Western PA Local News category, Page 2738
Man in serious but stable condition after being shot in Pittsburgh
A man was hospitalized after being shot Monday afternoon in Pittsburgh’s Larimer neighborhood. City police responded to a report of a gunshot victim around 3 p.m. along the 500 block of Larimer Avenue. Officers found a man with a wound to his head. He told police he had been shot...
Oakmont Carnegie Library to be assessed for future building improvements
Oakmont Carnegie Library officials believe a building assessment will help them plan for future improvements. Director Beth Mellor said her board and former borough council President Tom Briney were working on specifications for requests for proposals, which could be sent out by the end of the year. “It gives you...
North Huntingdon planning director resigns; interim named
North Huntingdon’s associate planning and zoning director is in charge of the department after the resignation of the former director last month. Ryan Fonzi was named interim director following the Sept. 6 resignation of Andrew W. Blenko, said Jeff Silka, township manager. Blenko, who had been the township’s planning director...
Indiana County event explores Hoodlebug Trail, craft libations
Visitors to Indiana County can explore the Hoodlebug Trail Saturday as part of a tasting tour of three local businesses along the trail that create craft beers and spirits. The fourth annual Spirits Along the Hoodlebug event begins at noon at Noble Stein Brewing Company, 1170 Wayne Ave., Indiana, and...
Faith Forward open house to feature judge candidate, talk on opioid epidemic
Latrobe nonprofit Faith Forward Ministries will hold an open house Thursday at its Mozart Hall headquarters. The free event, set for 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at 338 Main St., will offer the public an opportunity to learn about the organization’s services and plans while also meeting Hempfield attorney Michael...
Apollo couple sentenced to probation, restitution for stealing government funds
An Apollo couple was sentenced in federal court to three years’ probation for stealing government funds. Tara Jo Frain, 34, and Danny Ray Alexander, 46, also were ordered to pay about $25,160 in restitution for their theft conviction. The two were married in May 2012, and had been receiving supplemental...
Stowe man convicted of first-degree murder in elderly man’s beating death
A Stowe man will spend the rest of his life in prison after being convicted Monday in Allegheny County Common Pleas Court in the 2016 beating death of an elderly McKees Rocks man. Branden A. Frazier, 28, was convicted by an Allegheny County jury of first-degree murder in the death...
Arnold man to serve up to 6 years on drug, gun charges
An Arnold man pleaded guilty Monday in Westmoreland County Court to drug and gun charges resulting from an arrest two years ago. Police said that on Sept. 8, 2017, while attempting to arrest Travis James Lasko Jr. on a parole revocation warrant, they found drugs, cash and an unlicensed firearm...
2 dogs rescued from Vandergrift home are being nursed to healthVideo
A 2-year-old female pit bull likely jumped out of a second-story window of a vacant Vandergrift house Sunday night because she was hungry and thirsty, borough police said. Tipped by a phone call about a dog running loose in the Emerson Street area, officers on Sunday called a rescue shelter...
Connellsville man sentenced in Donegal fun center burglary
A Connellsville man will serve up to six years in prison for the burglary of the Caddy Shack Family Fun Center more than three years ago in Donegal. Brian Reed Mansberry, 44, pleaded guilty Monday to charges of burglary and conspiracy for the Sept. 16, 2016, heist in which police...
Happenings in Plum and Oakmont this week – Oct. 7, 2019
Looking for things to do in Plum and Oakmont this week? Here are some suggestions: • Plum Community Library hosts Story Time for All 1-:1:45 p.m Tuesday at 445 Center-New Texas Road. Children ages 2-5 with their parents/caregivers are invited to come to the library for a special event with...
North Huntingdon man’s assault trial starts
Two teen daughters of a North Huntingdon man told a Westmoreland County jury Monday their father physically assaulted them as he stormed into a violent rage at their mother’s Latrobe home last year. Samuel Farrier, 46, is on trial on a felony charge of strangulation and misdemeanor counts of simple...
Assault, drug cases among those recently handled in Judge DeLuca’s Penn Hills court – Oct. 7, 2019
Penn Hills District Judge Anthony L. DeLuca handled the following cases recently. Defendants will have court dates set in Allegheny County Common Pleas Court. Charges were filed by Penn Hills police unless otherwise noted. Held for court • Thomas Pirollo, 28, of Penn Hills on charges of accident involving death...
