Western PA Local News category, Page 2930
Family saved by Jet-Skier after their stalled boat took on water near Tarentum
A family on a stalled boat in the Allegheny River near the Tarentum Bridge was pulled ashore by a Jet Skier when their vessel took on water Saturday afternoon. First responders were dispatched to the marina about 2:20 p.m. One of the passengers, who declined to give a name, said...
Western Pennsylvania Firemens Association convention underway in ArnoldVideo
Arnold firefighter Willie Weber believes his late father, Walter, would have enjoyed the return of a convention he helped organize for years. “My dad and I were chairmen of Tent City,” Weber said. “Technically, I’ve not missed a convention since 1960. When he stepped down, I took over. My dad...
2 injured in Washington Township motorcycle crash
Two people were airlifted to hospitals Saturday after a motorcycle rear-ended a pickup truck in Washington Township, according to police. The pickup truck was headed south on Route 66 at 1:30 p.m. when a helmet fell off a motorcycle traveling in front of him near Crestview Drive, police said. The...
MAWC boil water advisory lifted
A boil water advisory was lifted Saturday morning for about 3,500 Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County customers in the Jeannette, Penn Township and Irwin areas. Authority officials said an issue with drinking water has been corrected after crews this week repaired a waterline break in Jeannette. The break happened sometime...
George Takei talks about Star Trek, his graphic memoir, PittsburghVideo
George Takei is back in Pittsburgh, appearing at the 30th anniversary edition of Steel City Con at the Monroeville Convention Center on Saturday and Sunday. Takei, of course, is famous for having played Hikaru Sulu, helmsman of the USS Enterprise, in the “Star Trek” television series and later the Star...
Pittsburgh Police: Man stabbed in Bedford Dwellings botched robbery
A man who was being robbed early Saturday was stabbed in Bedford Dwellings, according to Pittsburgh Police. The man was stabbed in his left shoulder after two male suspects unsuccessfully tried to rob him around 2:30 a.m. in the 2500 block of Bedford Avenue, according to public information officer Cara...
Police: Unlicensed driver crashed into Hazelwood house
A woman who crashed into a Hazelwood house Saturday morning did not have a valid drivers license, according to Pittsburgh Police. The crash was reported just after 7:30 a.m. in the 5100 block of Second Avenue. The driver told police that her brakes failed and she drove across an open...
Police: Greensburg sex offender kissed girl, 5, on forehead
A Megan’s Law sex offender is being held in the Westmoreland County Prison without bail after Greensburg police said he kissed a 5-year-old girl on the forehead. Phillip Maxwell Griffin, 39, allegedly was living at an address that had not been verified by state police as required under Megan’s Law,...
Police: Hempfield man fondled 15-year-old girl
A Hempfield man remained behind bars Saturday on state police accusations that he fondled a 15-year-old girl two months ago. Daniel Michael Yohn, 43, is charged with corruption of minors, indecent assault and unlawful contact with a minor. Troopers said in court papers that Yohn inappropriately touched the girl in...
Bridgeville couple announces birth of baby girl
Robert Stein and Robyn Kerr of Bridgeville celebrate the birth of a baby girl. Kylie Jade Stein was born July 29 at St. Clair Memorial Hospital. Kylie is the granddaughter of Cynthia Kerr of Bridgeville and Jeffrey Dumm of Carnegie, and Margie and the late Ronald Morris of Carnegie. Kylie...
‘History in motion’: Restored military vehicles to parade in Ligonier, marking centennial convoy
Downtown Ligonier next week will witness a parade that is long on horsepower — mostly of the mechanical kind. Around noon Tuesday, Aug. 13, 60 some restored military vehicles will proceed on East Main Street and circle part of Diamond Park before parking at Fort Ligonier and other nearby lots....
County Deputy Sheriff Bart Hennessy of Richland remembered fondly
Allegheny County Deputy Sheriff Bart Hennessy is being remembered by colleagues as a skilled law enforcement officer and “an even better person.” District Attorney Stephen Zappala posted his sympathies online Friday to Hennessy’s family after the longtime sheriff passed away Tuesday at the age of 59. “He will be greatly...
