Western PA Local News category, Page 38
AI drives Nvidia’s multibillion-dollar deal with Butler County’s Coherent
Chipmaking giant Nvidia announced a multibillion-dollar deal Monday with Coherent, a Butler County-based maker of fiber optic and laser technology critical for data centers. Nvidia committed to buying billions of dollars in Coherent products while also investing $2 billion to support the Saxonburg company’s research and manufacturing capabilities. The goal...
Study ties up to 12.5% of Pittsburgh area adult deaths to air pollution
Air pollution in the Pittsburgh region was linked to as many as 12.5% of adult deaths in 2019, according to a study published in the journal Annals of Global Health, with the highest levels of fine particulate matter recorded in Allegheny County. Researchers from Boston College over a two year...
PennDOT implements speed limit, vehicle restrictions ahead of wintry weather
Speed limit and vehicle restrictions will be in place starting early Tuesday morning amid upcoming winter weather in Pennsylvania. The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation announced the vehicle restrictions Monday, “ahead of freezing precipitation forecast across Pennsylvania.” PennDOT said it is implementing “Tier 1 restrictions” under the commonwealth’s weather event vehicle...
Sabin appointed as Collier police chief
Kris Sabin is Collier’s new chief of police. Sabin was sworn-in by District Judge Maureen McGraw-Desmet during a commissioners’ meeting Feb. 23. “I am honored and humbled to have been sworn in as Chief of Police for Collier Township,” Sabin said. “It has been my privilege to serve this community...
New restaurant at Live Casino Pittsburgh, Mangia, to feature DeLallo Italian Market
The new restaurant at Live Casino Pittsburgh will showcase DeLallo Italian Market, the iconic local brand, the casino announced Monday. The new eatery, Mangia, will open April 9 and “feature the best of DeLallo’s recipes and marketplace,” the casino said. It replaces Guy Fieri’s American Kitchen & Bar, which closed...
Fast play Pennsylvania Lottery ticket worth more than $555.9K sold in Shaler
A fast play ticket worth more than $555,900 was sold in Shaler, the Pennsylvania Lottery announced Monday, March 2. The progressive top prize-winning ticket worth $555,970 for the lottery’s Money Power Progressive game was sold Feb. 28 at the Shop ’n Save along Babcock Boulevard. The store will receive a...
Pittsburgh Water reports lowest-ever lead levels in city water supply
Pittsburgh Water’s 2025 report highlights a continued drop in lead levels detected in the city’s drinking water supply. “2025 was yet another year of Pittsburgh Water turning our commitments into real results for our customers,” CEO Will Pickering said in a statement accompanying the report, released March 2. The organization’s...
Mark Cuban joins Pittsburgh AI startup panel during NFL Draft week
More than $1.2 million in artificial intelligence startup funding will be awarded in Pittsburgh during NFL Draft week, with Mt. Lebanon native Mark Cuban serving as a judge. On April 22, Carnegie Mellon University in partnership with the Pittsburgh Steelers and the AI Strike Team will host Powering the Future...
Shaler Area School Board reviews previous fiscal years, eyes May 20 vote on 2026-27 plan
The Shaler Area School Board reviewed its 2024-25 and 2025-26 fiscal years and looked ahead to budgeting for 2026-27 during its finance committee meeting last month. For the 2025-26 fiscal year, Shaler Area saw a decrease in real estate tax revenue due to a reduction in assessment values and no...
Kennedy Aderogba to be Pitt marching band’s first Black woman drum major
Kennedy Aderogba had simple goals when she joined Pitt’s marching band two years ago: to have fun, learn more, and grow as a person and musician. She grew up playing instruments, but joined Pitt’s marching band with no prior marching band experience: her high school, The Ensworth School in Nashville,...
Pittsburgh Regional Transit CEO Katharine Kelleman gets $55K bonus
Pittsburgh Regional Transit CEO Katharine Kelleman is getting a $55,000 bonus, but exactly how the extra pay bump was determined is unclear. The transit agency’s board on Friday unanimously approved the performance bonus with no discussion. Under the terms of Kelleman’s contract, the board could’ve given her up to $62,400....
Back in black: UPMC reverses recent losses with $286M operating income in 2025
UPMC’s operating income hit $286 million last year, snapping a two-year streak of red ink. A rebound from UPMC’s health insurance division helped the organization return to positive margins after operating losses of $339 million in 2024 and $198 million in 2023, according to a financial report released Friday. Insurance...
