Western PA Local News category, Page 958
‘Margaritaville’ singer Jimmy Buffett, who turned beach-bum life into an empire, dies at 76
NEW YORK — Singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett, who popularized beach bum soft rock with the escapist Caribbean-flavored song “Margaritaville” and turned that celebration of loafing into a billion-dollar empire of restaurants, resorts and frozen concoctions, has died. He was 76. “Jimmy passed away peacefully on the night of September 1st surrounded...
The Stroller, Sept. 2, 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. Leechburg Area Pool golf outing set for Oct. 7 A golf...
Springdale Township to replace water meters, check lateral lines for lead
Springdale Township officials will collect data on materials used in residential and commercial water connections when new meters are installed. The township commissioners agreed to include an advisory about that in letters being sent to residents whose old water meters are scheduled to be replaced with new remote-read meters. Commissioner...
First roundabout in Alle-Kiski Valley aims to decrease vehicle crashes in Allegheny TownshipVideo
A newly completed roundabout is operating smoothly in Allegheny Township, officials say. The roundabout, the first of its kind in the Alle-Kiski Valley, is at the intersection of Route 356 and La Belle Vue Road. A roundabout is a one-way type of circular intersection that does not require vehicles to...
Police: Buffalo Township man accused of firing shot at his mother as she left his house
A Buffalo Township man is accused of ordering his mother out of his house at gunpoint and then firing a shot at her while she was walking away. Andrew John Vento, 31, of the 300 block of Shuster Drive was charged with a felony count of aggravated assault with a...
In brief: news from McCandless, Hampton
McCandless crossing guards The Town of McCandless is seeking school crossing guards for the 2023-2024 school year. Applicants must be at least 21 and will work in morning and afternoon sessions approximately 17 to 20 hours a week. More information is available at townofmccandless.org. Community Day McCandless Community Day is...
22-year-old owner of Bailee’s Barbershop feels ‘blessed’ after 2 years of business in Scottdale
Bailee Frey says she always knew she wanted to cut hair in some way, and she made it happen when she opened Bailee’s Barbershop in Scottdale when she was just 20 years old. Frey of East Huntingdon opened her barbershop’s doors on Broadway in the borough for the first time...
Motorcyclist killed in Route 119 motorcycle crash in Salem
A Salem man was killed Friday night when his motorcycle hit a utility pole’s guy wire along Route 119 in Salem, Westmoreland County Coroner Tim Carson said. The victim, William Earl Rager, 44, was driving the Harley Davidson motorcycle southbound when he lost control and hit a drainage culvert on...
Annual Rib Fest continues on Pittsburgh’s North ShoreVideo
Pittsburgh’s annual Rib Fest is in full swing outside Acrisure Stadium in the North Shore with about a dozen award-winning vendors vying for trophies and bragging rights in the ‘Burgh. “We’ve been rolling this year,” Hank “The Tank” McCracken from Off the Bone BBQ said Friday night. The festival kicked...
Scottdale man arrested in McCandless bank robbery
A Scottdale man has been arrested for allegedly robbing the Huntington Bank on Tuesday, McCandless police said Friday. The suspect, Raymond H. Zwibel, 51, was charged with robbery and receiving stolen property for allegedly robbing the Huntington Bank in 800 block of McKnight Road, at McIntyre Square, according to documents...
Federal loan to support $500M expansion at Eos Energy’s Mon Valley facility
New Jersey-based battery company Eos Energy is expanding at its Mon Valley facility and creating a $500 million program that elected officials say will create hundreds of jobs locally. U.S. Rep. Summer Lee, D-Swissvale, announced Thursday that the U.S. Department of Energy has made a conditional commitment on a nearly...
NexTier, Mars Bancorp banks reach merger agreement
Two local banks have agreed to merge. Butler-based NexTier Inc. plans to acquire Mars Bancorp Inc., according to a joint announcement by the two companies. The Mars-based bank will operate under NexTier’s brand. “We believe the merger with Mars Bank provides NexTier the opportunity to provide additional banking services to...
