Author Archives: Cindy Perino

A Westmoreland County Jury convicted Thomas Stanko of First-Degree murder yesterday in the death of Cassandra Gross. The Trib reports that the jury of seven men and five women took four hours to reach...

Governor Josh Shapiro says ICE detention facilities do not belong in Pennsylvania. The Democrat responded Tuesday to the Department of Homeland Security's purchase of two warehouses in the Keystone St...

Authorities say an elderly man driving the wrong way caused the fiery crash on I-70 early yesterday. The 80-year-old drove several miles in the wrong direction before crashing his SUV into three tract...

The South Greensburg fire chief is accused of stealing thousands of dollars from his own department. According to a criminal complaint, White allegedly purchased "donations" using the department's ban...

Crews are working to stabilize a sinkhole in Greensburg. The Trib reports that a water line collapse resulted in a sinkhole in a back yard along the 600 block of Keystone Street around 6:30 AM on Mond...

A Hempfield man was ordered to serve eight to 20 years in prison for his part in a murder-for-hire plot against his sister. The Trib reports that Peter John Cute pleaded guilty to solicitation to comm...

Thomas Stanko took the stand yesterday in his own defense during his trial yesterday. The Trib reports that Stanko is accused of killing Cassandra Gross. During the over three hours of testimony, he a...

Traffic is backed up on I-70 this morning after a head-on vehicle crash between the New Stanton-Hunker Exit and Madison Exit. The Trib reports that the crash happened around 12:30 this morning and inv...

A Burrell High School basketball coach faces accusations of embezzlement from Montgomery County. The Trib reports that 40-year-old Michael Fantuzzo is accused of stealing over $246,000 during his time...

First time filings for unemployment are increasing across Pennsylvania. That's according to the U.S. Department of Labor, which says for the week ending January 31st, there were more than 18-thousand ...