Western PA Local News category, Page 2941
Open house at Kerr Elementary offers last peek of school
Fox Chapel Area School District is giving area residents one last peek inside the halls of Kerr Elementary before demolition of the school which for 90 years has served the community. The building along Kittanning Pike in O’Hara is expected to be dismantled beginning June 12, while construction of a...
Springdale High School women step up for military service after graduation
For the first time in Springdale High School’s history, all of the students headed to the military after graduation are female. The three seniors — Skyleanna Skiles, Deserai Duncan and Leann Brannock — were recognized at the school’s annual military reception and ceremony Thursday. School administrators, along with local veterans,...
Harrison adds 3 more houses to demolition list
Harrison commissioners are targeting three more deteriorated and abandoned houses for demolition. Commissioners started the process to tear down the three houses, all in the township’s Natrona Heights neighborhood. They are at 2602 Monroe St., 1204 Cambridge St. and 1525 Union Ave. The Cambridge Street house is near Allegheny Valley...
Wetlands presentation in Murrysville will focus on bluebirds
In addition to opening a brand-new “destination playground” this summer at Murrysville Community Park, municipal recreation officials will also continue the park’s annual slate of summer nature programming. On June 8 at 10 a.m., Dr. Wilma Light will host a presentation on bluebirds. She is a member of the Bluebird...
Indiana police recover stolen safe from retention pond
Indiana Borough police are seeking a 28-year-old man accused of stealing a safe containing about $5,000 from a local screenprinting business and dumping it into a storm water pond. A felony warrant was issued for Raymond C. Spencer of Indiana, who police said entered S&S Screenprinting through a window on...
Pa. amusement park removes personalized bullet keychains
ALLENTOWN — A Pennsylvania amusement park is no longer selling a bullet cartridge keychain that could be personalized with the buyer’s name. Sarah Keller tells lehighvalley.com she felt a mix of horror and disbelief when her daughter spotted the souvenir for sale in the gift shop at Dorney Park and...
Burrell High School’s Class of 2019 collects their diplomas
Here is the Burrell High School Class of 2019: Devin Dwayne Lee Baker, Ronald J. Beach, Nia Michelle Beam, Rebecca Beitel, Selena T. Bell, Brandin Ray Best, Andrew Bigler, Logan Bitar, Presley D. Black, Evan James Blose Geneva M. Bowman, Ashley R. Brown, Lauren Brown, Andrew Burkett, Cecilia Catherine Caprino,...
Leechburg Area says farewell to Class of 2019
Here is the Leechburg Area High School Class of 2019: Alyssa Maria Avalos, Samantha Faith Bigenho, Jaden Janay Black, Emilie Elizabeth Boehm, Mallory Elizabeth Busch, Keara Delaney Carnahan, Marcedez Alana Cleveland, Julia Mae Cominos, Caleb Harrison Covey, Zachary John Cravener. Michaela Rose Curfman, Tanner William Dudek, Joshua William Durick, Mariah...
Shuttle added to Open Streets Sharpsburg for expected record crowd
With less than 24 hours until Open Streets Sharpsburg, organizers are still trying to come up with ideas to accommodate an expected record crowd. A Main Street shuttle was added at the last-minute to alleviate driving by residents and create available parking for out-of-towners, Coordinator Greg Domian said. “The shuttle...
Storms made May one of Western Pennsylvania’s wettest ever
This week’s storms made the month one of the Pittsburgh area’s rainiest Mays ever, according to the National Weather Service. The region got 5.97 inches of rain this month as of Friday morning. A least a trace of rain was recorded on 23 of the month’s 31 days. The weather...
Hundreds of landslides around region unaffected by recent heavy rains
As areas of Western Pennsylvania were pounded with rain this week, including nearly 2 inches on Wednesday, PennDOT officials nervously kept an eye on the 270 documented landslides they are dealing with across Region 12 — which includes Westmoreland County. “We haven’t had any additional ones, or movement on the...
St. Louis Blues hype man draws on Pittsburgh roots during Stanley Cup run
Jason Pippi remembers the thrill of standing in Downtown Pittsburgh and watching the Penguins Stanley Cup victory parade in 2009. Pippi might soon get the chance to not only see the Stanley Cup up close but raise it over his head. “Every time you see the Stanley Cup, it just...
