Western PA Local News category, Page 1483
1 person injured in head-on crash on Route 981 in Derry Township
One person was flown from the scene of a two-vehicle collision Monday between a garbage truck and a pickup along Route 981 in Derry Township, according to a Westmoreland County 911 dispatcher. Robert S. Baden, 52, of New Alexandria, had to be extricated from his Chevrolet Silverado pickup by firefighters...
Man killed in South Huntingdon crash
A South Huntingdon man was killed in a crash in the township late Saturday, according to state police. Brandon G. Detman, 40, was driving a Ford Fusion on Sherbondy Road at 10:45 p.m. when troopers said he left the road around a bend and slammed into a tree. He was...
In brief: Bill Metzger author talk, summer concert series and more around Sewickley
Author talk The Sewickley Public Library invites guests to take a cruise along the Great Allegheny Passage Trail with author Bill Metzger during his book talk at 7 p.m. June 28 at the library. Metzger is the author of “The Great Allegheny Passage Companion,” a rail-trail guidebook that covers the...
Freeport Area School Board considers $66 million high school overhaul, yearly tax hikes to pay for it
Updates to Freeport Area High School that school officials call long overdue are planned as part of a $66 million renovation project. The project is part of a five-year plan that still must be approved by the school board. Last month, the board heard presentations from J. Greer Hayden of...
Overnight storms in Western Pa. expected to bring severe winds, heavy rain
Winds up to 60 mph and hours of rainfall could uproot trees and cause flooding across the Pittsburgh area overnight Monday into Tuesday morning. “This has the potential of being a higher-end event we see once every several years or so,” said National Weather Service meteorologist Jared Rackley. Isolated large...
Here’s how U.S. Reps from Western Pa. voted on gun legislation bills
Congressional Republicans and Democrats in Western Pennsylvania fell in line with their respective parties as they voted on legislation that would enact stricter gun laws. The Protecting Our Kids and Federal Extreme Risk Protection Order acts passed in the Democratic-led House of Representatives last week. The bills need to overcome...
Gun owners, onlookers split on what gun control proposals could accomplish
Reaction to proposed gun control laws shows that even some local gun owners appear just as divided about the effectiveness of such measures as the politicians debating them. Mass shootings over the past month in Buffalo, N.Y.; Uvalde, Texas; and Philadelphia have reignited the debate over gun laws. Although many...
The Stroller, June 13, 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. Sweep event to collect trash along Kiski River Volunteers are needed to...
1 dead, 1 injured in Manchester shooting
One person was killed and another was critically wounded in a shooting in Pittsburgh’s Manchester neighborhood Sunday night, police said. Police said officers responded around 9 p.m. to an alert of 12 rounds fired in the 1300 block of Pennsylvania Avenue. Officers found an unconscious man on the 1300 block...
Harrison garden coordinator Jennifer Greenwood aims to grow community spirit
After 14 years in education administration, Harrison resident Jennifer Greenwood is turning her talents away from the confines of the classroom and toward the outdoors. As coordinator for the township’s new community garden off Burtner Road, Greenwood is eager to grow the space into more than a place to pluck...
Police say Armstrong County sex offender arrested for failing to comply with Megan’s Law
An Armstrong County man who must register as a sex offender for the rest of his life was arrested by state police after, they say, he failed to notify them when he moved out of his Parks Township home six months ago. John Robert Kunkle Jr., 60, of the 1100...
Tax hike proposed for Apollo-Ridge School District residents
Apollo-Ridge School Board recently passed a preliminary budget for next school year proposing a 2.37% increase in real estate taxes for the median district home in Armstrong and Indiana counties. Although millage increases in each county are different, the percentage increase of what residents would pay in school taxes is...
Faces of the Valley: Pam Seguin works to bring history to life at Harrison’s Burtner House
Sarver resident Pam Seguin considers her volunteer role with the Burtner House Restoration Society a perfect fit. Outside of being transported for a visit to life in the 19th century, nothing could suit her passions better, Seguin joked. The Burtner House, situated on a Harrison hillside near the Route 28...
