Category Archives: Local News

CREWS WORKING TO STABILIZE SINKHOLE IN GREENSBURG
Crews are working to stabilize a sinkhole in Greensburg. The Trib reports that a water line collapse resulted in a sinkhole in a back yard along the 600 block of Keystone Street around 6:30 AM on Mond...
Cindy Perino Feb 11, 2026

HEMPFIELD MAN ORDERED TO SERVE EIGHT TO TWENTY YEARS FOR MURDER-FOR-HIRE PLOT
A Hempfield man was ordered to serve eight to 20 years in prison for his part in a murder-for-hire plot against his sister. The Trib reports that Peter John Cute pleaded guilty to solicitation to comm...
Cindy Perino Feb 11, 2026

THOMAS STANKO TAKES THE STAND IN HIS OWN DEFENSE
Thomas Stanko took the stand yesterday in his own defense during his trial yesterday. The Trib reports that Stanko is accused of killing Cassandra Gross. During the over three hours of testimony, he a...
Cindy Perino Feb 11, 2026

HEAD-ON CRASH ON 1-70 EARLY THIS MORNING
Traffic is backed up on I-70 this morning after a head-on vehicle crash between the New Stanton-Hunker Exit and Madison Exit. The Trib reports that the crash happened around 12:30 this morning and inv...
Cindy Perino Feb 10, 2026

BURRELL HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL COACH FACES EMBEZZLEMENT ACCUSATIONS
A Burrell High School basketball coach faces accusations of embezzlement from Montgomery County. The Trib reports that 40-year-old Michael Fantuzzo is accused of stealing over $246,000 during his time...
Cindy Perino Feb 10, 2026

FIRST TIME UNEMPLOYMENT FILINGS INCREASING ACROSS PA
First time filings for unemployment are increasing across Pennsylvania. That's according to the U.S. Department of Labor, which says for the week ending January 31st, there were more than 18-thousand ...
Cindy Perino Feb 10, 2026

TESTIMONY UNDERWAY IN NEW FLORENCE MURDER TRIAL
Testimony got underway yesterday in the trial of two people accused of killing Alice Robson and hiding her body under a porch. The Trib reports that Melissa Fox-Becaom of New Florence and Matthew Bate...
Cindy Perino Feb 10, 2026

OWNER OF RUTHIE'S DINER DIES
Three weeks after a fire destroyed Ruthie's diner near Ligonier, the owner of the restaurant has passed away. The Trib reports that Doris Ruth Stevens died saturday at the age of 92 at her home in Som...
Cindy Perino Feb 10, 2026

TWO INFORMANTS TESTIFY IN THOMAS STANKO TRIAL
Testimony in the trial of Thomas Stanko yesterday included two jailhouse informants. The Trib reports that Stanko is accused of killing Cassandra Gross, who was declared legally dead in 2019. One of t...
Cindy Perino Feb 10, 2026

SENATOR FETTERMAN EXPECTS ANOTHER PARTIAL GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN
Senator John Fetterman says he expects another partial government shutdown as Friday's deadline to fund the Department of Homeland Security approaches. The Pennsylvania Democrat made the comment on Fo...
Cindy Perino Feb 09, 2026








