Western PA Local News category, Page 2604
Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh, Greensburg to livestream Holy Week activities
Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh and Greensburg officials have announced that Holy Week activities will be livestreamed as churches remain closed during the coronavirus pandemic. “This Holy Week will be unlike any other that I’ve ever celebrated, and the same is true for you, too,” Bishop David Zubik said via press...
3 injured in fire at Plum manufacturing facilityVideo
Three people were taken to a hospital Saturday after being involved in a fire at a Plum manufacturing facility. The fire started shortly before noon at Affival Inc., a metallurgy-based manufacturing firm specializing in cored wire products. Workers handling titanium and calcium powder reported a machine “had caught fire or...
Westmoreland County reports 25 new coronavirus cases, second largest daily increase
Westmoreland County saw its second biggest single-day increase in coronavirus cases since the pandemic hit the county in mid-March. Twenty-five new cases were reported in the state health department’s update Saturday, bringing Westmoreland’s total to 135. That’s a 23% increase from the previous day. The health department reported 34 more...
Pennsylvania coronavirus cases top 10,000, state reports 34 new deaths
Thirty-four more people died of covid-19 complications in Pennsylvania between Friday and Saturday, bringing the state’s death toll to 136 as total confirmed cases crest 10,000. The state reported 1,597 new cases as of noon Saturday — the largest single-day increase since Pennsylvania’s first two patients tested positive for the...
Western Pa.’s lost amusement parks to be reclaimed in new book by Greensburg author
Those wanting to revisit the dips and turns of former roller coasters at old Pennsylvania amusement parks will soon have such an opportunity. Greensburg-based writer Rachel Smith hopes to reclaim the sense of nostalgia and have people revisit memories in her book “Western Pennsylvania’s Lost Amusement Parks.” “I think it’s...
Trib finalist in 2 categories for prestigious international journalism competition
The Tribune-Review has been named a two-time finalist in a prestigious international journalism competition for its documentary marking the first anniversary of the 2018 attack on the Tree of Life synagogue and an initiative to engage a younger audience through an eSports platform. It was announced late last week that...
Allegheny County reports 3rd covid-19 death, 16% jump in confirmed coronavirus cases in one day
The Allegheny County Health Department reported Saturday that a third person in the county has died from covid-19. The number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus in Allegheny County jumped by 16% from Friday to Saturday as the countywide total climbed to 552. County health department officials also reported a...
PennDOT announces Route 837 has reopened in West Mifflin
PennDOT has announced Route 837 in West Mifflin has reopened to traffic Friday after a landslide closed the highway March 28. The road was closed in both directions between the Boswell Oil Company in Dravosburg and the McKeesport-Duquesne Bridge due to a landslide last weekend. Crews from Allison Park Contractors...
Verona man jailed in string of Fayette County convenience store robberies
An Allegheny County man is being held in the Fayette County Prison Saturday on multiple charges of committing a string of convenience store holdups in the Uniontown area late Thursday, state police said. Michael A. Priester, 34, of Verona, was arrested Friday by state police on multiple charges of robbery,...
Religion Digest: Online worship services in the Alle-Kiski Valley
The following churches are offering online services. Click on the link to go to the stream. You do not need to have a Facebook account to pull up a business or church Facebook page. Holy Week and Easter services • Christ Our Hope Anglican Church, Harrison, will livestream the following...
The Stroller, April 4, 2020: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Send information of charitable events to The Stroller Is your company or organization making or collecting equipment for health professionals? Is your club or church going to sponsor a community blood drive? The Stroller will publish information about community drives and collections at Triblive.com. Send information to vndnews@tribweb.com. Apollo Borough...
Parkway West westbound lanes reopen after Findlay crash involving wrong-way driver
Parkway West westbound lanes reopened to traffic after 11:30 p.m. Friday, following a wreck between the Moon Business Loop and the McClaren Road interchanges, according to PennDOT. Findlay Township Police confirmed that two vehicles were involved in a wrong-way crash. Westbound traffic was temporarily detoured via the Moon Business Loop...
