Category Archives: Regional/State News

POLICE: MAN ARRESTED IN GREENSBURG WAS PLOTTING HOME INVASION
Greensburg Police say a man they arrested Sunday night had been planning a home invasion. A woman spotted a man on the porch of a College Avenue home through a Ring doorbell and contacted police who f...
Renda Media Mar 11, 2026

LARGE SOLAR PROJECT AT ARNOLD PALMER REGIONAL AIRPORT NOT MOVING FORWARD
A large solar project that would cover all the electricity needs at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport is not moving forward at this time. The Westmoreland County Airport Authority Board is not approving ...
Renda Media Mar 11, 2026

FIRST PHASE OF IUP CULINARY ARTS PROGRAM EXPANSION UNDERWAY IN PUNXSUTAWNEY
Officials with Indiana University of Pennsylvania say the first phase of a long-range expansion of its culinary arts program in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania is underway after six vacant buildings on Wes...
Renda Media Mar 11, 2026

PA LAWMAKER PROPOSES TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF GAS TAX
A Pennsylvania lawmaker is proposing a temporary suspension of the state's gasoline tax to provide short-term relief to drivers. Lisa M. Boscola, a Democrat representing Lehigh and Northampton countie...
Renda Media Mar 11, 2026

WOMAN ACCUSED OF STEALING HOSPICE PATIENT'S EBT CARD
A woman from Punxsutawney is facing multiple charges after police say she stole and used an EBT card belonging to a hospice patient. According to ExploreJeffersonPa.Com, 61-year-old Karen S. Farcus is...
Renda Media Mar 11, 2026

STATE POLICE LOOKING INTO FINANCIAL ACTIVITY OF PTO IN HEMPFIELD
State police are looking into the financial activity of a parent-teacher organization and a school in Hempfield Township. Trooper Steve Limani has confirmed accounts tied to the Fort Allen Elementary ...
Renda Media Mar 10, 2026

GREENHOUSES DESTROYED AT 380 AUCTION IN MURRYSVILLE
Three greenhouses are destroyed following a fire yesterday at 380 Auction & Discount Warehouse in Murrysville. Emergency crews were called to the property on Fairview Drive around 2 p.m. Owner Jane Be...
Renda Media Mar 10, 2026

MEN ARRESTED AFTER ALLEGEDLY BREAKING INTO WESTMORELAND COUNTY HOMES
Two men are facing charges with police saying they broke into or tried to break into three Westmoreland County homes this past Friday. Reports say they got into one home after breaking a window but fl...
Renda Media Mar 10, 2026

NEGOTIATIONS UNDERWAY FOR POSSIBLE SECOND AIRLINE AT ARNOLD PALMER REGIONAL AIRPORT
Officials with Arnold Palmer Regional Airport in Latrobe are in negotiations for a possible second airline to operate out of the facility. Since 2011, low budget air travel provider Spirit has been th...
Hometown2 Mar 09, 2026

MAMDANI: TWO PA MEN ARRESTED AFTER INCIDENT INVOLVING IEDS OUTSIDE MAYOR'S RESIDENCE
The NYPD says the incident involving two improvised explosive devices at a weekend protest outside Mayor Zohran Mamdani's home is being investigated as act of ISIS inspired terrorism. Mamdani says two...
Renda Media Mar 09, 2026

Konnor Griffin
Konnor Griffin is a Bucco! Are you going to go watch him play?
You bet! He's going to put them in the playoffs!
Sure will, but he's not going to make them much better.
Maybe a few games, but he's going to struggle.
Nope! The Pirates have been too bad for too long.
Voting Ends: Apr 14, 2026 | 12:00 PM











