Western PA Local News category, Page 2959
Tennessee man accused in hit-and-run spree on Route 30 set for guilty plea
A Tennessee man accused in a wild hit-and-run spree on Route 30 last month is scheduled to plead guilty on Sept. 25. William Lee Grabel, 51, signed off Tuesday on a tentative agreement with prosecutors that would call for a sentence of time served to 23 months in the Westmoreland...
O’Hara’s Stage Right theater unveils new name
It’s a big year for Stage Right Performing Arts & Education. The group marked 55 years of community theater with a move to a new home at Aspinwall Riverfront Park and announced this week that there will be a name change as well. The new moniker — Riverfront Theater Company...
Southwest Greensburg Meals on Wheels gets Fresh Paint Days grant
An organization that delivers midday meals to the elderly and disabled in central Westmoreland County will be able to improve the exterior of its headquarters thanks to Greensburg-based Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful. Tri-City Meals on Wheels is among eight grant recipients chosen from across the state for the 2019 Fresh Paint...
Pittsburgh man killed, state drug agent wounded in Ross shootout
An undercover officer with the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office was wounded early Tuesday afternoon in a shooting at a Ross shopping plaza that left the suspect in a drug investigation dead, police said. The narcotics agent was conducting a drug sting in the parking lot in front of the Big...
Sheetz seeks liquor license for New Kensington store
Sheetz is planning to remodel its store on New Kensington’s Freeport Street in a project that will qualify it for a restaurant liquor license. The company wants to transfer a liquor license into the city from New Stanton and use it to sell beer, according to a letter to city...
Tennessee man caught with pistol at Pittsburgh airport checkpoint
Federal Transportation Security Administration officers for a second time in three days discovered a loaded handgun in a carry-on bag as a passenger was going through a checkpoint at the Pittsburgh International Airport on Tuesday. Allegheny County police detained the Tennessee man for questioning after confiscating the 9mm pistol loaded...
Massive junior hockey showcase returning to Cranberry in September
The United States Hockey League announced Tuesday it will return to Pittsburgh in September for the annual DICK’S Sporting Goods Fall Classic. For a fourth consecutive year, the UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex in Cranberry Township will host the USHL games from Sept. 26 to 29. All 16 USHL teams will...
Hempfield school officials move forward with tax assessment appeals
The Hempfield Area School Board is moving forward with a tax assessment appeals process that spurred public outcry last year and was the driving force during the May primary election. They are retaining a Forest Hills law firm that sparked several questions from board members in the process. Pushing up...
Scottdale ‘touch a truck’ event benefits 2 volunteer fire departments
Organizers hope to double the amount of money raised at the 2019 “Touch a Truck” benefit for the Scottdale Volunteer Fire Department on Aug. 11. The second annual open house/boot drive, scheduled for 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., will be held at the Scottdale VFD, 317 Pittsburgh St., Scottdale. Firefighters...
CVS installs time-delay safes in stores across Pennsylvania
CVS Pharmacy officials are hoping to prevent pharmacy robberies and increase safety in stores across the state thanks to new time-delay safes. The safes, which were placed in all CVS locations in Pennsylvania — including pharmacies located in Target stores — electronically delay the time it takes for pharmacy employees...
Watch how Triangle Bar’s Battleship sub is builtVideo
The rule at the Triangle Bar & Grill in Swissvale is this: “If you wouldn’t serve it to your mom, don’t serve it to anyone else.” Owner Tom Crombie repeated those words Tuesday as he discarded a few rogue tomato slices while creating the famous “Battleship” sandwich. What’s inside this...
Real estate transactions for the Sewickley area for the week of July 22, 2019
Aleppo John Burger sold property at 404 Sewickley Heights Drive to Aaron and Sarah Latta for $215,000. Bell Acres Raymond Withers sold property at 111 Hamilton Drive to Matthew and Emily Durham for $323,000. Edgeworth Thomas Hay sold property at 623 Poia Road to Garrett and Morgan Richey for $455,000....
