Author Archives: Cindy Perino

Six months after an explosion at US Steel's plant in Clairton left two people dead and ten others injured, the company says they are preparing to bring the final coke battery back online. Battery 14 w...

Another cold weekend is expected in our area. The National Weather Service has scheduled a Cold Weather Advisory starting at 1:00 tomorrow morning and running until 10:00 AM Saturday. Wind chills arou...

A fire in New Kensington Wednesday night was ruled electrical in nature. The Trib reports that crews were sent to the 600 block of Clyde Street in the Valley Heights section of the city just after 11:...

A Westmoreland County Nurse working for Torrance State Hospital had her license temporarily suspended in connection with allegations that she had sexual relations with a patient. The Trib reports that...

Testimony continued yesterday in the trial of Thomas Stanko, who is accused of killing Cassandra Gross. The Trib reports that prosecutors presented images of Gross on the last day she was seen alive. ...

A Penn Hills man was arrested Tuesday after state police found two pounds of cocaine in his vehicle as he was driving on the PA Turnpike in Westmoreland County. The Trib reports that the traffic stop ...

Multiple emergency crews were on the scene in West Newton this morning after a train hit a box truck and forced it into another building. WTAE-TV reports that crews were sent out at 5:30 this morning....

A new study shows the father may have more impact on the heart health of their young children than their mother. The findings by researchers from Pennsylvania State University were published in the jo...

A group of environmentalists and residents told state officials during a public hearing that environmental regulators should revise a draft permit for a natural-gas-fired power plant in South Huntingd...

A North Versailles woman says the jury reached a wrong verdict in her trial where she was convicted of trying to kill her Penn Township roommate. The Trib reports that an appeal was filed last week by...