Western PA Local News category, Page 3059
Pittsburgh police injured in Tree of Life shooting throw first pitch at Pirates home opener
Four Pittsburgh police officers injured during the October synagogue shooting threw out the first pitch during the Pirates home opener at PNC Park on Monday. Officers Timothy Matson, Anthony Burke, Dan Mead and Michael Smidga each threw pitches during the pregame ceremony. Officers Anthony Burke, Timothy Matson, Dan Mead, and...
West Newton couple continue battling legal hurdles to regain custody of infant daughterVideo
A West Newton couple was back in court Monday taking another legal step they hope will reunite them with their infant daughter, Cali, who was removed from their custody almost two months ago. Tiffany Aquilina, 37, and her husband, Robert, 38, waived their scheduled preliminary hearing on charges of endangering...
Penn Township vocalist wows crowds with national anthem renditionVideo
It’s possible that Antolena Damico was literally born to sing the national anthem. After all, she shares an Aug. 1 birthday with the song’s lyricist, Francis Scott Key. Over the past three years Damico, 12, of Penn Township has gone from singing the anthem at her older brother’s midget football...
Free Moon landing presentation coming Sunday to Apollo
Although the “Destination Moon: the Apollo 11 Mission” exhibit is over at the Heinz History Center, one of its historians is coming to Apollo to speak about the historic NASA mission on Sunday, at 6:30 p.m., for a free public event at the Women’s Christian Temperance Union of Apollo building,...
Multiple fire departments responding to house fire in Rostraver Twp.
Multiple fire departments in Rostraver Township were responding to a house fire Monday that had spread to an adjoining garage, a Westmoreland County dispatcher said. The dispatcher said the fire was reported on the 400 block of Rankin Road at 3:53 p.m. Reports said the garage had a mobile home...
Three TJ students reach out to community to help those in need
Maddie Sneddon collected more than 400 books from the Thomas Jefferson community to donate to Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. Taylor Myers raised nearly enough money to donate two wagons to the hospital to allow little children to get out of their rooms and explore the hallways while getting treatment. Alaina...
North Hills gardening enthusiasts making it easy to get growing this spring
Gardeners itching to get out and start beautifying their landscapes and grow fresh produce can pick up a wide variety of flowers and plants at a number of upcoming events in the North Hills: NHCO community garden Volunteers interested in growing produce that will be distributed to needy families in...
Study: Pittsburgh No. 1 market for first-time homebuyers
Western Pennsylvania first-time homebuyers take heart — Pittsburgh is the best U.S. city based on affordability and several other measures, according to Yahoo Finance. A survey by Bankrate.com said Pittsburgh tops the list of the 10 best major metropolitan areas for first-time homebuyers. The ranking was based on 13 measures...
Penn Hills attorney joins councilman in mayoral bid
A Penn Hills attorney has thrown her name in the race to become the municipality’s next mayor. Pauline Calabrese, 57, a Democrat, joins Penn Hills Councilman John Petrucci, also 57 and a Democrat, as a candidate for the open seat. Current Mayor Sarah Kuhn will not seek re-election. Calabrese practices...
Sheds catch fire in Cheswick, send flames ’60 feet into the air’
Firefighters responding to a call on Cheswick’s South Highland Avenue on Sunday night knew they weren’t going to an ordinary fire. The volunteers could see towering flames above the neighborhood and then heard multiple explosions. “You could see the flames all across Cheswick,” Cheswick fire Chief Rick Franks said. “Flames...
Hiking and biking trail, roads open at Pittsburgh’s Hazelwood Green siteVideo
Pittsburgh’s sprawling Hazelwood Green property along the Monongahela River opened to the public Monday for the first time in more than 100 years. Officials opened Blair Street, a $21 million thoroughfare formerly known as Signature Boulevard, providing the first public access to the 178-acre site that until the 1990s featured...
Hope springs eternal on Pirates’ Opening Day
It’s important to have priorities. As big-league baseball returned to Pittsburgh on Monday with the Pirates opening their home schedule at PNC Park, die-hard fans chose going to the sun-drenched yet chilly opener over work, school and other lesser priorities. “I skipped school for this, but I don’t think I’ll...
