Western PA Local News category, Page 1716
Powerball ticket worth $200K sold at Homestead GetGo
A Powerball with Power Play ticket worth $200,000 was sold in Homestead, the Pennsylvania Lottery announced Tuesday. The ticket was sold at GetGo on East Waterfront Drive. It matched four of the five white balls drawn — 2, 13, 23, 34, 66 — and the red Powerball, 2, in Monday’s...
3 newcomers will join reelected incumbents on Vandergrift Council next month
Vandergrift Council will welcome three new faces when it first meets in 2022 on Jan. 3. Daisha Clayton was appointed Dec. 6 to fill a seat left vacant by the resignation of Karen McClarnon last month. Recently elected to four-year terms on council, Democrat Marilee Kessler and Republican Jody Sarno...
North Hills School Board president, VP will stay the same for 2022
The North Hills School Board held its annual reorganization meeting on Dec. 7. Current school board president Allison Mathis was unanimously elected for another term and will hold the position until December 2022. “It is both an honor and a great responsibility to serve as president of the North Hills...
Pittsburgh to direct parking tax to pension fund for 5 more years after accounting error
Weeks after extending the length of time Pittsburgh’s parking tax revenues are directed to the pension fund, City Council on Monday approved a measure to extend it by another five years. City Council recently removed a pension offset for nonunion city employees. In doing so, they dedicated an additional 10...
New Jersey man pleads guilty to throwing firecracker at Pittsburgh police during protest
A New Jersey man pleaded guilty Tuesday to throwing a firecracker at police officers during last year’s protests in Downtown Pittsburgh over the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Nicholas Frank Lucia, 26, of Long Beach Township, pleaded guilty in federal court in Pittsburgh via video conference to a single...
Bald eagle cam goes live at U.S. Steel mill in West MifflinVideo
U.S. Steel Irvin Works in West Mifflin flipped the switch today on its first live webcam trained on bald eagles nesting on their property along the Monongahela River. The nest is believed to be the only one located at a working steel mill in the state. The birds built the...
Januscary Film Festival brings winter chills to Pittsburgh’s Harris Theater
Usually, the scariest thing about January is getting the Christmas credit card bill. To kick off 2022, the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust will offer more chills and thrills with the Januscary Film Festival, which will feature six new and classic horror films screening at the Harris Theater in downtown Pittsburgh. “Most...
Police arrest 1 of 4 suspects in Homestead robbery
Police have arrested one of four males they say was involved in fatally shooting a man during a robbery in July in Homestead. Munhall police arrested Enrique Alonzo Johnson, 20, of Homestead, without incident around 8:20 p.m. Monday, Allegheny County Police said Tuesday. An arrest warrant had been issued for...
First day of winter brings chilly temps but it won’t last
Winter arrived today and flurries are possible Wednesday morning. The winter solstice is at 10:59 a.m. Tuesday, National Weather Service meteorologist Jason Frazier said. While the day began feeling like winter, with frost and temperatures in the mid-20s, it’s expected to warm into the low 40s, a few degrees above...
Embattled Freeport councilman resigns
A Freeport councilman who allegedly misappropriated nearly $100,000 in Freeport EMS funds and later paid it back has resigned. Justin DeAngelis stepped down from his elected post. Council accepted his resignation Monday night. He wasn’t at the meeting. In his resignation letter, DeAngelis wrote he plans to move out of...
Meat lovers feeling the sting of higher holiday season prices for beef
Instead of serving beef three days a week, the owners of Pershing Heights Senior Living in New Kensington now are providing beef one day a week to residents because of high meat prices. “People like me and different community organizations and churches I cook for are having a hard time...
Pittsburgh establishes Office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs
Pittsburgh will now have an office dedicated to the city’s immigrant and refugee populations. The Office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs will help connect immigrants and refugees with resources and benefits offered throughout city, county, state and federal government and private organizations. It also will advise other city offices on...
