Western PA Local News category, Page 890
North Allegheny eliminates safety and security manager position
Members of the North Allegheny School Board showered district Safety and Security Manager Dan Stack on Oct. 25 with words of appreciation just moments before voting to eliminate his position. Stack has been the safety and security manager for the North Allegheny School District since July 2021. But the board...
Foxwall EMS Chief Tony Cuda recalled as mentor, inspiration for departments across the A-K Valley
Emergency services lost a giant in the field with the death of Foxwall EMS Chief Tony Cuda on Oct. 28, according to friends and peers. Cuda, 54, served with numerous local departments, from Swissvale to Aspinwall to Penn Hills, inspiring countless members with his mentoring and benchmark of excellence. Service...
Lower Burrell man accused of forging check from Wexford business
A Lower Burrell man who is serving probation for selling a fatal dose of drugs in 2018 is accused of stealing nearly $3,000 from a Richland business by altering and cashing a check he stole from its mailbox. Northern Regional Police charged Donald Keith Lewandowski, 39, of the 100 block...
2 incumbents face 3 newcomers in West Deer race for 3 supervisor seats
Five candidates are vying for three open supervisor seats in West Deer. The board consists of five members, with four-year terms. Supervisors are limited to two terms, as stated in the township’s home rule charter. Incumbent Republican Vernon Frey will appear on the ballot for voters in District 1 in...
Pittsburgh man guilty of manslaughter in stray bullet shooting death of 1-year-old
An Allegheny County jury on Wednesday said that a man involved in a summer afternoon gunfight in Pittsburgh’s Spring Hill that led to the death of a 1-year-old struck by a stray bullet is guilty of voluntary manslaughter. Marvin Hill, 44, of Pittsburgh’s Spring Hill neighborhood, will be sentenced on...
2023 Pittsburgh Light Up Night details announced
Halloween is over, and preparations for the holiday season already are in full swing. The 2023 Highmark Light Up Night in Downtown Pittsburgh is set for 3 to 10 p.m. Nov. 18. Here are five things you need to know about this year’s event. Holiday Market The Peoples Gas Holiday...
Sharpsburg preliminary budget has no tax hike
Sharpsburg residents should not expect to pay more in taxes as part of next year’s budget. The borough’s preliminary spending plan for 2024 contains no tax hike or cuts to services. Borough sewer rates are also expected to remain stagnant. The property tax rate for the 2023 tax year spiked...
Community service can bolster skills, impact job hiring
Valley High School sophomore and welding student Brandon Stankiewicz hoped to sow some career seeds while volunteering at an ATI tree-planting event Wednesday in Harrison. “I’m really hoping to meet up with some other tech students and people from ATI,” said Stankiewicz, 15, who is enrolled at the Northern Westmoreland...
North Versailles man charged in connection with fatal shooting of brother
A North Versailles man remained in Allegheny County Jail on Wednesday on charges that he fatally shot his younger brother during a scuffle. Allegheny County Police charged Andrew Scott Zevola, 36, with criminal homicide on Oct. 26, the same day he shot and killed Sheldon Zevola in a Della Drive...
West Deer police accuse woman of forging, cashing check from pump supply company
A Monroeville woman who pleaded guilty to a disorderly conduct charge in April for forging a check is accused of doing the same thing to steal from a business in West Deer. Police charged Chelsea Renee Chase, 34, of the 200 block of Holt Lane with felony counts of theft...
What to know about the latest eyedrops recall
John Shields expects more calls to Allegheny Eye Associates in Lower Burrell from concerned customers after federal regulators issued another recall on eyedrops. The Food and Drug Administration has issued warnings for 26 over-the-counter eye care products because of the potential for infection that could result in partial vision loss...
Protesters call for Westmoreland DA to reopen probe into Derry police dog’s death
A handful of Derry residents protested Wednesday in front of the county courthouse in Greensburg, demanding Westmoreland District Attorney Nicole Ziccarelli reopen an investigation into the death of the borough’s police dog. Protest organizer Yvonne Earhart claimed the district attorney’s probe into the August death of Smoke, a 4-year-old Malinois,...