Ohio man found dead in Butler County
State police are investigating an Ohio man’s death in Butler County as a homicide. State police said the body of Frederick Orr, 32, of Columbus, was found around 3:30 a.m. Saturday along Kelly Road in Muddy Creek Township. Police said they were awaiting autopsy results and an investigation is ongoing....
Thousands of spectators take in final day of Westmoreland Airshow
Lori Dudzinsky of Derry Township has watched the Shop ’n Save Westmoreland Airshow grow from small beginnings. She’s been attending the events since the late 1970s, when her father, Jack Myers of Derry Township, started providing portable toilets for the event through his rental company. Dudzinsky and Myers braved the...
Man in critical condition after Swissvale shooting
A man sustained critical injuries in a shooting in Swissvale on Sunday morning. Emergency dispatchers were called at 10:42 a.m. for the report of a shooting in the 2200 block of South Braddock Avenue, Allegheny County police said. First responders found a man who had been shot in the abdomen....
Former Steelers receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster holds event to say goodbye to Pittsburgh fansVideo
It was June 2020, and the Stamm family had been here less than 24 hours after moving from Nebraska back to Pittsburgh, where Jim Stamm had grown up and wanted to raise his son. His wife, Chris, got a message on her phone that former Pittsburgh Steelers star wide receiver...
Ringo Starr postpones Saturday PPG Paints Arena show: 2 band members have covid
To quote one of Ringo Starr’s best known songs, “you know it don’t come easy.” Starr has announced that he is postponing the 12 remaining June dates on his 2022 tour schedule, including his concert scheduled for Saturday at PPG Paints Arena, after two members of his All Starr band...
Cheswick resident continues mom’s legacy of decorative painting
Walking into Cheryl Vizzo’s home feels like a museum of cherished memories — from the flowery lamp on her living-room side table to the spring-themed knobs on her kitchen cabinets. Every decorative item in her home was created by her late mother, Marie Fucci Williams, an accomplished porcelain artist and...
Boy, 13, hospitalized after Terrace Village shooting
A 13-year-old boy was hurt Saturday in a shooting in Pittsburgh’s Terrace Village neighborhood, according to police. The child was hospitalized conscious and alert after being shot in the hand, a public information officer said. The shooting was reported on Rose Street around 6:45 p.m., according to Tribune-Review news partner...
Some fans treated by EMS, taken to hospital at Kenny Chesney tailgate
Twenty-two people were taken to a hospital Saturday for issues stemming from tailgating on Pittsburgh’s North Shore before the Kenny Chesney concert, according to city police. Paramedics treated 52 people. None of the patients were critical, according to public information officer Maurice Matthews. The reasons for hospitalizations and transports were...
What’s a Saturday night like on the South Side?
A recent uptick in gun violence along East Carson Street in Pittsburgh’s South Side has left some visitors and business owners on edge — though others said they were beginning to feel a bit safer this weekend as public safety increased efforts to curb the violence. “You’ve got to push...
New Kensington-Arnold approves joining blight-fighting program, sets stage for Arnold
A new blight-fighting program is set to come to New Kensington and Arnold now that the cities’ school district has gotten on board. The New Kensington-Arnold School Board voted Tuesday to join the Westmoreland County Land Bank. Its approval was needed for either city to join. Westmoreland County established the...
Tarentum church to celebrate Feast of Corpus Christi with sawdust carpets
A tradition that can be traced to the Black Forest of Germany will continue for nearly the 80th year at Holy Martyrs Church in Tarentum. The Corpus Christi Celebration featuring sawdust carpets will be from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. next Sunday, June 19, at the church, which is part...
Fox Chapel area real estate transactions for the week of June 12, 2022
Aspinwall Rosemarie Ziegler sold property at 303 Western Ave. to John Edward and Kristin Sarah Ziegler for $160,000. Fox Chapel Sheila Fine sold property at 145 Old Mill Road to Raul Gomes and Camille Nogueira for $1,667,542. Real Estate Transactions provided by RealSTATs. Contact RealSTATs at 412-381-3880 or visit www.RealSTATs.net....
