Western PA Local News category, Page 2914
Pittsburgh heralds the start of construction on cap over I-579
Margaret Watson has been waiting 60 years to see her Pittsburgh Hill District neighborhood reconnected to the Downtown business district. She won’t have to wait much longer. Elected officials and dignitaries gathered in the Hill District on Friday afternoon for a ceremonial groundbreaking that will kick off construction of the...
General Carbide CEO Mona Pappafava-Ray named regional Entrepreneur of the Year
Mona Pappafava-Ray, president and CEO of Hempfield-based General Carbide Corp., is a finalist for the national Entrepreneur of the Year Award after being named East Central Entrepreneur of the Year last week. Now in its 33rd year, the competition recognizes entrepreneurs and leaders of high-growth companies who excel in areas...
Ross Police charge former Lyft driver in 2-year-old rape case
Ross police charged a former Lyft driver Friday with rape in connection with a suspected incident involving two women in a McKnight Road hotel room. Darrel Eugene Hardy, Jr., 30, was working as a Lyft driver July 1, 2017, when he drove two female passengers to the Hampton Inn Hotel...
Denzel Washington-produced ‘Ma Rainey’ seeks to shoot at Deer Lakes Park
Oscar and Tony winning actor Denzel Washington plans to shoot scenes for his televised version of the August Wilson play “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” in and around Deer Lakes Park. Washington, 64, is producing the television adaptation for Netflix, and it is in preproduction, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Allegheny...
Cops: Fayette County parents charged after infant found to have 13 fractures
An examination at UPMC Children’s Hospital in Pittsburgh last month revealed an infant boy from Fayette County suffered 13 fractures throughout his body, state police in Uniontown allege in court documents filed Friday. After a two-week investigation, troopers charged the boy’s parents, John T. Clark, 29, and Tiffany L. Clark,...
Real change is at your fingertips
What started out as an office prank made me aware of a great injustice in this world that each and every one of us ignore daily. It was a slow day in the newsroom so I decided to have fun with a coworker. So I popped a few of the...
Pittsburgh, National Flag Foundation mark Flag Day with a salute
Fire sirens in Pittsburgh and more than 70 cities across the United States sounded for 30 seconds and then went silent for 30 seconds at 11:45 a.m. Friday in recognition of Flag Day. The nationwide nod to the American flag was organized by the Pittsburgh-based National Flag Foundation. At the...
Judge: UPMC-Highmark split set for June 30
A Commonwealth Court judge on Friday ruled against Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro’s request to block the insurance network split of UPMC and Highmark at the end of this month. Judge Robert E. Simpson determined that Shapiro’s legal team “cannot state a cause of action” for changing the expiration date...
Carnegie Science Center hosting camp at Sharpsburg library
Elementary school students in the Lower Valley can spend a week at the Sharpsburg Community Library learning more about DNA, food as fuel and biological blueprints. The Science in the Summer Camp, hosted by Carnegie Science Center, will be July 22-25 at the library, 1212 Main Street. The experiment-oriented sessions...
2 high school grads remembered after deadly Mammoth Park lightning strikeVideo
Sergio Bell would FaceTime every night with one of his best friends, Kaitlyn E. Rosensteel, who he nicknamed Bubba and took to prom. Everyone else referred to her as Moe. With his other best friend, Brendan A. McGowan, he would jam out to music in the car, sometimes persuading McGowan...
Saint Vincent College appoints new president
Officials at Saint Vincent College said there was little question who should lead the Benedictine college into the future when Br. Norman W. Hipps announced his pending retirement as president this year. J. Christopher Donahue, chairman of the Saint Vincent board of directors and president and CEO of Federated Investors...
Monroeville parade, 4K and fireworks planned for July 4 festivities
Monroeville is gearing up for the July 4 parade and fireworks display. The 42nd annual parade will step off at 9 a.m. from the intersection of Stroschein Road and Route 22. For the second year in a row, there will be a 4K run ahead of the parade marchers. All...
