed. The Trib reports that Judge Christopher Feliciani said during yesterday's sentencing hearing that while he could see sentencing Kathleen Chaney yesterday on the charges of cruelty, he also saw problems incarcerating her could have for her te...

A Greensburg woman will receive over $800,000 after a jury ruled in her favor during a trial concerning a crash that happened in Plum three years ago. The Trib reports that 43-year-old Laura Beregi was hurt after a loaded 36-ton dump truck rear-ended her car on August 11th, 2023 in Plum. She sued the truck's driver, ...

Westmoreland County Coroner John Ackerman says a woman died in a fire that happened on Monday in Derry Borough. The Trib reports that the fire was called in around 10:45 PM at an apartment building on Brown Way behind Mossback Park. The victim was not publicly named as authorities are still looking for next-of-kin. ...

At least one person was killed in a house fire last night in Derry Township. The fire was reported at 11:00 last night at an apartment complex in the 100 block of Gavin Way. No other details have been released on the fire. Crews were on the scene for a few hours. The name of the victim has not been released.

Pennsylvania is one step closer to regulating the sale of kratom products. The State House has voted unanimously in favor of a bill that would restrict the sale of natural-leaf kratom products to those 21-and-older and require child-resistant packaging and warning labels. It would also prohibit the sale of some synth...

Pennsylvania's measles outbreak surpassed one-thousand cases on Monday. State health officials say there have been 1,004 measles cases so far this year, making it the largest outbreak in the U.S. in three decades. More than a third of the measles cases in the Commonwealth have been reported in Lancaster County, along...

The Lower Burrell Police Department is hosting the annual Coffee With A Cop session this week. It is planned for tomorrow at the City Hall council chambers from 6 to 8 p.m. The event gives citizens a chance to have a casual conversation with a local law enforcement officer. Anyone who needs additional details can co...

Governor Josh Shapiro and Republican challenger Stacy Garrity are set to take part in a televised debate this week. WPXI-TV will broadcast the event live tomorrow night. State Treasurer Stacy Garrity is looking to unseat Shapiro in the election next month. A recent poll from the New York Times and additional sources...

Pennsylvania leaders are making additional support funding available to child care workers. State officials visited Allegheny County to share more information on the Child Care Recruitment and Retention program yesterday. Through the initiative, licensed Child Care Works providers will be eligible to receive incentiv...

A motorcyclist was hurt in a crash in Unity Township Monday afternoon. Reports say that the accident happened around 4:15 PM on Beatty County Road as a motorcycle hit another vehicle. The motorcyclist was taken to Forbes Hospital for treatment and was listed between stable and critical condition.

A Monroeville firefighter faces charges after a deadly crash in Monroeville this year. WTAE-TV reports that 88-year-old Leroy Hart died days after a crash last October at the intersection of Haymaker and McGinley roads. Authorities said Hart tried to turn onto McGinley Road when he was hit by the vehicle driven by Br...

Hempfield Township Supervisors are using microsurfacing to help maintain roads this year. The Trib reports that 19 roads recently underwent the procedure to help streets that are structurally sound but were paved eight to 12 years ago. Microsurfacing is a treatment applied to the surface of roads that creates a barri...

A Penn Borough Man was ordered to serve jail time for an attack on two guards at the Westmoreland County Prison. The Trib reports that 27-year-old Javaun Miller entered guilty pleas last month to two counts of aggravated assault while other counts were dismissed by prosecutors. County detectives said the attack happe...

At last night's meeting, the Penn-Trafford School Board discussed an elementary school consolidation plan. The Trib reports that the plan involves closing McCullough Elementary and reworking the grade levels in the remaining buildings. The plan was brought forward after budget concerns were brought forward to the boa...

Another large load is expected to make its way from Armstrong County, through parts of Westmoreland County, and to the Homer City Generating Energy Campus today. Edwards Moving and Rigging say the route will be the same, but it will be a smaller load than the ones that took two days to complete. They anticipate arriv...

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is set to appear at the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry's annual dinner tonight. The Chamber says Bessent will speak about the Trump administration's economic agenda and how it benefits businesses, workers and families in the Commonwealth. He'll join musician Bret M...

