Western PA Local News category, Page 2991
Single-lane closure planned for Route 28 southbound
Weather permitting, PennDOT crews will conduct survey work requiring a single-lane closure on Route 28 southbound Monday and Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. between the Highland Park Bridge and Millvale, exit 3. The survey is for a future paving project, according to Steve Cowan, PennDOT spokesman. The survey...
Arnold-born William T. Eckersley’s WWII diary found; N.Y. man searching for kin
The day-to-day life of a World War II naval electrician from the Alle-Kiski Valley is documented in a diary a New York man found in a bookstore four years ago. The diary was kept by William T. Eckersley, who was born Oct. 19, 1927, in Arnold. Eckersley also lived in...
Delays likely due to traffic restrictions near Highland Park Bridge
Motorists who travel Route 28 near the Highland Park Bridge can expect delays next week. Crews will be working in the southbound lanes of the expressway on Monday and Tuesday, PennDOT announced. Survey work will be done on a stretch of the highway through Etna, Sharpsburg, O’Hara and Shaler. Traffic...
Robbery with fake guns at Vandergrift park results in 2 arrests
Two people are facing charges in connection with the robbery of a girl in Vandergrift’s Kennedy Park on Tuesday. Police say Tavon Rasheed Williams, 20, who was staying at a Linden Avenue residence in the borough, and a 17-year-old accomplice approached the victim in the park along Jackson Avenue about...
Duo from renowned Russian dance troupe will perform in DelmontVideo
World-renowned Russian dance and music ensemble Barynya will bring two of its members to Delmont on Aug. 2. The free performance will be at 6 p.m. at St. John the Baptist de la Salle Chuch, 497 Athena Drive. It is being presented through a grant from the Westmoreland County Bureau...
Fire destroys North Fayette house
A North Fayette house was destroyed by fire Friday morning. The fire in the 300 block of Bateman Road was reported shortly before 5:30 a.m., an Allegheny County emergency dispatcher said. Crews cleared the scene just before 6 a.m. The fire burned through the roof. Photos courtesy of Dave Bee....
West Jefferson Hills School District begins process to terminate employee
The West Jefferson Hills School District has begun the process to discharge a professional employee. Thus far, the district has refused to provide the name or details surrounding the motion. School board members June 25 in a 7-0 vote approved a resolution regarding a “statement of charges” that would provide...
Highlands seeks new bids for clock tower restoration
Highlands School District is again seeking bids to restore the clock tower at the district’s elementary school in Tarentum. The school board rejected the two bids the district received in May for the masonry restoration at Highlands Elementary School, and approved re-bidding the project. A third bid had been rejected...
Farmers market opens at Westmoreland Mall
Fresh produce will be for sale outside of Westmoreland Mall through Sept. 30. Duda’s Farm Stand added a new location this week at the former Sears parking lot in Hempfield. Sears closed in March. The Duda family farm based near Brownsville has 10 fruit and vegetable stands in several counties....
5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: July 5-7
Many fireworks displays are over, but there are still plenty of things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend. Furry friends Here come the furries. The Anthrocon Convention — a gathering of adults dressed up as animals — invades Pittsburgh from Friday through Sunday at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center,...
Scottdale man who assisted at Flight 93 site set to lead Pa. funeral directors group
A Scottdale funeral home operator is set to take leadership of a state professional organization. Frank Kapr, president and owner of the Frank Kapr Funeral Home was named president-elect of the Pennsylvania Funeral Directors Association at the group’s convention this week in Pocono Manor. The title lays the groundwork for...
Man killed in motorcycle crash on Parkway North
One man is dead after a motorcycle crash in Ohio Township, according to the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s office. Samuel Perez Lopez, 25, of McKeesport was driving southbound on the Parkway North around 5:15 p.m. Thursday when the crash happened just north of the Camp Horne Road exit, the medical...
Woman arrested in East Hills stabbing
Pittsburgh police arrested a woman accused of stabbing a man in the shoulder early Friday morning. Rhonda Powell, 57, of Pittsburgh is charged with aggravated assault. Police were called to Park Hill Drive in the East Hills neighborhood around 12:20 a.m. for a report of a stabbing. The victim was...
