Category Archives: Local News

EXPLOSION AND FIRE IN PENN HILLS HOME
Allegheny County medical examiner personnel were called to the scene of a fire and explosion in the 300 block of College Street in Penn Hills yesterday afternoon. Neighbors reported hearing two booms,...
Cindy Perino Mar 12, 2025

PLEASANT LANE FARMS OWNERS SAY LIGONIER COUNTRY MARKET IS PENALIZING THEM FOR BEING TOO SUCCESSFUL
The owners at Pleasant Lane Farms feel like the Ligonier Country Market is penalizing them for being too successful. According to organizers at the nonprofit market, the Unity-based dairy farm and che...
Cindy Perino Mar 12, 2025

JEANNETTE MAN ORDERED TO SERVE UP TO 52 MONTHS IN PRISON
A Jeannette man was ordered Tuesday to serve up to up to 52 months in prison for the possession and dissemination of child pornography. 38 year old Anthony Cortazzo the third pleaded guilty in Decembe...
Cindy Perino Mar 12, 2025

AIRPORT TERMINAL CONSTRUCTION TWO MONTHS BEHIND SCHEDULE
Officials said yesterday that construction of a new, larger terminal at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport in Unity is about two months behind schedule. This winter's cold and snow delayed ongoing work to...
Cindy Perino Mar 12, 2025

KENNAMETAL GLOBAL SOURCING MANAGER CHOSEN FOR ANNUAL UNITED WAY SHOPPING SPREE
Megan Loughner of Hempfield, who is the global sourcing manager for Kennametal in Unity, was chosen for the annual United Way Shopping Spree, which recognizes a donor from Westmoreland County each yea...
Cindy Perino Mar 12, 2025

MAWC SAYS WATER CONSERVATION NO LONGER NECESSARY
The Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County notified customers in 3 of its 4 systems that conservation is no longer necessary, following the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection lift...
Cindy Perino Mar 12, 2025

NEW EVIDENCE FOR LOYALHANNA BUSINESS OWNER BEHIND BARS COULD CONSTITUTE NEW TRIAL
New attorneys for a former Loyalhanna business owner on death row for the murder of his sister, mother and elderly aunt in 2009 claim they have identified two other men as the potential killers. The e...
Cindy Perino Mar 11, 2025

PROPOSED REVAMP OF BREEZEWOOD TURNPIKE INTERCHANGE COULD AFFECT BUSINESSES
The proposed revamp of the Pennsylvania Turnpike's Breezewood interchange will likely take a toll on businesses that have built up around the highway's connections to Interstate 70 and Route 30. The c...
Cindy Perino Mar 11, 2025

GREENSBURG CITY COUNCIL APPROVES NEW GOLF CARTS FOR MT. ODIN
Greensburg City council yesterday unanimously approved the $166,400 bid from Nutall Golf Courses for 26 new golf carts for Mt. Odin Golf Course from a New York-based vendor. Two bids were received, an...
Cindy Perino Mar 11, 2025

NORWIN SCHOOL BOARD GETS NEW SECRETARY AND EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT
The Norwin School Board has a new secretary and the district's superintendent has a new executive assistant. The school board Monday hired Leslie DeZori as the board secretary and as executive assista...
Cindy Perino Mar 11, 2025