Bridgeville municipal building remains closed
The Bridgeville Borough municipal building remains closed through April with staff serving the community by telephone and email. Public meetings and scheduled meetings during April will be held via teleconference or video conference only. Residents in need of non-emergency police assistance can call 412-221-6012 ext. 20. For the administration office,...
Palmer postmark available for items mailed to Latrobe postmaster
The Latrobe post office is offering a postmark cancellation honoring late local golfing legend Arnold Palmer. The April 3 postmark will be available for 30 days, according to the Postal Service. It features Palmer’s trademark umbrella logo. The postmark offer arrives a month after post offices in Latrobe and elsewhere...
Teen hospitalized after shooting in Penn Hills
A teenage boy who was walking from Pittsburgh was taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries after being shot Friday in Penn Hills, police said. The boy was shot once in the buttocks with a small-caliber weapon at about 5:30 p.m. while he was walking in the 200 block...
Ross Twp. nurse, a Hempfield native, heading to New York City to help in covid-19 fight
A Ross Township nurse who grew up in Hempfield is collecting health care supplies and non-perishable food for nurses in New York City, where he expects to be working the next eight weeks on the front lines of the coronavirus battlefront. Chad Taylor, 35, who is a staff nurse for...
Westmoreland dome display a tribute to those fighting covid-19 pandemic
Westmoreland County is shining a light on the efforts of all those engaged in the battle against the coronavirus pandemic. County officials on Friday began a nightly light display on the courthouse dome in Greensburg. Friday’s lights of red, white and blue are meant to honor county employees, residents and...
Woman killed by train in Tarentum identified
A woman struck and killed by a train Friday night in Tarentum has been identified. Beth Graff, 39, of Tarentum was pronounced dead at the scene along the railroad tracks adjacent to Fifth Avenue, Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office reported Saturday afternoon. An investigation by Allegheny County police found that...
Public Safety officials say crews exposed to coronavirus doing fine, as is city’s supplies cache
Seven Pittsburgh firefighters who are self-quarantining after working with a colleague who tested positive for the coronavirus are doing well and so far do not have the virus, Public Safety officials said Friday. On top of that, one police officer and two EMS employees are also self-quarantining after possible exposures...
McKees Rocks man accused of nearly beating 3-week-old daughter to death
A McKees Rocks man already awaiting trial for allegedly burning his infant son now is accused of beating his 3-week-old daughter nearly to death. Robert Andrews, 33, faces two counts of aggravated assault and one count of child endangerment in connection with a March 12 incident that left the infant...
Officials release image of suspect in Grove City bank robbery
Investigators are asking for the public’s help in identifying a man who robbed the Citizens Bank in Grove City. The FBI’s Pittsburgh Division and Grove City police have released a surveillance image of the suspect — a white man weighing about 180 pounds and standing between 5 feet 8 inches...
Pittsburgh food bank president worries about supply running out
Lisa Scales has worked in food banks for nearly 25 years. She was involved in food distribution efforts in response to Hurricane Katrina in Louisiana and to the 9/11 attacks in New York. She has never experienced anything like the need associated with the coronavirus pandemic. “I have never seen...
Hempfield on track to complete school year by the end of May
Despite a two-week interruption, Hempfield students are on track to finish the school year by the end of May. Slated to end May 28, the district is on track with the original end-of-school date, according to a new calendar released by Superintendent Tammy Wolicki. Graduation, originally scheduled for May 28,...
5K more N95 masks donated to Pittsburgh hospitals by North American Dental Group
Western Pennsylvania’s health care workers now have access to 5,000 more N95 respirators donated by a dental group. North American Dental Group, which has corporate offices in Robinson and New Castle, delivered the shipment of respirators to Allegheny Health Network on Friday. “We are proud and pleased to be able...
Grocery shoppers keep their distance as stores adopt new coronavirus measuresVideo
Caution tape blocking entrances, shoppers wearing masks and stickers placed on floors — all signs of grocery shopping’s new normal as stores adapt to the spread of coronavirus. “We’re slowly starting to see people adapt their own behaviors and really realize the gravity of the situation,” said Jannah Jablonowski, spokeswoman...
