Western PA Local News category, Page 2922
Elizabeth Forward officials: Bus provider breached contract; student transportation in jeopardy
Officials with the Elizabeth Forward School District have filed an injunction against Pennsylvania Coach Lines after, the district claims, the bus company breached their contract and are jeopardizing the transportation for thousands of students when school starts next week. The district said in a press release that it filed a...
Police raid Lincoln-Lemington home, seize stolen guns, 4.5 pounds of cocaine, other drugs
Police arrested three Pittsburgh residents Thursday after finding stolen guns, nearly 4.5 pounds of cocaine as well as methamphetamine, heroin, marijuana and drug packaging materials inside a home in Pittsburgh’s Lincoln-Lemington neighborhood, officials said. Three of the eight guns recovered from the residence turned up stolen, public safety officials said....
Oklahoma Borough set to remove toxic rubble from Belvedere Hotel fire scene
Oklahoma Borough now has the funds to demolish the Belvedere Hotel after a July 24 blaze reduced it to a pile of asbestos-contaminated rubble. The demolition plans do not include closing Route 66 near Orr Avenue and Apollo Bridge. That will spare the 11,000 cars that travel the busy stretch...
Longtime Arnold councilman, clerk Oscar Doutt dies
A former longtime Arnold councilman and city clerk has died. Lifelong Arnold resident Oscar Scott “Pudgy” Doutt Jr. was born in a Third Avenue house in 1937 and died Wednesday at his home while with his family. He was 82. Doutt had been a councilman for more than a dozen...
Suspect in 2017 Youngwood murder wants confession barred from evidence
The man police said was the ringleader of the group that allegedly conspired to rob and kill a Youngwood drug dealer two years ago wants a Westmoreland County judge to bar multiple confessions made in the weeks that followed the fatal stabbing. Christopher David, 41, of Youngwood, contends he was...
Officials: Casino opening in Hempfield to have Pittsburgh name — and that’s OK
Westmoreland County’s mini casino, slated to open next year, will be known as “Live! Casino Pittsburgh.” Located in Westmoreland Mall, about 38 miles or about an hour’s drive from downtown Pittsburgh, the casino that is being built in a former department store in Hempfield won’t have any local identification in...
Monroeville, Cranberry sites of axe-throwing outfit
Soon, Pittsburgh-area residents will have a chance to sharpen their axe-throwing skills close to home as one outfit looks to expand. Lumberjaxes, with locations already in Millvale and Mt. Lebanon, will open sites in Monroeville and Cranberry on Oct. 1, said owner Corey Deasy. He said business is booming as...
Irwin family wants to keep pet hensVideo
An Irwin family loves the 10 hens they keep as pets in their backyard so much they want the borough to allow them to keep the animals at their home. Abbe Hood of Cedar Street told borough council Wednesday that their hens — no roosters — are kept strictly as...
Former Steeler Jerome Bettis launches partnership with FanDuelVideo
Former Pittsburgh Steelers running back and NFL Hall of Fame member Jerome Bettis kicked off a partnership with the sportsbook FanDuel Thursday, celebrating the launch of legal online sports betting in Pennsylvania. “There was a big push when fantasy football came in. I think sports betting is the next evolutionary...
Police: Armed standoff in Brookline ends peacefully
A SWAT standoff Thursday morning involving a man who was being served a warrant in Brookeline ended peacefully, authorities said. The incident happened around 9:30 a.m. when Allegheny County Police Department detectives said they tried to serve an arrest warrant to Scott Michael Kundar, 44, of the 1000 block of...
IUP students awarded State Department Gilman scholarships
Two Indiana University of Pennsylvania students were awarded U.S. State Department Benjamin A. Gilman scholarships for study abroad, IUP officials announced Thursday. Kailyn Provitt, a 2016 Gateway High School graduate, and Adama Kouyate of Reading were selected from a pool of more than 3,400 students nationwide. The scholarships support international...
West Jefferson Hills halts process to discharge employee
The West Jefferson Hills School Board has rescinded a process it began in June to discharge a professional employee. In a resolution approved by board members in an 8-0 vote on Aug. 13, district leaders indicated the employee has resigned and a confidential settlement was entered into, “effectively resolving all...
