Category Archives: Regional/State News

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

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

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











