Category Archives: Local News

GREENSBURG RESTAURANT WEEK IS UNDERWAY
The semi-annual Greensburg Restaurant Week is back underway. Guests can enjoy special menu items and deals at 17 local eateries through this coming Sunday. The event is hosted by the Greensburg Commun...
Cindy Perino Sep 10, 2024

"CRUSIN' TO HELP THE KIDS" HELD THIS SUNDAY
An annual car cruise is getting ready to celebrate its 30th anniversary. The Trib reports that the E.C. Cruisers car club's annual "Cruisin' To Help the Kids" will be held this Sunday from 11-4 at 814...
Cindy Perino Sep 10, 2024

TEENAGE BOY FACES VANDALISM AND THEFT CHARGES
A teenage boy now faces charges of vandalism and stealing an SUV and a gun over the weekend in Latrobe. KDKA-TV reports that the 17-year-old male got into an altercation with someone at the Adelphoi p...
Cindy Perino Sep 10, 2024

MT PLEASANT WOMAN CLAIMS SELF-DEFENSE IN HIT AND RUN
A Mt. Pleasant woman claimed self-defense in a 2022 hit and run that happened in Scottdale. The Trib reports that 28-year-old Nicole Moore is charged with aggravated assault, hit and run and other cri...
Cindy Perino Sep 10, 2024

VETERAN BROADCAST EXECUTIVE LONGO PASSES AWAY
Longtime local radio legend John Longo has passed away at the age of 83 at his retirement home in Florida. Longo once owned WLCY in Blairsville, which he sold to Renda Media, and he also owned WCNS in...
Renda Media Sep 09, 2024

POTENTIAL HURRICANE HEADING TOWARDS U.S.
A tropical system in the southwestern Gulf of Mexico is expected to strengthen this week into a tropical storm and dump heavy rains onto Mexico and Texas before reaching the U.S. as a potential hurric...
Cindy Perino Sep 09, 2024

SPECIAL OLYMPICS SOFTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT
Hundreds of athletes representing 25 teams competed in the Special Olympics North America softball championship tournament at No Offseason Sports near Russellton this weekend. They represented 13 stat...
Cindy Perino Sep 09, 2024

PITTSBURGH CENTRAL CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL CLOSED TODAY
Pittsburgh Central Catholic High School will be closed today due to what is being called a 'significant network issue.' In a message sent to parents and guardians, Principal Jack Wallace said that the...
Cindy Perino Sep 09, 2024

WOMAN RECOVERING AFTER BEING SHOT IN HOMEWOOD
A woman is recovering after Pittsburgh Police say she was shot while driving in the city's Homewood neighborhood on Sunday. Police say that officers received a ShotSpotter alert just before 10 p.m. on...
Cindy Perino Sep 09, 2024

WOMAN RESCUED FROM CARRICK HOUSE FIRE DIES
A woman who was rescued from a house fire late Saturday night in Carrick has died. Officials said Pittsburgh city fire crews responded to a residential structure fire, where a 72-year-old woman was fo...
Cindy Perino Sep 09, 2024








