Stephen Huba stories, Page 15
Greensburg man saw life despite blindness
John Dallo was blind from childhood, but he didn’t let that handicap bring him down. “He was an inspiration to everybody who saw him,” said his wife, Carol Dallo. “He did not just let life go by. He would be right in there helping with whatever.” Mr. Dallo became blind...
Westmoreland County public pools gearing up for June openings
Although Memorial Day is the unofficial start of summer, Westmoreland County’s public swimming pools are mostly waiting until June to open for the season. The one exception is Crabapple Community Pool in Herminie, which will be open over the three-day Memorial Day weekend, weather permitting, and will open for the...
Jeannette teacher Raymond Bronzie wrestled most out of life on and off the mat
In his long life, there was very little that Raymond Bronzie couldn’t or didn’t do. He helped train the chimpanzees in the Johnny Weissmuller “Tarzan” movies. He was a finalist for the Olympic swimming and wrestling teams. He was a Golden Glove boxer. He rode a bicycle cross-country. He was...
Sutersville man passed on baseball career for college education
David Dubinsky wanted to go to college so badly, he said no to the Baltimore Orioles. Scouts from the major league team were at a high school baseball game Mr. Dubinsky was playing in. They were there to scout the opposing team, but Mr. Dubinsky had hit a home run...
Downtown Pittsburgh charter schools close for rest of week for unspecified ‘threat’
Urban Pathways 6-12 Charter School and K-5 College Charter School, both in downtown Pittsburgh, will be closed Thursday and Friday because of an unspecified threat. The schools posted notices to their websites and Facebook pages that they had been “alerted by law enforcement of an alleged threat” that would necessitate...
Shooting in Marshall-Shadeland leaves 1 man injured
Pittsburgh police are investigating a shooting Wednesday evening that left a man wounded in his upper arm. Officers from Zone 1 received a 911 call about the shooting from a residence in the 1100 block of Ingham Street shortly before 8 p.m. When officers arrived, they found a man who...
Patricia Dodge named U.S. magistrate judge for Western Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh attorney Patricia L. Dodge has been named a magistrate judge for the U.S. District Court of Western Pennsylvania. Her selection was announced by the court’s board of judges and is effective June 3. Her official duty station will be Pittsburgh, and she will serve an initial eight-year term. Dodge,...
Flight 93 summer speaker series to feature passenger family members
The Flight 93 National Memorial 2019 Speaker Series will continue the tradition of having family members of passengers and crew as speakers. The summer program starts this weekend with talks at noon and 2 p.m. Saturday and noon Sunday in the Flight 93 National Memorial Learning Center. The speakers are...
McKees Rocks parish awaiting shipment of Russian Orthodox bells
Five Russian Orthodox bells are on their way from Voronezh, Russia, to St. Nicholas Orthodox Church in McKees Rocks. The bronze bells, ranging in size from 9 pounds to 42 pounds, were shipped last week and are expected to arrive in about two months. The bells are part of a...
Greensburg man was mine sweeper in Korean War, serious historian back home
As an Army combat engineer in Korea, Donald Baker once was sweeping for mines when he heard an explosion behind him. He and his men realized they had walked over a live mine but had missed it. Despite that close call, the combat engineers of the 1st Cavalry Division, Dog...
Youngwood firefighter memorial 5K run raises funds for scholarships
Volunteer firefighter Lance Wentzel was a runner, so it’s only fitting that the Youngwood Hose Company No. 1 and Youngwood Area Business Association hold a 5K run/walk in his honor every year. On Sunday, 127 runners of all ages participated in the fifth annual Jeffrey “Lance” Wentzel 5K Run/Walk along...
Protesters say Paulson Spray Park opening a ‘political stunt’Video
The squeals of delighted children mixed with the shouts of protesters at Saturday’s opening of a new city spray park in Lincoln-Lemington-Belmar. The Paulson Spray Park and Playground opened at noon Saturday at the site of the former Paulson Swimming Pool, which had been closed for more than a decade....
Homestead Grays Bridge lane restrictions to continue through end of May
Work on the Homestead Grays Bridge will resume Sunday night and is expected to continue through the end of the month. Although milling and paving work is done, the bridge will once again be reduced to one lane in each direction starting at 10 p.m. Sunday. Those restrictions will be...
