Western PA Local News category, Page 3181
Carnegie Elementary repairs cost in excess of $22K
A tough winter season has resulted in more than $22,000 to replace or repair gas and water lines at Carnegie Elementary School building. A more than 60-year old gas line deteriorated beyond repair in February which resulted in students missing two days of classes. District officials still are awaiting word...
Hue and Harmony a big hit at Hampton
The Hampton Township School District hosted Hues & Harmony: A Hampton Township School District Fine Arts Festival, last week at the high school. Visual artwork as well as vocal and instrumental music selections were presented as the community showed up to support the arts at the school....
Rwandan artist visiting Millvale for benefit
Cheryl McLaughlin of Shaler was captivated by a piece of art hanging in her relative’s home portraying African women wearing dresses in various colorful fabrics. “I’m a fiber artist and the fact that this piece used African fabrics and depicted groups of proud and strong African women together just appealed...
Penn Hills parent seeks crackdown on fighting, cyber bullying at Linton
Rhonda Walden wants Penn Hills School District officials to take action to ensure other students do not suffer the same trauma as her daughter. “There is lack of policy at Linton, lack of consequence,” Walden told district officials at a meeting March 25. “Multiple students have been involved in fights...
Body found in Larimer identified as missing East Liberty woman
A body found near an auto body shop along Washington Boulevard in Pittsburgh’s Larimer section earlier this month has been identified as a Pittsburgh woman missing since September. Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office officials on Monday identified the body as Jessica Young, 35, of East Liberty. She was last seen...
Penn Hills School Board member resigns to focus on social justice
Denise Graham-Shealey has stepped down from the Penn Hills School Board. “My roots are in advocacy, and I look forward to returning all of my time and attention to it,” Graham-Shealey wrote in her resignation letter submitted to district officials March 25. The board voted to accept her resignation that...
Latrobe names Gray interim city manager
Michael Gray, Latrobe’s public works director, will serve as interim city manager while council members search for a permanent hire. On Monday, council named Gray to the interim position. He will not receive extra compensation. Gray, 40, of Unity, welcomed the challenge of simultaneously handling two roles for the city,...
Laundry Love to open Westmoreland location in Irwin
Cleaning clothes can be a lonely chore at a coin laundry service. It can also be an expense area families have a tough time fitting into their budget. A Harrison City woman wants to lighten the load while sharing some love along the way. “People that have clean clothes, they...
Parkwood Inn fundraiser set for Southwest Greensburg woman suffering epileptic seizures
Shelby LaBar‘s daily routine requires her to take a cocktail mix of medications to try to prevent epileptic seizures that have altered her life since she began having them last May. The 27-year-old Southwest Greensburg woman takes 18 pills from at least five different medications in what has become an...
4 injured in 2-vehicle crash in North Versailles
Four people were injured in a two-vehicle crash Monday night in North Versailles, initial reports indicate. The crash happened shortly after 7:30 p.m. near East Pittsburgh-McKeesport Boulevard and Ault Drive, an Allegheny County 911 dispatcher said. Medics took four people to the hospital, the dispatcher said. The extent of their...
2,700 pounds of kielbasa recalled for chance of containing metal
A New Hampshire food manufacturer has recalled nearly 2,700 pounds of kielbasa sausage after inspectors determined the products could be contaminated with metal, federal officials said. The recall applies to North Country Smokehouse ready-to-eat sausage produced on Feb. 7 and Feb. 8. The products were shipped to retailers nationwide. As...
Franklin Regional senior places in top three in regional welding competition
Franklin Regional senior Tom Bright brought home a third-place finish from the American Welding Society’s 38th annual Weld-Off Competition. Bright, who is a welding student at Northern Westmoreland Career and Technical Center, was among participants from 30 technical schools in Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Ohio. Bright earned two certifications in...
CDC officials will roll out ‘MeetMurrysville’ app at April panel discussion
Murrysville Economic and Community Development Corp. officials want local residents to have access to local goods and services at their fingertips. As they prepare for the second annual Murrysville Business District update, MECDC Executive Director Jill Cooper is looking to move the organization in a modern direction. And what better...
