Western PA Local News category, Page 894
Greensburg dentist teaches American history through reenacting, podcast
Bill Choby knew he wanted to be a dentist since he was 16 years old. But that would not be the only field to capture his attention. Choby, owner of Center for Dental Implants in Greensburg, is an avid historian on the side, boasting a book and an accompanying podcast....
‘We try to help out any way we can’: Manor Lions club celebrates 75 years in community
Joy Clontz always had a box of eyeglasses in her home during her childhood. Her father was a member of the St. Marys’ Lions Club in Elk County for 60 years. She remembers helping him with various Lions events, including Recycle for Sight — a program in which Lions members...
List of nursing homes cited for abuse can be incomplete, arbitrary, experts say
A review of state nursing home inspection reports reveals no mention of two patients who died about a year ago at Quality Life Services-Chicora after being given fatal doses of insulin. Registered nurse Heather Pressdee, who is charged in the killings, told investigators “she felt bad for their quality of...
Staffing shortages leave nursing homes overwhelmed, patients vulnerable, experts sayVideo
Mary Ellen Cross lived some of the best days of her life each December when she spent hour upon hour baking cookies and wrapping gifts, carefully crafting what she hoped would be the perfect, magical Christmas for her family. The baking began weeks in advance, sometimes with her eclectic playlist...
Staffing shortages plague nursing homes; some fear patient care threatened
An employee at a Westmoreland County nursing home says the conditions of her job have brought her to tears. Residents regularly have to wait for help and often go hungry because of a lack of people to feed them. A single staffer sometimes is asked to care for 60 residents...
Nursing home rating system criticized over reliability, accuracy
Tools designed to help families researching a nursing home are obscure and often criticized by industry experts over their reliability and accuracy. The Care Compare website maintained by the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services houses detailed data about nursing homes, provides quality-of-care ratings and flags homes for incidents...
Greensburg YMCA gymnastic event: competing for a good cause
Fourteen-year-old Amelia Raible of North Huntingdon was competing against other young gymnasts in her skill level Saturday at the Greensburg YMCA gymnastics invitational. Raible, a ninth grader at Norwin High School, is part of the 24-member Greensburg YMCA’s Aerials. They are among about 160 gymnasts from eight YMCA teams competing...
SWAT respond after woman shot in head in Crafton Heights
A woman was shot in the head early Friday morning and the suspect barricaded himself in a nearby apartment, said Pittsburgh Police. Police said they arrived at an apartment in the 900 block of Woodlow Street just after 2 a.m. on Friday and found a 27-year-old woman shot in the...
Fire hits vehicle repair shop in Bloomfield
A commercial fire burned through a vehicle repair shop Friday evening in Pittsburgh’s Bloomfield neighborhood. Pittsburgh firefighters were dispatched to the 800 Block of Gross Street at about 6:15 p.m., according to the Pittsburgh Public Safety Department. No injuries were reported. Officials said it appeared that an electric vehicle’s lithium-ion...
Devoted cyclists take on the Dirty Dozen Bicycle Ride — 55 miles, 13 steep streets — including America’s steepest
Dozens of dedicated cyclists took to Pittsburgh’s toughest hills on Saturday as part of the Dirty Dozen Bicycle Ride, a fall tradition for the city and its bike advocates. This year was the 40th race, which challenges bicyclists to climb 13 of the Pittsburgh area’s steepest hills, including Beechview’s cobblestone...
Hundreds receive free dental, eye and ear care in Pittsburgh
More than 1,500 people received free dental, eye and ear care Friday and Saturday at the David L. Convention Center. More than 1,400 volunteers from across the region took part to care for patients including dentists, eye and ear clinicians and many others. The all-day event event was open to...
Southwest Airlines to add seasonal flights to San Diego
Pittsburgh is getting more airline service to the West Coast and adding a new city to its repertoire. Southwest Airlines will add seasonal, nonstop service from Pittsburgh International Airport to San Diego starting next summer, the airline announced Thursday. Flights on to San Diego International Airport will start June 8...
