Western PA Local News category, Page 1660
Juneteenth celebration will expand to Market Square, feature voting-rights forum
War is coming to Pittsburgh this summer. But it’s not the kind with tanks and guns — it’s the kind with guitars and drums. Legendary funk-soul band War will headline the 2022 Western Pennsylvania Juneteenth Homecoming Celebration, announced this week for June 17-19. And while last year’s Juneteenth celebration at...
Emergency contract to allow for design work to begin on Fern Hollow Bridge replacement
Work will begin immediately to design a bridge to replace Pittsburgh’s collapsed Fern Hollow Bridge and to remove the collapsed one, city and state officials said Friday. This comes one week after 10 people were injured when the bridge in Pittsburgh’s Frick Park collapsed, sending a Port Authority bus and...
Pittsburgh City Council poised to vote down Wilkinsburg annexation
Pittsburgh City Council appears likely next week to vote down a proposal to annex neighboring Wilkinsburg, but some council members have voiced support for an annexation in the near future. City Council on Wednesday voted against annexation in a preliminary vote, and a final vote is expected next week. A...
A guide to Pittsburgh: Check out what Squirrel Hill has to offer
Squirrel Hill is lovingly known as “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood.” It’s the area of Pittsburgh where television icon Fred Rogers not only lived, but nurtured. “There is a cohesiveness of the neighborhood,” said Helen Wilson, vice president of the Squirrel Hill Historical Society. “There is a network of support. People care...
Big Spring Spirits to open distillery, public marketplace near Pittsburgh’s Station Square
Development near Station Square on Pittsburgh’s South Side has already brought apartment complexes, offices and a highline park overlooking the Monongahela River. Next up is a planned six-story complex with a craft distillery, a public marketplace showcasing local vendors and a rooftop bar with views of the Downtown skyline. The...
Upper Burrell supervisors approve Marcellus shale gas compressor station
The Upper Burrell supervisors have approved a Marcellus shale natural gas compressor station off of White Cloud Road on Arconic property, which is zoned industrial. The official vote Wednesday night was unanimous but complicated. Two of the three supervisors, Michael Conley and Kenneth Slahtovsky, initially abstained from voting because they...
Westmoreland Heritage Trail officials move ahead with short Export extension
Getting across Route 66 remains the key challenge to its completion, but the plan this year is to get the Westmoreland Heritage Trail about 700 feet closer to Delmont. Export council this week gave the go-ahead for trail officials to move forward with extending the western half of the trail...
5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: Feb. 4-6
We’ve reached the weekend. Here are some ways to spend it in Pittsburgh. Pretty Woman The North American tour of “Pretty Woman: The Musical,” is in town at 8 p.m. Friday, 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Saturday and 1 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. on Sunday as part of the PNC...
Power outages, flooding hit Southwestern Pa. as storm brings freezing rain, snow
About 2,600 First Energy customers in Allegheny County and 17,400 in Washington County were without power at noon Friday after a winter storm moving through Southwestern Pennsylvania transitioned from freezing rain and sleet to snow. An additional 6,000 Duquesne Light customers also were in the dark, the utility reported just...
5 things to do in Westmoreland County: Feb. 4-6
Read his mind A few seats remain for a concert by Canadian troubadour Gordon Lightfoot at 8 p.m. Friday at The Palace Theatre in Greensburg. In a career spanning more than 50 years, the singer/songwriter has produced a string of hits including “If You Could Read My Mind,” “Carefree Highway,”...
Club news: Penn Hills Rotary fundraiser benefits food bank
Bingo Penn Hills Rotary will host a bingo fundraiser on Feb. 11. Doors open at 6 p.m. and bingo starts at 7. It will be held at the Universal Banquet Hall, 2240 Main St., Penn Hills. Tickets are $25 and include 6 cards for each of the 11 games. Also...
Student news: Pine area collegians earn dean’s list honors
Rhode Island Quinn Frost of Allison Park and Max Trabulsi of Gibsonia are among the University of Rhode Island students named to the fall 2021 dean’s list. Students named to the dean’s list represent nearly all of Rhode Island’s cities and towns, all six New England states, New York and...