Lineup, dates announced for summer concert series at McCandless Crossing
The McCandless Crossing shopping center has announced the lineup and dates for its free summer concert series. The concerts run from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Town Green, where visitors can bring blankets and lawn chairs. Following is the lineup and dates for the upcoming shows: • 28 North:...
Military banner grant depleted in O’Hara but residents can pay to participate
O’Hara residents can continue to enroll in the township’s Hometown Heroes banner program, but it will be at their own cost now that a grant from the District Association is exhausted. Council voted last week to continue the program if residents pay the $95 cost of purchasing and hanging the...
Murrysville residents ‘pooped’ out over roaming cow herdVideo
Doug Kaleida of Murrysville had a big enough job on his hands already: leveling his backyard and seeding it with grass. Now, much of that work has been undone thanks to regular visits by a small herd of black Angus cattle that has been roaming southern Murrysville since late April....
Monroeville delays pool vote
Monroeville council delayed voting on an ordinance that would have put the municipality’s only public pool up for sale after a fiery debate spearheaded by residents. The unanimous vote on June 11 to table the ordinance happened after more than an hour of back-and-forth between council members and residents. Some...
Parkway East closures to impact weekend traffic
Check your route if your weekend travel plans involve Parkway East. Westbound Parkway East lanes from Edgewood/Swissvale (Exit 77) to the Boulevard of the Allies on-ramp will be closed starting at 9 p.m. Friday for road work, according to PennDOT. Closures will continue through 5 a.m. Monday. All trucks heading...
Sewickley area real estate transactions for the week of June 14, 2019
Aleppo Penn Pioneer Enterprises LLC sold property at 407 Trailside Drive to Lisa Morell for $170,000. Bell Acres Bernard Phillip Slusser sold property at 1923 Big Sewickley Creek Road to Bernard Phillip Slusser and Stacie Sloan Fisher for $1 (state deed transfer stamps indicate a value of $69,540). Paul Bertiaux...
Etna-Sharpsburg to host inaugural National Night Out
Etna and Sharpsburg will join municipalities across the region in hosting a National Night Out this summer. The inaugural celebration will be 6 to 9 p.m. Aug. 6 at the Gateway Portal, along Bridge and North Main streets. Hailed as a night of appreciation for first responders, the event is...
Another black bear sighting — this time in South Fayette
Don’t feed the bear. That’s what South Fayette officials are telling residents after a small black bear was spotted walking around the township on Thursday. Officials said the bear was roaming and eating bird seed in the Hunting Ridge CSA and Fairview neighborhoods. A photo of the bear was shared...
1 injured when car crashes into fence, phone pole in Spring Garden
A man was seriously injured when his car struck a fence and wooden phone pole in Spring Garden early Friday morning. The crash happened around 2:40 a.m. on the 1600 block of Spring Garden Avenue. When firefighters, paramedics and police arrived, they found a heavily damaged car that had struck...
Ceiling section falls, injures man in Derry Township apartment
A man was taken to a local hospital when a section of ceiling fell on him late Thursday in an apartment building on Lincoln Avenue in Derry Township. Bradenville fire Chief Mark Piantine said a three-foot-square piece of ceiling fell down in a “freak accident,” striking the man in a...
Motorcyclist killed in I-79 crash in Washington County
Authorities have not released the identity of a driver of a dirt bike who was killed Thursday after his motorcycle left the roadway and struck a guardrail in North Strabane in Washington County. State police in Washington said the accident occurred along Interstate 79 North by the North Strabane exit...
Wireless service in Unity villages to get boost
Residents in the Whitney area who have trouble with internet and cell phone connections could see improvement through a broadband service provider’s plan to install several “booster” antennae. The Unity Township Supervisors on Thursday approved a franchise agreement allowing ExteNet to install the wireless boosters at six sites in and...
McKees Rocks rape suspect in custody
A McKees Rocks man accused of rape and other sexual assault charges has turned himself in to authorities. Allegheny County police said Nino Johnson, 24, turned himself in to McKees Rocks police around 9 p.m. Thursday. He is charges with involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, sexual assault, aggravated assault, rape, terroristic...