Man dies in Hempfield motorcycle crash
A man died when when he lost control of his motorcycle and crashed in Hempfield, according to state police. Tacoma Anthony Miller, 25, of Mt. Pleasant was speeding and lost control of his motorcycle on Brinker Road just after 8 p.m. Thursday, police said. Police said the motorcycle traveled off...
2 teens critically wounded in Downtown Pittsburgh shooting; police seek witnessesVideo
Two teens were critically wounded Thursday night after shots were fired during a fight in Downtown Pittsburgh’s Cultural District that broke out as people were leaving the city’s fireworks show, police said. The males, an 18-year-old and a 16-year-old, were in critical condition Friday at city hospitals after what Pittsburgh...
Baldwin Borough police create deputy chief position
By the start of 2020, Baldwin Borough police Chief Tony Cortazzo hopes to have a full rank of officers in place. That includes filling the newly-created deputy police chief role, promoting two officers to sergeant and hiring officers to fill out the 24-member department. Baldwin Borough has not had a...
Pennsylvanians not getting Real IDs as fast as officials would like
The Bridgeville Driver’s License Center in Allegheny County issued more federally enhanced driver’s licenses than any other DMV in Pennsylvania, state data show. As of June 5, the Bridgeville site on Washington Pike had issued 7,645 Real IDs to cardholders, according to PennDOT data. The Summerdale DMV in Enola, Cumberland...
Buffalo Township woman hopes to break barriers in push to be Miss America
Tiffany Seitz was sure she’d never win Miss Pennsylvania. After all, the cards appeared to be stacked against her. She found out she’d be competing just six weeks before the competition when another contestant was forced to drop out because of a conflict with school. Having placed first runner-up in...
Pittsburgh celebrates Fourth of July with annual fireworks showVideo
More than 50,000 people celebrated Thursday at the 18th annual Heinz Field Fourth of July Celebration. The celebration featured food, fun and country singer Brandon Lay as the headliner. #FourthofJuly - the finale from tonight’s #fireworks show. #WPXI #Pittsburgh #PGH #VIDEO pic.twitter.com/2AfAsGSvaT— Tony Ruffolo (@WPXITonyRuffolo) July 5, 2019 The evening...
Latrobe celebrates Independence Day
Latrobe’s 4th of July Celebration on Thursday was highlighted by the annual parade. The theme was “50 Golden Years of Family, Friends & Fun.” Bands, fire departments, and other groups participated. The day continued with music, fun activities and more....
50 years of neighborhood memories at Leechburg block partyVideo
Carol Meyer was a young mother 50 years ago. She’s a grandmother today. A constant over the last half-century — for her, her family and her Leechburg neighbors — has been the annual Fourth of July block party her family and four other families started in 1969. It’s been held...
Fire rips through North Braddock home
A fire gutted a home along Ridge Avenue in North Braddock and damaged at least one nearby home Thursday afternoon. Tribune-Review news partner WPXI-TV reported the fire tore through the home at 1501 Ridge Avenue shortly after 3:30 p.m. No one was reported injured but firefighters were struggling with the...
Westmoreland Arts & Heritage Festival attracts vendors from across the countryVideo
At the Westmoreland Arts & Heritage Festival last year, David Sinquefield sold 300 old-fashioned sling chairs in four days. “That’s why we keep coming back,” he said Thursday, the opening day of the 2019 festival. Despite oppressive humidity and the threat of storms, Sinquefield, 64, and other vendors said they’re...
7 arrested in undercover Pittsburgh prostitution sting
Seven people were arrested in connection with a prostitution sting that undercover Pittsburgh detectives began when they saw an online advertisement, Tribune-Review news partner WPXI reported. The station reported, citing court documents, that detectives found an ad on the website Escort Babylon, responded to it and made arrangements to meet...
Lower Burrell administrator named head of statewide municipal group
Lower Burrell City Administrator Amy Rockwell is the new president of the Association for Pennsylvania Municipal Management (APMM), a state-wide organization of professional managers for local and county governments. Rockwell, a city resident, will serve a three-year term. “It’s a wonderful opportunity for her and the City of Lower Burrell,”...
