Western PA Local News category, Page 1680
Food Bank cancels distribution event in Wilkinsburg
The Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank has canceled a Saturday drive-up food distribution event in Wilkinsburg. Predicted frigid temperatures expected this weekend forced the organization to cancel the event. People in need of food can contact the food bank through their website or at 412-460-3663 at extension 655....
Short-term solution announced to New Kensington’s downtown ‘food desert’Video
A short-term solution to the food desert in downtown New Kensington is on the way, Mayor Tom Guzzo said. The city is partnering with Oasis Grocery Direct to launch a system in which residents can order groceries online and get them two days later at a pickup point. Volunteers would...
Tax help available from AARP in Westmoreland County
The AARP Tax Counseling for the Elderly program will begin in February with volunteers from Westmoreland County Community College’s Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) helping to prepare simple tax returns for lower income, elderly residents and people with disabilities. It’s part of the AARP Tax Counseling for the Elderly...
Highlands school board votes to make masks optional
Highlands students are not required to wear masks in class, or elsewhere on district property, after the school board on Wednesday night reversed a previous mandate. The policy extends to staff and visitors, though the new mask-optional guidelines will limit outsiders in the building. The board voted 6-3, with members...
Erie man charged with returning to Frazer Walmart to steal 2nd big-screen TV
Frazer police charged an Erie County man with multiple felonies after, they say, he stole a large flat-panel TV from a Walmart store and then returned several weeks later and stole another one. Joseph Arciuolo, 35, of Millcreek Township, faces one count of burglary and two counts each of receiving...
Hempfield school officials, bus company working to lessen impacts of driver shortage
A shortage of substitute school bus drivers is impacting some routes in the Hempfield Area School District. First Student bus company “has an occasional morning in which a substitute bus driver cannot be secured,” according to Superintendent Tammy Wolicki. While efforts are made to cover impacted routes through other means...
Report cites water quality issues in hundreds of miles of Allegheny, Westmoreland waterways
Sections of Loyalhanna Creek and several of its tributaries, as well as some streams in Salem, are among bodies of water in Westmoreland County that are considered impaired for various uses, according to a new statewide integrated water quality report from the Department of Environmental Protection. In neighboring Allegheny County,...
Tarentum approves seed money for West Seventh Avenue renovation plan
By this time next year, Tarentum’s West Seventh Avenue business corridor could look brand-new with updated facades on many of the storefronts. That’s the hope of council, which last week agreed to put up seed money for a redevelopment plan by Faith Community Partners (FCP). The nonprofit has worked a...
Environmental group opposes Rustic Ridge Mine permit renewal
A Fayette-based environmental organization is opposing a coal mine company’s request to renew its permit for the Rustic Ridge No. 1 Mine in the Donegal area. The Mountain Watershed Association, which monitors the environmental impact of Rustic Ridge No. 1 Mine, prefers “that the mine is not permitted” for renewal,...
Westmoreland municipal authority, CNX reach deal to reforest reservoir site
Thousands of new trees will be planted around the Beaver Run Reservoir as part of a $1.8 million plan finalized Wednesday to reforest about 140 acres where more than 50 gas wells have operated over the past decade. Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County board members signed off on the reforestation...
Jeannette man accused of fighting with sheriff’s department warrant team ordered jailed without bond
A Jeannette man remains in custody without bail after he told members of the Westmoreland County Sheriff’s Department warrant squad that he would rather be shot than go to jail during a skirmish at a downtown pharmacy. Deputies reported finding Justin L. Turner, 41, standing outside the Rite Aid on...
Monroeville-based Corvette Club sends relief supplies to Kentucky tornado victims
It was a small gesture that turned into a bigger generosity for a Manor man who was just looking to help. Mike Weber felt compelled to do something after seeing the news on the deadly tornado that stormed through Kentucky in December. The tornado killed more than 70 people and...
Quaker Valley School District hosts community covid vaccine clinic
Opal Cress sat beside her father, Ben, and younger brother, Gabriel, inside Edgeworth Elementary School on Tuesday afternoon. It was a familiar location for the Quaker Valley School District second grader, but an unfamiliar setting. About a dozen or more UPMC staffers and nurses operated a registration desk and several...
