Western PA Local News category, Page 1346
West Mifflin police seek missing teen
West Mifflin police said they are asking for the public’s help in their search for a missing teen. D’nyla Kennedy-Smith, 16, was last seen on Monday in the area of Midway Drive in West Mifflin. She was wearing a white shirt, blue jeans and brown Air Force shoes. She is...
Preserving family stories, writers group and more at Sewickley Public Library
Sewickley Public Library is at 500 Thorn Street. It is open seven days a week. For a complete list of library programs, visit sewickleylibrary.org. Preserving family stories Many families have boxes of photos, newspaper clippings, memorabilia, slides, film and documents that are trapped in dusty boxes. The Sewickley Public Library...
The Stroller, Sept. 14, 2022: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your community events, fundraisers and club meetings for free in The Stroller. Send information at least a week in advance to vndnews@triblive.com or The Stroller, 210 Wood St., Tarentum PA 15084. Please include a daytime telephone number. Tickets on sale for annual Armstrong Foundation dinner The Armstrong County Community...
Navy veteran, retired insurance broker known for work ethic, volunteerism
Editor’s Note: This is the first story in a series about Westmoreland County residents who have been honored as Hometown Heroes. Bill Tuscano didn’t look forward to idle time. He retired in 1992, leaving the Greensburg insurance brokerage firm he’d built to the next generation of his family. But, at...
Rosedale park in Penn Hills rededicated, past fire chiefs honored
The memories of two past Penn Hills fire chiefs will live on in a park behind their old fire station. Penn Hills officials, firefighters, community members and guests came out for the rededication of the park behind the Rosedale fire station on Sept. 10. Dignitaries cut the ribbon at the...
Pair of Sewickley police officers promoted to sergeant
Sewickley Police officers David Yurkovac and William Hanlon have new leadership roles. The two full-time patrolmen were promoted to sergeants at a council meeting on Tuesday, Sept.13. Chief Dave Mazza said they were the two top finishers out of four candidates of a civil service exam. Mayor George Shannon administered...
Former Fort Pitt Brewery in Jeannette recommended for demolition
The former Fort Pitt Brewery in Jeannette and seven other structures in the city were deemed public nuisances Tuesday and recommended for demolition. It was a formality for the crumbling multibuilding brewery complex in West Jeannette that has been acquired by the Westmoreland County Land Bank in preparation for redevelopment....
Mutt Strut: Pittsburgh event benefits group that provides service dogs to veterans
After a two-year hiatus, Pittsburgh’s Community Mutt Strut returned for an in-person day of fun for four-legged friends and their people pals, all for a good cause. The event, held virtually during the covid-19 pandemic, benefits Guardian Angels Medical Service Dogs Inc., a Florida-based nonprofit that rescues, raises and trains...
Squirrel Hill woman briefly hospitalized with county’s 1st human case of West Nile this year
A Squirrel Hill woman was hospitalized recently after contracting West Nile Virus, the first human case in Allegheny County this year, according to the county health department. The woman, who is in her 70s, was “briefly hospitalized before being released to recover at home,” health officials said in a statement....
Spirit cuts Fort Myers flights from Arnold Palmer Regional Airport in Unity
Spirit Airlines has eliminated its seasonal flights to Fort Myers, Fla., from Arnold Palmer Regional Airport. Gabe Monzo, executive director of the Westmoreland County Airport Authority, on Tuesday confirmed the Unity airport’s lone commercial carrier has slashed the route that over the past half-decade carried passengers on three flights a...
Hempfield woman told police she was going to sell 40 bricks of heroin to raise cash for son’s attorney
A Hempfield woman told police she bought 40 bricks of heroin to earn money and was going to sell the drugs to pay for her son’s defense attorney, according to court papers. Misty D. Giron, 46, was arrested last week on drug charges. She is accused of talking with her...
Pitt-Greensburg, Diversity Coalition present series on bias, hate crimes, marginalization
The University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg and the Westmoreland Diversity Coalition are presenting a virtual speaker series to shed light on the ways different people have been marginalized and subjected to biases and hate crimes. The third annual Growth Through Knowledge and Understanding series begins at 7 p.m. Wednesday with...
