Western PA Local News category, Page 1206
The Stroller, Jan. 10, 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. Cash bash to benefit St. Joseph High School St. Joseph High...
Donegal mine worker airlifted after arm is caught in machinery
A worker at the Rustic Ridge mine in Donegal was injured late Monday when his arm became trapped in a mining machine, according to emergency officials. Emergency crews were called to the mine on County Line Road shortly after 9 p.m. for a report that a 22-year-old worker’s arm was...
Police: Boy in critical condition after shooting in Penn Hills
A Penn Hills boy was taken to an area hospital after being shot several times Monday afternoon, Allegheny County police said. Authorities were notified of the shooting at about 5 p.m. and found the boy in the 2100 block of Sampson Street. He was taken to a hospital in critical...
Pittsburgh weather challenged ‘A Man Called Otto’ director Marc ForsterVideo
A movie director can face many challenges — temperamental actors, filming delays, budget overruns, temperamental actors. For director Marc Forster, the biggest challenge of making “A Man Called Otto” certainly wasn’t working with Tom Hanks, whom he labeled a consummate professional. It was something much more elemental. “To be honest,...
Mourners line up to pay respects to Brackenridge Chief Justin McIntire
George Uhler boarded a yellow school bus at Valley High School mid-Monday, headed to pay his respects to fallen Brackenridge police Chief Justin McIntire. “It’s hard to understand life,” said Uhler of New Kensington. “But you have to honor someone that gave his life for us.” McIntire was gunned down...
North Allegheny custodian passes away at 30
Students and staff of North Allegheny School District are mourning the death of the head custodian at Hosack Elementary School. Kevin Cavlovich, 30, died on Jan. 5, according to the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s office. “Mr. Kevin” had been a custodian for the North Allegheny School District for more than...
Suspect in fatal Pittsburgh stabbing apprehended by U.S. Marshals near Morgantown
A Pittsburgh man wanted in connection with the fatal stabbing of his estranged wife last week in her home in the South Side Slopes neighborhood was arrested Monday in West Virginia. Authorities said U.S. Marshals caught up with William Fitzgerald, 50, along Interstate 79 near Morgantown, W.Va. Fitzgerald faces criminal...
Suspect chase ends in Route 51 crash that injures at least 2
A chase for a homicide suspect ended in a car crash that shuttered Route 51 and left at least two men injured Monday. “Multiple Pittsburgh police units” were pursuing the suspect in a recent homicide at about 2:40 p.m. Monday when the suspect’s vehicle crashed at the BP gas station...
Heinz Endowments names new president after national search
The Heinz Endowments named Chris DeCardy as its president following a national search after Grant Oliphant stepped down in February 2022. DeCardy, 56, is currently a consultant serving foundations and nonprofit organizations. He will move to Pittsburgh from Menlo Park, Calif., where he lives with his family. The Heinz family...
Police arrest man suspected of being driver in North Side hit-and-run
A North Side man has been arrested in connection with a suspected hit-and-run incident early Monday. Pittsburgh police responded around 3:20 a.m. to the Sunoco gas station at 310 Cedar Ave. in the North Side for reports of a woman injured in the parking lot. While en route, a second...
Man sentenced to life for killing woman found strangled in McKeesport
A man who was convicted of first-degree murder in the strangulation death of a woman found near a trail in McKeesport was sentenced on Monday to serve the rest of his life in prison with no chance for parole. Daron Parks, 29, of Washington, was given an addition six to...
Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy to partner with Allegheny Goatscape to improve Hays Woods Park
The Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy said Monday it will use grant money to improve the ecosystem at Pittsburgh’s newly acquired Hays Woods Park and partner with Allegheny Goatscape to remove invasive plants. The nonprofit received a $233,000 grant from the Richard King Mellon Foundation. The wooded space in Pittsburgh’s Hays neighborhood...
New covid variant — dubbed ‘kraken’ — found in Western Pa.
A new strain of covid nicknamed the “kraken” for its dominance over previous strains of the virus has been found in the Western Pennsylvania region, health officials said. Officially known as XBB.1.5, the new covid variant has jumped from just 1% of cases to become the dominant strain in the...
