Category Archives: Regional/State News

TRIAL OF SUSPENDED STATE TROOPER BEGINS
Jurors in Westmoreland County are hearing testimony in the trial of a suspended Pennsylvania State Police trooper accused of assaulting his girlfriend. According to Sarah Hellmann, Nicholas Hood alleg...
Renda Media Oct 08, 2025

STUDENT TAKEN TO HOSPITAL AFTER SCHOOL BUS CRASH
A school bus carrying two students from the Karns City Area School District was involved in a crash yesterday in Butler County. The collision occurred Tuesday afternoon near Conerty and Rattigan Roads...
Renda Media Oct 08, 2025

WESTMORELAND COUNTY MAN CHARGED IN ABUSE OF INFANT
Charges have been filed against a New Kensington man in connection with injuries sustained by an infant. Twenty-five-year-old Jacob Piontek was allegedly caring for a two-month-old baby who was rushed...
Renda Media Oct 08, 2025

PASSHE ANNOUNCES INCREASED ENROLLMENT, RETENTION RATE
The Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education is reporting increased enrollment for the first time in over a decade. PASSHE says about 83-thousand students are enrolled across its ten campuses for...
Hometown2 Oct 08, 2025

DERRY TOWNSHIP SUPERVISORS APPROVE PERMIT FOR SOLAR ARRAY
Despite objections from citizens, Derry Township supervisors last night approved a permit for a solar array to be put up along Newhouse Road. Concerns that were brought up by township residents at the...
Hometown2 Oct 08, 2025

FETTERMAN PUSHES BILL TO CRACK DOWN ON MISLEADING EGG LABELS
U.S. Senators John Fetterman (D-PA) and Joni Ernst (R-IA) have reintroduced the Consistent Egg Labels Act, a bipartisan bill that would require the FDA to prevent plant-based products from using the t...
Renda Media Oct 07, 2025

CLARION WOMAN ACCUSED OF FAKING INCORRECT FOOD ORDERS TO GET FREE MEALS
A Clarion woman is facing charges after police say she repeatedly faked incorrect food orders to receive free meals from a local restaurant. According to ExploreClarion.Com, 33-year-old Amber Lynn Mar...
Renda Media Oct 07, 2025

CLEARFIELD MAN JAILED, ACCUSED OF SEXUAL ASSAULT OF CHILD
A 52-year-old Clearfield man, Terry Snyder, is being held at the Clearfield County Jail on $100,000 bail following his arrest on sex-abuse related felonies. After a months-long investigation by Clearf...
Renda Media Oct 07, 2025

COMPANY WANTS STATE FUNDING TO DEMOLISH MONROEVILLE MALL AND REDEVELOP
A company that is connected to Walmart is looking for state funding to tear down the Monroeville Mall and redevelop the property. Planners have applied for seven-and-a-half million dollars in grants t...
Renda Media Oct 07, 2025

PA RANKED IN BOTTOM HALF OF SAFEST STATES
Pennsylvania is being ranked as the 31st safest state in the country. That's according to a new WalletHub report, which ranked each state's safety based off of more than 50 factors, including crime ra...
Renda Media Oct 07, 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











