Western PA Local News category, Page 2833
Lottery jackpot worth $650K sold at Hempfield store
A Pennsylvania Lottery Cash 5 ticket worth $650,000 was sold Wednesday at a Westmoreland County convenience store, according to state lottery officials. The winning ticket matched all five balls drawn, 07-10-12-35-40, to win the jackpot, less withholding. The BP convenience store, Par Mar 66 at 4613 Route 136 in Hempfield,...
Food Podcast: Pittsburgh Riverhounds join food bank’s fight against hunger
The Pittsburgh Riverhounds are preparing for the USL playoffs, but they’re also participating in the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank’s fight against hunger. The Riverhounds hosted a Hunger Action Night at Highmark Stadium on the South Side, and HoundsTV host Justin McCauley joined the food bank’s Brian Gulish for this...
Penn Hills mayoral candidates Pauline Calabrese, John Petrucci vie for office
Voters in Penn Hills who go to the polls Nov. 5 will have two choices for their mayor and solidify two new council members and a controller. Between the mayoral candidates, Pauline Calabrese edged out John Petrucci on the Democratic ticket in the May 21 primary. Petrucci, however, earned enough...
Spirit announces nonstop flight to Cancun from Pittsburgh
A new flight at Pittsburgh International Airport will make it easier to get to the sunny beaches of Cancun, Mexico. Spirit Airlines on Wednesday announced a nonstop flight to Cancun International Airport. The flight is scheduled to start Feb. 13 and will be available Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays. Direct flights...
Guillermo Rodriguez of ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ stops at Pittsburgh’s Primanti Bros.Video
There was a special guest behind the bar on Wednesday at Primanti Bros. in the Strip District. Wearing a red Primanti Bros. T-shirt with the words “Bite Me” on the back, comedian Guillermo Rodriguez stopped by to film a segment for ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” He posed for photos with...
Baldwin-Whitehall hosts Three Rivers Educational Technology Conference
Behind every rescue Sheriff Woody makes in the “Toy Story” series to Merida’s bright red hair in “Brave,” there’s a team at Pixar Animation Studios using math, science and technology to bring each character to life. Using technology, there’s a way for teachers to harness student’s excitement about their favorite...
6 Plum school board seats up for grabs
Voters in the Plum School District have plenty of decisions to make as they decide who fills six seats on the school board. Ten candidates are vying for five four-year seats and two are in the contest for a two-year seat. Contests are split along party lines with six Democrats...
Penn Hills, Riverview choirs will join Pittsburgh Concert Chorale for ‘Pittsburgh Sings!’
For the eighth year in a row, the Pittsburgh Concert Chorale will be joined by local high school choirs for “Pittsburgh Sings!” This year’s concert, on Sunday, Oct. 27, will feature choirs from the Penn Hills and Riverview school districts. “‘Pittsburgh Sings’ is always a special afternoon of music,” said...
Murrysville Council delays vote on renewing animal-control contract with Hoffman Kennels
Murrysville delayed a vote Wednesday night on the two-year renewal of an animal-control contract with Hoffman Kennels. Gary Hoffman, who owns and operates the Delmont-based business, proposed a $10 hike on individual calls as well as his monthly service fee. Hoffman also proposed reducing the number of days he patrols...
Woman in critical condition after being hit by vehicle in Point Breeze
A woman was hospitalized in critical condition after being struck by a vehicle Wednesday night in Pittsburgh’s Point Breeze neighborhood. Authorities said city police responded to the area of Penn Avenue and Linden Street shortly after 8:30 p.m. for a report of a pedestrian struck by a vehicle. Officers found...
Plum stormwater task force approved, members not finalized
Plum officials unanimously approved forming a new stormwater management task force to address and prioritize flooding issues in the borough. However, its members have not been selected. Several residents at Wednesday night’s meeting, including Bill Chapla, implored council to allow more than just elected officials and administrators take part in...
South Park man admits to stealing more than $1 million from Upper St. Clair church
A South Park man admitted to stealing $1.2 million from an Upper St. Clair church that he and his wife used on vacations, Pittsburgh Pirates tickets and other expenses, Allegheny County authorities say. David Reiter, 50, a former administrator at Westminster Presbyterian Church, pleaded guilty Wednesday before Allegheny County Judge...
