Author Archives: Cindy Perino

Revenue that was generated by the county's register of wills office for the first four months of this year has not been turned over to the county yet. The Trib reports that as much as $500,000 generat...

A new report by the PA Prison Society says state inmates are undernourished and their food is quoted as being "abysmal." The Patriot News says the organization conducted a survey and say it found that...

Officials are taking steps to improve security at Jeannette Junior/Senior High School. Earlier this week, school directors approved a contract with Safe Haven Defense to install some forced entry resi...

Derry Borough is mourning the loss of the president of borough council. The Trib reports that 57-year-old Al Checca died unexpectedly on Sunday at UPMC Presbyterian, where he had been in recovery for ...

Hempfield School District has hired its next superintendent. The Trib reports that the school board approved hiring Mark Holtzman, the current superintendent at Beaver School District at a meeting thi...

The Westmoreland City Post Office reopened yesterday, nine days after an SUV plowed into one of the walls of the building. The Trib reports that postal customers were asked to use the post office in M...

A lawsuit filed in Westmoreland County Court accuses the owners of the Delmont-area McDonalds of not adequately investigating the criminal background of a manager that was charged by police of sexuall...

Two people were flown to the hospital after a crash on Route 380 in Murrysville. The Trib reports that one vehicle was pulling out from the Auction Barn when another vehicle going west on 380 collided...

Governor Josh Shapiro is giving more employment benefits to people who work for the state. He signed an executive order Tuesday that will expanded childcare services and sick leave for physical and me...

The White House has issued new rules that crack down on pollution that will affect power-plants in Pennsylvania. Opponents say they could force many of the country's coal plants to shut down unless th...