Western PA Local News category, Page 756
Dogs learn to obey, compete, bond with owners at nonprofit club’s Salem training center
Maggie’s nose didn’t fail her. Confronted with a cluster of small weights, the 5-year-old Australian cattle dog quickly sniffed out and retrieved the one that had been handled by her owner, Jessica Haney of Jeannette. “She loves obedience and scent work and tracking,” Haney said. She put Maggie through her...
Jeannette art center promotes female artists through biennial exhibit
Every time art professor Maureen Kochanek teaches the women artists course at Seton Hill University, she concludes with the same statement. “In a perfect world, I wouldn’t teach this course,” she tells her students at the Greensburg school, explaining how female artists have been pushed to the periphery of the...
‘To get the hottest pepper’: Bethel Park grower featured on Hulu’s ‘Superhot’ series
It may not have been a triple-dog dare, but friends of a teenager convinced him to trespass into a Bethel Park yard. “Hey, jump the fence,” the conversation approximately went. “I know he’s growing peppers over there.” The kid complied. “He picks one and starts eating it,” the property owner,...
Bass Pro Shops plans to open Pittsburgh-area store in early 2026
Bass Pro Shops plans to open its first store in Western Pennsylvania in early 2026. The 100,000-square-foot, two-level “Outdoor World” super store will be part of Newbury Market off of Interstate 79’s Bridgeville exit in South Fayette, Allegheny County, the company announced this week. The store is expected to employ...
Highlands musical workshop aims to inspire a love for performing arts
For Mason Neal, going to school on a Saturday was good. “Actually, it was great,” said Mason, 9, a fourth grader in Highlands School District. “It was really fun.” Mason was among about 80 Highlands elementary and middle school students who participated in a workshop with the high school cast...
Oakmont Country Club reopens gift shop, features 2025 U.S. Open merchandise
Whether they’re into golf, Oakmont or squirrels, there’s plenty of merch for lovers of all of the above at the Oakmont Country Club’s gift shop. Merchandise for the 125th U.S. Open Championship, which the country club will host in June 2025, is already for sale at the shop in Plum....
Laurel Mountain open to skiers this week as operations wind down at Hidden Valley, Seven Springs resorts
The first day of spring, March 19, is just around the corner, but ski season may last just a bit longer at area resorts. The season finale is from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. today, Sunday, at Hidden Valley Resort in Hidden Valley Meanwhile Laurel Mountain Resort, east of Laughlintown...
Skiers, snowboarders test their ‘skimming’ skills at Seven Springs Mountain Resort
With feet firmly strapped to skis or snowboard, 90 contestants competed on Saturday in the 2024 Rockstar Energy Drink Pond Skim challenge at Seven Springs Mountain Resort. Contestants were judged on their skim abilities and on their costumes. Many wore colorful ensembles or dressed as popular characters as they attempted...
Miniature fort building contest brings hands-on education to Fort Ligonier
The 15 tiny forts on display at Fort Ligonier on Saturday were much too small to keep any intruders out. But they were just the right size for kids from elementary to high school to learn about 18th-century history. Through the Model Fort Contest at Fort Ligonier, area students worked...
Forum tackles the future of firefighting in Hempfield
Some Hempfield firefighters came away from a department meeting Saturday with answers to their burning questions. Others left seeking further information. At Saturday’s fire forum, township officials hoped to smooth over concerns, answer uncertainties about the state of the fire department and clarify the “all-in” process, through which individual stations...
State police charge Washington County man with homicide
A Washington County man was jailed Saturday morning, accused of killing a man earlier this week at a mobile home park in Nottingham Township. The incident happened Wednesday morning at Mingo Park Estates, state police said. According to state police, William Jeremiah Slider, 34, hit the victim, Richard W. Morse,...
Northern Tier Library programs, week of March 9, 2024
Upcoming programs at Northern Tier Library, 4015 Dickey Road, Richland, include: • Knit Lit, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. March 20. If you’re working on a project, bring it with you. Talk about life, books and those craft projects you’re always working on but may never finish. Registration is required. •...
Demolition progress continues at Springdale site — but not at the boiler house
As structures at the former power plant in Springdale continue to be demolished, except the boiler house, some people might have noticed another structure being erected: a fence around the property on Porter Street. “That fence that’s on Porter is a security fence when, eventually, the administration building and wall...
