Author Archives: Cindy Perino
ARCTIC BLAST AND A SEVERE SNOW STORM
Our area can expect both an arctic blast and a severe snow storm this weekend. The National Weather Service has scheduled a cold weather advisory from 4:00 this afternoon to 7:00 tomorrow morning. Tem...
Jan 23, 2026
RFK JR. MAKES APPEARANCE AT PA STATE CAPITOL
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Junior made an appearance at the Pennsylvania State Capitol on Wednesday. Kennedy spoke in the capitol rotunda to kick off his "Eat Real Food" tou...
Jan 22, 2026
PA AMERICAN WATER ASKING CUSTOMERS TO CONSERVE
Pennsylvania American Water is asking customers across Pennsylvania to voluntarily reduce their water consumption. This comes as a drought watch was recently expanded by the Pennsylvania Department of...
Jan 22, 2026
PA FLU LEVELS DECLINE
The number of Pennsylvanian's getting sick with the flu is beginning to decrease. The Pennsylvania Department of Health says in its most recent report that flu levels have declined in recent weeks and...
Jan 22, 2026
AUTHORITIES DO NOT SUSPECT FOUL PLAY IN RUTHIE'S DINER FIRE
Authorities do not suspect foul play in the fire at Ruthie's Diner near Ligonier. Officials say a blaze that broke out shortly after close at Ruthie's Diner burned through the roof and gutted the buil...
Jan 22, 2026
NEW KEN-ARNOLD SCHOOL DISTRICT SEEKING COMMUNITY FEEDBACK REGARDING POSSIBLE BUILDING REALIGNMENT
Feedback is being sought from the community of the New Kensington-Arnold School District concerning a possible building realignment. The Trib reports that the district is proposing realignment to prov...
Jan 22, 2026
JUDGE THROWS OUT CRIMINAL CASE AGAINST MAN CHARGED WITH CAUSING STATE TROOPER OVEDOSE
A judge has thrown out the criminal case against a man charged with causing the overdose of a state trooper during a drug raid in Delmont. The Trib reports that Common Pleas Court Judge Scott Mears sa...
Jan 22, 2026
WESTMORELAND COUNTY TO RECEIVE STATE GRANT MONEY FOR ROAD NETWORK AND WATER PROJECTS
Five projects in Westmoreland County will receive state grant money for road network and water projects. Senator Joe Pittman said in a statement that The Multimodal Transportation Fund provides grants...
Jan 21, 2026
MAN SUES COOK TOWNSHIP BAR FOR ILLEGALLY SERVING HIM ALCOHOL WHEN HE WAS 17
A lawsuit accuses a Cook Township bar illegally served alcohol to a teenager before he crashed his vehicle and suffered major injuries. The Trib reports that Jacob Rodman of Latrobe claimed that he wa...
Jan 21, 2026
WESTMORELAND COUNTY SHERIFF ASKS JUDGE TO RESCIND 20-YEAR-OLD ORDER
The Westmoreland County Sheriff has asked a county judge to rescind a 20-year-old order that requires sheriff deputies to transport jailed inmates to the district courts for preliminary hearings. The ...
Jan 21, 2026
