Western PA Local News category, Page 3085
Norwin to study pool conditions
The Norwin School Board on Monday hired Wallover Architects Inc. of Lancaster to conduct a detailed evaluation the high school pool. The board said the cost of the Wallover’s study is not to exceed $7,110. Wallover was directed to provide information about the pool’s current conditions and to look at...
Lower Valley municipalities earn ‘Banner’ designation
It was a banner day for several Lower Valley communities — Sharpsburg, O’Hara, Aspinwall, Etna and Indiana Township — which were named among the best by the Allegheny League of Municipalities. County Executive Rich Fitzgerald, joined by other local officials, announced the 2019 Banner Community Program honorees March 8 during...
Traffic delays expected during East Carson Street project in Pittsburgh’s South Side
Drivers should expect traffic delays on East Carson Street in Pittsburgh’s South Side neighborhood during an $18 million improvement project that started Monday and will continue into 2020. Pittsburgh started a $3 million project that will include new sidewalks with exposed aggregate concrete, pedestrian lighting, hanging baskets and trees between...
Attempted homicide, related charges filed in Jeannette shooting
Jeannette police filed criminal charges Tuesday against two people accused of involvement in a shooting last week that injured a woman. Arrest warrants were issued for Elijah T. Miles, 22, and DeJanette Ivy Crosby, 23. Police Chief Shannon Binda said Tuesday the female victim was recovering from a leg wound....
Powerball jackpot climbs to $550 million
Powerball players will be vying for the 10th-largest lottery jackpot in U.S.. history in Wednesday’s drawing. The top prize has climbed to $550 million, or about $335 million if taken as a lump sum. The winner will likely have to pay almost half the prize in state and federal taxes,...
Mobile cat clinic coming to Sharpsburg
Sharpsburg will host its second annual mobile pet clinic in April. The event will offer spay/neuter procedures, rabies and FVRCP vaccines, and flea and ear mite treatments. In partnership with Animal Friends and Paws Across Pittsburgh, the clinic is for cats only. It is from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m....
Pennsylvania congressman aims to expand immigrant worker program to dairy farms
A Pennsylvania congressman wants to expand a visa program originally designed for seasonal farm workers so that struggling dairy farms can better meet their labor needs. Currently, dairy farmers can’t use the H-2A temporary and seasonal foreign agricultural workforce program because dairy farming is not considered seasonal. U.S. Rep. John...
The Incline website purchased; new director named
The Incline news website has a new owner, just two weeks after it announced it was for sale. The Pittsburgh-based website announced on its social media platforms Tuesday it was bought by media company WhereBy.US. The company describes itself as one that builds “local media brands for growing cities, and...
Police: Man faked credentials for security firm, didn’t pay Greensburg man
Pennsylvania State Police say a New Jersey man who claimed to operate an area security firm had fraudulent credentials and was using a state certification number that belongs to someone else. Kenneth L. Wilson, 48, was charged in Greensburg with theft and tampering with public records. A warrant has been...
Highlands sets calendar for 2019-20 school year
Students in the Highlands School District will start the 2019-20 school year on Thursday, Aug. 29. The school board on Monday approved the calendar for next school year. The Thanksgiving break will start with a half-day for students on Wednesday, Nov. 27, with no school on Nov. 28 and 29....
White Oak woman diagnosed with cancer as a teen shares story in national publication
Denelle Suranski is sharing her story in hopes of saving lives. Suranski, 35, an advocate for colon cancer prevention and awareness, faced her own diagnosis as a teenager. Now the White Oak resident is offering the details of her cancer battle through a feature in “On the Rise,” the national...
The latest in Day 1 of the Michael Rosfeld trialVideo
The homicide trial of former East Pittsburgh police officer Michael Rosfeld began Tuesday, with proceedings getting underway around 9:30 a.m. in Room 313 of the Allegheny County Courthouse. Rosfeld is accused of shooting Antwon Rose II three times as he ran from a June 19 traffic stop in East Pittsburgh....
