Western PA Local News category, Page 460
North Huntingdon vet, longtime ‘teacher’ recognized with lifetime achievement award
While other kids wanted to be a firefighter, a policeman or an astronaut when they were growing up, Dr. Harvey R. Bendix knew what he wanted to be when he was in grade school in the 1950s: a veterinarian. “I‘ve loved animals since I was in my late grade school...
Monroeville area: Zentangle class, eagle presentation, debate watch party, more
Email news briefs and event listings to pvarine@triblive.com or bpoole@triblive.com. International Women meeting The International Women group will meet at 9:30 a.m. Sept. 6 at Cross Roads Presbyterian Church, 2310 Haymaker Road, Monroeville. The program will feature member Sharon Battle, a local travel agent who will offer highlights from recent...
Monroeville library Fun Fest brings community together
The sixth annual Monroeville Public Library Fun Fest was held Aug. 24 with community and vendor booths, food, games and music. Activities included balloon artists, hair tinsel station, bounce house and inflatable obstacle course, basket raffle, a magician and ceramic animal painting. Country Flair Farm was on site with a...
Police: Pittsburgh man nabbed with gun stolen from Lower Burrell owner
A Pittsburgh man who ran from police after allegedly threatening another man with a gun in downtown Pittsburgh, was found to have a gun that was stolen in Lower Burrell, Pittsburgh police said. Tymozh Toles, 18, of Pittsburgh’s Greenfield neighborhood, is accused of having a loaded gun in a backpack...
Ex-Children’s Hospital doctor faces child pornography charges
A former chief radiologist at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh was arrested for allegedly having images of child pornography, the U.S. attorney ‘s office in Pittsburgh said Wednesday. Dr. Ashok Panigrahy, 53, of Pittsburgh, pleaded not guilty Tuesday before a federal magistrate in Pittsburgh to charges of transporting and attempted...
‘Aren’t little kids anymore’: Aquinas Academy in Hampton fosters middle schoolers’ development
Many people remember their years in junior high or middle school as some of the most challenging of their childhood. The middle school of Aquinas Academy of Pittsburgh in Hampton is changing that expectation for today’s students by providing an academic program with the mission of forming students in faith...
Blind, hearing-impaired Zach Grabowski shines with Three Rivers Rowing
Zach Grabowski doesn’t let his lifelong disabilities define him. Instead, the 32-year-old avid competitive rower works a part-time job at a pizza shop in West Deer, earning money to support his rowing endeavors with the adaptive team of Three Rivers Rowing Association in Pittsburgh. Grabowski was born blind, hearing impaired...
Fox Chapel Area High School homecoming court announced
Fox Chapel Area School District officials have announced their high school homecoming court. The members are seniors Isabella Cheatham, Maurena Cilenti, Christian Dantey, Emma Donovan, Chase Hendren, Nick Ingramm, Caden Kaiser and Ava Persichetti. The homecoming football game is scheduled for 7 p.m. Sept. 13 at the high school stadium,...
Ex-Pittsburgher pleads guilty to swindling investors out of $2M in green energy scheme
A former Pittsburgher admitted Wednesday in court to using a sham energy company to bilk victims out of more than $2 million he and his colleagues used to gamble, pay court-ordered fines and buy jewelry, boats, furniture and wedding gifts. Jonathan Freeze, 65, pleaded guilty in federal court in Pittsburgh...
Updated restrooms planned for Hampton High School
The second phase of renovations to Hampton High School includes an aspect that could benefit the community at large. Part of the project involves updating two sets of restrooms, near the auditorium and cafeteria, with the intent of better accommodating public events by increasing the number of fixtures while veering...
GOP appeals date ruling on mail-in ballots to Pa. Supreme Court
The Republican National Committee and Republican Party of Pennsylvania are appealing a Commonwealth Court ruling that mail-in ballots with incorrect or missing dates on their outer envelopes should be counted. The appeal to the state Supreme Court was expected. It is being fast-tracked, like all elections cases this year. Whatever...
A missing 13-year-old wound up in adult jail after lying about her name and age, a prosecutor says
ALIQUIPPA — A 13-year-old Pittsburgh-area girl who was reported missing early last month spent time with adult inmates at a Pennsylvania jail after she lied to authorities about her age and identity following a shoplifting arrest, a prosecutor said. Someone at the Beaver County jail eventually recognized the girl as...
