Western PA Local News category, Page 47
Coroner asks for public’s help with identifying man found in Youghiogheny River
Fayette County Coroner Dr. Bob Baker is seeking help identifying a man’s body that was found Sunday evening in the Youghiogheny River near Dawson. Baker said the white man is bald and has an athletic build at 5-feet, 11-inches tall and 182 pounds. He has a tattoo on his right...
Morning Roundup: Verona man shot several times; Butler firefighter injured in weekend windstorms
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Monday, March 14: Verona man shot several times A man was shot several times late Sunday in Verona, according to borough police. First responders were called around 10:20 p.m. to the 500 block of Vogels Lane, where police Chief...
College of 2nd chances: Professor who has taught at CCAC since it opened reflects on 60-year tenureVideo
Microbiology professor Francis Maxin has taught at Community College of Allegheny County since it opened its doors 60 years ago. He has no plans to retire anytime soon. “How can I retire? The college can’t afford my retirement present,” Maxin joked. “I want a BMW with a heated steering wheel.”...
Proposed Trolley Line Trail would connect Irwin, North Huntingdon
A Norwin-based trail group is seeking a feasibility study to transform a former trolley line into a 1.5-mile hiking and biking path connecting Irwin and North Huntingdon. Dan Korhnak, co-founder of the nonprofit Friends of Norwin Trails, told North Huntingdon commissioners that the group will commission an engineering firm to...
The Stroller, March 16, 2026: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
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Shaler Area Sustainability Club makes impact with upcycling efforts, community projects
Editor’s note: The following story was submitted for the Shaler Area Student Section, a collaboration between TribLive and The Oracle, the student newspaper of Shaler Area High School. The Shaler Area Sustainability Club and classes have been busy with several big goals and projects they have set for the next...
2 former Westmoreland coroners back on the county payroll
Westmoreland County’s last two elected coroners are back on the payroll. Former Coroner Tim Carson started this month in a newly created human services position to serve as coordinator of the county’s opioid prevention program. Meanwhile, current Coroner John Ackerman — who ousted Carson in last year’s Republican primary and...
New Kensington Restaurant Ramble returns with new options
A night of crab rangoon, pizza, baked goods and various other treats is on the horizon in downtown New Kensington. The city’s fifth annual Restaurant Ramble will return March 28, with three new participating eateries: Ash Taphouse, Begonia Bistro and Lucky Duck Candy Co. For $35 a ticket, participants can...
More damaging wind gusts possible ahead of 1-day cold snap
After being buffeted by winds that knocked out power for thousands this weekend, the Pittsburgh area is expected to get blasted again Monday followed by a one-day cold snap this week. A wind advisory began at midnight and is expected to end at 11 a.m. Monday for Western Pennsylvania. Winds...
In brief: Happenings across the North Allegheny Journal area
Franklin Park site of shredding event March 21 State Rep. Arvind Venkat, D-McCandless, is hosting a free paper-shredding event for the community from 10 to 11:30 a.m. March 21 at the Franklin Park Municipal Building, 2344 W. Ingomar Road. Two trucks will be on-site for shredding. Only paper items will...
St. Patrick’s Day is 1 of several times when sobriety checkpoints, roving DUI patrols are activated
If Castle Shannon police don’t make any arrests during a sobriety checkpoint, Chief Ken Truver won’t be upset. “We don’t want to do the enforcement. We will, but we don’t want to,” he said. “This campaign is all about educating the public and doing the safe and responsible thing.” Greensburg...
1 dog dies, another rescued from Greensburg house fire
One dog died and a second was hurt in a fire that caused substantial damage Sunday to a Greensburg home. The fire at 208 Peterinelli Way, an alley between West Third and West Fourth streets, was reported shortly after 6 p.m. No one was at home at the time of...
Resignation comes from Pittsburgh Episcopal priest accused of stealing baseball cards at WalmartVideo
The head priest of a Pittsburgh Episcopal church accused of stealing baseball cards from a Walmart has resigned. The Right Rev. Ketlen Solak, the Episcopal bishop of Pittsburgh, announced she accepted the resignation of the Very Rev. Aidan Everett Smith, dean of Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in Downtown Pittsburgh, in a...