Police: Man pulled gun on 2 women in suspected road rage incident outside Rivers Casino
A North Side man apparently fueled by road rage is accused of chasing after and pulling an AK-style gun on two women early Wednesday outside the Rivers Casino parking garage. Jamal Dailey, 24, faces several charges tied to an incident that began while driving in his home neighborhood of Manchester...
Pittsburgh Police: 9-year-old Homewood boy found
Pittsburgh police said a 9-year-old boy who went missing in Pittsburgh’s Homewood South neighborhood Wednesday afternoon has been located. Terik Smith Jr. was safely located that evening, according to Public Safety spokeswoman Cara Cruz....
City council urged to confront inequities, institutions hindering Pittsburgh’s black residents
Pittsburgh’s elected leaders should own up to historical barriers as well as persisting structural and institution-driven ones that contribute to the city’s drastic racial inequities and poverty-based segregation between whites and blacks, several residents told city council on Wednesday. “We demand reparations,” said Khalil Raheem, founder of the New Afrikan...
5 candidates vie for 3 seats on Whitehall Borough council
Whitehall Council candidates say they want to keep the municipality operating in a fiscally responsible manner while focusing on improvements to the sanitary and storm sewer systems and borough parks. Five candidates, including three incumbents, will square off on Nov. 5 for three open four-year seats on borough council. Incumbents...
2 Penn Hills juveniles struck by vehicles in 2 days
Two Penn Hills children were struck by vehicles in as many days. Police Chief Howard Burton said a 6-year-old boy was hit by a car at a bus stop at Frankstown Road and Erhardt Drive early Wednesday morning. Burton said the bus was headed eastbound along Frankstown Road and boy...
Appeals court: Judge should not have barred evidence regarding Hempfield rape allegation
A Pennsylvania appeals court on Wednesday overturned a ruling issued earlier this year that barred key evidence in a pending rape case against a Hempfield man. In January, Westmoreland County Common Pleas Court Judge Tim Krieger ruled prosecutors could use statements the alleged victim gave to Greensburg authorities after she...
Bedbugs found at Penn Middle School in Penn Township
Bedbugs have been found at Penn Middle School in the Penn-Trafford School District. District officials alerted parents Wednesday that a student was found with bedbugs on their body. No additional bugs were found in the student’s belongings. When a professional exterminator and the district’s maintenance director began searching classrooms frequented...
North Huntingdon police bust Penn Hills man on marijuana charges
A Penn Hills man whose vehicle ran out of gas allegedly had 29 marijuana plants stuffed in multiple bags stashed in his car when North Huntingdon police arrested him early Wednesday morning. Lamar D. Kincaid, 55, is accused of having several large garbage bags of marijuana plants about 3 feet...
Former Redirections doctor sentenced to home confinement for illegal prescriptions
A former employee of Redirections Treatment Advocates was sentenced in federal court this week to home confinement and probation for illegally prescribing a drug used to treat opioid addiction. Michael Anthony Bummer, 40, of Sewickley, also was fined $20,000 and ordered to pay roughly $157,000 in restitution, prosecutors said. U.S....
Prosecutors: Man accused of killing New Kensington officer was armed drug dealer
Westmoreland County prosecutors said Wednesday they have evidence that the man accused of killing New Kensington police Officer Brian Shaw was an armed drug dealer who sought to avoid arrest when he fired the fatal shots. According to court documents presented during a pretrial hearing in preparation for the capital...
Man killed in turnpike crash in Somerset
A Cincinnati area man was killed Wednesday when his can hit a parked tractor-trailer on the Pennsylvania Turnpike near the Somerset-Bedford border, state police said. Justin Drew, 34, of West Chester, Ohio, was driving a 2019 Dodge Caravan eastbound when it went off the road and hit the tractor-trailer parked...
Judge: DA not required to pursue private criminal complaints over Pittsburgh gun banVideo
A judge ruled Wednesday that the Allegheny County District Attorney’s Office is not required to pursue private criminal complaints against Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto and council members for enacting a package of controversial gun ordinances. The ruling came a few hours after Anthony Golembiewski, 63, of Lawrenceville appeared in court...
Daily Download: Trump’s upcoming visit to Pittsburgh, airport auction and Hodges vs. RudolphVideo
Each day, TribLIVE reporters and editors will break down the biggest news of the day, with video highlights of the people and places making headlines. Today, reporter Paul Guggenheimer discusses President Donald Trump’s upcoming visit to Pittsburgh, items left behind by travelers that the Allegheny County Airport Authority is auctioning...
