TribLIVE Valley News Dispatch

Good morning. Today is Friday, October 18, 2019. I’m Imran Sheikh, and here are your local headlines from TribLIVE Valley News Dispatch. Expect partly sunny skies today with a high near 54. Tonight will be partly cloudy with a low of 35. Our top story is: The Greensburg Catholic Diocese paid $4.35 million to settle claims with 57 adults who suffered child sexual abuse at the hands of clergy, church officials announced yesterday.

Good morning. Today is Thursday, October 17, 2019. I’m Imran Sheikh, and here are your local headlines from TribLIVE Valley News Dispatch. There's a slight chance of rain this morning between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Expect cloudy skies throughout the day with a high near 49. Tonight will be mostly cloudy with a low of 40.

Good morning. Today is Wednesday, October 16, 2019. I’m Lynn Norris, and here are your local headlines from TribLIVE Valley News Dispatch. Expect showers today, mainly before 4 p.m with a high of 55. Tonight, showers are likely after 1 a.m. Expect cloudy skies with a low near 43.

Good morning. Today is Tuesday, October 15, 2019. I’m Lynn Norris, and here are your local headlines from TribLIVE Valley News Dispatch. Expect patchy fog before 9 a.m. Otherwise, today will be sunny, with a high near 67. Tonight, there’s a chance of showers, mainly after 2 a.m. Expect increasing clouds, with a low around 51. The chance of precipitation is 30 percent.

Good morning. Today is Monday, October 14, 2019. I’m Lynn Norris, and here are your local headlines from TribLIVE Valley News Dispatch. Today will be mostly sunny, with a high near 62. Tonight will be mostly clear, with a low around 38. Our top story is: The state Department of Environmental Protection has reached an agreement with CNX Gas Co. for plugging 141 abandoned wells, including 10 in the Alle-Kiski Valley. It includes conventional coal bed methane and gas wells and fracking gas wells.

Good morning. Today is Sunday, October 13, 2019. I’m Imran Sheikh, and here are your local headlines from TribLIVE Valley News Dispatch. Expect mostly sunny skies today with a high near 68. Tonight will be mostly clear with a low of 44. Our top story is: On Friday, Westmoreland County Controller Jeffrey Balzer said a decision by the county commissioners to rehire a private insurance company was a “sham.” Commissioners unanimously voted last week to approve a 1-year, $1.

Good morning. Today is Saturday, October 12, 2019. I’m Imran Sheikh, and here are your local headlines from TribLIVE Valley News Dispatch. Showers are likely before 10 a.m. this morning. Expect cloudy skies with gradual clearing and a high of 58 today. Tonight will be mostly clear with a low of 38.

Good morning. Today is Friday, October 11, 2019. I’m Imran Sheikh, and here are your local headlines from TribLIVE Valley News Dispatch. Expect sunny skies today with a high near 71. And tonight, there's a chance of rain after 5 am with increasingly cloudy skies, and a low of 53. Our top story: Pennsylvania’s state bird, the ruffed grouse, could go extinct in the state along with dozens of other bird species because of climate change.

Good morning. Today is Thursday, October 10, 2019. I’m Imran Sheikh, and here are your local headlines from TribLIVE Valley News Dispatch. You can expect sunny skies today, with a high near 72. And tonight will be mostly clear, with a low of 46. Our top story: The Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania will be planting 6 acres of native vegetation along area waterways within 2 weeks. And they’ll also be testing polluted waters to find the source in the Buffalo Creek watershed.

Good morning. Today is Wednesday, October 9, 2019. I’m Lynn Norris, and here are your local headlines from TribLIVE Valley News Dispatch. Today will be sunny, with a high near 69. And tonight we’ll see mostly clear skies, with a low around 48. Our top story today: Lower Burrell police Chief Tim Weitzel will step down as the city’s top officer, and return to his former position of lieutenant next year.