A recall for frozen berries issued months ago is being expanded to stores in 30 states, including Pennsylvania. Friday, the FDA shared concerns over potential E. coli contamination in frozen berries sold at Walmart and Trader Joe's. The alert applies to Great Value Organic Blueberries and Triple Berry Blend in ten-ou...

An ice cream shop in New Stanton will be closed for a few days after it was damaged Saturday in a break-in. The Trib reports that Bruster's Real Ice Cream was burglarized around 11 PM Saturday when someone broke a window at the business on South Center Avenue and crawled inside. It appeared the suspect took food and ...

Talks are continuing between the Westmoreland County Airport Authority and some potential airlines. The Trib reports that officials are able to use $850,000 in federal grant money they received to attract potential clients. Officials say low-cost carriers Allegiant Air, Breeze and Frontier airlines could be the compa...

Five people were injured in a two-vehicle crash on Saturday on Route 30 in North Huntingdon. The Trib reports that the crash was near Oregon Lane and was reported at 5:15 PM. Few details were released on the crash. State police were also sent to the scene to investigate.

Hempfield Supervisors are purchasing six properties that will be used for right of way or stormwater improvements. The Trib reports that four of the parcels are small while the other two total over 2 acres. The vacant properties are being purchased from Williams Buildings, LLC. The two larger parcels are on Mt. Plea...

A Greensburg man has waived charges of possession of child sexual abuse material to a higher court. Reports say 52-year-old Steven Krozel, Jr. was arrested by PA Attorney General's Office agents last month after they found 16 child sexual abuse files in his possession. Krozel has been in Westmoreland County Prison as...

Grace Community Presbyterian Church in Lower Burrell is hosting a touch-a-truck event tomorrow. It is happening at the church on Grant Street from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. There will be vehicles from local police, fire, and ambulance services on display. There will also be a police dog demonstration inside the church.

Delmont's Apple'n Arts Festival is getting ready for its run this weekend despite the fact that apple supplies being low this year. The Trib reports that the frost earlier this year hampered crops. The Trib reports that about 1/3rd fewer apples are available this year after the early spring freeze hit crops hard, and...

The Irwin Senior Activity Center is looking for a new permanent home after their location in the basement of First United Methodist Church on Oak Street was flooded to the point that it became unusable. The Trib reports that the location is still being cleaned from the flooding on September 3rd, and a recent power out...

A Mt. Pleasant man was convicted on a charge of homicide by vehicle for the February 2025 death of a Hempfield man trapped underneath Deep Creek Lake after an off road vehicle he was riding broke through the ice. The Trib reports that 60-year-old Ricky Wise was convicted last month in court in Maryland's Garrett Count...

Today marks the first official day that Indpendence Hospitals are now under the banner of West Virginia University Health System. The Trib reports that Westmoreland and Latrobe hospitals join Butler, Clarion and Frick hospitals in joining the system after it acquired Independence Health System. The WVU Health System ...

Another measles-related death is being reported in Lancaster County. State health officials say an unvaccinated resident who recently tested positive for measles has died. This is the third measles-associated death in Lancaster County, and the fifth in Pennsylvania. The CDC recognized a second measles death in the U...

The Derry Area School Board will vote tonight on the proposed Caldwell Memorial Library agreement. Reports say that the agreement between the district and Adams Memorial Library says the Caldwell Library will remain on district grounds, but does not say which building it would be in. The library will continue to oper...

Charges are being filed against a Greensburg woman accused of setting fire to her boyfriend's bedroom door. The incident happened Sunday. Reports say 18-year-old Gabrielle Olink had been arguing with the victim when he locked himself in the room and the suspect started the fire. The victim called his mother to the s...

Greensburg City Council have approved a new contract with the police department. The Trib reports that the collective bargaining agreement with the Fraternal Order of Police General Greene Lodge 56 will start next year and run through 2031. Along with pay increases, the contract included increases in contributions to...

A preliminary hearing has been scheduled for a Donegal Township man charged with sexually assaulting a teenage girl. The Trib reports that 38-year-old Phillip Stilwell was denied bond at his arraignment hearing. The investigation stemmed from a ChildLine report that he inappropriately touched the victim three times ...

