Western PA Local News category, Page 1844
PWSA sentenced to pay $500,000 and serve 3 years probation for violating federal environmental law
Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority has been sentenced in federal court to three years’ probation and ordered to pay $500,000 after being convicted of violating the Clean Water Act, authorities announced. U.S. District Judge William S. Stickman IV imposed the sentence, which also forces PWSA to implement a comprehensive environmental...
Officials: Elizabeth man sentenced for distributing drugs in Pittsburgh’s South Side as part of DS44 gang
An Elizabeth man pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of violating federal narcotics and firearms laws, Acting U.S. Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced Thursday. Dontae Gilbert, 20, pleaded guilty to one count of possession with intent to distribute a quantity of a mixture of heroin and fentanyl and one...
Police: Penn Hills man arrested in connection with September shooting in Homewood
A Penn Hills man was arrested for his alleged involvement in a September shooting in Homewood that left four people injured, Pittsburgh police said. Naythaniel Landry-Webb, 18, was wanted on a warrant for the Sept. 4 shooting, Pittsburgh Public Safety spokeswoman Cara Cruz said. He was arrested Wednesday in the...
Word ‘militia’ may have triggered Facebook to freeze Westmoreland Historical Society page
A group whose mission is to preserve and promote Westmoreland County’s historic resources has had its Facebook page shut down, possibly triggered by the non-political use of the word “militia” in reference to local reenactors. Staff at the Westmoreland Historical Society are baffled and frustrated after Facebook accounts for the...
Black brew fest organizers accuse Hofbrauhaus Pittsburgh of harassment during event
Update: Hofbrauhaus posted on social media that it has suspended the employee in question pending an investigation. “We’re deeply concerned about what we heard and are taking action.” Organizers of the Barrel and Flow Fest, an event celebrating Black brewers and artists, accused the general manager of Hofbrauhaus Pittsburgh of...
‘This is the worst I’ve seen’: Longer waits reported at Western Pa. hospitals
Wait times at Western Pennsylvania’s emergency rooms are getting longer, following a national trend spurred by covid-19, staffing shortages and an overall increase in demand for health care. “Wait times — they always vary by time of day, even hour by hour — but this is the worst I’ve seen...
Freeport Area Library to open its flea market Saturday, same day as September by the River event
Most people go to libraries for books, movies, magazines and related media. Freeport Area Library offers those and something more: a flea market. The lower level of the privately operated library along Market Street is filled with glassware, dishes, lamps, pictures, knickknacks, jewelry, vinyl records, antique keys, clothes and, yes,...
More questions arise about Allegheny County Jail contractor, including employment history
The man contracted to provide more than $300,000 in training for officers at Allegheny County Jail has been the subject of multiple lawsuits, a foreclosure and federal tax liens in recent years, according to documents obtained by the Tribune-Review. In addition, all four Virginia sheriff’s offices where Joseph Lee Garcia...
Westmoreland food bank, other agencies benefit from United Way’s ‘Week of Caring’
More than 400 volunteers spent time working on more than 40 projects throughout the five counties — including Westmoreland — served by the United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania during its second annual Week of Caring. “Participation is down a little this year because some of our partner companies aren’t allowing...
Westmoreland public defender arrested after incident at Seven Springs
A Westmoreland County assistant public defender was arrested Wednesday at Seven Springs Mountain Resort in Somerset County, charged with kicking a state trooper, according to court documents. David E. Mulock, 36, who lives in Murrysville, was arraigned on charges of aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer, disorderly conduct, public...
Garden Theater marquee lighting signals start of long-stalled North Side development
Drivers who routinely pass the Garden Theater on North Avenue probably didn’t think they’d ever see anything like what happened on Wednesday night. After years of darkness, the Garden Theater marquee lit up the North Side block the theater has inhabited since 1915. A larger rooftop sign also lit up...
Brown named 19th Clark Faculty Chair at Sewickley Academy
A middle school Spanish teacher has been named the 19th Clark Faculty Chair at Sewickley Academy. Jennifer Brown found out about the honor during the back-to-school assembly Sept. 2. Just like previous years, it was a surprise. According to Brown, the Clark Faculty Chair Award is an annual award that...
