Western PA Local News category, Page 1688
Collectors journey back in time looking for classic bicycles
Pretty much everyone has a bicycle story. There are memories of learning to ride. Youngsters graduated from having to use training wheels. And, sometimes, they fall off, scraping a knee or losing a tooth, and then get right back on and keeping going. On that bicycle, children often traveled to...
State audit raps North Huntingdon fireman’s relief group
State auditors reprimanded the North Huntingdon Volunteer Fireman’s Relief Association for incorrectly titling the ownership of two rescue vehicles to North Huntingdon EMS/Rescue and not to the association, as well as for not having someone serve as vice president. The auditor general’s review of the relief association’s finances for January...
The Stroller, Jan. 14, 2022: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Start the new year off right! 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. Free tax preparation available at Springdale library Springdale Free Public Library is accepting appointments for AARP’s...
12 cats die in Rostraver fire; foster homes needed for rescued pets
A dozen cats are dead after a fire Friday morning at a Rostraver home that also served as an animal shelter, a Westmoreland County 911 supervisor said. Emergency responders reported that the house was engulfed in flames when they arrived on scene shortly after 3:45 a.m., the supervisor said. The...
How Highmark and other insurers will cover at-home covid tests
Highmark will begin reimbursing its customers for at-home covid-19 tests this weekend and is looking to eliminate the need for customers to pay first, a vice president of the insurance company said Thursday. Under federal rules, Highmark and other private health insurers are required to cover up to eight over-the...
Allegheny Township supervisor donates $2,500 for gate to help curb vandalism in Finnin Park
A recently elected Allegheny Township supervisor said complaints he received from residents during his bid for office about damage done to Finnin Park by people using all-terrain vehicles after hours aren’t going unheeded. To begin to address the problem, Supervisor James Morabito donated $2,500 to install a gate at the...
Fox Chapel Area plans new covid strategy to help keep students in schools
Fox Chapel Area School District officials hope to keep more students in school receiving in-person instruction during the pandemic through a new strategy and state Department of Health guidance. Test-to-Stay is a covid strategy that enables students and staff to continue learning and teaching in school while minimizing disruption of...
Pittsburgh police: Man shows up to hospital with gunshot wound 20 minutes after shots reported
Pittsburgh police are investigating after a man showed up to a hospital with a gunshot wound Thursday afternoon. Public Safety spokeswoman Amanda Mueller said a man who was shot walked into a hospital shortly before 5 p.m. The man was listed in stable condition. Officers were dispatched to the 6300...
Police: Man shot in gunfight in Stowe
One man was shot in a gunfight Thursday night as a result of a bar fight in Stowe, Allegheny County Police said. A 28-year-old man was reported hospitalized in critical condition with gunshot wounds to the chest and legs, police said. The shooting was reported at about 7:30 p.m. in...
Wrong-way crash closes Route 30 bridge over Route 119
A multiple-vehicle crash on the Route 30 bridge over Route 119 in Southwest Greensburg on Thursday night closed the westbound lanes of Route 30 at the Cedar Street exit, according to a Westmoreland County Public Safety supervisor. The crash occurred when a motorist who was traveling east got onto the...
Town boards reorganize in North Allegheny communities
The November elections changed the make-up of town councils and governing bodies. During meetings in January election winners were sworn into office and the boards filled leadership positions. Here is a breakdown: Bradford Woods Victoria Pongrace was elected president of Bradford Woods Council and David Baldonieri vice president during its...
Staffing problems expected at Westmoreland Manor from federal vaccine mandate
Westmoreland Manor could have a growing staffing problem before the end of January after the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the federally imposed covid-19 vaccine mandate for health care workers. Manor administrator Abby Testa said this week that about 77% of staffers at the county-owned nursing home have been...
‘Trolls Live’ national tour opens this weekend in Pittsburgh
Who doesn’t need a hug right now? The popular movie and television Troll characters will provide plenty of their signature hugs during “Trolls Live,” coming Saturday and Sunday to PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh. Trolls are “all about positivity and happiness. Every hour on the hour, they love to hug...
