Western PA Local News category, Page 3187
Westmoreland County Community College to host open house
Westmoreland County Community College will host an open house next month for perspective students. The event will be held from 3-7 p.m. April 3 at its new Science Innovation Center that opened last fall at the Youngwood campus. College officials will be on hand with information on WCCC’s programs that...
Missing Unity man found
State police have found a Unity Township man who had been missing since Thursday. Joseph Gongo, 73, was reported missing when he left his home around 2 p.m. Thursday and did not return. Gongo was found safe nearby Friday morning, police said....
One injured in Penn Township crash
An unconscious person was taken to an area hospital early Friday after a pickup truck crashed into a barricade on Paintertown Road in Penn Township, according to Tribune-Review news partner WPXI. The driver was trapped and unresponsive when first responders arrived shortly after midnight. Further details were not immediately available....
Not guilty verdict in Rosfeld trial sparks demonstrations in Downtown, East LibertyVideo
Former East Pittsburgh police officer Michael Rosfeld was acquitted Friday night in the shooting death of Antwon Rose II, sparking demonstrations in Downtown Pittsburgh and East Liberty. The verdict was announced after about 3.5 hours of deliberations. Rosfeld faced one count of homicide. He was on trial for shooting Rose...
Carlynton hires IT supervisor
Technology in schools continues to evolve, and Carlynton officials are ready to meet tomorrow’s challenges today. School board members approved the hiring of the district’s first supervisor of information technology at their meeting March 19. Joshua Jones was unanimously approved by the board to start the 12-month position on or...
Student art again honors Arnold firefighter contributions
Valley Junior-Senior High School students have again painted ceiling tiles to send a lasting “thank-you” to Arnold firefighters. The idea came from firefighter Wendy Duncan of Arnold five years ago. She is also an aide for special need students at the school. “I’m a life member of Arnold No. 2....
North Hills grad, Pitt swimmer earns ACC honors
North Hills graduate and Pitt swimmer Brian Lovasik will advance his studies with the help of a prestigious honor he earned recently. Lovasik, a senior, is a recipient of the 2019 Weaver-James-Corrigan Postgraduate Scholarship Award from the Atlantic Coast Conference. He will receive $6,000 toward his graduate education. A rehabilitation...
‘Godspell’ being presented by St. Sebastian CYO
A modern-day train station is the setting for a remake of the 1970s musical “Godspell.” The performance will be presented by the St. Sebastian Catholic Youth Organization in Ross as part of its annual show April 5-7. Director Craig Kreutzer said the cast has 36 members from 12 high schools...
Wexford Station granted final approval
The Pine Board of Supervisors granted final approval of the Wexford Station development plans at its March meeting. Eddy Homes plans to build 41 homes on 33 acres between Brennan Road and Route 910, but the approval process was not without hiccups. The board granted tentative approval to the plan...
Cheswick, Springdale Township a step closer to merging police departmentsVideo
Officials took another another step Thursday night to merge the Springdale Township and Cheswick police departments by July 1. The Springdale Township commissioners voted 4-0 to advertise an ordinance that would consolidate the two departments. Cheswick Council already passed a similar measure. So both municipalities appear on track to have...
California man sentenced to 5 years in federal prison for distributing meth
A man from the state of California was sentenced in federal court in Pittsburgh to five years prison after he was convicted of distributing methamphetamine. Senior U.S. District Judge Donetta W. Ambrose imposed the sentence on Richard Sperry, 54, of Newberry Springs, Calif., authorities reported Thursday. Authorities say Sperry distributed...
Rosfeld trial has Pittsburgh police beefing up security
Pittsburgh police plan to move to 12-hour shifts beginning Saturday, a police spokesman said. Closing arguments could begin Friday in the trial of former East Pittsburgh police Officer Michael Rosfeld, who is accused of shooting a fleeing Antwon Rose II on June 19. The beefed-up security is being done to...
South Oakland’s Swinburne Street closed again for landslides
Swinburne Street in Pitsburgh’s South Oakland section was closed Thursday because of landslides. The road may remain closed from Parkview to Greenfield avenues for about two weeks so repairs can be made, news exchange partner WPXI reported. It’s not the first time Swinburne Street closed this year as a result...
