Western PA Local News category, Page 2912
Article examines chronic wasting disease in Pa. deer, whether it could spread to humans
With Western Pennsylvania as its backdrop, the Washington Post recently examined chronic wasting disease in deer and the possibility that it could spread to humans. The article, published Friday, visits Allegheny and Westmoreland counties while chronicling the steps Pennsylvania Game Commission wildlife biologists are taking to track the the fatal...
No one injured, Vandergrift duplex damaged in early-morning fire
No one was injured when an early-morning fire damaged a duplex Sunday in Vandergrift. Vandergrift No. 1 Fire Chief Randy Dunmire said the fire happened just after 3:30 a.m. in the 100 block of Hamilton Avenue. Dunmire said police quickly arrived on scene because they were patrolling in the area...
Hempfield boy wins Daughters of the American Revolution essay contest
Joseph Bonomo IV’s creativity on an unfamiliar subject netted the Hempfield boy a big honor. An essay he penned about the women’s suffrage movement — from the perspective of a family discussing the matter over Thanksgiving dinner in 1919 — was named the National Society of the Daughters of the...
Smallman Street reopens after water main break closed it for 3 weeks
Smallman Street in Pittsburgh’s Strip District reopened Saturday evening after a water main break closed a portion of the street for three weeks. Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority spokesman Will Pickering said the street reopened at 5 p.m. Saturday. The $1.5 million project included the water main replacement, paving the...
Police: Greensburg man set fire at his house, went to hotel
A Greensburg man set a fire at his house Saturday evening and then went to stay at a nearby hotel, according to police. Jeremiah Nathanial Morgan, 40, was arrested shortly after firefighters extinguished the flames at his Franklin Drive home. He was arraigned Sunday morning on arson and related charges....
Penn Hills man killed in Interstate 79 crash in Washington County
A Penn Hills man was identified as the driver of a dirt bike who was killed on Interstate 79 this week in Washington County, according to Coroner S. Timothy Warco. Steven F. Macauley, 33, was riding northbound in North Strabane Township at 8:20 p.m. Thursday when he began to get...
Pittsburgh officer fatally shoots dog attacking him during call
A Pittsburgh policeman fatally shot a dog that was attacking him Sunday while the officer was trying to help an unconscious man in Sheraden, according to police. First responders were called to Ashlyn Street about 12:25 a.m. for a report of an unresponsive man who may have been having a...
1 killed, 2 injured when pickup tries to pass car on Sewickley Township road
One person was killed and two injured Saturday when one vehicle tried to pass another on a Sewickley Township road, according to state police. A Hutchinson man, who was a passenger in one of the vehicles, died from injuries he suffered in the crash. Police did not release his name....
Unity’s Nature’s Grove Farm offers pasture-raised chicken through CSAVideo
Andy Vlcek didn’t grow up planning on farming. His father died in 2010. A few years after, around 2012, Vlcek moved home to help his mother maintain Nature’s Grove Farm, their small family operation in Unity. He and his mom, Nancy, spent the next few years selling eggs and micro-greens...
Westmoreland’s recordkeeper looks toward balance of career
In May 1979, Ray Levay graduated from Saint Vincent College. Less than a month later, he was working in a tiny cubicle at the Westmoreland County Courthouse, compiling government financial records for an annual report. Now 40 years later, Levay, known as “RT,” is doing the same work but for...
Top stories of the weekVideo
Here are some of the news highlights from around the Lower Valley for the week of June 9: • Motion tabled for Indiana Township housing development. • Sharpsburg VFD upgrades station with federal grant. • Blawnox garden-building event a success. • Sharpsburg officials work to combat overdoses. For more news...
Etna summer lunch program serves people in need
This summer, Elfinwild Presbyterian Church and Etna borough are partnering to help people experiencing food insecurity by providing free lunches to people of all ages. The meals are available from 11:30 to 12:30 p.m., Tuesdays through Fridays, at the Etna Borough Building, 437 Butler St. No registration is required, according...
