Author Archives: Cindy Perino
OHIO MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO LOCAL DRUG CHARGES
A man was ordered to serve time in State Prison in connection with an Arnold-based drug ring authorities said operated throughout the Pittsburgh region. The Trib reports 48-year-old Michael Terrance S...
Mar 29, 2024
MAN WHO ABANDONED CATS ORDERED TO SERVE TIME
A man who abandoned 73 cats in a North Huntingdon home was ordered to serve time in the county jail. The Trib reports that Judge Meghan Billik Defazio sentenced 48-year-old Matthew Jacobs yesterday to...
Mar 29, 2024
TWO ALLEGHENY COUNTY MEN CHARGED WITH GIANT EAGLE PHARMACY THEFTS
Two men from Allegheny County are charged with intercepting $4800 in checks and money orders paid by Giant Eagle pharmacy customers. The Trib reports that 23-year-old Adelin Itongwa of Monroeville and...
Mar 29, 2024
WESTMORELAND COUNTY REPUBLICAN COMMISSIONERS AGAIN REJECT REQUESTS FOR BALLOT DROP BOXES
Westmoreland County's Republican Commissioners once again reject requests for mail-in ballot drop boxes to be set up ahead of the April 23rd Primary. The Trib reports that seven people came forward re...
Mar 29, 2024
BAIL DENIED FOR CLAIRTON MAN
Bail was denied for a Clairton man charged with shooting a Monroeville police officer during a chase that ended with a crash in Allegheny Township. The Trib reports that 39-year-old Bruce Alvarado wil...
Mar 29, 2024
STATE HOUSE ADVANCES BILL THAT WOULD BAN TIKTOK FROM STATE-OWNED DEVICES
The state House has advanced a bill that would ban the TikTok app from state-owned devices. The wording on the measure was also expanded to include any video app controlled by a quote "foreign adversa...
Mar 28, 2024
PA EMPLOYERS COULD GET TAX CREDIT FROM CONTIBUTION TO EMPLOYEE'S TUITION SAVINGS ACCOUNT
Pennsylvania employers could soon get a tax credit if they make contributions to their employees' tuition savings account. A bill that passed the state House last week would allow employers to contrib...
Mar 28, 2024
NORTH HUNTINGDON VFW LAUNCHES FUNDRAISER TO HELP RENOVATE THE KATTIC PAVILION
The VFW post in North Huntingdon is launching a fundraiser to help renovate the Kattic Pavilion. The organization is looking to generate 25-thousand dollars to make improvements and repairs to the fac...
Mar 28, 2024
WESTMORELAND COUNTY COMMUNITIES COULD SAVE MILLIONS BY INSTALLING SOLAR POWERED SYSTEMS
A Pittsburgh nonprofit says a couple of Westmoreland County communities could save millions of dollars by installing solar power systems. Volunteers with the Pennsylvania Solar Center recently mapped ...
Mar 28, 2024
CHARGES FILED AGAINST ALLEGHENY COUNTY DETECTIVE REDUCED
Charges filed against a detective with the Allegheny County District Attorney's Office in a 2023 case have been reduced. State police say that Detective Raymond Bonacci punched two women, knocking one...
Mar 28, 2024
