Western PA Local News category, Page 1518
Penn Hills Charter School of Entrepreneurship breaks ground on community garden
A Penn Hills School broke ground to begin construction on its community garden. A dozen Penn Hills Charter School of Entrepreneurship staff and students gathered to break ground on May 12 to officially signify the construction of their “Garden of Entrepreneurship.” Construction will include installing a parking lot, classroom area...
North Huntingdon OKs plans for road to proposed senior citizen building
The Westmoreland County Housing Authority cleared another hurdle this week toward building a 50-unit, four-story apartment building in Irwin for low-income senior citizens by winning North Huntingdon’s approval of plans for a 1,300-foot roadway to connect the complex to a township road. Despite strong and impassioned opposition from several residents...
Penn Hills Charter School of Entrepreneurship earns accreditation, grant money
Penn Hills Charter School of Entrepreneurship was awarded accreditation from the Commission on Elementary Schools of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools in April. The accreditation will be effective until July 2029. An accredited school is an “educational organization that meets all MSA Standards for Accreditation, adheres to...
North Huntingdon narrowly approves backyard chickens for 2 homes
North Huntingdon officials this week narrowly approved permits for two residents to keep chickens, with a warning from one council member that it could open the floodgates for more backyard hens. By 4-3 votes, the commissioners approved permits for Megan Javor of Lancelot Drive and Sarah Helzlsouer of Adams Drive...
Developer wants to turn Downtown Pittsburgh warehouse once owned by Mark Cuban into apartments
A Washington, D.C., developer told the Pittsburgh Planning Commission that it wants to begin transforming a Downtown warehouse formerly owned by celebrity billionaire Mark Cuban into an apartment building this summer. Douglas Development Corp. presented its plans Tuesday for the vacant building at 642 Fort Duquesne Blvd., facing the Allegheny...
Man shot in Derry Township accused of damaging $900 worth of property at suspect’s home
A man who was shot in Derry Township this week is accused of setting a fire at the home of the person state police believe pulled the trigger, according to court papers. Police said the fire damaged $900 worth of items. Troopers on Wednesday arrested Jonathan Thomas Corey, 39, of...
No tax increase planned in preliminary Hempfield Area budget
Residents in the Hempfield Area School District will not see a tax increase after school directors on May 16 unanimously passed a $100.9 million preliminary budget. This is the fourth consecutive year that taxes held steady, following five years of gradual increases. Taxes will remain at 83.46 mills. Of the...
Greensburg Salem searches again for business manager, OKs maintenance, custodial contract
The Greensburg Salem School Board last week approved a new three-year contract with maintenance and custodial workers extending through June 2024. The board also agreed to search for two new central office administrators, including a replacement for business manager Joan Wehner, who has resigned to accept a similar post at...
Pit bull shot after escaping Cook Township property
A Cook Township man’s dog was shot Sunday night after leaving his property, police said. The pit bull belonging to Mark E. Ahner, 60, of Stahlstown, escaped the property and became aggressive toward two men near the intersection of Main Street and Hoffer Plan in Stahlstown shortly after 9:30 p.m.,...
Pine splash pad set to open on Memorial Day
Pine’s popular aquatic playground is set to open to the public for its third season on May 30. Located near the soccer fields in Pine Community Park, the aquatic playground has more than three dozen sprays, fountains and other water features. During the coronavirus pandemic, the township switched to requiring...
Boy, 15, charged with terroristic threats after Latrobe incident
A 15-year-old boy is being charged with terroristic threats after Latrobe police said he threatened another juvenile. A report about the incident was made to the department’s Greater Latrobe school resource officer and police said they seized “items of evidentiary value” during the investigation. There was no danger to school...
Quaker Valley School District raises taxes for next school year
Quaker Valley School District property owners will have to dig a little deeper in their wallets to cover real estate taxes next year. The school board voted 6-0 on May 18 to adopt its 2022-23 budget with a 2.9% tax increase. President Jonathan Kuzma and members Gianni Floro and Daniela...
3 injured — 1 critically — in Homewood stabbing
Three people were injured in a stabbing early Thursday in Pittsburgh’s Homewood neighborhood, according to Pittsburgh police. Police said officers went to an apartment in the 7700 block of Frankstown Avenue around 3:30 a.m. Officers said they found a woman there with multiple stab wounds. She was taken to a...