Murrysville area: Rotary Oktoberfest, lunch-and-learn sessions and more
Rotary Oktoberfest set for Sept. 24 The Murrysville-Export Rotary’s annual Oktoberfest celebration will be held from 5-8 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 24 at the Murrysville Volunteer Fire Company pavilion, 3235 Sardis Road. There will be German-style food, beer and wine from local food trucks, breweries and wineries, German music and...
Passavant Memorial Homes boosts pay during special week
Passavant Memorial Homes Family of Services, which serves those with intellectual disabilities, autism and behavioral health needs, boosted the pay of about 1,100 frontline employees by $5 per hour for this week in recognition of those employees who have maintained services during the covid pandemic, a company official said. “People...
New Alexandria man accused in police chase faces more charges
A New Alexandria man who was jailed on $200,000 bond last week after he was charged with resisting arrest while fleeing Ligonier Valley police in a stolen car faces additional charges of theft, firearms and drug possession related to his capture Sept. 9 by state police. Jesse Vaughn Lawson, 27,...
Lower Burrell’s Back the Blue fundraiser to feature procession of emergency vehicles, live entertainment
An event featuring live entertainment and a procession of emergency vehicles is being held in Lower Burrell this weekend to benefit three area police departments and a foundation supporting injured first responders. The second annual Back the Blue fundraiser will get underway at 12:30 p.m. Saturday with a motorcycle and...
Lower Burrell VFC No. 3 to host free Disney movie ‘Raya and the Last Dragon’
Lower Burrell Volunteer Fire Company is offering a free movie night Saturday at the station along Leechburg Road. The movie, Disney’s “Raya and the Last Dragon,” will be projected on a large screen outside in the fire station parking lot. Residents will need to bring chairs. The movie takes place...
Police: Parks Township altercation with knives, bat and machete ends with man’s face being slashed
State police on Thursday arrested a Parks Township man who they said slashed another man’s face with a knife during an altercation. David George Ash, 55, was charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, aggravated assault, two counts of simple assault and harassment in connection with the Sept. 16...
As scooter use increases, Pittsburgh officials remind people about ‘common sense’
Pittsburgh City Councilman Bruce Kraus has a simple message for people using electric scooters in the city: “You have to use common sense, for God’s sake. Please help us help you.” “You can not ride them through the Liberty Tunnels. You can’t go on the Liberty Bridge with them,” Kraus...
North Allegheny School Board meeting will be virtual
The North Allegheny School Board has moved its Sept. 22 meeting to 5 p.m. and it will be virtual. A link to the meeting will be provided on the district website. The agenda for the meeting will be posted by the evening of Sept. 20. Those wishing to speak must...
Plum Council passes resolution denouncing posting of individuals’ private information on internet
Plum Council unanimously passed a resolution that denounces doxing in the wake of Councilman Mike Pastor posting the addresses of Plum Borough School Board members on the internet. Doxing is defined as the act of searching for and publishing private or identifying information about a particular individual on the internet,...
Penn-Trafford area: Bingo, chicken dinner, senior meeting and more
Bingo set for St. Regis Church The Knights of Columbus will sponsor a bingo at 1 p. m. Sept. 26 at St. Regis Church, 517 Homewood Ave., Trafford. The door fee is $15 for 20 regular games. There will be optional special games and a $150 jackpot guaranteed for special...
Man pleads guilty in plot to bomb Pittsburgh church in the name of ISISVideo
The Syrian man accused of plotting to bomb a North Side church in 2019 talked about potentially planting a second explosive device, timing its detonation to coincide with when first responders would begin to arrive, federal prosecutors said Thursday. That information came to light Thursday, as Mustafa Mousab Alowemer, 23,...
Plum American Legion ceremony honors memory of those killed in Sept. 11, 2001 attacks
On the 20th anniversary of 9/11, the Plum American Legion Post 980 honored first responders and remembered those who died in the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks. The ceremony was attended by local first responders, including local EMS workers, firefighters, borough and county police. Military veterans and members of Post 980...
Norwin area: Craft and vendor show, book sale, more
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church to hold craft, vendor show A holiday craft and vendor show will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 2 at Mack Hall at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church, 200 Leger Road, North Huntingdon. There will be about 40 tables of area crafters...