Authorities identify man found dead in Swissvale early Sunday morning
A 22-year-old man was found dead on a Swissvale sidewalk early Sunday morning of multiple gunshot wounds, authorities said. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s office identified the victim as Aris Payto Barclay Vann, of Wilkinsburg. Vann was pronounced dead at the scene in the 2200 block of Woodstock Avenue at...
Coal still fuels economic fire in Pennsylvania, industry study reports
Don’t rule the coal industry out as an economic force in Pennsylvania just yet. A new study — conducted by the Allegheny Conference on Community Development and commissioned by the Pennsylvania Coal Alliance — found that coal mining accounts for nearly $7 billion in economic activity in the state, including...
2 DAs obtain injunction against municipal authority, warn of pollution to Mon River
Two county district attorneys are intervening in a dispute between a local municipal authority and a Rostraver landfill over concerns fracking waste is polluting the Monongahela River. On Saturday, Washington County District Attorney Eugene Vittone and Fayette County District Attorney Richard Bower announced they had obtained a temporary injunction against...
Ray Charley finishes cross-country ride, dips bike in Atlantic Ocean
Ray Charley has finished his cross-country bicycle ride for veterans. The 68-year-old owner of the Shop ’n Save stores in Greensburg and Murrysville posted to Facebook at about noon Saturday that he had completed his 3,058-mile benefit ride across the southern United States on behalf of Feherty’s Troops First Foundation....
Hempfield church .5K fundraiser aims for ‘all gain, no pain’Video
No training? No problem. The Greensburg Alliance Church in Hempfield held a race Saturday that was a twist on the traditional 5K — a .5K that required not even the equivalent of two laps around a regulation track. The theme of the day was “All Gain and No Pain.” “It’s...
Forecast for Garth Brooks concert looks promising
About the only thunder expected at tonight’s Garth Brooks concert is if he plays “The Thunder Rolls” — and the roar of the record crowd. Although it was raining and cloudy early Saturday, conditions are expected to be more favorable by the time the Heinz Field concert starts at 7...
Johnstown church commemorates 130th anniversary of deadly flood
Behind the altar of St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in downtown Johnstown are engraved the words, “Many waters cannot quench love.” The verse from the Song of Solomon is a perpetual reminder of the Locust Street church’s role in the 1889 Johnstown Flood and its aftermath. “I think that we here...
Veterans don’t need to pay for help to apply for benefits in Pa.
Westmoreland County’s director of Veterans Affairs is reminding veterans that applying for benefits should never come with a fee. “Veterans’ benefits are something that really aren’t supposed to be monetized,” said Matt Zamosky, one of 200 accredited veteran service officers working in Pennsylvania. Zamosky said the issue of military veterans...
Western Pa. farmers prefer free market trade to tariff-compensation handout
It’s déjà vu all over again for Pennsylvania farmers. This time last year, farmers were contemplating a federal bailout to the tune of $12 billion to offset the negative impact of retaliatory tariffs from China. Now the figure being floated by President Trump in his ongoing trade war with China...
Pittsburgh region’s rainfall above average in 2019, but behind 2018 pace
If it seems to have been wet for a solid week, it wasn’t your imagination. The Pittsburgh area saw rain for six consecutive days, with about an inch of rain recorded at Pittsburgh International Airport from Thursday through Monday, according to the National Weather Service Pittsburgh office in Moon. The...
USDA funds available to communities trying solve stormwater runoff problems
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is offering grants to small, rural communities to help them deal with stormwater runoff problems. USDA announced on Monday the latest round of grants awarded through its Water & Waste Disposal Loan & Grant Program. Rural communities, water districts and other eligible entities can use...
First Commonwealth to acquire 14 Santander Bank branches
Indiana-based First Commonwealth Bank announced it is buying 14 branches of Santander Bank in central Pennsylvania. First Commonwealth, which also has been in growth mode in Ohio, last week applied to the Pennsylvania Department of Banking and Securities for approval to purchase assets and assume liabilities for the branches located...