Fire damages Latrobe house, residents must seek temporary lodging elsewhere
Two men in a Latrobe house were treated for smoke inhalation early Saturday morning at Independence Latrobe Hospital as a result of a fire that damaged the residence, Latrobe’s fire chief said. The men, whose identities were not immediately available, suffered from smoke inhalation from the fire, Fire Chief John...
Derry Township man killed in motorcycle crash
A Derry Township man was killed in a motorcycle crash early Saturday morning, along Route 217 in Derry Township, the Westmoreland County Coroner’s Office said. The victim, James A. Trice III, 35, died as a result of injuries he suffered in the accident at 1:10 a.m. while traveling on Ligonier...
Tarentum docks and decks removed for deadline, giving riverfront a new appearance
Drivers crossing the Tarentum Bridge this week might have done a double take. The shoreline in Tarentum is nearly empty for the first time in decades. It’s being cleared of boat docks, decks, picnic tables, bars and sheds while lease holders race to beat a Tuesday deadline set by council....
In brief: news from the Greybrooke Garden Club
Garden of the Month Greybrooke Garden Club chose the beautiful gardens at the Town Green at McCandless Crossing to receive the Club’s September outstanding community “Garden of the Month” Award. This monthly Award is presented during the spring and summer seasons to a worthy recipient in Pittsburgh’s North Hills. Winners...
The Stroller, Oct. 28, 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. Thanksgiving Day meal program accepting monetary support Compassion Network will distribute...
Burrell aims to strengthen district-community relationship with ‘fireside chat’
One of the goals of Burrell’s fall fireside chats is to strengthen the district’s relationship with the community. And the s’mores aren’t too bad, either. The district’s second annual fall gathering, held Thursday night, included several campfires across the high school’s parking lot for students, teachers, parents and administrators to...
Financial reports reveal shoestring campaigns for Westmoreland commissioner
The candidates for Westmoreland County commissioner have spent about one-eighth of what was paid out during the months leading up to Election Day four years ago, according to campaign finance reports filed this week. Financial reports of Republican incumbents Sean Kertes and Doug Chew and Democrats Ted Kopas and Lisa...
West Leechburg Hill Road to close for close to 3 months
A portion of West Leechburg Hill Road will be closed for nearly three months starting Monday, Nov. 6. PennDOT said the road needs to be shut down in order to make structural repairs to a large culvert. The site is in West Leechburg. West Leechburg Hill Road will be closed...
Woman warned about trespassing along railroad bridge over the Allegheny River in Harmar
A Brookville woman caused a bit of a commotion Friday evening when she was found hiking along a railroad bridge spanning the Allegheny River in Harmar. Township police Lt. Otto Gaal said officers received a call shortly after 5:30 p.m. from a motorist along the Turnpike about a person making...
Residents gather to remember victims 5 years after Pittsburgh synagogue shooting
Audrey Glickman’s heart still aches for Joe — especially on Oct. 27 each year. Five years ago on Friday, Glickman and Joseph Charny, her late companion, fled Pervin Chapel when a gunman broke into their Squirrel Hill synagogue and opened fire. They hid inside a room near the choir loft,...
Proposed zoning change would make it easier to open child cares in Pittsburgh residential areas
A proposed zoning amendment aims to make it easier to open child care businesses in Pittsburgh’s residential areas. Council members Bobby Wilson, D-North Side, and Deb Gross, D-Highland Park, introduced legislation Tuesday that would allow for child care facilities within neighborhoods zoned for single-family residential uses. It also would eliminate...
Western Pennsylvania Energy Consortium to use clean energy from Ohio wind farm
A local group aiming to transition to cleaner energy plans to begin using wind energy from an Ohio-based wind farm, officials announced Friday. The Western Pennsylvania Energy Consortium — which includes Pittsburgh and dozens of other municipalities, nonprofits and public benefit organizations — purchases electricity in bulk from renewable sources,...
Bethel Park’s Coverdale neighborhood receives historic designation
For most young men, Friday nights often mean heading out for a night on the town instead of staying home to chat with an elderly neighbor. Robert McCormick remembers telling a friend that he was choosing the latter option. “He looked at me like I was dead crazy,” the Bethel...
