Category Archives: Regional/State News

JEFFERSON COUNTY MAN ACCUSED OF TAXIDERMY FRAUD
A Brookville, Pennsylvania, man has been charged in connection with an alleged taxidermy fraud scheme involving at least 16 victims, police said. Chad Kurtz, 53, owner of Chad Kurtz Taxidermy, is accu...
Renda Media Feb 03, 2026

MAN ACCUSED OF BREAKING INTO HOME, THREATENING WOMAN WITH KNIFE
A man is accused of breaking into a Mount Pleasant home this past weekend and threatening a woman with a knife. Forty-one-year-old Daniel Sebulsky is in custody on multiple charges including burglary ...
Renda Media Feb 03, 2026

JEANNETTE MAN CHARGED IN DEADLY HIT-AND-RUN FOUND HIDING IN ATTIC
Police say a man arrested this past weekend on charges connected to a deadly Hempfield hit-and-run was found hiding under insulation in the attic of a Jeannette home. Investigators say that William Se...
Renda Media Feb 03, 2026

DEVASTATING RUTHIE'S DINER FIRE STARTED IN THE KITCHEN
The state police fire marshal says a recent fire that destroyed a Ligonier Township restaurant started in the kitchen. Ruthie's Diner was left in ruins by the January 20th fire. Fire Marshal Trooper C...
Renda Media Feb 03, 2026

JURY SELECTION BEGINS IN WESTMORELAND COUNTY MAN'S HOMICIDE TRIAL
Jury selection has begun 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 ...
Renda Media Feb 03, 2026
PUNXSUTAWNEY PHIL PREDICTS SIX MORE WEEKS OF WINTER
At Gobbler's Knob in Punxsutawney this morning, Punxsutawney Phil made his prediction for the weather for this year. Groundhog Club Vice President Dan McGinley read the prediction for the world. This ...
Hometown2 Feb 02, 2026

SPORTS MINUTE FOR FEBRUARY 2, 2026
Here's Rhonda Moss with the Sports Minute.
Renda Media Feb 02, 2026

CAR SWERVES TO MISS UTILITY WORKER, HITS FENCE IN JEFFERSON COUNTY
A car swerved to avoid a utility worker and struck a fence in a one-vehicle crash in Ringgold Township, Jefferson County, state police said. The crash happened about 9 a.m. Thursday on Route 536 near ...
Renda Media Feb 02, 2026

PUNXSUTAWNEY PENNDOT WORK ACCUSED OF SHOWING UP DRUNK
A PennDOT worker from Punxsutawney was jailed after police said he arrived intoxicated at a state maintenance facility and disrupted snow removal operations during a storm. State police charged 26-yea...
Renda Media Feb 02, 2026

ESTIMATED 40,000 STAMP BAGS OF FENTANYL FOUND IN PA TURNPIKE DRUG BUST
Charges are being filed against a New Jersey man arrested in a drug bust on the Pennsylvania Turnpike. Thirty-four-year-old Gerard Peralta was pulled over in Westmoreland County this past Thursday for...
Renda Media Feb 02, 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











