Western PA Local News category, Page 28
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...
Pittsburgh bust uncovers smorgasbord of drugs, leads to arrest of brothers in their 60s
Two Pittsburgh brothers are facing charges after authorities said Tuesday they found more than a dozen bricks of fentanyl, $30,000 worth of crack cocaine, multiple guns and a laundry list of illegal drugs at their Larimer apartment. Rodney Howard, 60, and Andre Howard, 62, were charged March 6 with drug...
Lower Burrell man charged with 2 counts of attempted homicide
A Lower Burrell man is facing two felony charges of attempted homicide after, police say, he traded gunfire with officers in February. Jordan Blaise Lindner, 29, is accused of firing shots into a home near Rodgers Drive and then at police officers during a standoff at his home next door....
Self-defense or execution?: Jury to begin deliberations in Homewood homicide
Preslin Turner’s lawyer called his client’s actions a textbook case of self-defense. “This is what self-defense looks like in the real world,” Aaron Sontz told a jury Tuesday. “It’s not scripted. It’s not pretty. Usually, it’s a tragedy for everyone involved.” But for prosecutors, what Turner did the night of...
McKeesport-Duquesne Bridge to close for several weeks for construction
Beginning Saturday, the McKeesport-Duquesne Bridge will close to traffic for several weeks. PennDOT says the bridge will close to all vehicular traffic starting Saturday around 10 a.m. through the afternoon of April 7. During the closure, Mosites Construction will remove existing barriers, place concrete shoulders and build a containment structure...
Greensburg parking revenue funds $1.2M fire truck purchase
Greensburg council on Monday approved buying a new fire truck for Hose Company No. 1. While council unanimously approved the purchase at $1.178 million, Councilman Randy Finfrock said the plan is to get a 10% discount by paying for the rescue pumper in full. The money will come from parking...
Planning Commission, Pittsburgh Water board picks pass muster, but with friction
A slate of candidates Pittsburgh Mayor Corey O’Connor tapped to fill seats on various boards and commissions earned City Council approval Tuesday — though a couple of the nominees met some resistance from members of the public. Former Pittsburgh Finance Director Scott Kunka will once again sit on the board...
Upper Burrell teen to display Holocaust education project at Tri-City Historical Society
When Burrell High School senior Lily Sassani wanted to bring light to little-known stories about Girl Scouts’ role in society during the Holocaust, she turned to history books. After two years of research, writing and interviews, she shaped her findings into a Holocaust education patch that troops across the world...
Bovard man awaiting trial in 2022 break-in faces new prowling charges, police say
A man awaiting trial in a 2022 break-in and arson was arrested Monday night as, Greensburg police said, he was prowling around a home with a crowbar, handgun, binoculars and knives. Randy W. Bryner, 62, of the Hempfield village of Bovard was denied bail Tuesday on charges of attempted burglary,...
Accomplishments of trailblazing women to be celebrated in Harrison
Women’s History Month is the perfect time to spotlight trailblazing females who hailed from Pennsylvania and those with special ties to the Alle-Kiski Valley, according to Harrison library leaders. From Rachel Carson, Springdale native and founder of the modern environmental movement; to Clara Barton, founder of the American Red Cross;...
Fire destroys Plum homeVideo
Chris Delsignore could only stand by and watch as his childhood home was engulfed in flames. “There’s nothing really to say. I mean, everything is gone,” he said. “I just basically stood here and watched my inheritance burn to the ground. Everything my dad worked for his whole life —...
