Author Archives: Cindy Perino
APPEAL DENIED FOR MONESSEN MAN
An appeal has been denied for a Monessen man who's spent the last 50 years in prison for a brutal 1973 crime. Attorneys for 69-year-old John Veltre Jr. argued that Westmoreland County Judge Michael St...
Oct 24, 2025
REGIONAL GREENHOUSE GAS INITIATIVE PASSES STATE SENATE
A bill that would repeal Pennsylvania's participation in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative passed the state senate yesterday. Senate Bill 1068 passed by a 33-17 vote with five Democrats joining a...
Oct 23, 2025
U.S. STEEL CLAIRTON PLANT MOVING FORWARD AFTER AUGUST EXPLOSION
More than two months after a deadly explosion at US Steel's plant in Clairton, the company is moving forward. Two people were killed and ten others were injured after an August blast that US Steel say...
Oct 23, 2025
SHOOTING INVESTIGATION UNDERWAY AT MONROEVILLE APARTMENT COMPLEX
A shooting investigation is underway at an apartment complex in Monroeville. WTAE-TV reports that the shooting happened just before 11 PM on Tuesday at the Deauville Apartments on Deauville Drive. Aut...
Oct 23, 2025
PA GAME COMMISSION SAYS FALL IS A GOOD TIME TO CLEAN BIRD FEEDERS
Pennsylvania residents are being reminded that the fall is a good time to clean bird feeders. The Pennsylvania Game Commission says that cleaning bird feeders in the fall aids in cutting down on the s...
Oct 23, 2025
JEANNETTE MAN TO SERVE TWO YEARS PROBATION
A Jeannette man will serve two years of probation for illegally possessing a loaded handgun while inside the Live! Casino at Westmoreland Mall. The Trib reports that 26-year-old Kenneth Czarnecki plea...
Oct 23, 2025
HEMPFIELD MAN ORDERED TO SERVE SEVEN YEARS PROBATION
A Hempfield man was ordered to serve seven years of probation after pleading guilty to charges of propositioning a teenager last year at a school bus stop. The Trib reports that 72-year-old Michael Th...
Oct 23, 2025
JUDGE DENIES BAIL FOR MAN AWAITING RETRIAL
A county common pleas court judge denied bail yesterday for a man awaiting retrial on charges that he set a fire 30 years ago that killed his wife and two children. The Trib reports that 58-year-old J...
Oct 23, 2025
SENATOR FETTERMAN SAYS HE'D SUPPORT REPUBLICANS OVERRIDING SENATE FILIBUSTER TO REOPEN THE GOVERNMENT
Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman says he would support Republicans overriding the Senate filibuster to reopen the government. As the shutdown drags into its third week, the Democrat is not opposed ...
Oct 22, 2025
ANIMAL RIGHTS GROUP TRYING TO GET ELEPHANTS REMOVED FROM PITTSBURGH ZOO
An animal rights group is trying to get the elephants removed from the Pittsburgh Zoo. The Washington, D.C.-based Nonhuman Rights Project filed a lawsuit in Allegheny County Common Pleas Court yesterd...
Oct 22, 2025
