Western PA Local News category, Page 1301
Fundraiser to help vets, first responders through outdoor learning scheduled in Ross
Editor’s Note: The location of this fund-raising event has been changed from its original location. The story has been updated to provide the new location. Two Army veterans are establishing a Pennsylvania branch of a nonprofit that aims to help military veterans, first responders, and children battling illness or disabilities...
Teen dies after being shot in head in Beechview
A 17-year-old boy was killed Wednesday after being shot in the head in Pittsburgh’s Beechview neighborhood, city police said. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s office identified the boy as Clayton Tierney of Pittsburgh on Thursday morning. He was found shot around 4:20 p.m. on the 1700 block of Broadway Avenue,...
New 5-year teachers’ contract approved at Fox Chapel Area School District
Fox Chapel Area School District officials have approved a five-year contract extension with the Fox Chapel Educators Association, which sets the average teacher salary in the first year at $104,951. The current five-year agreement was set to expire next July. “We’ve been successful in getting to this point earlier than...
Bodies recently found in Pittsburgh communities being investigated as homicides
Pittsburgh police continue to investigate the deaths of two men whose bodies were found earlier this week. Officers were dispatched at 10:15 a.m. Wednesday for reports of a dead man found along the 800 block of Aisbett Street in the city’s Garfield neighborhood. Public Safety spokeswoman Cara Cruz said the...
Josh Shapiro rallies in Cheswick, says 33rd House District critically important
A visit to Cheswick by Democratic gubernatorial candidate Josh Shapiro on Wednesday highlighted the significance of the 33rd District to flipping the state House, many audience members said. “Having the potential governor spend time and resources in our area shows how important our voices are,” Brackenridge Councilman Dino Lopreiato said....
Family STEAM Night returns to Gateway’s Ramsey Elementary in Monroeville
Move over, Steph Curry. When it comes to basketball-shooting accuracy, Sally may have your number. Sally, named after the late astronaut Sally Ride, is a robot constructed by members of Gateway High School’s Quasics Robotics Club. And during Family STEAM Night at Gateway’s Ramsey Elementary, Sally put on a heck...
Allegheny Township woman dies in wreck on Garvers Ferry Road
A 45-year-old Allegheny Township woman is dead after she crashed her car into a tree Wednesday afternoon, police said. Westmoreland County Coroner’s Office identified the driver as Sarah Bowser of Gene Drive. She died at the scene as the result of blunt force trauma. Her death was ruled accidental. Township...
2023 Pittsburgh Marathon registration fees go up Thursday
Organizers of the 2023 Dick’s Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon are encouraging those thinking of registering for next year’s race to do so in the next few hours to save money. On Oct. 27, the entry fee for the marathon will increase by $20, the price for the UPMC Health Plan...
Federal judge dismisses wrongful termination case against University of Pittsburgh
A federal judge on Wednesday threw out a retaliation lawsuit filed by a former researcher at the University of Pittsburgh against her employer, saying that she failed to prove that it was protected conduct that led to her termination. Diana Zaldonis, who worked in UPMC’s Cardiothoracic Transplantation division, filed the...
Father ordered to stand trial on charges of strangling, murdering son in New Kensington
A man accused of killing his 9-year-old son earlier this year in New Kensington will stand trial. During a preliminary hearing Wednesday, District Judge Frank J. Pallone Jr. held Jean J. Charles, 40, of Brackenridge for trial on criminal homicide, first-degree murder, unlawful restraint, strangulation, concealing the death of a...
Trump set for campaign rally at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport
Former President Donald Trump is scheduled to return to Westmoreland County just days ahead of the Nov. 8 general election. According Trump’s Save America website, the former president will hold a campaign rally Nov. 5 at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport in Unity. Details of the rally have yet to be...
Pa. Supreme Court hears arguments on Medicaid funding for abortion
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Wednesday heard arguments over the state Medicaid program’s coverage ban on abortion. Under the 1982 Abortion Control Act, passed by the Pennsylvania legislature, Medicaid prohibits reimbursement for abortions in all instances other than to prevent the death of the woman or in the case of...
