Category Archives: Regional/State News

Westmoreland County jurors are back with a verdict in the trial of Thomas Stanko. Stanko was found guilty Wednesday of first-degree murder on the death of Cassandra Gross. Gross -- Stanko's ex-girlfri...

Students in Western PA and across the commonwealth will be taught cursive handwriting in the classroom. Governor Josh Shapiro signed a bill into law on Wednesday requiring that cursive be taught as pa...

A 37-year-old Punxsutawney man has been charged with felony aggravated assault following a domestic violence investigation in which police say he choked a woman and assaulted her during multiple dispu...

Multiple cows are dead and several others are recovering after being rescued from a frozen pond in Butler County. Fire officials say seven cows were found stuck in a frozen pond on Muddy Creek Drive i...

As Valentine's Day is quickly approaching, Pennsylvania is being ranked as one of the best states for singles. That's according to a new WalletHub study, which ranked which states are the best and wor...

The City of Pittsburgh is being nominated for the title of American City with the Best Beer Scene. The nomination comes as part of USA Today's 2026 10 Best Reader's Choice travel awards. In its nomina...

A Hempfield man who prosecutors say tried to have his sister killed is learning his fate. Investigators say that Peter Cute told a man that his sister had wanted to block him from his family's propert...

Governor Josh Shapiro says ICE detention facilities do not belong in Pennsylvania. The Democrat responded Tuesday to the Department of Homeland Security's purchase of warehouses in Schuylkill and Berk...

Authorities say an elderly man driving the wrong way caused the fiery crash on I-70 early yesterday. The 80-year-old drove several miles in the wrong direction before crashing his SUV into three tract...

Thomas Stanko says he did not kill his ex-girlfriend. Stanko took the stand yesterday in day seven of his murder trial and told the jury he never wanted anything bad to happen to Cassandra Gross. The ...