Clearfield Township Republican seeks state House 11th District seat in special election
Clearfield Township resident Gregory Walter announced Thursday he will seek the 11th District state House seat in the May 21 special election. The seat was left empty after former Rep. Brian Ellis resigned earlier this month after allegations came to light he allegedly had sex with a woman against her...
Family and friends remember young mother’s death to childbirth complications
Jamie Cordial Hall was picking up a few things for her 5-week-old son Cody’s baptism the morning of May 15, 2018, when she began to hemorrhage. Hall — a healthy, vibrant, 38-year-old middle-class mother of two from Greensburg — was the last woman friends and family would have thought to...
Swissvale police investigate pedestrian struck by vehicle
Swissvale police are investigating a traffic crash involving a pedestrian Thursday evening. Allegheny County dispatchers received a call about a man struck by a vehicle along the 2600 block of South Braddock Avenue around 7:50 p.m. The man was not transported to a hospital, county spokeswoman Amie Downs said. One...
Rosfeld: ‘I thought one of the suspects was pointing a gun at me’
Michael Rosfeld described with tears in his eyes a dying Antwon Rose II. The 17-year-old was trying to breathe, Rosfeld told jurors Thursday. “I was upset, shocked,” Rosfeld testified. “I could see the wound on his face.” Rosfeld, a former East Pittsburgh police officer on trial for homicide, took the...
Joe Pittman, longtime aide to state. Sen. Don White, wins GOP nomination to replace him
A longtime aide to five-term state Sen. Don White on Thursday won the Republican nomination to replace his former boss. Joe Pittman, 42, of Indiana, Indiana County — who served as White’s chief of staff for 19 years — secured the unanimous support of the Republican Party of Pennsylvania in...
Road to close as crane lifts 30,000-pound MRI scanner into Oakland research institute
Fifth Avenue in Oakland, between Bellefield Avenue and Dithridge Street, will be closed Friday night through early Monday as a crane will be used to lift a new MRI scanner into the Mellon Institute. Pedestrian traffic also will be restricted 7 p.m. Friday through 5 a.m. Monday. Authorities said the...
East Hills man who robbed 3 banks of $32K gets 8 years in prison; must repay $4K
A Pittsburgh man who robbed three banks of more than $32,000 during a two-month crime spree has been sentenced to eight years in prison, federal prosecutors said Thursday. Derek Hanner, 30, of the city’s East Hills also must pay $4,000 in restitution, U.S. Attorney Scott W. Brady said. As part...
Four area colleges rank in top online MBA list
Four area colleges and universities made the 2019 list for having top online MBA programs. Provided by Businessstudent.com, a business education website, Carnegie Mellon University, Robert Morris University, Clarion University and California University of Pennsylvania made the list out of 202 schools. Looking at data from more than 300 schools,...
Assault, drug cases recently handled by Judge Herbst in Monroeville – Mar. 21, 2019
Monroeville District Court Judge Jeffrey Herbst handled these cases recently. Defendants will have court dates set in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas. Charges were filed by Monroeville police unless otherwise noted. Held for courtNicole Ruaso, 38, of North Braddock on two counts of possession of controlled substances. Charges...
DUI, theft cases among recent Monroeville police investigations – Mar. 21, 2019
Monroeville police filed the following charges March 15-21 in District Judge Jeffrey L. Herbst’s office:Teyara Mack, 20, of Monroeville with retail theft. Charges were filed March 19 in connection with an incident along the 400 block of Mall Circle Drive.Caleb Sitman, 18, of Monroeville with terroristic threats and disorderly conduct....
Starting in April, volunteer needed to help out at North Hills community garden
Starting in April, volunteers interested in growing produce that will be distributed to needy families in the North Hills through the non-profit organization’s three food banks can help out at the garden from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Mondays and Thursdays. Last year the garden produced 5,000 pounds of organic...
Lower Burrell police seek person of interest in thefts from motor vehicles
Lower Burrell police are reminding residents to lock up their vehicles after another rash of break-ins. Detective Sgt. Jason Napier said police received reports that at least five vehicles were broken into on March 14 and March 15. All of the vehicles were left unlocked. The thefts occurred on Chestnut...
