Western PA Local News category, Page 2380
FBI investigating embattled Brighton Rehab nursing home in Beaver County
Investigators with the FBI served search warrants Thursday morning at Brighton Rehabilitation and Wellness Center, the Beaver County nursing home that was the site of one of the nation’s deadliest covid-19 outbreaks. U.S. Attorney Scott Brady confirmed the FBI executed court-authorized warrants at Brighton Rehab as well as Mount Lebanon...
Pittsburgh cop acquitted in road-rage case could go back to work after city misses deadline
A missed filing deadline by the City of Pittsburgh law department means that it lost an appeal on whether a police officer arrested but acquitted in a road-rage incident can go back to work. In a 10-page Commonwealth Court opinion issued Tuesday, Judge Patricia McCullough did not address the issue...
McKees Rocks man charged with homicide in death of woman who was found in a refrigerator
Before she was found dead May 4 in a refrigerator in the hallway of a McKees Rocks apartment building, Kristy Jefferson told her mother that if anything ever happened to her, Daryl Jones would be the man to blame, according to court documents. Jones, 41, was charged Thursday with homicide...
Ex-West Penn employee accused of videotaping coworkers faces more charges
A former West Penn Hospital employee already accused of surreptitiously recording coworkers in the bathroom now faces 83 additional charges, some of which allege he recorded unsuspecting patients in an MRI room, according to court records. Guy Caley, 52, of Canonsburg, was originally charged in July, months after a co-worker...
Pittsburgh expert: 6 important things to know about covid testing and going to sporting events
As the covid-19 pandemic continues, questions regarding testing, vaccines and quarantine are constantly evolving. Dr. Amesh Adalja, a Pittsburgh-based infectious disease and critical care physician and senior scholar at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security, answered a range of questions from the Trib today. Trib: There’s been a lot...
Etna woman beautifies neighborhood by painting fire hydrant
How do you turn something ugly into a work of art? For Ruth Brannigan, a little paint can do wonders. Brannigan is seen here in these Sept.2 photos, painting a fire hydrant outside her home on Elm Lane in Etna....
Food Fights Club offers monthly challenges, Pittsburgh dining discounts
Food Fights is cooking up some friendly competition among local restaurants. The new online subscription club will offer exclusive member discounts and host competitions to determine the best restaurants in Pittsburgh. The initiative was created by Diana Rua, a 25-year veteran of the service industry and event producer of Pittsburgh...
Girl Scouts from North Hills earning top award with camp for challenged adultsVideo
Three Girl Scouts from the North Hills knew that earning the highest honor a Cadette can receive — the Silver Award — would take lots of work. But the trio of 13-year-old girls learned that the right service project needed to earn the award can help make the work a...
Drive-thru pasta dinner fundraiser on tap to benefit Glenshaw Century Club’s scholarship efforts
Shaler Area seniors could benefit from a pasta dinner fundraiser hosted Sept. 11 by the Glenshaw Century Club. Proceeds from the dinner will benefit future scholarships for area seniors, Century Club’s Susan Ball said. The event, catered by Heavenly Cuisine, will be 3 to 7 p.m. and available for pickup...
Student news: Fox Chapel Area students receive accolades
Three Fox Chapel Area School District students and one recent graduate placed in the 2020 Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh’s Teen Media Awards. Graduate Anzu Sekikawa was awarded first place and an honorable mention for her 2-D art; junior Alexa Berman won second place and an honorable mention for her 2-D...
Community donations fund upgrades at Greensburg fire department training tower
The Greensburg Volunteer Fire Department’s five-story drill tower is getting an upgrade, thanks to community donations. Hutchinson and Gunter, the company owned by the late former fire chief J. Edward Hutchinson, built the tower at Lynch Field in 1960. “At that time, it was the only one around,” department President...
News briefs: Drive-thru pasta dinner fundraising event slated in Glenshaw
Glenshaw Century Club will host a drive-thru pasta dinner fundraiser Sept. 11. Proceeds benefit scholarships for Shaler Area School District seniors. The event is 3 to 7 p.m. at Glenshaw Valley Presbyterian Church, 1520 Butler Plank Road. The cost is $15 for a menu that includes stuffed shells in marinara...
