Western PA Local News category, Page 1448
Arnold sergeant who set standard for department retires after 38 years
Joe Nixon knew it was time to retire from his nearly four-decade career as a police officer in Arnold, but knowing didn’t make doing it any easier. “The night I left, I cried the whole way home,” he said. “I knew I wasn’t coming back.” Nixon, 60, of Lower Burrell...
Student wins essay contest
O’Hara Elementary School fifth-grader Sidera Kingman-Graves won second place in this year’s Rule of Law Essay Contest. The contest was open to fifth- and sixth-graders from Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and the U.S. Virgin Island schools, and focused on civics, citizenship, and the concept of the “Rule of Law.” The...
Sizzling Summer Night makes hot debut, draws big crowd in New Kensington
It was a community party in New Kensington as the Sizzling Summer Night event made its debut Saturday afternoon. Hundreds of people already were wandering along Fifth Avenue between Eighth and 11th streets or setting up chairs to sit and mingle at the beginning of the first hour. About 45...
Monster truck enthusiasts watch Bigfoot crush cars during Export Tire event
This weekend, about 1,000 people saw Bigfoot in Murrysville Saturday — no, not that Bigfoot. Export Tire hosted the monster truck Bigfoot during a day full of festivities. Families and truck enthusiasts gathered to watch the car-crushing truck fulfill its purpose. The monster truck crushed junk cars in a field...
Lock Fest in Harrison gives a glimpse into Allegheny River Lock 4, water safety
With weather made for being out on the river, it couldn’t have been a better day for the annual Lock Fest in Harrison, a free water safety event. The event gave the community a chance to get an inside look of the inner workings of Lock and Dam 4 in...
Trafford residents raise Route 130 speeding concerns, traffic study planned
Truck traffic and speeding on Route 130 in Trafford is no longer just a nuisance. For resident Mark Horgas, the issues now pose a danger to the community. Horgas has lived on the Seventh Street Extension of Route 130 for 22 years. He said the number of heavy vehicles is...
Underground Railroad presentation set for Apollo’s Drake Log Cabin
The history of the Underground Railroad in the region will come alive today when the Apollo Area Historical Society offers a free presentation about the pathway to freedom at 6:30 p.m. in Apollo’s historic Drake Log Cabin. The Underground Railroad was a network of secret routes and safe houses established...
A hero’s funeral: More than 100 honor Oakdale police officer slain in Blawnox
More the 100 people, including police officers from across the state and Marines, paid respects to fallen Oakdale Police Officer Charles G. Stipetich on Saturday. Stipetich, 23, was fatally shot on July 3 while off duty in what police described as a road rage incident. He lived in Blawnox, and...
‘It’s a shocker.’ Kiski Township residents want local police back
When residents of Kiski Township and North Apollo awoke Friday morning, some were surprised to learn they had lost their 24-hour, seven-days-a-week police department. Four police officers and the police secretary quit Thursday and early Friday, leaving only a newly appointed police chief and the school resource officer. State police...
Artist teaches how to turn invasive Japanese knotweed into crafting material
When Albert Pantone runs out of paper, he just heads to the nearest stand of invasive Japanese knotweed. “We always think of trees when it comes to paper, but anything with fibers can be used to make paper,” said Pantone, owner of Knot Just Weeds in Braddock. “You can even...
Frank Lloyd Wright-inspired home for sale in Rosslyn Farms for $799,500Video
At first glance, it’s pretty clear who architect Joel Kranich was thinking of when he drew the original blueprints. The house he designed tucked back along Winthrop Road in Rosslyn Farms has nontraditional shapes, several balconies, plenty of natural light, open floor plans and one room with furniture built into...
Passenger dies in wrong-way Parkway East crash
Updated: The Allegheny County Medical Examiner identified the victim as Thomas Linwood Ligon, 47, of Monroeville. A person died in car crash on I-376 Saturday morning after another driver was traveling on the wrong side of the road. At around 2:30 a.m., a driver was traveling westbound in an eastbound...
