Author Archives: Cindy Perino

MOUNTAIN WATERSHED ASSOCIATION HOSTING CLEANUP AT YOUGH RIVER TOMORROW
The Mountain Watershed Association is hosting a cleanup along the Youghiogheny River tomorrow. They are looking for boat owners who would like to volunteer to help remove trash from the water between ...
Cindy Perino Sep 05, 2025

STATE TROOPER TESTIFIES THAT HE OVERDOSED AFTER FENTANYL EXPOSURE DURING ARREST
A state trooper testified that he overdosed after he was exposed to fentanyl during the arrest of a Pittsburgh man last year. The Trib reports that Trooper Joshua Wiskeman testified in the pre-trial h...
Cindy Perino Sep 05, 2025

PRELIMINARY HEARINGS SCHEDULED FOR RETIRED ALLEGHENY COUNTY DETECTIVE
Preliminary hearings are scheduled for a retired Allegheny County detective accused of injecting his then-juvenile son with testosterone and provided him with Adderall to enhance his performance on th...
Cindy Perino Sep 05, 2025

HEMPFIELD MAN CONVICTED OF AGGRAVATED ASSAULTS
A Hempfield man was convicted Thursday of aggravated assaults against two first responders last October. The Trib reports that 33-year-old Anthony Flowers spat on two EMT's, threatened additional viol...
Cindy Perino Sep 05, 2025

GREENSBURG STATE POLICE BARRACKS RELEASE STATS FROM LABOR DAY ENFORCEMENT PERIOD
State police from the Greensburg barracks have released the statistics from the Labor Day enforcement period. Over the three-day holiday weekend, troopers conducted roving DUI patrols and a sobriety c...
Cindy Perino Sep 04, 2025

FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP MUNICIPAL SERVICES AUTHORITY ASK STATE EPA FOR MORE TIME
The Franklin Township Municipal Services Authority and the client communities are asking the State Department of Environmental Protection for more time to show they have made improvements to the syste...
Cindy Perino Sep 04, 2025

RETAILER CLAIRE'S PLANNING CLOSURES
Tween accessory retailer Claire's is planning some closures weeks after announcing it was filing for bankruptcy for a second time in a seven-year span. The company will shutter 235 Claire's locations,...
Cindy Perino Sep 04, 2025

MURRYSVILLE COUNCIL CONSIDERS ROUTE 22 CAR WAS APPLICATION
Murrysville Council is considering an application for a car wash on Route 22 near School Road. The Trib reports that the proposed site for Drake's Car Wash is the same one that was approved a few year...
Cindy Perino Sep 04, 2025

UPPER BURRELL TOWNSHIP SUPERVISORS APPROVE REGULATIONS FOR INJECTION WELLS
Upper Burrell Township Supervisors yesterday approved regulations for injection wells in the township. The Trib reports that the regulations include conditional use in industrial-zoned areas in the to...
Cindy Perino Sep 04, 2025

MISSING GIRL FOUND DEAD
A nine-year-old girl reported missing on Wednesday has been found dead. Pennsylvania State Police announced Thursday morning that the body of Renesmay Eutsey was found submerged in the Youghiogheny Ri...
Cindy Perino Sep 04, 2025








