Western PA Local News category, Page 2854
Collier road to close for railroad repairs
A section of Vanadium Road in Collier Township will be closed next week for railroad work. The Allegheny County Department of Public Works granted a permit to the Pittsburgh & Ohio Central Railroad Company to close Vanadium at the railroad crossing about 500 feet east of Aylesworth Avenue starting at...
Cops: NYC man arrested in Hempfield using fake identification to buy computers
A New York City man was arrested Tuesday by state police in Greensburg after allegedly using false identification in an attempt to buy four computers at a Verizon store in Hempfield. Oscar J. Ruiz, 28, was charged with two counts of identity theft and one count of theft after he...
McKeesport man pleads guilty to distributing heroin, cocaine
A McKeesport man on Wednesday pleaded guilty in Pittsburgh federal court to conspiracy to distribute heroin and cocaine, U.S. Attorney Scott W. Brady said. Leonard Wygant, 37, pleaded guilty to the two counts before Senior U.S. District Court Judge Donetta W. Ambrose. She scheduled sentencing for March 26, 2020. Prosecutors...
Rabid cat found in Baldwin
A feral cat found in Baldwin has tested positive for rabies, according to the Allegheny County Health Department. It is the 23rd rabid animal reported in the county so far this year. The cat was discovered near the intersection of Campbell and Fidelity drives. It was brought to a state...
Perry South man could serve up to 30 years for 2017 murder in Marshall-Shadeland
A 37-year-old Perry South man pleaded guilty to third degree murder and two firearms violations Tuesday in Allegheny County Court, according to the district attorney’s office. In exchange for the plea, Melvin Russaw was sentenced to 15 to 30 years in prison and five years of probation by Judge Jill...
Concealed carry seminar in South Huntingdon will cover Castle Doctrine, Pa. laws
Pennsylvania’s concealed carry laws and the Castle Doctrine will be the subject of a seminar Oct. 17 at the Turkeytown Volunteer Fire Department in South Huntingdon. The seminar is being hosted by state Rep. Justin Walsh, R-Mt. Pleasant, and will be led by Kim Stolfer, president of Firearms Owners Against...
Pittsburgh sets record for warmest low temp, extending growing season
Wednesday morning’s low temperature of 69 degrees was expected to break a 135-year-old record for the highest low temperature ever recorded on an Oct. 2, according to the National Weather Service. National Weather Service meteorologist Lee Hendricks said the temperature was unlikely to dip below the 69 degrees recorded around...
Permit issues delay opening of ScareHouse’s Scream District in Pittsburgh
Fans of the ScareHouse will have to wait a little longer to get their spooky season started in Pittsburgh. The opening of the new ScareHouse attraction on Penn Avenue in the Strip District — “Scream District” — was delayed due to permitting issues with the City of Pittsburgh, according to...
Saint Vincent Homecoming alumni honorees include Westmoreland pair
Two residents of Westmoreland County are among 11 Saint Vincent College alumni who will be honored Friday during the Unity college’s Homecoming and Fall Family Weekend. Jason Winters, who resides in Hempfield and serves as that township’s manager, will receive Saint Vincent’s Recent Alumnus Achievement Award during a 7 p.m....
Fundraising for memorial to murdered New Kensington girl completed
The memory of young Tiffany Miller will remain strong. In just a week, enough money was raised to make sure New Kensington’s newest park will have a memorial to Tiffany, who was 5 when she was murdered 40 years ago. “I was surprised it only took a week,” said Aaron...
Duquesne Incline closed until Friday because of bedbugsVideo
Bedbugs are back inside the Duquesne Incline. Discovery of the pests Wednesday afternoon forced closure of the iconic incline at 3 p.m. so an exterminator could treat the cars and station of the incline, according to a release from the Port Authority of Pittsburgh. The incline will reopen at 5:30...
Department of Education to take input on career tech education
The Pennsylvania Department of Education will take public input on its plans for career and technical education through 2024, at a series of hearings in Harrisburg, Hempfield and West Grove this month. Department representatives will be on hand to take testimony from 1 to 4 p.m. on Oct. 17 in...
