Western PA Local News category, Page 2318
Pittsburgh police investigating Hill District shooting
A man is in stable condition after he was shot in the back Sunday in Pittsburgh’s Hill District, authorities said. Police responded about 2:30 p.m. to a ShotSpotter alert near the intersection of Enoch and Granville streets in the city’s Crawford-Roberts neighborhood, police said. As police responded to the alert,...
Police: Harrison officers arrest fugitive trying to swim away in Allegheny River
A Harrison police officer took a dip in the Allegheny River last week, having to chase a warrant suspect into the water to make an arrest, according to a criminal complaint. Police arrested Curtis Sims, 30, of Harrison’s Natrona section, on Oct. 13. He faces charges of flight to avoid...
Boy rescued by firefighters after falling into well in Unity
A game of hide-and-seek Sunday almost turned tragic for a boy in Unity after he fell into a 20-foot-deep water well and had to be rescued. The boy was extricated by firefighters from Youngstown and Whitney-Hostetter Volunteer departments who responded to the scene “within minutes” in personal vehicles, according to...
West Deer supervisors to choose among 10 candidates to fill Shawn Maudhuit’s seat
The West Deer supervisors on Wednesday interviewed 10 residents interested in filling the seat formerly held by the late Shawn Maudhuit. The candidates are Anthony Spagnolo, David Oleniacz, Jennifer Mann, Robert Roth, Jim Cesnick, Collin Smith, Toby Kreidler, Brian Levec, Matthew Brudnok and Jay Fraser. All live in the township....
Former popular Leechburg restaurant slated to tax sale next month
A former restaurant in Leechburg remains unsold and is now up for public auction as the result of delinquent taxes. The former Pappy’s restaurant, located at 81-83 Second St., closed last year. The property, built in 1949, originally was listed for $185,000 last November by Coldwell Banker. The price has...
Student petitions Deer Lakes to continue hybrid learning
A Deer Lakes High School senior has started a petition asking district officials to continue hybrid learning. Connor D. Sharo, who mounted the petition drive on SumOfUs, said hybrid is the best way for students to continue receiving in-person instruction while remaining socially distant. “If Deer Lakes School District were...
Alta Via reopens in Fox Chapel Plaza
Alta Via, part of the Big Burrito Restaurant Group, reopened Oct. 6 Located in Fox Chapel Plaza in O’Hara Township, the upscale Italian-influenced eatery closed in June as pandemic restrictions tightened, along with Big Burrito’s five other specialty restaurants: Casbah, Eleven, Kaya, Soba and Umi. Those five have all reopened...
Frazer seeking emergency management coordinator
Frazer is looking for a new emergency management coordinator. Supervisors said the current emergency management coordinator, Jacob Eckberg, is moving out of the township in December. “He did a good job,” Supervisor Lori Ziencik said. Eckberg has been Frazer’s emergency management coordinator since April 2017. He also serves as assistant...
West Deer district judge will accept letters to Santa to spread holiday cheer
District Judge Tom Swan wanted to add some cheer to an otherwise depressing year. That’s why he’s trading in his judge’s gavel for a Santa hat. Well, not really. OK, maybe a little. Swan decided his West Deer court office would be the perfect place to accept letters to Santa...
Local projects awarded $2.7 million for coal-impacted towns, creating 272 new jobs and training 1,300 workers
A job training center in Armstrong County, an economic development group and a Pittsburgh health system were awarded $2.7 million in federal grants helping coal-impacted communities. Pennsylvania received $15 million in grants and had the most grant awards of any state, covering 15 projects, for the federal program Appalachian Regional...
Kiski Area discusses new option for 4 days of in-person learning
The Kiski Area School District may start allowing students to attend school buildings four days a week for in-person instruction Nov. 2, when the second quarter of the school year begins. Under the district’s current system, students have the option between 100% online learning and a hybrid model that allows...
Indiana County DA: Teen arrested, 3 sought in fatal shooting of Pittsburgh man
Indiana Borough Police have arrested a teenaged girl and acquired an arrest warrant for a 20-year-old man in connection with the fatal shooting of a Pittsburgh man who was found early Saturday in a parking lot. Isabella Marie Edmonds, 17, was arraigned late Saturday on multiple charges of homicide, robbery...
Santa to visit Tarentum, Brackenridge, Harrison atop fire trucks in place of canceled events
Santa Claus is coming to town — well, technically, a township and two boroughs. Santa is set to ride through Tarentum, Brackenridge and Harrison atop fire trucks on Saturday, Dec. 5, from 3-5 p.m., with a rain date of the following Saturday, Dec. 12. It’s something new that officials in...
