Western PA Local News category, Page 2840
18th-century Hempfield log house being donated to Historic Hanna’s Town
A late 18th-century log house in Hempfield will be moving 7 miles to join other buildings at Historic Hanna’s Town. Westmoreland Historical Society Executive Director Lisa Hays said the house and funds associated with the move are being donated by the LeFevre estate. “It will help us to create, in...
New Kensington firefighters pay visit to Martin Elementary SchoolVideo
Two fire trucks and an ambulance were parked outside Martin Elementary School in New Kensington on Friday morning, but there wasn’t any emergency. Volunteer firefighters visited the school to talk about fire safety with the school’s kindergarten and pre-kindergarten students and, of course, to show them their trucks. Assistant fire...
Riverview student writer published in national publicationVideo
A seventh-grade Riverview student’s writing was recently selected to be published in a national publication. Madeline Warren, 12, of Verona was a Verner Elementary School student in April when she submitted a “mini saga” to Young Writers, an organization focused on youth literacy based in Massachusetts. Madeline entitled her mini...
Proposed Monroeville budget has no tax increase
Monroeville’s proposed budget does not include a recommendation to increase property taxes, according to the municipality’s manager. Manager Tim Little presented his proposed 2020 budget before council at an Oct. 8 meeting. The $35.3 million budget reflects a 1.45% decrease from 2019’s budget and includes a $2.5 million transfer from...
Liftoff PGH health care conference to launch in 2020
The Jewish Healthcare Foundation is launching a new conference intended to make Pittsburgh more competitive in the health care field. Scheduled for September 2020, the event — Liftoff PGH — will merge with Life Sciences Week, which was presented by the public-private partnership InnovatePGH. “Independently, Liftoff PGH 2020 will dramatically...
Candidate forum won’t feature DA matchup between Zappala, Middleman
Allegheny County District Attorney Stephen A. Zappala Jr. will not attend a countywide candidate forum hosted by the League of Women Voters on Monday, the Zappala campaign and the League of Women Voters confirmed Thursday. The longtime district attorney is being challenged in November by Allegheny County public defender Lisa...
Police: Chiropractor shot, wounded barking dog in Monessen
A Rostraver chiropractor who became angered by a dog barking outside a birthday party in Monessen is charged with shooting and wounding the dog, city police said. James V. Scirotto, 46, was charged Wednesday by Monessen police with aggravated cruelty to animals, recklessly endangering another person, public drunkenness and dangerous...
Allegheny County schools offered chance to produce a Disney musical
The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust has been awarded a grant to bring the Disney Musicals in Schools program to Allegheny County. The program, developed by Disney Theatrical Group to create theater programs in elementary schools with limited resources to do so, will be spearheaded by the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust’s arts education...
Plum holds homecoming festivities
Plum Homecoming weekend was held Oct. 4 and 5 and included a football game and dance....
New Kensington man whose mother was found dead in duct-taped room faces 62 chargesVideo
A New Kensington man faces 62 criminal charges in connection with an August incident in which authorities found his mother dead in her Victoria Avenue house with the vents and door of her room duct-taped shut, court records show. Most of the charges filed against Robert Aaron Hawk, 48, are...
The story behind the Penguins fan with Mike Lange tattoos on his leg
The right leg of Alex Sloan has helped him take steps to sobriety. It’s covered in sayings familiar to any Pittsburgh Penguins fan. “Elvis Has Just Left The Building.” “Scratch My Back With A Hacksaw.” The sayings of Penguins broadcaster Mike Lange are more than words on flesh for Sloan,...
Plum elementary honored for student health
Plum School District’s Center Elementary is one of multiple Southwestern Pennsylvania schools to be recognized for its yearlong participation in Women for a Healthy Environment’s Healthy Schools Program. The Healthy Schools Summit is set for 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Oct. 25 at the Double Tree Hilton in Green Tree....
