Western PA Local News category, Page 1558
Sewickley Academy buys property next to shopping center in Edgeworth
Sewickley Academy officials have purchased a property in Edgeworth but are offering no details yet about plans for the site. A lot of nearly 42,600-square-feet at 627 Beaver Road was purchased in early April for $825,000, according to the Allegheny County real estate website. The lot includes a two-story red...
Pittsburgh places Airbnb legislation on hold in wake of deadly North Side shooting
Pittsburgh City Council did not act Wednesday on proposed legislation to regulate Airbnb and other short-term rental properties, opting to slow down the process so it can look at possible changes to the proposal and seek public comment. Legislation introduced Tuesday was expedited to appear on the agenda for Wednesday’s...
Former Citizens Bank building in downtown New Kensington sold at auction
The largest office building in downtown New Kensington was successfully sold through an online auction. The winning bidder for the building at 901 Fifth Ave., which until November housed a Citizens Bank branch, is from California, said James Kelly, a managing member of KeWe New Kensington, which has owned the...
Smiley faces: Bethel Park teen cancer survivor brings cheer dressed as Easter Bunny
Underneath the Easter bunny costume, Sean Rovers was smiling. As he did last year, Sean dressed as the character and visited sick children. He brought them baskets filled with toys, candy, books and stuffed animals — “all made with love,” his mother, Maria Rovers, said. “I do it because I...
2 plead guilty to roles in 2020 protests in Pittsburgh
A Pittsburgh man who has spent years advocating for LGBTQ rights pleaded guilty Wednesday to his role in a day’s worth of protests in September 2020 in Downtown. Kenneth McDowell, 35, of the city’s Spring Garden neighborhood, will serve two years of probation after pleading guilty to harassment, disorderly conduct...
Surveillance leads to Arnold man’s arrest; heroin, cocaine seized
Police arrested an Arnold man they had under surveillance because of multiple reports of drug dealing at his apartment and confiscated nearly 6 ounces of cocaine and an ounce of heroin. Westmoreland County District Attorney Nicole Ziccarelli announced this week that agents from her office, the state Attorney General’s Office...
‘Eggs-tra Special Easter’: South Fayette celebrates with reverse parade
The Bunny Hop Trail went through Fairview Park in South Fayette three days before Easter. Chilly temperatures, wind and light rain couldn’t keep 450 cars with more than 1,000 children away from a holiday ride through the 190-acre park. The occupants were given toys, candy, pencils and hand-painted eggs, along...
Allegheny County Executive Fitzgerald back at work after covid isolation
Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald is back in the office five days after testing positive for covid-19. Fitzgerald, who is vaccinated and boosted, had no symptoms, said county spokeswoman Amie Downs. He was tested last week after he’d been in close contact with someone who had the virus, and he...
Hempfield Clean-Up Day set for April 23
Hempfield residents wanting to dispose of tires, household trash and scrap metal soon will have the chance to do so during a cleanup day this month. Scheduled from 8 a.m. to noon April 23, Hempfield Clean-Up Day will provide two locations across the township — the municipal building, 1132 Woodward...
Jeannette man surrenders after 11-hour standoff with police
A Jeannette man surrendered Wednesday morning after an 11-hour standoff that police said began when Westmoreland County sheriff’s deputies attempted to serve him with a protection-from-abuse order. Sheriff James Albert said the order directed deputies to evict Jesse McCurdy, 49, from his home on Good Street. They were also authorized...
West Leechburg halts consideration of merger with Allegheny Township
West Leechburg officials have decided not to pursue a merger with Allegheny Township. The decision comes after council reviewed the study conducted by the state Department of Economic and Community Development. The study looked at the impact of consolidation. “It was very nonspecific, and it didn’t show it would be...
The Stroller, April 20, 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. Spring bird hike planned at Harrison Hills Park Friends of Harrison Hills Park will sponsor a spring Bird Hike from 8:30...
UPMC disputes report challenging its community benefits
Health care giant UPMC is disputing a report from a health care think tank that gives it low marks on what it spends on charity care and community investment compared to the tax exemptions it receives. The report from the Massachusetts-based Lown Institute says Pittsburgh-based UPMC is the 5th worst...