Water main construction project shuts down Monessen street
A construction project on a water main shut down Second Street in Monessen Tuesday morning, according to Westmoreland County 911. Though originally reported as a water main break just before 7:30 a.m. Tuesday, it was actually a planned project, according to the Borough of Charleroi Water Authority, which supplies water...
Legion history program rescheduled in Derry
Retired Navy officer Bob MacPherson will present “The American Legion at 100” at 1 p.m. April 6 at Derry’s Caldwell Memorial Library. The presentation, rescheduled from March 7, draws upon historical records and newspaper accounts to tell the story of the veterans organization — beginning with its founding a century...
Audiophile hopes North Side’s Government Center is more than just a record storeVideo
When it came to naming his record store, Josh Cozby knew right away what to call the place: The Government Center. Only some customers make the music connection. “’The Government Center’ is a song by The Modern Lovers,” said Cozby, inside the shop on the North Side Friday. “And lead...
Churchill charter school employee charged with selling drugs
An employee at Pace Charter School in Churchill has been charged with selling drugs to a co-worker in the school parking lot, according to Tribune-Review news partner WPXI. Devon Alexander, 29, of Coraopolis has been fired from his position as a behavioral specialist, the school told WPXI. The Churchill Police...
Graham Nash talks Pittsburgh, Woodstock and CrosbyVideo
Graham Nash is a two-time Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, as a member of legendary musical acts Crosby, Stills and Nash and The Hollies. At 77, he could probably rest on his laurels, but instead Nash is on a tour that took him last week to the Carnegie...
Curtain to rise for ‘Mamma Mia’ at Carlynton
Excitement is building as Carlynton students get ready to showcase their talents in the high school’s musical production of “Mamma Mia!” The curtain rises from Thursday through Sunday, March 28-31. Performances on the first three nights begin at 7:30 p.m. Sunday’s show starts at 2 p.m. Carlynton director Nathan Hart...
Scrumptious chicken sandwich that comes from El Salvador
Gerson Villita, former owner of El Sombrero Mexican Restaurant in Cranberry, shares a hometown Panes con Pollo (chicken sandwich) from his childhood. It is a meal in a bun. Growing up in El Salvador, the end of the year was the most exciting time when preparation for big family gatherings...
STARS are out in Carlynton
Music filled the Carlynton High School gymnasium, as students decked out in their best green attire crowded the “dance floor.” It was time to party. Even state Secretary of Education Pedro Rivera showed up for the celebration. “It was awesome,” said Michael Long, 15, a freshman at Carlynton, as he...
Race director organized annual event in memory of brother
Kevin Smith has been involved in virtually every aspect of running, from being a retail shop owner to overseeing the timing for more than 11,000 events across the eastern United States. His job as race director of the Sean T. Smith Memorial Just a Short Run, held every year since...
Pine-Richland Youth Center hosting acting, choreography workshop for kids
The Pine-Richland Youth Center will conduct its first-ever Shine Brighter Broadway Mash-up Workshop to give children the chance to immerse themselves in the world of musical theater for a day. The event will be 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 13. The all-day workshop will feature both acting and choreography...
Examining the genius of da Vinci
Last month’s selection for our book club was Walter Isaacson’s biography of Leonardo da Vinci. Leonardo was certainly a remarkable human being, possessing a wide variety of characteristics that combined to produce a bona fide genius. Indeed, it is easy to agree with observers who consider him to be the...
Oakmont council has a new member
A retired Westinghouse Electric Company vice president was tapped to fill a vacancy on Oakmont council. Randy Galm of the borough’s Edgewater development was appointed in a 5-0 vote Monday night to replace Justin Lokay, who resigned from his elected post in January and moved to another municipality. Councilwoman Leah...
Highlands to publish names of tax delinquents
It would be foolish for those who owe back property taxes in the Highlands School District not to pay up or start making payments by April 1. The school board Monday approved publishing the names of property owners who are delinquent in their real estate taxes beginning on April 1....
