Western PA Local News category, Page 2910
National Weather Service confirms tornado touched down near Butler, Armstrong border
The National Weather Service in Moon Township has confirmed a tornado touched down Sunday in the area of Parker near the border of Butler and Armstrong counties. The weather service said it was an EF-1 tornado with winds up to 105 miles per hour. An EF-1 tornado is classified as...
Two accused of taking broken Leechburg parking meter
Two Leechburg residents are charged with taking a borough parking meter because, as one said, it would be “cool to have.” Lynzi Wolfe, 31, and John Edward Johnston Jr., 27, sre accused of taking the meter on May 7. According to court papers, the meter is worth about $140. It’s...
3 injured in Route 22 crash
Three people were transported to area hospitals following a head-on, two-car crash Monday afternoon on Route 22 in Salem. A Westmoreland 911 supervisor said the crash happened around 5:15 p.m. along westbound Route 22, just east of its intersection with Route 819. Forbes Road VFD Chief Bob Rosatti said a...
Driver gets probation, house arrest for crash that killed Washington Township fireman
An East Huntingdon man will serve five years on probation for causing a fatal three-vehicle crash two years ago that killed a Washington Township firefighter. Andrew Davidovich Jr., 21, pleaded guilty Monday to charges of involuntary manslaughter and other related offenses for the June 9, 2017, crash on Route 66...
Former ITT Tech students eligible for loan forgiveness in new settlement
Nearly 600 former ITT Tech students in Pennsylvania are eligible for $5.3 million in debt relief as part of a new settlement announced Monday by state Attorney General Josh Shapiro. A coalition of 44 state attorneys general reached a settlement with loan company Student CU Connect CUSO that includes more...
Police: Pants, shoes, $200 taken during New Kensington robbery
A New Kensington man is accused of robbing another man Friday of $200, his pants and his shoes, according to police. Lorenzo M. Pearson, 22, remained in the Westmoreland County Prison on Monday after failing to post a combined $150,000 bond. An attorney isn’t listed for him. Police said they...
Latrobe medical marijuana dispensary hosting open house
Wondering what a medical marijuana dispensary looks like? RISE Latrobe, which is slated to open Thursday, will host an open house from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday. The public can tour the dispensary and speak with staff members at the site, 117 Beatty County Road, Unity Township. Part of RISE...
Burrell School Board weighs options on school police
Burrell School District officials are faced with a difficult choice when it comes to having police officers in their schools. They can keep the status quo, which includes keeping the district’s long-time school resource officer, a well-known and popular-with-students Lower Burrell officer, or the district could opt to save some...
Second woman accuses Diocese of Greensburg priest of abuse
A second woman has come forward to accuse Monsignor Michael Matusak of sexual abuse, her attorney said. The woman said she was abused from 1973 to 1976 while Matusak was a deacon at St. Hedwig Parish, Smock, and after his ordination to the priesthood, said her attorney, Adam Horowitz of...
Wilkinsburg man’s preliminary hearing results in dropped charge of attacking a police dog
A Wilkinsburg man pleaded not guilty to the charges leveled against him after a Penn Hills traffic stop on June 7 turned violent as several officers and a police dog worked to detain him. Rayquane J. Bowles-Wilds, 21, was pulled over on Chaske Street in Penn Hills after officers said...
Officials respond to person trapped under tractor
Officials responded to a person trapped under a farm tractor in Derry Township Monday evening, according to a Westmoreland County 911 dispatcher. When first responders arrived at Cannery Hollow Road around 4:45 p.m., the person was already out from underneath the tractor. His condition was not immediately available. The Derry...
Some charges dropped against former Canon-Mac wrestler shot by police
Some charges against a former Canon-McMillan wrestler have been dropped, but the most serious accusations that he pointed a gun at police who shot him four times remain. Logan Macri, who won the state championship in 2018, is recovering as his case winds its way through the Washington County courts,...