Parenting expert Dr. G offers Latrobe audience advice on raising kids in age of technologyVideo
Dr. Deborah Gilboa admits some of the parenting advice she offers elicits raised eyebrows — especially her warning against routinely tracking children with a phone app. Popularly known as Dr. G on her website and on daytime talk shows, the Squirrel Hill family physician, mother of four sons and parenting...
Drug, theft cases among those recently handled by Judge Herbst in Monroeville
Monroeville District Court Judge Jeffrey Herbst handled these cases recently. Defendants will have court dates set in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas. Charges were filed by Monroeville police unless otherwise noted. Waived preliminary hearings • Howard Freeman Jr., 36, of Pittsburgh on charges of possession of marijuana and...
Franklin Regional students balance gore, goofiness with production of ‘Dracula’Video
Franklin Regional Thespians Club students are working to strike a fine balance between the hard-R frights of Francis Ford Coppola’s vision of Dracula and the occasional unintentional camp of the original Bela Lugosi film. It’s not always possible, according to director Richard Sunny. “There are some parts of the script...
Gateway homecoming queen crowned during festivities
Gateway High School held homecoming activies, including a carnival, football game and dance, Oct. 3-5....
Police: 7-year-old hurt in Ligonier Township crashVideo
A 7-year-old child was hospitalized Friday morning after a two-vehicle crash in Ligonier Township, according to police. The child was riding at 8 a.m. in a black SUV driving east on Darlington Road when the vehicle stopped at the intersection of Route 711. Ligonier Valley Assistant Police Chief Michael Matrunics...
Heavy traffic expected for Monroeville park race
Heavy traffic is expected all day Saturday near a park on Tilbrook Road in Monroeville as the municipality hosts an endurance event. Monroeville Park West will transform into a Terrain 5K Race from 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. The race includes three miles of obstacle courses and mud pits and...
Eastern suburb officers participate in active-shooter trainingVideo
Four patrol officers from east suburban police departments cautiously approach an open door in a vacant school classroom. In tight formation, they move swiftly with weapons drawn. They hear six gunshots coming from the room. Before entering, one of them spot movement inside. “Deep corner,” he tells his comrades. “On...
Murrysville police, Franklin Regional partner to emphasize school bus safety
Drivers who are too busy or careless to stop for a school bus may find themselves on the wrong end of a pricey traffic ticket later this month. Murrysville police will partner with the Franklin Regional School District to promote National School Bus Safety Week from Oct. 21 to 25....
5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: Oct. 11-13
Autumn is in full swing. The weekend is here. So get out and discover something new. Big acts at PPG The Chainsmokers and Carrie Underwood will be doing back-to-back shows Friday and Saturday at PPG Paints Arena. Andrew “Drew” Taggart and Alex Pall — the musicians who make up The...
John Oyler: political issues
I recently received the “Official Democratic 2020 Presidential Survey” in the mail, accompanied by a request that I share my priorities for 2020 with the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee. My first reaction was quite positive – they really are interested in my opinion! Although I consider myself a moderate, probably...
Ohio man killed in Beaver County crash
A man from Ohio died in a two-vehicle, head-on crash in Beaver County on Thursday, state police said. The crash happened around 4:30 p.m. on Lincoln Highway north of Langham Drive in Greene Township, according to state police. Melissa J. Brubaker, 36, of Chester, W. Va., had been driving too...
Surgeon from Pittsburgh among 8 arrested in Texas online child predator sting
A surgeon from Pittsburgh was among eight people arrested in a crackdown of suspected online sexual predators targeting children. Shawn Paul Robinson, 38, a resident of Galveston, was working as a surgeon at the University of Texas Medical Branch, according to a new release from Harris County Constable Harry Rosen....
Missing Rostraver woman found dead along trail
A Rostraver woman who was reported missing Tuesday was found dead Thursday morning. The body of Dina Kotlar, 48, was found about 8 a.m. in a wooded area along a trail, according to the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office. Kotlar’s death was a suicide, Allegheny County Police Lt. Andrew Schurman...
