Local category, Page 2085

The next time it snows, Pittsburgh’s public works employees will be more prepared to keep the city’s streets clear, officials announced Monday. The White Christmas, or at least its aftermath, left some city residents seeing red after they failed to spot a plow or salt truck for two days in...

The Allegheny County Health Department on Monday announced a new distribution location for covid-19 vaccines, and the county is expected to release the first version of its distribution plan on Wednesday. The new Point of Distribution (POD) will be for health care organizations and facilities in the Phase 1A category,...

Mike Reese was thrilled that his small Mt. Pleasant Township community supported his goal of serving in the Legislature. During his initial run for office in 2008, the village of Brinkerton was full of his campaign signs. “The first time he went through, he thought that was so cool that...

Pittsburgh will be going greener this year. The Steel City is one of four cities across the country selected to receive an assessment about how it can be reforested. A national startup, Cambium Carbon, is leading the effort. The company launched last year and has lines of products made from...

Simple assault and related charges filed last year against a Unity man have been withdrawn prior to a scheduled preliminary hearing. Aaron M. Klingensmith, 37, was arrested by state police after an alleged incident at his home June 30 on Bethel Church Road. Klingensmith had denied the allegations. According to...

Residents can recycle their Christmas trees at Hartwood Acres through Jan. 14. Dropoff is is the mansion parking lot. The Allegheny County Parks Department started its program Dec. 26 and offers collection from 8 a.m. until dusk. All lights, decorations, tinsel and stands must be removed. Trees will be mulched...

Most services at the Westmoreland County Courthouse will continue to operate by appointment as coronavirus cases continue to surge. County commissioners announced Monday that modified operations, originally set to expire earlier today, will remain in place indefinitely. “The cases aren’t slowing down,” said Commissioner Gina Cerilli. She returned to the...

Monroeville’s water and sewer rates are increasing in 2021. The 7% increase to customers’ sewer bills and the 5% increase to water bills will take effect Jan. 10, according to a news release posted Dec. 28 on the Monroeville Municipal Authority’s website. The current sewer rate is $12.75 per 1,000...

A private ambulance service based in Jefferson Hills that has stations in Clairton and Elizabeth has paid more than $35,000 in back wages to 12 employees after violating federal labor laws, the U.S. Department of Labor said Monday. Investigators with the department’s Wages and Hour Division found that 12 employees...

A 1.2 mile stretch of Valencia Road in Richland will be closed to all traffic for two weeks starting on Tuesday. The road will be closed around-the-clock in both directions between Chessrown and Dambach avenues for the repair work, according to the transportation agency. The project involves slide repairs between...

Westmoreland County reached a grim milestone on Monday, with the announcement it has now surpassed 20,000 cases of the coronavirus. With 359 more covid-19 cases over the past two days, health officials with the Pennsylvania Department of Health reported Westmoreland County has now amassed a total of 20,165 cases in...

Federal authorities are involved in the investigation into separate explosions Sunday night in two Pittsburgh neighborhoods, authorities said. Public Safety spokeswoman Cara Cruz said the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives will assist in investigating an explosion caused by an improvised bomb in Lawrenceville and a...

A Unity man is accused of screwing doors shut at his home to keep a woman he allegedly assaulted on New Year’s Day from leaving, state police reported. Irvin Scott Achhammer, 27, is accused of pushing a woman into a banister and hitting her with a cigarette lighter during an...

Allegheny County health officials reported another 852 cases of coronavirus Monday. Of those new cases, 607 were confirmed through 2,361 PCR tests (from Dec. 28 through Sunday), with 245 cases listed as probable. Even in the wake of news that the latest new cases are a 43% increase from last...

A Delmont man is free on bond after police accused him of sexually assaulting two teenage girls and asking them to not report the incidents because of their ages, according to court papers. William Jonathan Seibert, 20, is charged with involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, statutory sexual assault, corruption of minors...

Chartiers Valley School District will continue remote learning this week, with students returning to the classrooms Jan. 11. Superintendent Johannah Vanatta alerted families through a pre-holiday letter that the district hoped to capitalize on extended remote learning to mitigate the spread of covid-19. “The district found it quite beneficial to...

A California man is being held in the Westmoreland County Prison without bail after state police accused him of taking a vehicle from a relative in North Carolina and was found in Hempfield Thursday. Lorenzo Watson, 39, of Oakland, Calif., is charged with receiving stolen property and drug possession. Troopers...

Delmont Steven Smith sold property at 5 W White Oak Drive to Michael Daverio for $180,000. Export Kim Eberman sold property at 2797 Italy Road to Robert McGrath for $79,700. Christopher Schmader sold property at 5829 Madison Ave. to Farbarik Enterprises LLC for $27,000. Ken Blunkosky sold property at 5928...

Etna David Hanahan sold property at 20 Vilsack St. to Erik Peasland and Courtney Leigh Drahovsky for $235,000. Millvale Jane Ann Hammond sold property at 404-406 North Ave. to Elileo LLC for $300,000. Shaler Robert Silvis Jr. sold property at 3761 Bradley Drive to Margaret Wiskeman for $91,884. Alain Cavlovic...

Hampton Estate of William Harnett sold property at an unknown address to Farrell and Stephanie Frank for $165,000. Michael Watson sold property at 3088 Camberly Drive to Daryl and Andrea Nowacki for $310,000. National Transfer Services LLC sold property at 2615 Carriage House Drive to Joseph Totten III and Jennifer...

Etna David Hanahan sold property at 20 Vilsack St. to Erik Peasland and Courtney Leigh Drahovsky for $235,000. Fox Chapel Estate of George Tippins sold property at Hickory Hill Road to William Tippins for $235,000. Harmar Blue Roof Holdings LLC sold property at 11 Rich Hill Road to Bart Hill...

A Mt. Pleasant Township girl’s love of animals inspired her drawing with a message that won a spot in the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s 2021 Drug-Free Calendar. Aubrey Wadsworth’s winning entry in the 24th annual calendar contest illustrates the month of July. In a play on words, her slogan, “You Toucan...

Hampton sets schedule for Christmas tree pickup Waste Management will collect and dispose of Christmas trees that are placed at the curb in January and February on the same day as trash and recyclables are picked up. Trees must be cut to 6 feet or less and have all ornaments...

Oakmont officials recently reappointed residents to various boards and committees. • Heather Pletcher was reappointed to the Oakmont Carnegie Library board for a five-year term ending Dec. 31, 2025. A recommendation for the remaining board vacancy is expected sometime in January. • Karen Amodeo was reappointed to the Kerr Museum...

An 85-year-old Armstrong County woman was scammed out of $10,000 by someone claiming to represent Publishers Clearing House, according to state police. State police said the theft took place between Dec. 1 and Dec. 23. According to state police, a man identifying himself as “John Green” contacted the East Franklin...