Western PA Local News category, Page 1476
Apollo man wins top prize in fishing tournament for paralyzed veterans
An Apollo man was the winner in the 18th annual Team Bass Tournament for disabled veterans that was held recently on the Monongahela River near West Brownsville in Washington County. Veteran Mark Rosensteel of Apollo, president of the Keystone Paralyzed Veterans of America chapter, won the June 12 tournament with...
3 charged as 61 animals removed from Monessen home
Sixty-one animals were removed from a Monessen home earlier this month that city police and rescuers said was in deplorable condition. Three people were charged with animal cruelty and related offenses Wednesday while rescue groups work to rehabilitate the dogs, birds, chickens, cats, kittens and a rabbit. All of the...
On the move: Woman’s club hosts fundraiser, PAWS for a Cause donation, moreVideo
Email accolades and accomplishments from the Murrysville Star’s coverage area to pvarine@triblive.com. • The Murrysville Woman’s Club held an April 30 event, “A Lil’ Bit Country,” to raise money for local nonprofit organizations. Following a breakfast buffet at the Lamplighter in Salem, many of the guests learned country line dancing...
Mutual Aid Ambulance CEO and operations manager depart, board tabs former coroner Ken Bacha interim CEO
Two years after changing administrators in charge of its day-to-day operations, Mutual Aid Ambulance Inc. confirmed its new chief executive officer and director of operations departed this week. The Greensburg-based nonprofit said Friday that CEO Douglas DeForrest and director of operations Lorenzo Garino are no longer employed with the ambulance...
Vice President Kamala Harris visits Pittsburgh, touts need for lead pipe removal
Vice President Kamala Harris, in a visit to Pittsburgh on Friday, discussed the administration’s efforts at the federal level to replace lead pipes — an issue familiar to many Pittsburgh residents. Harris, alongside EPA administrator Michael Regan and Housing and Urban Development Secretary Marcia Fudge, spoke at the Community Empowerment...
Kentucky psychiatrist sentenced in kickback scheme involving Hempfield testing lab
A Kentucky psychiatrist was sentenced this week to three years of probation and ordered to repay more than $24,000 to the Kentucky Medicaid program. Varanise C. Booker, 67, admitted that she was a licensed psychiatrist who operated a medical practice, Family and Children Behavioral Health Services, in Louisville, Ky., that...
Greensburg woman pleads guilty in 2018 child rape case
A Greensburg woman said “guilty” 35 times in court Friday when a judge asked how she was pleading in the 2018 rape of a 5-year-old boy. Corby Jo Kinzey, 28, entered a general plea to all of the charges against her and could face decades in prison when she is...
North Hills School District holding town hall to discuss Indian mascot future
Like other school districts that have used an Indian as their mascot, North Hills School District will host a town hall for residents to voice their thoughts regarding a possible change to its mascot. It will be held at the North Hills High School auditorium at 6 p.m. June 22....
Police: Man held woman hostage at gunpoint in New Kensington apartment
A man is accused of holding a woman hostage at gunpoint over two days this week in New Kensington. New Kensington police charged Drayvawn Lamont Smith, 24, described as homeless, with unlawful restraint, strangulation and simple assault. He was arraigned Thursday afternoon and is being held in the Westmoreland County...
Harmar bald eagles unflappable as 2 take their first flights
The Harmar bald eagles, now in their ninth year of breeding on the same hillside above Route 28, raised a family of two eaglets that took to the skies this week. “The first flight of one of the juveniles on Wednesday was smooth but when it came to land, she...
Police: Woman picked up on warrants charged with felony for handing crack pipe over to deputy
A woman wanted on warrants issued in Allegheny and Westmoreland counties was arrested when New Kensington police spotted her inside a McDonald’s restaurant. Police also charged her with felony possession of contraband after they said she handed a crack pipe over to a deputy sheriff who came to transport her...
Severe weather forecast results in rescheduling of Gathering on Grant festival in Vandergrift
Mother Nature forced a rescheduling Thursday of a new monthly food and music festival in Vandergrift. Gathering on Grant organizers decided to move the event from this past Thursday to next Thursday, June 23, in response to what was a rather ominous storm forecast. Vandergrift Council helped organizers by unanimously...
