Western PA Local News category, Page 2984
Pittsburgh diocese alerts Vatican to alleged inappropriate child contact by North Hills deacon
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh sent to the Vatican the results of a preliminary investigation into a North Hills deacon accused of trying to kiss a child inappropriately three years ago, diocesan officials confirmed. John C. Miller — ordained eight years ago and previously affiliated with St. Teresa of...
Latrobe hires finance director, OKs second school resource officer
Ligonier Township’s loss is Latrobe’s gain, as Roxanne Shadron is set to join the city staff Wednesday as the new director of finance and administration and city council secretary. Shadron resigned as finance director for Ligonier Township to accept the job in nearby Latrobe. City Council approved her appointment by...
Patients fear losing health insurance if Trump-backed lawsuit to gut ACA prevails
Janice Nathan’s chronic medical condition dates to nearly a decade before the Affordable Care Act protected her from being denied insurance coverage because of it. Nathan, 62, a speech-language pathologist from Pittsburgh’s Squirrel Hill neighborhood, received a kidney transplant in 2001 while on an employer-sponsored health insurance plan. Three years...
Allegheny County police searching for Crafton stabber
A Crafton man is recovering from stab wounds sustained in an alleged attack inside his home on July 4. Allegheny County police said the incident took place around 10 p.m. along the 100 block of South Emily Street. The victim, a 64-year-old man, was treated and released from a local...
PennDOT celebrates 30-year anniversary of ‘Adopt-A-Highway’
PennDOT celebrated the 30th anniversary of its anti-litter Adopt-A-Highway program on Tuesday. Started in 1990, the program recruits volunteers to collect litter on state-maintained roads. PennDOT estimated it has saved the agency more than $5 million annually. PennDOT said the program has more than 100,000 volunteers for over 10,000 miles...
Pennsylvania, Allegheny County health departments issue heat warnings
A cool front Wednesday is expected to bring a little reprieve from the heat, but only after the mercury rises to nearly 90 degrees. Afternoon showers forecasted for Wednesday could drop as much as three-quarters of an inch of rain, according to the National Weather Service in Moon Township. The...
Wolf secures voting machine funding; Westmoreland won’t use new system until 2020
Westmoreland County officials said Tuesday’s announcement from Gov. Tom Wolf about securing state funding for the purchase of new voting systems throughout Pennsylvania will not impact a revised timeline here. “The only thing that may change is they (county commissioners) may pick a machine to purchase this year but it...
No injuries in Delmont garage fireVideo
A fire destroyed a detached garage in Delmont Tuesday afternoon, along with two cars and a truck inside. Nobody was hurt. The garage, located on Berry Lane behind West Pittsburgh Street, is near several homes. Police evacuated nearby residences in case the fire spread but firefighters managed to prevent the...
Westmoreland commissioners expected to approve settlement with county jail visitor
Westmoreland County commissioners are expected to approve a $7,500 payment to settle a complaint from a woman who said she was injured last year while visiting an inmate at the county jail. Solicitor Melissa Guiddy said Tuesday the county received a notice of an intent to file a lawsuit earlier...
Bridge project triggers Route 981 detour in Loyalhanna Township
A section of Route 981 in Loyalhanna Township will be closed for a bridge replacement project beginning at 7 a.m. Wednesday. That section of road, also known as Avonmore Road, will be closed between Fourth Avenue and Washington Street (Route 286). A marked detour will be posted directing motorists along...
Detroit trials set for Allegheny County Controller Chelsa Wagner, husband
Allegheny County Controller Chelsa Wagner and her husband Khari Mosley told the Tribune-Review they are looking forward to their upcoming trials in Detroit courtrooms, claiming the allegations against them are false and retaliatory. Both face criminal charges after a March 6 confrontation with police at a Detroit hotel. Mosley’s trial...
Northland Library seeking vendors for annual fall craft show
Vendors interested in participating in the annual Fall Vendor & Crafter Fair at Northland Public Library have until Aug. 12 to apply for a spot. Hosted by the Northland Public Library Foundation, the Sept. 14 event will be held at the Ross Township Community Center. The event, which runs from...
