Western PA Local News category, Page 27
Police probe threats against Allegheny County Council President Pat Catena ahead of meeting on ICE bill
Police are investigating threats against Allegheny County Council President Pat Catena made ahead of a public meeting related to immigration enforcement. Catena, a Carnegie Democrat, joined a council meeting Tuesday evening virtually, explaining he had received a threat and was staying home with his family. He linked the threat to...
Dr. Oz, who runs Medicare and Medicaid, meets with UPMC’s CEO to discuss collaboration
UPMC CEO Leslie Davis recently met with Dr. Mehmet Oz, administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, bringing together leadership from Western Pennsylvania’s largest health system and the agency overseeing critical government insurance programs. The two discussed UPMC’s efforts to roll out new technology, fast-track medical innovations and...
Tornado, flood watches expire for Pittsburgh area
Western Pennsylvania did not have any official reports of a tornado touching down on Wednesday evening as strong storms and wind lashed the region, according to the National Weather Service. “We’ve had some wind damage in some spots, especially Fayette County near Perryopolis and a little bit in Westmoreland County,”...
‘Contagious’ courage: Pittsburgh honors EMS crews who plunged into icy Mon after fatal crash
Greg Tersine, a Pittsburgh paramedic and crew chief diver, wasn’t assigned to patrol the city’s waterways on Jan. 29. But when first responders received a call that a car had careened off the Parkway East and landed in the icy Monongahela River, Tersine was the first to put on his...
New development envisioned for Westinghouse site in Churchill
The former Westinghouse Research and Technology Park in Churchill could soon become a walkable mixed-use development. Nicole DeLuca, co-founder, managing partner and CEO of Commonwealth Commercial Real Estate, presented an early rendering of the project, which it is calling Legacy Crossings, at Monday’s Churchill Borough Council meeting. Plans show wholesale...
Lower Burrell votes to donate land for Stewart Elementary housing project
Lower Burrell didn’t donate the pickleball courts behind city hall to Burrell School District as part of the deal to redevelop the Stewart Elementary School property because the city never really owned the courts. The city mistakenly built them on land owned by the school district. City council this week...
2nd Philadelphia man charged in 2022 fatal shooting at Rostraver Square parking lot
A second person has been charged in connection with a Nov. 5, 2022, fatal shooting in Rostraver. Tuan M. Dang, 47, of Philadelphia is charged with homicide in the death of Boyke Budiarachman, 49, of Philadelphia. Westmoreland County Detective Ray Dupilka said in court papers he believes Dang was paid...
Chartiers Valley unified bocce captures state title
Chartiers Valley High School’s unified bocce team is now a state champion. The team was one of eight to qualify for the state championship, held Thursday, March 19, at the Giant Center in Hershey. It was Chartiers Valley’s second trip to the state playoffs in the past four years. CV...
Morning Roundup: Woman injured in Larimer shooting; Gateway Clipper boat damaged in fire
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Wednesday, March 11: Woman injured in shooting in Larimer A woman was hurt in a shooting Tuesday evening in Larimer, according to Pittsburgh police. She was taken by Pittsburgh EMS to a hospital where she was listed in stable...
Irwin group petitions to rename church alley after the late Rev. John Moineau
A group of Irwin-area Catholics is petitioning the borough to rename an alley behind Immaculate Conception Church in honor of a priest who served the parish for nearly two decades. The group asked Irwin Council to rename Church Alley as “Father John Way” to memorialize the late Rev. John Moineau....
Fox Chapel teen who spearheaded recycling initiative needs volunteers to keep up pace
A Fox Chapel teen is making a dent in local landfills with his start-up, Green Bridge 412, but the soon-to-be college freshman needs someone to take the recycling reins. Over the past year, Kabeer Chopra and his team of volunteers rid thousands of pounds of plastic bags, glass bottles and...
The Stroller, March 11, 2026: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
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Neighbors shocked, relieved by charges against man accused of intentionally blowing up Plum home
On the evening of April 22, 2022, Terri Aubele remembers nearly being knocked to the ground by an explosion that leveled the home next to hers on Plum’s Hialeah Drive. She said it was chaos as she scrambled to get her grandchildren out of the house. The family had been...
