Western PA Local News category, Page 840
Woman not injured in Homewood carjacking
Pittsburgh police are looking for three men and a woman who they say carjacked a driver in Homewood on Friday morning. Police responded to the 1400 block of Oberlin Street, near Chadwick Playground, around 8:30 a.m. for the carjacking report, spokeswoman Emily Bourne said. The victim, who police did not...
Mt. Pleasant Area school police ready to roll with donated patrol vehicle
Mt. Pleasant Area School District’s four-man police force is shifting into a higher gear with the addition of its first vehicle. The district police force has placed into service a Ford Interceptor SUV that was donated by Mt. Pleasant Borough after it finished its use as a patrol car for...
Lane restrictions to run through early April on Freeport Road in Aspinwall, O’Hara
Upgrades to traffic signals along Freeport Road in Aspinwall and O’Hara will begin Monday, according to PennDOT. Single-lane restrictions will take place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. weekdays through early April on Freeport Road between 23rd Street in Sharpsburg and Fox Chapel Road in O’Hara. There will be only...
Westmoreland DA: Woman found dead in St. Clair
Westmoreland County detectives are investigating the death of a 71-year-old woman found Thursday afternoon in her St. Clair home, according to authorities. The cause and manner of Alice I. Robson’s death is pending final autopsy results, Westmoreland County Coroner Tim Carson said. Toxicology results will not be available for several...
Christmas-delivery shipping deadlines are fast approaching
People are running out of time to have gifts shipped in time for Christmas, with at least one deadline arriving as early as this weekend. Saturday is the last day you can have something shipped by the U.S. Postal Service in time for the holiday. The Postal Service’s first-class or...
Remembering Pittsburgh pioneering Black journalist Jean Bryant’s life and legacy
Jean Bryant was an icon. A pioneer in journalism, an activist and an author, Bryant was known for her grandeur, grace, indelible laugh and infectious smile. She drew widespread acclaim for her work as a journalist in Pittsburgh, but Bryant felt her greatest accomplishment was the work that she did...
Pittsburgh’s URA to invest more than $2M in affordable housing preservation
Pittsburgh’s Urban Redevelopment Authority plans to spend more than $2 million to preserve over 420 apartments as affordable housing. The money comes from the URA’s Housing Preservation Program, which the authority created in April with $8.9 million in pandemic relief money. Wood Street Commons in Downtown is set to receive...
Breakfast with Santa set for North Huntingdon fire hall
Breakfast with Santa will be held from 9 a.m. to noon Sunday at the Hartford Heights Volunteer Fire Department, 14335 Route 30, North Huntingdon. The cost is $10 for adults and $8 for children ages 5 to 12. Children age 4 and younger will eat for free. Tickets will be...
2 northbound lanes open on Route 28 near Highland Park Bridge
Northbound Route 28 will now be open to two lanes at the Highland Park Bridge interchange, PennDOT announced Friday. The new northbound lane opened about 5 p.m. Friday, PennDOT said. The lane, which aims to address congestion and the existing bottleneck, will allow for two lanes of free-flowing traffic from...
Gainey, Pittsburgh firefighters hand out free winter coats to students
Every day of the week, fifth-grader Jaiden Harper walks a few blocks to get to classes at Helen S. Faison Arts Academy in Homewood. This year, the late-autumn cold hasn’t been so bad. Jaiden still took his time Friday morning to pick out the right winter coat. One was small,...
U.S. Attorney’s office: Jails obligated to ensure access to opioid use medication
The U.S. Attorney’s office in Philadelphia this week filed a statement of interest in federal court clarifying the obligation of state and local jails to ensure inmates have access to medication used to treat opioid use disorder. The statement was filed less than two weeks after Allegheny County Jail health...
1 of 2 men charged with selling cocaine after SWAT raid in New Kensington ordered to stand trial
One of two New Kensington men accused of dealing cocaine after a SWAT team raided their home last month has been ordered to stand trial. Police charged the homeowner, Andrew Michael “Sly” Slywczuk, 39, of the 400 block of Charles Avenue, with two felony counts of possession of drugs with...
