Western PA Local News category, Page 1540
Protect PT will open environmental education center in May
Citizen-led environmental group Protect PT will expand its presence in the Penn Township Plaza with the grand opening of a new community environmental educational center on May 7. “We actually moved our office to the other side of the building,” Protect PT Executive Director Gillian Graber said. “We expanded from...
The Stroller, May 4, 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. Bingo fundraiser to benefit Lower Valley food bank Lower Valley Community Food Bank will host a spring fling bingo at 7...
Pittsburgh police seek tips from public in search for missing woman
Pittsburgh police are seeking the public’s helping locating a missing woman. Detectives with the Special Victim’s Unit are searching for Schurita Charles, 44, who was last heard from on Monday. Charles is 5 feet, 9 inches tall and has blonde hair with silver tips. She was last seen wearing a...
Self-driving car company Argo AI expands Strip District headquarters
Argo AI, a self-driving car startup, is expanding its headquarters in Pittsburgh’s Strip District. The company will take over three additional floors at the 130,500-square-foot office building. “Argo AI was founded in Pittsburgh and the city will always be home to our global headquarters,” Argo AI wrote in a statement....
Fox Chapel area performer earns full-ride master’s scholarship to Leeds University in England
Well-known Fox Chapel area director and musical talent Jenna Bowman is setting off for an adventure across the pond. With a dash of déjà vu, she’ll be living in an old steel town next to a river. “This time it’s in England,” said Bowman, an O’Hara native and familiar face...
Remember When: Allegheny Valley Expressway took much longer to build than anticipated
It was a day many in the Alle-Kiski Valley thought might never come: Aug. 9, 1985, the day the Allegheny Valley Expressway was completed. More than 40 years of designs, redesigns, funding, defunding and demographic changes that threatened to derail the entire project were overcome that day with the ribbon-cutting...
Cookbook fundraiser for Harrison library a compilation of nourishment, nostalgia
Fifth-generation Tarentum resident Cindy Homburg relishes memories of time spent in her grandmother’s kitchen. “Her creamed cucumber recipe with the sauteed onions, that’s one that our family still makes today,” Homburg said. “She would add a touch of sugar and enough vinegar to make it bite.” Homburg is hoping that...
Police say Bethel Park officer struck by motorist, driver arrested for suspicion of DUI
A Bethel Park police officer was hospitalized after being struck by a motorist Tuesday night, according to police. Officers charged a man with driving under the influence and multiple traffic violations in connection with the incident around 8:40 p.m. along South Park road near Pennsylvania Avenue, police Chief Tim O’Connor...
New Kensington-Arnold approves new contract with teachers union
A new five-year contract between the New Kensington-Arnold School District and its teachers union is formally in place following the school board’s approval Tuesday. The board voted 8-0 in favor of the agreement, which increases teachers’ pay while also having them pay more toward health care. Board member Eric Doutt...
Pittsburgh City Council approves $1.2 million in funding for Urban Redevelopment Authority
Pittsburgh City Council on Tuesday approved a measure to allocate $1.2 million to the city’s Urban Redevelopment Authority to fund several programs throughout the city. Council President Theresa Kail-Smith said she would advocate for ensuring the money was used throughout the city, including neighborhoods in the southern end of the...
Helltown Brewing Debuts Special ‘412 Food Rescue Brew’
It’s beer to the rescue. Helltown Brewing of Western Pennsylvania has created a new brew designed to bring attention to 412 Food Rescue of Pittsburgh’s cause of preventing fresh, leftover food from being thrown away by stores and restaurants. The new limited edition, low-ABV (alcohol by volume) IPA called “412...
1 dead after tree falls onto car in Upper St. Clair during storm; power remains out for thousands
A Bethel Park man died Tuesday when strong winds toppled a tree onto the man’s vehicle in Upper St. Clair. Officials with the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette identified the man as longtime employee Stephen A. Stasenko Jr. “Steve was a well known presence at the (Pittsburgh) Press and the Post-Gazette for almost...
