Category Archives: Regional/State News

WHAT'S BUGGING PITTSBURGH?
A new report shows Pittsburgh's bed bug problem is getting worse. Pest control company Orkin created its Top 50 Bed Bug Cities List based off of treatment data in metro areas where it treated for bed ...
Renda Media Oct 07, 2025

MAN FALLS VICTIM TO WIRE FRAUD, LOSES NEARLY $35K
State Police in Punxsutawney are investigating a wire fraud case in Jefferson County after an 81-year-old Young Township man lost nearly $35,000. Troopers say multiple fraudulent transactions totaling...
Renda Media Oct 06, 2025

WOMAN ACCUSED OF ARRANGING DRUG BUY IN CEMETERY
A Punxsutawney woman is facing felony drug charges after allegedly directing an informant to pick up fentanyl she had hidden in a local cemetery. According to gantnews.com, 39-year-old Carrie Lin Mack...
Renda Media Oct 06, 2025

WOMAN'S BODY RECOVERED FROM MONONGAHELA RIVER
Authorities are investigating after a woman's body was recovered from the Mon River. Officers were dispatched to a scene along Waterfront Drive in Homestead on Saturday and crews pulled the body from ...
Renda Media Oct 06, 2025

MAN ACCUSED OF REPEATED SEXUAL ASSAULT OF A CHILD
Authorities have filed charges against a Westmoreland County man accused of repeatedly sexually assaulting a child over a two-year period. According to police, the victim reported that the abuse began...
Renda Media Oct 06, 2025

POLICE FIND KIDNAPPED WESTMORELAND COUNTY WOMAN, ARREST HUSBAND
A Westmoreland County woman who was kidnapped by her husband early last week has been found safe. Authorities report that Lydia Nelson and her husband, Shawn Prince, were spotted by a roadside camera ...
Renda Media Oct 06, 2025

PA FARM SHOW ANNOUNCES THEME
The theme is set for the 2026 Pennsylvania Farm Show. Secretary of Agriculture Russel Redding announced yesterday the theme will be "Growing a Nation" in honor of the 250th anniversary of the United S...
Hometown2 Oct 03, 2025

GROCERY STORE CHAIN ANNOUNCING LOWER PRICES ON HUNDREDS OF ITEMS
Corporate leaders at Giant Eagle are running a new promotion aimed at saving customers money for the rest of this year. The grocery chain is lowering prices on over 300 commonly-purchased staples now ...
Renda Media Oct 03, 2025

MEMBER OF PITTSBURGH COUNCIL WANTS SIT-DOWN WITH PIRATES EXECS
Pittsburgh City Council member Theresa Kail-Smith is planning a meeting with Pittsburgh Pirates executives in the wake of another disappointing season. Kail-Smith says her goal is to discuss how the c...
Renda Media Oct 03, 2025

POLICE SEARCHING FOR KIDNAPPING SUSPECT IN WESTMORELAND COUNTY
Scottdale authorities are looking for a man accused of kidnapping. According to police, a woman reported that 29-year-old Shawn Prince abducted her on Monday and kept her at gunpoint for two days. On ...
Renda Media Oct 03, 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











