Western PA Local News category, Page 2450
Westmoreland to seek applications for first $5M in virus grants for small businesses, nonprofits
Westmoreland County will soon start the process to award $31.5 million in federal funds earmarked for grants to small businesses and nonprofit agencies impacted by the coronavirus. Commissioners said an initial round of funding will allocate $5 million each to small businesses and nonprofits that have yet to see any...
Pittsburgh plans to find space for historic abstract mosaic
Pittsburgh is planning to conduct a study to find suitable quarters for unique artwork dating to Pittsburgh’s first renaissance. City Council on Tuesday introduced a resolution that would authorize the hiring of Hill District-based E. Holdings for $25,000 to conduct a feasibility study on the “reconceptualization and reinstallation” of a...
The Herald-area student news for July 14
Shady Side Academy graduate Aliyah Roberts was among 32 area high school student-athletes honored at the 2020 Western Pennsylvania Positive Athlete Awards. One student-athlete was honored from each sport, and Roberts was the winner for girls track & field. The 2020 winners were announced July 6 on YouTube. Positive Athlete...
Advance Leader-area student news for July 14
Izabel Bruno of Verona, a political science major, was named to the Plymouth State University president’s list for the spring 2020 semester. To be named to the president’s list, a student must achieve a grade-point average of 3.7 or better and must have attempted at least 12 credit hours during...
Penn Hills-area student news for July 14
Izabel Bruno of Verona, a political science major, was named to the Plymouth State University president’s list for the spring 2020 semester. To be named to the president’s list, a student must achieve a grade-point average of 3.7 or better and must have attempted at least 12 credit hours during...
Monroeville-area student news for July 14
Alexa Dunn of Monroeville was named to the president’s list at James Madison University for the spring 2020 semester. Students who earn president’s list honors must carry at least 12 graded credit hours and earn a grade-point average of 3.90 or higher. Dunn is a kinesiology major. —- Jamey Baker...
Nightly turnpike ramp closures to begin in New Stanton
The ramp for motorists heading from southbound Route 119 to the Pennsylvania Turnpike interchange at New Stanton will be subject to nighttime closures for repairs beginning Wednesday. The nightly closures will be from 7 p.m. to about 6 a.m. and are expected to continue through July 25, depending on weather...
Cops: Man tried to hide over 4 bricks of heroin in toilet in North Huntingdon
A Greensburg man accused of selling drugs out of a North Huntingdon home attempted to hide more than four bricks of heroin from police inside a toilet tank by wrapping it in plastic and attaching it to a shoe string, police said. Troy V. Jackson, 53, was arrested on multiple...
McCandless delays vote on Sheetz liquor license
McCandless council delayed a vote on a request from Sheetz to transfer a liquor license to the new store being built along Perry Highway. The town wants additional information — in writing — about how the store plans to monitor and control alcohol sales. The Altoona-based company wants to transfer...
Covid-19 distancing guidelines prompt 2-day graduation ceremony at Yough
Yough School District will hold a staggered graduation ceremony on Aug. 1 and 2 because of social distancing guidelines during the covid-19 pandemic, according to Superintendent Janet Sardon. Sardon said the 178 members of the Yough Senior High Class of 2020 still will be able to ascend a stage at...
North Huntingdon sewage authority raises tap-in fee, moves offices
The North Huntingdon Municipal Authority has approved a $200 increase for tapping into its sewage system, but the sewage rates will remain the same for the fiscal year that began May 1. The tap-in fees were raised from $4,500 to $4,700 as of July 1 for each equivalent dwelling unit...
Pittsburgh closing in on acquisition of former VA hospital in Highland Park
Pittsburgh is on the verge of finally securing ownership of a former Veterans Affairs hospital complex in Lincoln-Lemington with plans to create a public safety training facility for police, firefighters and paramedics that would be open to other departments in the region. City Council on Tuesday introduced a resolution that...
Former W.Va. nursing assistant pleads guilty in 7 veteran deaths, including former Westmoreland man
A former nursing assistant at a West Virginia veterans hospital pleaded guilty Tuesday to causing the deaths of seven veterans, including a former Westmoreland County man. Reta Mays, 45, worked the night shift at the Louis A. Johnson Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Clarksburg, W.Va., when federal investigators said she...
