Maddie Aiken stories, Page 8
Woman dies after crash with Pittsburgh Regional Transit bus in Kennedy Township
A woman died after a collision with a Pittsburgh Regional Transit bus on Friday. At around 4:15 p.m., a car struck a PRT bus that was traveling inbound on McCoy Road at Neville Avenue in Kennedy Township, according to Port Authority spokesman Adam Brandolph. The passenger of the car, Helen...
Sparks fly over Latrobe area youth football programs at district board meeting
The Greater Latrobe Area Midget Football Association doesn’t have enough players to safely continue with its season, and despite pleas from association parents, Greater Latrobe School District leaders said they cannot allow late additions into the district’s youth football program. Numerous association parents and coaches spoke during the district’s board...
Westmoreland Fair gears up for 2022 — from rides to rabbit agility shows
With contest entry numbers back to pre-pandemic averages, the Westmoreland Fair will offer nine days of food, animals, amusement rides, grandstand arena events and more. The fair will kick off at 4 p.m. Friday and conclude Aug. 27. Some attraction highlights include a square dance social, rabbit agility show, pork...
Banana split celebration returns to Latrobe this weekend
There is a bunch of appeeling fun in store for Latrobe this weekend. Beginning Friday, the city will kick off the 2022 Great American Banana Split Celebration to commemorate the invention of the dairy delight. Latrobe pharmacist David Strickler created the fruity treat in 1904 at Tassell Pharmacy on Ligonier...
Penn Township family to host final clothing drive to benefit K-12 students in Western Pa.
In 2011, Denise Capoccioni gave birth to a stillborn daughter. From something traumatic came a positive, though: Denise and her husband, Greg Capoccioni, an assistant principal at Penn-Trafford High School, began organizing a clothing drive to benefit Western Pa. children in need of back-to-school clothes. The Capoccionis, Penn Township residents,...
Mustached cat from Hunker takes the cake in Meow Mix ads, international cat shows
Smudge the cat might have a mustache and goatee, but don’t be fooled — she’s a girl. The black and white cat from Hunker is well-known in Western Pa. and beyond. She has won titles in international cat shows hosted by the Cat Fanciers’ Association and most recently appeared in...
Latrobe could enact stricter regulations for vacant, rental properties
Proposed changes to a Latrobe ordinance aim to rid the city of dilapidated and deteriorated buildings by enacting stricter regulations for vacant and rental properties. The changes, which were recommended by the Latrobe Planning Commission, now await council approval. They would grant the code officer permission to order immediate demolition...
Washington County sheriff’s deputy dies after suffering cardiac event on duty
Washington County sheriff’s deputy Cpl. Chad Beattie died on Wednesday after suffering a cardiac event on duty. At around 1:45 p.m., the sheriff’s office fugitive team assisted South Strabane Township Police in a foot pursuit of a wanted suspect in the township’s Target. After the incident, Beattie returned to a...
Injuries reported in Collinsburg crash
One person was taken to the hospital after a car crash in Collinsburg Thursday afternoon, a Westmoreland 911 dispatcher said. Crews from the West Newton Volunteer Fire Company, Collinsburg Volunteer Fire Company and Rostraver EMS responded to Collinsburg Road around 12:15 p.m. It was not immediately what led to the...
Allegheny County to treat mosquitoes for West Nile virus
Thursday evening, the Allegheny County Health Department will take steps to reduce the South Side mosquito population in hopes of minimizing the risk of West Nile virus. Between 8 p.m. and 11 p.m., the department will spray mosquito pesticide Zenivex E20 in numerous South Side neighborhoods, where mosquito samples continue...
Burgettstown man dies in motorcycle crash
A Burgettstown man died after a Wednesday night motorcycle crash in Robinson, Washington County. James Jancart, 51, was wearing a helmet when he lost control of the motorcycle at around 11:30 p.m. on Beech Hollow Road, according to the Washington County coroner. Jancart traveled up an embankment, crashed into a...
Steelers wide receiver Diontae Johnson sued for no-show at youth football camp
Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Diontae Johnson is being sued after he didn’t show up to a May youth football camp that he agreed to host. In a federal lawsuit, FlexWork Sports Management alleges Johnson’s no-show incurred “significant costs” and created a “public relations nightmare” for the Connecticut-based company that runs...