Judge rejects former Greensburg man’s appeal in sex case
A former Greensburg man serving up to 10 years in prison for sex crimes against a juvenile will remain behind bars after a Westmoreland County judge rejected an appeal. David A. Baker, 35, pleaded guilty in August to two felony counts of taking sexually explicit pictures and video of a...
Leet woman wins Ford EcoSport S in Eat’n Park Caring for Kids Campaign raffle
Kim Roppa recalled presenting a check to Children’s Hospital at KDKA Radio in Downtown Pittsburgh from money she and her classmates raised to help youngsters with medical issues. Roppa, then 12, was a sixth-grader in the Quaker Valley School District. She was selected as her school’s spokeswoman. That was 46...
Hempfield man sentenced to federal prison for meth trafficking
A Hempfield man will spend up to 10 years in a federal prison for his role in a methamphetamine trafficking conspiracy, according to court records. In addition to the prison term, a federal judge on Wednesday also ordered Zachary Miller, 28, to forfeit five guns. He will spend five years...
Meet Junior Achievement of Western PA’s inaugural class of 18 Under Eighteen
The kids are more than alright — just take a look at Junior Achievement of Western Pennsylvania’s inaugural class for 18 Under Eighteen, which showcases the talents and achievements of 18 of the region’s most incredible young people. “These amazing kids are entrepreneurs, social activists, scientists, entertainers and so much...
Edgeworth council reorganizes, reappoints president and vice president
Edgeworth council maintained its leadership this year. Several members also were sworn in to new four-year terms at the borough’s reorganization meeting on Jan. 18. John Schwend, borough manager and notary, swore in Mayor Gary Smith and council members Ivan Hofmann, Joseph Hoepp and Katherine Larsen. Council then unanimously reappointed...
2 more Pittsburgh Public Schools move to online learning
Two more Pittsburgh Public Schools are shuttering as officials continue to try and mitigate the spread of covid-19. Pittsburgh Colfax PreK-8 and Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy will be closed until Wednesday, officials said. Students at those schools will participate in online learning. Those schools join several other district buildings...
Phipps Conservatory orchid, bonsai show highlights prized collections
An orchid that recently was awarded the American Orchid Society’s Certificate of Cultivation Excellence is among specimens displayed in “Orchid and Bonsai Show: An Ocean of Color,” running through March 6 at Phipps Conservatory. “Plants receiving this award represent the highest level of orchid culture,” said Adam Haas, interpretive program...
The Stroller, Jan. 20, 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. HOPE Center accepting donations for its SAF-T pet kennel The Alle-Kiski HOPE Center offers a Sheltering Animals and Families Together (SAF-T) Kennel...
GetGo convenience store gets signage approval for Greensburg location
Giant Eagle Inc. reached an agreement Wednesday with the Greensburg Zoning Hearing Board on the size and number of signs it can have at its GetGo convenience store it plans to build along South Main Street at the site of a former video store. The zoning hearing board granted Giant...
O’Hara fourth grader sells art to raise money for hungry children
A fourth-grade O’Hara Elementary student is using his passion for art to create tangible change at his school and beyond. Tucker Patsey, 10, is selling hand-painted canvases to raise money for Backpack for Hunger, a program that provides weekend food to Fox Chapel Area School District students in need. “When...
Greensburg native’s directorial debut will premiere Jan. 21 on NetflixVideo
A few years ago, Sujata Day would likely have described her directorial debut, “Definition Please,” in terms of the number of theaters and cities where it would be opening. And while the Greensburg native’s debut won’t be premiering in theaters, she could conceivably say it will be opening on 95...
Murrysville reminds residents: Don’t blow snow back onto plowed roads
Murrysville public works crews have more than 150 miles of roads to plow and salt during a winter storm like the one that hit Western Pennsylvania earlier this week. And the last thing public works head Bill Paiano wants is his employees having to back-track due to residents blowing snow...
