Author Archives: Cindy Perino

RITZ PEANUT BUTTER CRACKER SANDWICHES RECALLED
Ritz Peanut Butter Cracker Sandwiches are being recalled due to a labeling error. Mondelez Global LLC issued a recall for 70 cases of the cracker sandwiches after a mix-up where peanut butter crackers...
Cindy Perino Dec 05, 2025

PRESIDENT TRUMP TO TRAVEL TO PA NEXT WEEK
President Trump is set to travel to Pennsylvania next week for remarks on the economy and inflation. The president is looking to discuss his economic agenda as polls consistently show Americans are co...
Cindy Perino Dec 05, 2025

HOLLY JOLLY CELEBRATIONS BEGIN IN LATROBE
Last night was light-up night in Latrobe as the community tree at Rogers Park was lit for the first time this season. Events continue tonight with a concert at Saint Vincent College, and a full day of...
Cindy Perino Dec 05, 2025

UPPER BURRELL OFFICIALS LOOKING TO SETUP NOTIFICATION APP
Officials in Upper Burrell are looking to set up a notification app for residents in the township. Supervisors Chairman Ross Walker the Third says an account with Savvy Citizen should be ready to go s...
Cindy Perino Dec 05, 2025

MAN AWAITING TRIAL GETS PRISON ACCESS TO KOSHER FOOD
A Mt. Pleasant man awaiting trial at the Westmoreland County Prison has been granted access to some kosher food necessary for his religious beliefs. The Trib reports that 47-year-old Kort Eckman faces...
Cindy Perino Dec 05, 2025

ACCUSATIONS MADE AGAINST DERRY TOWNSHIP MAN
A Derry Township man is accused of sexually assaulting a teen. Authorities say 61-year-old Douglas Baum picked up the 17-year-old victim in Pittsburgh and drove them to his home. Baum took the juvenil...
Cindy Perino Dec 05, 2025

WESTMORELAND COUNTY OFFICIALS STARTING TO BRING BACK FURLOUGHED WORKERS
Officials in Westmoreland County are starting to bring back workers who were furloughed during the state budget standoff. Commissioner Doug Chew says state money is now beginning to come in again, all...
Cindy Perino Dec 05, 2025

GRAPEVILLE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO OFFICIALLY DISSOLVE IN 2 WEEKS
The Grapeville fire department will officially dissolve in about two weeks. The Trib reports that Hempfield Township supervisors approved the dissolution of the fire department's charter in March afte...
Cindy Perino Dec 04, 2025

TWO MOBILE HOMES DESTROYED BY FIRE IN RUFFS DALE
Two mobile homes were destroyed in a fire in Ruffs Dale this morning. WTAE-TV reports that the fire call came in around 7:20 AM in the area of Dillinger Drive and Ruffs Dale Road. One home was vacant ...
Cindy Perino Dec 04, 2025

SHREDDED CHEESE SOLD IN PA RECALLED
Shredded cheese sold in Pennsylvania is being recalled. The FDA says more than one-point-five-million bags of shredded cheeses produced by Great Lakes Cheese Company may contain metal fragments. The c...
Cindy Perino Dec 04, 2025








