Western PA Local News category, Page 2830
2 suspects in deadly Penn Hills home invasion caught in California
Two suspects in the Oct. 9 killing of a Penn Hills man were arrested Friday in California, police said. Laron Howard, 19, and Laquon Perkins, 18, who are brothers, were arrested at 2:30 p.m. by Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies in Lancaster, Calif., according to Allegheny County police. Both men...
Cornel West returning to Western Pa. for Penn State speaker series
Princeton University professor emeritus and celebrated liberal author Dr. Cornel West will return to Western Pennsylvania on Oct. 25, a week after giving the Threshold Lecture at Saint Vincent College. West, a noted philosopher, political activist and social critic, will speak at the Penn State Greater Allegheny campus in McKeesport...
Donuts with Dads event focuses on fatherly relationshipsVideo
Fatherly relationship was the topic of discussion in a Penn Hills Charter School of Entrepreneurship’s gym Friday as dads, uncles and grandfathers joined their children for some donuts and coffee. “I think this is cool,” said Gavin Bowen as he sat with his 6-year-old son, Mosiah. “It’s just dad being...
World-renowned violinist, daughter to perform at Tarentum churchVideo
Violinist Andres Cardenes has performed all over the world with talented musicians. But he said the 16-year-old girl with whom he will perform Sunday in Tarentum tops them all. “Getting to perform with my daughter is number one,” Cardenes, the distinguished professor of violin studies at Carnegie Mellon University’s School...
Irwin to hold townhall meeting Nov. 13
Irwin residents who want to voice their opinions on the state of the borough and what they want to see happen in the future, will have that chance at a town hall meeting scheduled for 7 p.m. Nov. 13 in The Lamp Theatre, 222 Main St. “We want to get...
Latrobe Presbyterian, the church of Mr. Rogers, celebrates 150 yearsVideo
To review the history of Latrobe Presbyterian Church is to review the history of Latrobe itself. The church formed as a Presbyterian mission two years before Latrobe was incorporated as a borough. As the borough grew, so did the church — from the original 110 members to more than twice...
Swinburne Street in South Oakland to close for 5 months
Swinburne Street in Pittsburgh’s South Oakland neighborhood will be closed for about five months as the city conducts repairs related to landslides, the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure announced Friday. The $630,000 project will begin Oct. 21. Traffic will be closed in both directions between Greenfield Avenue and Edgehill Street/Childs...
Attorney: Monroeville pool sale potentially violated state Sunshine Act, but it’s a moot point
An attorney with expertise in municipal law said Monroeville council’s decision to hire a firm to appraise the municipality’s sole public pool property should have been made in public. The criticism comes after Monroeville council voted unanimously Oct. 8 to sell the Monroeville Community Pool along Abers Creek Road to...
Westmoreland County mulls operating its own bus routes
The Westmoreland County Transit Authority is expected to decide by month’s end if it will take over its own fixed-route bus and paratransit services. The transit agency this week received proposals from two companies to run both services starting in January, but officials said the high cost of those offers...
Upper Burrell’s Oak Lake Golf Course to close
After a failed sealed-bid auction to sell Oak Lake Golf Course in Upper Burrell last year, the owners will close the 18-hole course Thursday, Oct. 24 and hold a public auction two days later. All of Oak Lake’s assets will be for sale at the Saturday auction, including the land,...
Police release photos of men wanted in fatal McKeesport Family Dollar shooting
Authorities need help identifying the two men suspected in a fatal shooting Thursday at a Family Dollar in McKeesport. Allegheny County Police released images from the store’s surveillance cameras that show the men, who entered the store shortly after 11 a.m., fought with and robbed Dwayne Fuller, 24, of Homestead....
Greenway Boy Killas member sentenced to 18 months in federal prison
A Greenway Boy Killas (GBK) gang member was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Pittsburgh to serve 18 months in federal prison for heroin distribution conspiracy. Senior U.S. District Judge Arthur J. Schwab imposed the sentence on Rashem Littleberry, 29, of Pittsburgh. According to prosecutors, in 2017, the FBI and...
Murrysville hires attorney to help develop ordinance addressing 5G antennas
Murrysville will hire a Pittsburgh attorney to help develop an ordinance regulating small wireless towers in the municipality. “Some municipalities have looked at it as a money grab, charging exorbitant permit fees,” Chief Administrator Jim Morrison told council members. “Others have chosen not to regulate it, which I do not...
