Western PA Local News category, Page 2920
Stores in Pittsburgh’s landmark Produce Terminal could move in by October
Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto remembered his grandfather taking him as a child to the Produce Terminal in the Strip District, where they would purchase grapes to make “bad” wine. The mayor should be able to buy some good wine at the renovated terminal building along Smallman Street when the project...
Construction on $18.2M Wesley Family Services complex starts in New KensingtonVideo
Site preparation work has started on the Pioneer Apartments complex being built by Wesley Family Services in a former parking lot between 10th and 11th streets and Fourth Avenue and Cherry Alley in New Kensington. The four-story, 36-unit building is expected to cost $18.2 million. Construction is expected to be...
CCAC inks agreement with Ohio University’s bachelor of science program in nursing
Students who graduate with an associate’s degree in nursing from the Community College of Allegheny County will have a new online option to pursue a bachelor of science degree in the future. CCAC officials and administrators from Ohio University are scheduled to sign an articulation agreement Thursday that would formalize...
Brackenridge decides to pave 3 streets this year
Brackenridge will try to pave three streets this summer with one being done in-house by borough workers. Paving projects for Sixth Avenue and Ohio Street will be advertised for bids using the borough’s liquid fuels money, according to a decision by council Thursday. Councilman John Stanzione, a member of the...
Dozens of animals, reptiles seized from home where 5-foot gator named Chomp escaped
Pittsburgh police and animal control removed nearly three dozen animals Tuesday from the Beechview home of a man who has also claimed the five-foot alligator previously found wandering Rutherford Avenue. Mark McGowan, owner of Jungle’s Edge Exotics, has said the alligator found Thursday night – named Chomp – escaped from...
Section of Route 30 to become the J. Edward ‘Hutch’ Hutchinson Memorial Bypass
Look for the signs soon. A pair of signs designating a portion of Route 30 from North Greengate Road to East Pittsburgh Street as the J. Edward “Hutch” Hutchinson Memorial Bypass should be going up no later than this fall. State Sen. Kim Ward, R-Hempfield, said the bill she introduced creating...
Allegheny Township ready to move ahead on municipal building renovations
Allegheny Township is ready to start improving and updating its municipal and public works buildings. A $2.4 million bond issue will be obtained, but the township can get the project started with up to $60,000 from its general fund. The money will be returned to the general fund once the...
Rostraver home up for auction, starting bid $1.95 millionVideo
Have a few million dollars to spend? A home in Rostraver Township is up for auction Wednesday by Chartwell Real Estate Auctions, with the first bid starting at $1.95 million. Located at 621 Vale Vista Court, the 16,000-square-foot house was built on 11.8 acres in 2010, featuring six bedrooms, a...
Busy New Kensington intersection blocked after truck takes down pole, wires
Motorists ran into a rush-hour nightmare on Tarentum Bridge, Leechburg and Freeport roads Tuesday afternoon after a tractor-trailer knocked down power lines and a utility pole at the busy intersection of the roads in New Kensington. Police and emergency responders were redirecting traffic as far away as the Tarentum side...
Hundreds of Pennsylvania farmers getting into hemp business
The taboo is over, the ban has been lifted and the race has begun as hundreds of Pennsylvania farmers begin growing hemp. The state Department of Agriculture issued 319 hemp growing permits this year — nearly 10 times the number from last year. More than 20 of those permits are...
Arnold Palmer airport HVAC update set, runway widening options eyed
Arnold Palmer Regional Airport is expected to get updated heating, ventilation and air conditioning equipment this summer, but planned widening of the airport runway won’t begin until September, at the earliest. The Westmoreland County Airport Authority on Tuesday approved contracts for both projects at the Unity airport. McCarl’s Preferred Service...
Westmoreland Election Bureau gives final certification to all primary races, except Norwin School Board
Westmoreland County’s election board has given final certification to all but one of last month’s primary election results. No challenges were lodged against the final tallies recorded last week and as a result the field for the November general election is mostly set when votes are cast for the board...
