Western PA Local News category, Page 1208
Pittsburgh man missing since mid-December found dead in cemetery
Pittsburgh police detectives found a man dead Saturday morning inside St. Peter’s Cemetery in the city’s Lincoln-Lemington neighborhood. Police identified the man as Kneno “Cino” Weaver, 28, of Homewood. Weaver initially was reported as a missing person on Dec. 18, 2022. He was last seen at the intersection of Lincoln...
Penn Hills police seeking help to find missing woman
Authorities are asking for help in locating a missing Penn Hills woman who could be endangered due to lack of necessary medication. Nia Rash was seen at a bus stop near the intersection of Frankstown Road and Duff Road in Penn Hills at 4:15 p.m. on Dec. 28,2022, according to...
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra conductor, musicians excited about performing with Sting
Over four decades ago, when the British-American punk rock group The Police burst onto the pop music scene with a song called “Roxanne,” it would have been hard to imagine the lead singer one day performing it with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. The Police blended reggae, jazz and funk with...
Police: Kiski Township man faces multiple felony charges for repeated sexual assault of young child
Kiski Township police charged a man with six felony counts after he was accused of sexually assaulting a child under the age of 13. Wayne Lawrence Birch Jr., 53, of Hazel Drive faces felony counts of aggravated indecent assault of a child, aggravated indecent assault of a child under the...
No one injured in Madison house fire
Fire crews were called to a home in Madison early Saturday evening to extinguish a fire on Main Street. The fire broke out around 5:30 p.m. according to a Westmoreland County dispatcher. Everyone inside the home go out safely, and crews were still working to put out the fire about...
Alle-Kiski Valley pitches in donations for family of slain Brackenridge Chief McIntire
Organizers said they raised thousands of dollars for the family of fallen Brackenridge police Chief Justin McIntire during a roadside collection Saturday. Hosted by Pioneer Hose Company of Brackenridge and the Harrison Police Department, more than a dozen volunteers collected donations from passersby on Freeport Road at stops near Morgan...
Westmoreland County Sheriff James Albert announces bid for 2nd term
Westmoreland County Sheriff James Albert is running for a second term. Albert launched his campaign with an announcement Saturday afternoon to a gathering of about 200 supporters and local officials at Greensburg’s Pizza Siena restaurant. Albert, 73, of New Alexandria, said he’s overcome hurdles that remained from the previous two-term...
Joe Hardy, 84 Lumber founder, dead at 100
Joseph A. Hardy III, founder of 84 Lumber and Fayette County’s Nemacolin Woodlands Resort, died Saturday, officials with his company reported. Joe Hardy died on his 100th birthday. “The Hardy family lost their patriarch and all-around great man,” said Amy Smiley, vice president of marketing for 84 Lumber Co. “Many...
Plum Council to act on plans for new Sheetz
Plum Council is expected to vote Monday on plans for a new Sheetz on Golden Mile Highway. The convenience store and gas station would be built along Presque Isle Drive at what is today Presque Isle Plaza. A Kings restaurant in the plaza closed in September. The building that housed...
Leechburg man accused of burglarizing woman’s house, pushing her down steps charged with felony
Leechburg police charged a man with burglary and assault after his former girlfriend accused him of breaking into her house and then pushing her down a flight of steps. Donovan Gary Dwire, 30, of the 300 block of Market Street in Leechburg was charged with a felony count of burglary...
Harrison police accuse home improvement contractor of taking money up front for work that wasn’t done
Harrison police have charged a home improvement contractor with half a dozen felony counts after two residents reported that they paid him money up front for work he never completed. Jason Raymond Mager, 46, of the 400 block of Ridge Avenue in Springdale faces two counts each of making false...
Shooting in Pittsburgh’s Knoxville neighborhood sends man to hospital
An 18-year-old man was in stable condition after Pittsburgh police found him shot in the back early Saturday in the city’s Knoxville neighborhood. Police found the man inside a vehicle in the 300 block of Moore Avenue after responding to a ShotSpotter alert at about 12:30 a.m. in the 900...