Greenway Boy Killas member pleads to conspiracy to distribute crack
An alleged Pittsburgh street gang member pleaded guilty Monday in federal court in Pittsburgh to one count of conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine. Brett Rodgers, 32, of Pittsburgh, entered the plea before Senior U.S. District Judge Arthur J. Schwab. Prosecutors told the court that, in 2017, FBI and Drug Enforcement...
Pittsburgh Vintage Mixer Home Show returns for a 13th season
The Pittsburgh Vintage Mixer Home Show returns for a 13th season from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 6 at Teamsters Hall Local 249, in Lawrenceville. This event combines vintage fashion along with vinyl and furnishings. Want early access to vintage shopping? Come for our Early Bird for the die-hard...
Sweet shop set to open in downtown Latrobe
Terri Rodgers finally is getting her own storefront in downtown Latrobe. After almost seven years of working out of her home, melting chocolate to dip apples and making candies, then wrapping them up and topping them with a bow, Terri’s Gourmet Sweet Treats is set to open April 6, at...
Second eaglet hatches at Pittsburgh’s Hays bald eagle nest
A second baby eagle has emerged at the Hays bald eagles nest, Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania officials announced Monday afternoon. “It’s a really fun time of year for us,” Audubon Communications Director Rachel Handel said. “I think it’s one of the most engaging ways we come in contact with...
Pittsburgh man pleads guilty to murder in 2018 botched drug deal
A man pleaded guilty Monday to killing another man in a botched drug deal last year in Pittsburgh’s South Oakland neighborhood, authorities said. Shayne Craighead, 23, pleaded guilty to third-degree murder. Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas Judge Anthony Mariani sentenced him to at least 17 years in prison for...
Police: Arnold man ripped purse from elderly woman in Harmar
An Arnold man is accused of snatching an 89-year-old woman’s purse Monday morning moments after she cashed a $300 check at a Harmar bank. The suspect, Brandon Lee Crowe, 37, was arrested later in the day with the help of surveillance photos and information from witnesses, according to police. Harmar...
Attorney wants separate trials in 2017 drug death cases
The lawyer for an Allegheny County man charged with selling fatal doses of drugs in 2017 to men in Greensburg and Murrysville said two separate trials should be convened. Two consolidated cases of drug delivery resulting in death currently are pending against Demetrius Bernard Christmas, 30, of Turtle Creek. Prosecutors...
‘Wiesenthal: Nazi Hunter’ spotlights tolerance, benefits Tree of Life fund
He is nicknamed the “Jewish James Bond.” Simon Wiesenthal survived 12 Nazi concentration camps and made a name for himself by doggedly hunting down and bringing to justice Nazi criminals, including Adolf Eichmann. Now he is the subject of a one-man, one-act play called “Wiesenthal: Nazi Hunter” opening Tuesday at...
Old Fleatique, grocery store to become greenway corridor
Property along Route 30 in Ligonier Township, where the Fleatique and Red & White grocery store once were in operation, will become part of the greenway corridor between Idlewild Park and Ligonier. The 3.3-acre property at the intersection of routes 259 and 30 was purchased in October 2018 by the...
WAMO radio station asks for help finding suspect who stole $10K in equipmentVideo
A man broke into the offices of WAMO-FM hip-hop radio station in Forest Hills early Monday and stole about $10,000 worth of equipment, officials said. Jamal Woodson, the station’s general manager, woke to a call shortly after 4 a.m. from operations manager Louis Wingfield, who showed up to work and...
Freeport man accused of pointing handgun at women
Freeport police say they used surveillance camera video to find a man accused of pointing a loaded pistol at two women and threatening to shoot them. The women said they saw a man, later identified by police as Michael Anthony Rivera, stumbling along a sidewalk on Fourth Street at Market...
Springdale High School educator is an ‘All Star Teacher’Video
Springdale High School teacher Susan Mellon has been knocking it out of the park as a gifted support and enrichment teacher for the past 25 years. She works with students to make sure they are reaching their full potential by encouraging them to go after their dreams — even if...
