Western PA Local News category, Page 1290
Liquidation sales begin at bankrupt home goods retailer Altmeyer’s
Bankrupt home goods retailer Altmeyer’s started a liquidation sale at four of its locations Thursday. Stores in New Kensington, Greensburg, Uniontown and West Mifflin are open for the sale, which offers discounts of 20% to 50%. Stores in Butler and Johnstown are not open. The sale is authorized by an...
Quaker Valley middle schoolers prepare for the curtain to rise on ‘Frozen Jr.’
Quaker Valley Middle School performers are near ready to take all that they’ve learned at countless practices the past couple months and let it go on stage. About 100 students, including 30 on stage crew, will present “Frozen Jr.,” an abridged version of the Disney classic. “Frozen” tells the story...
Fellowship: Thanksgiving dinner, Sunday services and more at Sewickley area places of worship
Beth Samuel Jewish Center Shabbat Morning Services are held every Saturday at 10 a.m. in person and on Zoom. Beth Samuel Jewish Center is at 810 Kennedy Drive in Ambridge. For more information, visit bethsamuel.org. Christ Church at Grove Farm Sunday services are at 9 a.m. (traditional) and 11:15 a.m....
Northern Tier Regional Library gearing up for holiday season with festive events
Northern Tier Regional Library is open Monday-Wednesday from 9 a.m.-7 p.m. and Thursday-Saturday from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. At Richland Center, the library will close at 4 p.m. Nov. 23 and be closed Nov. 24 for Thanksgiving. Pine Center will be closed from Nov. 24-28 for Thanksgiving. For more information or...
The Stroller, Nov. 4, 2022: 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. Optimist Foundation to host holiday toy and gift party Pittsburgh North...
Man escapes building fire in Pittsburgh’s Uptown
A man escaped a burning building Thursday night in Pittsburgh’s Uptown, not far from PPG Paints Arena. The commercial fire in the 1300 block of Fifth Avenue was reported just after 9 p.m., according to city police. Paramedics evaluated the man at the scene. Officials had not said as of...
South Greensburg woman’s sister rouses her as fire burns in attic
A South Greensburg house was damaged by a fire late Thursday that poured smoke from the attic. Patty Lewis, who owns the house at 1419 Elm St., said she was sleeping Thursday night when she was awakened by her sister, Linda Lewis, yelling for her to get out. The fire...
Proposed residential development in Indiana Township getting pushback from residents
Several dozen Indiana Township residents are pushing back against a proposal to construct a 100-unit residential development on land that Allegheny County’s comprehensive plan recommends for conservation. The developer, identified in township documents Fox Chapel Estates LP, a company with an office in McCandless, has submitted an application to construct...
Aspinwall’s Riverfront Theater Company does right with ‘The Play That Goes Wrong’
Riverfront Theater Company’s final performance of the 2022 season will leave audiences laughing well into the new year. Steven Gallagher, director of “The Play That Goes Wrong,” said playwrights Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer, and Henry Shields made beautiful work of comedy, and people will love the piece for its pure...
Fox Chapel Area school news
Members of the Fox Chapel Educators Association recently conducted a fall non-food drive for items needed by the Sharpsburg Community Library and the Second Harvest Thrift Store pantries. Among the hundreds of items collected were personal care items, baby items, household cleaning items and items for pets. “Our students are...
Mt. Pleasant rocker Andy Davis wins Male Entertainer of the Year at independent music awards
As an independent artist, Andy Davis of Mt. Pleasant doesn’t have a major record label backing his work, and the money that goes into his music career comes mostly out of his own pockets. “To be able to do that, and continue to see things progress, is really unbelievable,” Davis...
Schake family can trace roots back to Hill’s Church founding in Murrysville
The Emmanuel Reformed United Church of Christ in Murrysville often goes by the much shorter moniker of Hill’s Church. But where did the nickname originate? On Oct. 23, more than 100 people who can trace their lineage back to one of the men who donated the land for the church...
