Western PA Local News category, Page 2489
Western Pa. high schools honored for voter registration efforts
Eight local schools are among 42 statewide honored with the Governor’s Civic Engagement Award for their efforts to register students to vote during the 2019-20 school year. Brentwood, City Charter School, Deer Lakes, Elizabeth Forward, Franklin Regional, Kiski Area, Leechburg Area and Mt. Pleasant Area were among nearly 160 Pennsylvania...
Butler woman accused of fatally stabbing boyfriend
Police said a Butler woman stabbed her boyfriend to death in their apartment on Sunday. Butler City Police on Monday charged Shaina Ann Helen Grush, 31, with criminal homicide in connection to the death of Robert Wagner, 43. The two lived together in an apartment on the city’s West Jefferson...
Former Washington Co. youth soccer coach pleads guilty to sending explicit photos to minor
A Washington County youth soccer coach pleaded guilty in federal court Monday to charges of transfer of obscene material to a minor, according to U.S. Attorney Scott W. Brady. Timothy Cribbins, 46, of California used Snapchat twice to send explicit photos to a female under the age of 16 in...
Scott man accused of hurting 3 Pittsburgh cops during Downtown protest
A 24-year-old Scott man who is accused of hurting three Pittsburgh police officers during the May 30 protests Downtown has schizophrenia and is in jail after an unrelated June 10 incident at his grandparents’ home, according to criminal complaints. Authorities used surveillance camera footage to identify Andrew Augustyniak-Duncan as the...
Black bear roams, naps in Pittsburgh’s Highland Park area
Residents of Pittsburgh’s Highland Park got a visit Tuesday from a large black bear who decided the neighborhood was a good place to take a nap. Public Safety officials first tweeted about the bear, which weighs at least 250 pounds, around 1:15 p.m. At the time, it was calm and...
Drilling underway on Ohio Township road
Drilling operations on Red Mud Hollow Road (Route 4043) in Ohio Township have begun. According to a PennDOT news release, work will occur from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays through June 22 at two locations between Mt. Nebo Road and Brighton Drive. Single-lane alternating traffic will be controlled by...
Franklin Regional gets update from its ‘back-to-school task force’
The Franklin Regional school board will hold a special meeting in July to lay out plans for how education will work in the 2020-21 school year. That meeting date has not been set yet, but members of the district’s back-to-school task force updated the board Monday night on their work....
Ross OKs organized bow hunt to thin deer population
Beginning in September, an organized group of archery hunters will fan out on public and private land in Ross Township to thin the herd of deer blamed with causing vehicle accidents, spreading Lyme disease through the ticks they carry and damaging expensive landscapes. Commissioners on June 15 voted 7-1 to...
Grand jury indicts 19 in Philadelphia-to-Indiana County drug trafficking operation
A federal grand jury in Johnstown indicted 19 people from Indiana County and Philadelphia for participating in a drug trafficking ring that distributed cocaine, fentanyl, heroin and methamphetamine for nearly two years, U.S. Attorney Scott Brady said. The suspects were arrested last week on three counts of violating federal narcotics...
1 new coronavirus case, no new deaths reported in Westmoreland County
The Pennsylvania Department of Health on Tuesday reported one new covid-19 cases and no additional deaths in Westmoreland County. The countywide case total is now 493 with 38 deaths, according to the department . There have been no reported coronavirus deaths in Westmoreland County since May 18. County Coroner Kenneth...
Wexford salon offering free haircuts for medical workers, first responders
The owners of a Wexford styling salon are so elated with the prospects of emerging from the state-mandated shutdown that they are using it as an opportunity to thank emergency responders and medical professionals. Neha Patel, one of the owners of Tonic Salon, said the business opened in November but...
Shaler man accused of destroying Pittsburgh police SUV pleads not guilty to federal charges
A Shaler man accused of sparking violence at a peaceful protest last month in Downtown Pittsburgh pleaded not guilty to federal charges Tuesday morning. Brian Bartels, 20, faces federal charges of obstruction of justice during civil disorder as well as criminal charges filed by the Allegheny County District Attorney’s office...
