Western PA Local News category, Page 3098
Free measles vaccine offered for one day in Homewood
The Allegheny County Health Department will offer the measles vaccine for free to certain at-risk individuals today in Pittsburgh’s Homewood section, officials said. The clinic will run from noon to 4 p.m. at the Homewood-Brushton YMCA on Bennett Street, according to a release from department Director Dr. Karen Hacker. A...
Man accused of damaging car with tossed beer bottle in Rostraver
Rostraver police allege a 29-year-old man threw a beer bottle out of his car, causing it to ricochet off Route 51 and strike another car. This week, police charged David E. Millero, of Uniontown, with reckless endangerment, propulsion of missiles onto roadways and criminal mischief before District Judge Charles Christner....
Meeting Wednesday on vandalism, bad behavior and improvements at Vandergrift’s Franklin Park
A community group, the Vandergrift Parent Project, has raised about $500 to pay for a children’s vegetable garden and mural at Franklin Park. The group will discuss the Franklin Park improvements as well as vandalism and bad behavior by unsupervised kids at borough parks during their regular monthly meeting on...
Scottdale woman given probation after spitting on police officer
A Scottdale woman, who prosecutors said told a police officer that she “prayed you get shot tonight” during her arrest, was sentenced Tuesday to serve six months on probation. Elizabeth Cramer, 33, pleaded guilty to one misdemeanor count related to the Oct. 16 incident at Greensburg City Hall. Prosecutors agreed...
Cheswick man accused of injuring 9-day-old girl
A Cheswick man is accused of assaulting a baby after the 9-day-old girl was brought to a hospital in February with traumatic injuries. Joshua Lee Sandusky, 24, of Beech Street, was arraigned Tuesday and accused of causing injury to the girl’s face and legs while the two were in a...
Photo of final 2 Pittsburgh marathon finishers goes viralVideo
Two strangers found strength in each other about halfway through Sunday’s Pittsburgh Marathon when they realized they would be the last to finish. Coming in at 7 hours, 22 minutes and 56 seconds, Jessica Robertson of Braddock and Laura Mazur of Ohio, who grew up in the Alle-Kiski Valley and...
North Hills’ spring musical ‘Tuck Everlasting’ receives 8 Kelly nominations
North Hills High School’s spring musical “Tuck Everlasting” has garnered nominations in eight categories for the annual Gene Kelly Awards for Excellence in High School Musical Theater. The show, which was performed at the high school in March, was nominated for: • Best Musical • Best Scenic Design • Best...
Allderdice students plant trees in memory of Tree of Life victims
Allderdice High School basketball coach Buddy Valinsky was particularly affected by the Tree of Life synagogue shooting in Squirrel Hill. He knew many of the victims, including his cousins Bernice and Sylvan Simon. Valinsky decided it was important to carry out a time-honored Jewish tradition of planting a tree in...
Scottdale man remembered for time in fire service
John Leroy Chain knew he was carrying on a tradition when he joined the Scottdale Volunteer Fire Department. But what he didn’t know, was that it was a tradition that would carry on to his son and grandson. “His grandfather and people before him were firefighters, so it’s been generations,”...
Tamburitzans get new executive director
Robin Rosemary Miller is the new executive director for the Tamburitzans, the board of directors for the cultural heritage dance group and musicians said in a statement Monday. Miller was director of the Northside North Shore Chamber of Commerce for more than 18 years....
Go Red for Women Luncheon hopes to raise heart health awareness
Red is the color for the American Heart Association’s Go Red for Women Luncheon at 10 a.m. Friday at the Fairmont Pittsburgh Hotel, Downtown. The Go Red for Women movement is dedicated to raising awareness of heart disease and stroke in women all over the world. This 15th annual event...
Hempfield graduate receives engineering award at University of Akron
A former Hempfield student was one of 10 students to receive an award from the University of Akron, where she expects to graduate this year with a degree in electrical engineering. Kelly O’Neill, a Hempfield Area High School graduate, received the Trajectory Award, which gives students $10,000 to help with...