New Kensington school builds patio for relocated Ten Commandments monumentVideo
It’s been almost two years since a Ten Commandments monument removed from Valley High School under a federal court agreement was relocated to Mary Queen of Apostles School in New Kensington. Soon, the monument’s new home will be complete. Work started this week on a patio surrounding the 6-foot-tall monument...
Police: W.Va. shootings leave 1 dead, 5 hurt, including suspect
NEW CUMBERLAND, W.Va. — Authorities in West Virginia say a woman was killed and five others — including the suspect — were hurt in a series of shootings. Hancock County Sheriff Ralph Fletcher said the suspect, later identified as 45-year-old Michael Angelo McClanahan, was shot and wounded by officers and...
Pet of the Week: Regal, a boxer Labrador mix
Everyone, meet Regal! This sweet guy is TribLive’s Pet of the Week and he’s available for adoption at the West Deer Dog Shelter. Age: 7 years old Breed: He’s a boxer and Labrador mix who has been at the shelter for about two months. What he likes: Regal enjoys taking...
Unity man charged with selling heroin that killed woman in 2017
A Unity man was arrested Thursday by state police on charges of selling the fatal dose of heroin that killed a 24-year-old woman in 2017. David L. Jellison, 27, of the village of Hostetter was arraigned before District Judge Michael Mahady on charges of drug delivery resulting in death, manufacturing,...
Penn Hills fines man $4,800 for illegal dumping
A man caught on camera illegally dumping furniture and debris on a Penn Hills residential street was found guilty during a summary trial Thursday and fined nearly $5,000. Aaron Evans, 35, of Wilkinsburg, said he plans to appeal a district judge’s decision that means he now owes a maximum fine...
Service planned for Tree of Life shooting anniversary
The Pittsburgh Jewish community is planning a day of service, study and remembrance on Oct. 27, a year after a Pittsburgh synagogue became the site of the country’s deadliest anti-Semitic attack. The 2018 massacre at the Tree of Life synagogue killed 11 worshippers across three congregations that held services in...
Aspinwall’s National Night Out raises $20,000
More than $20,000 will be split among Aspinwall’s first responders, thanks to the most successful National Night Out in the borough’s 10-year event history. Hosted by Aspinwall Neighborhood Watch, the event on Aug. 6 drew 1,200 revelers to the community ball fields for a night of appreciation for emergency responders....
$3 million scratch-off marks 3rd big Westmoreland winner in a week
For the third time in a week, a Pennsylvania Lottery player in Westmoreland County struck it big — like $3 million big. The lottery announced Thursday that Colonial Manor Sunoco at 12970 Route 30 in Irwin sold a grand prize-winning $3,000,000 Diamond Dazzler scratch-off ticket this week. An employee at...
Family, pets displaced by Monroeville house fire
A Monroeville family and a number of animals have been displaced following a house fire on Vanderbilt Drive on Aug. 15. Debbie Bolette said she has lived in the home at 719 Vanderbilt for 25 years. She said three of her four dogs survived the fire and were being cared...
Westmoreland Fair brings rides, revelry and rabbit agilityVideo
It’s easy to tell that Alan Lipscomb works outdoors. Lipscomb’s face glowed with the deep pink of a fading sunburn Thursday morning as he cleaned the lead car of the Dragon Wagon children’s roller coaster on the grounds of the Westmoreland Fair, which opens Friday and runs through Aug. 24....
Pooches can play in the pool at Dog Days of Summer event in North Park
Dogs can beat the heat this evening in North Park at the Dog Days of Summer swimming party. Hosted by the Allegheny County Department of Parks and Recreation, the free event is an opportunity for four-legged friends to splash in a puppy pool and participate in some fun and games....
Pittsburgh youth football player who died felt ill before practice, mom says
The mother of a Carrick teen who died after collapsing at youth football practice Wednesday night said her son had wanted to skip the practice because he wasn’t feeling well. “He really wanted to relax and stay home,” Laken Duckett-Coates, 28, said Thursday while surrounded by family and friends on...
Police: Woman evicted from Cook Township home left behind 2 dogs, 9 birds
A Unity woman is accused of animal cruelty for allegedly leaving behind two dogs and nine birds after she was evicted from a Cook Township home in June. Charges were filed Wednesday against Patricia Canton, 51, by a humane police officer from North Huntingdon rescue group All But Furgotten. Canton...