Hampton elementary schools collect socks for the homeless
Hampton Township School District’s three elementary schools worked together on a sock collection drive to help people who are homeless in the Pittsburgh area. The idea for the collection drive originated with Poff Elementary School’s JAMbethekindkid club while brainstorming ways to help people in need. Poff second grade teacher Marilyn...
Greensburg diocese excited by 20% bump in Catholic school enrollment
Despite the past two years being hampered by the covid-19 pandemic, officials at the Catholic Diocese of Greensburg are encouraged by other trends that have emerged over the past 24 months — namely, a 20% bump in Catholic school enrollment across the diocese. “I think that’s outstanding,” said Bishop Larry...
The Brewery at Luciano’s offering signature pizzas, craft beer
After nearly a two-year wait, The Brewery at Luciano’s is expected to open mid-February in Monroeville. The new brewery and restaurant is located at 312 Center Road, former site of the Rivertowne Pour House. As part of a chain of local eateries, it will seat approximately 200 patrons, serving several...
‘Beloved’ former Kiski Area school slated for demolition
A former school building that served elementary, middle and high school students in Washington Township is slated for demolition. The former Washington Elementary School at 4728 Route 66 was part of the Kiski Area School District. The school opened in 1927 and closed in 2013. Township supervisors granted a demolition...
Hempfield supervisors choose company to help craft comprehensive plan update
Hempfield supervisors chose a Cranberry-based company to help them update their 15-year-old comprehensive plan. Herbert, Rowland & Grubic Inc. was hired unanimously by supervisors last week. Company consultants will be tasked with guiding the township over the next year and a half while they update their comprehensive plan. The plan...
The Stroller, Feb. 4, 2022: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your events, club meetings and fundraisers for free in The Stroller. Send information at least a week in advance to vndnews@triblive.com. Please include a daytime telephone number. Armstrong Conservation District to sell fruit trees and seedlings Armstrong Conservation District will conduct its annual fruit tree and seedling sale through...
Sharpsburg councilwoman spearheading off-leash dog park
A newly elected Sharpsburg councilwoman is hitting the ground running with an idea that she said will benefit residents and their four-legged friends. Carrie Tongarm is working to bring an off-leash dog park to the borough. It’s a project that’s been gathering steam since 2018 when she first moved to...
McCandless gets grant for police body cameras
McCandless has received a federal grant to help cover the costs of body-worn cameras for police, according to police Chief Ryan Hawk. Hawk told town council in January that the department was approved for a $36,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Justice to help cover the costs of the...
North Allegheny Intermediate student play is a who-done-it’s who-done-it
“Murder’s in the Heir,” being performed by a cast of North Allegheny Intermediate students, is an interactive murder mystery in which the audience will decide who the murderer should be. The NAI spring play will be performed at the school auditorium Feb. 10 and 11 at 7 p.m., and Feb....
Police: Pittsburgh man, woman charged with attempted homicide after infant hospitalized
Two Pittsburgh residents have been taken in to custody on attempted homicide charges in connection with a November incident involving an infant. City police have charged Teshawn Ahkir Williams, 24, and Tamaya Harris, 25, with endangering the welfare of children, criminal attempt homicide and aggravated assault, Public Safety spokeswoman Amanda...
Jefferson Hills has a new councilman
A Navy veteran and Pennsylvania Army National Guard officer candidate was appointed to Jefferson Hills Council. Joseph Lynch was picked out of five candidates to fill the seat of the late Keith Polick, who died in a vehicle crash last month. Polick, 65, was headed to Florida to vacation with...
Wilkins baby born with perfect timing — ‘2’ perfect — at Forbes Hospital
A Wilkins couple had their first child at the perfect time. Amanda and Ryan Liscio welcomed their daughter, Freya, at Forbes Hospital in Monroeville on Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022 at 2:22 p.m. After battling some complications that morning, Freya was born naturally at 6 lbs. 9 oz. and was 21...
Allegheny County courts and magistrates, Pittsburgh courts closed Friday due to bad weather
Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas, all magisterial courts in the county and Pittsburgh Municipal Court, will be closed Friday due to inclement weather. President Judge Kim Berkeley Clark signed the order Thursday. Arraignment Court will remain open. National Weather Service in Pittsburgh is predicting a mix of freezing rain...
