Western PA Local News category, Page 1748
Latrobe’s Holly Jolly event back in person with Santa visit, entertainment
Kids visiting downtown Latrobe on Dec. 4 will find Santa waiting to hear their Christmas wish lists, while people of all ages will be able to enjoy a variety of live music and entertainment. The in-person attractions will begin at 10 a.m., capping three days of activities as the annual...
Bushy Run volunteer: 91 and still going strong in Penn Township
Jean Loughry started volunteering at the Bushy Run Battlefield some 30 years ago because she was interested in helping out at the historic site and was able to do it. At age 91, the Penn Township resident is still going strong as a volunteer at the Bushy Run Battlefield along...
Multiple gunshots fired in Pittsburgh’s Bedford Dwellings send man to hospital
A man was in stable condition early Saturday following a shooting in Pittsburgh’s Bedford Dwellings, according to Public Safety spokeswoman Cara Cruz. The man arrived at a hospital by private vehicle shortly after midnight Friday with multiple gunshot wounds to the face and one to the back, Cruz said. No...
Pittsburgh police probe Knoxville shooting that injured 2
Pittsburgh police are investigating a shooting that injured two people Friday night in the city’s Knoxville neighborhood. Officers responded shortly after 10 p.m. to the shooting reported in the area of Amanda Avenue and Bausman Street, according to Pittsburgh Public Safety spokeswoman Cara Cruz. A female victim with a gunshot...
Upper Burrell forgoes fire tax as volunteer fire department buys new truck
The Upper Burrell supervisors are no longer considering enacting a controversial fire tax to help the township’s volunteer fire department buy a new truck. That’s because the township’s fire department announced earlier this month that they just bought one. “I don’t think we’re going to have a fire tax because...
Sewickley’s Bizic honored for efforts in Serbian education and culture
Milana “Mim” Bizic was very surprised when His Grace, the Right Reverend Irinej, Bishop of the Eastern American Serbian Orthodox Diocese, called her up to the podium at the Omni William Penn Omni Hotel with hundreds of guests present, to receive the highest award given to someone in the educational...
Harmar officials propose backflow preventers if sewage backup not resolved
Harmar Township officials assured residents they will find an answer to their sewage backup issues as they continue their investigation. During the supervisors’ Nov. 18 meeting, residents were updated on what is next on the township’s agenda to finding the main cause of the sanitary sewage overflows. It’s an issue...
Monroeville bike shop will reopen in new location following devastating fireVideo
A Monroeville bike shop, devastated by a four-alarm fire in May that destroyed more than 300 bicycles and closed the business, will host a grand reopening at a new location Dec. 10-12. Multiple fire companies responded May 25, 2021, to Pro Bike+Run on Route 22 after a utility-closet fire sparked...
Owners include pets in holiday fun with treats, toys, photos
Whether they were naughty or nice, nearly 100 furry critters filed in with their pet parents this month to have their photos taken with Santa in Greensburg. The one-day event represented about a 40% increase over similar photo sessions held in pre-pandemic years at the Petagogy pet store. “We usually...
The Stroller, Nov. 27, 2021: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your club meetings, community events 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. Holiday rock concert planned Dec. 4 at Casino Theater The annual Jingle Bell Rock concert will be at 7:30 p.m. Dec....
Choose-and-cut Christmas tree farms are all ‘about creating memories’
It’s open season for Christmas trees. Most Western Pennsylvania tree farms opened for business last week — the day after Thanksgiving being the unofficial kickoff to tree season. This year, demand is expected to continue to climb, but supply could be an issue. A combination of millennials starting families and...
‘It’s a magical mailbox’: Christmas decoration becomes conduit for letters to Santa in Arnold
Christmas is Joe Lebert’s favorite holiday, but decorating for it isn’t much fun at his rural home in Fawn, where few will see it. His mom’s house on Rankin Street in Arnold, across from H.D. Berkey Elementary School, was a better place. For a while, he put a Christmas tree...
Lower Burrell Councilman Joe Grillo close to completing his final term
While Lower Burrell Councilman Joe Grillo is perhaps best known for belting out the “God Bless America” for city events, the elder statesman will miss his official duties when he completes his term at the end of the year. Grillo has been a city councilman for nearly 16 years and...