2 nearly struck during target shooting near Cloverleaf Golf Club
Two men are expected to be charged after bullets they fired while target shooting whizzed past golfers at Cloverleaf Golf Club in Salem. Cody Kun, 28, and Timothy Kulasa, 26, both of McKeesport, are expected to face charges of reckless endangerment, according to state police in Kiski. The pair were...
Body of missing Pittsburgh man found in Monongahela River
A man missing since Aug. 30 was found dead in the Monongahela River Wednesday, officials said. The body of Jordan Coles, 29, of Pittsburgh, was found at about 10:50 a.m., according to the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s office. UPDATE: Jordan Coles was discovered deceased on 09/02/20. Cause and manner of...
West Leechburg man ‘space-ing out’ with online astronomy show
West Leechburg’s James Sanders has turned a childhood interest in science into a celestial pursuit and profession. Sanders, who has an astrophysics degree from Clarion University, is hosting a free Facebook livestream on astronomy Saturday. “I found planetariums in college and realized they would be an excellent marriage of content...
Westmoreland outsources mailing of ballots, calibration of voting machines
Westmoreland County will spend an additional $350,000 to beef up its ability to hold an election and count votes this fall. Commissioners on Wednesday approved a contract with a private mailing company in Cleveland to send ballots to voters, and finalized a deal with the Nebraska-based firm to test touch-screen...
PennDOT proposing bridge replacement, roundabout project in Allegheny Township
PennDOT is considering changing the T-intersection at Route 356 and La Belle Vue Road in Allegheny Township into a roundabout. The project is a few years off, but PennDOT is inviting the public to comment starting next week. In addition to creating a roundabout at the intersection, the project also...
The Stroller, Sept. 3, 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. Follow the Stroller on Twitter @VNDStroller for a daily link to The Stroller. Car cruise planned Saturday by Kiski Township firemen Kiski...
A Pittsburgh business plans to relocate to Sewickley
A Pittsburgh-based business consulting firm plans to move its headquarters to Sewickley. AE Works, founded by Sewickley resident Michael Cherock, wants to relocate from Sandusky Street in the city to 418 Beaver St. in the borough. The building in question is the former Explore Sewickley office, a nonprofit dedicated to...
Shaler Scout hopes to make Eagle with food pantry for hometown libraryVideo
Folks in need of food can find some for free at the Shaler North Hills Library courtesy of an Eagle Scout hopeful. Xander Hill, 16, of Shaler developed a food pantry for the facility at 1822 Mt. Royal Blvd. The roughly 6-foot-tall cabinet was stocked Sept. 2 with canned goods,...
State grant will pay for dredging of Turtle Creek, Dirty Camp Run in Pitcairn
A $100,000 state grant will help clear vegetation and sediment from an Allegheny County stretch of Turtle Creek and one of its tributaries, helping to safeguard the lives and property of citizens in the watershed. The state’s H2O Program, which provides grants for drinking water, sanitary sewer, flood control and...
Pittsburgh police seek hit-and-run driver in Lawrenceville incident, victim stable
A man was hospitalized in stable condition after being struck by a vehicle in Lawrenceville. Pittsburgh Public Safety spokeswoman Cara Cruz said city police responded to the hit-and-run of a pedestrian around 12:30 p.m. Wednesday at the intersection of 40th Street and Penn Avenue. Cruz said officers found the victim...
Allegheny-Fayette labor council will host emergency food distribution, part of ‘Weekend of Service’
With Pittsburgh’s annual Labor Day parade canceled due to the covid-19 pandemic, the Allegheny-Fayette Central Labor Council will instead organize a “Weekend of Service,” beginning with emergency food distribution in Uptown Pittsburgh on Friday. “While we can’t have our usual Labor Day celebrations, this year, we are embracing this opportunity...
Let the bugling begin: Pennsylvania elk webcam goes live
Elk bugling season is heating up and can be seen and heard on a live webcam provided by the Pennsylvania Game Commission and the video company HDOnTap. The webcam is stationed in Elk County, State Game Lands 311, in a field that elk frequent. The webcam went live Wednesday and...
West Newton man pleads guilty to felony aggravated assault for hurting 14-month-old child
A West Newton man pleaded guilty Wednesday to causing injuries to a 14-month-old child while the boy’s mother was at work last year. Police said Salvatore Salvio, 26, last Sept. 12 inflicted injuries that caused substantial facial bruises and 13 puncture wounds to the child’s feet. “He’s doing great now,”...
