Western PA Local News category, Page 641
Pine-Richland students win regional art awards
Pine-Richland School District students will be honored during the ceremony for the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards’ Pittsburgh region, scheduled for March 23 at Carnegie Mellon University. Artwork by Gold and Silver Key winners is on display in the CMU College of Fine Arts, in the Great Hall and in...
Shots fired at Alcoma apartments in Penn Hills
A Penn Hills man told police Wednesdayhe exchanged gunfire with an unknown person who kicked in his apartment door. The resident claimed the intruder shot first. He returned fire with a legal firearm before the intruder fled, according to Penn Hills police Chief Ronald Como. Officers initially responded just before...
Monroeville church continues Friday fish fry tradition
St. Nicholas Serbian Orthodox Church in Monroeville is celebrating its 25th year of Lenten fish frys. Hundreds of people from the municipality and surrounding towns flock to the banquet hall from 4-7 p.m. every Friday at 2110 Haymaker Road for baked and fried seafood and sides. Volunteer Beth Stafura said...
Pittsburgh Public Schools solicitor seeks OK to sue Allegheny County to spur reassessment
Pittsburgh Public Schools’ top lawyer warned the school board Wednesday that the district is facing a dire financial crisis caused by plummeting property values in the city and asked for permission to sue Allegheny County in an effort to compel a countywide property reassessment. Stoking fears of a coming disaster,...
Aspinwall adds a new full-time police officer, raises fees for certain permits, applications
The Aspinwall Police Department recently added some manpower. Council approved the hiring of a new full-time officer, Marcus Brommell of Shaler. Brommell was sworn in by Mayor Joe Noro on March 13. His start date was scheduled for March 16. Brommell, 35, said he moved from Connecticut to Shaler about...
First Fridays in Sharpsburg growing every month
An effort to showcase Sharpsburg businesses and promote the borough is gaining momentum. First Fridays was launched by the Sharpsburg Business Group and organized by Katie Sirianni of Love, Katie Distilling in January. Several businesses stayed open a little later. Some had special promotions. North Canal Street closed between Main...
2 injured in Route 30 crash in Ligonier Township
Two drivers were injured Thursday morning when their vehicles collided on Route 30 in Ligonier Township. A man who was driving an SUV was taken by ambulance to Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center in Johnstown with non-life-threatening injuries, according to Ligonier Valley Police Sgt. James Friscarella. He said a woman who...
Another top administrator resigns from Leechburg Area School District, plans to return to teaching
The Leechburg Area School District is losing another administrator — but not the employee. Doug Rodgers is leaving his role as middle and high school principal to return to teaching in the district next fall. The board voted to accept Rodgers’ resignation Wednesday, although school officials referred to him only...
Irwin man sentenced to federal prison for viewing sexually explicit content
An Irwin man was sentenced Monday to 15 months in a federal prison for looking at computer-generated and anime-type images of infants involved in sexually explicit conduct. Thomas W. Crosby IV, 30, was on supervised release in two child pornography possession cases when he viewed the explicit content, according to...
Former Greensburg police chief, veteran cop expected to plead guilty to federal drug charges
Shawn Denning, the former police chief in Greensburg, and retired patrol Officer Regina McAtee are expected to plead guilty to federal charges in connection with drug investigations, court paperwork shows. Denning, 42, of Delmont was arrested by federal investigators in January 2023. Charges filed against him Wednesday included conspiracy to...
Driver injured in Upper Burrell crash
A motorist was transported to the hospital Thursday morning after their vehicle overturned in Upper Burrell. According to a Westmoreland County 911 dispatcher, first responders freed the motorist from the wreckage that happened shortly after 7 a.m. on Seventh Street Road, between White Cloud Road and Dewey Drive. Additional details...
Westmoreland students employ modeling skills, sky-high concepts in airport design challenge
Officials are planning a major terminal expansion at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport and gifted students from seven Westmoreland County school districts have created their own concepts for accommodating and attracting travelers. The students’ scaled-down models of what the terminal in Unity could look like took center stage this week in...
