Western PA Local News category, Page 1700
Butler County man arrested after Buffalo Township woman tells clinic staff he beat, strangled her
A Butler County man was charged with multiple felonies after a Buffalo Township woman went to a clinic for face and head injuries and told medical staff that he punched and strangled her. Bradley Borg, 32, of Bessemer Avenue in Butler Township was charged with two felony counts of strangulation...
Quaker Valley Rotary Club collects socks for homeless veterans
For the second year, the Quaker Valley Rotary Club hosted a sock collection for homeless veterans. Larry and Dawn Capozzolo spearheaded this year’s initiative, placing a box with signs at Safran’s Supermarket in Sewickley, where community members could conveniently drop of their donations. The club promoted the drive on social...
Westmoreland happenings: bingos, turkey dinner and meetings
Fundraisers • Lincoln Heights Civic Association will host bingo from 1 to 3 p.m. Jan. 6 and 20 at the center, 42 Millersdale Road, Jeannette. There will be 20 regular games and five quickies. Cost: 25 cents for a three-card bingo board and $1 for quickies. Payout is 50/50. Free...
Depreciation Lands Museum has full slate of activities
At the Depreciation Lands Museum, learn a new skill, attend a lecture or simply enjoy the wooded grounds and historic cemetery, which are open every day from sunrise to sunset. Take a few moments to walk into the quiet winter world of our early settlers. Looking for an indoor activity?...
Latrobe moves forward with surveillance, video upgrades, underpass rehabVideo
Latrobe officials this year are taking steps to move forward with several improvements, including boosting surveillance capabilities downtown and videoconferencing technology in council chambers. City Manager Michael Gray told council Monday he is set to review agreements with the Latrobe Foundation for sharing costs of new surveillance cameras to be...
Pittsburgh Public Schools adds more buildings to weeklong remote learning
Five more Pittsburgh Public Schools will move to remote learning through the end of the week, bringing the number of schools to 14 that will be closed for in-person learning because of staffing shortages. The district added Arsenal 6-8, Liberty PreK-5, Manchester PreK-8, South Hills 6-8 and Whittier PreK-5, saying...
Caleigh Campbell named to University of Vermont dean’s list
Environmental studies Caleigh Campbell, an environmental studies major from Gibsonia, has been named to the dean’s list for the fall 2021 semester at the University of Vermont. Campbell is in the College of Arts and Sciences. To be named to the dean’s list, students must have a grade-point average of...
Aquinas Academy students earn AP Scholar Awards
Fifteen Aquinas Academy of Pittsburgh seniors (class of 2022) and recent graduates (class of 2021) were awarded AP Scholar awards by the College Board. Helayna Baer (2022), Steven Giacobbe (2022), Isabelle McGowan (2021) and Macrina Vollmer (2021) earned the AP Scholar award granted to students who receive scores of 3...
UPMC Children’s adds covid unit as precautionary step as hospitalizations rise
A second covid-19 unit has opened at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh to prepare for the potential of rising cases. It is a precautionary step, hospital officials said. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there has been a 114% increase in admissions for covid-positive children — from...
Freeport post office to be renamed for longtime employee
Freeport council hopes to make a final move to have the Freeport post office renamed after longtime resident and employee Joseph Rodney Chapman. Chapman, nearing age 100, was a World War II prisoner of war who worked 35 years at the post office. Mayor James Swartz Jr. said he was...
The Stroller, Jan. 5, 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. Volunteers needed at Highlands Meals on Wheels Highlands Meals On Wheels is seeking volunteers to deliver...
Pittsburgh police issue warrant for driver in deadly Strip District crash
Pittsburgh police have issued an arrest warrant in connection with a fatal 2021 crash in the Strip District, according to Tribune-Review news partner WPXI-TV. Leonard Saus is wanted on charges of vehicular homicide stemming from the crash on April 24. Police said Saus was driving an SUV that sped through...
Burrell grad helps develop game at Duquesne University teaching about vaccines
Brinley Kantorski remembers playing “The Oregon Trail” educational video game when she was a student in the Burrell School District. While many of the game’s players will remember the line, “You have died of dysentery,” Kantorski said her games always ended in drowning as she tried to get her wagon...
