Author Archives: Cindy Perino
GOVERNOR SHAPIRO ANNOUNCES STATE GRANT TO HELP FUND NEW INDUSTRIAL PARK IN BOVARD
Governor Shapiro announced a state grant to help fund a new industrial park in Westmoreland County. The Trib reports the governor visited the former Keystone Coal and Coke property in Hempfield Townsh...
May 10, 2024
PA POLITICAL PARTIES CLOSER IN NUMBER THAN THEY'VE BEEN IN MORE THAN TEN YEARS
New numbers from the Pennsylvania Department of State show registered Republicans are closing in on registered Democrats in the Keystone State. Bucknell University Professor Chris Ellis says the polit...
May 09, 2024
SENATOR BOB CASEY MOVING FORWARD WITH ANTISEMITISM LEGISLATION
U.S. Senator Bob Casey says he's moving forward with legislation he's co-sponsored to address antisemitism at universities. Casey's comments came Monday in Pittsburgh in questions about his Antisemiti...
May 09, 2024
PA SENATE PASSES BILL TO REDUCE PERSONAL INCOME TAX RATE
The Pennsylvania Senate has passed a bill to reduce the personal income tax rate. Senate Bill 269 would lower the rate to two-point-eight percent. The measure passed Tuesday would also cut taxes on el...
May 09, 2024
MONROEVILLE TEEN STATES HE ALMOST DIED FROM PANERA BREAD'S CAFFEINATED DRINK
Panera Bread locations are getting rid of a caffeinated drink that a Monroeville teen says he nearly died from. Luke Adams says he lost consciousness and went into cardiac arrest after drinking a 30-o...
May 09, 2024
HEMPFIELD AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT STARING DOWN $3 MILLION DEFICIT
The Hempfield School district is staring down a $3 million deficit in the 2024-25 school year budget. The Trib reports that The proposed budget includes nearly $106.6 million in total revenues and abo...
May 09, 2024
CLOSING STATEMENTS EXPECTED TODAY IN VEHICULAR HOMICIDE TRIAL
Closing statements are expected today in the trial of a Sewickley woman charged with vehicular homicide. Defendant Ahna Malik was behind the wheel on March 7th of 2022 when she went left of center on ...
May 09, 2024
COMMISSIONER CALLS FOR REGISTER OF WILLS RESIGNATION OR IMPEACHMENT
One of the Westmoreland County Commissioners has called for the resignation of the county's register of wills and the PA Senate to start a procedure to remove her from office. The Trib reports that Re...
May 09, 2024
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONFIRMS TORNADO TOUCH DOWN IN DERRY AND LIGONIER TOWNSHIP
The National Weather Service confirmed that a tornado did touch down in Derry and Ligonier Townships. The Trib reports that touchdown happened around 3:00 AM Wednesday. The EF1 tornado that came to Li...
May 09, 2024
POSSIBLE TORNADO IN LIGONIER EARLY THIS MORNING
The National Weather Service said it's investigating whether tornadoes damaged homes and trees early Wednesday morning in Ligonier. Teams are traveling around the region to check on the damages create...
May 08, 2024
