Author Archives: Cindy Perino

It came down to the proverbial wire but the Salvation Army of Western Pennsylvania has beaten its goal for its annual red kettle campaign. Salvation Army officials say their volunteers raised more tha...

The Lower Burrell Zoning Board will consider a proposal to have a credit union move into a former PNC Bank location. The Trib reports that Western PA Federal Credit Union is seeking a zoning variance ...

Officials in Lower Burrell are inviting residents to apply for their citizen police academy. The course will consist of weekly meetings and is scheduled to start on March 5th. Participants age 18 and ...

State police fire marshals have ruled the fire at Ruthie's Diner near Ligonier accidental. The Trib reports that the fire destroyed the restaurant on January 20th. Video surveillance footage of the fi...

More information was released concerning the arrest of a man charged with a fatal hit-and-run crash in Hempfield. The Trib reports that 37-year-old William Sever was arrested Friday in connection with...

It took officials one day to seat a jury in the trial of Thomas Stanko. The Trib reports that seven men and five women were selected to serve on the jury. The 55-year-old Unity man is charged with kil...

Punxsutawney Phil's annual weather prediction has been made. Phil emerged from his burrow this morning where he was greeted by a cheering crowd and saw his shadow. Tradition holds that means six more ...

Officials are urging people to stay off the frozen rivers in Pittsburgh. A number of individuals, including groups of children, where spotted on the Ohio River near The Point on Saturday, according to...

A couple is homeless after a fire early Saturday morning in New Kensington. The Trib reports that crews were sent out at 12:47 AM to the 500 block of Oates Boulevard. The fire started in the basement ...

A Jeannette man was arraigned on Friday for his role in a fatal hit-and-run crash that killed a man in Hempfield last year. The Trib reports that 37-year-old William Sever faces counts of accidents in...