Western PA Local News category, Page 2886
Beers and books: South Fayette library benefits from brewery event
The South Fayette community will come together for brews, music and tasty treats on Sept. 19 to raise money for a good cause. The second annual “Beer for Books” event will run from 6 to 9 p.m. at Helicon Brewing in Oakdale, benefiting the South Fayette Township Library. “It’s like...
Allegheny Valley School District struggles with future of Colfax Upper Elementary
Allegheny Valley School Board hopes to come to a final decision in October about the future of the now-closed Colfax Upper Elementary School. The board had planned to make a final decision to sell the building in August. Among the possibilities being considered, the board could decide to sell the...
Monroeville pool to be put up for sale, making way for turnpike commission purchase
Monroeville council has advertised an ordinance that would allow for the sale of the municipality’s only publicly owned pool despite residents’ concerns. There was no discussion from council members before voting unanimously to kick-start the process that could end Monroeville Community Pool’s 45-season streak on its 10-acre property along Abers...
Jeannette to increase security measures at football games
Fans attending Jeannette’s home football games at McKee Stadium will be required to enter through the main gate on Park Street to be checked with a metal-detecting device, the school district said Wednesday. Superintendent Matthew Jones announced the heightened security in the wake of the fatal shooting of a Jeannette...
New Kensington woman among inventors honored in Ms. Monopoly game
The first game in the 84-year-old Monopoly franchise to celebrate women trailblazers will hit store shelves soon under the name Ms. Monopoly, Hasbro announced Tuesday. “While Mr. Monopoly is a real-estate mogul, Ms. Monopoly is an advocate whose mission is to invest in female entrepreneurs,” Hasbro said of its latest...
Penn Hills Class of 1969 to tour new high school during reunion
A group of Penn Hills High School alumni will reunite after 50 years by going back to school for a tour of a building that occupies property that – when they were students – used to be their high school’s backyard. Jacqueline Price was one of the 1,084 students who...
Leechburg aims to break $100K mark with Pink Day this year
Leechburg continues to think pink for breast cancer awareness with a celebration and fundraiser on Sept. 21. Pink Day, in its eighth year, has grown substantially, said organizer Sherry Price. “We are excited about the growth. I’ve had to turn vendors away,” Price said. “Last year, we had about 3,500...
18 years later: Honoring Flight 93 victims on anniversary of 9/11
Dignitaries and families of those aboard United Airlines Flight 93 are gathering in Somerset County this morning for the 18th annual remembrance of the 40 people who died fighting back against terrorists. Vice President Mike Pence and Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt were keynote speakers for the observance at...
No serious injuries in crash between Shaler school bus, car
There were no serious injuries in a crash between a Shaler Area School District bus and a car in Ross Township Wednesday morning, according to the district. The bus was taking students to Shaler Area Elementary School. The crash happened near the corner of Thompson Run Road and Vilsack Road...
Bomb threat closes Pine-Richland middle, high schools
Pine-Richland Middle School and Pine-Richland High School are closed for students and staff Wednesday as officials investigate a bomb threat, according to an announcement on the district’s website. The Northern Regional Police Department is assessing the cyber threat and is continuing to search the high school, middle school and stadium...
Police find missing Hempfield woman
State police have found a Hempfield woman who was missing overnight. Virginia Lillian Nemec, 84, drove away from her home on Hahntown Wendel Road around 5 p.m. Tuesday and did not return, police said. Nemec has dementia and diabetes. She did not have her medicine when she left home, according...
2 shot in Pittsburgh’s Terrace Village neighborhood
A man and woman were shot in Pittsburgh’s Terrace Village neighborhood Tuesday night, authorities said. Both were taken to the hospital in stable condition. The shooting near the corner of Centre Avenue and Morgan Street happened just after 10 p.m. The man was shot in the neck, and the woman...
Man killed in Pittsburgh’s Perry South shooting identified
The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office has identified a man killed in a shooting Tuesday night in Pittsburgh’s Perry South neighborhood. Ted Evans, 39, of Pittsburgh, was shot on the 600 block of Danbury Street just after 9 p.m. Tuesday, according to the city’s public safety department. One person has...
