Pittsburgh detectives probe woman’s death in Homewood
The death of a woman found Monday afternoon in Pittsburgh’s Homewood North neighborhood is being investigated by Pittsburgh homicide detectives, a Pittsburgh police spokeswoman said. The detectives were called to the scene where the woman was found in the 7000 block of Fielding Way, said Eliza Durham, a police spokeswoman....
Jeannette fire damages house; contractor ‘lost everything’ in garageVideo
A fire destroyed a Jeannette garage and damaged the rear of the attached vacant house Monday afternoon. A small heater exploded while a contractor was working in the garage, Jeannette fire officials said. “I lost everything — all my tools, two tractors, a motorcycle and weed cutters,” said David Kerlin,...
Slickville airman’s remains slated for burial in Delmont 80 years after WWII
A Slickville airman whose body had been missing for 80 years since his plane was shot down over Poland during World War II will be returning home this summer, his family said. The remains of Staff Sgt. Stephen J. “Johnny” Fatur, which were recovered from a crash site in Poland,...
Norwin area: Bataan Memorial March, art workshops, Sage’s Army anniversary, more
Bataan Memorial March The Norwin Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps will hold its 14th annual, 14-mile Bataan Memorial March along the Westmoreland Heritage Trail on April 25. The race begins at 9 a.m. at the B-Y Park trailhead in Trafford, with a rest and water station 7 miles...
6 hurt in crash in Downtown Pittsburgh
Six people were injured early Sunday morning when a vehicle crashed near The Pennsylvanian apartment building in Downtown Pittsburgh, Tribune-Review news partner WTAE reported. The incident started with a traffic stop in Wilkinsburg, a Pittsburgh police spokeswoman said. The crash, at the East Busway entrance near the Pennsylvanian, happened just...
2 injured in Rivers Casino garage crash
Two people were injured early Sunday morning when a vehicle crashed into Rivers Casino from the fourth floor of the adjacent parking garage, Pittsburgh police said. At the casino at Pittsburgh’s North Shore, a vehicle crashed through the glass doors by the elevator at about 4 a.m., injuring a man...
Woman shot Sunday morning in Mt. Lebanon
A woman was shot in Mt. Lebanon early Sunday morning, Allegheny County Police said. She has been hospitalized in stable condition. The woman was reported shot in the 200 block of Whitmore Street at about 7:15 a.m., county police said. Allegheny County Police were assisting Mt. Lebanon police in the...
Fire at New Kensington duplex injures 6
Six people were injured in a fire that caused extensive damage to one side of a brick duplex in New Kensington early Sunday morning. New Kensington fire Chief Ed Saliba said a husband and wife and their three young children, who were sleeping when the fire started, escaped out of...
2 shootings on South Side; 1 man dead, another in critical condition
A man was fatally shot on Pittsburgh’s South Side early Sunday morning, police said. At South 18th Street and East Carson Street, police found a man with multiple gunshot wounds after responding to a ShotSpotter alert at 2:28 a.m. He was transported to the hospital in critical condition and later...
‘No Kings’ rally in Greensburg draws 3,700 participants
A strong dose of opposition to President Donald Trump and his policies permeated a “No Kings” protest at the Westmoreland County Courthouse in Greensburg on Saturday afternoon. It was a part of a day of protests nationwide, said to be the largest since Trump’s second term began. Abby Graham-Pardus, founder...
Trout group to meet on Linn Run trout restoration project
A project to help restore native brook trout to the Linn Run watershed in the Ligonier area is expected to begin later this year, according to the Forbes Trail Chapter of Trout Unlimited. A plan to restore the stream bank to prevent further erosion along the Fish Run Trail is...
Youngwood war hero to be among 7 inducted into Hall of Valor at Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall
Like so many World War II veterans, Martin D. Marvich Jr. was not one to talk about his exploits in combat, or what he did to earn the Silver Star for gallantry during the pivotal Battle of Guadalcanal. “He never, ever spoke about any of the combat aspects of the...
Norwin area: Spring fix-up, softball sign-ups, art scholarship, more
Homeowner repairs planned The nonprofit Carpenter’s Apprentice, a group of volunteers from Norwin and Harrison City area churches who help make repairs to homes of residents in need, is planning a spring fix-up weekend May 15-17. The organization is seeking volunteers to donate their time and talent toward projects for...