Pittsburgh’s URA to offer vacant land to urban farmers
Pittsburgh’s Urban Redevelopment Authority is looking to make vacant land it owns available for urban farming. The URA board on Thursday approved guidelines for the Farm-a-Lot Program. Through the program, farmers will be able to use vacant URA-owned land for personal agricultural or for the sale of agricultural products including...
Police arrest Turtle Creek man in connection with robbery at North Huntingdon bank
Investigators believe the man who robbed a North Huntingdon bank on Thursday is also responsible for the Nov. 17 robbery at a First National Bank branch in Hempfield, according to court papers. North Huntingdon police arrested Steven A. Schaffner, 45, of Turtle Creek, in connection with the robbery at KeyBank....
Jeannette contractor accused of bilking $7.2K from church that hired him to demolish house
A Jeannette man is accused of taking $7,200 from a city church to raze a building and never completing the work, according to court papers. An arrest warrant was issued Thursday for Lee E. Dobies, 49, on charges of theft and deceptive business practices filed by Westmoreland County detectives. First...
Jeannette police chief to retire, sergeant promoted
Jeannette officials said goodbye Thursday to the city’s police chief and a councilwoman. Police Chief Donald Johnston Jr. is retiring Jan. 1. Mayor Curtis Antoniak announced Thursday his replacement will be Sgt. Derek Manley. Johnston said he got interested in police work during high school and later was hired as...
Greensburg merchants’ Holiday Open House includes ‘stocking exchange’ benefiting shelters
Visitors who shop in downtown Greensburg this Sunday will have the opportunity to get a treat in return for providing a practical holiday gift for neighbors who are in need. Fifteen businesses will welcome shoppers and diners noon to 5 p.m. Sunday during the town’s 55th annual Holiday Open House....
No real estate tax increase, more money for firefighters in Lower Burrell’s 2024 budget
Lower Burrell Council has approved a 2024 budget that includes no tax increase for property owners and a larger donation to the city’s volunteer fire departments. City council approved the budget this week. It totals slightly less than $11.2 million and maintains a millage rate of 24.75 mills. At that...
Man accused of robbing Homer City bank caught
A Homer City man was arraigned Friday morning and jailed on $250,000 bail in connection with a bank robbery in the borough earlier this week. Dylan Robert Clark Rider, 28, who lives within walking distance of the S&T Bank branch on North Main Street, was spotted Thursday afternoon in Wilkinsburg...
Pittsburgh police set to realign next year amid union concerns about staffing
Pittsburgh police are working to realign the shrinking 770-officer force in the new year, but union leaders warn that the bureau shouldn’t reorganize in the midst of a staffing crisis. In 2024, Chief Larry Scirotto said he plans to launch a street crime team, hire a dozen young adults as...
Allegheny Township promotes 2 corporals to sergeant, hires others to bring police force to 13 officers
The Allegheny Township supervisors have approved the promotion of two officers and hired full-time and part-time officers. Promoted were Cpls. Mark Junod and Charity Hollis, who were elevated to the rank of sergeant. Junod has served in the department since 2007 while Hollis has been a township officer since 2014....
Morning Roundup: Jeannette Rite Aid set to close; stranded sea turtles recovering at Pittsburgh Zoo
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Friday, Dec. 15: Jeannette Rite Aid to close The Rite Aid on Clay Avenue in Jeannette is set to close Jan. 11, according to a company spokesperson. The closure will add to others in Westmoreland County and the region...
Westmoreland Meals on Wheels programs prepare for winter weather
The weather outside isn’t frightful. At least not yet, and weather predictions say Western Pennsylvania is in for another mild winter. But volunteers at Delmont Meals on Wheels aren’t taking any chances — they are collecting donations for Winter Weather Kits that will be distributed to all 50 of its...
The Stroller, Dec. 15, 2023: 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. Gift card collection to aid A-K HOPE Center The Alle-Kiski Area...
Wreaths delivered for placement at North Huntingdon, Jeannette cemeteries
The North Huntingdon chapter of Wreaths Across America will place 3,125 wreaths Saturday on the graves of veterans buried in Union Cemetery in Irwin and Penn Lincoln Memorial Park, Long Run Presbyterian Cemetery, Brush Creek Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church Cemetery and Immaculate Conception Church Cemetery. The wreathes were delivered Friday...
