Joe Napsha

2 days ago | triblive.com | Joe Napsha

Hillandale Farms, among the nation’s top egg producers with a corporate office in Hempfield, was sold last month for $1.1 billion to a Brazil-based company. Hillandale Farms, founded by Orland Bethel in 1958, sold its 20-million chicken operations in late March to Global Eggs, a Luxembourg-based firm, according to news reports. Hillandale Farms has production facilities in the Gettysburg area, as well as in other areas in the Northeast, the Midwest and Southeast.

1 week ago | triblive.com | Joe Napsha

Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania wants to boost the monthly gas bill of a typical residential customer 11.3%, but a state consumer advocate says the change actually swould be so much higher that the charges could be illegal. The gas distribution rate hike from Columbia Gas would raise the average residential monthly gas bill from $138.50 to $154.30, while small commercial customers would experience a 12% increase in their monthly bill, the company said in its filing last month.

1 week ago | triblive.com | Joe Napsha

Passengers who want to speed up their Arnold Palmer Regional Airport visits will be able to enroll in the Transportation Security Administration PreCheck program April 29 to May 9 at the airport near Latrobe. The temporary TSA PreCheck center will be held in the airport terminal baggage claim area 9 a.m. to noon and 1 to 5 p.m. April 29 to May 9, excluding the weekends. The temporary “pop-up” enrollment center will be in the terminal baggage claim area.

1 week ago | triblive.com | Joe Napsha

A divided Norwin School Board Monday narrowly approved a $25.4 million stadium renovation. Directors argued over whether it was an unnecessary extravagance for a district in debt or a long-overdue project provides a home for multiple sports teams and community activities. In a 5-4 vote, the school board approved the work, which is to start in earnest after the football season is over in November. Completion is expected in summer 2027.

1 week ago | triblive.com | Joe Napsha

A 3-year-old child was killed in a riding lawn mower accident Sunday morning in Elizabeth Township, Allegheny County Police said. The child was hit by the riding lawn mower around 11:10 a.m. in the 3000 block of Skillet Hill Road and was pronounced dead at the scene, county police said. County detectives are assisting Elizabeth Township police in the investigation. Additional information was not available Sunday afternoon.