Western PA Local News category, Page 3028
Derry mayor free on bond while charged with pointing gun at kids
Derry Mayor Kevin Gross is out on bond as he awaits a hearing on charges he pointed a gun at four children in a local park. Gross was released from the Westmoreland County Prison on Tuesday after Rosanne Neiman of Latrobe posted his $20,000 bond. He is scheduled to appear...
State officials probe suspicious Hempfield woods fireVideo
Officials are investigating a suspicious fire that caused minimal damage Tuesday on a wooded Hempfield hilltop. Steve Kohl, deputy chief with the Midway-St. Clair Fire Department, said the state Bureau of Forestry will investigate the 5:30 p.m. blaze after firefighters discovered burning railroad ties, lighter fluid and a butane tank...
Washington County farm among the latest protected from non-agricultural uses
A Washington County farm is among 31 across Pennsylvania that were recently secured by the state solely for agricultural use, the state Department of Agriculture said. Pennsylvania’s Agricultural Land Preservation Board voted at its April meeting to safeguard 3,134 acres on 31 farms in 17 counties through the state’s farmland...
Latrobe dinner to help fund city police equipment
People can eat spaghetti on May 18 and help raise money to buy new equipment for the Latrobe Police Department. Proceeds from the dinner will help buy department equipment, including body cameras, portable automated external defibrillators and a breath alcohol tester, said Kane Kreinbrook, the organizer of the dinner. Food...
Jeannette man faces homicide charges in fatal Yukon crash last month
State police say a Jeannette man was under the influence of alcohol and cocaine when he crashed into a parked car in Yukon on March 4, resulting in the death of a 25-year-old Hempfield woman. Trey L. Cue, 23, was arraigned Tuesday before East Huntingdon District Judge Charles Moore on...
Police: Man impersonated UPMC worker, tried to steal car
An Altoona man is accused of posing as a UPMC Mercy hospital worker, threatening a woman and climbing into her car as she tried to exit a parking garage, then assaulting another man who tried to intervene, police said. Byron Lamont Leverette, 28, was arrested on robbery, public drunkenness and...
SummerSounds books Russian band
A Chicago cover band is officially coming from Russia to Greensburg, but SummerSounds concert series organizers still are hoping for donors to help pay for it. SummerSounds announced last week it was hoping to book Leonid and Friends, which is planning a U.S. tour this summer. However, booking Leonid and...
Pittsburgh zoo lemur recovering after rare mastectomy
A lemur at the Pittsburgh zoo is recovering from a mastectomy performed Tuesday to remove two malignant tumors, a surgery rarely done in zoos. “Mastectomies in the zoo world are pretty uncommon, especially in primates,” said Dr. Ginger Sturgeon, the zoo’s director of animal health. “It’s a very uncommon type...
Three Rivers Arts Festival announces details of 60th anniversary
Flip flops, a moving stage, multiple musical performances and lots of art will be part of the 60th anniversary of the Dollar Bank Three Rivers Arts Festival. The city staple presented by the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust takes place June 7-16 at Point State Park, Gateway Plaza, and the cultural district...
Teen charged in Baldwin home invasion, shooting
A teen was charged as an adult in connection with the January robbery and shooting at an apartment where three children were inside, Allegheny County police said Tuesday. Police responded to the Leland Point housing complex in Baldwin shortly after 10 a.m. on Jan. 31, where a man had been...
United Way of Southwestern PA to honor donors
The United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania will toast donors Tuesday who have helped make the organization’s initiatives benefiting local families a reality. Those being honored at the Omni William Penn Hotel in Pittsburgh are: Kim and Curt Fleming; Becky and John Surma and the Ryan Memorial Foundation. “Through the commitment...
Armstrong County woman charged with child endangerment after EMTs find loaded heroin needles
An Armstrong County woman is facing child endangerment and assault charges after an encounter with emergency medical technicians Tuesday, according to State Police in Kittanning. Ashley Hiles, 31, of Cowansville, shoved emergency medical technicians and became aggressive as they responded to a call for a possible overdose on Hollow Road...
