Category Archives: Regional/State News

KENNEL FIRE KILLS SIX DOGS
At least six dogs are dead following a kennel fire in Westmoreland County. WTAE-TV reports that the flames broke out Wednesday night inside Bowser's Dog Services on Baker School Road in Irwin. Officia...
Renda Media Jan 08, 2026

JEFFERSON COUNTY LUMBER COMPANY DAMAGED IN FIRE WEDNESDAY
Firefighters from 10 area companies battled a large fire Wednesday morning at the McDonald & Owen Lumber Company in Oliver Township. According to the Punxsutawney Spirit, the blaze was reported around...
Renda Media Jan 08, 2026

JEFFERSON COUNTY WOMAN CHARGED WITH CHILD ENDANGERMENT
A Jefferson County woman has been charged with three counts of endangering the welfare of children after state police said they found three minors unsupervised in a Falls Creek home with trash-covered...
Renda Media Jan 08, 2026

PA UNEMPLOYMENT INCREASES OVER TWO MONTH SPAN
The Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry has released unemployment statistics for last November. The department said that in November, the unemployment rate went up slightly to 4.2 percent. T...
Hometown2 Jan 08, 2026

VEHICLE CRASH AT PUNXSUTAWNEY WALMART
A driver was cited after a two-vehicle crash Sunday afternoon in the parking lot of the Punxsutawney Walmart, Pennsylvania State Police said. Troopers said a Honda Pilot failed to yield while entering...
Renda Media Jan 08, 2026

WESTMORELAND COUNTY WOMAN ACCUSED OF ABANDONING CATS
A Westmoreland County woman is accused of abandoning a dozen cats after being evicted from her apartment. The Westmoreland County District Attorney's Office says 56-year-old Laura Zboravan is being ch...
Renda Media Jan 08, 2026

THREE MEN INJURED FOLLOWING REPORTED SHOOTOUT
Three men are hurt following a reported shootout in Arnold yesterday evening. Officers responded to the scene in the 21-hundred block of Leishman Avenue shortly after 7 p.m. A spokesperson for the Wes...
Renda Media Jan 08, 2026

CASE AGAINST WOMAN IN CONNECTION WITH EX-BOYFRIEND'S SUICIDE CONTINUES
The case against a Greensburg woman charged in connection with the suicide of her ex-boyfriend continues. Prosecutors say that Mandie Reusch bullied her ex into taking his own life. The victim in the ...
Renda Media Jan 08, 2026

CLOSING ARGUMENTS TODAY IN WESTMORELAND COUNTY CHILD ENDANGERMENT TRIAL
Westmoreland County jurors will hear closing arguments today in the trial of two Monessen parents. Jerimiah Roberts and Felicia Dugan each face two counts of child endangerment in a case involving the...
Renda Media Jan 08, 2026

FETTERMAN: BUY GREENLAND
Senator John Fetterman thinks the U.S. should acquire Greenland. The Pennsylvania Democrat posted on social media that he believes "Greenland has massive strategic benefits for the United States." Fet...
Renda Media Jan 08, 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











