Western PA Local News category, Page 892
Man wanted for August Perry South shooting arrested
A man who was wanted in connection with a shooting in August in Pittsburgh’s Perry South neighborhood was arrested Monday. Sheridan Marsh, 33, was arrested by Pittsburgh Police and U.S. Marshals in the 2700 block of Stafford Street near Sheraden. He was wanted for an Aug. 19 shooting incident in...
Gateway School District schools placed on lockdown as police nab Clairton man
Several Gateway School District schools were placed on lockdown Monday morning as Monroeville police chased down a wanted man. Police Chief Doug Cole said officers responded to a domestic incident around 10:25 a.m. at the Cambridge Square Apartments. Officers identified Leonard Robinson III, 22, of Clairton, as part of the...
On track: U.S. Steel converts 2 diesel locomotives to battery power
Within U.S. Steel’s Mon Valley Works, diesel-powered locomotives chug along the plant’s rail lines, hauling tons of steel, coke, scrap metals and iron ore for steel production. Now, those engines will be a little cleaner. U.S. Steel converted two of its diesel switcher locomotives at the Mon Valley Works’ Edgar...
Gas leak forces evacuation at new store in Allegheny Township
Shoppers and employees had to vacate the newly opened Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Monday afternoon after a reported gas leak, according to a spokesperson from Westmoreland Public Safety. The store held its grand opening on Oct. 25 and is located in Hyde Park Plaza, Allegheny Township. Fire units were called to...
Westmoreland commissioners say no rush to hire new jail warden
Leaders say morale has improved at the Westmoreland County Prison in Hempfield in the weeks since Warden Bryan Kline resigned, and the county hasn’t set a timetable to find a permanent replacement. The jail’s deputy warden for security, Steve Pelesky, is the interim warden. “He’s done a good job in...
1 person taken to hospital after car crashes into creek in O’Hara
One person was injured when a car went into a creek Monday afternoon off Saxonburg Boulevard in O’Hara. O’Hara police, Parkview EMS, Pleasant Valley Volunteer Fire Company and crews out of Etna responded. It’s unclear what led to the incident. Township officials could not immediately be reached for comment. Jim...
Music, belly dancing among themes for Monroeville Public Library programs
Offerings this month by Monroeville Public Library, 4000 Gateway Campus Blvd., include: • The History of Pittsburgh’s Steps, 7 p.m. Nov. 2, hybrid event. Did you know Pittsburgh has the largest number of public stairways in the country? Built during the city’s population heyday as a cost-effective measure to move...
Political divide in Norwin separates factions vying for control of school board
Ten candidates — five each on the Republican and Democratic ballots — have formed competing factions in the race for five seats on the Norwin School Board. The board has been divided into two factions for 22 months and voters likely will determine Nov. 7 which slate of candidates will...
Lower Burrell police accuse 3 people of altering game-of-chance payout slips to inflate winnings
Three people are accused of stealing more than $5,000 from businesses in Lower Burrell and Allegheny Township by using computers to alter the payout slips from games-of-chance machines to a higher amount. Lower Burrell and Westmoreland County detectives said the suspects had computers and a printer in their vehicle so...
‘War of the Worlds’ tops Halloween double bill of Pitt-Greensburg science fiction plays
An attack by Martian invaders, dramatized for anxious listeners 85 years ago, will be staged beginning Tuesday as part of a Halloween double bill of science fiction radio plays at the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg. The Pitt-Greensburg Theatre Company will perform Orson Welles’ “The War of the Worlds” and...
Murrysville Eat’n Park proposes additional dining space, disability access, pick-up window
Eat’n Park officials would like to make Murrysville their next location to receive an update, which will include a pick-up window for takeout orders. “This isn’t an ‘order-at’ location,” said Jesse Stock, Eat’n Park’s design and construction director. “You order ahead online or by phone and just pick it up....
Laurel Highlands ‘Bonfires, Barrels & Brews’ event will feature variety of craft beverages
Go Laurel Highlands is offering a “Bonfires, Barrels & Brews” event for the first time this fall — featuring a fire, food and craft beverages. Part of the Laurel Highlands Pour Tour, the event will be held rain or shine from noon until 5 p.m. on Nov. 5 at Yinzer...