Greensburg man dedicated life to helping others
Gerard Sheridan had three loves in life — helping people, education and his family. And spending more than 20 years as one of the original counselors at Westmoreland County Community College, and another 18 to Project Forward at Seton Hill University — a program that serves low-income students in schools...
Pittsburgh police seek ‘armed and dangerous’ suspect in Memorial Day slaying
Pittsburgh police are searching for a man they believe shot and killed another man and wounded a teenager during a fight on Memorial Day, authorities said Tuesday. Jalaspian ‘Jay Bird’ Charles, 32, should be considered armed and dangerous, police said. The shooting happened just before 11 p.m. May 27 on...
Hill District kidnapping victim found bound, shot
A man is in stable condition after he was kidnapped early Monday and found 24 hours later, bound and shot, in the Hill District, according to Pittsburgh police. Police responded about 5:45 a.m. Monday to a Lombard Street residence for a reported home invasion and abduction, said Public Safety spokesman...
U.S. Attorney Scott Brady named to federal domestic violence study group
There will be a voice from Western Pennsylvania voice on a new federal group that aims to keep guns away from those convicted of domestic abuse. U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania Scott W. Brady was named to the Domestic Violence Working Group by U.S. Attorney General William...
Baldwin Road repair begins in Collier
PennDOT District 11 will be doing landslide repair work on Route 3054 (Baldwin Road) in Collier Township beginning June 11. To allow the work to occur, the roadway will close to thru-traffic between Cowan Road (Route 3043) and McMichael Road (Route 3041) through mid-July. Traffic will be detoured. Posted Detour:...
Arnold mayor fined $10,000 for state ethics violations
Outgoing Arnold Mayor Karen Peconi has been fined $10,000 by the State Ethics Commission for violations of ethics laws during her time as a city official. The Ethics Commission ruled that Peconi violated state ethics laws when she intervened in her son’s application to the city’s police department and failed...
UPMC attorney lashes out at Highmark over agreement’s end date
HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania State Attorney General Josh Shapiro has no right to “gut” and rewrite a five-year agreement between UPMC and Highmark by changing its June 30 expiration date, UPMC’s top legal executive testified Tuesday in Commonwealth Court. “A deal is a deal,” UPMC Chief Legal Officer Thomas McGough said...
Chartiers Valley residents facing possible tax hike
Residents in the Chartiers Valley School District likely will be paying more in real estate taxes in 2019-20. School board members will vote on the district’s final budget on June 25. However, the proposed final budget approved by the board on May 28 — with roughly $66 million in revenue...
Marine Corps League of Pennsylvania to gather in Hempfield
A group of 200-to-250 members of the Marine Corps League of Pennsylvania are expected to descend upon the Greensburg area next week for the organization’s 74th annual convention. Major John Urban, who has served eight years in the Marines, will be the keynote speaker in the convention that runs from...
Allegheny Health Network to relocate urgent care services in New Kensington
Those needing medical care that doesn’t require a trip to a hospital emergency room will have a new option come July 1 in New Kensington. Allegheny Health Network will open an Express Care clinic at the United Physicians practice at 305 7th St., just across the street from the main...
The fun is back – pre-orders start for new Atari VCS console
Have you played Atari today? Odds are, probably not. But as early as March, the answer could be yes. Atari, which popularized home video gaming with its legendary cartridge-based Video Computer System, or 2600, is launching a new, retro-styled Atari VCS that the company says will play classic and modern...
Shaler Area’s Class of 2019 celebrates commencement
On June 7 the Shaler Area High School Class of 2019 celebrated commencement at Titan Stadium. The bleachers were packed with friends, family and underclassmen as the graduates said a final good-bye to the school district and begin to embark on their individual journeys....
Photo Gallery: Aspinwall town-wide yard sale
Aspinwall hosted its annual town-wide yard sale on June 8-9. The event, in its 15th year, draws hundreds of shoppers to the streets of the borough....
