Western PA Local News category, Page 1298
Police: Man in stable condition after Sheraden shooting
A man is in stable condition after Pittsburgh police said he was shot late Friday night in the city’s Sheraden neighborhood. Officers responded to a five-round Shotspotter alert in the 500 block of Sherwood Avenue around 11:45 p.m., said Pittsburgh Public Safety spokesman Maurice Matthews. On scene, officers found the...
2 young children killed, firefighter injured in Wilkinsburg blaze
A fire tore through a Wilkinsburg home early Saturday, trapping and killing two children, officials said. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the victims as a boy and a girl: Novad Arman Loveings, 7, and Brecc Loveings, 6. The blaze broke out about 1:40 a.m. at a home in...
Texas woman comes to New Kensington to take home dog she rescued, gave up
A Texas woman came to New Kensington on Friday to take home a stray dog that gave birth to 11 puppies two weeks after she took it into her home in June. While Sandy Hightower was OK with giving up the puppies, she realized she made a terrible mistake in...
Brackenridge mayor joins 4 Western Pa. officials in pledge to save butterflies, pollinators
Brackenridge Mayor Lindsay Fraser is one of four public officials in Western Pennsylvania to sign the Mayors’ Monarch Pledge to work to save butterflies and other pollinators. Offered through the National Wildlife Federation, the program enlists municipal leaders to steward monarch butterflies, whose populations have declined by 90% in recent...
The Stroller, Oct. 29, 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 a week in advance to vndnews@triblive.com or The Stroller, 210 Wood St., Tarentum PA 15084. Please include a daytime telephone number. Entries sought for bake-off fundraiser in Leechburg The third annual spaghetti...
Students learn of manufacturing opportunities at New Kensington’s Digital Foundry
Alexis Beard has an interest in engineering. A senior at Franklin Regional High School, she wants to create and design something that helps people. “My passion is bridges,” she said. Noah Kleckner, a senior at Burrell High School, wants to pursue mechanical engineering, unless someone can change his mind. “I...
In brief: News from Memorial Park Church, Women’s Business Network
Women’s Business Network Women’s Business Network is a networking association that offers ongoing professional education on topics ranging from building confidence to marketing, and leadership development opportunities. The Pittsburgh North Chapter holds meetings on the first and third Fridays of each month at 9 a.m. at Parkwood United Presbyterian Church,...
In brief: News from Allison Park, Sharpsburg and more
Sealarks Women’s Group Sealarks Women’s Group will have its kick-off dinner at 1 p.m. Nov. 9 at Memorial Park Church, 8800 Peebles Road, Allison Park. This group provides Christian fellowship and social activity for women alone — widowed, divorced or never married. All women alone are welcome to attend and...
Police: Man in stable condition following North Side shooting
A man is in stable condition after being shot Friday evening on Pittsburgh’s North Side, police said. Police and medics were called to the 500 block of East Ohio Street around 7:20 p.m. They arrived to find a man who had been shot in the leg. Pittsburgh EMS transported him...
Post-Gazette, Butler Eagle granted temporary injunction against striking union members
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and Butler Eagle officials have been granted a preliminary injunction against five unions involved in the P-G strike, after accusing them of throwing projectiles at company vehicles, puncturing vehicle tires and threatening employees and vendors. Post-Gazette employees belonging to unions representing production, distribution and advertising workers went on...
Pittsburgh’s character comes out in local filmmakers’ festival shorts
When Lily Ragheb of Washington, D.C., and her husband, Ahmed, a native of Cairo, Egypt, moved to Pittsburgh in 2019, they barely had time to get acquainted with the city before the covid-19 pandemic shut most of it down. As they began to talk walks and explore Lawrenceville and the...
Norwin superintendent addresses board member’s controversial social media post, school director defends it
Norwin’s top administrator Friday pushed back against a school director’s social media posts this week that used a meme of a Halloween costume titled “(expletive) Retard” and signed the post with “Reeee..,” a sound that some autistic persons sometimes make when overstimulated. Superintendent Jeff Taylor said in an emailed statement...