Deer Lakes alum heads Pittsburgh chapter of national Women Interactive Network group
Dawn Pomaybo blazed a trail for herself using her expertise and skills in networking to help women reach their highest potential. The Deer Lakes School Distinct alum, who resides in East Deer, runs her own business and is executive director of the Pittsburgh chapter of the national organization Women Interactive...
Robert Morris president leaving for Arizona State
Robert Morris University’s president is leaving the Moon Township-based school next month to become a top official Arizona State University, which is trying to create a national university, Robert Morris officials said Tuesday. Chris Howard, who has been RMU president since February 2016, will join Arizona State as the executive...
Jefferson Hills holds the line on real estate taxes with new budget
Jefferson Hills property owners will not have to reach deeper into their pockets to pay real estate taxes this year. Council passed its 2022 budget and maintained the millage rate at 5.66 mills at a December meeting. The tax rate includes 5.225 mills for general purposes, 0.355-mill for fire protection...
Sewickley Council is under new management
Sewickley Council has a new president, vice president and several new members. Borough elected officials picked their leaders at a reorganization meeting Jan. 3. Cynthia Mullins and Julie Barnes were named council president and vice president, respectively. Tom Rostek was named president pro tempore. Sworn in were newly-elected members Brian...
Verona officials raise real estate taxes, cut street paving to make up for accounting error
Verona property owners will pay more in real estate taxes as council approved an estimated 24% tax hike as part of this year’s budget. Council approved raising the millage rate from 7.8 mills to 9.7 mills, which is a 1.9-mill hike. It means a tax increase of just under $96...
Requiem for the Blue Streak and the memories of Conneaut Lake Park
In the Pittsburgh area, we celebrate summertime fun at places like Kennywood and Idlewild. For those who live an hour or so north of the three rivers — think of them as Yankee Yinzers — there also was Conneaut Lake Park. It pains me to type the “was” part. Located...
Carnegie Science Center in Pittsburgh to close for 5 days due to staffing shortages
Carnegie Science Center will be closed for five days as a result of staffing shortages, officials announced Tuesday. The closure will run from from Monday, Jan. 10 through Friday, Jan. 14. “Like many other organizations, Carnegie Science Center is managing staff shortages,” officials said via news release. “This short period...
‘Monticello Lights’ raises more than $20,000 for Delmont VFD and Project Bundle UpVideo
Delmont Volunteer Fire Department Chief Don Kline didn’t pull any punches when asked about his annual budget. “The budget is whatever I’m able to raise,” Kline said. “We have two gun bashes each year, but we’ve lost a lot of events to covid, and we don’t receive borough money.” That...
Man who sought mental health treatment gets 14 to 30 years in prison for Homewood beating death
The day before he beat a man to death in Pittsburgh’s Homewood in 2020, Marlon Johnson sought help for homicidal and suicidal tendencies at an area outpatient mental health treatment facility. Instead of referring him for in-patient care, like he had received twice before, Johnson was allowed to leave soon...
Interim Westmoreland election chief handed bonus as search for new director restarts
The search to fill the vacant director’s job at the Westmoreland County Election Bureau will begin anew as work in advance of the 2022 primary will continue to be overseen by the county’s public works head. Commissioners this week gave a $5,000 bonus to Greg McCloskey, who since last summer...
Charleroi man gets state prison for Baldwin DUI crash that killed his brother
A Charleroi man will serve at least two years in state prison after pleading guilty Tuesday to a drunken driving crash that killed his younger brother. Bryan Devon Harris, 24, pleaded guilty to homicide by vehicle, driving under the influence and related counts stemming from the Jan. 11, 2020, crash...
Eat’n Park to close Squirrel Hill location
Murray Avenue, in the heart of Squirrel Hill’s business district, is known for its stretch of popular eateries. But lately the number of them is dwindling — especially for breakfast options. The restaurant chain Eat’n Park announced on Tuesday that it is permanently closing its Squirrel Hill location at 5...