Derry Township supervisors OK waterline extension, seek funds for culvert, mowers
About a dozen households on Derry Township’s Guthrie Road are set to gain municipal water service through a line extension approved by the township supervisors. Chairman Jim Prohaska said construction likely could begin in about a month after the supervisors on Tuesday awarded a contract totaling about $245,000 to Export-based...
Housing authority plans for new senior apartments in Rostraver
Westmoreland County Housing Authority officials confirmed Wednesday that a property agreement has been reached for the planned construction of a 50-unit apartment complex in Rostraver. Authority board members are expected to consider the proposed $600,000 purchase this month of six acres near Willowbrook Plaza on Route 51. It would be...
U.S. Steel rallies for sale to Nippon Steel as Biden threatens to block deal
Standing before a sea of workers in orange jackets and hard hats, U.S. Steel executive Scott Buckiso argued for a $14.9 billion sale to Nippon Steel at a rally in downtown Pittsburgh on Wednesday. Buckiso, senior vice president and chief manufacturing officer of U.S. Steel’s North American Flat-Rolled segment, zeroed...
Pittsburgh OKs expanding legal aid for low-income renters fighting eviction
Pittsburgh renters fighting eviction could soon have increased access to free legal aid. City Council on Wednesday voted to dedicate up to $2 million to connect low-income renters facing eviction with lawyers who can help them navigate the legal process. The money also could fund mediation between tenants and landlords...
Resident voices concern about potential solar farm in Derry Township
Derry Township resident Timothy Petro is concerned about the possibility of a solar farm locating on a field next to his home on Pandora Road. If large panels for generating solar power are constructed amid his neighborhood’s mix of residential and agricultural land, he’s hoping township officials can do something...
Gov. Josh Shapiro: Increased funding for public education ‘a giant lift’ for districts like Highlands
Highlands High School senior Gus Narang moved to the district from India in 2017 with dreams of an American education. “I left my family and everything I knew,” said Narang, a member of the school’s National Honor Society and the marching band’s drum major. “I knew nothing about this way...
Tim Walz stops at Moon dessert shop, Fayette County farm during Western Pa. campaign swing
Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz returned to the Pittsburgh region Wednesday as part of a campaign swing across Pennsylvania, ordering a milkshake in Moon and feeding calves on a Fayette County farm. A plane carrying Walz, the governor of Minnesota and running mate of Vice President Kamala Harris, touched...
Biden to block U.S. Steel sale to Nippon, newspaper reports
President Joe Biden will formally block Nippon Steel’s proposed $14.9 billion acquisition of U.S. Steel, the Washington Post reported Wednesday. The newspaper quoted anonymous sources for the article. The proposed acquisition has been under investigation by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), a U.S. body. Nippon...
Work restricting traffic on Route 910 bridge in West Deer
Traffic will be restricted on part of Route 910 in West Deer through early October, PennDOT announced Wednesday. The restrictions on the Route 910 (Gibsonia Road) bridge over Deer Creek were scheduled to begin Wednesday. Traffic will be restricted to a single, alternating lane on the recently replaced bridge between...
31 ears and counting: Kiski Township cornstalk vies for Guinness world record
For most of the summer, Julie Gerano didn’t think much of the cornstalk growing in the flower bed of her backyard garden in Kiski Township. Now, however, Gerano, 51, is looking at a potential world record with her stalk sporting 31 ears of corn. She filled out an application to...
What’s new at Acrisure Stadium this Steelers season
Most of the contact will be on the field this season at Acrisure Stadium. The Pittsburgh Steelers are making sure fans don’t miss a play by announcing Wednesday they’ve remodeled Grab and Go locations and added more Walk-Thru spots where guests can take advantage of a no-contact checkout: They can...
Mother of Cassandra Gross organizing search related to disappearance
Kathe Gross is planning a search Sept. 14 in Unity related to the 2018 disappearance of her daughter Cassandra. She declined to say what searchers will be tasked with looking for but asked anyone interested in participating to wear boots and bring bottled water and a metal detector, if they...
Short on space, Simply Sisters prepares for move to downtown Vandergrift
Simply Sisters Bakery is on the move to a bigger and more convenient location in downtown Vandergrift. Five months ago, sisters Karen Johnston and Paula Cunningham started serving doughnuts, cookies, soups and more out of an old beauty shop on Emerson Street. As soon as Oct 1., the sisters will...