Armed police to be at all Plum School District buildings this coming school year
Plum School District officials hired another retired New Kensington patrolman for its police force, and now can put an armed officer at every building this coming school year. School board members voted 8-0 Tuesday, Aug. 6 to hire Michael Netzlof as an officer at the high school. School Director Jim...
Greensburg police: Fighting women wield hammer, screwdriver in fight
Two Greensburg women embroiled in a dispute allegedly used a hammer and screwdriver on each other’s head, resulting in a trip to separate hospitals and assault charges for both, Greensburg police said. Frances L. Shaw, 56, and Crystal L. Shunk, 28, both of North Hamilton Avenue, were victim and assailant...
Greensburg man jailed in Arch Avenue burglary, assault
A Greensburg man was jailed this week on accusation that he burglarized a city apartment and fought with two occupants inside that residence, city police said. The suspect, Richard L. Lindholm, 37, of 8 Arch Ave., allegedly broke into an Arch Avenue apartment at 3 a.m. Thursday by kicking in...
Plum’s Summer Movie Series to conclude Saturday
Plum’s Summer Movie Series will have its last show of the season Saturday. The borough presents Disney’s “Dumbo” at Larry Mills Park. Festivities at the park at O’Block Road and Fontana Drive start at 8 p.m. with the movie playing at dusk. Tim Burton directed the live-action remake of the...
Monroeville’s Jayla Robinson takes 4th at national championship meet
When Jayla Robinson begins her fourth-grade school year at Ramsey Elementary School later this month, the 9-year-old Monroeville resident will have good news to share with her classmates. For the second year in a row, Robinson is a youth track and field All-American with a pair of medal-winning performances at...
3 new police officers added to Monroeville department
Three Monroeville police officers were sworn in before a borough council meeting on Aug. 8. James Monkelis, Adam Condioto and Jeffrey Vertullo bring the municipality’s police force to 44, police Chief Doug Cole said. The department is authorized to have 47 officers on its force, said Cole, who expects to...
Police: Gun found under Antwon Rose’s seat was stolen in Rankin
A handgun found in the car from which Antwon Rose II ran before an East Pittsburgh police officer shot and killed him was stolen, according to investigators. The gun was originally reported stolen out of Monroeville, but county police later determined it was stolen in Rankin, Allegheny County police Inspector...
Pittsburgh restoring historic tunnel in Highland ParkVideo
Raquel Staton said her walks along the trails of Pittsburgh’s Highland Park always included a trip through a historic pedestrian tunnel constructed during park’s early years. She always found it a little spooky walking through the stone arch tunnel that runs beneath Reservoir Drive. “I love that tunnel,” said Staton,...
Motorcyclist killed in Squirrel Hill tunnel crash
A motorcyclist was killed in a multi-vehicle crash inside the Squirrel Hill Tunnel on Friday. State police said the incident took place shortly after 10:15 a.m. The male biker struck the rear of a box truck and went underneath a flatbed semi-trailer being pulled by a truck tractor, police said....
Washington, D.C., man convicted in Arnold child rape
A Westmoreland County jury convicted a former Arnold man of rape and other charges related to accusations made by a teenage boy who claimed he was repeatedly sexually assaulted. Delonte Haynes, 28, of Washington, D.C., could face more than five decades in prison as a result of the convictions. Jurors...
Downtown Pittsburgh safety again in question after fatal stabbing
Lashaya Fields’ heart sank when she heard about a fatal stabbing Thursday at a bus stop in Downtown Pittsburgh. Fields, 24, of Wilkinsburg didn’t know the victim, Janice Purdue-Dance of Erie, but she often saw the 61-year-old around the Sixth Avenue bus stop. “She was a nice person, very religious,”...
Proposed Sheetz in Unity clears initial zoning hurdle
Plans for a new Sheetz convenience store along Route 30 in Unity cleared an initial hurdle this week when township supervisors approved the development as a conditional use in the business zone bordering the highway. Township Solicitor Gary Falatovich has noted the developer, Skilken Gold Real Estate Development, still must...
Hearing next week for final approval of Hempfield casino
The final hearing for the proposed mini casino in Westmoreland Mall is scheduled next week before the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board. On Wednesday, Stadium Casino officials will present to the board, who will then approve, deny or postpone the license that could put the casino in the former Bon-Ton department...
