Western PA Local News category, Page 321
North Huntingdon martial artist honored
A North Huntingdon martial artist instructor has been nominated for special martial arts award as one of the World’s Greatest Martial Artists G.O.A.T. — the greatest of all time. John Morgart Jr., a 31-year-old sensi who started in martial arts in 2004, shares the recognition with martial arts icons such...
Dick’s Sporting Goods to buy Foot Locker for $2.4 billion
Dick’s Sporting Goods announced early Thursday that it will acquire Foot Locker in a $2.4 billion deal. The Findlay-based company said it plans to operate Foot Locker as a standalone business and maintain its brands. The acquisition will place Dick’s, already one of the largest domestic sporting goods company, into...
Morning Roundup: Body found in Mon; car crashes into house in Derry
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Thursday, May 15: Body found in Monongahela River A barge operator found a man’s body in the Monongahela River south of Pittsburgh on Wednesday afternoon, according to TribLive news partner WTAE. The unidentified man was found near the Brownsville...
The Stroller, May 15, 2025: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
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Transparency, recreation and solar: 7 candidates share key issues in East Huntingdon races
Seven candidates are vying for two supervisors seats in East Huntingdon, as the township navigates a commercial solar lawsuit and brainstorms how to use the former Ruffsdale Elementary property it bought more than four years ago. Incumbent Justin G. Morrow, a Republican who works for the township’s road crew, is...
4 incumbents, 6 challengers in running for Greater Latrobe School Board
A crowded field of 10 candidates is in the hunt for four seats on the Greater Latrobe School Board as the district seeks a new superintendent and decisions loom regarding proposed replacement of the junior high’s leak-prone roof and the future of several aging buildings. Of the four incumbents, a...
Norwin student wins Skills USA competition
A Norwin High School junior who is in the Aspiring Educators program at Central Westmoreland Career and Technology Center is headed to Atlanta this summer for a national Skills USA competition in the early childhood education category. Avery Waszo, 17, of North Huntingdon, qualified for the state Skills USA Championship...
‘She earned it’: Penn Township native secures bronze at World Special Olympics
Penn Township resident Kaitlin Grove came to the base of the World Special Olympics ski course with arms raised and a smile across her face. Grove, 28, received a bronze medal in the giant slalom event, taking her place on the podium in Turin, Italy. She was the only Western...
Pine-Richland moving forward with no property tax increase over superintendent’s warnings
With the support of the majority of the school board, the Pine-Richland School District is moving forward with a 2025-26 budget with no property tax increase despite the superintendent urging that an increase is necessary. The board voted 6-3 at its May 12 meeting to approve the proposed $115.6 million...
North Allegheny owes A.W. Beattie $700K after discovery of enrollment count error
The North Allegheny School District owes the A.W. Beattie Career Center nearly $700,000 after the discovery of a clerical error that resulted in the district not paying its proper share for over four years to the vocational and technical education school in McCandless. That happened because the number of North...
Metal Supermarkets opens 100th store in Monroeville
When you’re picking out the food for a big meal, you go to the supermarket, the place with the largest variety of ingredients for whatever you’re planning to make. Local entrepreneur Wesley Wilkinson and business partner Jeff Foster offer a similarly wide selection, but their shelves are stocked with something...
7 candidates compete for 4 seats on Gateway school board
The Gateway school board will see at least three new faces next year, as seven candidates are competing for four open seats. Sitting board President Leslie McBride is the only incumbent who has filed for reelection. Current terms for board members Jack Bova, Robin Mungo and Mandal Singh are up...
Gateway adds new vendors, service work to skilled trades, career fair
Nearly 40 technical schools, local unions, college representatives and vendors gathered at Gateway High School on May 7 for the district’s fifth annual Skilled Trades and Career Fair. “The setup is similar to the College Fair held during the first semester,” school counselor Kurt Martin said. “The reps all looked...
4 Republicans seeking 3 supervisor seats in Kiski Township
Four Republicans are vying for three seats on the Kiski Township Board of Supervisors. Supervisor James Cibik and Addie Birch Jr. are seeking an open six-year seat. Birch also is seeking a two-year term, as are Supervisor Herman “Bob” Ross III and Thomas Tardivo. There are two two-year seats available....