‘It was what we needed to do’: Hampton man donates kidney to friend
Hampton resident Bill Daugherty barely knew Dale Lynn, but he gave him an extraordinary gift. Daugherty, 50, donated a kidney for a transplant Lynn underwent May 21 at UPMC Montefiore. Lynn, 55, of Hampton was born with only one kidney. After that went bad, he was put on the transplant...
Trio charged by state police in Western Pa. cocaine, marijuana sting
State police raided a clandestine drug preparation facility and confiscated more than two pounds of cocaine and 20 pounds of marijuana during a 15-month investigation into an alleged southwestern Pennsylvania distribution network, according to court records. Investigators used confidential informants and surveillance that resulted in the arrests of a Fayette...
Food and Drug Administration considering CBD regulations
It seems like CBD products are available on every street corner, but the industry’s unregulated heyday may not last much longer. A federal Food and Drug Administration working group is gathering information and crafting regulations for the cannabis-derived substance. “We recognize that there is significant public interest in these products,...
Greensburg woman accused of DUI after being found passed out in running car
A Greensburg woman was under the influence of Suboxone and marijuana when she was found passed out in her car with an infant strapped in a car seat at a New Alexandria convenience store late Saturday, state police allege in court documents. Chelsey L. Persin, 35, of Greensburg, was arraigned...
Hutchinson teen identified as victim of fatal Sewickley Township crash
Counselors will be available at Yough Senior High School after a student died in a crash over the weekend in Sewickley Township. Graydon Hoffman, 14, died Saturday at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh from injuries he sustained in the crash, the Allegheny County Medical Examiner confirmed Monday. State police said...
Tickets on sale for annual Steel City Big Pour
The annual Steel City Big Pour beer, food, art and music festival returns this year with new times. The event offers guests an opportunity to sample varieties of craft beer and food on Sept. 28 at Construction Junction in Pittsburgh’s East End. Some of the brewers include All Saints Brewing...
Greensburg to spend $300,000 grant on street improvements
Greensburg will spend nearly $300,000 fixing up city streets using state and federal funds through the Community Development Block Grant. For the last several years, the city has regularly received yearly CDBG grants, each between $250,000 and $300,000. Council allocated the funds to street improvements and blight removal as part...
Truck crashes into Southwest plane at Pittsburgh International Airport
A Southwest Airlines plane parked at a gate was struck by a provisioning truck Monday morning at Pittsburgh International Airport. The ramp agent who was driving the vehicle was taken to a hospital, a Southwest spokesman said. No further information was available on the driver’s condition. There were no reports...
Fox Chapel Area’s Brent Brewster recognized as Positive Athlete
A Fox Chapel Area junior has been recognized as a Positive Athlete by the group for which former Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Hines Ward serves as ambassador. Brent Brewster is a winner in the boys swimming and diving category of the 2019 Positive Athlete program, among athletes in other sports...
Greensburg Fire Department installs two more mini food pantries
Almost as soon as the plastic box appeared in the parklet on South Pennsylvania Avenue, donors filled it with food and toiletries for those in need. “The next day I stopped and it was three-quarters of the way full, and has maintained that level ever since,” said Rick Steele, president...
Driver reportedly injured in Mt. Pleasant Township crash
The driver of a minivan was reportedly injured Monday when she failed to negotiate a sharp curve along Route 981 in the Mt. Pleasant Township village of Trauger and went over an embankment, emergency officials reported. The accident occurred at 10:09 a.m. at the intersection of Route 981 and Dutch...
Greensburg man claims he was ‘just joking’ when he pulled gun on store clerk
A Greensburg man who claimed to be joking when he pulled a gun on a store clerk Friday is behind bars on a robbery charge. Police identified a male suspect who tried to rob the Dollar General store on South Main Street as Brandon Joseph Giron, 19, by watching surveillance...
Kiski Area’s Hepler earns medal at national track and field meet
Kiski Area rising sophomore CJ Hepler placed sixth in the freshman discus competition Friday at the New Balance Nationals Outdoor Championships in Greensboro, N.C. Using a disc slightly lighter than what is used for high school competitions, Hepler completed a toss of 164 feet, 1 inch on his first of...
