Western PA Local News category, Page 43
PicksBURGH walkable festival, music crawl to take over Pittsburgh during NFL Draft week
A variety of performers will take numerous stages across the Steel City the night before the NFL Draft begins on Pittsburgh’s North Shore. Dubbed the PicksBURGH Music Crawl, it will begin Wednesday, April 22 with a line-up of performers following the Market Square Ribbon Cutting:DJ Arie Cole — 4:45-5 p.m.NASH-V.ILL...
Monroeville retiree gears up for another bike trek to help find cure for multiple sclerosis
Alan Iszauk hadn’t prepared for his first long bike ride. His friend, Bruce Ungar — they’ve known each other since they were 4 — lost his regular riding partner when his daughter went off to college. So Iszauk agreed to bike the 150-mile Escape to the Lake, a cycling event...
North Hills senior gets full ride to Robert Morris University
As a high school senior with an interest in accounting, Carter Schram has been well aware of the cost of a college education, and how long it could take to pay off that debt. So Schram worked to earn an associate degree while still a student at North Hills High...
Small space, big environmental impact: Aspinwall resident to plant public pollinator garden
Pam Dickinson hopes to beautify her Aspinwall neighborhood, even if it’s one little green patch at a time. The First Street resident plans to install a butterfly and pollinator garden along Commercial Avenue in the borough’s business district, just a block or so from her home. “I always walk by...
DeLallo Italian Market inspires fare at restaurant opening inside Hempfield casino
As Hempfield’s Live Casino Pittsburgh prepares to open its newest eatery, Fran DeLallo marveled Wednesday at the counters serving pizza, pasta salad and tiramisu crafted with the products and recipes of his 76-year-old Italian grocery store. Mangia, an Italian restaurant featuring ingredients and dishes from DeLallo Italian Market, will open...
Civilian uses police radio to get help for Ross detective fighting with assault suspect
A civilian is credited with using a Ross police detective’s radio to call for help when the detective was in a fight with a man he was trying to arrest Tuesday, according to court filings. According to a criminal complaint, the incident began as a fight between two men around...
Allegheny County Police file charges against Penn Hills man shot in argument over Shaler dumpster
An argument that ensued over a man putting garbage from his pickup into an apartment building’s dumpster led to a shooting in Shaler on April 2, according to Allegheny County Police. County police filed charges April 7 against Nicholas Scott Johnson, 32, of Penn Hills. According to a criminal complaint,...
Pittsburgh Regional Transit eyes more limited changes after scrapping bus network overhaul
Pittsburgh Regional Transit is almost done planning its “Bus Line Refresh,” a series of adjustments to the network that would eliminate 14 routes, add nine and change stops along dozens more. Ridership plummeted at the start of the covid-19 pandemic and has not fully recovered. Recognizing this, Pittsburgh Regional Transit...
Some questions remain unanswered after ICE arrests 13 in Armstrong County
Details remain hazy after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement operation ended with 13 people arrested on Good Friday at a driver’s license center near Kittanning. Jason Koontz, a Department of Homeland Security spokesman, said ICE was called by East Franklin police after “concerned citizens reported an abnormally large amount of...
Westmoreland County Democrats continue push for ballot drop boxes
Westmoreland County Democrats continued their pressure campaign Tuesday for the installation of drop boxes for mail-in ballots prior to next month’s primary election. At a rally in front of the county courthouse in Greensburg, a group of Democratic leaders lobbied in favor of a plan to install drop boxes. They...
North Shore homeless camp brings in people displaced from closed sites, advocate says
Over the past several years, Pittsburgh and Allegheny County officials have closed a number of highly visible homeless encampments throughout Downtown and along the North Shore riverfront trails. But some of their occupants have relocated to a different encampment near Route 28 in the North Shore, Jerrel Gilliam, executive director...
Southwest Greensburg man pleads guilty to sex assaults of child two decades ago
A Westmoreland County judge said he was ready to give a break to a Southwest Greensburg man who pleaded guilty Tuesday to the sexual assaults of a 12-year-old two decades ago. Michael Bompiani, 45, had just agreed to serve a 7-to-14-year prison sentence when he addressed the judge. “I am...