Pittsburgh City Council approves $613 million operating budget
Pittsburgh City Council on Monday approved the city’s 2022 budget. The budget, compiled by Mayor Bill Peduto’s administration, was initially introduced in late September. Peduto formally introduced the $613.2 million operating budget and a $158.2 million capital budget to City Council during his final State of the City address in...
The Stroller, Dec. 21, 2021: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your holiday 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. Fox Chapel Area sets telethon Fox Chapel Area School District’s 32nd annual telethon will be 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday...
1 driver alerts another to fire under her vehicle while traveling on Pennsylvania Turnpike
An Ohio woman escaped her vehicle before it became engulfed in flames on the Pennsylvania Turnpike after another driver got her to pull over, according to state police. The incident happened around 6 p.m. Friday in the westbound lanes in Pine. According to state police, Amanda M. Harder, 35, of...
Person stable after being found shot in leg in Pittsburgh’s Homewood
A person was in stable condition after being found shot in Pittsburgh’s Homewood neighborhood Monday night, according to Pittsburgh police. Police said officers responded to a report of shots fired in Homewood just before 10 p.m. They found a male in the 7000 block of Frankstown Avenue, suffering from a...
Man taken to hospital in critical condition after Duquesne shooting
A man was in critical condition after a Monday night shooting in Duquesne, Allegheny County police said. The shooting was reported to Allegheny County 911 dispatchers shortly before 10 p.m. in the 500 block of Grant Street. First responders found a man suffering from a gunshot wound inside a vehicle....
West Deer supervisors reject well pad proposed by Olympus Energy
The West Deer Board of Supervisors voted 4-0 on Dec. 15 not to approve the first of two proposed well pads from Olympus Energy LLC. West Deer Chairman Arlind Karpuzi said the board denied the application because it did not meet the township’s zoning ordinances. West Deer Vice Chairwoman Beverly...
Deer Lakes Hockey Club to hold 3rd annual alumni game raising awareness for suicide prevention
A West Deer mother is determined to fund a Hope Squad for every school district to continue to raise awareness about suicide prevention in honor of her daughter. Molly Rupprecht is humbled to see an idea the Deer Lakes Hockey Club approached her with become an annual event of coming...
Building the Valley: Upper Burrell business proves essential through pandemic
When the pandemic halted and disrupted businesses throughout the region, Quality Machined Products of Upper Burrell missed only a few beats. The family-owned tool and die shop manufactures screw machining parts for the defense and transportation industries. They are located in the Westmoreland Business and Research Park. Although not considered...
Saying goodbye to that live Christmas tree
North Allegheny communities have made preparations for disposal of live Christmas trees after the holiday. Allegheny County also is offering a Christmas tree recycling program at county parks. Here’s the run-down: Franklin Park The first week of Christmas tree collection will start Monday, Jan. 10, and the second week will...
McKees Rocks man struck and killed by train in Homestead
A pedestrian was struck and killed by a passing Norfolk Southern train Monday afternoon in Homestead. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the victim as Monterey Markee Woodson, 49, of McKees Rocks. The incident happened shortly before 1 p.m. along railroad tracks behind the 400 block of East Eighth...
Scottdale crash sends at least 1 to hospital
At least one person was flown to an area hospital following a two-vehicle crash Monday morning in Scottdale, according to a Westmoreland County 911 dispatch supervisor. The wreck was reported at about 11:45 a.m. on Porter Avenue. Additional details weren’t immediately available....
Omicron detected at Penn State’s main campus, officials say
The omicron variant of coronavirus has been detected at Penn State’s main campus in State College, university officials announced Monday. The news comes as officials monitor the coronavirus pandemic in advance of the start of the spring semester, which may begin remotely, Penn State officials said last week. College officials...
Kim Ward shares reports of covid-fueled burden on hospitals, but opposes vaccine mandates
Senate Majority Leader Kim Ward, R-Hempfield, addressed reports from health system officials about the “dire situation” hospitals across the state are facing as they are being overburdened by a heavy volume of covid patients. The officials have noted the vast majority of covid patients who are being admitted to their...