Ross Perot’s ties to Western Pa. began with marriage to Greensburg native
A young Naval officer from Texas who came to Greensburg in 1956 to marry a local girl and went on to become a billionaire and two-time presidential candidate, is being remembered as a kind and thoughtful man who used some of his wealth to help make the region better. Lt....
Arnold Palmer airport passenger bridge nearing completion
Westmoreland County Airport Authority members Tuesday toured the new passenger boarding bridge that is expected to be ready for use at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport by the end of July. Authority engineer Scott Kunselman said electrical work has yet to be completed on the bridge, which arrived at the Unity...
Woman struck by train in Sutersville
A woman was transported by ambulance to an area hospital after being struck by a CSX train in Sutersville on Tuesday afternoon. The incident was reported around 3:20 p.m., according to Sutersville VFD Chief Mark Ghion. A Westmoreland County dispatcher said the incident occurred along the 600 block of Second...
Indiana County man jailed on $50K bond after alleged standoff with troopers
An Indiana County man is being held in the county jail on $50,000 bond after being involved in an hours-long standoff late Friday with state troopers. Garry F. Faber, 65, is charged with aggravated assault, endangering the welfare of children, making terroristic threats, reckless endangerment, resisting arrest, simple assault and...
Highlands to sell former Fawn elementary school
Highlands School District is looking to sell its former elementary school in Fawn. The school board approved soliciting sealed bids for the Highlands Support Center property at 5591 Ridge Road. The district set $500,000 as the lowest acceptable bid, which was based on an appraisal of the property, according to...
Bovard residents frustrated proposed gas hookups fizzle
Several Bovard residents in Hempfield are frustrated because gas hookups suggested in 2017 have yet to come to fruition. As part of the Peoples Gas initiative Go With Gas, gas lines were to be extended into three Westmoreland County communities — including Bradenville in Derry Township and Claridge — giving...
Delayed asphalt order pushes back reopening of Springdale’s Walnut Street
Walnut Street in Springdale is expected to remain closed through Wednesday afternoon while crews continue work to repair the street. Carmen Canonico, head of Springdale’s roads department, said the borough wasn’t able to get the asphalt needed to finish the work on Tuesday. It expected to get the asphalt needed...
Police: Fayette County woman charged with animal cruelty, neglect in dog’s death
An arrest warrant was issued this week for a Fayette County woman accused of causing the death of her dog by leaving it without shelter, food or water, according to court documents. Charges of aggravated animal cruelty, cruelty to animals and neglect were filed Tuesday against Leighann Pomplas, 27, of...
Boulevard of the Allies road work begins Thursday night
A $7 million project to repairs parts of the battered Boulevard of the Allies will begin Thursday night and continue through early August, causing closed lanes overnight and in between rush hours. Work will start with single-lane restrictions on the Boulevard of the Allies from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m....
Pittsburgh police involved in Kopy’s brawl reassigned
The undercover Pittsburgh police detectives involved in an October 2018 bar brawl with a motorcycle gang will remain on the force but will be reassigned, city officials announced Tuesday. Mayor Bill Peduto and Public Safety Director Wendell Hissrich said other changes are being put into place in response to the...
First-time penguin parents show off baby chick at Pittsburgh zooVideo
First-time penguin parents Prince and Mambo showed off their baby chick Tuesday as staff at the Pittsburgh zoo introduced a recently hatched Gentoo penguin named Iggy. Iggy hatched about a month ago, zookeeper Jessica Ries said. Staff will have to use a blood test to determine whether Iggy is a...
Plum grad Courtney Zezza signs pro basketball contract with team in Greece
Plum and St. Francis (Pa.) graduate Courtney Zezza will begin her professional basketball career in Greece. The Red Flash’s all-time leader in blocked shots (299) signed a contract with Kronos Agiou Dimitriou, a member of the Greek C Basketball League. The league has been in operation for 35 years. Kronos...
Feeding time at the James Sharp Landing
Sharpsburg resident Jennifer Daniels took time Tuesday morning with her daughter, Cheyenne Galford, to feed the ducks swimming in the Allegheny River at the James Sharp Landing along 13th Street. Daniels is a lifelong resident of the borough and said the summer spot has changed dramatically since she was a...
