Western PA Local News category, Page 2858
‘Unique’ mansion in Pittsburgh’s East End listed for $4.9 millionVideo
A new residential listing in Pittsburgh’s East End has room to roam. Known as the Kelly House, the Point Breeze residence at 1145 Beechwood Blvd. offers more than 14,000 square feet of living space. A stately brick home with Colonial Revival elements, it sits on 1.4 mature acres and features...
Allegheny County Jail inmates without hot water during system repairs
Allegheny County Jail inmates will be without hot water until Wednesday while repairs are being made to the steam system, according to county spokeswoman Amie Downs. The system was shut down around 7 p.m. Sunday. Downs said officials have installed a 40-gallon hot water tank in their medical holding unit...
Fire that damaged Strip District warehouse considered suspiciousVideo
The cause of a fire that damaged a Pittsburgh warehouse is suspicious in nature, city fire investigators determined Monday afternoon. The fire early Monday at the Strip District warehouse caused a large amount of damage to the building, Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto said. The warehouse is part of McCaffery Interests’...
Four Ohio prison escapees arrested in North Carolina after Westmoreland County scare
Four escaped inmates from an Ohio jail were apprehended in Nrth Carolina, according to Gallia County Sheriff Matt Champlin, including one who had been spotted twice in Westmoreland County. Brynn K. Martin, Christopher M. Clemente and Troy R. McDaniel Jr. were arrested in Cary, North Carolina, around 2 a.m. Monday,...
Vandergrift butcher takes ‘homemade’ on the roadVideo
Vandergrift native Tommy Scanga grew up above a butcher shop and corner grocery store. He hails from a family of butchers. Scanga, 59, worked for the family business, Del Vecchio’s Market, until 1993. “My uncle Neddie taught me the way to make sausage,” Scanga says. “This is how we’ve made...
Sidewalk delivery robots coming to Pitt this fallVideo
The sidewalks in Oakland may soon be getting even more crowded. The University of Pittsburgh and Starship Technologies, a robotics company that makes 50-pound robots resembling coolers on wheels, plan to launch a delivery service this year. “We are working with the city and our Oakland neighbors toward a launch...
After a fading romance with the Democratic Party, Mt. Pleasant became Trump country in 2016Video
Pride, patriotism and service are literally at the heart of Mt. Pleasant, Pennsylvania . A towering obelisk, topped with a statue of a World War I doughboy, looms over the traffic diamond at the heart of Main Street. Off to the right, a fountain bubbles in the midst of a...
North Hills DUI checkpoint on Route 19 nets 5 arrests
Five people were arrested Saturday at a sobriety checkpoint along Route 19/Perry Highway in McCandless, officials said. The North Hills DUI Task Force conducted the checkpoint with help from the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration’s Checkpoint Strike Force. Of more than 1,100 cars that passed through the stationary checkpoint near...
Police: Man kidnapped, raped girl, 7, he lured into Northview Heights basement
A man is accused of luring a 7-year-old girl into a basement and raping her in the Northview Heights section of Pittsburgh, court records show. Juwann Mitchell, 22, no address listed, faces charges of kidnapping, rape and several other felony counts in connection to the Sept. 15 assault of the...
Police: Man shot in drive-by shooting in Pittsburgh’s North Side
A man was injured in what he told police was a drive-by shooting Sunday morning in Pittsburgh’s North Side, officials said. Authorities received a report of shots fired at Cedar Avenue and Pressley Street near Allegheny Center shortly after 3:10 a.m., Public Safety spokeswoman Cara Cruz said. Police officers arrived...
Man shot in leg after altercation in Pittsburgh’s Beechview neighborhood
A man was shot in the leg in Pittsburgh’s Beechview neighborhood following an altercation that involved several men early Sunday, police said. Police received reports of shots fired near the 2500 block of West Liberty Avenue shortly before 1:30 a.m., Public Safety spokeswoman Cara Cruz said. Officers arrived to find...
Pittsburgh activist charged with harassment of Exxon gas station clerk
A Pittsburgh community activist who helped organize protests following an assault on two customers at a North Side gas station has been sent a summons for allegedly harassing one of the gas station employees on Facebook. Amber Sloan, 46, of the city’s Uptown neighborhood faces a charge of harassment by...
