Western PA Local News category, Page 3027
University Women honor Fox Chapel Area students for STEM excellence
For their academic achievements in STEM fields, a group of female students from Fox Chapel Area High School were honored by the American Association of University Women (AAUW). The girls, all sophomores and juniors, were lauded during a ceremony April 11 at Fox Chapel Presbyterian Church by AAUW members from...
5 things Penguins fans can do with their free time
It’s over. No Stanley Cup run. No more Sidney Crosby magical goals. No Matt Murray game-winning saves. No Jake Guentzel overtime winners. The Penguins are done for the summer. They’ll get a long vacation before next season. But what about us? It’s April 17. We’re used to playing into June...
Uniontown man charged with indecent assault of disabled woman
A Uniontown man is charged with repeatedly assaulting a disabled woman for whom he was providing personal care. Kenneth Duane Breakiron, 68, is charged with 80 counts each — 320 total — of aggravated indecent assault and indecent assault of a person with a mental disability, harassment involving physical contact...
Laurel Mountain homicide suspect ruled competent to stand trial
A Westmoreland County judge ruled Tuesday that a Laurel Mountain man accused of killing his live-in girlfriend nearly five years ago is competent to stand trial. Judge Meagan Bilik-DeFazio said Gregory R. Randall, 62, is mentally fit to assist with his defense after hearing expert testimony from a defense psychologist...
Historic log cabin in Ross open for guided tours
The historic log cabin located in Ross Township’s Evergreen Community Park is now open for tours. The 12-foot-by-15-foot cabin, which was built around 1800, provides visitors with a glimpse of the type of homes in which early settlers lived along with some of the tools they used. The log house...
Pittsburgh flights cut as Southwest grapples with Boeing 737 issues
Nonstop Southwest flights from Pittsburgh to Los Angeles International Airport and Cancun will be suspended and service to Las Vegas will be reduced in June, Pittsburgh International Airport announced this week. It’s part of the fallout from the grounding of the Boeing 737 MAX 8, the airplane under investigation in...
North Allegheny booking reservations for annual Senior Citizens’ Prom
North Allegheny high school students will host the district’s annual Senior Citizens’ Prom on May 10 at the senior high school. The free event features music, dancing, light refreshments and a free prom photo. A king and queen also will be crowned during the event, which runs from 7 to...
East Pittsburgh resident sues U.S. Steel over Clairton Coke Works fire
An East Pittsburgh resident has filed a class action lawsuit against U.S. Steel in connection with the Dec. 24 fire at the Clairton Coke Works. Linda Hernandez claims she started feeling sick after spending hours outside on Christmas Eve decorating her East Pittsburgh home, according to the lawsuit. She said...
State police seek help identifying suspect in robbery of Hempfield convenience storeVideo
State police in Greensburg released surveillance video and photographs of a man who robbed a Hempfield convenience store March 14 by threatening a store clerk with a knife. The suspect entered a 7-Eleven at the intersection of Route 136 and Fosterville Road at 10:35 p.m. and brandished a knife, troopers...
Pittsburgh makes it easier for businesses, contractors to obtain licenses
Businesses and contractors no longer have to wait in long lines to obtain a license required by the city of Pittsburgh. The Department of Permits, Licenses, and Inspections is in the midst of a $5 million overhaul of its system and is permitting contractors and businesses for the first time...
Sewickley dog rescued from Georgia hosts ‘pawtagraph’ session in McCandless
A pit bull who was rescued from a fighting ring was on hand recently at the Riverstone Book shop in the McCandless to “pawtagraph” copies of a new book about his life since being freed from neglect and abuse Tyrion Pittister of Sewickley, who was rescued from a dog fighting...
Pit bulls euthanized after attacking man in Mt. Washington
A pair of pit bulls that attacked a man Tuesday in Mt. Washington have been euthanized, according to Pittsburgh police. The victim, whose name was not released, was taken by ambulance to a local hospital for treatment, police said. He was in stable condition. The attack occurred shortly before 1...