Police detective, serologist tell jurors blood found throughout 2016 Jeannette murder scene
The detective who processed the Jeannette home where police said 19-year-old Khalil Parker was bludgeoned to death in 2016 testified Monday he could not say when the dozens of blood-soaked items found in the residence were deposited there. Retired Westmoreland County Detective Hugh Shearer told jurors during the third day...
4 candidates look to fill empty supervisor seat in Kiski Township
A woman has never served on Kiski Township’s Board of Supervisors since the township incorporated 188 years ago. That could change Wednesday if the board appoints one of two women seeking to finish out the term of Jack Wilmot, who stepped down last month. Two men also are seeking appointment...
What Bob Casey, Pat Toomey are saying about Trump’s Syria decision
President Trump’s decision to pull American troops from northeastern Syria ahead of an expected Turkish assault prompted swift reaction from Pennsylvania senators. U.S. Senator Bob Casey, D-Scranton “Kurdish forces have been a steadfast U.S. ally and President Trump has shamefully betrayed them. Thousands of Kurds died in the fight against...
Billboard company, Tarentum at odds over sign sought near Tarentum Bridge
A company that wants to put a billboard at Tarentum’s end of the Tarentum Bridge is arguing in court that the borough’s zoning ordinance does not allow them anywhere in the borough. The borough says this isn’t true, claiming where billboards are permitted is clearly identified despite errors in its...
Daily Download: Bald eagle euthanized; portable toilets burn; ‘Duck’ leads the SteelersVideo
Incinerated portable toilets, the Steelers’ third-string quarterback and a euthanized bald eagle top today’s Daily Download headlines. Each day, TribLIVE reporters and editors will break down the biggest news of the day, with video highlights of the people and places making headlines. Today, reporter Nicole Bramila discusses the eagle that...
Greensburg CROP Walk raises $3,000 toward hunger relief programs
The annual Greensburg CROP Walk raised $3,000 toward hunger relief programs Sunday, organizers said. Twenty-one participants raised pledges for every mile they walked on the Five Star Trail from Lynch Field to Huff Avenue in South Greensburg. The distance covered was 4.5 miles. The annual event, sponsored by the Greensburg...
Westmoreland County trust sought to pay Pittsburgh diocese’s sex abuse claims
An Allegheny County judge will decide whether a trust bequeathed to the Roman Catholic Church to help needy boys can be used by the Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh to help pay victims of clergy sexual abuse. Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro’s office opposes using the 120-year-old Toner Trust — now...
Rabid raccoon found in Oakdale
A raccoon found on Spring Street in Oakdale has tested positive for rabies, according to the Allegheny County Health Department. It is the 24th rabid animal reported in Allegheny County so far this year. Rabies is a virus transmitted by an animal bite or scratch. It is almost always fatal...
Derry Twp. man accused of threatening partygoer with handgun
A Derry Township man is charged after allegedly holding a handgun to a friend’s head during an argument at an outdoor party. Jonathan H. Sauer, 24, was arrested by Derry Borough police on charges of aggravated assault, simple assault, reckless endangerment and harassment following the incident at 2:48 a.m. Saturday...
Freeport Area nixes idea of student activity fees
Freeport Area School Board shelved discussion of imposing fees of up to $75 for students participating in extracurricular activities. The administration examined charging students $50 for each extracurricular activity, including sports, or $75 for participation in unlimited activities. The fees would apply primarily to the district’s more than 1,000 secondary...
Crews remove stuck garbage truck with giant crane near Birmingham BridgeVideo
Crews used a large crane Monday night to lift an 80,000-pound garbage truck that got stuck earlier in the day after falling through a concrete parking area just off Fifth Avenue near the Birmingham Bridge in Pittsburgh. The complicated preparation and lift by Allegheny Crane Rental took more than eight...
Man found dead in Irwin creek died from apparent heart attack
An Irwin man found dead in a creek in August died from an apparent heart attack, according to the Westmoreland County Coroner’s office. Kenneth R. Rhodes Sr., 56, was found Aug. 10 in Tinker Run Creek near the amphitheater in Irwin Park after someone spotted a body in the water,...
