Category Archives: Regional/State News

CLEARFIELD COUNTY MAN FACING ALMOST 300 CHARGES RELATED TO CHILD PORN
Nicholas Allen Johnston, 36, of DuBois, Pennsylvania, is facing 299 felony charges related to alleged child pornography offenses following an investigation by the Pennsylvania State Police Bureau of C...
Renda Media Mar 13, 2026

WESTMORELAND COUNTY MAN CLAIMS POLICE USED EXCESSIVE FORCE IN ARREST
A Jeannette man says he was the victim of excessive force when police served a search warrant on his home last year. Police were investigating a hit-and-run accident that ended with the death of a man...
Renda Media Mar 13, 2026

DRIVEWAY WRESTLING MATCH TURNS TRAGIC AS ONE MAN HOSPITALIZED
A Penn Township man is facing assault charges after another man was critically injured in a driveway wrestling match. The incident happened this past Saturday night outside a home on Church Street whe...
Renda Media Mar 13, 2026

PUNXSUTAWNEY MAN ADMITS TO ARSON
A 51-year-old Punxsutawney man is facing multiple charges after police say he intentionally set fire to a barn and fled the scene during a mental health crisis. According to court documents, Scott J. ...
Renda Media Mar 12, 2026

NEW CARRIER DEAL POSSIBLE FOR ARNOLD PALMER AIRPORT
The executive director of the Westmoreland County Airport Authority is close to finalizing a deal for a budget airline to begin operations out of Arnold Palmer Regional Airport. Spirit Airline recentl...
Renda Media Mar 12, 2026

SECOND SUSPECT ARRESTED IN FATAL SHOOTING AT SHOPPING CENTER
A suspect believed to be the middle-man in a Rostraver murder-for-hire plot has been arrested. In the 2022 incident, prosecutors say that Keven Van Lam of Philadelphia wanted his business partner kill...
Renda Media Mar 12, 2026

MAN INDICTED FOR VANDALISM OF GETTYSBURG MONUMENTS
A man is being indicted for allegedly carving his initials into monuments at Gettysburg National Military Park. Officials say 36-year-old Lucas Reisinger carved his initials into the 44th New York Inf...
Renda Media Mar 12, 2026

PARKING REVENUE COVERS COST OF NEW FIRE TRUCK IN GREENSBURG
Greensburg Hose Company Number One is getting a new fire engine. The city council approved the purchase of a new rescue pumper earlier this week. Councilman Randy Finfrock says the city can get a disc...
Renda Media Mar 12, 2026

FETTERMAN CALLS FOR ASSASSINATION OF IRAN'S NEW AYATOLLAH
Senator John Fetterman is calling on Israel to assassinate Iran's new Ayatollah. The Pennsylvania Democrat appeared on NewsNation on Wednesday and was asked about Mojtaba Khamenei, who has been select...
Renda Media Mar 12, 2026

LIGONIER TOWNSHIP MAN CHASES AMAZON DELIVERY DRIVER IN WESTMORELAND COUNTY
A man was briefly taken into custody then released after he chased an Amazon delivery driver from his home in Ligonier Township to a busy intersection in Unity Township Monday night. Ligonier Valley p...
Hometown2 Mar 11, 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