Sewickley Academy boys tennis team hopes to continue surge towards WPIAL playoffs
The Sewickley Academy boys tennis team finds itself in playoff position in Section 2-AAA with two section matches remaining. The Panthers are 4-1 in section with 5-0 wins over Butler and Mars, a 4-1 triumph over Seneca Valley and a close 3-2 victory against Pine-Richland. The only setback came against...
West Newton man charged with DUI in crash that injured girl, 16
A West Newton man faces a preliminary hearing next month on charges he was drunk when he crashed in South Huntingdon Township in January, injuring a 16-year-old girl. Jamie Alan Smith, 44, is charged with child endangerment, driving under the influence, accidents involving injury by an unlicensed driver and several...
Coach charged after boy seriously injured in Pittsburgh van mishap
A youth sports coach put a 15-year-old girl behind the wheel of a van and had four young boys attempt to push it off a sheet of ice at a Pittsburgh recreation center earlier this year, a move that left one of the boys pinned under the van seriously injured,...
Police: Wilkinsburg man shot, killed man through closed door
A Wilkinsburg man barged in to a Larimer home and shot another man through a closed bedroom door, Pittsburgh police said. Robert E. Harper, 45, of Wilkinsburg, faces homicide and burglary charges in connection with the April 8 shooting of Mark Anthony Jackson, according to the criminal complaint filed against...
Police: Motorcyclist tried to run down trooper near Fort Pitt Tunnel
Police say a motorcyclist tried to run down a state trooper who attempted to pull him over for using the shoulder along the Parkway West as a passing lane. The man who was arrested, however, told police that he swerved onto the shoulder to avoid hitting a vehicle that stopped...
Photo gallery: Kids’ fishing event at Fawcett Fields well attended
Allison Park Sportsmen’s Club members were on hand April 13 to provide assistance, share bait and offer the loan of fishing rods to children during a special children’s fishing event along Little Pine Creek near Fawcett Fields. Trout Unlimited stocked the stream....
The anatomy of a political campaign
My initial reaction to the news that there would be a special election this Spring to fill the State Senate seat in the 37th District was “Who cares?” This attitude ended abruptly when I got to work on this year’s income taxes and began to wonder what the state does...
Shaler Area students earn awards in science competition
Two Shaler Area High School students were recognized for their participation in the Carnegie Science Center’s Covestro Pittsburgh Regional Science & Engineering Fair. Jordan Dourlain, a senior, placed fourth in the Earth/Space/Environmental division for her project, “Managing the Detrimental Effects of Surface Water Runoff.” Autumn Roney, a junior, earned a...
Brew Gentlemen expanding with outdoor space for summer
Brew Gentlemen is looking to stretch out with an outdoor summer space in time for the local craft brewer’s weeklong fifth anniversary bash starting May 20. Additionally, the Braddock business plans to renovate its the 28,000-square-foot warehouse behind its Braddock Avenue taproom to create a full-scale production brewhouse and canning...
Local labyrinth leads to peace, meditation
A labyrinth behind Kearns Spirituality Center in Allison Park may not take people to a new, far-off destination, but it can transport them to a whole new place, spiritually and mentally. A one-mile labyrinth that winds and curves through a circular pathway has been in the community since 2003. The...
Slide causes road closure in Herminie
A landslide has caused the emergency closure of a section of Evanstown/Keystone Road in Sewickley Township. The closure is in effect between Wendel Road and Eighth Street in Herminie, PennDOT officials reported Tuesday. The road will remain closed until further notice, with motorists directed along a detour following Route 136...
Two people shot along East 12th Avenue in Munhall
Two people are recovering at local trauma centers after being shot in Munhall. The Allegheny County Police Homicide Unit was called to assist borough police with the shooting investigation around 8:50 p.m. Tuesday along the 400 block of East 12th Avenue. Munhall Police Chief Pat Campbell said a man from...
Deer Lakes school board member resigns citing problems with leadership
Gary Torick has had enough of Deer Lakes School District leadership. The longtime school board member made that clear with his resignation, ending a total of 24 years on the board. “With all the misleading statements and all the untruths being told, I can no longer be a part of...
