Western PA Local News category, Page 1508
5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: May 27-30
It’s Memorial Day weekend — a time to remember those who served for our freedom. Here are some ways to spend it. Memorial Day parade The annual Memorial Day parade starts at 10 a.m. Monday at 36th and Butler Streets in Lawrenceville. It ends at Allegheny Cemetery. There will be...
Free smoke alarms and installation offered to Vandergrift area residents
Vandergrift fire officials and volunteers are on a mission to spread fire-safety awareness throughout the borough. Vandergrift Volunteer Fire Department Nos. 1 and 2 launched the “Sound The Alarm” campaign, sponsored by the American Red Cross, to provide free installation on June 4 of up to three smoke detectors in...
Photo album: Quaker Valley High School prom
Quaker Valley High School held its prom on May 20. Students participated in the traditional grand march promenade at the high school before heading off to the Pittsburgh Marriott North in Cranberry for dinner and dancing. This year’s theme was “An Enchanted Garden.”...
Police: Reward offered for info on malnourished dog abandoned in Crescent Township
Donations are being accepted to help a malnourished dog abandoned Tuesday in Crescent Township, while a $5,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest of those responsible for the canine’s cruel treatment. According to township police, the female dog, who has received veterinary care through the Humane...
Man’s gunshot wound leads to Pittsburgh police investigation in Homewood
Pittsburgh police are investigating a possible crime scene in the city’s Homewood neighborhood after a man arrived at an area hospital early Thursday with a gunshot wound. The man was in stable condition when he appeared at the hospital shortly after 3:30 a.m., police said. Police said the potential crime...
The Stroller, May 26, 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. Lower Burrell Farmers Market to open for summer The Lower Burrell Farmers...
Harmar officials optimistic about medical equipment facility occupying former betting space
Harmar supervisors are feeling optimistic about a medical equipment manufacturing facility coming to the township. Supervisors voted 4-0, with Supervisor Bob Exler absent, to green light the Madison Acquisitions plan to turn the former Meadows off-track betting site at 1 Anchor Drive into a manufacturing facility for Zoll Medical Corp....
North Park pool open for summer
The Boyce Park Wave Pool, North Park Swimming Pool, and Settlers Cabin Park Wave Pool will open for the June 4, the Allegheny County Parks Department announced. The South Park Wave Pool is undergoing concrete and other maintenance work and will have a delayed opening. Once a date for opening...
Pittsburgh business, community leaders publicly support Pitt funding
Over 100 regional business and community leaders have thrown their weight behind the University of Pittsburgh as Republican support for the school’s state funding is in jeopardy. Pitt shared 12 letters this week urging lawmakers to follow precedent and approve the university’s 2022-23 nonpreferred appropriation bill, which would give the...
Autistic student uses art as therapeutic tool
A Fox Chapel Area High School senior is channeling her love of art as a therapeutic tool. Emily Hook, 17, is autistic, but her diagnosis came years after struggling with mental health issues that first surfaced in the third-grade. “I’ve been creating art for as long as I can remember,”...
Extra security in place at Norwin after reported threat against student, employee
Extra security is in place in the Norwin School District today after a threat of violence against a student and a middle school employee was discovered on social media Wednesday, Superintendent Jeff Taylor said. The district said Thursday that the student who made the comment — reported through the state’s...
Plum High School Class of 2022 graduates
Here is the Plum High School Class of 2022: Lindsey Adams, Hira Adeel, Kenyah Adonai, Beau Aiello, Dylan Akut, Elizabeth Amen, Sydney Anderson, Alexander Arelt, Tyler Atkinson, Trystn Auth, Macey Barritt, Madison Beard, Caleb Bedillion, Jake Bell, Emma Bennethum. Mark Berezanich, Dominic Bergamasco, Amanda Beyer, Kriti Bhandari, Angelo Borrelli, Sofia...
Woodland Hills appoints Castagna as permanent superintendent; 2 school directors resign
Woodland Hills school officials have made Acting Superintendent Daniel Castagna’s position permanent, voting to confirm his appointment at a special meeting Wednesday night that also included the resignation of two school board members. The board voted 5-1 to appoint Castagna as the superintendent; board member Terri Lawson abstained from voting....