McCandless Council eyes proposed 2023 budget of nearly $27 million
Property taxes in McCandless will hold steady under a proposed 2023 budget of nearly $27 million. “We will not be raising millage in 2023, which seems to be the answer everyone wants to hear first off and foremost,” said Trisha Greathouse, assistant town manager and finance director. McCandless residents can...
Gateway marching band scores hit at championships
Gateway scored a hit with “Headphones On.” That’s the title of the show presented by the high school marching band this season, and it impressed judges at the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Marching Band Association Championships to the tune of an 87.575 score out of 100, good for sixth place among 17...
Ex-Trib ‘Fanfare’ columnist Kate Benz pens book about Kansas farming town
Traveling from Pittsburgh to Boulder, Colo., to drop off her son at college, Kate Benz ended up with an honorary hometown and new extended family in Kansas — and a book about it all. Her plan was to take the shortest route west, then fulfill a longtime desire to explore...
2 Washington County school districts among those benefit from $1B in federal grants for electric buses
WASHINGTON — Nearly 400 school districts spanning all 50 states and Washington, D.C., along with several tribes and U.S. territories, are receiving roughly $1 billion in grants to purchase about 2,500 “clean” school buses under a new federal program. The Biden administration is making the grants available as part of...
Carnegie Science Center to open new Mars exhibition
The Carnegie Science Center is opening what it’s referring to as the most ambitious new experience built since the museum opened in 1991 — a $4.48 million exhibition called “Mars: The Next Giant Leap.” The Mars exhibit will open to Carnegie Museum members Friday, Nov. 18 with the public grand...
Pa. fisherman pleads not guilty to charges in tournament scandal
CLEVELAND — Two men accused of stuffing five walleye with lead weights and fish fillets during a lucrative fishing tournament on Lake Erie pleaded not guilty to cheating and other charges on Wednesday. Jacob Runyan, 42, of Broadview Heights, Ohio, and Chase Cominsky, 35, of Hermitage, Mercer County, made no...
Westmoreland happenings: Dog Halloween party, pierogi sale, comedy night, more
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Sharpsburg Community Library open Fridays starting in November courtesy of O’Hara gift
A donation from O’Hara Township has the Sharpsburg Community Library adding an extra day of service per week. Branch Manager Sara Mariacher said the township gave $22,000 to the library within the past few months. The library was able to hire an additional part-time employee for 11 hours per week...
Highmark Wholecare wellness event in Penn Hills focused on dental care
Senior citizens were able to get free dental screenings, cleanings and x-rays during a Highmark Wholecare wellness event at the Allegheny County Housing Authority Jefferson Manor in Penn Hills on Oct. 21. In 2021, the American Dental Association Health Policy Institute surveyed a group of dentists and more than 30...
Kiski Township police arrest warrant suspect who they say tried to flee traffic stop by running into river
Kiski Township police say they arrested a man wanted on multiple warrants after he fled from a traffic stop and then tried to avoid being captured by swimming across a river. David Wayne Siford, 41, of the 100 block of Washington Avenue in Vandergrift, was charged with two felony counts...
Hampton High School Marching Band scores best-ever showing
“A Night to Dismember” was, if you’ll pardon the expression, a night to remember. The Hampton High School Marching Band’s horror-themed show received a score 90.375 out of 100, good for fourth place among 17 sets of performers, at the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Marching Band Association Championships. “That was exciting. We...
Murrysville man accused of breaking into Washington Township woman’s home same day as release on bond
A man who was out of jail on bond after being accused of strangling his former girlfriend was arrested by Washington Township police after she told them he threatened to kill her and broke into her house the same day he was released. Colby Matthew Bowling, 28, of the 300...
Harmar officials to seek DEP’s help in finding buried manhole
The Harmar supervisors are calling on the state Department of Environmental Protection to help them uncover a buried manhole. The manhole in question is near the Allegheny Valley Joint Sewage Authority treatment plant. It’s on a narrow but long stretch of land between the railroad tracks and Freeport Road, according...
