Western PA Local News category, Page 1016
‘False narrative’ on South Side violence is bad for the neighborhood and business, councilman says
Brianna Cobb believes all the talk about violence on Pittsburgh’s South Side is the reason why Urban Tap isn’t packed late on Friday and Saturday nights anymore. Cobb, a manager, bartender and server at the East Carson Street bar and restaurant, said she doesn’t feel like the surrounding area is...
‘Spartans at Thermopylae’: Centennial marks Carnegie residents repelling KKK throng
As the sun set on a summer Saturday a century ago, a dentist named Hiram Wesley Evans arrived at a Scott Township farm where as thousands of men already were gathered. In between pulling teeth, Evans (1881-1966) served as imperial wizard of the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, and...
5 seek Westmoreland commissioner’s seat vacated by Thrasher
Five men are interested in completing the remainder of departing Westmoreland County Commissioner Gina Cerilli Thrasher’s term when she moves on to a new job in a few weeks. Friday afternoon was the deadline for county Democrats to submit an application in hopes of being appointed to the remaining five...
Harrison police advise residents to stay alert to phone scams
Harrison police are issuing an alert to residents to be on the lookout for phone scammers. Chief Brian Turack said his officers are investigating a high-dollar fraud in which a resident was duped out of thousands. He said he could not release specific information because the case is active. “We...
Weekend turnpike closure set in New Stanton, Breezewood
The Pennsylvania Turnpike will be closed between the New Stanton and Breezewood interchanges this weekend to clear a tractor-trailer crash that occurred Monday night. According to a report from the Pennsylvania State Police, the tractor-trailer crashed near mile marker 103.5 westbound in Somerset County. The report states that the vehicle...
Rescue of a dozen sick cats from Fayette home places burden on Hunker animal shelter
A Westmoreland based animal rescue is caring for about a dozen sick cats that were removed from a deplorable Fayette County home this week. Ninth Life Animal Rescue is looking for foster homes for cats already in its care and two dogs, a German shepherd and mixed breed, that are...
Jeannette EMS ordered to pay $340,000 to KeyBank
A judgment against Jeannette EMS was issued Thursday to pay $339,904 to KeyBank for outstanding principal on a commercial line of credit, interest and late fees, according to court filings. KeyBank filed the complaint this week outlining the line of credit, which was opened in July 1997 for $25,000 and...
Wilkinsburg merger with Pittsburgh must be approved by voters, court affirms
A state court on Thursday said that if residents of Wilkinsburg want to pursue annexation with Pittsburgh, there must be a referendum approving it by both communities. The Commonwealth Court issued a 17-page opinion affirming a lower court ruling by Allegheny County Common Pleas Senior Judge Joe James last year....
Greensburg man faces charges after incident outside Buffalo Wild Wings
A Greensburg man is behind bars after state police said he threatened employees and a customer at a Hempfield restaurant. Julius N. McGhee, 57, was arraigned Thursday on charges of terroristic threats, disorderly conduct, harassment and public drunkenness. He was being held on $100,000 bail at the Westmoreland County Prison....
Mt. Pleasant Township market sells $1 million Match 6 lottery ticket
Southwestern Pennsylvania saw another $1 million lottery winner on Thursday, when a Mt. Pleasant Township store sold a $1.06 million Match 6 Lotto ticket. The ticket, sold at S&S Corner Market on Apollo Street, matched all six winning numbers: 4-10-11-19-20-45. The store earns a $10,000 bonus for selling the ticket....
‘Will lighten the community up’: Tarentum billboard raised Friday morning
The sky in Tarentum is going to get a little brighter. On Friday morning, an electronic billboard was raised on Fourth Avenue in Tarentum, next to the Tarentum Bridge. The two-sided billboard is about 90 feet tall, with its face about 14 feet high and 48 feet wide. The billboard,...
Frazer police accuse Ohio man of shoplifting $22K worth of perfume, clothing
Frazer police accused an Ohio man of stealing $22,000 worth of perfume and designer clothing from Macy’s after they arrested him in the parking lot with a garment bag altered to stop security scanners from going off at the registers. Angelo Aaron Dowdell, 25, of Warren was arrested Tuesday and...