State Rep. Steele secures state grant for emergency alert system in Brackenridge, Harrison and Tarentum
The police manhunt in Brackenridge on Monday unfolded over hours into a frantic scene that drew dozens of police from across the region, but residents were largely kept in the dark about what was happening. Later that afternoon, Chief Justin McIntire was ambushed by suspect Aaron Lamont Swan Jr. between...
Latrobe Police Department plans to use $152K grant
Latrobe police department’s computer system will be getting $152,000 upgrade this year. The department is planning to buy 17 Dell desktop computers including a computer for the evidence room to use for organizing and inventory, and a computer for the department’s Commonwealth Law Enforcement Assistance Network. The network runs criminal...
Resident, firefighter hospitalized in Greensburg house fire
The sole resident of a Greensburg home and a responding firefighter were hospitalized following a Friday night blaze that severely damaged the dwelling. Crews were called to the home in the 600 block of Jack Street at about 11:30 p.m. and found that the resident was trapped inside, according to...
Westmoreland Heritage Trail extension completed in Export
Those wishing for a brisk winter walk in Export can now make it go a bit farther, as borough officials announced the completion of a short extension of the Westmoreland Heritage Trail this week. The roughly 750-foot extension brings the trail through downtown Export. The final phase, which will connect...
Feedback form for Route 30 Bridge Preservation Project now accessible online
PennDOT is seeking the public’s input on the Route 30 Bridge Preservation Project that will replace worn and damaged expansion dams on two Hempfield bridges along Route 30. The project, which is slated to begin in September, aims to extend the life of the structures. One bridge, near Hempfield’s Target...
The Stroller, Jan. 7, 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. Penguin ticket raffle to benefit Animal Protectors Animal Protectors of Allegheny...
Death penalty sought against father of slain New Kensington child
Westmoreland County prosecutors have filed court documents that indicate they will seek the death penalty against the father of a young boy who was killed last spring in New Kensington. Jean J. Charles, 40, of Brackenridge was charged in September, about four months after the body of his 9-year-old son,...
Westmoreland DA: Crash involving county vehicle was ‘minor’
Westmoreland County District Attorney Nicole Ziccarelli on Friday said a crash involving her government take-home vehicle was “minor” and caused by weather conditions. Ziccarelli, the first-term Republican from Lower Burrell, was driving the SUV on a snow- and sleet-covered road in Murrysville shortly after 3:30 a.m. Dec. 18 on Cherry...
Price reduced for village of Reduction
The cost of buying Reduction — a little-known 76-acre South Huntingdon village where trainloads of Pittsburgh’s garbage was incinerated a century ago — has been reduced. For a bargain price of $999,900, about $500,000 less than the initial asking price six years ago, you can own the cluster of 19...
State police program for teens: Training the troopers of tomorrow
Fifteen teenagers from Westmoreland and Fayette counties spent 15 weeks in a state police training program last year getting a taste of what life would be like if they opt for a career in law enforcement. They were cautioned that they would work long hours for low pay, likely face...
Police seek suspect in South Side Slopes fatal stabbing
Pittsburgh police are looking for a city resident who they say is a suspect in a fatal stabbing Thursday in the South Side Slopes neighborhood. Police identified the suspect as William L. Fitzgerald, 50. He is wanted for the fatal stabbing of Tarae Washington, 47. Washington was found dead on...
2 victims identified who were fatally shot in Pitcairn apartment
The two people found fatally shot in an apartment in Pitcairn on Friday afternoon have been identified. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the victims are Andre Johnson, 21, and Jade Baker-Wright, 20, both of Pitcairn. Johnson’s death was ruled a suicide by the medical examiner. Baker-Wright’s death was...
Sold out: Tarentum police was selling blue porch light bulbs to benefit slain Brackenridge police chief’s family
The Tarentum Police Department was selling blue porch light bulbs from 6 to 7 Friday to assist the family of the late Brackenridge Police Chief Justin McIntire. They sold out 124 blubs within 15 minutes. The bulbs were on sale online and outside of the borough building and police station,...
