Western PA Local News category, Page 3032
Applicants sought for North Allegheny teaching positions
Teachers interested in working for the North Allegheny School District have until April 21 to apply for a number of openings. There are jobs available for permanent teaching positions and long-term substitute teachers in all of the district’s 12 buildings, district officials announced. Applications can be filed online through the...
Mill Creek Bridge reopened to traffic in Ligonier after year-long project
The long-awaited North Market Street bridge project, which spans Mill Creek in Ligonier Township, was reopened to traffic on Friday, but is still awaiting one more step until it is officially complete, according to PennDOT District 12. The bridge along Route 711 north of Ligonier was replaced as part of...
Leechburg shooting leaves 1 man deadVideo
Investigators are trying to find out why a 37-year-old man was found dead inside someone else’s house in Leechburg early Monday. The dead man, who police have not yet identified, was from the Leechburg area, according to investigators. He was found with a gunshot wound inside a residence at the...
Police: Derry mayor pointed gun at juveniles in park after fight involving his son
A playground argument over a marker Sunday night led to the mayor of Derry Borough pointing a gun at four children in a park, according to state police. Kevin M. Gross, 38, took a loaded revolver to the park near his Broad Street home just before 8:30 p.m. after his...
Strong winds knock down trees and power lines in areas north of Pittsburgh
Several Western Pennsylvania counties north of Pittsburgh suffered downed trees and power lines on Sunday evening from strong winds and heavy downpours, but no tornadoes were reported, according to the National Weather Service. The weather service issued a tornado watch with wind gusts of up to 60 mph shortly before...
New Kensington fire shows importance of renters insurance
Homeowners have insurance, and so should renters, says Dave Buono, a consumer liaison for the Pennsylvania Insurance Department. Renters need to know that their landlord or property owner’s insurance won’t cover their belongings in situations such as a fire, leaving them to pay to replace everything that is lost. Most...
International medical mission trips a calling for Oakmont nurseVideo
Editor’s note: This is the latest installment of an occasional series featuring Alle-Kiski Valley residents and the notable things they do. Laurel Houck uses medicine and faith to help heal the bodies and souls of people overseas. “The main thing is, medicine is a hook to bring people in so...
New Kensington fireman recalls crawling into burning home to rescue woman
Helping to save a New Kensington woman from her burning home may have reignited Wayne Erb’s interest in being a volunteer firefighter. Erb, 53, has been a member of New Kensington No. 4’s fire hall since 1987. But because of work and family, he hasn’t been responding to fires for...
It was deja vu for at least 2 New Kensington fire survivors
For at least two of the survivors of a fire that destroyed a house in New Kensington about a week ago the experience, sadly, was deja vu. One lost a brother in a fire three decades ago. Another lost a home to a fire about 10 years ago. Kaylene Keener...
Easter egg painting tradition alive in Germany
ELSTERHEIDE, Germany (AP) — A small Slavic minority in eastern Germany is keeping alive a long, intricate tradition of hand-painted Easter eggs that’s been passed down by Sorbian families for generations. At an Easter egg market in Elsterheide near the Saxon town of Hoyerswerda, around two dozen egg painters showed...
Stabbed man slams van into Pittsburgh building
A man crashed into a building in the city’s Larmier section on Sunday night after being stabbed, according to Pittsburgh police. Officers from the Zone 5 station responding to a call for a reported stabbing in the 6400 block of Frankstown Avenue found the victim inside a van that struck...
Hampton Township School District receives team award
Hampton Township School District was awarded the District Team Leadership Award for 2019 by the Consortium for School Networking (CoSN), an achievement sought by school districts throughout the nation. Team leaders from the school district were presented with an award at the CoSN conference in Portland this April. Austin Independent...
Jerry’s Custard has been a Lower Burrell treat since 1978Video
Jerry Connolly completed a two-week ice cream course at Penn State University during the 1970s, but he set his sights on something sweeter. Frozen custard. He opened Jerry’s Custard in Lower Burrell in 1978. Recognized for its creamier and richer texture and flavor, custard is made with a higher milk...