Greensburg doctor found guilty of illegally dispensing opioids
A federal jury deliberated for eight hours Thursday before convicting a Westmoreland County family practice doctor of illegally dispensing opioids. Dr. Milad Shaker, 50, was found guilty of 14 counts of illegal dispensing of opioids, U.S. Attorney Scott W. Brady said. The original 54-count indictment in October 2018 said Shaker...
5 Riverview seats up for grabs
Voters in the Riverview School District who go to the polls Nov. 5 to elect candidates for five school board seats will see some familiar names on the ballot. Three of the seven candidates won enough votes in the May Primary to be on both the Democrat and Republican ticket....
8 compete for 4 Oakmont council seats
Voters in Oakmont who go to the polls will see eight names on the ballots for four seats on borough council. Three of the seats are for four-year terms; the other is for a two-year term. Following is information submitted by the candidates as well as their response to questions...
Shaler man waives drug charges to Armstrong County court
A Shaler man agreed Tuesday to stand trial for having about six bricks of suspected heroin when he was pulled over last month along Route 28 in South Buffalo. Anthony Donell Rue, 40, of Center Street, waived charges to court in the courtroom of District Judge J. Gary Decomo. He...
Nadine Road in Penn Hills reopening pushed to December
Nadine Road in Penn Hills will continue to be closed until the end of December, the Allegheny County Department of Public Works announced Friday. The section of the road between Allegheny River Boulevard and Lincoln Road has been closed since July 12 following storms that overturned the wall and caused...
Tree of Life leaders unveil vision for Squirrel Hill synagogue’s future
Congregation leaders from Tree of Life-Or L’Smicha have vowed to return to their home on Wilkins Avenue after a gunman opened fire on Shabbat services last year, killing 11 people. Rabbi Jeffrey Myers, who was leading services for Tree of Life when the Oct. 27 attack began, said the building...
Police agencies combine resources to arrest robbery suspect in North Huntingdon
Three Westmoreland County law enforcement agencies combined resources Thursday to arrest a suspect in the holdup of a BP station along Route 30 in North Huntingdon. Township police Chief Robert Rizzo said Sean B. Doran, 28, of Jeannette, is awaiting arraignment on charges of robbery, receiving stolen property, possession of...
Beaver Falls native, Point Park alum to join KDKA as meteorologist
A Beaver Falls native, who was previously an intern at KDKA-TV, is poised to join the station as a meteorologist. Mary Ours shared the news on social media this week. She has been a weekday meteorologist at WJAC in Johnstown since 2016. Some BIG NEWS! ? pic.twitter.com/JBkv9SapcA— Mary Ours (@MaryOursWX)...
Assault, drug cases among recent Monroeville police activity – Oct. 18, 2019
Monroeville police filed the following charges Oct. 2-15 in District Judge Jeffrey L. Herbst’s office: • Aquay Mitchell, 19, of Monroeville with possession of instruments of a crime and possession of marijuana. Charges were filed Oct. 15 in connection with an incident along the 100 block of Trefoil Court. •...
Monster Pumpkins Festival in Pittsburgh features largest jack-o’-lanternVideo
Check out the giant jack-o’-lanterns at the second annual Pittsburgh Monster Pumpkins Festival this Saturday and Sunday on the North Shore. Organizers say the largest pumpkin grown in the world so far this year will be sitting on the river walk down from Jerome Bettis’ Grille 36. Grown by Karl...
REDjuvenate Light Therapy Center in Pittsburgh helps relieve pain for some
Seeing red gives Beth Cober the ability to get up and go. A few times each month, the Morgantown resident drives to Pittsburgh to visit REDjuvenate, a light therapy center in East Liberty. Cober, who suffers from fibromyalgia, a disorder characterized by widespread musculoskeletal pain, lies in a whole-body light...
Plum council race has 6 candidates for 3 seats
Three Republican incumbents on Plum council have three Democrat challengers for three seats in the upcoming election. Council Vice President David Seitz and fellow members Dave Majernik and John Anderson hope to keep their positions for another four years. Meanwhile, former Councilman Dave Vento and challengers Dan Hadley and Ryan...