Photos: The Schwirian Farm Sunflower Festival
The annual Schwirian Farm Sunflower Festival in Forward Township returned Friday. The event, which runs through July 17, features a few vendors, food trucks and access to the vast sunflower fields where visitors are invited to take a stroll through the bountiful blooms. Admission is free. Parking is $2 per...
Police say man shot in leg in Wilkinsburg
A man is in the hospital after sustaining injuries in a Wilkinsburg shooting Saturday morning. According to Allegheny County police, the man was shot in the leg around 4:30 a.m. in the 1400 block of Cresson Street. He is expected to survive. A vehicle also suffered “ballistic damage” in the...
2 people shot in Pittsburgh’s Terrace Village
Four people are in stable condition after a shooting in Pittsburgh’s Terrace Village neighborhood early Saturday morning. Just after 12:30 a.m., police responded to the shooting at the 220 block of Oak Hill Drive. Two people had been shot and two others were injured, according to Pittsburgh Public Safety. Emergency...
The Stroller, July 9, 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 15068. Please include a daytime telephone number. Operation Gratitude to benefit troops, first responders The fourth annual Operation Gratitude...
McCandless Crossing hotel wins award from Marriott
The Fairfield by Marriott Pittsburgh North/McCandless Crossing hotel was named a Diamond Circle Award Winner in June. The Diamond Circle Award is the highest award a Marriott hotel can win. Earning the designation means the hotel is in the top 3% of the brand of 1,108 properties. The award is...
History of Ross Park Mall to be explored at McCandless heritage center
Ross Park Mall isn’t just a shopping destination, it transformed the economy of the region, said local historian Scott Baret. A History of Ross Park Mall will be presented at the McCandless Northern Allegheny Heritage History Center on July 21 at 7 p.m. Admission is free. The history center is...
Sharpsburg Community Library revamps free adult art program
Sharpsburg Community Library has rebooted one of its programs offering adults an opportunity for artistic expression. The library, at 1212 Main St., hosts Art After Dark the last Monday of the month at 6 p.m. “It’s a relaunch,” library branch manager Sara Mariacher said. “When (program coordinator) Alison (Babusci) was...
It’s official: Corey O’Connor named Allegheny County controller
Former Pittsburgh City Councilman Corey O’Connor has been appointed Allegheny County controller. O’Connor took to Twitter on Friday to thank the state legislators who supported him. “My family and I are humbled by the opportunity to serve as Allegheny County Controller and the support that we’ve received,” the post read...
Ex-Monessen man sentenced to 5 years in prison on drug charges
A 27-year-old former Monessen man will spend five years in a federal prison for attempting to distribute cocaine in Monessen last year, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Pittsburgh. Shaiquane Harrison was sentenced Friday by federal Judge William S. Stickman in Pittsburgh after he pleaded guilty on March 2...
What does the proposed abortion constitutional amendment mean for Pennsylvania?
The Pennsylvania Senate passed a constitutional amendment proposal Friday that, if enacted, would ensure the state constitution does not grant rights to abortions. The passage doesn’t have any immediate effect on the state’s abortion laws. The process for this amendment started late Thursday night, when Republicans proposed the change with...
Police: Woman arrested on warrant faces felony for trying to conceal heroin in her underwear
New Kensington police charged a woman wanted on an warrants with a felony after they said she lied about having drugs in her possession when she was arrested for driving with a license that was suspended for DUI. Ashley Rae Karns, 38, was charged with felony possession of contraband by...
Upstreet Diner takes over former Pamela’s spot in Squirrel Hill
Start your day with the “Ben-Eddict-Ive.” It is eight layers of a thin dough cheese pastry, two over-easy eggs, topped with hollandaise aioli and served with a side Israeli salad. Dishes such as that are on the menu at the newest eatery in Squirrel Hill. Upstreet Diner is located in...
Arnold Furniture founder Gene Miller remembered as ‘a great man’
Gene and Dorothy Miller decided to go into the furniture business after she was hurt in a car crash and unable to continue working as a nurse. Using money from their family vacation budget, they started Arnold Furniture in 1975 — now in its third generation of family ownership and...