Morning Roundup: Fans rename Kennywood ride; couple free stuck deer in North Hills
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Thursday, March 14: Fans rename classic Kennywood ride Fans of Kennywood Park have spoken: The amusement park’s updated, Potato Patch-themed bumper car ride will be known as “Potato Smash.” Officials at the West Mifflin park announced the name received...
The Stroller, March 14, 2024: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your non-profit’s community events, fundraisers and club meetings for free in The Stroller. Send information at least two weeks in advance to vndnews@triblive.com or The Stroller, 210 Wood St., Tarentum PA 15084. Please include a daytime telephone number. Tribute concert to Patsy Cline planned A concert featuring the music...
Monroeville library to host entrepreneurship program
Monroeville Public Library will host a free entrepreneurship program, a three-part series for anyone interested in starting their own business. In this career development program, presenter Shawn McCune will share his enterprise journey which has developed into several successful businesses, including Enlightened Property Administration, Envisioned Environments and The Castle. According...
Monroeville author pens 4th novel
Longtime Monroeville resident Jill Cullen began writing her first book in 2007. “My sister told me I should write something funny, so that’s what I’d set out to do when I started,” Cullen recalled. “I started and stopped several times over a 15-year period, where it evolved into more than...
Friends, neighbors remember victims of Crescent Township house explosion
Even at age 89, David L. Mitchell Jr. kept active in local matters, serving on Crescent’s planning commission. A longtime civic leader and political mentor, Mitchell, along with his wife, Helen, were fixtures in the tiny township along the Ohio River. They once ran a plastics manufacturing company together, oversaw...
Plum School District budget projection shows tax increases for next 5 school years
Plum School District property taxes could increase every year for the next five school years as the district works to fund its operations, pay for a $30 million building project and bring back full-day kindergarten. District administrators still are working on the $74.1 million 2024-25 budget. The school board is...
Former Greensburg police officer faces federal drug conspiracy charges
A former Greensburg police officer is charged in federal court with conspiring to sell methamphetamine. Regina McAtee, who was suspended in late 2022 before retiring last year, was charged with a single count by the U.S. Attorney’s Office Wednesday. McAtee is represented by defense attorney Charles Porter, who said Wednesday...
Unveiling of New Kensington ‘wings’ to precede 3rd annual Restaurant Ramble
The 13th Wings Across Westmoreland about to be unveiled in New Kensington will be the first to feature color. The wings are set to debut in a park at the corner of Fifth Avenue and Eighth Street during a ceremony Saturday, March 23, just ahead of New Kensington’s third annual...
Turnpike reopens after fallen wires blocked all lanes
Eastbound and westbound lanes of the Pennsylvania Turnpike I-76 between Pittsburgh and Irwin are now open again, after a crash left electrical and communication lines across the road, blocking traffic. The fallen wires shut down all lanes of traffic Wednesday afternoon starting around 3:20 p.m. The blockage lasted for nearly...
Westmoreland juvenile detention center on track for March reopening
Westmoreland County’s juvenile detention center is expected to reopen this month after being largely closed since June because of staffing shortages and operational problems, officials said Wednesday. The 16-bed facility that houses juvenile criminal offenders closed following a series of state inspections. Those findings prompted county leaders to shutter the...
Pine-Richland Odyssey of the Mind teams advance to state finals
Two Pine-Richland student Odyssey of the Mind teams qualified for the state finals following the Western Regional competition on March 2 at Keystone Oaks High School. Pine-Richland Middle School’s seventh-grade team will travel to Swiftwater, Monroe County, to compete on April 6 with parent coach Amy Gliptis and sponsor Kathy...
Plenty of places for pickleball around North Allegheny area
The growing popularity of the racquet sport pickleball has increased demand for places to play in the North Allegheny area. Last spring, McCandless opened pickleball courts at Devlin Park, off Grubbs Road. Former tennis courts were resurfaced and modified the previous fall for pickleball play, according to John Bojarski, Town...
2024 Pittsburgh/Allegheny County homicide victims
A look at each of the homicides that have occurred in Allegheny County in 2024: Jan. 7: Dai’Von Means Dai’Von Dailon Means, a 3-month-old boy, died from blunt force trauma to the head in a Duquesne home. His mother, Alisha L. Parker, 26, has been charged with homicide. Parker was...
