Author Archives: Cindy Perino

PA WELFARE RECEIPIENTS WILL NOT HAVE TO LOOK FOR WORK FOR AT LEAST A YEAR
People on welfare in Pennsylvania will not have to look for work for at least another year. Lawmakers voted this summer to extend the state's work requirement waiver until next August. The decision me...
Cindy Perino Sep 18, 2024

PA CERTIFYING CANDIDATES
Pennsylvania is certifying the candidates list who will appear on the November ballot in the state. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has upheld a lower court ruling which rejects independent candidate C...
Cindy Perino Sep 18, 2024

COCKTAILS IN A CAN NOW LEGAL IN PA
Folks in Pennsylvania can now buy cocktails in a can. Bars, restaurants, and stores started selling canned alcoholic drinks Monday after the new state law went into effect. Before then, you could only...
Cindy Perino Sep 18, 2024

SAINT VINCENT RESEARCHER ASKING RESIDENTS TO HELP COLLECT SPOTTED LANTERNFLIES
A researcher at Saint Vincent College is asking Western Pennsylvania residents to help her collect spotted lanternflies. Associate biology professor Doctor Michelle Duennes is studying the insects in ...
Cindy Perino Sep 18, 2024

FRANKLIN REGIONAL LOOKING INTO CONDITIONS OF ATHLETICS FACILITIES
Officials with Franklin Regional School District are looking into the current conditions of their athletics facilities. The school board is hiring a consulting firm to prepare a review of existing spo...
Cindy Perino Sep 18, 2024

CORONER INVESTIGATES BODY FOUND IN COOK TOWNSHIP
Westmoreland County Coroner Tim Carson is investigating what appears to be a body found in Cook Township. The Trib reports that the identity of the person has not been released. Carson said he was hea...
Cindy Perino Sep 18, 2024

BELLE VERNON MAN REJECTS PLEA DEAL
A Belle Vernon man has rejected a plea deal in a case where he is charged in connection with a road rage killing in Rostraver two years ago. The Trib reports that prosecutors confirmed they made a ple...
Cindy Perino Sep 18, 2024

FORMER HOMER-CENTER TEACHER PLEADS GUILTY
A former Homer-Center school teacher pleaded guilty to child pornography possession. The Trib reports that 33-year-old Charles Kirkland of Derry Township was arrested in late 2022 after State Police d...
Cindy Perino Sep 18, 2024

FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP TO MAKE CAMPAIGN STOP IN INDIANA ON MONDAY
Former President Donald Trump will make a campaign stop in Indiana next Monday. This marks the first time a Presidential candidate has come to Indiana since John F. Kennedy made a speech on the steps ...
Cindy Perino Sep 18, 2024

FIREWORKS SELLERS WANT NEW STATE LAW
The people who sell fireworks in Pennsylvania want a new state law. Lawmakers held a hearing on fireworks last week at the Capitol in Harrisburg. Both fireworks sellers and state regulators say Pennsy...
Cindy Perino Sep 17, 2024