Real estate transactions from the Sewickley area for the week of May 31, 2019
Aleppo Veterans Administration sold property at 203 Trailside Drive to Michael and Kristen Hess for $165,000. Edgeworth Walter Gregg sold property at 443 Oliver Road to David and Dorothy Pusateri for $425,000. Sewickley Thomas Hartley trustee sold property at 230 Thorn St. to Tiancheng International Group Inc. for $890,000. Douglas...
Pittsburgh’s Ninth and Penn Garage set for demolition
Workers will demolish one of Pittsburgh’s oldest parking garages next month in preparation for a larger replacement. Friday is the last day to park at the downtown Ninth and Penn Garage before it closes for demolition, according to the Pittsburgh Parking Authority. There are about 600 spaces in the garage,...
267 graduate from Gateway High School
A class of 267 Gateway High School seniors graduated May 30 during a ceremony held in Henry J. Furrie Sports Complex. The class valedictorian was Kyah Amore Russell and the salutatorian was Arpitha Megha Udupa. The following is a list of the graduates, in alphabetical order: Minahal Abbas, Zoe A....
Real estate transactions for Pine and Richland for the week of May 31, 2019
Pine Robert Brown sold property at 303 Honeybee Drive to Michael and Lori Stansal Collins for $679,000. BHI Land LLC sold property at 505 Langdon Drive to Richard and Heather Hamilton for $179,900. James Hickcox sold property at 811 Mt. Pleasant Road to John and Shellie Posavatz for $890,000. Minnock...
Free summer meals offered at 5 locations in Highlands School District
Summer food programs will be available at five locations in Highlands School District this year. The federal program offers free breakfast, lunch and snacks to children up to age 18 when school is not in session. The Highlands school year ends June 7. Four locations in Highlands will run from...
5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: May 31-June 2
There’s plenty to do in Pittsburgh this first weekend of June. Play catch Bring your glove for some baseball on the field at PNC Park. The annual Catch for Cancer event is from 8:30 a.m. to noon on Saturday. The Pittsburgh Pirates and Allegheny Health Network will host a baseball...
Landslide closes Reis Run Road in Ross Township
Reis Run Road in Ross is closed between Rochester Road and Arndt Road due to a landslide, according to township police. The landslide happened around 10 p.m. Thursday. PennDOT expects it to remain closed through the weekend. Ross: Landslide - Reis Run Rd is closed between Rochester and Arndt Rd...
Pittsburgh police investigate Beechview shooting
Pittsburgh police are looking for a woman who they say shot a man in the arm in Pittsburgh’s Beechview neighborhood Thursday night, according to the city’s Department of Public Safety. The woman was in a car with two men along West Liberty Avenue, police said. Police say they had agreed...
Franklin Regional multimedia students design websites for local nonprofits
Last year, members of the Export Historical Society were looking to move their web presence from Export Borough’s website to one exclusively focused on the society. “We started that project with good intentions, but like a lot of things, we didn’t have the people or the time to do it...
Just 1 Westmoreland County municipality grew over past decade, census update shows
As Westmoreland County municipalities continue the battle against declining populations, a single locale basks in the riches of growth. Since 2010, Manor has grown by almost 120 residents — to a population of nearly 3,360, according to 2018 estimates released this week by the U.S. Census Bureau. More than 75%...
Lower Burrell police seeking info on missing Penn Hills girl, 14
Lower Burrell police are seeking the public’s help in finding a 14-year-old girl who fled from Allegheny County Children and Youth Services officials on Thursday night. Police said Mykiah Alexander fled the custody of Allegheny County CYS around 8 p.m. near the intersection of Logans Ferry Road and Greensburg Road...
Pittsburgh police seek help identifying woman in relation to Memorial Day homicide
Pittsburgh police are seeking the public’s help to identify a woman in relation to a homicide in the Hill District on Memorial Day. Zone 2 officers responded to a report of shots fired on the 2500 block of Chauncey Drive shortly before 11 p.m. on Monday, May 27. Police found...
Delmont preps for annual road paving program
Delmont officials are paving the way to pay nearly $300,000 for the borough’s 2019 road program. This summer’s program will include paving work on West Pittsburgh Street, Stotler Drive and Cupp Way. Work on Stotler will also include some stormwater drainage work beneath the street. The vast majority of the...