Somerset County community starts memorial in honor of post-9/11 War on TerrorVideo
The global War on Terror started over the skies of Western Pennsylvania on Sept. 11, 2001. Now, a Somerset County group wants to honor the military men and women who continued that fight with a new memorial park a few miles from where United Airlines Flight 93 crashed in a...
World’s largest U.S. flag will come to Derry this weekendVideo
Impulse purchases will many times include little things like snacks, a pack of gum or a random item unexpectedly on sale. But when Unity’s Ted Dorfman makes an impulse buy, he goes big: he bought the world’s largest American flag, a 400-foot-long behemoth that weighs 7 tons and requires its...
Trio of authors to speak at event sponsored by North Hills ‘University Women’ chapter
The annual fundraiser for the North Hills Chapter of the Association of American University Women will feature a gathering of three Pittsburgh-area authors to discuss their books and writing on Oct. 5 at La Roche University in McCandless. AAUW’s “For the Love of Books, Fall Harvest” will feature a discussion...
Sixth annual celebration of Brazilian food, music and culture slated for North Park
Members of Pittsburgh’s Brazilian community will host a celebration of their country’s music, food and culture on Oct. 4 from 6 to 11 p.m. at the Rose Barn in North Park. The Sixth Annual Brazilian Day event will feature traditional foods including feijoada, brigadeiro and caipirinha prepared by Casa Brasil...
Delmont committee mulling options for bringing Heritage Trail spur into borough
After working with Indiana University of Pennsylvania students on possible routes to close a gap in the Westmoreland Heritage Trail between Export and Delmont, members of the Delmont Visionary Committee are turning their focus to a potential trail spur leading into Delmont. “However the trail comes to the borough, it’s...
7 face charges in connection with brawls at Harmar hotel
Seven people, including a man who claimed to be a Pittsburgh police officer, are facing charges in connection with what Harmar police described as drunken fights at a Harmar hotel over the weekend. Harmar police said they were called Sunday to the Days Inn about a large fight in the...
Umbrella show honors the late Arnold Palmer’s 90th birthdayVideo
On what would have been his 90th birthday, a fitting display of colorful, illuminated umbrellas was put on Tuesday in honor of Latrobe-native and golfing legend Arnold Palmer. The event at UPMC Field at Saint Vincent College in Unity was presented by the famed Pilobolus dance company and the Arnold...
Latrobe revamps fall leaf collection with vacuum
Latrobe residents will have new procedures to follow this autumn for removing fallen leaves from their yards. In past seasons, residents bagged leaves for collection by the city’s contracted waste hauler. This year, city crews will collect the leaves, using Latrobe’s new vacuum equipment, and residents will have options for...
Pennsylvania voters can apply for absentee ballots online
Pennsylvanians seeking to vote by absentee ballot can apply online starting next week, rather than making the request by mail or in person. Absentee voters can apply for a ballot starting Monday, Sept. 16, at votesPA.com/ApplyAbsentee. After approval by the voter’s county election office, the absentee ballot is delivered by...
Arkansas man gets more than 12 years in prison for sex with underage girl
A former Arkansas man was sentenced to serve more than 12 years in prison for using the internet to meet a Western Pennsylvania girl, with whom he had sex. Chief U.S. District Judge Mark R. Hornak imposed the sentence Tuesday on Alastair Lee Stewart, 27. Prosecutors said Stewart used a...
McCandless council hatching new law to regulate chickens, ducks and honey bees
An old proverb warns not to count your chickens until they’ve hatched. But counting chickens — at least the number residents might eventually be allowed to keep on their properties — is at the center of a proposed ordinance McCandless council is developing. Council is using an ordinance approved by...
Duquesne man on trial for supplying fentanyl that led to fatal overdose
A Duquesne man accused of providing the drugs that resulted in the 2017 overdose death of a 28-year-old Clairton man is on trial this week in Allegheny County court. Tyree Marce Saunders, 27, is accused of providing 20 stamp bags of drugs that were sold as heroin to Jeremy Clark,...