McKees Rocks police seize stolen gun, heroin from 13-year-old
A 13-year-old boy was taken into custody after McKees Rocks police said they seized a stolen gun and heroin from him. In a Facebook post posted Tuesday, police said the boy was “loitering suspiciously” near a residence along Russellwood Avenue before his arrest. The seized gun was a loaded, 9mm...
Jeannette-based cemetery company has new name, logo
A Jeannette-based cemetery company that is one of the largest privately owned gravesite operators in the country has a new name. CMS East is now known as Life Remembered. The 66-year-old company announced the name change one year after it was acquired by Pittsburgh private equity firm Stonewood Capital Management....
State police identify man who died in Route 51 car crash
State police have identified the man who died in a Tuesday morning car accident on Route 51 in North Union Township. Michael Rhodes, 25, of Connellsville died on the scene while driving a Saturn SUV. At around 5:50 a.m., Rhodes collided with an International Harvester box truck near the Jim...
Police: Gateway band director furnished alcohol to high school girl
The Gateway High School band director is charged with furnishing liquor to minors, according to a criminal complaint. James Hoeltje, 37, is accused of giving vodka and whiskey to a high school girl on several occasions. The victim, who is now 18, also told Monroeville Police that Hoeltje would talk...
Latrobe Art Center to host 9th annual Yellow Tie Gala
Time to grab your favorite yellow dress out of the closet. On Friday, Aug. 19, the Latrobe Art Center will host its ninth annual Yellow Tie Gala to kick off the city’s Great American Banana Split Celebration. Festivities begin at 6 p.m. Attendees will enjoy appetizers made by Ricolita’s Café,...
Peters man faces charges after loaded gun found in backpack at Pittsburgh airport
A man is facing charges after Transportation Security Administration officers said they found a loaded handgun in his backpack at Pittsburgh International Airport on Monday morning. The 54-year-old man from Peters tried to go through the main security checkpoint around 5:30 a.m. with a 9mm handgun, according to Allegheny County...
Pittsburgh man arrested after car chase in Kittanning
A Pittsburgh man faces charges after state police said he led troopers on a chase in Kittanning early Sunday. Troopers tried to pull over a vehicle driven by Jeffrey Ledonne, 42, around 1:30 a.m., but he refused to stop, police said. During the pursuit, police said Ledonne slammed on his...
Man shot in Pittsburgh’s Highland Park neighborhood
A man was in stable condition after being shot Sunday night in Pittsburgh’s Highland Park neighborhood, Pittsburgh police said. The man told police that a man got out of a vehicle that approached him in the 5500 block of Jackson Street around 9:45 p.m. and shot him in the thigh...
1 dead, 3 injured in shooting in Pittsburgh’s California-Kirkbride neighborhood
A Pittsburgh man was killed and three others were injured in a shooting Sunday night in the city’s California-Kirkbride neighborhood. Pittsburgh Public Safety said shots were fired around 9:45 p.m. in the 1700 block of Brighton Place. A man, identified by the Allegheny County medical examiner’s office as Stephone Drayton,...
Teen dies after being shot in head in Pittsburgh’s Uptown
The teenage boy who was shot in the head early Monday morning in Pittsburgh’s Uptown has died, police said. Pittsburgh Public Safety reported that the teen was shot around 2:45 a.m. on Van Braam Street, between Fifth Avenue and Watson Street. He was taken to an area hospital in critical...
Seton Hill Child Development Center offering 1st scholarships thanks to Greensburg foundation
Families sending their little ones to Seton Hill Child Development Center now can seek scholarships from the preschool. Thanks to a gift from the Greensburg-based Jamie Cordial Hall Foundation, CDC will offer two scholarships totaling $6,000 every year for the next five years. A fluid number of families can receive...
Fans enjoy Latrobe’s Steelers Fest before storms call off Friday Night Lights
Kimberly Bennett might live in Cleveland, but make no mistake: She’s a die-hard Pittsburgh Steelers fan. “Some people hide it; I don’t care,” Bennett said. “We’ve been told to go back to Pittsburgh because we like (the Steelers) so much.” Bennett was one of hundreds of Steelers fans who attended...
How Pennsylvania’s new minimum wage regulations will impact workers
For the first time in 45 years, Pennsylvania workers woke up to updated Minimum Wage Act regulations Friday morning. The new state regulations revise how employers pay tipped employees and process noncash tips, among other changes. They also align Pennsylvania regulations with federal ones. These regulations were proposed by Gov....
