Western PA Local News category, Page 1282
Overnight Pa. Turnpike closure to affect eastbound motorists at New Stanton
An overnight closure of the Pennsylvania Turnpike is set to begin at 11 p.m. Saturday, for eastbound traffic traveling between the New Stanton and Breezewood interchanges. The closure is slated to continue until 5 a.m. Sunday to allow crews to conduct center-line pavement patching. During the six-hour closure, motorists will...
Retired Tarentum serviceman gets free roof in time for Veterans Day
Kenneth Snead Sr.’s mom always told him believing is half the battle. Snead recalled her words Thursday while watching contractors install a free roof on his West Eighth Avenue home in Tarentum. “I am so grateful, but I just knew it was gonna happen,” said Snead, 62, an Army veteran....
Thomas Jefferson High School hosts Veterans Day recognition ceremony
Thomas Jefferson High School senior Rachael Parsons is concerned that young people her age aren’t showing enough appreciation for the sacrifices American veterans have made over the years. So, the 17-year-old is doing what she can to change that. On Nov. 10, she took part in a stirring “Salute to...
Historic Hanna’s Town gives the public an after-hours peek inside during Candelight Open House
To help kick off the holiday season, a free, after-hours Candelight Open House was held Thursday at Historic Hanna’s Town. Visitors to the Hempfield site were treated to small bites and beverages inside Hanna’s Tavern and a fire in the fireplace to cozy up to. The path to Hanna’s Tavern...
Man charged in 2019 Greensburg hit-and-run crash sentenced to prison
A former Jeannette man was sentenced Thursday to serve up to seven years in prison for a hit-and-run crash nearly three years ago in Southwest Greensburg that left a pedestrian severely injured. Justin L. Hudspath, 40, pleaded guilty to charges of aggravated assault by a vehicle, driving with a suspended...
Patriotic pastry: The Willows in Oakmont honors veterans with special cake
Two team members at The Willows skilled nursing community in Oakmont designed and decorated a particularly patriotic dessert to help celebrate Veterans Day. Michelle Lowes, a cook, and Maria Emili, dining services director, created a three-layer cake featuring seals from all branches of the military. Lowes began cake decorating 12...
McCandless man gets 2 to 4 years in deadly DUI crash
The grandmother of a woman killed by a drunk driver and the man convicted of killing her were both seeking the same thing in an Allegheny County courtroom Thursday. Dorothy Guy, whose 19-year-old granddaughter, Egypt White, was killed two years ago, wanted mercy for the man responsible, Evan Hilliard, now...
Now that the late Tony DeLuca has been re-elected, what happens next?
It was a possibility that tantalized political pundits for the four weeks leading up to the November general election. When state Rep. Tony DeLuca, a Democrat, died on Oct. 9 at the age of 85, after a brief battle with lymphoma, his name remained on the ballot because it was...
Repeat offender apprehended in Elliott homicide
Pittsburgh police have arrested a 40-year-old man in connection with an Oct. 1 homicide in the city’s Elliott neighborhood. Donte Brewer, of Pittsburgh, was apprehended Wednesday by Pittsburgh police and U.S. Marshalls Western Pennsylvania Fugitive Task Force in the shooting death of Carrington Keys, 41, in Elliott. He is charged...
New public works facility won’t be ready to help Pittsburgh’s South Hills neighborhoods this winter
Residents in Pittsburgh’s South Hills neighborhoods might not be wishing for a white Christmas this year. A Department of Public Works facility that was supposed to bring snow plows, salt and other supplies to the district won’t be built this winter, Councilman Anthony Coghill said. Coghill represents Pittsburgh City Council...
Two Aquinas Academy athletes sign letters of intent in Hampton
Two seniors at Aquinas Academy of Pittsburgh in Hampton signed their letters of intent on National Signing Day, Nov. 9. Isabella Hite and Vincent Cugini affixed their signatures in a ceremony held in the Rhodora J. Donahue Building in front of classmates, high school coaches and family members. Hite signed...
Murrysville area: Bus trip, tree planting, ‘Patriotic Thanksgiving’ performance, more
Email news briefs and event listings to pvarine@triblive.com. Items must be emailed two weeks in advance to make the deadline for the Star. Bus trip to holiday market The Murrysville and Hempfield parks and recreation departments will co-host a Dec. 14 bus trip to the People’s Gas Holiday Market in...
