Western PA Local News category, Page 1165
Route 65 study to focus on reconnecting Pittsburgh’s North Side neighborhoods
Pittsburgh was awarded $1.4 million on Wednesday to study whether it should alter a section of Route 65 in the city’s North Side to reconnect the Chateau and Manchester neighborhoods. In the 1970s, officials raised a portion of Route 65, also known as Ohio River Boulevard, onto a viaduct to...
Pittsburgh investigators uncover new evidence in 1994 unsolved slaying of woman
Pittsburgh police have a new suspect in an unsolved 1994 killing. Florence Simon was 68 years old when she was “brutally strangled” inside her home at the 700 block of North St. Clair St. in East Liberty. She lived alone at the time. George Satler, a Pittsburgh detective assigned to...
Monroeville woman will present Nancy Drew ‘mystery history’ in Delmont
Tara Rotuna has been solving mysteries alongside Nancy Drew since she was 8 years old. Along the way, she solved some other mysteries, like the truth behind Nancy Drew author Carolyn Keene, and she started collecting Drew books and began attending themed conventions across the country. Rotuna, 52, of Monroeville...
Erratic temperatures pose pneumonia risk for livestock
For some farmers, fluctuations between cold and warm temperatures can pose issues for livestock. “Going from 70 degrees to 30 degrees or below freezing is very hard for an animal to try to adjust,” said Rick Ebert of Ebert Family Farms in Derry. “You have to make sure there is...
Lent begins with ashes in the North Allegheny area
Lent began on Feb. 22 with the distribution of ashes in churches throughout the North Allegheny area, including St. Brendan’s Episcopal Church on McAleer Road in Franklin Township. The church also hosted a Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper the day before on Feb. 21. Shrove Tuesday is a traditional day of...
Seton Hill production puts modern spin on Shakespeare’s ‘Julius Caesar’
History tends to repeat itself — a notion that will be explored in a Seton Hill University Theatre and Dance Program production of “Julius Caesar.” William Shakespeare’s classic drama of political intrigue and personal honor will be staged Friday and Saturday and March 3 and 4 in the university’s Performing...
Hampton accepting vendor applications for farm market
During the covid-19 pandemic, Laura Bogacz, 50, was laid off from her job. Since she “didn’t have anything else to lose,” she decided to open Pittsburgh Artisanal Soap Co. and pursue her hobby of making handmade natural soap full-time. Last year, Bogacz started selling her wares at the Hampton Farmers...
Norwin area briefs: District to use grant for video surveillance system; ‘Mean Girls’ in March
Norwin gets state aid to enhance safety Norwin has been awarded $50,000 from the state’s Safe Schools Targeted grant program for 2022-2023 to enhance school safety. The district will use part of the grant to upgrade a portion of the school district’s overall video surveillance system. Norwin to perform ‘Mean...
Murrysville area: Herbs presentation, garden club speaker series, class reunion and more
Email news briefs and event listings to pvarine@triblive.com. Artist presentation focuses on culinary herbs Murrysville artist Eileen Yeager will give a presentation at the Murrysville Community Library on “Ethnic Use of Culinary Herbs.” Yeager’s “World of Herbs” exhibit, which will remain on display at the library for the month of...
Westmoreland municipal authority approves $31 million treatment plant expansion
The Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County will spend $31 million to expand and upgrade a water treatment plant near Connellsville — a 70% jump in the cost estimated when it was initially approved 27 months ago. Originally expected to cost about $18 million, the project’s price jumped in the intervening...
Hampton plans additional police patrols
St. Patrick’s Day is commonly celebrated with green clothing and green beer, meaning one of the biggest drinking holidays is also one with the most drunken drivers on the road. In Hampton, March 17 will be commemorated with additional police patrols to monitor for impaired drivers. Township council on Feb....
‘The clerk was in on it’: Harrison police nab accomplice in gas station robbery
Police say the robbery of a Harrison gas station earlier this month was staged. “The clerk was in on it,” police Chief Mike Klein said, without elaborating further. David Cousineau, 19, of Harrison is charged with criminal conspiracy, theft and receiving stolen property. Police said he was party to a...