Religion Digest – March 9, 2024
BridgePoint Church plans services dinner BridgePoint Church in Tarentum will have a worship service at 10 a.m. Sunday at the church, 400 E. Ninth Ave. A fellowship dinner will be afterward. Those attending are asked to bring a covered dish to share. For details, call 724-671-7580. Alpha course to explore...
The Stroller, March 9, 2024: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your non-profit’s community events, fundraisers and club meetings for free in The Stroller. Send information at least two weeks in advance to vndnews@triblive.com or The Stroller, 210 Wood St., Tarentum PA 15084. Please include a daytime telephone number. Vintage clothing on display at Oakmont museum Kerr Memorial Museum, 402...
Date of Pa.’s presidential primary makes it too late to make a difference, politicos say
Because Pennsylvania’s presidential primary is more than a month away, the state’s influence in determining Republican and Democratic nominees for the White House will once again be muted this spring, according to political leaders. Voters in more than a dozen Super Tuesday states cast ballots this week in what were...
Old William Penn bridge in Murrysville has weight rating reduced to 6 tons
Vehicles over 6 tons will be temporarily unable to use a small bridge carrying Old William Penn Highway over Turtle Creek in Murrysville, after the bridge’s weight rating was reduced for the second time in the past few years, according to municipal officials. “It’s an immediate concern and it’s something...
Son’s lawsuit: Nursing facility reckless in employing Harrison nurse accused of killing 80-year-old
The son of an 80-year-old woman authorities say was killed by a Harrison nurse at Sunnyview Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Butler Township said the nursing facility was negligent and reckless in their hiring and handling of the nurse’s behavior, according to a lawsuit. Marguerite A. Laskovich died Jan. 21,...
Pa. Supreme Court to take appeal in lawsuit over concealed murder weapon
A Verona woman whose son was killed more than four years ago believes she is entitled to recover damages from the killer’s parents and their marriage counselor, who she claims purposely concealed the murder weapon. Although two lower courts have ruled against T. Lee Rouse in her lawsuit, the Pennsylvania...
Trailblazer Jim Roddey praised for acumen, stewardship and making friends of his enemies
Jim Roddey — a North Carolina native living in Pittsburgh and a Republican thriving in a Democratic stronghold — relied on his outsider status as he ascended to the most powerful political position in Allegheny County as its first executive. The man who once sailed with Ted Turner and served...
‘It doesn’t feel real’: Pittsburgh carpenter’s apprentice attends State of the Union as Jill Biden’s guest
Samantha Ervin-Upsher kept getting calls recently from a Washington, D.C., number. She assumed they were spam and didn’t answer or call back. But Monday, she finally picked up, and she’s glad she did. Turns out, it was the White House — yes, that White House — with an important question...
2 injured in crash on Freeport Road in O’Hara
Part of Freeport Road between Powers Run Road in O’Hara and the Hulton Bridge in Harmar was closed for two hours Friday afternoon due to a two-vehicle crash. Calls for a crash near the intersection of Freeport and Powers Run roads came in shortly after 4:30 p.m., according to an...
1 person injured in Murrysville motorcycle crash off Route 22
A person driving a motorcycle was injured Friday evening during a collision with a vehicle near the Cozy Inn Cutoff in Murrysville, off of Route 22. Murrysville police and EMS responded to the crash just before 5:30 p.m., according to a Westmoreland 911 dispatcher. One person was injured in the...
Western Pa. nursing home group defaults on $30M loan; workers unpaid, patient safety concerns voiced
An outside administrator will operate Western Pennsylvania nursing homes owned by Bonamour Health Group LLC, according to documents filed in federal court in Pittsburgh. The company owns six nursing homes, including ones in East Huntingdon, Jefferson Hills, Beaver County’s Hopewell Township and Clearfield, Jefferson and McKean counties. Bonamour defaulted on...
Family of man killed in officer-involved shooting in North Huntingdon seeks police video
An attorney representing the family of a McKeesport man killed in an officer-involved shooting in North Huntingdon said the family has been denied access to police video and audio captured during the Sept. 5 incident. Westmoreland County District Attorney Nicole Ziccarelli on Thursday ruled that the shooting of 30-year-old Dontae...