Fox Chapel Area High School’s Boo Bash delights with fun, games and trick-or-treating
National Honor Society students at Fox Chapel Area High School sponsored their annual Boo Bash on Oct. 28 for kids in pre-kindergarten through third grade. Little goblins and ghosts in costume trick-or-treated through the halls of the high school. They also played games and enjoyed other fun activities. The event...
Police say man escaped serious injury after car went off road, down hillside in Plum
The driver of a vehicle escaped serious injury Monday after he went off the road and down a hillside along Coxcomb Hill Road in Plum. The crash near the intersection of Kerr Road was reported around noon, according to Plum police Detective Joe Little. Initial reports from emergency dispatchers said...
Shining Star Gala to benefit McCandless museum
The McCandless/Northern Allegheny Heritage and Cultural Center is hosting its first-ever Shining Star Gala on Nov. 25 at the Chadwick Banquet Center in McCandless. The event begins at 5 p.m. with cocktails, with dinner at 6 p.m. There will be an award presentation for long-standing volunteers in the community, followed...
Hampton Community Library programs for November
Offerings at Hampton Community Library, 3101 McCully Road, include: • “What a Wonder-Fall World” drop-in story time, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays through Nov. 30. Times are subject to going longer or shorter. Featured are stories, songs and crafts designed to celebrate discovery. All ages and...
Pittsburgh zoning board rejects variance for Irish Centre development
A controversial housing development near Pittsburgh’s Frick Park faced a massive setback with a zoning decision that would likely end the possibility of a large multi-family complex at the edge of Squirrel Hill. The Pittsburgh Zoning Board of Adjustments on Monday denied a variance request sought by Toronto-based Craft General,...
‘Disorderly’ Georgia man hits fans with towel, kicked out of Steelers game, police say
An Atlanta-area football fan who trekked to Acrisure Stadium over the weekend to catch Sunday’s game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Jacksonville Jaguars also got a trip to a Downtown Pittsburgh jail. Richard Bryant, 33, of Fairburn, Ga., a suburb 20 miles southwest of Atlanta, remained in Allegheny County...
Fish reefs to be built on Monongahela River
Work is scheduled to start Monday on a project to build stone fish reefs along the Monongahela River near Elizabeth, according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. This is the first of five segments of a $2.4 million contract that will install fish reefs at various sites along on...
State police say man charged at IUP officer after making false robbery report
A Pittsburgh man is accused of attacking an Indiana University of Pennsylvania police officer with a knife after making a false report about a robbery in a parking lot near the football stadium. Cameron H. Raubaugh, 19, is accused of charging at the officer, who then fired a shot. No...
In brief: Hampton area happenings, week of Oct. 30, 2023
Hampton Heroes honors veterans Local veterans will be honored during the annual Hampton Heroes program at 10 a.m. Nov. 6 at the school district’s Fridley Field. Residents of Hampton, veterans who work in the township and graduates of Hampton High School are eligible for induction. About 200 men and women...
In brief: Monroeville area happenings, week of Oct. 30, 2023
Council schedule change Because of the general election, the next Monroeville Citizen Night and Council Work Session is changed from its regularly scheduled Tuesday to 7 p.m. Nov. 9. Citizen Night is for public questions and comments, and council’s monthly agenda-setting meeting follows. Council’s regular monthly meeting is at 7...
The Stroller, Oct. 30, 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. Gingerbread house contest on tap at Leechburg Public Library Leechburg Public...
As election nears, Westmoreland commissioner candidates look to the future
Westmoreland County’s board of commissioners already has seen change. It came in August when Democrat Ted Kopas was appointed to the board to replace Commissioner Gina Cerilli Thrasher, who resigned to take a job as a worker’s compensation judge. Kopas joined first-term Republicans Sean Kertes and Doug Chew as the...
Pitt-Greensburg professor’s latest book shares musings during breast cancer battle
When Lori Jakiela saw a scanned image of the cancer growing in her breast, it looked like tiny grains of white rice. “They were lining up in a particular way that made the doctor very concerned,” she said. That was four years ago. But, the rice association stuck in her...
