Category Archives: Regional/State News

MATCH 6 LOTTO TICKET PURCHASED IN WESTMORELAND COUNTY HITS FOR $1.42M
The holder of a Match 6 Lotto ticket purchased in North Huntingdon Township has won more than one-point-four-two-million dollars. The Pennsylvania Lottery says the ticket was sold at a Sheetz store fo...
Renda Media Jan 16, 2026

WESTMORELAND COUNTY MAN WHO SEXUALLY ABUSED TEEN SENTENCED TO PRISON
Sentencing is being ordered for a Mt. Pleasant man who authorities say sexually abused a teenager on multiple occasions. Forty-one-year-old Joshua Tamblyn was convicted last summer on charges includin...
Renda Media Jan 16, 2026

POLICE SAY NO QUICK EXPLANATION TO DEADLY CRASH IN WESTMORELAND COUNTY
Police say it could be months before they get to the bottom of a fatal Wednesday accident in Lower Burrell. Sixty-two-year-old Harry Thomas of Plum -- a pedestrian -- died after being hit at a locatio...
Renda Media Jan 16, 2026

PENNSYLVANIA GAME COMMISSION CONSIDERING CHANGE FOR FIREARMS DEER SEASON
The Pennsylvania Game Commission is considering a change for firearms deer season later this year. Board members will discuss a proposal that would move the start of that hunting season a week earlier...
Renda Media Jan 16, 2026

FORMER STEELERS SALES MANAGER SUES TEAM OVER ALLEGED GENDER, SEXUAL ORIENTATION DISCRIMINATION
A gay woman who formerly worked as a sales manager for the Pittsburgh Steelers is suing the team, claiming gender and sexual orientation discrimination. Attorneys for Chelsea Zahn filed the litigation...
Renda Media Jan 16, 2026

UNEMPLOYMENT DOWN ACROSS PA
First time filings for unemployment are decreasing across Pennsylvania. That's according to the U.S. Department of Labor, which says for the week ending January 10th, there were more than 19-thousand ...
Renda Media Jan 15, 2026

DRUG OVERDOSE DEATHS DECLINE IN PA
Drug overdose deaths are on the decline across Pennsylvania. The latest data just released from the CDC shows that from August of 2024 to August of 2025, overdose deaths were down by more than 19-perc...
Renda Media Jan 15, 2026

CHILD KILLED IN ACCIDENTAL SHOOTING
A child is dead following a reported accidental shooting in Pittsburgh. On Saturday, the child was shot while playing with a gun inside a home on Kirkbride Street in the California-Kirkbride neighborh...
Renda Media Jan 15, 2026

ARNOLD PALMER SAW BIG DROP IN TRAVELERS IN 2025
The Arnold Palmer Regional Airport saw a massive decrease in travelers last year. The airport released its 2025 data which shows just over 119-thousand passengers flew through the airport using Spirit...
Renda Media Jan 15, 2026

SMALL DOG BEATEN, ABANDONED IN CLEARFIELD COUNTY
Pennsylvania State Police are investigating a cruelty-to-animals case in Clearfield County after a small beagle was found severely beaten and abandoned in the woods, troopers said. The dog was discove...
Renda Media Jan 15, 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











