Western PA Local News category, Page 2441
Fire officials: Garage at West Point VFD vandalized
Members of the West Point Volunteer Fire Department in Hempfield are searching for three boys who allegedly vandalized a detached garage housing an antique fire truck. According to a post on the department’s Facebook page, the boys on Saturday broke a glass block window with bricks, entered the building and...
Oakmont retaining wall project along Allegheny River Boulevard could get more expensive
A retaining wall beautification project along Allegheny River Boulevard near the Oakmont and Verona border is underway. Apollo-based Santamaria Landscaping crews are about two weeks into their three-month effort to restore the wall near the viaduct between the two boroughs. Construction signs and traffic cones are used in the morning...
BLM protesters march through Brentwood, Baldwin, Whitehall for Jonny Gammage’s birthdayVideo
Monday marked what would have been Jonny Gammage’s 56th birthday and Camille Redman wanted to do something to commemorate it. Redman, 25, from Pittsburgh’s West End, was born the year Gammage died at the hands of the police and has no memory of the event. But Redman organized a protest...
Hempfield delays vote on school reopening plans
Hempfield school officials postponed a vote on plans for reopening the district this fall. Superintendent Tammy Wolicki during Monday’s board meeting attributed the delay to new guidance released by the state Department of Education which give further details on how to safely reopen with specific recommendations on lunch, recess, busing...
Plum’s Movies in the Park series concludes next month
Plum’s last installment of Movies in the Park this season is set for Aug. 8 at Larry Mills Park. The borough presents “Scoob.” Produced by Warner Animation Group, the film is a modern take on the Scooby-Doo franchise. It tells a story about the lovable mutt and his gang of...
Duquesne University administrator named executive vice president at Saint Vincent College
Officials at Saint Vincent College on Monday announced Jeff Mallory as the new executive vice president. Mallory completed his undergraduate and graduate studies at Saint Vincent and previously served on the staff of the school located in Unity. He has been assistant vice president for diversity, inclusion and student advancement...
AHN announces mobile covid-19 testing locations
Allegheny Health Network’s mobile covid-19 testing unit will be visiting several Pittsburgh sites this week. Covid-19 testing will be available from 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the following locations:Shop N’ Save plaza in the Hill District (1850 Centre Avenue) on Monday, July 20City Hall Building in Clairton (551 Ravensburg...
Portion of Route 286 to see traffic restricted as crews begin overnight road work
A portion of Route 286 in Plum will be restricted to one lane starting Tuesday night, PennDOT officials announced Monday. Traffic will be reduced to one lane between Old Frankstown Road and Hileah Drive as crews work through the night. Restrictions will happen from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. Monday...
Bill Fuller: Changes in dining restrictions hurt Big Burrito Restaurant business
Constant fluctuations in the allowed restaurant dining capacity prompted Big Burrito Restaurant Group to temporarily close all of its specialty restaurants, including Alta Via, Casbah, Eleven, Kaya, Soba and Umi, company President Bill Fuller said Monday. “It just isn’t worth it,” said Fuller, who furloughed 193 people. “We decided to...
Police: Tarentum man started fight with off-duty Pittsburgh officer at Harrison custard shop
A Tarentum man was arrested after getting into a fight with another man at a Harrison custard shop Sunday night. Harrison police said Jacob A. Fisher, 24, threatened the other man’s 5-year-old daughter and spit at him before punching him in the face at Della’s Frozen Custard, formerly Del’s Custard,...
State grant will help construct road to proposed Unity kayak launch
A state grant literally will help pave the way for a proposed kayak launch and athletic complex along Loyalhanna Creek in Unity. Latrobe-GLSD Parks and Recreation was approved for a $299,200 grant from the state Multimodal Transportation Fund to help construct an access road from Center Drive to the launch...
Penn Hills real estate transactions, July 20
Penn Hills Karmen Pugh sold property at 2600 Blackridge Ave. to Alexis Jackson for $170,000. Jean Coates sold property at 126 Charleston Drive to RS Holdings 201 LLC for $20,600. James Cox Jr. sold property at 308 Fielding Drive to Tammera Townes for $168,900. James Zerfoss sold property at 23...