Penn Hills business owner, police support awareness, education surrounding naloxone
Kelly Anker wants to keep her neighbors healthy and informed. The owner of Kindred Curl in Penn Hills recently held a naloxone training session at her store along Frankstown Road. It was her first step to help introduce wellness initiatives to the neighborhood. Naloxone, perhaps best known by the brand...
Sharpsburg nonprofit to renovate historic 1900s-era hotel for affordable apartments
A Sharpsburg social services group that has worked for 12 years to bridge racial and economic divides is now ensuring people can afford to put down roots in the borough. Roots of Faith, which opened in 2014 as an outreach of Faith United Methodist Church in Fox Chapel, purchased the...
Trib honors employees for exceptional values
Six employees of Trib Total Media have been honored with the company’s CORE Value Award, recognizing their outstanding work and commitment to the organization’s guiding principles: ownership, integrity, collaboration, accountability, respect and evolution. The recipients — Jessica Jones-Spithaler, Dirk Kaufman, Mark McConnell, Stephen Rydzak, Jonathan D. Silver and Paula Reed...
Allegheny County Council approves bill that prohibits employees from cooperating with ICE
Allegheny County Council voted overwhelmingly to pass legislation that bars county employees from cooperating with U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement. The bill passed 11-3-1 on Tuesday in a marathon meeting lasting more than four hours. Those in favor were council Vice President John Palmiere and members Alex Rose, Bethany Hallam,...
Ligonier Township to hold hearing on rezoning request that would allow farmers market
The dispute over whether the popular Ligonier Country Market should be allowed to have vendors sell their wares on Waterford Fire Department property in Ligonier Township will resume April 14. That’s when the township supervisors hold a public hearing on the fire department’s request to rezone its 22-acre field adjacent...
Palmer airport authority tables solar project, will review scaled back $4 million proposal
A plan to retrofit Arnold Palmer Regional Airport with solar power hit a roadblock Tuesday when preliminary cost estimates revealed the project could lose money. Westmoreland County Airport Authority board members tabled a scaled-back proposal after an effort to hold private debate about the project was challenged as a potential...
Cyberattack reported at Community College of Beaver County
Community College of Beaver County officials are working to find out what led to a cyberattack. Leslie Tennant, CCBC vice president of communications, said they experienced a cybersecurity incident Monday that included the encryption of some of its data. “Upon discovery, we immediately took steps to investigate and remediate the...
Turtle Creek mayor drops primary challenge to U.S. Rep. Summer Lee
The moderate Mon Valley mayor attempting to derail Rep. Summer Lee’s reelection bid has withdrawn from the Democratic Party primary. Turtle Creek Mayor Adam Forgie announced Tuesday he is shutting down his campaign. Lee, a Swissvale Democrat seeking her third term to represent Pennsylvania’s 12th Congressional District, was officially endorsed...
Longtime Girl Scouts Western Pennsylvania CEO announces retirement
After nearly two decades as CEO of Girl Scouts Western Pennsylvania, Pat Burkart is stepping down from the role. Burkart, 67, of Buffalo Township, officially announced her retirement at the end of February, and her last day will be June 24. “I was a Girl Scout when I was young,...
Official says deal for new airline within reach at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport
Negotiations have progressed significantly with one or more commercial airlines to fly from Arnold Palmer Regional Airport near Latrobe, the executive director of the Westmoreland County Airport Authority said Tuesday. Gabe Monzo said talks with national carriers interested in operating routes from the Palmer airport intensified after Spirit Airlines pulled...
380 Auction back to business in Murrysville after fire in greenhouses
For an establishment hit by a multi-alarm fire less than 24 hours earlier, Tuesday was about as close to business as usual as it could be at 380 Auction & Discount Warehouse in Murrysville. With the exception of a work crew attaching plastic sheeting to a greenhouse frame — the...
Labor pains: Union nurses, UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital spar over staffing in 1st contract
Unionized nurses at Allegheny General Hospital spent more than two decades successfully fighting for caps on their number of assigned patients. The young UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital nurses unions hope to secure them in their first contracts. When the Allegheny General Hospital union formed in 1999, “nobody had staffing standards in...
