Author Archives: Cindy Perino

VISITORS TO WESTMORELAND COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY PROPERTIES TO FACE NEW STANDARDIZED REGULATIONS
Visitors to Westmoreland County Housing Authority properties will face new standardized regulations. The Trib reports that the recent move by the authority will codify what has been described as "comm...
Cindy Perino Apr 01, 2026

TWO OF FOUR MONESSEN SHOOTING SUSPECCTS TO REMAIN IN JAIL
Two of the four suspects in a shooting in Monessen on March 2nd will remain in jail after Common Pleas Judge Christopher Feliciani refused to lower their bail. The Trib reports that both Nino Manno of...
Cindy Perino Apr 01, 2026

HEMPFIELD MAN FACES CHARGES RELATED TO WRONG-WAY CRASH ON I-70
A Hempfield man faces charges related to a wrong-way crash on I-70 in February. The Trib reports that 80-year-old Daniel Oliver was arraigned on Tuesday on charges of risking a catastrophe, DUI, reckl...
Cindy Perino Apr 01, 2026

WESTMORELAND COUNTY COMMISSIONERS APPOINT INTERIM PUBLIC DEFENDER
Westmoreland County commissioners are appointing an interim public defender. James Spriestersbach was hired last month to lead the public defender's office but has suffered a medical emergency that ha...
Cindy Perino Mar 31, 2026

GAS PRICES SURGING
As the United States enters its fifth week in the war with Iran, gas prices are surging across Pennsylvania and the United States. According to Triple A, average gas prices were at $3.94 per gallon on...
Cindy Perino Mar 31, 2026

HEMPFIELD SCHOOL DISTRICT TO MOVE FORWARD WITH HIGH SCHOOL RENOVATION
Hempfield School District will move forward with a long-awaited high school renovation. The Trib reports that bids for the project were approved last night. Those bids came in about $30 million under ...
Cindy Perino Mar 31, 2026

TWO MORE CHARGED IN CONNECTION WITH 2025 MONESSEN SHOOTING
Two more people have been charged in connection with a shooting last year in Monessen that injured one person. The Trib reports that 27-year-old Brendon Rennen of Pittsburgh was arraigned last week on...
Cindy Perino Mar 31, 2026

JUDGE DENIES PENN TOWNSHIP MAN'S BOND REQUEST
A Penn Township man remains in jail on charges related to an incident that left a neighbor with a fractured skull and brain bleed. The Trib reports that attorneys for Jake Stepansky asked that his cli...
Cindy Perino Mar 31, 2026

TRAFFORD MAN ATTACKED BY STEP-SON
Authorities say a Trafford man is recovering from several stab wounds after being attacked by his step-son. Officers arrested Timothy Rosario who was found Saturday night standing on Westmoreland Road...
Cindy Perino Mar 31, 2026

PA STATE POLICE CRACKING DOWN ON AGGRESSIVE DRIVING AND SUSPENDED REGISTRATIONS IN APRIL
State Police will be out in full force on the Pennsylvania Turnpike next month. The Turnpike Commission says troopers will be cracking down on aggressive driving and people driving with a suspended re...
Cindy Perino Mar 30, 2026