Pennsylvania Game Commission bear study aims to collar 160 animals per yearVideo
On a biting morning with a dusting of snow on the ground, a doctor and his assistants crowded around a patient in the woods. They checked her vitals, prodded her, weighed her and monitored her heartbeat with careful precision. This was no ordinary patient. The doctor was a Pennsylvania Game...
Ligonier Township want ad: volunteers needed for Ligonier Beach cleanup, $15 million to make into parkVideo
Ligonier Township is looking for a lot of volunteers willing to give of their time, energy, talent and tools to clean up the site of the former Ligonier Beach that local officials want to convert into a premier municipal park. Supervisors Chairman John Beaufort said Tuesday they’re hoping to have...
Loyalhanna Watershed: Communication breakdown, different viewpoints led to split with Country MarketVideo
The dispute between the Ligonier Country Market’s organizers and the owners of the property where the popular farmers market has been held for decades resulted from a failure to communicate and differing views on how the market should be operated. That’s how watershed officials and Ligonier residents described the breakup...
Norwin area: Race for Grace, veterans’ lunch, cupcake decorating class, more
Race for Grace
set for March 28 The 18th annual Race for Grace, which raises money for pediatric brain cancer research, returns to the Norwin High School campus in North Huntingdon on March 28. The event includes a 5-kilometer run, a 5-kilometer walk and a fun walk. Activities, registration and...
Police identify man killed in Pittsburgh’s Marshall-Shadeland neighborhood
Authorities have identified the man found fatally shot Wednesday in an alley in Pittsburgh’s Marshall-Shadeland neighborhood. The victim was identified as Dashawn Jamaal Awkward, 25, of Wilkinsburg by the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office. Awkward was shot multiple times and was found in Fenway Alley after police said they received...
Norwin paraprofessionals get contract, pay raise
Norwin’s paraprofessionals and teachers’ aides won their first contract with the school district, one that provides them annual raises over the next four school years. The Norwin School Board on Monday approved a four-year contract with the Norwin Paraprofessional Education Support Professionals, which provides union members with annual wage increases...
Proposed Trolley Line Trail would connect Irwin, North Huntingdon
A Norwin-based trail group is seeking a feasibility study to transform a former trolley line into a 1.5-mile hiking and biking path connecting Irwin and North Huntingdon. Dan Korhnak, co-founder of the nonprofit Friends of Norwin Trails, told North Huntingdon commissioners that the group will commission an engineering firm to...
Irwin approves detour study for closed Colony Drive Bridge
Irwin officials approved a study Wednesday to find a detour around the closed Colony Drive Bridge, even as they face a $1 million price tag to replace the structure. While council members seek a path for traffic, they have learned there may be no way to detour around the high...
Norwin area: Pysanky class, cupcake decorating, Meals on Wheels open house, more
Ukrainian egg decorating class slated for March 15 Learn the ancient art of pysanky — Ukrainian egg decorating — during a class from 1 to 3:30 p.m. March 15 at Feathers Artist Market & Gifts, 102 Fourth St., Irwin. Connie Chadrick Capar of Darragh will instruct the course. A prepaid...
Irwin group petitions to rename church alley after the late Rev. John Moineau
A group of Irwin-area Catholics is petitioning the borough to rename an alley behind Immaculate Conception Church in honor of a priest who served the parish for nearly two decades. The group asked Irwin Council to rename Church Alley as “Father John Way” to memorialize the late Rev. John Moineau....
Ligonier Township to hold hearing on rezoning request that would allow farmers market
The dispute over whether the popular Ligonier Country Market should be allowed to have vendors sell their wares on Waterford Fire Department property in Ligonier Township will resume April 14. That’s when the township supervisors hold a public hearing on the fire department’s request to rezone its 22-acre field adjacent...
Ligonier Country Market seeks OK to move to Waterford fire department site in Ligonier Township
Ligonier Country Market wants to move its popular farmer’s market from its longtime site along Mill Creek in Ligonier Township to a 22-acre parcel adjacent to the Waterford Fire Department of Route 271. It will need township approval to rezone that land so vendors can sell products at the site,...
