BUSY WEEK AT STATE CAPITOL
Lawmakers are back at work at the Capitol for what's shaping up to be a rather busy week. It is the only time in May when both chambers are due to be in Harrisburg. The House has one more week of voting days scheduled later this month but the state Senate isn't due to return to the Capitol again until June.
May 08, 2024
GOVERNOR SHAPIRO'S ABOVE-AVERAGE USE OT STATE AIRPLANE
Governor Shapiro is taking flak for what could be described as "above-average" use of the state airplane. Spotlight PA says the plane, which is based at Capital City Airport in Cumberland County, has been used dramatically more by Shapiro than former Governors Tom Wolf or Tom Corbett. Spotlight's analysis cl...
May 08, 2024
NO LEGO SET FOR MISTER ROGERS' NEIGHBORHOOD
The company that produces Legos says they will not be moving forward with production of a set with a "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood" theme. Fan-submitted projects, like the proposed Mister Rogers set, must receive support from 10-thousand individuals to be considered for production by LEGO's review board and t...
May 08, 2024
GREENSBURG CITY COUNCIL TO VOTE ON BODY CAMERAS
Greensburg city council is expected to vote next week on accepting a state DCED grant to purchase 27 body cameras. The Trib reports that police currently have dashboard cameras, and the body cameras are being considered as a natural next step. The $140,000 would purchase 27 cameras, one for each of their police offic...
May 08, 2024
AMBULANCE STATIONED IN JEANNETTE FOR TIME BEING
A Mutual Aid ambulance is stationed in Jeannette for the time being. Fire Chief Bill Frye and City Councilman Chad Krawtz asked the medical service to keep a vehicle at Jeannette City Hall to improve response times in the community. The Trib reports that area has not had medic crews centrally located since Jeannette ...
May 08, 2024
DIFFERING OPINIONS ON WHAT CAUSED FATAL CRASH
While prosecutors said that the driver in a fatal crash in Hempfield was under the influence of drugs, her attorney claims that the vehicle conditions caused the crash. The Trib reports that opening statements were heard yesterday in the trial of 44-year-old Ahna Malik of Sewickley. Prosecutors claim she was under th...
May 08, 2024
REGISTER OF WILLS NOT COMPLIANT
Two Westmoreland County judges have ruled that the county's Register of Wills has not complied with multiple court requests. The Trib reports that Sherry Hamilton was found in direct criminal contempt on three counts, including disobedience or neglect by an officer of the court, misconduct by a court officer, and misb...
May 08, 2024
POLICE INVESTIGATING CHURCH SHOOTING INCIDENT
Police in Pennsylvania are investigating after a person was found shot to death at the home of a man who, earlier in the day, allegedly tried to shoot a pastor in church. Livestream viewers of Sunday morning services at the Jesus' Dwelling Place Church, just outside Pittsburgh, say they saw Bernard Polite step up in fr...
May 07, 2024
IRWIN CHURCH LOOKING FOR VANDALS
A church in Irwin is looking for those responsible for vandalizing the church's organ and sound system. KDKA-TV reports that the Immaculate Conception Church was broken into last Friday around 5:45 PM, and two teens tampered with the sound system and the organ, rendering them inoperable for Saturday's services. The chu...
May 07, 2024
FORT PITT BREWERY DEMOLITION TO BE DISCUSSED AT UPCOMING JEANNETTE TOWN HALL MEETING
The demolition of the former Jeannette brewery will be a topic of discussion at an upcoming town hall meeting Thursday evening. The Trib reports that the former Fort Pitt Brewery will be reviewed for interested parties, including what residents can expect during the demolition and the potential future uses of the prope...
May 07, 2024