Franklin Park Mayor’s pledge to help save the monarch butterfly has a touching personal connection
Signing the Mayor’s Monarch Pledge, a national effort to help save the monarch butterfly, has an extra special connection for Franklin Park Mayor Dennis O’Keefe. In May, after almost 60 years of marriage, O’Keefe suffered the loss of his wife Marjorie, whom he met when she was just 7 and...
Boy shot in Sheraden
A juvenile boy was hospitalized in stable condition Thursday afternoon after being shot multiple times in Pittsburgh’s Sheraden neighborhood, city police said. Police said they found the victim in the 2700 block of Glen Mawr Street after being alerted to the sounds of gunshots in the 2700 block of Narcissus...
Police arrest 3rd suspect in fatal Cedar Avenue shootings
A third man was arrested Thursday night in connection with the Oct. 15 shootings that left three people dead on Pittsburgh’s North Side, city police said Thursday. Samuel Pegues, 30, of Pittsburgh, was arrested at 9:40 p.m. by the Pittsburgh police fugitive apprehension unit and the U.S. Marshals Service, city...
Members of military inducted as Hampton Heroes
Each year, Hampton Township School District honors members of the military, past and present, as Hampton Heroes. Traditionally, the ceremony for new inductees took place on an alternating basis at the high school, middle school or an elementary building. “During the pandemic, we decided to move this outside,” Superintendent Michael...
Hampton Township Council debates ordinance addressing short-term rentals
Hampton Township Council members debated a proposed ordinance at their Nov. 2 meeting that would allow residents to rent out their homes on a short-term basis for 120 days per year. Short-term rentals have grown in popularity in the past 10 years due to online marketplaces such as Airbnb. However,...
Allegheny County officials preview Election Day tabulating process
In a show of transparency, Allegheny County election officials opened up its warehouse on Pittsburgh’s North Side to the media Thursday to detail the process in which in-person and mail-in votes will be counted on Election Day on Tuesday. Election Division manager David Voye showed media members the bags containing...
Drug charges related to North Huntingdon woman’s death dismissed
Westmoreland County prosecutors dismissed drug delivery resulting in death charges against two men accused of providing a fatal dose of fentanyl-laced heroin to a North Huntingdon woman nearly three years ago. Police said Iona J. Runkle, 46, was found dead Jan. 12, 2020, in her mobile home at the Dusty...
Irwin proposes 8.6% property tax hike for 2023
An 8.6% increase in property taxes is proposed in Irwin’s 2023 budget. The hike is needed to pay for the cost of street lights, officials said. Council on Tuesday approved advertising the tentative budget with a balanced general fund of $4.4 million, that will raise property taxes from 23 mills...
New Kensington-Arnold delays action on stage, pool, other building projects
The New Kensington-Arnold School Board has postponed voting on a number of building and capital projects that touch all of the district’s schools. The board had been expected to vote Tuesday on projects for the high school stage and pool, the public address systems at Martin and H.D. Berkey elementary...
Discussions, children’s activities among Hampton library offerings
• Murder By the Book! A Mystery Book Discussion. The group will discuss “Gone for Good” by Joanna Schaffhausen at 6:30 p.m. Nov. 16. Please call the library at 412-684-1098 to request a copy of the book. Everyone who is interested in great reads is invited to the group. •...
Police fatally shoot suspect on Route 22 in Derry Township after 45-mile, high-speed chase
State police shot and killed a Johnstown man Thursday afternoon along Route 22, about 2 miles east of New Alexandria, ending a high-speed chase of about 44 miles that started in a Johnstown suburb. The suspect, Krysten H. Pretlor, 35, was shot shortly after 3 p.m. after police spun his...
Murrysville area: Veterans Day events, ‘Girl’s Night Out,’ 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. Veterans Day activities The White Valley AMVETS, Delmont VFW and Murrysville and Export American Legions will partner to host Veterans Day activities throughout the community. Events include:...
North Hills School Board approves 2023-24 school calendar
During the Oct. 20 North Hills School Board meeting, the board approved three versions of the 2023-24 school year calendar. All three calendars show the first day of classes for students will begin on Aug. 23, 2023, and last day of classes will be held on May 20, 2024. “The...