Norwin news: PAL registration, salaries set, more
Norwin PAL holds registration PAL Norwin has opened its registration at www.palnorwin.com for its spring 2022 season of recreational baseball, softball, fast pitch and t-ball. The programs are open for the youth ages 4 to 17 in Norwin and surrounding communities. The six-field complex is located at 1 Bridge St.,...
Vote scheduled for final report of deadly 2020 Pa. turnpike crash in Mt. Pleasant Township
The National Transportation Safety Board is set to consider a draft of the final report detailing a January 2020 bus crash that killed five people and injured dozens of others along the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Westmoreland County. The report, which will include details on what caused the wreck as well...
New Kensington police charge lawyer from Murrysville with DUI, fleeing from traffic stop
A lawyer from Murrysville is accused by New Kensington police of driving while intoxicated and leading them on a high-speed chase when they tried to pull him over. Robert Dishington Monsour, 69, of Saltsburg Road, waived his right to a preliminary hearing before District Judge Frank J. Pallone Jr. and...
New members of Shaler Area School Board sworn in
The Shaler Area School Board held its annual reorganization meeting on Dec. 8, swearing in two newly-elected and two existing board members, all chosen by the public to serve a four-year term in the recent November election. New members Elizabeth Dunn and Edward J. Kress were sworn in at the...
Shaler Area Middle School principal on leave
Parents of Shaler Middle School students received notification on Jan. 11 that principal Dr. Eric Stennett was going on immediate leave. The letter to parents gave no reason for Stennett’s unexpected leave, citing the “confidentiality regarding personnel matters” in the district. “I don’t think we can offer interviews on the...
Taco fundraiser, library programs, more in the Murrysville area
Taco fundraiser will benefit FR marching band Residents can support the Franklin Regional Panther Marching Band by ordering a Moe’s Taco Kit before Jan. 21. The kits are $40 and include 12 soft tortillas, two proteins, lettuce, cheese, pico de gallo, rice, black beans, sour cream, a bowl of queso,...
Fayette County man ordered to jail without bond on accusations of severely abusing toddler
A 26-year-old Fayette County man is accused of severely abusing his 20-month-old daughter, police said. Keith A. Kalbaugh is being held without bond in the county prison after state police arrested him Wednesday. His daughter remains in the intensive care unit of a West Virginia hospital. Kalbaugh was arraigned Wednesday...
Pittsburgh activist found not guilty of obstruction in 2019 incident
A well-known Pittsburgh activist was found not guilty Thursday of obstruction in connection with a 2019 incident in Wilkinsburg. Nicky Jo Dawson, 28, had been charged with obstruction, disorderly conduct and jaywalking. A criminal complaint filed against her said Wilkinsburg police were conducting a traffic stop on Peebles Street just...
6-8 inches of snow expected to hit Western Pa. starting Sunday
The couple of inches of snow that hit the Pittsburgh region last week was minor compared to what is likely headed our way this weekend. As of Friday morning, the National Weather Service in Moon was predicting heavy snow will begin falling in Southwestern Pennsylvania sometime Sunday afternoon and continue...
Pittsburgh Land Bank, PWSA work to streamline process for redeveloping blighted properties
A new agreement between the Pittsburgh Land Bank and the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority aims to streamline the process of redeveloping blighted properties with liens against them. A memorandum of understanding announced this week by the Urban Redevelopment Authority outlines a process for clearing outstanding PWSA liens against any...
Ship a chip teaches students at Ingomar Elementary, Eden Hall math, engineering and cooperation skills
Padded, packed and prepared for shipping, an army of potato chips went on a special mission to take a nonbreakable journey between two elementary schools in the North Allegheny and Pine-Richland school districts. Fifth graders from Ingomar Elementary in North Allegheny and fourth graders from Eden Hall Upper Elementary in...
Pine-Richland Middle School re-designated as ‘Don Eichhorn Schools: School to Watch’
Pine-Richland Middle School is one of 14 exemplary Middle Grades Schools in Pennsylvania that has been re-designated as PA Don Eichhorn Schools: “School to Watch” as part of a recognition program developed by the National Forum to Accelerate Middle-Grades Reform. “I would like to thank the students, staff and the...
