Western PA Local News category, Page 3232
Snow could make Friday morning commute slippery
Didn’t the groundhog say something about an early spring? Pittsburgh-area residents might be questioning Punxsutawney Phil’s prediction based upon the upcoming weather. According to the National Weather Service, some snow is expected overnight today into Friday morning, which could make things slippery for the Friday morning commute. More snow is...
Power outages down to about 700 in wake of Sunday wind storm
About 700 West Penn Power customers remained without electricity late Thursday, four days after high winds left hundreds of thousands in the dark and cold. As of 11:40 p.m Thursday., just eight Duquesne Light customers were in a similar situation. Duquesne Light was reporting four customers were without power on...
Goetz Dembowski appointed to fill Millvale Council vacancy
Millvale Council appointed Katie Goetz Dembowski to fill a board vacancy prompted by councilman Jason Miller’s resignation due to his relocation to another municipality. Democrat Goetz Dembowski must run for re-election in November to carry out a four-year term starting in January 2020. Goetz Dembowski, 36, a Millvale native, has...
Couple celebrates birth of first child
Susan and Brian Wilkeson of Upper St. Clair are receiving congratulations on the birth of their first child. Brian Oliver was born on Feb. 8, 2019, weighing 8 pounds, 14 ounces and was 20 inches long. Paternal grandparents are Mary Ellen Wilkeson of Carnegie, the late Jim Wilkeson of Carnegie, and...
For this family, cooking is for the dogs
Creating and modifying recipes is entertainment for Julie Hilldofer and her family. The entertainment comes into play when they all cook together getting that meal on the table. Taking on a standard recipe to refine generates fun and brainstorming for the group, but so many times they return to the...
Pedestrian deaths up 41 percent in Pennsylvania
Fueled by ubiquitous sport utility vehicles and distracted drivers, Pennsylvania saw a 41 percent increase in the number of pedestrian fatalities in the first six months of 2018 over a similar period the previous year, a new report has found. Pennsylvania wasn’t alone. The more than 6,200 pedestrians killed on...
Shaler Area students selected for All-State Orchestra
Shaler Area High School senior Marissa Fukas has been selected into the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association’s All-State Orchestra. Fukas earned second chair in the viola section of the All-State Orchestra following the audition process for the ensemble. This year, Fukas also was selected for the PMEA Honors Orchestra, PMEA District...
2 Pine-Richland students named National Merit Scholarship finalists
The National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) named two Pine-Richland High School students among approximately 15,000 finalists in the 64th annual National Merit Scholarship Program. Seniors Luke Francis and Devin Golla were named semifinalists and then again finalists in February of 2019. More than 1.6 million juniors in about 22,000 high...
Paramedic, policeman rush into burning Washington Township home trying to save manVideo
Darrick Gerano rushed into a burning Washington Township home Thursday to rescue a man still inside. He and Washington Township police officer Ken Hollis got James Indovina out, but were unable to save him. He was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the Westmoreland County Coroner’s Office. “It’s heartbreaking,”...
Amazon awards grant of curriculum and class materials to Apollo-Ridge
Apollo-Ridge High School received an Amazon grant for instructional materials for two computer classes. Amy Guido, Apollo-Ridge’s business and computer teacher, applied to the Amazon Future Engineers program in 2018 for curriculum and class materials for a computer class. Guido had been using a curriculum supplied by Amazon and students...
Trio indicted by federal grand jury for drug sales
A federal grand jury in Pittsburgh indicted a Plum man and two others for selling large amounts of drugs. Brandon Winters, 43, of Plum; Eduard Guzman Rijo, 48, of the Dominican Republic; and Erick Alexander Martinez, 33, of Yonkers, New York, are accused of selling heroin, fentanyl, and cocaine, United...
Pittsburgh Aviation Animal Rescue Team to save its 10,000th animal
A Pittsburgh area nonprofit that provides free air and ground transportation for at-risk animals is reaching an impressive milestone. The Pittsburgh Aviation Animal Rescue Team, which transports everything from dogs and cats to sea turtles, rats and butterflies, will save its 10,000th animal this weekend. “This milestone is a tribute...
Groups call for end to deep well activity near Beaver Run Reservoir
As state officials investigate a January pressure drop at a Washington Township deep gas well that affected other shallow wells near Beaver Run Reservoir, local environmental advocacy groups are calling for an end to all well drilling and fracking near the public water source in northern Westmoreland County. The groups...
