Western PA Local News category, Page 493
Guilty but mentally ill plea planned for Greensburg woman charged with attempting to kill girl
A Greensburg woman accused of attempting to kill a child will plead guilty but mentally ill at a hearing next month, her attorney said Tuesday. Skye C. Naggy, 31, was charged in 2022 with 15 counts, including first-degree attempted homicide, attempted drug delivery resulting in death, attempting to aid suicide,...
Monroeville council denies controversial development project at former airport site
Monroeville council has denied an application for a controversial development bordering the town’s Garden City neighborhood. The proposal to build 95 homes on 47 acres off Logans Ferry Road at the site of the former Pittsburgh-Monroeville Airport has been met with criticism and resistance from neighbors over the past few...
Westmoreland County officials defend voting machine accuracy as most results approved
Westmoreland County’s Election Board on Tuesday issued a precertification of results for most races that appeared on this month’s presidential election ballots. The board approved final tallies for all but the race for U.S. Senate, in which a statewide recount was ordered as Republican Dave McCormick continues to hold a...
Thanksgiving meal in Unity American Legion for veterans
Veterans and military personnel can share a Thanksgiving meal from 1 to 2 p.m. Sunday at the American Legion Post 982 at 158 American Legion Rd., in Unity. The program is open to all area veterans and active-duty military personnel, including members of the Pennsylvania National Guard and the Reserves....
$30M North Huntingdon sports complex that would host Riverhounds revived by commissioners
North Huntingdon may end up leasing township property to developers who want to build a $30 million sports complex, but the township’s solicitor will craft the agreement. The commissioners last week voted to have township solicitor Bruce Dice draft a proposed lease that will be reviewed by commissioners before being...
Pittsburgh goes Hollywood with Walk of Fame in Strip District
A star-studded Pittsburgh Walk of Fame is headed to The Terminal in the Strip District. Starting in January, people can nominate local legends with Southwestern Pennsylvania roots who’ve left their mark on American culture to be honored with bronze stars, Hollywood-style. Each star will have the name of an honoree...
10 new theft allegations surface as probe into Latrobe attorney continues
A Westmoreland County detective testified Tuesday that authorities are looking into 10 new theft allegations leveled against Latrobe lawyer J. Allen Roth. Roth, 70, was charged and jailed on theft counts earlier this month in which he was accused of bilking a jailed client out of more than $31,000 that...
Check out these upcoming programs at the Cooper-Siegel and Sharpsburg libraries
The Cooper-Siegel Community Library and its Sharpsburg branch offer a variety of programming for visitors of all ages. To view a complete list of offerings, visit coopersiegel.librarycalendar.com. Events at both libraries are listed and can be viewed according to age group and location. Registration is required for most programs as...
Pittsburgh police investigating reports of antisemitic stickers
Pittsburgh police are investigating reports that stickers bearing antisemitic messages popped up in Pittsburgh over the weekend. As of Monday, City Councilwoman Barb Warwick, D-Greenfield, said there were more than 20 reports of stickers with “anti-Jewish, neo-Nazi messaging.” The stickers were “plastered throughout” the Squirrel Hill neighborhood, she said in...
Police arrest Glassport homicide suspect on PRT bus
A teen remained in jail Tuesday after police charged him with fatally shooting an 18-year-old man at a Glassport bus stop two days earlier. James Martin, 17, of McKeesport fled the shooting scene on a Pittsburgh Regional Transit bus but was arrested after the driver told a dispatcher the suspect...
Sewickley woman’s Sweet Water Decor business sells its 2 millionth candle
Melissa Horvath had just gotten engaged and was perusing the online platform Etsy looking for wedding invitations when this thought came to mind, “I could do this,” she said. So she did. The Sewickley resident started a business – Sweet Water Decor — in her basement in December 2014. “I’ve...
Pittsburgh council members pitch new proposal to build tiny houses for city’s homeless
Frustrated by a year of delays, two Pittsburgh City Council members on Tuesday renewed their efforts to enact legislation that would permit tiny houses and other temporary managed communities for the city’s homeless. Councilman Anthony Coghill, D-Beechview, said he initially hoped those communities would be available last winter. But the...
