Western PA Local News category, Page 2986
Lancaster County man reels in record breaking catfish
A Lancaster County angler went fishing in the Susquehanna River last month. He ended up reeling in a flathead catfish that surpassed the state record, according to the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission. “It was such an amazing fish,” said Jeff Bonawitz, 54, of East Lampeter Township. The record setting...
Tarentum considers exonerating up to $70K in unpaid property taxes
Tarentum Council is considering exonerating delinquent property taxes totaling a combined $60,000 to $70,000 that the borough manager says it has little to no hope of collecting. Considering what to do with those accounts was part of the reason the borough held off on posting the names of delinquent property...
League of Women Voters to host meet the candidates forum in Plum
The League of Women Voters of Greater Pittsburgh will host a public forum next week for Plum school board candidates at the Plum Community Center. The event is set for 8 p.m. May 13 at 499 Center New Texas Road. Organizers said all candidates have been invited to participate. Audience...
Residents, communities push Allegheny County for Crawford Run Road fix
Greg Yaworski is tired of waiting for someone to fix Crawford Run Road. “You’ve got to (drive on) the other side of the road or you’re going to blow your car up,” said Yaworksi of East Deer, who lives along the road. And he isn’t alone. Drivers using the road...
Char Valley students partake in Kids of Steel program
For students at Chartiers Valley, running roughly 26 miles since the start of 2019 through the Kids of Steel program was one word: Amazing. Roughly 220 students from the district’s primary, intermediate and middle schools partook in the P3R Kids of Steel program, where students participate in trainings that gets...
Leechburg career breakfast gives students a taste of job optionsVideo
“What are you going to do with your life?” More than 45 Leechburg Area High School 10th-graders pondered that question Wednesday during the 12th annual Career Exploration Breakfast. Professionals on hand included those from the arts, media, the biomedical field, Douglas Education Center, Eichenlaub Landscaping and Penn State University. They...
Story behind Caliente’s award-winning Mee-Maw pizzaVideo
When Eric Von Hansen, the regional chef of Caliente Pizza and Draft House, flew to Parma, Italy, to compete in the World Pizza Championship, he took a radically different approach than his competitors. While his American opponents brought their ingredients with them, Von Hansen decided to forage for his all...
North Huntingdon planners recommend Sheetz get OK to expand store
Sheetz Inc.’s plans to expand and sell alcohol at its North Huntingdon store, located near a Norwin elementary school, cleared one hurdle Monday. The North Huntingdon Planning Commission approved Sheetz’s plans to expand the store at Carpenter Lane and Route 30 by 560-square-feet. This will allow the store to add...
Police: Penn Hills man endangered other motorists during rush-hour chase
A Penn Hills driver almost hit a Port Authority bus and posed a risk to numerous motorists during Monday’s afternoon rush hour in Plum, according to police. Isaiah Devin Goodwin, 19, of Main Street, is accused of leading police on a chase that started around 6 p.m. as he was...
Old Oakmont Bakery location could become yoga studio, juice bar
A yoga studio and juice bar may be coming into the old Oakmont Bakery location along Allegheny Avenue. Bakery owner Marc Serrao confirmed there have been discussions to lease the former retail building next to Chelsea Grille, and another nearby property. “I have somebody looking at the warehouse and two...
Police shoot man in Kennedy shopping plaza during drug sting
Police shot a 27-year-old man twice in the arm Tuesday afternoon while trying to arrest him at a Kennedy Township shopping center as part of a multi-department drug sting, officials said. The shooting happened at 2:17 p.m. in the parking lot of the Kenmawr Plaza near a Beer 4 Less...
A Taste of Two Towns to serve up the best of Oakmont, Verona
Oakmont Carnegie Library’s largest annual fundraiser promises to offer a variety of food and drink from Verona and Oakmont establishments. The eighth annual A Taste of Two Towns is set for 5:30 p.m. May 19 at the library, 700 Allegheny River Blvd. “This event is great because it’s a community...