Rivers of Steel to host drive-in movies at Carrie Blast Furnaces
With covid-19 forcing movie theaters to shut their doors, drive-in movies are making a comeback — sometimes at obscure destinations. Rivers of Steel, a nonprofit dedicated to the industrial heritage that gave Pittsburgh its Steel City moniker, is hosting a drive-in movie experience at the Carrie Blast Furnaces in Rankin....
New Kensington demolition project, delayed by covid-19, nears conclusionVideo
Work to demolish the last of three unsafe buildings in one project began Monday in New Kensington. The project to take down dilapidated houses at 1254 Martin Ave., 1406 Taylor Ave. and 1331 Victoria Ave. had been delayed by the covid-19 pandemic, said Sarah Snider, executive director of the Redevelopment...
Police: South Greensburg councilman cited in fireworks incident
State police investigating a weekend fireworks complaint in South Greensburg found a borough councilman was present while numerous children set off explosives, according to a investigators. Troopers said multiple neighbors reported the fireworks were being set off on Oak Street at 11 p.m. Saturday. Police asked those present, including George...
Black Lives Matter march will wind through Jeannette
A peaceful march Thursday in Jeannette will bring speakers and activists together to shine light on struggles that members of the Black community face locally and around the country. Co-organizer Marissa McGowan hopes the event will change perceptions about her hometown and create opportunities for children. “My thing was to...
16 Pittsburgh employees test positive for coronavirus
Sixteen City of Pittsburgh employees are off of work because of confirmed cases of covid-19, according to Mayor Bill Peduto’s office. They include:Two environmental services (waste collection) employees.Seven police department employeesFive fire bureau employeesTwo emergency medical services employees. Workers are screened at the beginning of their shifts and the city...
23 new covid-19 cases reported in Westmoreland County
The Pennsylvania Department of Health reported Tuesday that there were 23 new covid-19 cases in Westmoreland County, bringing its total to 1,033 cases since March 20. No new deaths were reported in the county. The county’s coronavirus death counts remains at 39, according to the department. Tuesday’s new case count...
Allegheny County woman accused of trafficking methamphetamine in 3-county area
A year-long investigation into methamphetamine trafficking from the West Coast into Allegheny, Washington and Westmoreland counties resulted in the arrest of an Elizabeth Township woman Monday. Alexis M. “Lexy” Stoupis, 38, of Buena Vista, was arrested in Westmoreland County by troopers with the state police organized crime unit who say...
Shaler school task force to consider reopening scenarios
Shaler Area School District’s back-to-school task force will be finalizing recommendations this week on a plan for reopening. Whether classes will be held in-person or online has yet to be decided. One scenario would be for school to begin in person with restrictions in place, another would be a hybrid...
Murrysville likely to need new revenue sources by 2022 to maintain current service levels
About a year ago, Murrysville Chief Administrator Jim Morrison said that while he did not see the need for a tax increase in the next five years, “creating a balanced budget without one is posing a bigger challenge each year.” The municipality has gone 13 years without a hike in...
Exact change? Western Pa. businesses impacted by national coin shortage
Businesses are facing yet another hurdle from the coronavirus pandemic — a shortage of pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters. The national coin shortage, which is impacting businesses across the nation, is the result of disruption in the supply chain when stay-at-home orders were put in place and businesses were forced...
Testing backlog yields 331 new covid-19 cases in Allegheny County
With 331 new covid-19 cases, Allegheny County shattered its single-day new case count by nearly 100 cases, health officials reported Tuesday. However, the day’s total is based on a record 4,536 new tests, of which 7.3% were positive. The tests were conducted over more than a month’s span from June...
Missing Monroeville boy found safe
Monroeville police have said a 14-year-old boy who went missing Sunday has been found safe. The police department posted to its Facebook account that Sean Douglas Stitt was found safe Monday. No other details were provided. The teenager was reported missing after being last seen playing basketball at Overlook Park...
