Category Archives: Regional/State News

MAN ACCUSED OF THREATENING BANK EMPLOYEES
A man is accused of threatening employees at a Key Bank branch in Mount Pleasant last week. Court documents show disorderly conduct and terroristic threats charges have been filed against 67-year-old ...
Renda Media Mar 09, 2026

GRAND PRIZE LOTTERY TICKET PURCHASED IN ARMSTRONG COUNTY
A Pennsylvania Lottery scratch-off ticket purchased in Armstrong County turns out to have been a grand prize winner. The ticket in the lottery's Million Dollars a Year for Life game was sold at a BP i...
Renda Media Mar 09, 2026

MCCORMICK APPROVES OF U.S.-ISRAELI STRIKES ON IRAN
Pennsylvania Senator Dave McCormick is voicing his support for the continued U.S. and Israeli missile strikes on Iran. The Republican told This Week In Pennsylvania he believes Iran poses "a unique th...
Renda Media Mar 09, 2026

TWO ENGINES, 17 CARS DERAIL NEAR HORSESHOE CURVE
Nineteen cars, including two engines and 17 empty rail cars derailed early this morning near the Horseshoe Curve in Altoona. Norfolk Southern Railroad representatives confirmed the incident happened a...
Renda Media Mar 07, 2026 Norfolk Southern Corp

TWO ENGINES, 17 CARS DERAIL NEAR HORSESHOE CURVE
Nineteen cars, including two engines and 17 empty rail cars derailed early this morning near the Horseshoe Curve in Altoona. Norfolk Southern Railroad representatives confirmed the incident happened a...
Hometown2 Mar 07, 2026 Norfolk Southern Corp

FIREFIGHTERS REMIND PEOPLE TO CHECK SMOKE DETECTORS AS THEY CHANGE CLOCKS
Daylight Saving Time is starting for most of the country tonight. Clocks will set forward an hour beginning at 2:00 a.m. this Sunday, March 8th, shifting 60 more minutes of daylight to the evening hou...
Hometown2 Mar 07, 2026

WE SPRING AHEAD THIS SUNDAY MORNING
As the weekend approaches, we are reminded that Daylight Saving Time begins on Sunday morning. At 2 a.m. Sunday morning, clocks will "spring forward" to 3 a.m., creating an extra hour of sunlight in t...
Renda Media Mar 06, 2026

SHAPIRO JOINING MULTI-STATE LAWSUIT TO BLOCK NEW TARIFFS FROM PRESIDENT TRUMP
Governor Josh Shapiro is joining 23 other states in a lawsuit to block President Trump's new tariffs just weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court found his previous levies illegal. The lawsuit asks the U.S...
Hometown2 Mar 06, 2026

PENNDOT OFFICIALS ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO CLEAN UP ROADS AHEAD OF DRAFT
Officials with PennDOT are encouraging Western PA-area residents to help clean up the are ahead of the NFL Draft. Secretary Mike Carroll says road crews are hoping to get to work picking up trash and ...
Hometown2 Mar 06, 2026

ARMSTRONG COUNTY NATIVE TRAPPED IN DUBAI
A former Western Pennsylvania congressman is one of thousands of Americans trapped in Dubai as military conflict rages in the Middle East. Kittanning native Jason Altmire explained the situation while...
Renda Media Mar 06, 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