Community input sought for redesign of dangerous Pittsburgh intersection
Pittsburgh wants residents to weigh in on the proposed redesign of a dangerous four-way intersection in Larimer. The city is planning improvements at Frankstown and Lincoln avenues and Enterprise and Lowell streets and wants community input on possible new safety features and travel improvements. Pittsburgh’s Department of Mobility and Infrastructure...
Jergel’s fundraiser to honor teen who lost cancer battle
The family of a Pine-Richland High School student who died last spring following a 20-month long battle with a rare form of cancer is hosting a fundraiser in his name on Sunday at Jergel’s Rhythm Grille to benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Zachary Kass-Gerji died March 26, 2018 from a rare...
Traffic restrictions start Tuesday on Butler Logan bridge over Route 28
Traffic restrictions will start Tuesday morning on the bridge carrying Butler Logan Road over Route 28 in Frazer, PennDOT announced Monday. Traffic will be reduced to a single, alternating lane controlled by temporary traffic signals. The restriction is expected to start at 7 a.m. Tuesday and be in place through...
Sewickley area real estate transactions for week of April 1, 2019
Here are the latest Sewickley area real estate transactions: Haysville Curtis Schurman sold property at 1 Ohio River Blvd. to T Shawn Harkins for $165,000. Leet JLB Diversifield Investments LLC sold property at 66 Orchard St. to Karl Messner for $39,000. Sewickley S. Scott Schober sold property at 319 Bank...
Airlines’ on-time average drops; Spirit leads area carriers
On-time arrivals of U.S. flights were down overall in January, but several airlines with area operations ranked near the top for sticking close to their schedules, according to the latest Air Travel Consumer Report from the U.S. Department of Transportation. Some airlines that serve Pittsburgh didn’t fare as well, falling...
Talbot Thon raises nearly $55K
Hampton High School hosted its first Talbot Thon on Friday, March 29, at the high school and it was a huge success, raising $55,909.23. The event replaces what was previously known as MiniTHON. A bevy of fun-filled events and activities were held to help raise money for the Children’s Hospital...
AGH honors Tarentum teen and fallen officer Sciullo as organ donors, lifesavers
It’s been 10 years since Max and Sue Sciullo lost their son and only five months since Joy Krumenacker lost her son, but the two families came together at Allegheny General Hospital on Monday to recognize the impact their children made on the lives of others through organ and tissue...
‘Tuck Everlasting’ a hit at North Hills
The spring musical at North Hills High School “Tuck Everlasting” was a huge hit over the weekend as the students brought their version of the story to the high school stage....
Tarentum man faces child endangerment charge after pool accident
A Tarentum man whose 2-year-old daughter was found unresponsive in a home swimming pool last month faces a felony child endangerment charge. William Richard Nulph, 35, told police he left the toddler unattended on a side deck where she had been playing March 14 so he could take his 8-month-old...
Consumer alert issued for Homestead’s Me Lyng after mice found in kitchen
Allegheny County health officials issued a consumer alert for Homestead’s Me Lyng, citing dirty surfaces and a mouse infestation. The inspection late last week at the family-style Asian restaurant on Eighth Avenue turned up mouse droppings throughout the kitchen, including on shelving and in food storage areas of the basement,...
O’Hara approves nearly $1.1 million in 2019 paving projects
O’Hara residents are expected to see nearly $1.1 million in road paving projects this summer. Council on March 11 approved a list of projects to be targeted in the road improvement campaign, including several in RIDC Park. Youngblood Paving was awarded the contract. The list of roads to be milled...
AAA campaign focuses on Distracted Driving Awareness MonthVideo
Drivers talking on a cellphone are up to four times as likely to crash compared to other drivers, while those who text while driving being up to eight times as likely to be involved in a crash, according to the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. April is Distracted Driving Awareness...
Three local winners share in $400,000 Cash 5 jackpot
This might be as rare as lightning striking twice in the same place. The odds of picking all five numbers in Pennsylvania’s Cash 5 lottery game start out at just a hair below one in a million — one in 962,598, according to the Pennsylvania Lottery Commission. On Saturday, two...
