Western PA Local News category, Page 2765
Monroeville road reopens
A section of a Monroeville road that closed Dec. 3 has partially reopened, Allegheny County Public Works said Thursday. Wilmerding-Monroeville Road, also known as Patton Street, closed between Monroeville Boulevard and the Tri-Boro Expressway to allow public works crews to perform emergency repairs to a portion of the road that...
Pittsburgh woman to lead new nursing school at Grove City College
Janey A. Roach, a Pittsburgh native and former UPMC nursing director, has been named the first director of the new Charles Jr. and Betty Johnson School of Nursing at Grove City College. Roach, who has extensive experience as a nurse, educator and administrator, will oversee the college’s newest academic school...
‘Produce to People’ food bank finds new winter home in Tarentum
A program that provides fresh produce to people in need will be one of the first community services operating out of the former Rite Aid building in Tarentum. “Produce to People,” a program of the Allegheny Valley Association of Churches, will distribute food from the building at 411 Corbet St....
Squirrel Hill gallery showcases dementia and Alzheimer’s patients’ artwork
Art can be a way for dementia and Alzheimer’s patients to remember. The patient generally remembers a favorite color when choosing from a palette, said Liz Powell, art education coordinator for the Jewish Association on Aging. If they liked blue before they will most likely choose blue again, she said....
Retired astronaut talks to Pittsburgh students at Carnegie Science CenterVideo
Mike Foale’s home movies are out of this world. Foale, 62, is a retired NASA astronaut, and Thursday he was in Pittsburgh to celebrate the opening of the Bosch Soundsee Research and Test Facility in the Strip District. He also made a stop at the Buhl Planetarium in the Carnegie...
Deer Lakes High School choir and band perform at Allegheny County CourthouseVideo
Holiday sounds echoed through the halls of the Allegheny County Courthouse on Thursday as members of the Deer Lakes High School Concert Choir and Symphonic Band performed on the building’s grand staircase. Deer Lakes was the fourth of more than 20 schools participating in this year’s Holiday Music Program, which...
VP Mike Pence to meet with veterans at Beaver County VFW Post
Vice President Mike Pence will visit Rochester, Beaver County next week to meet with veterans supporting President Trump’s campaign, according to a release from the Trump campaign. The visit is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 10. Pence will be at the Rochester Veterans of Foreign War Post 128,...
Man injured in Southwest Greensburg hit-and-run; police seeking help
A man was injured Tuesday night in what Southwest Greensburg police believe may have been a hit-and-run. The man was found lying unresponsive near the intersection of Sidney and Westminster streets. He is being treated at an Allegheny County hospital. Police are asking the public to be on the lookout...
Wilkinsburg lands $3M grant for downtown revitalization
A six-year, $3 million state grant awarded to the Wilkinsburg Community Development Corporation will go toward revitalizing the borough’s central business district, the corporation announced. The development corporation plans to use the grant, from the Neighborhood Partnership Program, to finish work on the historic Lohr Building and Train Station, according...
Police: Harrison man charged in fatal beating of New Kensington man
A Harrison man on Thursday was charged with homicide in connection with the beating death of a New Kensington man last month. Harrison police said Lamont Wilford, 48, got into a fight with Eric D. Henderson, 50, and continued to assault him after Henderson had fallen to the ground. Police...
Feds join city, state in investigating Jeannette hemp-drying business
The U.S. Department of Labor is investigating a controversial hemp-drying facility in Jeannette after employees complained they hadn’t been paid for weeks. “We are aware of the situation and are looking into it,” a department spokesperson said when asked about the situation at Patriot Shield Pennsylvania, located in a warehouse...
Police seek woman who allegedly stole wallet, bought computer in Hempfield
State police in Greensburg are trying to identify a woman who reportedly stole the wallet out of an elderly woman’s purse, drove to a Hempfield store and used a stolen credit card to buy more than $1,000 worth of computer equipment. A 71-year-old woman was eating at Panera Bread in...
Freeport Council could change engineering firms to complete sewage project
Miscalculated sewage project costs and a perceived lack of service have spurred Freeport Council to shop for a new engineering firm. Councilman Clinton Warnick said at a council meeting last week that he wants to hire Latrobe-based Gibson-Thomas Engineering to replace KLH Engineers for Phase II of its sewage treatment...