Two people pleaded guilty yesterday in connection with a shooting at a bar in Vandegrift in December of 2024. The Trib reports 25-year-old Brydon Williams-Chambers and 37-year-old John Booker entered guilty pleas to aggravated assault and other related offenses. A third person initially involved in the dispute that l...

The CDC is officially recognizing a second measles death. The agency's numbers are still short of Pennsylvania's official report of four measles-associated deaths in an outbreak that topped 900 cases this week. This after months of criticism from Governor Josh Shapiro over the CDC's omission of his state's reported m...

State officials are reminding Pennsylvania businesses to remove their skill game machines. Attorney General Dave Sunday issued a statewide reminder Tuesday that all skill game machines must be removed by October 14th after the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled that they were illegal earlier this year. Only licensed ca...

A man working at a Herminie pizza shop was the victim of an unprovoked attack over the weekend. WTAE-TV reports that police were called to the Fox's Pizza Den in Sewickley Township for what was originally called a burglary. When authorities got there, they discovered a worker who was attacked, with the suspect using ...

Hempfield Township Supervisors this week approved a new stray cat ordinance. KDKA-TV reports that the ordinance will hold those that regularly feed stray cats responsible for their care. The ordinance states that they can't care for a stray cat in a way that endangers public health, and violators could face a civil p...

Two people were hurt in a crash in Derry Township yesterday. According to reports, a car collided with a compact tractor at the entrance to the Latrobe Municipal Authority offices on Route 30 around 2:22 PM. The driver of the tractor was taken to UPMC Presbyterian in critical condition. The driver of the car was in ...

A Greensburg man was sentenced to up to 14 years in state prison for sexually assaulting a young girl multiple times. The Trib reports that 28-year-old John Schmidt-Short pleaded guilty this week felony counts related to sexual assault, including involuntary deviate sexual intercourse and other crimes for multiple inc...

A motorcyclist died in a crash Monday in Unity Township. The Trib reports that the Allegheny County Medical Examiner identified the victim as 20-year-old Ethan Enos, whose motorcycle crashed into an SUV on Route 30 west near Monastary Drive. He was taken to a hospital in Allegheny County where he died two hours later...

A motorcyclist was flown to the hospital Monday afternoon after a crash in Unity Township. Reports say that this was on Route 30 Westbound outside the Salvation Army Thrift Store as the motorcycle collided with an SUV. The road was blocked off for a few hours. Two people in the SUV were also taken to the hospital fo...

A Monroeville man is accused of shooting another man in the face with a crossbow. Forty-three-year-old Joseph Hart is being held without bond on attempted murder and other charges. The victim tells police that Hart was at his home in North Huntingdon to show off the new crossbow earlier this month when he became angry ...

Leaders with Hempfield Area Schools are planning to install weapons scanners at the district's elementary buildings. The school board unanimously approved an investment of over 120-thousand dollars for the devices last night. Fort Allen, Maxwell, Stanwood, West Hempfield, and West Point elementaries are all getting o...

The Powerball jackpot is rolling over again. There was no grand prize winner in Monday night's drawing, pushing the jackpot up to 409-million dollars ahead of the next chance to strike it rich on Wednesday. Odds of winning are roughly one in 292 million. Meanwhile, Tuesday night's Mega Millions drawing is worth an e...

A Southwest Greensburg man was charged with DUI and assault after he crashed his car into a fence at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport Saturday night. The Trib reports that 25-year-old Payne Michael Biggs was charged in connection with the crash at the airport in Unity around 8:30 PM and found a car inside damaged fencin...

A trial over Westmoreland County Sheriff James Albert's challenge of GPS tracker rules is now postponed. Hearings were supposed to start yesterday, but they have been delayed to November to give county officials more time to discuss a settlement. In 2024, Westmoreland County commissioners approved a policy that requi...

A bridge connecting South Greensburg and Hempfield will be replaced. The Trib reports that the closure started Monday on Broadway Avenue and is expected to continue through next April. The two communities are sharing the $1.2 million cost to replace the bridge. The 100-year-old bridge over Slate Creek had been reduc...

Hempfield Township supervisors last night have approved the land development and demolition plans for a new fire station. The Trib reports that The demolition is being partially funded by $13,225 in proceeds from an online auction of more than 200 items that were left behind at the property. Station 502 will be built...