Latin music, Mexican treats await during downtown Latrobe’s Fiesta Fourth
If you can’t wait until Cinco de Mayo, the merchants of downtown Latrobe are offering a Fiesta Fourth from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday. It’s a South of the Border twist to the business district’s monthly Shop Hop events, when participating retailers stay open later than usual with special offers...
Alcosan looks to build new chemical storage building along Ohio River
The Allegheny County Sanitary Authority is looking to construct a 2,700-square-foot chemical storage building at their treatment plant along the Ohio River. In a presentation before Pittsburgh’s Planning Commission Tuesday, Rulison Evans, the project engineer, said the plan is to tear down two existing storage buildings at the site and...
Plum students call for more attention to mental health issues
Several Plum Senior High School students attended the school board’s April 26 meeting to call for more resources to address mental health. “After spending two-and-a-half years of modified education — a hybrid schedule, not being able to see each other’s smiling faces, not having a normal high school experience and...
‘It’s an absolutely seismic event’: Western Pa. legal experts shocked by Supreme Court leak
Legal experts in the Pittsburgh region view the leaked U.S. Supreme Court draft opinion that could overturn Roe v. Wade as unprecedented — in its substance, in the potential impact it could have on other privacy rights and in the very leaking itself. While there have been leaks of information...
Planning Commission recommends Troy Hill Fire House for historic designation
Pittsburgh’s Planning Commission on Tuesday formally recommended the Troy Hill Fire House for historic designation. The nomination has also earned the recommendation of the Historic Review Board, though City Council will ultimately make the final decision. The building, which dates to the 1890s, is a centerpiece of the Troy Hill...
Penn Hills School Board recognizes middle school volleyball team
Members of the Penn Hills girls’ middle school volleyball team were recognized at the Penn Hills School Board meeting on April 26. The team made news with a March 2 incident at a match against Kiski, in which Penn Hills alleges that the athletes were the targets of racial attacks....
Teen charged with homicide in connection with deadly Wilkinsburg shooting
County police arrested a teen Tuesday in connection with the killing of a man in Wilkinsburg two days prior, according to Allegheny County homicide detectives. Devin Lee Martin, 16, of Pittsburgh, is charged with homicide in the death of 37-year-old Cornell Lee. Police initially responded to a call for shots...
Text message, jail phone calls lead Pittsburgh police to suspect in Carrick killing
Text messages and coded calls made from the Allegheny County Jail helped lead Pittsburgh police to a man they allege shot and killed another man in Carrick last month, according to the criminal complaint in the case. Elijah Terry-Smith, 23, is charged with one count of homicide in connection with...
Pittsburgh to get 5 new electric garbage trucks
The city of Pittsburgh is set to purchase five new electric garbage trucks — and related electric charging infrastructure — using grant funds. The city will receive $2.8 million from the Allegheny County Health Department for the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s 2021 Targeted Airshed Grant. Pittsburgh City Council on...
CMU researchers create system enabling virtual kiss, sip of water
Is there a lovesick person among us who hasn’t imagined kissing someone they’re pining for? Or how about a thirsty individual imagining a cool sip of water? While not necessarily a good substitute for the real thing, researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have figured out a way to exploit sensitivity...
North Hills School District removing Indian mascot from band uniforms
An incident involving a Texas drill team and Walt Disney World is causing the North Hills High School marching band to get new uniforms sooner rather than later. During the April 21 voting meeting, the North Hills School Board unanimously voted to replace the home uniforms of the band. “While...
Local big names headline summer concerts at Allegheny RiverTrail Park in Aspinwall
From funk to rock to all-out-dance pop, performers headlining the Rock the River concert series in Aspinwall are better than ever, organizers said. Allegheny RiverTrail Park founder Susan Crookston revealed the summer lineup, saying summer at the shoreline is sure to be hot. Concerts are free and are scheduled one...
Westmoreland Symphony names Natalie Ann Kasievich as new executive director
Westmoreland Symphony Orchestra has named Natalie Ann Kasievich as its new executive director. Kasievich comes to the Greensburg-based symphony from a position as an engagement leader for Thrivent Financial. She lives in the Gibsonia neighborhood that straddles Pine and Richland townships in Allegheny County. She also is the former board...
