Western PA Local News category, Page 1821
Mt. Pleasant Area High School student reported missing found safe, police say
A 17-year-old Westmoreland County boy who had not been seen by family members since Sunday returned home safely Tuesday, according to Mt. Pleasant police. Devan Smith, a student at Mt. Pleasant Area High School, had been last seen Sunday in Cook Township and family members reported him missing to Mt....
Vandergrift emergency responders earn state honors for saving boy from house fire
A 12-year-old Vandergrift boy is alive thanks to the quick work of borough first responders. Lifesavers included firefighters Eric Sorrels and John Uskuraitis, police officers Nathan Rigatti, Jerrod Thompson and Sgt. Anthony DePanicis. They all received the Valor Award from the Firemen’s Association of the State of Pennsylvania at Monday...
Scare tactic: Point Park University graduates create horror film recognized by Women In Film PittsburghVideo
Inside this diner, there is food for thought. A young woman, Jade, wakes up in the film “Green Hat Diner” and begins to piece together her past grief with the help of a sinister waitress, Ariel. Jade’s father has died. Ariel is also looking for a way out. Ariel’s plan...
Slippery Rock president will get tattoo if more students get covid vaccineVideo
William Behre, president of Slippery Rock University, is issuing a call to arms — at least for himself — to encourage more students to get the covid-19 vaccine. Behre vowed to receive a permanent Slippery Rock University-themed tattoo on his upper arm during an on-campus event if the student vaccination...
Chef Kevin Sousa set to open new restaurant in Mount Oliver
A black, nondescript storefront with a plain wooden door occupies an inconspicuous spot at 225 Brownsville Road in Mount Oliver’s business district. There is nothing to indicate what is behind the door other than something resembling a company logo. But once inside on a recent weekday morning, there was a...
Attorney for man accused in ‘Grandparent Scam’ wants bail set
The attorney for one of four men arrested last week in connection with a so-called “Grandparent Scam” wants bail set for his client. Attorney Samir Sarna said in court filings that Roderick E. Feurtado, 54, of Las Vegas has legitimate employment as a network marketing specialist and is the sole...
The Rolling Stones rock Pittsburgh with plenty of hits, energyVideo
The extension of the pandemic has kept several bands away from Pittsburgh this year. But it was going to take a lot more than the threat of covid-19 variants to prevent The Rolling Stones from coming to Pittsburgh, the latest stop on the group’s “No Filter Tour.” The show had...
Sole man: Greensburg shoemaker keeps clients well-heeled
Making people look good is Ron Mancuso’s business. The eighth-generation shoemaker and owner of Mancuso’s Shoe Repair & Dry Cleaning, at 102 S. Pennsylvania Ave. in Greensburg, will mark 45 years at his location in February. A jack of all trades when it comes to leather, suede and such, the...
‘Call for Catering’ to reopen restaurant at Stella’s in New Kensington
New Kensington residents eager for something new will soon have it, at someplace old. City couple Philip Call and Jillian Ludwiczak plan to reopen Stella’s Restaurant in the Parnassus area of the city on Oct. 29 as Call for Catering at Stella’s. While they’ll be running the food program, Stacey...
The Stroller, Oct. 5, 2021: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
The Valley News Dispatch is compiling a list of autumn events and Halloween parades, parties and trick-or-treat nights. Information should be emailed to cpinto-smith@triblive.com. Campfire ghost story event set in Harrison Hills Park Allegheny County Parks Department will host a campfire ghost story event at 7 p.m. Oct. 10 in...
Trafford history program to debut 120-year-old photos of area
Trafford history buffs will be able to view and discuss 120-year-old photographs on the area on which Trafford City and the Westinghouse Foundry were built, during a free program at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Trafford Council chambers, 416 Brinton Ave. The Trafford Historical Society recently received the original 120-year-old...
No injuries reported in Brighton Heights fire
No injuries were reported Monday morning after a fire broke out in a multi-family home in Pittsburgh’s Brighton Heights neighborhood. Pittsburgh firefighters responded to a two-alarm fire at the home in the 1100 block of Flora Street shortly before 10 a.m., according to Pittsburgh Public Safety spokeswoman Amanda Mueller. Investigators...