Baldwin parents plead guilty to 3rd-degree murder in infant son’s drug death
Despite the tragic circumstances of his young life, Tommy Snelsire was always smiling, his grandfather said. He spent his first days at the Children’s Institute of Pittsburgh after being born addicted to heroin and fentanyl. Doctors treated him with methadone. While Tommy’s extended family was at the facility constantly, prosecutors...
Hound Hike scheduled at Camp Guyasuta
The Boy Scouts are sponsoring Hound Hike on Sept. 18 at Camp Guyasuta from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. All dogs must be on a leash and must have all necessary shots, including rabies and distemper. They must be healthy and free from parasites. Vendors will be available as will...
5 things to know about updated covid-19 booster shots
Two weeks after the federal government signed off on covid-19 booster shots targeting the most dominant strains of the virus, clinics and health care providers in Southwestern Pennsylvania have begun offering the shots to eligible recipients. The newly authorized bivalent vaccines are updated boosters that specifically target the BA.4 and...
Kimberly Clark-Baskin sworn in as Pittsburgh’s city clerk
Pittsburgh City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to appoint Kimberly Clark-Baskin as city clerk. Clark-Baskin, a former assistant city clerk, has served as acting clerk since her predecessor Brenda Pree left the post last month. “I look forward to continuing to work with you all and paving a new lane for...
Taste of Sewickley raises funds for KidsVoice
Set in the picturesque garden of a private residence, the volunteer-run 2022 Taste of Sewickley on Sept. 10 treated guests to a one-of-a-kind gourmet meal — and raised $97,000 for KidsVoice in the process. More than 30 local volunteers came together to plan, cook and serve the multi-course dinner inspired...
Route 356 renovation in Allegheny Township on pace to be finished by midfall
A midfall reopening remains on track in Allegheny Township for the massive Route 356 renovation project that began in April. The project spans an area from near the Weinels Crossroads section of the township to the area near the corner of Route 356 and White Cloud Road. Ligonier Construction crews...
Sewickley’s Porcupine Needlepoint Shop celebrates 50th anniversary
As shops have come and gone during the past half-century, one has remained a constant in the Sewickley business district: The Porcupine Needlepoint Shop is celebrating its 50th anniversary this month. “It is something for a business to last this long,” said co-owner Nancy Schurman. “I think we’re probably one...
Westmoreland sheriff warns new round of scam calls are posing as department
Westmoreland County Sheriff James Albert is warning residents that more scam calls are apparently making the rounds claiming to be originating from his department. In the latest one, the caller identifies themselves as “Officer Chris Hawkins” from the sheriff’s department calling from 724-484-6211, he said. It has been reported that...
Washington County couple charged with providing liquor to minors
A Washington County couple is charged with endangering the welfare of four juveniles by providing them alcohol and allowing them to play with a handgun. California Borough police filed charges against Jeremy Jackson, 44, and Trisha Jackson, 40, after responding to their Pennsylvania Avenue home Saturday, based on a complaint...
1 taken to hospital after Route 30 crash in Derry Township
A man was taken to a local hospital following a one-car crash Tuesday morning on Route 30 in Derry Township. The car crashed into and damaged a 70-foot section of guardrail along the westbound lanes of Route 30, about a half mile before the Route 217 intersection, according to Bradenville...
Child finds loaded gun on playground at McKeesport day care
Police are investigating after a child found a loaded handgun on a playground at a McKeesport day care center. No one was injured in the incident that happened sometime last week, according to Jasmine Smith, a teacher at the McKeesport Child Development Center. She said McKeesport police were notified. The...
Upcoming events at The Tull Family Theater
The Tull Family Theater is located at 148 Walnut St. in Sewickley. For a complete list of movie schedules and events, visit thetullfamilytheater.org. Autism Friendly open mic A free autism-friendly open mic session sponsored by The Tull Family Theater, Band Together Pittsburgh and Autism Pittsburgh returns to the Sewickley Theater...
Sewickley area student news for the week of Sept. 13, 2022
Rowan Kriebel of Sewickley is among 14 first-year students at Ohio Wesleyan University selected as 2022-2023 Economics Management Fellows. The competitive, four-year fellowships are awarded each fall by Ohio Wesleyan’s Department of Economics and Business and by the university’s Woltemade Center for Economics, Business and Entrepreneurship. At OWU, Kriebel plans to...