Veterans honored at Aquinas Academy in Hampton
In celebration of Veterans Day, students at Aquinas Academy of Pittsburgh in Hampton performed a color ceremony, giving special recognition to all Aquinas Academy alumni and all veterans who have served or are currently serving in the U.S. Armed Forces. The Nov. 13 ceremony was conducted entirely by members of...
Car fire slows Route 28 traffic in Harrison
Northbound traffic on Route 28 was snarled briefly Tuesday when a car caught fire shortly after 9 a.m. between Exits 15 and 16 in Harrison. No injuries were reported, and all travel lanes have reopened....
Artist creates Christmas ornaments with Century III Mall demolition, Sinkhole Bus decoration
A local artist has crafted unique gifts for the Century III Mall or Sinkhole Bus lovers on your Christmas list. Toby Atticus Fraley unveiled a Century III Mall Christmas ornament to commemorate the mall, a once-popular shopping spot that is being demolished. He also is bringing back an ornament he...
Morning Roundup: Pittsburgh police investigating after reports of antisemitic stickers; school van crash in Greensburg
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Tuesday, Nov. 19: School van involved in Greensburg crash A school van was involved in a crash in Greensburg Tuesday morning, according to a Westmoreland County 911 dispatcher. The wreck happened just after 6:30 a.m. at the intersection of...
Man killed trying to cross road in Perryopolis
A man was killed trying to cross Route 51 in Perryopolis in Fayette County Monday evening. Matthew Warman, 51, of Braddock, was pronounced dead at 9:25 p.m., according to Fayette County Coroner Dr. Bob Baker. The coroner said he was struck by an SUV. Additional details were not immediately available....
Kiski leaves police regionalization discussions; Leechburg forges ahead
Kiski Township has dropped out of discussions about forming a regional police force with nearby Leechburg, Parks, Apollo and North Apollo. Leechburg Councilman DJ Zelczak, a member of the steering committee exploring the merger, said he did not want to speak for Kiski officials in declining to say why that...
The Stroller, Nov. 19, 2024: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
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‘Something to give back’: Retired Naval officer expands low-cost, self-serve bookstore business to Westmoreland Mall
Griffin and Naomi Lotson have gotten used to weaving through stacks of books piled high in their Indiana Borough home. Books line the walls of the Lotson’s three-car garage, allowing just enough room for them to park their vehicles. “We could barely fit our van in there,” said Naomi Lotson,...
As garbage rates surge, Latrobe looks to join municipalities that collect their own trash
Latrobe residents were facing a quarterly rate hike of up to 40% if the city approved a new contract with a garbage hauler. But city leaders say they may be able to keep costs under control if the city instead begins picking up household refuse and recyclable items in 2026...
Some Norwin school board members want to scale back $30M project for stadium, auditorium
Norwin School District will move forward with improvements to its football stadium and high school auditorium, but some school board members are lobbying to scale back costs, which could exceed $30 million. The school board Monday authorized a Mt. Lebanon architecture firm to develop bids for the project. DRAW Collective...
Westmoreland airport officials maintain hope after Spirit Airlines bankruptcy filing
Westmoreland County officials are hopeful a stronger Spirit Airlines will emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy and is able to reverse a cutback in the commercial carrier’s flights at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport. With that in mind, the county airport authority is restoring reservation desk staffing it had curtailed at the...
Aspinwall property owners likely won’t see a borough real estate tax hike in 2025
Aspinwall officials plan to hold the line on real estate taxes with next year’s budget. Council unanimously approved advertising its 2025 spending plan Nov. 13. Budget documents show the millage rate remains 8.36 mills, including 0.5 mills for public safety. One mill generates about $150,000 in revenue. Projected revenue and...
Woman accused in $200K bank scheme nabbed in New Stanton
A woman from the Los Angeles area was arrested this week in New Stanton in connection with a scam reported by a man who was led to believe that he was giving money to a bank in exchange for what he thought was an investment opportunity, according to court papers....