How residents grapple with life in the shadows of U.S. Steel’s Clairton Plant
Johnie Perryman retired to Clairton 12 years ago, hoping to settle into a cheap home near an old friend in Pittsburgh. With a wide front porch and oversize windows, the spacious, $72,900 Mitchell Avenue home about a mile from the Clairton Plant is full of artwork and mementos from a...
5 ducklings rescued by Pittsburgh officials at The Waterworks
Five little ducks went down a grate. Mama duck left, she could not wait. The little ducks chirped and men arrived. They rescued the ducks and kept them alive. It wasn’t a nursery rhyme — just another day in the lives of Pittsburgh Animal Care and Control officers, who spent...
Hannastown Golf Club celebrates 100 years in classic style
To celebrate its 100th anniversary, Hannastown Golf Club held Hickory Golf, where members played wearing clothing inspired by early 20th century golf. The club, which opened in 1919, encouraged members to dress in period attire and play nine holes with hickory golf clubs....
New Kensington police seek teen suspected of firing gun on Fourth Avenue
New Kensington police are looking for the 17-year-old who they say fired a gun Friday about 4 p.m. in the 500 block of Fourth Avenue at Fifth Street. John’Tai Cannon is originally from Ohio but has been staying in the New Kensington/Arnold area, police Det. Sgt. Matt Saxman said. “He...
Parkway North HOV lanes set to open Monday after being closed 2 1/2 months
The High Occupancy Vehicle lanes along the Parkway North will reopen on Monday after being closed since April 2, PennDOT announced. The HOV ramp to Perrysville Avenue/Park and Ride will remain closed while improvement work continues. The ramp is expected to reopen July 3. Minor improvement work also will require...
Harrison’s rescued Burtner House offers history lesson as strawberry fest
A 20th century road and a 19th century relic were on a collision course in 1972. The road was the Route 28 expressway, the often-delayed gateway from Pittsburgh to the Alle-Kiski Valley and places north. The relic, the Burtner House, is a three-story homestead started in 1818 and finished in...
Bethel Park black bear on the move, residents warned to keep away
The black bear in Bethel Park is on the move. Police on Friday said the bear was spotted in the area of South Park in the area of South Park and Drake roads. On Saturday morning, the bear was seen in the area of Montour Trail near Washington Elementary School,...
Westmoreland Pollinator Partners hold kickoff events around county
Bees aren’t the only ones who play a role in making sure we have foods like blueberries and pumpkins. Birds, butterflies, bats and other bugs are just as important in moving pollen among flowers, but many are facing a decline in habitat, said Pam Curtin, education coordinator at Historic Hanna’s...
PennDOT: Reis Run Road closed until landslide stops, repairs are made
A section of Reis Run Road in Ross Township that was shut down May 31 due to a landslide will remain closed indefinitely because the land is still too unstable to begin repairs, according to PennDOT. Reis Run is closed in both directions between Rochester and Arndt roads due to...
3 hurt in Sewickley Township crash
Three people were injured in a one-vehicle crash Saturday in Sewickley Township, according to a Westmoreland 911 dispatcher. The vehicle crashed into a tree and utility pole at about 1:50 p.m. on Mars Hill Road near Kunkle Road. At least one victim had been ejected from the vehicle. A person...
Marshall-Shadeland ShotSpotter alert leads police to man shot in the face, back
Pittsburgh police responding to a ShotSpotter alert in Marshall-Shadeland late Saturday morning found a man who had been shot in the face and back, according to authorities. Officers from the North Side and detectives from the Major Crimes Unit responded to the alert in the 2700 block of Plough Street...
1 hurt when pickup truck crashes into Greensburg house
At first, Charles Colarusso thought he heard a bolt of lightning. But when the front of his house was ripped off Friday afternoon just feet away from where he was sitting in his living room, the Greensburg man realized it wasn’t a storm, but a pickup truck. He came outside...
Police: Driver flees after crashing car into Hill District home
A woman fled the scene after a vehicle crashed into a home in Pittsburgh’s Hill District on Saturday morning, according to city police. Officers were called to Bentley Drive at about 7:30 a.m. and found a red car that apparently had slammed into a bay window. The car was empty,...