Pittsburgh area domestic violence counseling center among 5 Justice Dept. grant recipients
Since 1978, the staff at Crisis Center North, a nonprofit counseling and resource center for domestic violence victims, has worked to empower its clients and help them feel safe. Through its Paws for Empowerment program, the center began to provide therapy dogs during counseling sessions with victims and during visits...
3 indicted in ‘grandparent scheme’ targeting Pa. seniors by posing as fake attorneys, bail bondsmen
A federal grand jury has indicted three out-of-state residents for targeting elderly Western Pennsylvanians in a so-called “grandparent scheme” that involved posing as attorneys and bail bondsmen to bilk their victims out of at least $250,000. Roderick Feurtado, 54, and Tarek Bouanane, 45, both of Las Vegas, and Roberto Gutierrez,...
Pickup smashes into Five Below in Cranberry, driver taken to hospital
A pickup truck crashed into a Five Below discount retail store Friday afternoon in Cranberry, smashing through the storefront’s glass facade, flying past the entryway cart corrals and crushing gift boxes and wrapping paper rolls beneath its wheels as it came to a rest against a shopping aisle. An ambulance...
Pittsburgh can now spend money collected through park tax to invest in city parks
The city of Pittsburgh is now able to use the money collected through the park tax, after City Council this week approved a measure that allows the money to be put to use in the city’s parks. The 0.5-mill tax, approved by city voters in 2019, is meant to increase...
Pittsburgh tax preparer gets federal prison time for lying on tax returns
A tax preparer from Pittsburgh’s North Side has been sentenced to 4 months in federal prison for lying on tax returns he prepared for clients, including making up fake gifts to charity and phony business expenses. Jamar White, 49, also was ordered to pay nearly $70,000 in restitution to the...
Wildlife advocacy groups in Middlesex, Youngwood to benefit from calendar sales
The Pennsylvania Wildlife Samaritans calendar featuring photos of wildlife throughout the state will benefit a Butler County wildlife rehabber and other nonprofits. The Wildlife Samaritans calendar is on sale for $26.99 ; 100% of the profits go to the featured wildlife rehabilitation nonprofits. One of the beneficiaries is Wildbird Recovery,...
Pittsburgh man gets 44 months in federal prison for ‘hijacking’ bank, credit accounts
A Pittsburgh man has been sentenced to 3 years and 8 months behind bars for using fraudulently obtained debit and credit cards to buy $250,000 worth of gift cards, clothes, jewelry and other items, U.S. Attorney Cindy K. Chung said. Sulemon Arowokoko, 32, a Nigerian native who also has ties...
Klavon’s Ice Cream Parlor offering free scoops in Pittsburgh’s Strip District
Between Black Friday and Cyber Monday, Klavon’s Ice Cream Parlor is holding what could be called Free Scoop Saturday. Klavon’s, which opened in Pittsburgh’s Strip District in 1923, is offering a free scoop of ice cream while supplies last from one of its 20 flavors, including seasonal choices such as...
Excela works to maintain sought-after national nursing designation
Excela Health officials are working on maintaining a sought-after designation from the American Nurses Credentialing Center after first earning it in 2019. Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer Helen Burns said the System Magnet Designation was the culmination of a lot of paperwork and perseverance by the entire staff....
Westmoreland County shop owners have high hopes for Small Business Saturday
Tracy Alaia has seen firsthand the kindness expressed to small businesses during the covid-19 pandemic. As owner of Feathers Artist Market and Gifts in Irwin, Alaia predicts that kindness to continue during this weekend’s Small Business Saturday, when crowds are expected at locally owned shops to kick off holiday shopping....
High-tech miniature golf coming to Pittsburgh’s Strip District
An upscale, technology-driven miniature golf course will be among the newest additions at the Terminal in the Strip District. Puttshack, which calls itself “the world’s first and only upscale, tech-infused mini golf experience with global food and drink,” announced last week that it had signed a lease at the Terminal....
Supervisor-elect tapped to fill vacant seat on Hempfield board
A vacant Hempfield supervisor seat set to expire at the end of the year will be filled by a supervisor-elect whose six year term starts Jan. 1. Bill Bretz, who ran unopposed in the Nov. 2 election, was unanimously appointed to fill the term that ends Dec. 31. “About five...