Pittsburgh elementary school locked down Wednesday but nothing found
A Pittsburgh elementary school went into lockdown Wednesday afternoon after reports of shots being fired nearby. Tribune-Review news partner WPXI said a district spokesperson confirmed Weil Elementary in Pittsburgh’s Hill District neighborhood was placed in a lockdown as police investigate a shooting near Centre Avenue and Kirkpatrick Street. Alicia George,...
UPMC took in $3.1B more in operating revenue last year than 2017
UPMC took in $3.1 billion more in operating revenue last year than it did in 2017, for a 20 percent year-over-year increase, its year-end financial statements show. Revenue for UPMC totaled $18.77 billion last year, up from $15.63 billion in 2017, according to financial documents provided by UPMC and filed...
One injury reported when vehicle crashes into Murrysville home
One person reportedly was injured Wednesday afternoon when a vehicle left a Murrysville road and slammed into the foundation of a house, pushing into its basement. The accident occurred at about 2:30 p.m in the 3800 block of Meadowbrook Road, south of Route 22, a Westmoreland County 911 dispatcher said....
Kittanning woman drops state Supreme Court appeal regarding charity restitution
A woman whose appeal was accepted for review by the state Supreme Court on Wednesday has changed her mind and asked her attorney to drop the appeal of her paying restitution to three Armstrong County charities. Beverly Kaye Steffey, 65, of Kittanning, has “decided that she does not want the...
McKeesport man faces federal indictment for allegedly having pistol, ammo
A McKeesport man has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on a charge of illegally having a pistol and ammunition. Eric Antoin Johnson, 22, faces the charges. According to prosecutors, Johnson late last month had a 9 mm pistol and ammunition for it even though he had...
North Apollo woman, 64, dies in 1-car crash in ApolloVideo
A North Apollo woman was killed Wednesday night after the car she was driving hit a utility pole in Apollo and flipped over several times. Coroner Brian Myers identified the woman as Jacqueline C. Hellein, 64. She was traveling alone and died at the scene. She was not wearing a...
Penn Hills School District officials request investigation into grand jury report
Penn Hills School District officials want state Attorney General Josh Shapiro to investigate after an Allegheny County grand jury report netted no indictments. “We are not accepting them,” board President Erin Vecchio said of the grand jury report’s results. “People should have been indicted. All it was was a smear...
UPMC says it’s eclipsed Highmark in Medicare Advantage insurance market, Aetna gains
UPMC boasted this week that the health system’s insurance arm has eclipsed Pittsburgh-based rival Highmark in attracting Medicare Advantage insurance members and now dominates that market in Western Pennsylvania. “We’ve grown dramatically,” said Diane Holder, president of UPMC’s Insurance Services Division. “We are now the largest provider of Medicare Advantage...
Kiski Township’s Staff Sgt. Booker to receive second-highest military honor for 2003 battle
Sixteen years to the day after he died defending fellow soldiers in Iraq, Army Staff Sgt. Stevon Booker will posthumously be presented the Distinguished Service Cross, the nation’s second highest military award for bravery. A special Army ceremony will be held starting at 10 a.m. April 5 in Soldiers &...
Kidney Gift of Life Gala supports National Kidney Foundation
More than 500 guests are expected the annual Kidney Gift of Life Gala at Heinz Field on March 9. The event raises money for the National Kidney Foundation and promotes awareness about the prevention and treatment of kidney disease. Joy Starzl, wife of Dr. Thomas E. Starzl, will receive the...
Penn Township crash results in multiple injuries
Emergency crews were dispatched to assist multiple patients in a two-vehicle crash Wednesday evening in Penn Township. The crash occurred shortly before 7 p.m. on Route 130 near Pine Hollow Road, in the Level Green area. A van and a sport utility vehicle were involved in the wreck, which was...
August Wilson Cultural Center searching for artists’ input for upcoming exhibition
The art exhibition “Race and Revolution: Still Separate — Still Unequal” will be on display at the August Wilson Cultural Center in Downtown Pittsburgh from April 27 to July 21. The exhibit examines racial and economic disparities in the U.S. public school system. Curated by Katie Fuller and Larry Ossei-Mensah,...