New Kensington, Arnold agree on handling of code, zoning matters at industrial park
New Kensington and Arnold both approved an agreement giving New Kensington complete control of code and zoning matters at Schreiber Industrial Park, which spans both cities. New Kensington’s Redevelopment Authority bought the park for about $8 million in 2018. It stretches for more than a mile along the Allegheny River....
Harrison Township refuses to address police union’s pension enhancement request
Harrison commissioners will not entertain a request from its police officers union to enhance their pensions under the existing contract. Teamsters Local 249, which represents the township’s 12 rank-and-file officers, asked the township to consider enhancements to their pensions as they had for police Chief Mike Klein, said Keith Frank,...
Harrison girl, 7, raises thousands of dollars for police — again
Harrison’s youngest reigning fundraising queen was at it again this weekend. Kaley Bastine, 7, raised nearly $3,000 for New Kensington police Officer Joe Martino and his police dog, Deuce. The dog was donated to the police department by the Officer Brian Shaw Foundation. Shaw was killed while on duty in...
Residents bring items to Tarentum antique store hoping to find treasureVideo
Allegheny Township residents Robert and Elaine Bargerstock knew the items they brought into an antique appraisal event Sunday were worth a lot in sentiment, but they had no idea how much they would be worth in dollars. The photos feature Robert Bargerstock’s grandfather, who was an Allegheny Ludlum worker during...
Passion for computers inspired St. Joseph High School senior to volunteerVideo
Michael Smith needed only 100 hours of community service to meet the requirement to graduate from St. Joseph High School next spring. But he liked his time at Computer Reach so much, he just keeps running up the hours. Smith recently was named “Volunteer of the Year’’ by the Pittsburgh...
Westmoreland Mall evacuated while police searched for Ohio jail escapee
The Westmoreland Mall in Hempfield was evacuated Sunday afternoon for two hours as state police searched for a man who escaped from an Ohio jail. Troopers believe Christopher M. Clemente, 24, was in the area of the mall about 11 a.m. He and three other inmates escaped from the Gallia...
Greater Pittsburgh Jews hope High Holy Days foster healing from Tree of Life attackVideo
Jews of Western Pennsylvania are hoping that Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year, will help them make a fresh start nearly a year after the Tree of Life massacre. The mass shooting doubtless will cast a shadow over the High Holy Days — a solemn time that normally is devoted...
Scott Township resident celebrates 91st birthday
Gertrude Godzinski of Scott celebrated her 91st birthday Sept. 29. Gertrude is mom to Dennis (Jackie) and Donna (Joe) Reinwald and has seven grandchildren, Stephanie, Jennifer (Brian) and Jude Reinwald, Raymond (Amanda), Michelle and William Godzinski and Nicole (Mike) Bialowas. Gertrude has five great-grandchildren. Kathryn and Tom Butts have welcomed...
‘Ghost Tour’ to bring local history to life at Brackenridge’s Prospect Cemetery
The past will come to life through the voices of the dead at Prospect Cemetery in Brackenridge. But it is history, not fright, that is the focus of the cemetery’s annual Historical Ghost Tour, being held this year Oct. 10. From the cemetery’s more than 17,000 graves, 13 belonging to...
Big-box stores take law into their own hands in fight against shoplifting
It wasn’t the first time Tyler Shuey saw this. The Walmart asset protection associate watched as a woman on multiple days around a year ago underrang merchandise at self-checkout registers at the Unity store. The woman hid mints and gum under more expensive merchandise like meat, clothing and frozen food....
Private criminal complaints bypass police as cases head to courtVideo
In August 2018, a woman directly asked prosecutors to charge her ex-boyfriend, a resident of McKeesport, with witness intimidation. She accused the man of threatening to come to her apartment, kick in the door and kill her or throw bricks through her windows. She said he wanted her to drop...
Son charged in slaying of 67-year-old South Fayette mother
The son of a 67-year-old South Fayette homicide victim was arrested Saturday by Allegheny County Police. David Sumney, 30, was charged with criminal homicide, robbery, theft and abuse of a corpse in the death of his mother. The victim’s body was discovered Sept. 2 when South Fayette police responded to...
South Buffalo’s tractor pull galvanizes community in support of girl, 6, with cancerVideo
At 6 years old, Ella Conroy has plenty in common with kids her age. The South Buffalo girl likes to build houses of Legos and make friendship bracelets. She is a Girl Scout and cheers for youth football players across the Alle-Kiski Valley. But Ella has to spend at least...
