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Nittany Country Club wins Women’s Golf Association of Pennsylvania championship
PHILIPSBURG — The Women’s Golf Association of Pennsylvania held its season-ending tournament and named its 2024 winners on Monday, July 15, at the Elks Lodge and Country Club in Philipsburg. The Central Pennsylvania Association is made up of six teams representing area country clubs Centre Hills, Iron Masters,...
Lieutenant governor holds event to highlight state budget investment for safer communities
LANCASTER, Pa. — Lieutenant Governor Austin Davis held an event at the Bench Mark Program building on Wednesday to highlight money passed in the state budget to fight gun violence. The bipartisan state budget signed by Governor Josh Shapiro earlier this month will invest in violence intervention and prevention...
Man Pleads Guilty in Connection with Bellefonte Area Drug Overdose Deaths
A Westmoreland County man has pleaded guilty to providing drugs that caused the overdose deaths of two women in Spring Township more than two years ago. Timothy J. King, 38, entered a guilty plea on Wednesday for two felony counts of drug delivery resulting in death, Centre County Assistant District Attorney Julia Lockman said. According to the plea agreement, King faces a sentence of five to 10 years in state prison. He is scheduled to be sentenced on Sept. 3 by Judge Julia Rater. Additional felony charges of criminal use of a communication facility and possession with intent to deliver, as well as...
Amazon holds job fair for new Westmoreland County warehouse
NEW STANTON, Pa. (KDKA) — If you need a job in Westmoreland County, Amazon is hiring.On Wednesday at the Westmoreland County Community College in Youngwood, Amazon held a job fair to find employees for its newly opened fulfillment center in New Stanton.Amazon said it is looking to fill over 600 full-time jobs with positions starting at $17.75 an hour.Amazon spokesperson Sam Fisher said that employees can expect incremental pay increases every six months, along with opportunities to advance into leadership within the company."We care about our employees and the communities they live in and work in. And that is why...
Leechburg Area town hall to focus on property taxes
West Leechburg residents will get another chance to talk with Leechburg Area School District officials about tax rates at a meeting Thursday. Superintendent David Keibler is organizing a town hall meeting at the West Leechburg Fire Hall. According to a letter sent to district residents, the meeting will be a...
Bakery Square expansion vote pushed back
Google’s Pittsburgh office in Bakery Square. (Photo by Justin Hayhurst/100 Days in Appalachia) Despite neighborhood support for Walnut Capital’s plans for more retail and housing in the East End complex, the City Planning Commission has concerns about sidewalks and parking. “PublicSource is an independent nonprofit newsroom serving the...
World Boardgaming Championship brings global players to Somerset County
SOMERSET COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) — Seven Springs Mountain Resort is usually filled with skiers and snowboarders in the winter, beautiful foliage in the fall and families enjoying a hot day in the summer. But this week, it’s all about what’s inside the doors that brings out the fun in everyone. The BPA’s World Boardgaming Championship […]
Jeannette abruptly eliminated its K-9 program. Here's why.
JEANNETTE, Pa. (KDKA) — The city of Jeannette is under fire after abruptly eliminating its K-9 program.Sources provided KDKA-TV with the letter sent to the city's two K-9 handlers on Tuesday informing them of the decision.The letter comes after the K-9 program filed a federal lawsuit against the city alleging the city violated labor laws by not paying them overtime for caring for their K-9s.Bill Sombo started the K-9 program in Jeannette in the 1990s. He is a master K-9 trainer, one of 65 in the country.He said according to federal law through the Fair Labor Standards Act, started in...
Trump gunman’s hometown of Bethel Park reels after assassination attempt
BETHEL PARK, Pa. — To understand this quiet Pittsburgh suburb, just ask Gary Turney whether it’s a pleasant place to live. Turney, 70, a retired machinist, has been in the community for more than three decades, and, for the most part, he has enjoyed it. “Except in the...
Recruiting Thursday: DA's Alayna Williams commits to Robert Morris
Conversations constantly swirl around high school athletes and how they can best balance time competing for their school team and their travel team. But what if a high school doesn't sponsor a team for a student-athletes sport of choice?. That’s the case for rising Derry Area senior Alayna Williams, who’s...
Penn State students from Bangladesh host candlelight vigil to raise awareness about deadly protests
Penn State's Bangladesh Cultural Club, Bangladeshi Student Association, and their supporters gathered on the steps of Old Main Tuesday night to raise awareness about protests in Bangladesh, which led to almost 200 reported deaths and nearly 2,700 arrests. On July 15th, Bangladeshi college students started to protest against a quota...
Fans flood Latrobe to enjoy first day of Steeler training camp
LATROBE, Pa. — Training camp returned to Latrobe Thursday, and Steeler Nation was out in droves, ready to support the black and gold. Fans from all over traveled to Saint Vincent College to catch a glimpse of this year's team on their first day of training camp. "We were...
2024 Trib HSSN Preseason Football All-Star Team: West Mifflin’s Armand Hill
West Mifflin senior Delron White was having a strong first part of the 2023 season as he carried the rushing load for the Titans. But when he went down with a leg injury in the second half of a 38-14 loss to conference rival Avonworth in Week 5, West Mifflin coach Rod Steele turned to Armand “Mondo” Hill, a freshman, to help lead the offense.
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