Cooked Goose Catering expands to Allegheny Township
A well-established catering company is expanding its operations with a fresh-express foods concept in Allegheny Township. Cooked Goose Catering, based in Oakdale, is readying its second location for its soon-to-open debut in the former Dobi Catering building, a longtime catering facility in the Alle-Kiski Valley. Dobi Catering was quietly put...
Delmont committee seeks input to help develop Westmoreland Heritage Trail connectionVideo
The Delmont Visionary Committee will undertake a study to determine how best to bring a spur from the Westmoreland Heritage Trail into the borough. The committee received a $20,000 grant from the state Department of Natural Resources that will evaluate two routes for a borough trail to connect with the...
Fort Pitt Museum unveils ‘Pittsburgh’s Revolution’ exhibit ahead of America’s 250th anniversary
A new exhibition exploring Western Pennsylvania’s role in the Revolutionary War was unveiled Sunday at the Fort Pitt Museum. The museum, part of the Senator John Heinz History Center’s family of museums, had been closed since the start of the year as the new display was prepared. “Pittsburgh’s Revolution” uses...
Girl Scouts meet with Sharpsburg mayor, learn about local government
Girl Scouts of Western Pennsylvania Troop 10328 recently met with Sharpsburg Mayor Kayla Portis and got a look at how local government works. The Scouts took turns banging the gavel, asking Portis various questions and took t a tour of borough council chambers Feb. 25. The visit was part of...
Bethel Park teacher continues deep delve into Holocaust education
Photographs posted in Leigh Ann Totty’s Bethel Park High School classroom portray some of her travel destinations in Europe. Among them is Terezín, a small Czech Republic town about 50 miles north of the capital city, Prague, and once was home to the Theresienstadt Ghetto, a Nazi transit hub for...
Temps to touch 70s this week, but rain awaits
It may be a soggy but warmer week ahead for Western Pennsylvania, according to local meteorologists. The Pittsburgh region could see anywhere between 1 to 4 inches of rain this week, with temperatures in the upper 60s to low 70s on Friday and Saturday, WTAE meteorologist Ashley Dougherty said in...
Morning Roundup: Injuries reported in shootings in McKeesport and Wilkinsburg
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Monday, March 2: 2 shot in McKeesport Two men were shot late Sunday evening in McKeesport, according to the Allegheny County Police Department. Dispatchers were notified of two men shot at 10:33 p.m. Sunday, police said. One man was...
The Stroller, March 2, 2026: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
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Freeze-thaw cycle leaves region scrambling to fill potholesVideo
If you’re seeking the culprit behind that crater you have to avoid on your morning drive, look past the local road crew — and blame Mother Nature. That’s because of a process called the freeze-thaw cycle, something particularly present in Western Pennsylvania’s wet climate and varied topography. It’s a recipe...
WTAE’s Elena LaQuatra: How a cochlear implant helped new Pittsburgh morning anchor rise to the top
As the clock in the WTAE studio counted down, Elena LaQuatra’s bubbly personality turned serious. She scanned scripts behind the anchor desk and made quick adjustments to her hair and dress. With a hand signal from show control operator Taylor Jones, LaQuatra’s face was broadcast live on televisions around Pittsburgh....
Dozens of works by student artists on display at The Block Northway in Ross
A spotlight is shining on dozens of young artists at The Block Northway in Ross. The free art exhibit, located on the upper level of the mall, will be on display through March 22. It features works by students from several schools in the North Hills, including Blessed Trinity Academy...
In brief: Happenings throughout the Fox Chapel area
To have your news or event listed in our briefs section, email editor Marje Horvath at mhorvath@triblive.com. Bar Bingo to raise money for baseball teams The Fox Chapel Baseball Boosters will host its fourth annual Bar Bingo at 6 p.m. March 14 at Nox’s on 8, 3008 William Flinn Highway,...
Dog abandoned in filthy apartment in Rostraver dies; 2 women charged
Authorities have charged two women with animal cruelty after a maintenance worker found a “lifeless and barely breathing” dog abandoned in a feces-covered Rostraver apartment in January. The dog, a shih tzu, was later euthanized after an animal hospital was unable to treat it due to its poor health. Skylar...