Pennsylvania nursing homes brace for more covid outbreaks amid supply shortages
As Pennsylvania’s public health chief warns of a second wave of covid-19 community spread, nursing homes are bracing for a potential correlative wave of nursing home outbreaks and deaths. Nursing home operators and staff are looking for more protective gear, help with testing and other aid to ensure the next...
Arnold manager: No tax increase needed to cover deficit from underfunded pension
Various cost savings will help Arnold absorb a 40% increase in its pension costs while avoiding a property tax increase, City Manager Mario Bellavia said. At a council meeting Tuesday, Bellavia said the increased pension obligation would create a deficit in the city’s budget that would need a property tax...
The Stroller, Oct. 18, 2020: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Is your non-profit organization going to have a fundraiser? Send information to The Stroller at least a week in advance to vndnews@tribweb.com. Please include a daytime telephone number. Free grab bags for senior citizens to be distributed in New Kensington The New Kensington Community Health Clinic Inc. and Home Instead...
Eastern area real estate transactions for the week of Oct. 18
Churchill Wayne Chung Wei Chang sold property at 61 Holland Road to Tadd and Jonna Morris for $225,000. Estate of Doris Fabrizi sold property at 762 Margaretta St. to Edward Werner for $8,000. Edgewood Girish Chavan sold property at 322 Dewey Ave. to Jessica Becker and Jacqueline Bialostozky for $355,000....
Shaler area real estate transactions for the week of Oct. 18
Etna Craig Doswell sold property at 45 Kittanning St. to Douglas Hall for $5,000. Millvale Lambo Properties 121 Howard LLC sold property at 121 Howard St. to Brady Hart for $315,000. Reserve Leonard Kuhn sold property at 334 Faber St. to Neil Robert Stanek for $150,000. Joseph Perez sold property...
Hampton area real estate transactions for the week of Oct. 18
Hampton Robert Bosilovic sold property at 2189 Chardonnay Circle to Daniel and Lisa Sarver for $862,000. NVR Inc. sold property at 5104 Hampton Place Drive to Brian and Erica Heasley for $648,095. Curt Reinhard sold property at 3063 John Giel Road to Lea Enterprise LLC for $100,000. McCandless David Jablonowski...
The Herald area real estate transactions for the week of Oct. 18
Etna Craig Doswell sold property at 45 Kittanning St. to Douglas Hall for $5,000. Fox Chapel Ronald Keating sold property at 118 Field Club Road to Pascal Zinn for $1,700,000. Arnold Fingeret sold property at 619 Twin Pine Road to Michael and Claudia Mulock for $900,000. John Goodworth sold property...
Quaker Valley moves to online learning after mass quarantine of students, staff occurs
More than 100 Quaker Valley students and staff are in quarantine after possible covid-19 exposures, and the middle and high school will be 100% virtual for at least two weeks, district officials said Saturday. The move to all-online classes comes as officials also announced nine new cases of the virus...
In 1st re-election bid, Rep. Reschenthaler faces Democratic challenger Bill Marx
To say Rep. Guy Reschenthaler’s first term in the U.S. Congress was busy might be an understatement. The Peters Township Republican was elected in 2018 to represent most of Westmoreland County, as well as Fayette, Greene and Washington counties, in the newly drawn 14th District. He was thrust into a...
Portions of Pittsburgh’s Garfield, Stanton Heights neighborhoods under flush and boil advisory
Around 300 homes in Pittsburgh’s Stanton Heights and Garfield neighborhoods are under a flush and boil water advisory Saturday. A tank near Garfield experienced a pump failure while T-Mobile was completing utility work around 11 a.m., according to the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority. The result was low or no...
Safety concerns loom as Allegheny County trials resume during covid-19 pandemic
Seven months after the Allegheny County Courthouse shut down because of the covid-19 pandemic, criminal jury trials are about to start again with masks and plexiglass and social distancing — to the chagrin of many of the attorneys who practice there. Although those lawyers appreciate the steps being taken, some...
Police: Kiski Township teens arrested after 1 found with meth, other knocks officer to the ground
A suspicious vehicle investigation in Kiski Township ended with one teen charged for allegedly knocking an officer to the ground and another facing drug charges, authorities said. A township officer spotted what he deemed to be two suspicious cars about 6:50 p.m. along Brownstown Road near McCartney Road, according to...