North Side man says Pittsburgh fired him for political reasons
A North Side man running for Pittsburgh City Council says the city fired him in January from his job as a public works foreman because Mayor Bill Peduto is supporting another candidate in the race. It marks the third time that the city has terminated Mark Brentley Sr. during his...
Aspinwall council race uncontested but votes will decide length of terms
There won’t be a contested race for Aspinwall council in the May 21 primary election, but four candidates still are jockeying for position. Four residents are seeking four open seats, but the vote totals will decide whether they get a four-year term or a two-year term, Manager Melissa Lang said....
Depreciation Lands Museum Heritage Day offers glimpse of past
The community was introduced to how life was in Western Pennsylvania in the 1800s on May 5 during Depreciation Lands Museum’s Heritage Day on South Pioneer Road in Hampton....
CMU researcher designs suitcase, app to help the blind at airportsVideo
The blind can lead the blind successfully. Chieko Asakawa has proven it, time and again. Blind since she was 14, Asakawa is a pioneering researcher at Carnegie Mellon University who is exploring how artificial intelligence can be used to help the visually impaired in everyday life, from surfing the web...
Alle-Kiski Valley schools, students receive Gene Kelly Award nominations
Three Alle-Kiski Valley schools have received nominations for the Gene Kelly Awards for Excellence in High School Musical Theater. The nominations, announced Tuesday by the Pittsburgh CLO, include the following schools and students: • Deer Lakes’ “Mama Mia!” was nominated for best scenic design. • St. Joseph High School’s “In...
Proposal for Harrison golf course development not up to par
A proposal for a holistic wellness and recovery center on the grounds of a Harrison golf course likely won’t be getting off the first tee, but the course’s owner said the property will remain on the market. Township zoning rules appear to be standing in the way of the proposed...
2 polling places moved in Gilpin, Kiski townships
Armstrong County Elections officials said two polling places have been changed in Gilpin and Kiski townships for the May 21 primary election. The Number 2 polling place in Gilpin will move from the American Legion on Schenley Road to the Gilpin Fire Hall at 113 Fire Hall Road, where voters...
Kiski Area High School wins award for registering students to vote
Kiski Area High School is among six high schools in southwestern Pennsylvania receiving a Governor’s Civic Engagement Award for registering at least 65% of its students to vote, according to the Pennsylvania Department of State. Only two schools — Kiski Area and Purchase Line Junior/Senior High School in Indiana County...
Oakmont hires former Penn Township public works director as borough manager
Oakmont Council hired former Penn Township Public Works Director Scot Fodi as the new borough manager. Council made it official in a unanimous vote at a special meeting Monday night. “I love municipal work,” Fodi said after the meeting. “I look for any opportunity to get back into a manager’s...
Seton Hill students recognized for diplomacy skills at Model UN Conference
A team of eight Seton Hill University students was recognized for its work at the recent Model United Nations Conference in New York City. The team received an Honorable Mention Delegation Award for representing the West African country of Mauritania at the conference, while sophomore political science major Paris Szalla...
Westmoreland happenings: May 11 and beyond
Classes/programs • Events at Greensburg Hempfield Area Library, 237 S. Pennsylvania Ave.: — 10 a.m. Saturday, Party on Sesame Street for ages 2 — 6-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, mini makers for ages 8-10 — 6-7:30 p.m. May 16, Oooey, Gooey, Gross and Goopy for ages 6-10 — 10 a.m. May 18,...
Police: 2 women broke into cars in Greensburg, 1 damaged holding cell
Greensburg police say a Unity woman repeatedly threatened police and damaged a holding cell last week when she was detained with another woman for allegedly breaking into cars. Madison P. Kuncher, 21, was arraigned Monday on multiple criminal charges, including institutional vandalism, forgery, access device fraud, theft, receiving stolen property...
Police: Jeannette woman hit boy with car during school drop-off
A Jeannette woman is accused of hitting a boy with her car while dropping a child off at McKee Elementary last week and then leaving the scene without checking on him, according to police. Frances Gross, 33, is charged with accidents involving injury, reckless endangerment and two summary counts. Police...
