Joe Napsha stories, Page 29
Man injured in shooting in Pittsburgh’s Sheraden neighborhood
Pittsburgh police said a man was found shot in the leg early Thursday morning in Pittsburgh’s Sheraden neighborhood. The victim, who was not identified, was found in the 3000 block of Zephyr Avenue after authorities received a five-round ShotSpotter notification at about 12:35 a.m., police said. After arriving on the...
Jeannette woman killed in Hempfield crashVideo
A Jeannette woman died Wednesday after a two-vehicle crash along Route 66 in Hempfield, according to Pennsylvania State Police. Kazuko Werner, 61, was driving northbound at 2:40 p.m. when her vehicle collided with a southbound vehicle, police said. Werner attempted to make a left turn onto Oakford Valley Drive without...
Authorities release name of man found shot to death in Penn Hills
Officials have identified a man found shot to death late Wednesday inside a vehicle in Penn Hills. Myles Gore-White, 31, of Pittsburgh, was pronounced dead in the 200 block of McGregor Drive, according to the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office. The shooting was reported to 911 around 11 p.m. Allegheny...
Rite Aid to close 9 stores in Southwestern Pa.
Rite Aid Corp., which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Monday, lost little time in announcing its plans to shutter nine stores in Southwestern Pennsylvania. Stores on the closing list are ones on Stevenson Boulevard in New Kensington; Route 22 in Murrysville; Route 30 in Hempfield; Library Road in Bethel Park;...
Morning Roundup: Mon Incline out of service; PennDOT seeks snowplow drivers
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Wednesday, Oct. 18: Mon Incline shut down The Monongahela Incline is out of service until further notice to repair damage to a door on the west car, Pittsburgh Regional Transit spokesman Jim Ritchie said Wednesday morning. The Pittsburgh Regional...
Daily Roundup: Person injured in 2-vehicle crash on Route 30 in Unity
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Tuesday, Oct. 17: 2-vehicle crash on Route 30 in Unity One man was flown by a medical helicopter to a Pittsburgh hospital early Tuesday morning when his sport utility vehicle collided with a coal-laden tri-axle dump truck along Route...
Train hits parked car in Derry
A Norfolk Southern Corp. railroad train hit a vehicle parked along the tracks in Derry Borough early Tuesday morning, a Westmoreland County Public Safety supervisor said. No injuries were reported in the incident, which occurred at about 12:20 a.m. along West First Avenue, the supervisor said. The slow-moving train caused...
Bankrupt Jeannette EMS to reveal financial details
Bankrupt Jeannette EMS Inc., which abruptly closed operations July 3, will not have any money to pay its unsecured creditors after it pays administrative expenses related to its bankruptcy, according to a court filing. Jeannette EMS will have until Wednesday to file a detailed list of its assets and creditors,...
North Huntingdon officials pick Bevan as commissioner
North Huntingdon officials opted for a familiar person to fill a vacancy representing the township’s Sixth Ward on the board of commissioners. The commissioners selected Fran Bevan, a one-term commissioner, to serve the remainder of Lindsay Wengrzyn’s term, which expires in January 2026. Wengrzyn resigned Sept. 30 because she moved...
Missing Bradenville woman found safe, police say
A missing Bradenville woman was found Monday and is safe, state police at Kiski Valley said. Georgetta Marshall, 63, was reported missing by family members. She was last seen about 7:30 p.m. Friday, according to police. Marshall may have been spotted early Saturday along Mission Road in the area of...
Morning Roundup: Police seek teens who escaped group home in Derry; grease fire at North Huntingdon McDonald’s
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Monday, Oct. 16: Police seek teens who escaped Adelphoi Village in Derry Pennsylvania State Police at Kiski Valley are searching for three males who escaped Sunday afternoon from an Adelphoi Village house in Derry Township. The three males —...
Fluctuating prices leave recycling industry at mercy of supply and demand
Robert Megela goes out of his way to recycle — about 17 miles out of his way. Megela, 70, of Penn Township will drive from his home to the Westmoreland Cleanways and Recycling Center in Pleasant Unity to drop off used glass items, which are not collected by the township’s...
