Author Archives: Cindy Perino

IRWIN MAN KILLED IN MANOR BOROUGH CRASH
An Irwin man was killed in a vehicle crash in Manor Borough. Westmoreland County Coroner Tim Carson identified 86-year-old Vincent Neal as the victim. He was driving his car Northwest on Main Street w...
Cindy Perino Jan 14, 2025

ARNOLD FORMER POLICE CHIEF CLAIMS HE WAS SET UP BY FORMER WIFE
Arnold's suspended police chief claimed that he was set up by his former wife. The Trib reports that 42-year-old Joshua Stanga was charged with theft, obstruction of justice and other crimes for what ...
Cindy Perino Jan 14, 2025

UNITY MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO LESSER CHARGES
A Unity man charged in connection with a stabbing last year has pleaded guilty to lesser charges. The Trib reports that 62-year-old William Evans, Jr. was allowed to enter a guilty plea of felony aggr...
Cindy Perino Jan 14, 2025

ONE PERSON KILLED IN NORTH HUNTINGDON CRASH THIS MORNING
One person was killed in a crash this morning in North Huntingdon Township. WTAE-TV reports that the crash happened in the area of Route 993-Broadway Street. Officials say that an 86-year-old man was ...
Cindy Perino Jan 13, 2025

BIDEN ADMINISTRATION ALLOWING U.S. STEEL AND NIPPON STEEL TO HAVE MORE TIME TO STEP AWAY FROM ACQUISITION TALKS
President Biden's administration is allowing U.S. Steel and Nippon Steel to have more time to move on from their merger negotiations. Biden had ordered the companies to drop the plan within 30 days wh...
Cindy Perino Jan 13, 2025

WORK ON FILLING SINKHOLE NEARLY COMPLETE
Work on filling a sinkhole near Monday's Union Restaurant in Unity is nearly complete. The Trib reports that is where 64-year-old Elizabeth Pollard from Unity was found after she fell through the sink...
Cindy Perino Jan 13, 2025

INDIANA WOMAN CONVICTED WITH STEALING MONEY FROM BAND BOOSTERS
A woman charged with stealing over $50,000 from an Indiana County band boosters group was sentenced on Friday. 57-year-old Lara Lee Brown pleaded guilty to four charges related to the embezzlement of ...
Cindy Perino Jan 13, 2025

MOUNT PLEASANT WOMAN CONVICTED
A Mt. Pleasant woman was convicted on Friday for a crash over four years ago that hurt two pedestrians. The Trib reports that 35-year-old Elizabeth M. Siriani was behind the wheel of a car that collid...
Cindy Perino Jan 13, 2025

SOME SCHOOLS IMPACTED BY CYBER SECURITY BREACH INVOLVING POWERSCHOOL INFORMATION SYSTEM
Some schools in the Southwest PA region may be impacted by a cybersecurity breach involving the PowerSchool information system. The Trib reports that the platform that organizes student and faculty in...
Cindy Perino Jan 13, 2025

UNITY TOWNSHIP CONSIDERS LIMITATIONS FOR FUTURE SOLAR FARMS
Unity Township is considering some limitations for future solar farms. The Trib reports that if the amendment to their zoning ordinance is approved, any potential solar farm would be confined to the e...
Cindy Perino Jan 13, 2025