Real estate transactions for the Hampton area for the week of July 22, 2019
Hampton Yaming Li sold property at 4814 AuSable Drive to John Yakubik for $365,000. Richard Frederick sold property at 5111 Bronwyn Court to Willis Bish and Leah LaFramboise for $399,000. Robert Teller sold property at 2933 Clearview Road to Cartus Financial Corp. for $749,000. Cartus Financial Corp. sold property at...
Barb Feige named executive director at Tree of Life
Barb Feige is the new executive director at Tree of Life * Or L’Simcha Congregation in Squirrel Hill. She was chosen this month to help guide the synagogue, the site of the tragedy in October where 11 people were killed, into the future. Feige has more than two decades of...
Cops: Contractor used Trafford man’s credit card for $4,500 in personal purchases
A contractor hired to complete home improvements to two rental properties owned by a Trafford man is accused by police of accepting a $1,000 down payment plus making $4,547 in unauthorized charges on a credit account without making any repairs. Charles W. Murphy, 45, of Plum, was charged by Trafford...
Real estate transactions for Pine and Richland areas for the week of July 22
Pine Dan Ryan Builders Mid Atlantic LLC sold property at 154 Alder Drive to Hariharan Natarajan for $511,563. Swinderman Development LLC sold property at 128 Brookfield Estates Drive to Maria Mager for $524,900. Pine Development Co. GP sold property at 693 Mt. Pleasant Road to Mark and Michelle Santia for...
Pittsburgh on pace to set another annual rainfall record
The Pittsburgh region could be on track to smash last year’s record-setting rainfall total. The National Weather Service in Moon said rainfall recorded this year at Pittsburgh International Airport is more than 2 inches ahead of 2018’s pace. Pittsburgh set a new annual rainfall record in 2018 with 57.83 inches...
Cops: Man facing child porn charges tossed cat out car window, ran it over
A former Westmoreland County man facing child pornography allegations filed by the state attorney general’s office was arrested during the weekend after police in Indiana County said he threw a cat out of a car window and then ran it over. Raymond Patrick Younger, 39, previously of Penn Township, posted...
Audience spots limited for Pittsburgh broadcast of ‘Good Morning America’
“Good Morning America” fans who were hoping to be part of the live audience when the show films in Pittsburgh on Thursday could be out of luck. An ABC spokeswoman said Tuesday morning that “due to an overwhelming” response they are advising all interested audience members space will be very...
Couple finds passion in helping others at Fox Chapel church Harvest Fair
Emma Thomson Feige has volunteered at the Fox Chapel Presbyterian Church Harvest Fair nearly half her life. At 28, she has pitched in at the annual fundraiser for 13 years, and, shortly before her marriage to Carl Feige three years ago, Emma encouraged him to join the fray. It’s turned...
Karen Hacker reflects on tenure as Allegheny County Health Department director
After six years of working to rebuild the Allegheny County Health Department, Dr. Karen Hacker departs with the hope that the county is better equipped to continue work in areas like air quality, combating the opioid crisis and studying health inequities among residents. “I do feel that I’m leaving the...
Car cruise in Ross revs up support for Fairview Volunteer Fire Department
Car enthusiasts in the North Hills got the chance to check out a wide variety of classic, vintage and collectible vehicles at the first car cruise held to benefit Ross Township’s Fairview Volunteer Fire Department. The July 20 event at the Ross Township Municipal Center also included music, food, a...
Slain Pittsburgh police Officer Calvin Hall remembered as a peacemakerVideo
Pittsburgh police Officer Calvin Hall lived to make a difference. In death, he was remembered as someone who did so daily through his work and the way he lived. Even though he wasn’t wearing a uniform when he was shot, an important part of the uniform was something he never...
Lake Erie beach closed after 2nd swimmer goes missing
HURON, Ohio — Authorities in Ohio have shut down a Lake Erie beach after a second swimmer went missing in less than a month. Officials in Huron say Nickel Plate Beach will be closed until further notice while the city looks at ways to improve safety at the beach, about...
2 injuries reported in head-on collision in UnityVideo
Two people were reported injured Tuesday in a head-on collision that closed Donohoe Road in Unity Township for more than one hour. The collision was reported at 9:18 a.m. along the 800 block of Donohoe Road, according to a Westmoreland County dispatch supervisor. The two drivers were transported by Mutual...
