Western PA Local News category, Page 2794
Police: Armed customer robs Subway in Butler County
State police are investigating an armed robbery at a Subway restaurant in Butler County. According to state police, the robbery happened around 8:50 p.m. Wednesday at the shop at 1768 N. Main St. Ext. in Center Township. Police said a man placed an order and then drew a handgun. He...
O’Hara man dies after bike struck by vans on Freeport Road in Harmar
An O’Hara man died Thursday morning after he was struck by two vans while riding his bike along Freeport Road in Harmar, officials said. Thomas Haykin, 57, was pronounced dead at 6:23 a.m. shortly after the incident, the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office said. Haykin was riding his bike in...
Milkshake Factory debuting ‘Shalieve Shake’ to honor Steelers’ Ryan Shazier
The Milk Shake Factory will celebrate the opening of a new location in the McCandless Crossing shopping center on Friday with a pep rally featuring Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Ryan Shazier. The event runs from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. and will include giveaways, a band, cheerleaders and a DJ. The company...
Man arrested after SWAT team dispatched to Summer Hill home for domestic incident
A Pittsburgh police SWAT team surrounded a home in the city’s Summer Hill neighborhood early Thursday morning after a woman reported that her boyfriend threatened her and barricaded himself inside, according to authorities. The woman was outside the home in the 100 block of Montville Street when police arrived shortly...
Greensburg synagogue welcomes new rabbi
Rabbi Leonard Sarko believes in making faith approachable. He often brings his guitar or keyboard to services to provide some musical accompaniment. He reads excerpts from the Torah in English as well as the traditional Hebrew. He will bring those skills to Greensburg as the new rabbi of Congregation Emanu-El...
Philip Pelusi latest business to exit from Frazer’s Pittsburgh Mills mall
Another business is leaving the Pittsburgh Mills mall in Frazer. Philip Pelusi, an upscale Pittsburgh-based hair salon with 11 locations throughout the region, opened at the Mills location in 2005, coinciding with the mall’s grand opening. “We have a great team of designers that work at our Mills location,” Philip...
Pet of the Week: Corkie the possible Persian catVideo
Everyone, meet Corkie! This fluffy guy is up for adoption through Humane Animal Rescue and is being fostered in Churchill. Age: 5-years-old Breed: Domestic medium-haired cat. He is suspected to be a Persian mix. What he likes: He loves to play with his toys most of the time. He does...
Girl dies after ATV crash while riding with dad, sister in Fox Chapel yard
A 5-year-old Fox Chapel girl died Thursday evening when the all-terrain vehicle on which she was riding with her father and sister crashed, according to police. The crash occurred near Guyasuta and Longfellow roads shortly before 7:30 p.m. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the girl as Annabel Whittingham....
New student club available to Riverview middle schoolers
Verona and Oakmont middle schoolers have a new extra-curricular option to express their love of reading. Riverview School District officials recently approved the creation of a middle school book club. The idea was proposed by English literature teacher Liz Morgans in response to a student survey taken last spring. She...
Police: Man accidentally shoots himself in downtown Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh police responded to a man who accidentally shot himself while waiting for a bus downtown Wednesday night. Responding to reports of a gunshot on Fort Duquesne Boulevard and Seventh Street shortly after 10 p.m., officers found the man who had been searching through his backpack when he triggered his...
Technology issues cause Butler Area schools to delay first day until Tuesday
Students at the Butler Area School District preparing to start classes Thursday now have a few more days left to their summer vacation. Ongoing technology failures causing issues with transportation caused Superintendent Brian White to delay the start of school until Tuesday, Sept. 3, according to a letter sent to...
Plum School Board meetings to be videotaped, broadcast this school year
Plum School District families soon can watch school board workshops and voting meetings from the comfort of their own home or mobile device. The school board decided to start videotaping their monthly meetings in-house. The technology department, led by Director Daniel Lauletta, prepared an iPad, microphone and tri-pod setup. Board...
Officials: PNC Bank in Cranberry robbed
A Cranberry Township bank was robbed Wednesday evening, according to Butler County 911 dispatchers. Officers responded to PNC Bank, located at 20940 Route 19, around 5 p.m. for reports of the robbery. Further details were not immediately available Wednesday night. This is not the first time that PNC Bank has...