West Jefferson Hills moves forward with turf multipurpose field
West Jefferson Hills School District leaders hope to have a new multipurpose turf field complete behind the new Thomas Jefferson High School by the end of the summer. The demolition of the old Thomas Jefferson High School, however, could take longer than initially thought, as utilities on the site will...
Indiana County bridges named for 14th Quartermaster reservist, astronaut candidate
A bridge that connects Westmoreland and Indiana counties has been renamed in honor of a local Army reservist who was killed in an Iraqi missile attack during Operation Desert Storm. Gov. Tom Wolf last week signed legislation designating the Route 56 bridge over the Conemaugh River as the Specialist Beverly...
Greensburg church hosts holiday tea to raise money to feed the needy
The aroma of garlic bread greeted lunch guests inside a Greensburg church social hall. They arrived just before noon Wednesday, peeled off their winter coats and grabbed a glass of water or cup of coffee. For some, the steaming plate of rigatoni may have been the only meal they would...
Show goes on at some Western Pa. drive-in theaters during the holidays
Flip-flops and lawn chairs might be replaced with Christmas lights and mittens, but one thing holds true at the drive-in theater — tradition. At Starlight Drive-In in Butler, Beth Chiesa-Manson and her husband John Manson are gearing up for their annual Christmas at the Drive-In, an event scheduled this week...
Feds allege Russian hackers targeted Western Pennsylvania school, banks, businesses
A high school, banks and a handful of businesses in Western Pennsylvania were victims of cyber crimes by Russian hackers, federal authorities said Thursday. After a 10-year investigation, Russian nationals Maskim V. Yakubets and Igor Turashev were indicted in Pittsburgh and accused of distributing financial malware as part of a...
Grants support medical, senior shuttle services in Alle-Kiski Valley area
Free rides for seniors and a medical shuttle to UPMC facilities in the Alle-Kiski Valley area are among the services being funded with nearly $625,000 in grants from the St. Margaret Foundation. Of that amount, nearly $260,000 is going to shuttle services. “The stress of hearing bad news regarding your...
How ‘A Beautiful Day’ stacks up financially against Pittsburgh-filmed movies
It’s the anti 21st-century movie. The story moves along deliberately with plenty of pregnant pauses in the dialogue. And while there is conflict at the heart of the story, the resolution is reached through a calm and carefully considered process fostered by the film’s hero, Fred Rogers. “A Beautiful Day...
Washington County man dies in apparent ATV crash
A 50-year-old Eighty Four man was discovered dead Thursday, pinned under his all-terrain vehicle on his Washington County farm, according to the county Coroner S. Timothy Warco. Warco’s office reported that Scott Manko had left his home off Route 519 on the ATV about 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, but did not...
Heightened security at Carnegie Elementary after email threat received
Maximum security measures will be taken at Carnegie Elementary School during the next few days in the wake of a threat. Principal Lauren Baughman notified parents Wednesday that she received an emailed threat Wednesday morning indicating something would take place Friday. The school was placed on lockdown and police departments...
Penn Hills school board gets new members and vice president, retains current president
Newly elected Penn Hills School Board members were sworn in, and their president and vice president selected at a reorganization meeting Dec. 4. Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge Philip Ignelzi administered the oath of office to Rob Marra, Erin Vecchio, Jackie Blakey-Tate, Meryl Thomas and Elizabeth Rosemeyer. They were the...
Westmoreland talent fills out Laurel Ballet’s annual ‘Nutcracker’ production
Although “The Nutcracker” is perfect family Christmas entertainment, surprisingly it was not a hit when it was first performed in Russia in 1892. But when it did finally catch on more than 50 years ago, it quickly became a ubiquitous part of the holiday season. It’s now the most frequently-seen...
Delmont council to take a closer look at future of Shields Farm cabin
Before spending more money on the Shields Farm cabin on East Pittsburgh Street, Delmont officials want to decide what exactly the cabin’s future will be. “It’s open one weekend a year,” said Councilman Bill Marx, who recently met with officials from the Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation, which deeded the...