6 arrested, officer hurt after confrontation at West Mifflin protest
Six people were arrested Sunday after a confrontation broke out at a protest near Kennywood Park in West Mifflin. Friends and family of Terrel “TJ” Byars Jr. were holding a protest that began at the Duquesne Police Department on South Second Street shortly after 1 p.m. and was planned to...
Butler woman found after running away from 3-vehicle, wrong-way crash on Fort Duquesne Bridge, state police say
A woman ran away after being involved in a wrong-way crash Saturday morning on the Fort Duquesne Bridge in Pittsburgh, according to state police. State police said Pittsburgh officers found Lindsay K. Kleeman, 41, of Butler near the 31st Street Bridge six to seven hours after the 6:30 a.m. crash....
Wind gusts to continue today; cold front approaches
Strong winds will continue in the Pittsburgh area on Sunday, the National Weather Service in Pittsburgh said, with gusts reaching around 40 mph by the evening. Areas north of city, including Cranberry, could see gusts of around 45 mph. The NWS issued a wind advisory for Pennsylvania ridges and the...
1 hurt in shooting on PRT bus near Homewood Station
A person was shot while inside a Pittsburgh Regional Transit bus on Saturday evening. The shooting took place just before 5 p.m. in a P1 bus near the Homewood Station on the East Busway, as reported by TribLive news partner WTAE. The victim was transported to the hospital and was...
Duquesne Light, West Penn Power report progress in restoring electric service
Duquesne Light and West Penn Power crews were continuing to make progress Sunday night on restoring electric service to customers who have lost power because of damaging wind since Friday night. As of about 11 p.m. Sunday, about 23,250 households in the Pittsburgh area had power outages. That was down...
Partiers pack South Side after St. Patrick’s Day parade, but mayhem stays away
Pittsburgh police bulked up foot patrols Saturday night in the city’s South Side as they braced for St. Patrick’s Day parade revelers to migrate from Downtown to pack the dozens of bars that line East Carson Street. But the holiday-weekend chaos never arrived. “You definitely got the sense that, when...
Indiana County man charged with terroristic threats at St. Patrick’s Day Parade
A man from Indiana County was arrested during Indiana Borough’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade and charged with terroristic threats and disorderly conduct. Chase Joshua Mansfield, 18, was taken into custody in the 600 block of Philadelphia Street by Indiana Borough Police officers on Saturday after witnesses told police they heard...
The Stroller, March 15, 2026: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
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Pittsburgh Brewing turns the home of Iron City into ‘Irish City’ to celebrate St. Patrick’s DayVideo
It’s said everyone’s a little Irish on St. Patrick’s Day. Ed Daquila, of Lower Burrell, found out through some ancestral investigation that he is, in fact, a little Irish. “Very little, but it’s there,” he said. That genetic bond, however small, may have helped Daquila feel right at home at...
You didn’t have to be Irish to participate in — or enjoy — Pittsburgh’s St. Patrick’s Day ParadeVideo
Bagpipes echoed through downtown Pittsburgh on Saturday as groups of green-clad spectators lined the streets for the city’s annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade, cheering as Irish dancers and floats in the region’s largest celebration of Irish heritage. The parade, organized by the Pittsburgh St. Patrick’s Day Parade committee, kicked off...
1 person dies in early morning Jefferson Hills house fire
A person died in a house fire in Jefferson Hills early Saturday morning. The fire in the 100 block of Frontier Drive was reported shortly after 3 a.m., an Allegheny County 911 dispatcher said. The first firefighters to arrive found heavy fire and began an offensive attack, according to the...
About 116,000 without power Saturday after wind storm downs trees, power linesVideo
About 116,000 West Penn Power and Duquesne Light customers in the Pittsburgh region were without power Saturday, with full restoration not expected anytime soon. Duquesne Light said Saturday systemwide estimates of when power will be restored are not expected to be available until Sunday afternoon. The company said damage assessments...