Leechburg Recycling Center still going strong after about 40 years
Leechburg has taken recycling into its own hands. The Kiski River town in Armstrong County operates its own recycling center with an all-volunteer staff of about a dozen dedicated people from the Leechburg, Apollo and Allegheny Township areas, said Leechburg Council President Tom Foster. And it has been doing it...
Yough foundation’s Shop With a Principal program aids students in need
Students from Yough’s three elementary schools will be able to shop with a school principal on Wednesday when they buy clothing they need, thanks to a community foundation’s funding. The nonprofit Yough Helping Hands Foundation has allocated $150 each for up to 40 students in need from the district’s three...
South Greensburg woman loses bid to have involuntary manslaughter charges dropped in suicide case
A South Greensburg woman accused of sending derisive text messages to her estranged boyfriend urging him to commit suicide two years ago, lost her bid Friday to have involuntary manslaughter charges dropped in the case against her. Westmoreland Judge Scott Mears said that the two-year statute of limitations on filing...
Irwin OKs police service for North Irwin
Irwin police officers will continue to patrol North Irwin next year, under a new three-year contract that borough boroughs have approved. Irwin Borough this week approved the contract covering 2024 to 2026, which gives North Irwin limited police coverage, plus responses to emergencies. North Irwin will pay a monthly charge...
11-year-old student accused in shooting threat at Wendover Middle School
An 11-year-old Wendover Middle School student is accused of posting threats on social media to bring in a bomb and “shoot up” the Hempfield Area school Wednesday, state police said. The boy, who was not identified, is accused of making terroristic threats. Police say he texted fellow students on the...
North Huntingdon man among a dwindling number of World War II vets
Robert “Bob” Zaval of North Huntingdon, saw the horrors of war as an Army tank commander fighting in Europe during World War II. “Boy, it was tough. Your biggest thing was to stay alive,” said Zaval, who recently reflected on his long life before marking his 102nd birthday on Tuesday....
Norwin School Board: 4 candidates seek short-term judicial appointment
Four North Huntingdon residents — including a former Norwin School District employee and a Westmoreland Intermediate Unit 7 administrator — are seeking a judicial appointment to fill a vacancy on the Norwin School Board that will be open for about six weeks. The four candidates seeking an appointment from the...
Vigil attendees, IUP students express shock, fear over nearby off-campus shooting
Indiana University of Pennsylvania student Christine Berry of Pittsburgh’s North Side had a “sense that something (bad) might happen” at a homecoming party Saturday night at a local community center a couple of miles from campus. Berry said she told friends not to go the party, not to walk the...
At 16%, Westmoreland County tops local population loss estimates
With deaths outpacing births in Southwestern Pennsylvania, counties will continue to lose people through 2050, with Westmoreland’s 16% projected drop the second largest of any county in the Keystone State, according to a new report on population projections. “This is not surprising at all. We’ve been losing population for a...
Injuries reported in East Huntingdon motorcycle crash
A motorcycle-vehicle accident along the New Stanton-Ruffs Dale Road in East Huntingdon Thursday afternoon resulted in injuries, according to reports from the scene. Fire departments from Mt. Pleasant, East Huntingdon, New Stanton and Yukon responded to the accident, which was reported at 4 p.m., a Westmoreland County Public Safety supervisor...
Norwin area: Hillcrest Intermediate School recognized by Apple; North Huntingdon EMS/Rescue open house set and more
Hillcrest Intermediate School recognized by Apple Hillcrest Intermediate has been recognized as an Apple Distinguished School for its 2023-2026 program term for its commitment to continuous innovation in education and using Apple products to create exemplary learning practices, the district said. “This prestigious designation reflects our continued commitment to innovation,...
Ward rips Shapiro over handling of sexual harassment complaint against top aide
Pennsylvania Senate President Pro Tempore Kim Ward lashed out at Gov. Josh Shapiro’s administration Monday over its handling of a sexual harassment allegation made by a female worker against a top aide of the governor. Ward, R-Hempfield, said it was “unacceptable” that Mike Vereb, Shapiro’s secretary of legislative affairs, remained...
Westmoreland judges to fill Norwin school board vacancy
The Westmoreland County judges are expected to fill a vacancy on Norwin school board during a hearing on Oct. 16, a decision that will determine which faction will control the board for at least one month. The county judges are meeting to select someone to fill the remainder of the...