Pittsburgh Regional Transit says worker shortages, other issues contributing to service cuts
The pandemic hit public transit agencies hard, especially with decreases in ridership and large service cuts, and Pittsburgh Regional Transit has not avoided those issues. Starting on Nov. 20, PRT will reduce service hours by nearly 2%, which will impact 11 bus routes and the blue line light-rail route, according...
Man in stable condition following Perry South shooting
One person was in stable condition following a shooting Thursday in Pittsburgh’s Perry South neighborhood, police said. Pittsburgh police were called to the 2000 block of Maple Avenue in Perry South around 6:15 p.m. after receiving a ShotSpotter alerted that detected seven shots fired. They arrived to find a man...
Boulevard of the Allies/Parkway East ramp closure set for entire weekend; more detours next week
Construction fatigued Pittsburghers will have another road project and accompanying detour to look out for this weekend. PennDOT has announced the closure of the westbound I-376 (Parkway East) ramp to northbound Boulevard of the Allies from Friday at 8 p.m. continuously through 5:30 a.m. Monday morning. All ramp traffic will...
Ross police sergeant claims defamation against township, police association
A Ross police sergeant is suing his employer and former police union, accusing them of defamation and intentional infliction of emotional distress stemming from unfounded allegations that he improperly shared a video from a juvenile sex crime investigation. Joseph Serowik, 51, has worked for the Ross police department since 2004...
Hempfield man pleads guilty to incident with teen babysitters
A Hempfield man was ordered Friday to serve two years on probation in connection with an incident in 2018 that prompted two teenage babysitters to flee his home. Gregory Bittner, 40, pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges of corruption of a minor and simple assault after two 15-year-old girls claimed he...
102-year-old former bank building on market in Verona
In the market for a building with serious pillar presence? A former bank in downtown Verona that towers above its neighboring buildings along Allegheny River Boulevard is listed for sale at $424,900. The property was previously a PNC bank and most recently the Verona Variety Store. It originally listed for...
Temple David in Monroeville honors Tree of Life victims
Temple David in Monroeville hosted a celebration of life in remembrance of the 2018 Tree of Life shooting on Oct. 27, the fourth anniversary of the attack that claimed 11 lives at the Squirrel Hill synagogue. Each year since the tragedy, Temple David’s congregation has thought of new ways to...
Penn Hills Shade Tree Commission needs volunteers for planting on Rodi Road
Volunteers have planted more than 300 trees along busy roadways, in quiet neighborhoods and in parks, and now they’re setting their sights on the busy, winding and cluttered Rodi Road, which leads into the heart of Penn Hills’ commercial district. The volunteers of the Penn Hills Shade Tree Commission and...
‘It’s a huge turnout’: Organizers pleased with Verona’s Trunk or Treat
Verona kicked off the borough’s Halloween celebration with its second annual Trunk or Treat event, which took place Oct. 27 at Railroad Park alongside the Verona Farmers Market. Riverview School Board member Stefanie Garibay helped organize the event and said the goal was to help bring more awareness to the...
Westmoreland Museum author talk explores Pittsburgh artist John Kane
It seems fitting that two people long involved in the artistic and cultural life of Pittsburgh should tell the story of Pittsburgh artist John Kane. Authors Maxwell King and Louise “Lulu” Lippincott will discuss “American Workman: The Life and Art of John Kane,” their book about the self-taught, early 20th-century...
Police: 6 people shot outside Brighton Heights church
Update: Police later corrected information to reveal that five people were shot, and one person was injured while trying to escape the melee. The Rev. Nicita Moses was speaking from the pulpit in her church during a funeral service in Brighton Heights on Friday afternoon when shots started to ring...
Weapons found on 2 Sto-Rox students
Teachers found weapons on two Sto-Rox students at security checkpoints at Sto-Rox Junior/Senior High School Friday morning, officials said. Officials did not immediately describe what type of weapons were confiscated. The first weapon was discovered in a student’s backpack at the checkpoint, Superintendent Megan Marie Van Fossan said in a...
Leechburg’s Pink Day festival sets attendance and fundraising record
Attendance at the 2022 Pink Day fundraiser for breast cancer research in Leechburg reached an all-time high. And so did the monetary donations. The annual daylong celebration and festival, held Sept. 17 on Market Street in downtown Leechburg, welcomed more than 10,000 attendees and raised more than $41,000, according to...