Police: Armed man who took baby from East Hills apartment at gunpoint remains at large
Police are searching for a 29-year-old man who they said took his 6-week-old baby from an apartment in Pittsburgh’s East Hills neighborhood at gunpoint Monday night. Lester Jackson III is charged with robbery of a motor vehicle, endangering the welfare of children and making terroristic threats in connection with the...
Forest Hills artist will lead virtual watercolor demonstration
Marci Mason said her sisters were relentless in their desire to bring her along to the watercolor class they’d been taking. “For the longest time I kept putting them off,” Mason said. “Finally, they got me to take a class.” That was 35 years ago. She’s been painting ever since,...
Pittsburgh mayoral candidates Gainey, Moreno outline their visions for city’s future
Mayoral candidates clashed Monday night over their visions for Downtown Pittsburgh, whether Wilkinsburg should merge into the city and how to improve relationships between police and residents across all 90 of the city’s neighborhoods. With four weeks until election day, Democratic nominee Ed Gainey and Republican challenger Tony Moreno participated...
Quaker Valley High School to be closed Tuesday after bed bugs discovered
Quaker Valley High School will be closed Tuesday due to bed bugs, school district officials announced Monday night. A staff member discovered the bugs on a student’s clothing, according to a post on the district’s website. “Out of an abundance of caution, an extermination company will treat the high school...
Johnstown man charged in January shooting, apprehended in North Carolina
A Johnstown man, charged a January homicide in Cambria County, was apprehended over the weekend in North Carolina, state police said Monday. Dionte Demond Jones, 28, was taken into custody in Fayetteville, N.C., after state police filed criminal homicide charges Saturday. In cooperation with the U.S. Marshal Service, Jones was...
Norwin Air Force Junior ROTC to hold craft and vendor show
The Norwin Air Force Junior ROTC is sponsoring a fall craft and vendor show from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday inside Norwin High School on McMahon Avenue, North Huntingdon. About 150 vendors have sought space for the show, that will be set up along the hallway by auditorium door...
Trial begins for man charged in fatal Club Erotica shooting in McKees Rocks
The prosecution told a jury Monday morning that Charles Becher had a duty to retreat from a fight outside Club Erotica in McKees Rocks in January. Instead, Becher introduced a weapon into the altercation that led to the death of two men. Therefore, Assistant District Attorney Ryan Kiray said, Becher...
Study with UPMC researchers, patients finds convalescent plasma ‘futile’ in treating most critically ill covid patients
Early in the covid-19 pandemic calls were put out for anyone who had survived the virus to donate plasma if they were able to do so, as so-called “survivor plasma” had been used successfully to treat other viruses. The National Institutes of Health halted its own convalescent plasma trials for...
Schools warn students: Don’t try TikTok challenge of hitting staff
Norwin School District and others around the region are warning students they could face criminal charges if they engage in the latest social media TikTok stunt of smacking a school staff member or teacher. School officials are asking parents to speak to their children to make them aware that such...
Penn-Trafford support workers at impasse on contract talks; union authorizes strike
Support personnel at Penn-Trafford schools rejected the district’s latest contract offer and are willing to go on strike, the union said Monday. The 76-member union local, representing custodians, secretaries, paraprofessionals and certified personnel assistants, voted overwhelmingly Friday to authorize a strike if “necessary to receive the wages they need and...
Part of Route 66 in Parks Township shutting down for repairs to broken stormwater line
A section of Route 66 in Parks Township will be closed in both directions between Oct. 12 to 15 for stormwater work, PennDOT announced. The road is being shut down so crews replace a stormwater line that failed, officials said. The closure will be between Kiskimere and Industrial Park roads....
Irwin man ordered to jail without bail for false imprisonment, assaulting woman
An Irwin man slated for hearings this month on accusations that he was peeping into neighborhood windows is now jailed without bail for locking a woman overnight in a storage trailer and assaulting her, according to court documents. Borough police arrested Russell Jay Little, 47, after the woman appeared at...
Police: Woman dead in Sheraden shooting
Pittsburgh police are investigating a shooting early Sunday morning as a homicide, authorities said. Officers responded just after 3 a.m. to a call reporting gunshots near Glen Mawr Street in the city’s Sheraden neighborhood, police said. First responders found a woman dead from a gunshot wound. Authorities said police are...