Parents, educators try to come to grips with Texas elementary school shooting
Leechburg resident Angelique Senko teared up Wednesday while discussing Tuesday’s elementary school massacre in Texas. Senko, 44, a former Leechburg Area School Board member with three children enrolled in the high school, described news of the shooting as terrible. Like parents all over the country, Senko is trying to come...
Police say Washington County man fatally shot his neighbor
Pennsylvania State Police have accused a Washington County man of fatally shooting his neighbor Wednesday afternoon in Smith Township. Bryce Kevin Tacy, 52, is accused of criminal homicide in the incident reported at about 2:3o p.m. along Loffert Road. Police said Tacy verbally engaged the victim, Jerry E. Anderson, 44,...
Security measures heightened, discussed in Western Pa. districts after Texas school shooting
Knowing just how much the deadliest elementary school shooting since Sandy Hook in 2012 was likely to affect unnerved parents and children throughout Western Pennsylvania, local school officials took a proactive approach Wednesday to reassuring worried students and their families. Greensburg Salem School Districts posted a video message on its...
Westmoreland coroner’s office plans funeral for unclaimed remains of deceased veterans
The cremated remains of 15 veterans discovered in storage at the Westmoreland County Coroner’s office — some for as long as 29 years — will have a formal memorial service in July before being laid to rest with full military honors, Coroner Tim Carson said. The memorial service will be...
Career fair will connect Hempfield students, employers
Upperclassmen at Hempfield Area High School looking to enter the workforce after graduation will have an opportunity to connect with local businesses during a job fair this week. The Spartan Connections Career Fair featuring about 50 local businesses is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday in the high...
All but 30 ballots counted in Allegheny County as statewide recount in U.S. Senate race looms
Allegheny County election officials as of Wednesday had counted all but 30 challenged provisional ballots cast in last week’s primary, and hearings will be held Friday to determine whether the remaining ballots should be counted. Nearly 1,750 provisional ballots were scanned and tallied Tuesday and Wednesday, ultimately adding 103 votes...
Brackenridge’s Platinum Ridge residents dance the night away at prom
It’s prom season across the Alle-Kiski Valley and residents at Platinum Ridge in Brackenridge celebrated recently with a special night of their own. Residents dressed to the nines for the big event, hosted May 12 on the grounds of the nursing home and rehab center along Broadview Boulevard. “They always...
Latrobe’s new manager wants to make the ‘great city’ better
As Terry Carcella steps up to the plate as Latrobe’s new city manager, he has one goal in mind: improving the city through effective and efficient government. “We have a great city that’s really improving,” Carcella said. “We have great amenities, and I want to make it better.” City council...
Painting and Piano: Night of creativity kicks off Plum library reading program
Visitors to Plum Borough Community Library will notice new artwork on display, thanks to the talents of some patrons. To kick off the summer reading program, which has the seasonally appropriate theme Oceans of Possibilities, the library hosted Painting and Piano on the Patio, during which participants completed a variety...
‘Kick off to Summer Reading’ at Hempfield Area aims to keep students learning over the summer
The school year might be winding down, but leaders in Hempfield Area School District are hoping an event this week will build excitement around summer reading. The Kick Off to Summer Reading event is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. today at Spartan Stadium, according to Kimberlie Rieffanacht, assistant superintendent of elementary...
Greensburg man accused of fighting with sheriff’s deputies serving warrant to take him back to jail
A Greensburg man who was furloughed in March from the Westmoreland County Prison to get medical treatment is accused of fighting with sheriff’s deputies serving a warrant to take him back to jail, according to court papers. Steven R. Zastawniak, 33, is charged with escape, resisting arrest and aggravated assault...
Greater Latrobe school board adopts proposed $61.5 M budget
The Greater Latrobe school board this week adopted a proposed budget of more than $61.5 million with a 1-mill property tax increase for the 2022-23 school year. Six board members voted in favor of adoption. Board member Andrew Repko voted against the spending plan, and members Merle D. Musick and...