Swissvale man charged with homicide after November shooting victim dies
A Swissvale man is now charged with criminal homicide after a November shooting ultimately left one person dead, according to a criminal complaint. Courde Daye, also known as “Dae Dae,” allegedly shot an 85-year-old man several times in a North Braddock business on Jones Avenue on Nov. 20. Police later...
Freight trains, costs are hurdles for increasing Western Pa. Amtrak serviceVideo
If Amtrak added a commuter train into Pittsburgh on the route between Harrisburg and Pittsburgh, more than one-half of the passengers would board at the Greensburg Train Station, according to a state official overseeing multimodal transportation. But whether Amtrak is in a position to add another westbound Pennsylvanian train to...
Ohiopyle seeking votes as Top Adventure Town for outdoors fun
Fans of Ohiopyle’s many outdoors activities can vote for it to be recognized as a Top Adventure Town. Nominated by the Laurel Highlands Visitors Bureau, Ohiopyle is among 80 communities in contention for four final spots in the ninth annual contest conducted by Blue Ridge Outdoors Magazine. The online contest...
Former WDVE radio personality Jack Maloy dies
Jack Maloy, an on-air personality for WDVE (102.5 FM), died Wednesday, according to the radio station’s website. Maloy, who was born in Latrobe, worked the station for 36 years before he retired in 2013, mostly working the overnight shift where he was the happiest, according to the website. “He worked...
Allegheny County Police warn of phone scams
Allegheny County Police want to warn people about a phone scam soliciting money with threats of arrest. County Inspector Andrew Schurman said multiple residents have reported receiving such calls the past few days. “In one reported instance the caller requested money from the recipient for prepaid calling cards,” Schurman said....
All lanes on 16th Street Bridge open to traffic
All lanes of the 16th Street Bridge (David McCullough) have reopened to traffic, the Department of Public Works said Wednesday. The bridge had been reduced to one lane in each direction since June 3 for a project that included structural steel repairs, barrier and deck repairs, asphalt paving and painting....
Florida man indicted in suspected Monroeville cocaine, money laundering ring
A Florida man has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges in connection with a suspected cocaine and money laundering ring operating out of Monroeville, a U.S. Attorney’s office news release said Wednesday. Racoco Williams, 37, of Lauderhill, Fla., faced charges two years ago after authorities...
Overdose awareness event in Greensburg can provide ‘spark of hope’ for addicts, families
A decade ago, Katrin Schall of Youngstown would have had little interest in an event like the Overdose Awareness Day scheduled this weekend in Greensburg. But on Saturday, Schall — who overcame her own drug addiction — will be at St. Clair Park in her capacity as supervisor for Southwestern...
Rostraver helipad, Arnold Palmer hangar prep get grant assist
A helipad at Rostraver Airport and hangar and apron projects at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport received a boost this week through state aviation grants. Gov. Tom Wolf announced approval of a $375,000 grant for improvements at Rostraver Airport, including development of a helipad. According to Westmoreland County Airport Authority Executive...
Participant will be resentenced for role in fatal Greensburg torture case
The youngest member of a group of six Greensburg roommates convicted in the torture and murder of a mentally disabled woman nearly a decade ago will be sentenced for the third time in December. Angela Marinucci, 27, has twice before been sentenced to serve life in prison without the possibility...
Monessen bus driver charged with having child porn faced similar charges 2 decades ago
A Monessen school bus driver charged this week by federal authorities for possession of child pornography had previously been barred from driving children after he was arrested on similar charges in 2001. This week’s indictment of Jack Brian Laforte, 54, came nearly two decades after he was charged in Westmoreland...
‘Everyone’s Friend’ Terry Ranieri, Hempfield’s most-beloved fan, laid to restVideo
Terry Ranieri will be remembered as a man with no malice in his heart. “I never met anyone as kind as Terry was. I don’t think there was anything you could do to make Terry dislike you,” said the Rev. Kenneth Bossart, who gave the eulogy at Ranieri’s memorial service...