Eagle Scout project beautifies veterans area at Lower Burrell City Hall
When Camden Seidel was younger, he would go to his mother’s office in Lower Burrell City Hall, play outside with friends and notice the nearby veterans memorial. “We would see this memorial, and it was just a monument on top of a white pile of rocks,” said Seidel, 18, of...
Jeannette becomes 1st municipality to provide direct support to Mutual Aid EMS
Jeannette became the first municipality to provide direct financial support to Mutual Aid EMS, a move ambulance officials hope will spread. Council on Thursday approved a proposal from Mutual Aid to be the city’s ambulance provider for the rest of 2023 in exchange for $1,000 monthly. “Getting assistance from the...
Pittsburgh resident to compete on ‘Jeopardy!’
Another Pittsburgh-area resident will be competing on “Jeopardy!” Daniel Moore, a contract compliance analyst, will appear on the game show airing Friday on NBC. “Jeopardy!” airs locally at 7:30 p.m. on WPXI. Several other Pittsburgh area residents have appeared on the popular, long-running game show recently. Among them are Erin...
Morning roundup: Bethel Park man, 71, dies in motorcycle crash
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Friday, July 14: Motorcyclist from Bethel Park dies in Washington County crash A Bethel Park man died Thursday afternoon after a crash on Interstate 70 in in South Strabane, Washington County, according to state police. State police said Fred...
Westmoreland County unveils 1st phase of opioid settlement spending plan
A plan to spend the first installment of Westmoreland County’s cut of a national settlement of opioid lawsuits — $2.5 million — includes boosting peer- support resources and funding a medication-assisted treatment program at the county jail. Tim Phillips, director of the new Department of Community Relations and Prevention, said he...
Donations for vehicle help Jeannette to move forward with plans to add another police dog
Jeannette police this week ordered a used police SUV, partially funded by donations, in an effort to get the department’s second police dog on the streets. Chief Donald Johnston Jr. said $13,500 in donations, which have been raised since April, will be combined with several thousand dollars from the department’s...
The Stroller, July 14, 2023: 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. Golf outing to raise funds for Relay for Life The Armstrong...
Thieves unsuccessful in removing 1,800 pounds of stolen copper from shuttered ATI plant in Gilpin
Police are investigating two separate incidents of theft and trespassing at the shuttered ATI plant in Gilpin. Southern Armstrong Regional Police Lt. John Arce said Thursday that police were notified by ATI security around 9:45 p.m. Sunday of three people entering the locked Bagdad plant. According to police, the three...
Plan to convert former New Derry elementary school into treatment center brings opposition
A Uniontown-based drug and alcohol treatment provider’s rumored plan to convert the former elementary school in New Derry into a rehabilitation facility has received a wave of backlash from residents and public officials. Westmoreland Commissioners even approved a resolution Thursday to oppose the project. Residents and township officials say Angel’s...
Planning commission OKs student housing development in downtown New Kensington
A proposed downtown New Kensington student housing development took a first step toward reality by gaining approval from the city’s planning commission. The commission voted, 4-0, Tuesday to approve a plan put forth by Jake Lydick, a downtown businessman. The plan would convert three vacant Fifth Avenue properties — 713,...
Saint Vincent Summer Theatre offers ‘Enchanted Evening’ for season finale
For its 53rd season finale, Saint Vincent Summer Theatre will present “Some Enchanted Evening: The Songs of Rodgers and Hammerstein.” The revue features five performers singing the most popular songs from the celebrated duo of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II, whose 11 musicals started with “Oklahoma!” in 1943 and...
‘Farm to Tap’ initiative more than doubles acreage of local grains for area craft brewers
Hempfield farmer Alquin Heinnickel is happy to be a link in the local production chain for craft brewers in Western Pennsylvania. Last year, he and other Westmoreland County farmers grew about 40 acres of barley that ultimately was converted into about 75,000 pounds of malt in nearby Butler County. Attendees...
A-K Valley High School Reunion news
• Ken-Hi Class of 1959 will have a reunion from 4 to 10 p.m. Aug. 17 at Hill Crest Country Club, Lower Burrell. Reservations required by July 25. Details: Keith and Bev at 724-594-0108 or Mic and Patti at 724-335-2914. • Freeport Area High School Class of 1961 will have...
