Category Archives: Regional/State News

FIRE DESTROYS WESTMORELAND COUNTY HOME
Three people were able to escape without injury Wednesday morning when an East Huntingdon home went up in flames. There has been no word on the case of the blaze that destroyed the Mt. Pleasant Road r...
Renda Media Jan 02, 2026

NEW PA LAWS TO TAKE EFFECT IN JANUARY
Several new laws will soon take effect in Pennsylvania with the calendar now turned to 2026. On January 6th, schools across the Commonwealth will be required to notify parents, guardians, and employee...
Renda Media Jan 01, 2026

JEFFERSON COUNTY MAN SCAMMED OUT OF $3K IN GIFT CARDS
According to police, on December 16, troopers responded to a report of a theft by deception on Mill Road in Gaskill Township, Jefferson County. The victim, a 62-year-old man from Punxsutawney, reporte...
Renda Media Dec 31, 2025

HEMPFIELD OFFICIALS STILL IN TALKS WITH MENARDS ON NEW STORE ALONG ROUTE 30
Hempfield Township officials say they are still in talks with corporate leaders at Menards on a new store along Route 30. Township Manager Aaron Siko says a site plan that was approved for the develop...
Renda Media Dec 31, 2025

TODAY IS DEADLINE FOR PROPERTY TAX/RENT REBATE APPLICATIONS
Today is the final day for those eligible for the state Property Tax/Rent Rebate program. This means older Pennsylvanians, widows and widowers and those with disabilities have until the end of the day...
Hometown2 Dec 31, 2025

PA TURNPIKE TOLL PRICES GOING UP ON SUNDAY
Toll prices along the Pennsylvania Turnpike will soon increase. Beginning on January 4th, toll prices will rise by four-percent, which is the lowest hike in more than a decade. This comes as turnpike ...
Renda Media Dec 30, 2025

GROUND BEEF RECALLED OVER SERIOUS HEALTH CONCERNS
Ground beef from Idaho that's being sold in Pennsylvania is being recalled for possible E. coli contamination. According to the USDA, Idaho-based Mountain West Food Group recalled nearly three-thousan...
Renda Media Dec 30, 2025

PORTION OF I-80 CLOSED MONDAY FOR MULTI-VEHICLE CRASH
A stretch of Interstate 80 eastbound was closed Monday after a multi-vehicle crash, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. The closure affected I-80 eastbound between Exit 64 (Rou...
Renda Media Dec 30, 2025

GAS PRICES STILL GOING DOWN, BUT HIGHEST IN INDIANA COUNTY REGIONALLY
Gasoline prices continued their downward trend through the final week of 2025, with the national average for a gallon of regular unleaded falling to $2.83, according to AAA and GasBuddy.com. While the...
Renda Media Dec 30, 2025

PITTSBURGH ZOO & AQUARIUM TO REMAIN CLOSED TODAY
The Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium is not opening up for normal hours today. Zoo officials have posted to their website, saying the park was closed yesterday because of a water main break and it will remai...
Renda Media Dec 30, 2025

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











