Author Archives: Cindy Perino
ETHNIC INTIMIDATION CHARGES FILED REGARDING ROSTRAVER WALMART INCIDENT
Ethnic intimidation charges were filed against the man at the center of a viral video where he reportedly used racist language in a rant at the Walmart in Rostraver. The Trib reports that 36-year-old ...
Feb 05, 2026
CHARGES HELD FOR MAN CHARGED IN EAST HUNTINGDON SHOOTING
Charges were held for the trial of a man charged with a shooting in East Huntingdon last month. The Trib reports that Steven Heald will face charges of attempted homicide, aggravated assault and other...
Feb 05, 2026
TESTIMONY UNDERWAY IN STANKO TRIAL
Testimony got underway yesterday in the trial of Thomas Stanko. The Trib reports that Stanko is charged with the death of Cassandra Gross. During the trial yesterday, Cassandra's mother Kathie took th...
Feb 05, 2026
GOVERNOR SHAPIRO SHARES DETAILS ON BUDGET PROPOSAL
Governor Josh Shapiro is sharing some details on the roughly 53-billion-dollar budget proposal that is being submitted to Pennsylvania lawmakers. The governor touched on the spending plan yesterday, s...
Feb 04, 2026
HERMINIE MAN IN JAIL AFTER MT. PLEASANT HOME BREAK-IN
A Herminie Man is back in jail after police say he broke into a home in Mt. Pleasant Sunday afternoon and threatened a woman with a knife. The Trib reports that police were sent out at 4:30 PM after a...
Feb 04, 2026
JURY SEATED FOR MURDER-FOR-HIRE TRIAL
A jury was seated yesterday for the trial of two people in a murder-for-hire plot from December of 2023. The Trib reports that 51-year-old Melissa Fox-Beacom of New Florence and 20-year-old Matthew Ja...
Feb 04, 2026
JUDGE RULES JURY ABLE TO HEAR LIMITED EVIDENCE IN THOMAS STANKO TRIAL
A Westmoreland County Judge has ruled that the jury in the Thomas Stanko trial will be able to hear limited evidence that Cassandra Gross was declared legally dead in 2019. The Trib reports the ruling...
Feb 04, 2026
MAN SERVING PRISON TIME FOR FATAL SHOOTING IN JEANNETTE APPEALS CONVICTION
A man serving 25 years in prison for a fatal shooting in Jeannette in 2019 has once again appealed his conviction. The Trib reports that 46-year-old Greg Harper last year unsuccessfully tried to withd...
Feb 04, 2026
MAN WHO TERRORIZED BELLE VERNON OPTICIAN'S OFFICE IN CUSTODY
A man who went naked to an optician's office with two knives in North Belle Vernon is in custody. The Trib reports that 54-year-old Darnell Westley Howell, Sr. is charged with indecent exposure, aggra...
Feb 04, 2026
MAN SERVING TIME FOR JEANNETTE SHOOTING APPEALS CONVICTION
A man serving 25 years in prison for a fatal shooting in Jeannette in 2019 has once again appealed his conviction. The Trib reports that 46-year-old Greg Harper last year unsuccessfully tried to withd...
Feb 03, 2026
