Category Archives: Regional/State News

Testimony resumes today in the trial of a Unity man accused of killing his ex-girlfriend. Thomas Stanko is charged in the death of Cassandra Gross. Gross was reported missing in 2018 and, though her b...

Senator John Fetterman says he expects another partial government shutdown as Friday's deadline to fund the Department of Homeland Security approaches. The Pennsylvania Democrat made the comment on Fo...

The first female justice to be elected to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court -- Sandra Schultz Newman -- has died. Newman was 87 when she passed away Monday. Her cause of death was not disclosed. Newman w...

Even though it's too cold to go fishing, the state Fish and Boat commission is making preparations for the upcoming trout season. The PFBC will stock approximately 3.2 million adult trout in 684 strea...

Pennsylvania lawmakers are weighing a long-delayed increase to the state's minimum wage as House Bill 2189 advances to the Senate, proposing to raise hourly pay to $11 in 2026 and $15 by 2029. Support...

Clearfield native Andrew Janocko will coach in his first Super Bowl as the Seattle Seahawks' quarterbacks coach when they face the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LX in Santa Clara, California. Jan...

The Pennsylvania Board of Nursing has suspended the license of a nurse from Westmoreland County who reportedly had an improper relationship with a patient at Torrance State Hospital. The temporary sus...

A Westmoreland County man was sentenced on Wednesday to time in prison for fentanyl and heroin trafficking. US Attorney Troy Rivetti announced that 36-year-old Kevin Watson was ordered to serve 136 mo...

The Pennsylvania Senate has approved legislation that would require public schools to adopt a "bell-to-bell phone-free policy" by the start of the 2027-28 school year, restricting student cellphone us...

A Punxsutawney man is being held in the Jefferson County Jail after allegedly confessing to molesting a young girl 15 to 20 times over several years. WJAC News reports, 36-year-old James States admitt...