State police looking for Unity Lowe’s theft suspect
State police are seeking help from the public to identify a man who apparently had a sweet tooth when he stole $4,400 worth of merchandise from the Lowe’s store in Unity. Troopers said the man stole miscellaneous candies along with 18 Mastercard prepaid cards, a DeWalt battery charger and a...
Allegheny County lawmaker Jessica Benham named as co-chair to state LGBTQ caucus
Pennsylvania’s statewide LGBTQ caucus has new leadership and one new co-chair is a lawmaker from Allegheny County. State Rep. Jessica Benham, D-South Side, is the new co-chair of the state legislature’s LGBTQ+ Equality Caucus. Her co-chair is state Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta, D-Philadelphia. This marks the first time since the caucus’...
Gasoline prices continue to rise, but increases could slow on weak demand
Average gasoline prices are on the rise in the Pittsburgh area and across the state and nation, but there is hope those increases could slow down, an analyst said. “Last week, the rise in gasoline prices continued, still due to previous refinery outages caused by the cold weather the week...
Cyber classmates meet up after cross-state trek to Allison Park
Visiting his best friend is pretty much a straight shot for Shad Spencer and his family. Fellow fourth-grader Cooper Harrington lives close to the Hampton exit of the Pennsylvania Turnpike, with an Allison Park address in West Deer. The boys are in the same class and like to get together...
Penn Township wards to change in 2023
For some residents of Penn Township, the new year might bring changes to their local voting ward, polling place and township commissioner. Township officials approved an updated ward map, adjusting boundaries of the municipality’s five wards to correspond with data from the 2020 U.S. Census. The map goes to county...
Export Historical Society applies for grant to convert coal mine entrance
Export Historical Society officials are hoping to work with the borough, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection’s Bureau of Abandoned Mine Reclamation and the Society for Mining and Metallurgy Exploration to create a historical area at one of the few bituminous coal mine sites able to be safely viewed by...
Western Pa. technical schools among recipients of $1.2M in state equipment grants
Parkway West Career & Technology Center Executive Director Darby Copeland was frank about educators’ ability to keep their students on the cutting edge of technology. “Like all schools, none of us has a big bucket of money laying around,” Copeland said. That made it all the more important for Copeland...
Plum man arrested, charged with assaulting zTrip driver
A Plum man has been arrested and police are seeking two additional suspects after authorities said the trio assaulted a driver with ride-booking service zTrip early Sunday and stole her car. Wayne K. Griffin Jr., 18, of Plum, was charged with motor vehicle robbery, criminal conspiracy, simple assault and receiving...
In brief: St. James School open house, speaker series and more around Sewickley area
Open house St. James School will host an Open House from 12:30-2 p.m. Jan. 29 for all prospective students and families (3 year-old preschool through eighth grade). Take a personal tour of the school, meet the teachers and principal, and see what makes St. James School such a special place....
In brief: Civil War genealogy presentation, Christmas tree recycling and more
North Hills Genealogists On Jan. 16 at 7 p.m., North Hills Genealogists will host an online, free and open to the public presentation by Brian Rhinehart entitled “I Have a Civil War Ancestor … Now What?” Civil War soldiers often left a rich genealogical paper trail. Many of these records...
Can council presidents make a motion? State boroughs association says yes
Delmont Council President Andy Shissler had to restrain himself from using his newfound power at the borough’s Dec. 13 meeting. Or perhaps he just didn’t want his first presidential motion to be payment of an annual service fee. “I’d rather not make my first motion paying Westmoreland Transit,” Shissler joked....
Trooper Moms group, community step up to organize meal for officers in town for chief Justin McIntire’s viewing
The tragic death of Brackenridge police Chief Justin McIntire has reinforced the bonds of the Alle-Kiski Valley community through mourning, cohesion and charity. That spirit will continue Monday when a dinner is held for local law enforcement officers and others from across the state who are traveling to New Kensington...