Aspinwall eyes Brilliant Avenue realignment to provide safer access to Allegheny RiverTrail Park
A project to realign Brilliant Avenue in Aspinwall with the entrance to Allegheny RiverTrail Park is expected to improve safety and ease navigation along one of the borough’s busiest and most challenging corridors, authorities said. Mayor Scott Zimmermann said the $3.9 million construction will fix a long-standing “wonky” entrance to...
Compromise in reach for Black-owned businesses seeking cut of 2026 NFL Draft pie
A local event organizer who alleged the City of Pittsburgh, a Downtown nonprofit and the NFL were conspiring against his efforts to host an event featuring Black-owned businesses during the 2026 NFL Draft may have reached a compromise. William “B” Marshall — who has organized Juneteenth celebrations and other large...
Allison Park Sportsmen’s Club has record turnout for annual kids fishing day in Shaler
The Allison Park Sportsmen’s Club hosted its annual kids fishing day April 4 at the children’s fishing area of Little Pine Creek at Fawcett Field in Shaler. The event, held on the first day of trout season, was open to children 12 and younger. More than 90 children attended, which...
Scrap fire briefly sends smoke plume above Tarentum
A scrap fire in Tarentum briefly billowed plumes of black smoke above the Allegheny River on Tuesday afternoon near the Tarentum Bridge. The blaze, reported just before 3 p.m., appeared to be in a metal scrap yard owned by PJ Greco Sons Inc. Fire crews extinguished most of it within...
Verizon enhances cellular network for NFL Draft surge
Crowds of football fans are expected to flood the North Shore and Point State Park during the three-day NFL Draft — and many will be sharing the experience online. With attendance estimates nearing half a million, questions remain about whether the city’s cellular service can handle the surge in posts,...
‘A moral imperative’: Pittsburgh bans cooperation with ICE
Pittsburgh City Council on Tuesday unanimously voted to prohibit cooperation with federal immigration authorities, following in the footsteps of their county counterparts. “I feel very strongly that this is the right thing to do,” Councilman Bob Charland, D-South Side, said ahead of a preliminary vote last week. “I wish we...
Parking in Pittsburgh for the Draft? Prepare to pay extra at Downtown, North Side meters
The 2026 NFL Draft might be free — but parking certainly won’t be. Anyone looking to snag an on-street spot Downtown or in the North Side when the draft kicks off this month will have to pay extra after Pittsburgh City Council on Tuesday unanimously voted to raise rates around...
Bands & Bids auction and concert to benefit Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank
This week, Southwestern Pennsylvanians have the chance to feed their soul with music while feeding local families in need. In its inaugural year, the Bands & Bids fundraiser, benefitting the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank, has a variety of unique music items, tickets and experiences up for silent auction. The...
Butler County man accused of home improvement fraud in McCandless
A Butler County man is accused of taking $18,000 from a woman in 2025 to repair a roof in McCandless and then not doing the work. State police in Butler charged Bruce Wayne Huff, 52, of Butler Township on April 7 with a felony count of home improvement fraud, according...
Ross municipal building, community center to remain open during roof work
The Ross municipal building and community center will remain open while part of the building’s roof is being replaced. The township announced March 30 that the roof replacement project had started. According to township Manager Jessica Crawshaw, the project consists of replacing the flat part of the roof, totaling just...
Free smoke alarms available to New Kensington residents
The New Kensington Fire Department once again will collaborate with the American Red Cross to install free smoke alarms in houses across the city this month after success from the same initiative four years ago. In 2022, the department and Red Cross volunteers installed about 400 smoke alarms as part...
Police seek identity of man involved in fight outside Export pubVideo
State police are seeking help from the public to identify a man seen throwing punches last month outside Jigger’s Pub in Export. The man is seen in surveillance video released by police Tuesday walking out of the bar onto a sidewalk and talking to two people who were outside just...
South Fayette to build a new $85M elementary school
A growing number of students, and their increasing needs, are part of the rationale behind a new, $85 million elementary school in the South Fayette Township School District. The school is set to be constructed by August 2028. It will be built on the district’s campus, 3680 Old Oakdale Road....