Faces of the Valley: Lower Burrell welder, 90, has ‘never worked a day in his life’
If it’s broken, Dale Wolfe tries to fix it. That’s been the 90-year-old’s motto since 1952, when he started welding in the Lower Burrell and New Kensington areas. “I’ve had a great life,” said Wolfe, who now works for his son Kevin at Wolfe Metal Fab Inc. in Braeburn Heights....
Allegheny County fires chief public defender
Allegheny County’s chief public defender was fired Wednesday following a monthlong human resources investigation. Lena Bryan-Henderson was appointed by County Executive Sara Innamorato in January 2024, becoming the first Black woman to hold the position. Less than 18 months later, on April 7, she was placed on administrative leave. At...
Jury finds argument over dirty dishes led to roommate’s murder
A jury Wednesday found a Pittsburgh woman guilty of third-degree murder in her roommate’s death — even though, police said, her boyfriend fired the fatal shot. Prosecutors said Destiny Jenkins drew a gun and tried to fire it at her roommate, Eddie Kimber. But when the gun jammed, Jenkins told...
Terry Carcella departing as Latrobe’s city manager for similar post in Springdale
Latrobe officials will look to reassign administrative responsibilities temporarily as City Manager Terry Carcella departs this month to take on a similar post in Springdale Borough. Springdale Council voted Tuesday to hire Carcella, initially paying him a prorated salary of $85,000 through the end of the year. Carcella said his...
Raids lead to charges against businesses run by onetime video poker kingpin
A series of video gambling raids last year across Southwestern Pennsylvania has led to criminal charges against two companies linked to John “Duffy” Conley, Western Pennsylvania’s onetime video poker kingpin. Investigators seized more than 400 illegal video gaming machines from locations in a dozen counties, including Allegheny and Westmoreland. On...
‘Heartbroken,’ ‘gut-wrenching’: Penn State communities grapple with recommended campus closures
Penelope Morrison hoped to retire one day from her job as an associate professor at Penn State New Kensington. Now she has come to the realization that might not be possible after Penn State acknowledged this week that New Kensington is one of seven branch campuses recommended for closure. “None...
Shaler Area’s young marathon runners tackle the challenge of a triathlon
With the Pittsburgh Kids Marathon in their rearview mirrors, some Shaler Area Elementary students are gearing up for their next challenge. The students, under the training of fourth grade reading teacher and coach Kelly Himes, are preparing to participate in Habitat for Humanity of Greater Pittsburgh’s youth triathlon July 19...
Lyft driver on the lam, no shows for sentencing in North Huntingdon crash
An arrest warrant was issued Wednesday for a Lyft driver who pleaded guilty last year for her role in a drunken multi-vehicle crash in North Huntingdon left six people injured. The lawyer for Slobodanka Bulatovic, 49, of North Versailles, told a Westmoreland County judge he learned about a half-hour before...
Dozens of Pittsburgh-area federal workers at Bruceton Research Center to keep jobs
Dozens of the 200 federal employees whose jobs were set to be cut at the Bruceton Research Center south of Pittsburgh will keep their jobs,U.S. Rep. Chris Deluzio said Wednesday. The employees are respirator certification workers at the center. In layman’s terms, they test the efficacy of things like the...
Matt Graf Golf Outing marks 10th year; dinner tickets still available
The annual Matt Graf Golf Outing will be held June 6 at Pittsburgh North Golf Club in Richland. While golfer participation was sold out, tickets for the dinner catered by Walnut Grill are still available and can be bought online at hm3independencefund.org. The dinner is scheduled for 6:30 to 10...
Chipotle to open restaurant near East Huntingdon’s Countryside Plaza
A Chipotle Mexican Grill is set to open in East Huntingdon, near the Countryside Plaza. Township officials said they’ve been told the restaurant might open this summer. It will be serving customers at 200 Bessemer Road, on the site of a former medical building that has been demolished. Other Chipotle...