Pa. Senate unanimously confirms Elliot Howsie as Common Pleas judge
Allegheny County Chief Public Defender Elliot Howsie has been named a Common Pleas judge. On a 47-0 vote, the state Senate on Tuesday confirmed Howsie to fill the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas seat left vacant by Judge Donna Jo McDaniel. McDaniel resigned in January following Superior Court rulings...
Greensburg planning session focuses on region’s needs over next 75 years
Southwestern Pennsylvania needs a more diverse and younger workforce, a better transportation infrastructure, an alignment between education and workforce needs and ways to keep youth in the area to help the region move forward in coming decades. Those were among the many suggestions about 75 representatives from government, education, business...
Springdale senior citizens fair to highlight available resources
Alle-Kiski senior citizens will have a chance to learn more about services available to them during a spring resource fair this Friday. The fair is hosted by state Sen. Lindsey Williams and will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Springdale Veterans Association banquet hall, 1151 Pittsburgh...
Kiski Area High School open to the public for first Night of the Arts
Kiski Area High School will showcase hundreds of pieces of student artwork for the first Night of the Arts, a free public art show with live music and more from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., May 13, in the high school atrium. The art event will feature student projects, food...
Lawmakers consider lifting auto emissions testing in Westmoreland County
Vehicle emissions inspections in Westmoreland County could be a thing of the past if a group of state lawmakers gets its way — but any changes to the law would require tricky legal wrangling and almost certainly leave some groups angry. The state Senate Transportation Committee, chaired by Sen. Kim...
Greensburg man sentenced to up to 8 years in prison for sexual assault
A Greensburg man was sentenced to serve up to eight years in prison Tuesday for sexually assaulting a teen girl in 2015. Daniel DeAugustine, 38, declined to make any statements but, through his defense lawyer, told Westmoreland County Judge Christopher Feliciani he would appeal the convictions handed down earlier this...
New Ross law tweaked to set minimum distance from road for temporary signs
Ross commissioners have tweaked a new law that prohibits placing signs in public rights-of-way to define the minimum distance from the curb they can be erected. In February the board voted unanimously to change the township’s zoning to outlaw the signs, which often are used to advertise political candidates, shows...
Man gets 3 year federal sentence for gun at Monroeville Mall
A Pittsburgh man was sentenced to 3 years and 1 month in federal prison for illegally having a handgun near one of the Monroeville Mall stores in 2017. U.S. District Judge Donetta W. Ambrose imposed the sentence on Christian Erik Ralph, 24. Prosecutors said that, on Dec. 26, 2017, Monroeville...
First Commonwealth plans groundbreaking ceremony for new Harrison bank
First Commonwealth Bank has scheduled a groundbreaking ceremony for its new bank under construction at Highlands Mall in Harrison. The event will be held from 11 a.m. to noon on Thursday, May 9 at the new location at 4015 Freeport Road, in front of Walmart. Light refreshments will be served...
Somerset native flew on little-known first flight across Atlantic
“We have safely crossed the pond.” With that telegram, Navy Lt. Cmdr. Albert C. Read announced to the world the first transatlantic flight in 1919 — eight years before Charles Lindbergh’s solo, nonstop voyage. One of Read’s crewmen on the NC-4 seaplane was a Somerset County native by the name...
Pittsburgh council authorizes $32M in spending on I-579 ‘cap’
Pittsburgh City Council on Tuesday authorized about $32 million in spending for the Interstate 579 “cap” designed to link the Lower Hill District and Downtown via a three-acre park. PennDOT will oversee the work expected to start by July and end in late 2021, according to the Sports and Exhibition...
Central Elementary students unveil mosaic in school courtyard
Central Elementary School fourth graders unveiled the mosaic in its new permanent home in the Central courtyard on Tuesday, May 7. The mosaic was created in February by fourth graders, with some additional help from students in all grades. Local mosaic artist Laura Jean McLaughlin worked with the students to...
Peduto searches for towing improvements after Shadyside ‘pandemonium’
Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto is looking for ways to avoid another tow truck incident like the “pandemonium” that erupted Saturday night in Shadyside when police and trucks arrived to remove vehicles on Walnut Street in preparation for the marathon. Peduto and the city’s public works department announced repeatedly on social...
