Western PA Local News category, Page 27
Empty Bowls fundraiser returns to fight hunger in Pittsburgh
Pittsburghers will come together this weekend for the annual Empty Bowls community meal benefiting the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank and Just Harvest. With three different seating options on Sunday, the event will serve “a simple meal of soup and bread” to nearly 1,500 people to help end hunger across...
Poll ranks Parkway East high for angst, gridlock among Pennsylvania roads
A personal injury law firm’s recent poll confirms what most Pittsburghers already know — the Parkway East is anything but a fun stretch to drive. Munley Law surveyed 3,015 U.S. workers who commute by car and found that Interstate 376 (aka Parkway East) on either side of the Squirrel Hill...
Hazelwood home renovation tests power of recycled building materials
A single-family home in Hazelwood is serving as a testing ground for a renovation project exploring how recycled building materials could cut construction costs and carbon emissions. “Communities can save a lot of money by not having to purchase new materials,” said Chris Cieslak, COO of Green Building Alliance, from...
Official questions Allegheny County assessment practices
The chair of the Board of Property Assessment Appeals and Review in Allegheny County is raising concerns about staffing and funding levels for tax assessors and the board itself. This comes ahead of what he says will be a busy appeals season — and a potential court-ordered countywide reassessment within...
Jury finds Homewood man who shot identical twins guilty of 1st-degree murder
A Homewood man will serve the rest of his life in prison after a jury on Wednesday found him guilty of first-degree murder. Preslin Turner,37, will be sentenced by Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge Simquita Bridges within 90 days. The penalty for first-degree murder in Pennsylvania is mandatory life in...
Pittsburgh police detective charged with assault in beer bottle attack during bar brawl
A Pittsburgh police detective was charged Wednesday with assault for allegedly braining a man with a full beer bottle during a bar fight last month, leaving a 6-inch gash in the man’s forehead. The man investigators said he hit was also charged in the brawl. Det. Richard L. Dilimone Jr.,...
Greensburg ordinance prohibits throwing snow on the streets when clearing property
Greensburg council passed an ordinance this week that would issue fines for throwing snow into a street. Mayor Robb Bell said the new rule gives city officials a way to address an issue that popped up following the Jan. 25 storm that dumped about 10 inches of snow on Greensburg....
Mention of prior murder conviction in Westmoreland County leads to mistrial in Pittsburgh homicide case
An Allegheny County Common Pleas judge granted a mistrial Wednesday in the case of a man accused of killing his girlfriend’s ex during a custody exchange in Pittsburgh three years ago. Ambrose Sample Jr., 45, is charged with killing Corey Washington in the Family Dollar parking lot on Brighton Road...
$500K program to spruce up Pittsburgh business district facades
A new effort to beautify storefronts will help local businesses throughout Pittsburgh, Mayor Corey O’Connor announced Tuesday. The mayor unveiled a $500,000 investment from Pittsburgh Urban Initiatives — an arm of the Urban Redevelopment Authority — to improve building facades. The program is part of O’Connor’s Main & Main initiative...
‘It would’ve taken up half this block’: Massive gas leak narrowly averted in Mt. Pleasant
A gas leak at a home improvement store in Mt. Pleasant could have resulted in an explosion, destroying half a block of East Main Street, said Mt. Pleasant fire Chief Paul Harenchar. About six fire departments were dispatched to Renovation Nation, an auction house for building materials, about 11:20 a.m....
Eminent domain still in play for properties along flood control project in Greensburg
Greensburg officials were still in negotiations with two or three land owners where city officials are seeking easements for a planned flood control project. But solicitor Zachary Kansler said he expects to file at least one eminent domain action after negotiations with that property owner weren’t successful. City council on...
Budget deficit leads Mt. Lebanon School District officials to consider tax hike, potential staff furloughs
A projected $4.2 million deficit in Mt. Lebanon School District’s budget next school year has officials considering a property tax increase and a plan that, they say, would enable them to furlough staff if needed. The school board Monday will consider a resolution that would allow administration to furlough up...
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...