Revolutionary War markers target for cleanup at North Huntingdon, West Mifflin cemeteries
Some 240 years after soldiers fought for the nation’s freedom, the local chapter of an organization devoted to patriotism and historic preservation wants to clean the markers of those buried in North Huntingdon and West Mifflin. The Queen Alliquippa Daughters of the American Revolution wants to clean the bronze markers...
Second man accused of dressing up like cop, searching for escapee in Derry
A second man is charged with dressing like a police officer while purportedly searching for an escaped convict in Derry over the weekend. Michael James, 24, is charged with impersonating a public servant and loitering and prowling at night in connection with the incident on Sunday. James is the older...
Scratch-off lottery tickets taken in burglary of Lawrence County restaurant
Hundreds of Pennsylvania scratch-off lottery tickets with a face value of several thousand dollars were taken in the burglary of a Lawrence County restaurant, according to state police. State police said Ryder’s Restaurant on Route 18 in Wilmington Township was burglarized between 6:30 p.m. Sunday and 6 a.m. Monday. In...
Coroner: Arnold man died from drug overdose
One of two men found dead in a Fifth Avenue house early last month died from a drug overdose. Michael Joseph Hans, 42, of Arnold, died from acute drug toxicity, according to the Westmoreland County Corner’s Office. His death was ruled accidental. Hans and Paul Anthony Mistrick III, 64, also...
Man wanted in connection to Georgia murder arrested in Pittsburgh
A man wanted for murder in Georgia was arrested in Pittsburgh, police spokesperson Chris Togneri said. Austin Todd Stryker, 22, called police around midnight saying he was wanted for homicide in Georgia, Togneri said. Officers took Stryker into custody at the intersection of Maple Terrace and Virginia Avenue. Austin Todd...
Indoor trampoline park coming to North Huntingdon
A family entertainment facility, private school and bank will be part of a development being built in North Huntingdon on Route 30, about a half-mile west of the Irwin exit of the Pennsylvania Turnpike, the developer said. Don Tarosky Jr., developer and partner of Colony Holding Cos. of North Huntingdon,...
Police: Man dropped off in Greensburg parking lot had items for making meth
An Allegheny County man allegedly had items used for manufacturing methamphetamine in a Greensburg parking lot where he was dropped off Saturday by a Connellsville woman, according to police. Michael Allen Horning, 47, of Ross Township, is being held in the Westmoreland County Prison on $75,000 bail. The woman told...
Pair plead guilty in Pittsburgh cocaine distribution
Two men accused of bringing large amounts of cocaine into the Pittsburgh area between 2017 and 2018 pleaded guilty on Tuesday, according to U.S. Attorney Scott Brady. Danny Jackson, 33, of New Jersey pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute 5 kilograms or more of cocaine and possession with intent to...
‘Food Podcast’: Groups band together to combat food insecurity
More than 37 million people nationwide — more than 11 percent of the U.S. population — lived in food insecure homes in 2018, according to USDA statistics released last month. September was Hunger Action Month, and the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank was the beneficiary of various fundraisers aimed addressing...
Pittsburgh Fashion Week designer: ‘You can never have enough rhinestones’Video
When Jamie Miller was in the seventh grade, she wanted bell-bottom pants. She took a pair of jeans and cut the legs, adding fabric with images of moons and stars to create the wide-leg look. “I have always loved fashion,” said Miller, one of 10 designers whose collection will be...
1 dead in shooting at McKees Rocks public housing complex
A 26-year-old man was shot and killed early Wednesday at a public housing complex in McKees Rocks. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the man as Aaron Shane Touchstone of Pittsburgh. The shooting was reported just before 12:20 a.m. at the Uansa Village Housing Complex. When McKees Rocks police...
Police: Man found shot dead in car in Homewood
One person is dead after a shooting in Homewood, according to Pittsburgh police. Officers responded to the 7700 block of Frankstown Avenue around 12:10 a.m. Wednesday after receiving a ShotSpotter report of multiple shots fired. When they arrived, they found a man in his 30s fatally shot in his vehicle,...
Public art mural coming to Jeannette
A large public art project is in the works for Jeannette. But where the work will be displayed has not been decided. The Westmoreland Museum of American Art is planning a public meeting Tuesday to discuss ideas for the piece. “There’s definitely an energy happening in downtown Jeannette,” said Anne...