North Hills High School graduates 333
North Hills High School’s commencement ceremony took place on June 3. The weather was warm and there was not a cloud in the sky as 333 graduates received their diplomas. Class president Kevin Tann and chosen student speaker Luke Bender both took to the podium to speak to their fellow...
Man found shot dead in Pittsburgh’s Knoxville
A 31-year-old man was found shot to death in Pittsburgh’s Knoxville neighborhood on Friday morning, according to Pittsburgh police. The victim, Alec Gary Wilbur, was pronounced dead around 7:20 a.m. Friday in the 200 block of McKinley Street, the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office said. Police said they found Wilbur...
Juneteenth in Western Pennsylvania has long roots, history
As the region celebrates Juneteenth, education about the holiday and its importance has been at the forefront of many festivals and events. The new federal holiday, celebrated annually on June 19, recognizes the day in 1865 that Union soldiers arrived in Galveston, Texas, and spread the news that the Civil...
5 things to do in Westmoreland County: June 17-19
Scandalous scoundrels Faire Wynds Entertainment will present a living history program entitled “Scoundrel’s Alley” from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at Compass Inn Museum, along Route 30 in Laughlintown. A troupe of four historical re-enactors will portray rogues, paupers and other undesirable figures, bringing to life historical...
Musser’s will open new location in DelmontVideo
As the summer growing season kicks into high gear, Larry Musser of Musser’s Farm Market in Penn Township is gearing up to boost his production to make produce available in more locations. A new Musser’s store will open this summer in the former Second Fiddle location on Route 66 in...
Beaver County dog euthanized after being found tied up outside in heat
A dog in Beaver County was cooked from the inside after being left out in the heat Wednesday without shade or water, according to a report from Tribune-Review news partner WPXI-TV. The full-grown husky was euthanized because of heat stroke. Its owner, Di Xiao, 29, of Baden is charged with...
Historic Hotel Saxonburg for sale but will remain open while on the market
The oldest continuously operating hotel, bar and restaurant in the heart of historic Saxonburg in Butler County is on the market. The Hotel Saxonburg, built in 1832 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is listed for about $1.2 million with Coldwell Banker of Fox Chapel. The business,...
Freeport Theatre to stage ‘Massy Harbison,’ ‘The Curious Savage’ and more
For its 33rd season, Freeport Theatre’s summer festival revives its most popular production on the region’s most famous pioneer woman, “Massy Harbison,” in August. Other theater productions this summer are John Patrick’s “The Curious Savage” in July and Lisa Camerlo’s one-woman show “Deliriously Daffy” in September. The theater is owned...
5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: June 17-19
It’s Father’s Day weekend. Here are some ways to spend it. Juneteenth Pittsburgh’s annual Juneteenth celebration is from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday through Sunday, Downtown from Point State Park to Market Square. It will feature a festival and more than 100 minority-owned vendors set up along Penn and...
The Stroller, June 17, 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. Corpus Christi celebration to feature sawdust carpets Guardian Angels Parish, 343 W....
Allegheny Township to equip police with handguns despite supervisor saying policy should be rewritten
In a first for Allegheny Township, the supervisors voted to equip its police officers with handguns purchased by the township. The 2-1 vote to make the purchase came after a debate, not about if the purchase should be made, but about the caliber of the weapons being bought in regard...
Honor roll includes 3 Westmoreland men whose cancer deaths followed service in Vietnam
James Sumner of Greensburg lost a battle with cancer just more than a year ago, at 76. New Kensington’s Donald Penzera, formerly of Greensburg, lost his in 2006, when he was 56. Floyd Serbanjak of Herminie was 23 when he succumbed to the disease in 1974. The three Westmoreland County...
Man accused of having illegal firearm after traffic stop in Harmar for tinted windows ordered to stand trial
A man charged with illegal possession of a firearm after his vehicle was pulled over by state police on Route 28 in Harmar because the windows were tinted too dark has been ordered to stand trial. Tyrone Lamar Shackleford, 29, of the 1200 block of Ravine Street in Munhall, was...