Appeal contends identical twin brother could have been killer in Jeannette homicide
An Allegheny County man serving a life prison term for first-degree murder claims the jury got it wrong when they didn’t believe that his dead identical twin brother was the killer. In an appeal filed in Westmoreland County, Darrelle Tolbert-McGhee, 31, of Penn Hills, contends his conviction should be overturned...
Plum real estate transactions, July 20
Plum Terence Churilla sold property at 861 Blue Ridge Road to Lucas Tucci and Courtney Coll for $199,900. NVR Inc. sold property at 501 October Court to Tariq and Elizabeth Francis for $437,155. NVR Inc. sold property at 408 September Drive to Susan Kelly trustee for $331,375. NVR Inc. sold...
The Herald-area real estate transactions, July 20
Aspinwall William Buck sold property at 105 Center Ave. to Reagan and Dana Berube for $489,000. Estate of Robert McQuaid sold property at 201 Western Ave. to Kevin Kerr and Jenna Monocello for $270,000. Etna Estate of Thomas Ford Jr. sold property at 34 Ganster St. to MEC Passive Properties...
Pittsburgh announces new program to help keep people out of criminal justice system
A pilot program announced by Pittsburgh officials could be another step toward enacting the law enforcement reforms that community activists have asked for in regular protests in the region that followed the May 25 killing of George Floyd by police in Minneapolis. Details about the program and how it will...
Monroeville’s Jack Sedlak Memorial Clean Up Day rescheduled for Aug. 29 with no picnic
The Jack Sedlack Memorial Clean Up Day in Monroeville has been rescheduled for the end of August but the picnic that typically follows it has been canceled. The 25th annual event, usually held in April or May, was canceled this year because of the coronavirus pandemic. It was rescheduled to...
Monroeville real estate transactions, July 20
Monroeville Daniel Sigg sold property at 102 Kelvington Drive to Michael Chismar for $225,125. Amy Miller sold property at 205 Spartan Drive to Kevin Patrick and Megan Carey Shanley for $189,900. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB sold property at 441 Thomas St. to REO Acquisition I LLC for $22,000. REO...
37-year-old man who died after collapsing at Sandcastle identified
Allegheny County Police are investigating the death of a Brentwood man who collapsed at Sandcastle Waterpark. Police said county 911 dispatchers were notified just after 3:20 p.m. Sunday of an unresponsive man in a pool at the West Homestead water park. Employees attempted lifesaving measures on the man until paramedics...
Freeport Area High School students ace AP World History exams despite pandemic
At Freeport Area High School, every AP World History student scored a passing grade on this year’s AP exam amid unusually difficult circumstances. David DiSanti, the AP World History teacher at Freeport Area High School, said the course was historically difficult, even before the covid-19 pandemic forced schools to move...
O’Hara applies for grants to help alleviate stormwater issues
O’Hara is seeking nearly $750,000 in grants to ease stormwater issues across the township. Council is applying for three separate grants from the state’s Gaming Economic Development and Tourism Fund to address problems along Gamma Drive, Powers Run Road and Epsilon Drive. If approved, the money would be funneled through...
Vandergrift muralist paints over racist graffiti at The Center
A Vandergrift artist created a mural with a message of empowerment and community last week, after a local community center was overwhelmed with hateful graffiti. Chloe Kruse, owner of The Center on Franklin Avenue, said the back of her building always has attracted some graffiti. But recently, Kruse said the...
PWSA: $14 million upgrade to filtration plant at Highland Park reservoir set to be completed
In a few weeks, people will be able to stroll around the reservoir in Pittsburgh’s Highland Park again, a spokeswoman for the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority said. The popular walkway closed last August for repairs and to allow for more than $14 million in upgrades to the filtration plant...
‘Laser Queen’ at Buhl Planetarium promises to be ‘Killer Queen’ show
It’s been 35 years since the rock band Queen turned in the most memorable performance at Live Aid and nearly three decades since the death of flamboyant lead singer Freddie Mercury. But thanks in part to the 2018 movie “Bohemian Rhapsody,” named after the band’s biggest song, Queen is as...
Analyst: Drivers enjoying lowest gas prices in 16 years as markets hang on covid-19
Gasoline prices fell slightly over the past week as markets await the next chapter in the coronavirus situation, an industry analyst said. “As cases continue to rise, the likelihood rises that gas prices will stabilize and demand may continue to see small decreases, which is the name of the game...