Pittsburgh Street Hot Dogs opens in Springdale
The newest locally owned hot dog shop in Springdale appeared to be a big hit with customers on its grand opening. Pittsburgh Street Hot Dogs, located at 551 Pittsburgh St., officially opened Friday. The shop is leasing the building that formerly housed DD’s Catering. Owner James Reddy Jr., a Springdale...
Penn Hills student news for the week of May 13, 2022
Penn Hills Coding Team, comprised of Penn Hills High School students Peter Frachioni, Rachael McCann, Paige Webb, Samantha Yee, Eric Cronin and Olivia Senge won the PNC Code for Your Cause competition. The team designed and created a wearable device that would warn the user if they were in danger...
Hot weather expected next 2 days, new record possible Saturday
The Pittsburgh region is set to get its first taste of 90-degree weather this year, but the heatwave is going to be brief. The high temperature is expected to get to near 90 on Friday and into the lower 90s for Saturday, National Weather Service meteorologist Bill Modzelewski said. The...
Abandoned Braddock row house collapses during fire
It took firefighters nearly four hours to get a blaze at an abandoned row house under control early Thursday in Braddock. The fire in the 200 block of Oliver Street was reported around 1:30 a.m., an Allegheny County 911 dispatcher said. Firefighters got it under control by 5:15 a.m. Firefighters...
The Stroller, May 19, 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. Please include a daytime telephone number. Touch-a Truck planned at Highlands High School Harrison Township Recreation Board will sponsor at touch-a-truck event from noon to 3 p.m....
Work to refinish New Kensington church’s ‘onion dome’ continues
The layers of the onion are being put back on a New Kensington church. It was finally warm and dry enough Tuesday to begin work to refinish the onion dome atop St. John the Baptist Orthodox Church on Elmtree Road. It’s the first time the “terribly weathered” onion dome, so...
Highlands School Board expected to approve 1% tax hike for next school year
Highlands School District residents will likely pay slightly higher property taxes, about a 1% increase, next school year. The school board on Monday approved a $50 million preliminary general fund budget, which calls for a 0.25-millage increase, from 24.88 to 25.13 mills. The owner of a home assessed at $100,000...
Shady Side Academy rallies support to build Bulldog statue on Fox Chapel campus
A new STEM-focused, 3-D fundraising project is under way at Shady Side Academy Senior School in Fox Chapel. The Build the Bulldog project is a crowd-sourced, collaborative, global effort where community members and makers work together to design and make a 3-D printed statue of the Shady Side Academy Bulldog....
Norwin area On the Move: Book presentation, contest winner
Penn-Trafford football coach John Ruane, whose 2021 team won the WPIAL and PIAA championships, received 90 copies of “A Noble Knight/Dan Priatko’s Story of Faith and Courage” to distribute to players. The inspirational book details the life of North Huntingdon resident Priatko, a 1984 U.S. Military Academy graduate who was...
Penn-Trafford On the Move: Book presentation, awards, more
Penn-Trafford football coach John Ruane, whose 2021 team won the WPIAL and PIAA championships, received 90 copies of “A Noble Knight/Dan Priatko’s Story of Faith and Courage” to distribute to players. The inspirational book details the life of North Huntingdon resident Priatko, a 1984 U.S. Military Academy graduate who was...
Court rejects John Lesko’s appeal in 1980 western Pa. ‘Kill for Thrill’ spree
One of the last appeals for Pennsylvania’s longest- serving death-row inmate has been denied. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit on Tuesday rejected 64-year-old John Lesko’s request for a new trial and sentencing hearing. He was convicted in the 1980 murder of Apollo police Officer Leonard Miller, 21,...
Commonwealth Court halts PennDOT bridge tolling project, including I-79 near Bridgeville
A Commonwealth Court judge on Wednesday granted a preliminary injunction to halt a statewide bridge-tolling project, saying that the plan likely violates state statutes and impacts local communities that PennDOT failed to consult. The ruling came in response to a suit filed by several municipalities that objected to tolling on...