Swissvale woman accused of having yearslong sexual relationship with teen boy
A Swissvale woman accused of maintaining a yearslong sexual relationship with a boy starting when he was 14 was arrested Friday, police said. Rachel Witkowski, 42, faces five counts of indecent assault, two counts each of involuntary deviate sexual intercourse and corruption of minors, and one count each of statutory...
Former Springdale power plant to be demolished Sept. 22
A Sept. 22 implosion date has been set for the boiler house building at the former Cheswick Generating Station plant in Springdale. Scott Reschly, vice president of operations for Charah Solutions, an environmental remediation firm and the property’s owner, said Friday the demolition of the boiler house building is planned...
Pittsburgh startup launches system to monitor inventory at stores
A Pittsburgh startup that makes technology to track the comings and goings of products on a store’s shelves has struck a deal that will deploy its technology at 7-Eleven convenience stores in the region. Shelfmark, an Uptown-based tech firm, has installed its small cameras in the ceiling at 11 7-Eleven...
Harrison police Chief Brian Turack will ‘meet and greet’ residents in Natrona
New Harrison police Chief Brian Turack will host a meet-and-greet with residents to introduce himself and outline plans to help the township thrive. “It will be very informal,” he said. “I just want to talk about some of the plans we have coming up.” The event is Tuesday at the...
New Kensington Bridge reopens to traffic
The New Kensington Bridge reopened to traffic, a couple days earlier than planned. PennDOT announced Friday that the bridge, which spans the Allegheny River between East Deer and New Kensington, reopened after it was closed for about six weeks. The 10th Street underpass on the New Kensington side of the...
Allegheny County officials seeking to place a small homeless shelter in Carrick
Allegheny County’s Department of Human Services is seeking proposals to build a homeless shelter in Carrick that would house about a dozen people. The move comes as the Department of Human Services is seeking to fund multiple small, low-barrier shelters across the county. Homelessness in Allegheny County has been increasing...
Sip N’ Stroll Art Walk to offer wine sampling, local art viewing to support Latrobe businesses
Latrobe Art Center will host its annual Sip N’ Stroll Art Walk on Wednesday. Attendees can sample wine and cider while supporting local businesses in downtown Latrobe. Michael Tusay, the center’s director, said this will be the third art walk overall but the second one partnering with wineries and cideries....
Honeygrow to open restaurant in Monroeville
Fast-casual restaurant chain Honeygrow is adding a second location in the Pittsburgh region. The Philadelphia-based eatery, which specializes in made-to-order stir-fry, salads and honeybars, plans to open a location in Monroeville this fall at a newly constructed shopping center at 3975 William Penn Highway, where it will join Mission BBQ,...
Morning Roundup: Fire destroys vacant Hempfield home
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Friday, Sept. 1: Fire destroys vacant Hempfield home A Hempfield home along Middletown Road was destroyed in a fire early Friday. Firefighters were met around 2 a.m. with heavy flames and smoke centered on the front part of the...
Online auction precedes Fort Ligonier’s annual Cannon Ball fundraiser
Despite the name, you won’t need your dancing shoes for the Cannon Ball at Fort Ligonier. But organizers say you’ll still have a great time — a ball, if you will. The annual signature fundraiser is set for 6 to 9 p.m. Sept. 15 at the Ligonier historical complex, but the...
1 dead, 2 injured in shooting in Downtown Pittsburgh
A man was killed and two others were injured in a shooting in Downtown Pittsburgh late Thursday, according to the Allegheny County Medical Examiner and city police. Lonnie Latham III, 23, of Pittsburgh died at a hospital after the 10:30 p.m. shooting in the area of Strawberry Way and Smithfield...
Planned reduction of Medicare drug costs could ease burden on cash-strapped seniors
Susie Bell of Penn Township dreads this time of year. It’s not the hot weather that bothers her, but the fact that by early summer, she’s fallen into the “doughnut hole,” a colloquial term for the annual Medicare coverage gap — when the health care plan contributes far less toward...
North Allegheny works to find replacement bus contractors after vendor suddenly cancels contract
The North Allegheny School District is bringing in more staff, searching for contractors and introducing a new mobile tracking app that may help address some problems that led to an abrupt cancellation of bus transportation for private and parochial students during the first week of school. NA officials said a...
