Author Archives: Renda Media

WESTMORELAND COUNTY COUPLE ACCUSED IN DEATH OF 15-MONTH-OLD MAKES COURT APPEARANCE
The criminal case against a Mount Pleasant Township couple accused in the death of their 15-month-old son is moving forward. Michael Blasser and Ashley Makarsky made their first court appearance yeste...
Renda Media Apr 02, 2026

STORMS TO RETURN LATER TODAY
From the US National Weather Service Showery activity along a cold front winds down late this morning. After a couple of drier hours, thunderstorms return, mainly south of I-70. Some storms can become...
Renda Media Apr 01, 2026

CLARION MAN ALLEGEDLY SENT THREATENING EMAIL TO KILL EMPLOYEES OF A MINERAL COMPANY
A 29-year-old Clarion man faces multiple misdemeanor charges after allegedly sending an email threatening to have an armed militia kill employees of a mineral services company involved in a property d...
Renda Media Apr 01, 2026

PUNXSUTAWNEY MAN ACCUSED OF PASSING $2,138.45 BAD CHECK
A Punxsutawney man accused of passing a $2,138.45 bad check for metal delivered to a fire station in late 2025 has waived multiple felony charges to the Jefferson County Court of Common Pleas. GantNew...
Renda Media Apr 01, 2026

WESTMORELAND COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY SETTING UP NEW RULES FOR VISITORS
The Westmoreland County Housing Authority is working on new rules for people who are visiting residents at the authority's nearly 40 properties. The agency board has asked Executive Director Michael W...
Renda Media Apr 01, 2026

MAN CHARGED FOR DRIVING SEVERAL WRONG-WAY MILES, CRASHING IN WESTMORELAND COUNTY
Charges are being filed against an 80-year-old driver following a February wrong-way crash on I-70. Authorities say that Daniel Oliver drove several miles in the wrong direction before crashing his SU...
Renda Media Apr 01, 2026

INDIANA COUNTY UNDER THUNDERSTORM WATCH
From the US National Weather Storm A new Severe Thunderstorm Watch is out through 1am. Storms will track through over the next couple hours with the highest threat north of I-80.
Renda Media Mar 31, 2026

UPDATE ON TONIGHT'S EXPECTED RAIN
From the US National Weather Service Severe weather chances are increasing some, for northwest PA, with a round of fast moving storms forecast to arrive into the area between 6:30pm and 9:30pm. The hi...
Renda Media Mar 31, 2026

TWO-VEHICLE CRASH ON GLEN CAMPBELL ROAD
A 21-year-old Clarington woman was cited after a two-vehicle crash Friday afternoon in Indiana County when her SUV crossed the center line on Glen Campbell Road, Pennsylvania State Police said. Accord...
Renda Media Mar 31, 2026

DAVID GEORGE DIEM, 83
David George Diem, 83, of Rochester Mills passed away on Sunday, March 29, 2026, at Embassy of Hillsdale Park. David was born on July 30, 1942, in Lock Haven, PA to Robert and Mira Diem. He lived a li...
Renda Media Mar 31, 2026

America 250
The America250 celebration is coming up. Are you doing anything special?
Yes! Can't wait for the Friday night parade and Saturday's YMCA Star Spangled Celebration at Mack Park!
We'll do our typical picnic and sparklers thing!
We're traveling to some great U.S. historical sites, such as Philadelphia or Washington, D.C.
Nothing special. Just a typical weekend at our house.
Voting Ends: Jun 16, 2026 | 12:00 PM