Hempfield recycler salvages old electronics; firm donates laptops to shelter
In a 44,000-square-foot warehouse behind a small Hempfield office are several large rooms filled with boxes and boxes containing thousands of pieces of used electronics — once the lifeblood of the modern computerized office. CyberCrunch LLC has literally tons of old laptops, desktop computers, keyboards, mice, televisions, hard drives, desk...
Pine Creek wastewater treatment facility in McCandless expanding
A $21 million expansion of the Pine Creek wastewater treatment facility will allow the site to enlarge its capacity and make the facility more environmentally friendly. The McCandless Township Sanitary Authority broke ground on the expansion project in early April, said William Youngblood, director of MTSA. The authority hopes the...
Dress for Success schedules cookie fundraiser at Hartwood Acres
Dress for Success Pittsburgh is hosting its second annual Black & Gold Cookie Table Drive-thru Fundraiser on May 14 at Hartwood Acres, 4000 Middle Road from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. “Last year, we turned our traditional Black & Gold fundraiser into a socially-distant, safe, drive-through event that proved to...
Herb Society returns to Beechwood Farms in Fox Chapel with spring sale after pandemic-related break
Members of the Western PA Unit of the Herb Society of America will be back in action for their annual spring plant sale after a two-year covid-related break. “After two years with no sale, it will be great to see and talk with friends and gardeners once again,” club member...
Remember When: Verona inventor was ahead of the curve on land, sea and air in early 1900s
The Alle-Kiski Valley has been blessed with great inventors over the years. Among them is Natrona’s Samuel Kier, inventor of the oil-based lamps that illuminated homes and businesses before the incandescent light bulb came along. Another was New Kensington’s Stephanie Kwolek, a chemist at DuPont who invented Kevlar, the material...
Pedestrian hit by Port Authority bus in Oakland
A pedestrian was struck by a Port Authority bus Tuesday evening in Oakland, officials confirmed. Crews responded to the intersection of Fifth Avenue and Bigelow Boulevard around 7:20 p.m., said Port Authority spokesman Adam Brandolph. The person, who was not identified, was taken to nearby UPMC Presbyterian hospital with a...
Sharpsburg Community Library welcomes back youth programs coordinator, appoints 1st teen coordinator
The Sharpsburg Community Library recently welcomed a new staff member and a familiar face to run its teen and children and youth programs, respectively. Kiki Raines of Wilkinsburg was recently hired to fill the Cooper-Siegel Community Library branch’s new position to come up with youth activities. “I really want to...
Fox Chapel to spend more than $1 million to rebuild 10 roads this year
Ten Fox Chapel roads are expected to be rebuilt this year as part of the borough’s road paving program. Council unanimously voted April 18 to award a $1.369 million contract to Wampum-based Youngblood Paving. Borough Manager Gary Koehler said the company was the lowest of four bidders and has done...
Police: 2 killed, 1 wounded in Wilkinsburg shooting
Two people are dead and another was injured Tuesday night after a shooting in Wilkinsburg, Allegheny County Police said. Allegheny County dispatchers were notified of a shooting in the 700 block of Midland Street around 8:25 p.m. On scene, first responders found two unidentified people dead inside a home from...
Report suggests new ways for Pittsburgh to levy additional taxes without raising earned income, property taxes
A report prepared by the Pittsburgh Budget and Policy Center has proposed new ways for the city to bring in added revenue without raising property or earned income taxes. In a presentation unveiling the findings of the report, Stephen Herzenberg, executive director of the Keystone Research Center, said that the...
Sheriff’s deputies arrest Olive Garden shooting suspect in Pitcairn apartment complex
Allegheny County Sheriff’s deputies had a hunch that the girlfriend of a wanted fugitive was lying to them Tuesday morning, sparking an apartment complexwide search in Pitcairn that ended in an arrest, authorities said. Accorie Wilder-Mack, 22, has been wanted since March 21 in connection with the robbery and shooting...
Police: Man shot multiple times in McKees Rocks
A man was taken to a hospital in critical condition after being shot multiple times in McKees Rocks, according to Allegheny County Police. Police said the shooting occurred shortly after 7 p.m. Tuesday at the corner of Helen and Ella streets. Emergency responders found a 26-year-old man who had been...