Hempfield school board to hold special meeting to discuss budget, athletics
The Hempfield Area School Board is expected to revisit the 2020-21 budget during a special meeting June 22 after it was tabled during a public meeting this week. Board members voted unanimously Monday to table the $97.3 million budget after a motion to eliminate a full-time central receiving position failed...
Allegheny County reports 27 new covid-19 cases, 1 new death
Allegheny County health officials reported 27 new covid-19 cases, one new death and no new hospitalizations on Tuesday. That brings the county’s total number of coronavirus cases to 2,113, including 1,979 confirmed cases and 134 probable cases, county health officials said. The total number of deaths increased by one to...
Same driver suspected of causing 2 crashes that injured 3 in South Huntingdon
A 75-year-old man may have been under the influence of alcohol when he allegedly caused two crashes Sunday on State Route 31 in South Huntingdon, according to police reports. State troopers said the suspect was driving his SUV eastbound on Route 31, or Mt. Pleasant Road, just after 3 p.m....
Dog charging toward children shot and killed in Penn Hills
No one was hurt over the weekend when a man shot and killed a pit bull after he thought the dog put children in danger on a residential street in Penn Hills, according to police. Police Chief Howard Burton said the incident happened around 10 p.m. Saturday on the 100...
Highlands administrators refine budget that does not increase property taxes
Highlands School District’s budget for the upcoming school year remains a work in progress a week ahead of its scheduled approval, but no property tax increase is expected. Business Manager Lori Byron told the school board Monday that administrators have continued to refine the budget, resulting in a roughly $283,000...
1992 Norwin grad brings nostalgia to former classmates during quarantine
Kevin Tomich was an avid photographer and videographer while he was a student at Norwin High School in the late 1980s and early ‘90s, a time when cell phones weren’t available to snap quick flicks. Tomich, now 46, owned a large VHS camcorder — a coveted and rare possession at...
Pandemic precautions in effect for Greater Latrobe graduation, Student ShowcaseVideo
Sophia Hoch of Unity donned a face mask as she accepted a Student Showcase award this month from Latrobe City Council, complying with the pandemic-related requirements. Masks also will be recommended when she and more than 300 fellow Greater Latrobe seniors attend a belated graduation ceremony, set for June 25,...
Woman taken to hospital after crashing car down Shaler hillside
A woman in her 80s suffered a minor arm injury after losing control of her car, which then went down a hillside, Shaler police Chief Sean Frank said. The accident happened around 7:15 a.m. Tuesday in the 100 block of Seavey Road. Frank said the woman, whose name he did...
Despite delays, Chase Bank in O’Hara expected to open this year
Construction on a new Chase Bank in O’Hara is moving forward, with an opening expected late this year, bank officials said. Work at the site along Fox Chapel Road was temporarily stalled during a state-mandated shutdown for coronavirus concerns, but resumed in May. “The branch is slated for a Q4...
PennDOT: Sewickley Bridge to be closed around-the-clock for 24 days
The Sewickley Bridge will be closed for 24 days for repairs starting next month, PennDOT announced Tuesday. The around-the-clock closure of the bridge spanning the Ohio River between Route 51 in Moon and Route 65 in Sewickley is scheduled to run from July 17 through Aug. 10. About 20,000 vehicles...
Children’s Place to close 300 stores by end of 2021
The Children’s Place will close nearly a third of its stores by the end 2021, the specialty apparel retailer announced recently in revealing its first quarter 2020 results. The company said it plans to close 200 stores in 2020, and another 100 in 2021. The Children’s Place had 920 stores...
McKeesport man injured after crashing into Pleasant Hills home
A McKeesport man was seriously injured Sunday when the pickup he was driving crashed into a house in Pleasant Hills, according to state police. Troopers said the 44-year-old man appeared to be intoxicated after fleeing on foot from the 2 a.m. crash. He was traveling on West Bruceton Road when...
Fayette County Fair canceled
The Fayette County Fair is the latest in the region to be canceled amid concerns over the coronavirus pandemic. The fair board’s decision was announced in a post Monday night on the fair’s Facebook page. The event had been scheduled for July 30-Aug. 8 in Dunbar Township. “Our concern for...