Norwin happenings: Holiday parade in Irwin, Breakfast with St. Nick, more
Irwin to hold holiday light-up night, parade The annual light-up night and holiday parade will be held Nov. 17 in downtown Irwin. The tree will be lit at 6:20 p.m. at the S&T parking lot off Main Street, with the parade of fire trucks and marchers to begin on Main...
Penn-Trafford area: Wreath sale, Super Seniors set to meet
Women’s club sells wreaths for graves of veterans The Level Green Community Women’s Club is selling fresh wreaths for $15 to be placed on the graves of veterans at Union Cemetery in Irwin or the Immaculate Conception and Long Run cemeteries in North Huntingdon on Dec. 17 . Those interested...
Police: Springdale couple threaten, follow woman after she made wrong turn onto their block
Springdale police arrested a couple after a woman told them the couple chased and threatened her when she made a wrong turn onto their street while driving her sons to a Halloween event at the high school. Cesare Biagio Palumbi, 30, was charged with four felony counts of aggravated assault...
Pittsburgh man faces charges in connection with deadly shooting in East Liberty
A Pittsburgh man is facing charges in connection with the September death of a man in East Liberty. Pittsburgh police said Rayvaughn Perkins, 25, approached a white SUV around 5:30 p.m. Sept. 29 in the 600 block of North St. Clair Street and got into an argument with the vehicle’s...
Pittsburgh City Council president says West End ‘excluded’ from public discussions about police chief search
Pittsburgh City Council President Theresa Kail-Smith on Wednesday said she felt her West End council district was “excluded” from conversations about what city residents hope to see in the city’s new police chief. Mayor Ed Gainey’s administration held listening sessions over the past few weeks at Carrick High School, PPG...
Mural of hope installed in Sharpsburg
The Positive Painting Project partnered with Sharpsburg artist, Christian “Mad Rabbit” Miller and the Sharpsburg-based nonprofit group, Artspiration, to create a “You Matter” mural at the playground near 13th and North Canal Street in Sharpsburg. The mural was installed on Nov. 5. Alisa and Todd Whysong of O’Hara created the...
Police: North Apollo man faces nearly 700 felony counts after admitting to having child porn on computer, phone
State police charged a North Apollo man with nearly 700 felony counts after he admitted to having pornographic images and videos of children on his computer and cellphone, investigators said. Jacob Charles Busler, 31, of Clark Avenue was charged with 680 counts of possession of child pornography and one count...
Route 28 lane restrictions set Saturday in Pittsburgh during walkway inspection
PennDOT District 11 is alerting motorists of lane restrictions Saturday on Route 28 in the City of Pittsburgh. Single-lane restrictions, weather permitting, will occur from 6 a.m. to noon in both directions near the East Ohio Street (Exit 1B) off-ramp as crews inspect the Charles J. Lieberth Pedestrian Walkway. Ramp...
District judge alerts Lower Burrell Council about reports of suspicious gray car
District Judge Cheryl Peck Yakopec spoke at the Lower Burrell Council meeting Monday to report a suspicious silver/gray car with three men that stopped at a city home and other locations. She asked city police Chief John Marhefka whether he had heard of any incidents involving the car and the...
Kiski Area bus drivers recognized by students at Kiski Area Upper Elementary
Kiski Area bus drivers were recognized by students Wednesday at Kiski Area Upper Elementary School in Washington Township. It’s the second year the school has rolled out the KAUE Bus Driver Thank You event for its 21 bus drivers. Hosted by KAUE Student Council, the surprise event began at 3 p.m....
Nicole rainfall, cooler temperatures headed to Western Pa.
As Tropical Storm Nicole rages through Florida, Western Pennsylvanians can expect to see some rainfall from the storm. Between Friday morning and Saturday morning, Western Pennsylvania will get 1.5 to 2.5 inches of rain, according to National Weather Service meteorologist Myranda Fullerton. Fullerton said the rainfall is “much needed,” but...
Norwin library directors breathe sigh of relief at voter support
The Greensburg Hempfield Area Library took a $50,000 hit to its budget this year, when an upstairs tenant chose not to renew its lease. And, even though the Southwest Greensburg referendum on Tuesday’s election ballot only affects $15,000 in library funding, it is a hit director Jamie Falo is happy...
Pine’s plan for multi-use artificial turf fields aims to cut play-time lost to soggy grass
Work is underway in Pine on a multi-million project to tear out the soccer fields at the community park and replace them with a pair of multi-use fields that will be covered with artificial turf. Township officials said the project is part of the township’s ongoing effort to improve the...