University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg celebrates President Sharon SmithVideo
University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg students, faculty and staff gathered this week for a surprise celebration for retiring school President Sharon Smith, who has held office since 2007. Greeted by the campus mascot, Bruiser the Bobcat, Smith was led into the dining hall to meet cheering friends, family members and...
Trial postponed for ex-Pitt soccer player accused of murdering father
A judge has postponed a bench trial until early September for the former Plum youth soccer coach accused of killing her father by stabbing him to death while her parents tried to get her to check in to a mental health hospital. Christina Nicassio, 29, a former Pitt Panther and...
Police: 26 bullets fired in Fairywood, striking 3 parked cars
Police are investigating why more than two dozen gunshots were fired Friday in Pittsburgh’s Fairywood neighborhood, striking at least three parked cars. No injuries were reported, police said. Shortly before 6 p.m., Pittsburgh Zone 1 police officers responded to a ShotSpotter notification near West Prospect Avenue and Broadhead Fording Road,...
Car crash in Ligonier leads to road closure, power outage
An unresponsive person had to be pulled out of a pickup truck as a result of crashing into a pole and overturning into Mill Creek in Ligonier that also caused a road closure and led to power outages in the area on Sunday. The crash occurred around 6:45 p.m. on...
Bernie Sanders brings his presidential campaign to PittsburghVideo
Presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders stumped for his 2020 bid Sunday at Schenley Plaza in Pittsburgh in front of hundreds flashing the Vermont senator’s campaign gear and chanting “Feel the Bern.” Hundreds of people of all ages had gathered two hours before the event started. By the time Sanders started speaking...
Thunderstorm warning, tornado watch in effect
The National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch for all of southwestern Pennsylvania. The tornado watch is in effect from 6:46 p.m. Sunday until 3 a.m. Monday. In addition, the weather service, issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Sunday evening until 7:30 p.m. and 7:45 p.m., depending on the...
Car crashes into Shaler restaurant, but disaster averted
Police are investigating what caused a motorist to cross two lanes of traffic, strike a pole and crash into a building Sunday afternoon in Shaler. Shaler police Lt. Sean Frank said the crash happened around 3 p.m. when the driver crashed into the Barrel Junction restaurant, 3108 William Flynn Highway....
World War II vet, 94, gets high school diploma
World War II veteran Emilio Saldari, 94, was surprised with a Springdale High School diploma during his induction into the Allegheny Valley Alumni Hall of Fame on Saturday. Saldari, of Springdale Township, never got to graduate because he was drafted in 1943. A group of students prepared the surprise and...
People travel hundreds of miles to celebrate Sri Lankan New Year in Harrison
Nalinda Wickramasinghe and his 8-year-old son, Thesath, traveled about 150 miles to celebrate the Sri Lankan New Year in Harrison on Sunday. The family comes from Cleveland to attend the celebration each year at the Pittsburgh Buddhist Center to keep the traditions alive for the children and relish in the...
Prep work underway for Freeport sewer projectVideo
A construction crew is installing temporary shoring along Buffalo Creek at Freeport’s sewer plant so an Oakdale company can begin work on the first stage of the nearly $12 million renovation of the facility. The Phase 1 work by Jet Jack is almost six months later than expected, Freeport officials...
Utility-pole fire closes Coxcomb Hill Road in Plum
Coxcomb Hill Road in Plum was closed Sunday at about 1:30 p.m. between Ramparts Boulevard and River Road due to a utility pole on fire, according to Allegheny County officials. The mishap also closed the intersection of Coxcomb Hill Road (Route 909) and Repp Road. Utility poles along the road,...
Multi-car crash on Parkway East sends 1 to hospital
One person was transported by ambulance from the scene of a five-car crash on the Parkway East near the Bates Street exit on Sunday afternoon. The crash, in the eastbound lanes near mile marker 72, was reported around 11:30 a.m., according to Allegheny County 911 officials. Eastbound traffic on the...