SUV passenger dead in pileup on 1-80 in Mercer County, officials sayVideo
A male passenger in an SUV was killed in a multi-vehicle crash early Wednesday that left Interstate 80 in Mercer County shut down for nearly 11 hours, according to state police. The pileup occurred about 5:45 a.m. in the highway’s eastbound lanes near mile marker 14 in East Lackawannock Township,...
Trial ordered for Tarentum sisters, boyfriend accused of staging August robbery at Asay’s newsstand
Two sisters and one of their boyfriends will stand trial on charges they conspired to stage a robbery at Asay’s newsstand in Tarentum in late August. Investigators say April Baczynski, who worked as a clerk at Asay’s, and Leah Baczynski came up with the idea with Leah’s boyfriend, Connor Whited,...
Police accuse Vandergrift man who claimed he was assaulted of being the perpetrator
A Vandergrift man awaiting trial on charges that he assaulted police officers when they tried to arrest him in January for skipping a court hearing has been accused of trying to run over a man and threatening to shoot him because he is black, according to investigators. Thomas Henry Suppers,...
Cold weather shelters open in Westmoreland
Cold weather shelters have opened for the season in Westmoreland County. The shelters provide emergency lodging for people or families who are homeless or don’t have heat through a partnership among the United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania, the Welcome Home Shelter and Union Mission. When nighttime temperatures fall below 25...
Pittsburgh looks to reduce waste with climate change ‘action plan’
Pittsburgh officials said they’re eyeing ways to cut back on waste, be more environmentally friendly and prepare for potential impacts of climate change as part of the city’s Climate Action Plan. Flore Marion, the city’s energy advisor, said the city’s sustainability and resilience team are working to combat climate change...
Morning Roundup: Man killed in Homestead shooting; boy injured in Halloween hit-and-run
Here are some of the latest news items of note on Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023. Man killed in Homestead shooting A man is dead and another is in critical condition in the hospital following a shooting Wednesday morning in Homestead. The shooting happened about 1:10 a.m. in the 300 block...
Westmoreland 250: 10 things to see in Derry borough, township
(Editor’s note: To mark Westmoreland County’s 250th birthday this year, we’ve come up with a list of 250 things — 10 things in 25 communities — that we consider to be important to the makeup of our area. This series will appear each week through December. If you have a...
The Stroller, Nov. 1, 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. Appointments available for holiday pet photo sessions Vandergrift Museum and Historical...
5 candidates vying for 3 seats on Springdale Council
Five people are seeking three seats on Springdale Council in the Nov. 7 election. Incumbent Republicans Dan Copeland and Shawn Fitzgerald Jr. face challenges from Mark Stanton, a Republican, and Dolly J. Stephens, a Democrat. Joe Kern, a registered Republican, is running as a write-in candidate. Council seats are four-year...
Operation Santa Claus will provide holiday dinners to local families for 40th year
Operation Santa Claus is back for its 40th year — with the goal of feeding 2,500 families in eight counties. The campaign is an annual cooperative effort by Trib Total Media, Shop ’n Save and the Salvation Army to provide holiday dinners to local families. This year, the campaign had...
Warhol Museum set to move ahead with $45 million North Shore entertainment venue
Pittsburgh’s Planning Commission on Tuesday approved The Andy Warhol Museum’s new $45 million entertainment venue in the city’s North Shore. The 57,776-square-foot entertainment venue on Sandusky Street is slated to include a first-floor concert venue with standing room for up to 1,000 people. Plans presented to the commission also showed...
Vehicle, cash stolen in 2 robberies on same night at Bloomfield, Shadyside businesses
Pittsburgh police are investigating whether there is a connection between two armed robberies that occurred shortly before 8 p.m. Tuesday in the city’s adjacent Bloomfield and Shadyside neighborhoods. In the first robbery, in the 4700 block of Baum Boulevard, a man forced the staff at Mercedes-Benz of Pittsburgh into the...
Aquinas Academy presents Shakespeare’s ‘The Tempest’ in Hampton
Four-plus centuries of Shakespeare fans can’t be wrong. Count a group of today’s teenagers among them. When Michael Flynn announced the Aquinas Academy of Pittsburgh’s 2023 high school play would be “The Tempest,” his students weren’t exactly thrilled about performing in something so antiquated. “They always want to do a...