Baldwin artist plans installment in Sharpsburg to address coping with grief
Let’s discuss grief. Or, as tends to be the case, let’s not. “I think people feel like they’re being a burden by talking about it,” Baldwin Borough resident Amanda Filippelli said. “But it affects every single one of us, especially after covid, whether it’s a person or their job or...
Roberto Clemente book deemed ‘appropriate,’ returns to Fla. school district shelves
An illustrated children’s biography of Pittsburgh Pirates legend Roberto Clemente is back on shelves in Florida’s Duval County Public Schools after being reviewed and approved for use in classrooms and libraries. The school district said in a news release that its certified reading specialists are in the process of reviewing...
2 people shot in Pittsburgh’s Knoxville section
Two people were shot early Thursday in Pittsburgh’s Knoxville section. A woman and a man were in critical condition, according to Tribune-Review news partner WPXI-TV. Emergency crews responded just after 8 a.m. SWAT was called to a building near Grimes and Zara streets, according to Pittsburgh Public Safety. The area...
Nearly $300K worth of fentanyl seized at Pittsburgh Greyhound station
More than 960 bricks of suspected fentanyl that were intended to land in McKeesport were seized Tuesday at the Greyhound bus station in Downtown Pittsburgh, law enforcement officials said. The Allegheny County District Attorney’s Narcotics Enforcement Team (DANET), along with the Pittsburgh Regional Transit police and the Attorney General’s task...
Movie shoot forces Strip District road closures
Several roads will be closed Thursday and Friday in the Strip District and nearby, to allow for film production, according to Pittsburgh Public Safety. Detours will begin at 7:30 a.m. Thursday and at 9 a.m. Friday, and run until 10 p.m. both days. Roads impacted are 30th Street between Railroad...
Hill District native hosts jazz jams, nurtures young talent in Pittsburgh
Back in the day, the Hill District’s Crawford Grill was the place to be — especially for jazz musicians trying to make their mark on Pittsburgh’s music scene. Today, one Hill District saxophonist is keeping that tradition alive, nurturing city jazz musicians one gig at a time. “I’m from the...
Monroeville EMT accused of faking $30K worth of hours on time card
A Monroeville Fire Department EMT is facing charges that accuse him of marking up his time card with hundreds of fraudulent hours, according to the Allegheny County District Attorney’s Office. Samuel Levy, 33, of Monroeville was paid more than $30,000 in undue wages, a criminal complaint claims. He faces charges...
Westmoreland DA hopes to expand trauma intervention program in schools
A pilot program launched last year in response to the murder of an 9-year-old New Kensington boy has helped as many as 45 school-age children deal with ongoing trauma, according to the Westmoreland County district attorney. Nicole Ziccarelli wants to expand the program, which provides aid and comfort to children...
Sharpsburg Library honors Black History Month
The Sharpsburg Community Library offered activities to honor Black History Month. The library works to ensure that Black writers and artists are featured in its programs and are on its shelves year-round, said library manager Sara Mariacher. It also creates programming to highlight holidays and national heritage months, such as...
County grant allows trail work to begin in Marshall
Upgrades to the trail system in Marshall Township are expected this summer thanks to a $1.4 million grant from the Redevelopment Authority of Allegheny County. Marshall will use the funds to help construct missing links to the current trail network, which will increase pedestrian access throughout the township. The township...
The Stroller, Feb. 23, 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. Indoor concert to benefit local police departments The Back the Blue...
19 North Allegheny employees to retire at the end of the school year
An especially large “retirement class” of employees will exit the North Allegheny School District in June, taking with them a combined 518 years of service, according to Marijane Treacy, human resources director for the district. The North Allegheny School Board approved 23 resignations at its Feb. 15 meeting — 19...
Warm weather woes: Mild winter impacts allergy symptoms, agriculture
The allergy appointments are already beginning to build for Dr. Christin Deal, and it’s only February. Is this the new normal in Western Pennsylvania? Deal, an allergy immunologist at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, said allergist appointments are about a month ahead of pace. “Usually, it’s more like mid- to...