Washington Township OKs another gas well near Beaver Run Reservoir
The gas company that had to plug a problematic gas well earlier this year in Washington Township got approval from township supervisors for a new well pad along Turack Road. CNX Resources of Canonsburg is applying for permits for a new well pad on property owned by the Municipal Authority...
Hempfield data show early start times elicit better grades
Hempfield Area High School students will continue to start classes each morning at 7:25 a.m. Assistant Principal Gregory Saraceni compiled average grades from early classes at the high school and compared them to the same class held later in the day. In general, higher grade averages were seen in first...
Country Sounds for Soliders to benefit West Mifflin non-profit
Keith Gill Jr., from Level Green, is hosting the annual Country Sounds for Soldiers concert later this week, but this year, he’s doing things a little different. Hoping to have enough volunteers before the April 19 event, Gill plans to honor between 20 and 25 military members at Irwin’s Lamp...
Police: Former Canon-McMillan wrestler attacked mom with sword, gun
A champion Canon-McMillan wrestler attacked his mother with a sword and a handgun before police were called to his Canonsburg home and shot him as he pointed an AR-15 rifle at them, police said. Police charged Logan Macri, 19, with 21 crimes Tuesday including six felonies as the teen recovered...
North Huntingdon to tell workers to park it, then text, talk
North Huntingdon wants to ban its employees from texting and making or taking calls on personal and municipal cellphones while driving township vehicles. “People on cellphones is a major accident waiting to happen … literally,” said Jeff Silka, township manager. The proposed policy is expected to be voted on at...
New Kensington police nab 27 drivers in speeding crackdown
A crackdown on speeding by New Kensington police resulted in more than two dozen traffic stops Tuesday morning, including one involving a motorist who police said was traveling more than twice the speed limit on a city road. New Kensington police Chief Bob Deringer said the crackdown is in response...
Yough welcomes Carnegie Mellon’s free computer science curriculumVideo
Yough Senior High School in Herminie sits amid the rural countryside of Westmoreland County, a world away from the tech hubs that have cropped up in Austin, Silicon Valley and even Pittsburgh. But that hasn’t kept Yough students from accessing a cutting-edge computer science curriculum on Python, a computer coding...
Carlow inks agreement with Community College of Allegheny County
Carlow University is joining a growing list of schools that have agreed to partner with the Community College of Allegheny County to offer transfer students an opportunity to earn both associate’s and bachelor’s degrees. The two institutions will sign an agreement Wednesday, formalizing the arrangement. Through the reverse articulation agreement,...
Harrison commissioners may cut back to 1 meeting per month
Harrison commissioners are going to try to get by on one meeting per month instead of two. Commissioners President Bill Heasley said he is recommending the five-member board cancel its agenda meetings through August to see how it works. Those meetings are held on the third Thursday of each month....
International Women Club will host globetrotting luncheon in May
The International Women Club will host its annual International Luncheon at 11 a.m., May 3 in Monroeville. The meeting will feature foods from all over the world. All foreign-born and American women in Monroeville, Murrysville and the surrounding communities are invited to attend. The meeting will be at Cross Road...
Photo Gallery: Aspinwall enjoys ‘Spring in the Park’
Aspinwall Riverfront Park hosted its annual “Spring in the Park” event on April 13. The festival included food trucks, live music and 3,000 eggs. There were also crafts and face-painting, thanks to volunteers from Fox Chapel Area High School....
Monroeville school to host Touch-a-Truck, recycling event
A Monroeville school will host its fourth annual Touch-a-Truck and BEE Well Family Expo in May, during which participants also will be able to recycle small electronic items. Spectrum Charter School will host the event from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 4 at Gateway No. 4 Fire Hall, 4370...
Murrysville club offers non-traditional scholarships for adult women
The Murrysville Woman’s Club will offer two $3,000 scholarships for the 2019-20 school year to women 21 years or older who live in Westmoreland County. Applicants must be currently enrolled in college or provide proof of acceptance for enrollment. The club has offered the scholarships since 1983. “We try to...
