Western PA Local News category, Page 1523
McCandless museum hosts 5th anniversary open house
The fifth anniversary celebration of the McCandless/North Allegheny Heritage Center on May 21 will showcase recent acquisitions honoring two prominent, local, historical figures. The museum, located on 830 Aufman Lane, will feature paintings and books signed and owned by Judge Wilson McCandless, the Town of McCandless being his namesake, as...
Vandergrift Council shelves youth football team’s request to play its games at Davis Field
A youth football team’s request to use Davis Field for its home games has been placed on hold by Vandergrift Council because of liability concerns. The Kiski Valley Lancers sought council’s permission to use the field for games, which they had done in the past. However, when they used the...
Newly elected state Rep. Aerion Abney, Glenn Grayson square off in Pittsburgh state House district
Just weeks after winning a special election to finish out former state Rep. Jake Wheatley’s term in Harrisburg, newly elected state Rep. Aerion Abney once again finds himself matched against the Rev. Glenn Grayson in a race for the seat. Abney, 33, and Grayson, 62, are seeking the Democratic nomination...
Pittsburgh firefighters no longer required to live within city limits
Pittsburgh firefighters are no longer required to live within city limits, but they will have to live nearby. The city reached a settlement with firefighters Monday to eliminate the longstanding requirement that firefighters live within the city, said Maria Montaño, a spokeswoman for Mayor Ed Gainey. The agreement stipulates that...
Long-vacant former JCPenney site in Lower Burrell purchased by O’Hara electric supply firm
The eyesore of Lower Burrell, the old J.C. Penney building in the Burrell Plaza along Leechburg Road, has a new owner after sitting vacant for more than 17 years. Schaedler Yesco, an electrical distribution and supply company in O’Hara’s RIDC Park, plans to renovate the nearly 185,000-square-foot building and open...
Walk in Schenley Park raises money toward ending breast cancer
Adrienne Scarano of Monroeville, a two-time cancer survivor, was among the participants in the 2022 Susan G. Komen West Pennsylvania More than Pink Walk. Replacing the annual Race for the Cure event, the walk took place on Mother’s Day in Pittsburgh’s Schenley Park. The walk has raised nearly $400,000 toward...
Members of Monroeville church’s ministry deliver lunches to first responders
One of the objectives of the Men’s Ministry at Monroeville Christian Church is to perform community service. To honor those who protect and serve the community, members of the group honored Monroeville police, firefights and emergency medical services personnel by delivering lunches to them on April 19. The ministry offers...
Annual NHthon event raises more than $18,000 for charity
Two North Hills High School teachers took a cue from Penn State University’s THON charity dance marathon and implemented it locally. Biology teacher Jennifer DiPasquale, a Penn State alum, and family consumer science teacher Amy Patsilevas started the local event in 2015. The North Hills Student Council and the student...
‘POGOH,’ new Bike Share Pittsburgh system, features e-bikes
Pittsburgh hills can be challenging on a bicycle, and Bike Share Pittsburgh is helping ease the stress of riding up the Burgh’s steepest inclines. On Friday, it launched “POGOH,” a replacement for the city’s Healthy Ride bike share system, which began rolling in 2015. POGOH includes a collection of new...
Shults Ford owner awards $5,000 scholarships to Steel Valley High School students
When Richard Bazzy’s children were born, he opened bank accounts for them. He deposited $50 per week for 20 years. “I wanted them to have the money to be able to go to college or technical school or whatever school they wanted,” said Bazzy, president and owner of Shults Ford...
Pine-Richland area student news for the week of May 10, 2022
Alek Johnson of Gibsonia was among more than 30 students who received recent recognition for achievements at Baldwin Wallace University. Each spring, BW recognizes student achievement with a variety of scholarships, prizes and awards for excellence in academics, athletics, service and leadership. Johnson, who is majoring in engineering, received the...
Gathering on Grant, a monthly event, brings back Thursday night festivity to Vandergrift
A new monthly community festival is starting in historic Vandergrift this month. Gathering on Grant, a monthly vendor-focused festival, kicks off Thursday, May 19. It will operate through October, from 5 to 8 p.m., every third Thursday, except in July. The event is sponsored by the Vandergrift Business Association, a...
Sewickley’s Nonprofit Corner for the week of May 10, 2022
Fern Hollow Nature Center 1901 Glen Mitchel Road, Sewickley Heights. 412-741-6136. fhnc.org. Sip, Scrub & Shrub From 7-8:30 p.m. May 26, participants will make earth-friendly bath salts, body and lip scrubs while enjoying small bites and shrubs. What is a shrub? It’s a concentrated syrup beverage that combines fruit, sugar...
The Stroller, May 10, 2022: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your community events, fundraisers and club meetings for free in The Stroller. Send information at least a week in advance to vndnews@triblive.com. Please include a daytime telephone number. HOPE Center accepting donations for its SAF-T pet kennel The Alle-Kiski HOPE Center offers a Sheltering Animals and Families Together (SAF-T)...
Officers investigating reported bank robbery in Pittsburgh’s Brookline neighborhood
Pittsburgh police and the FBI are investigating a reported bank robbery in the city’s Brookline neighborhood, officials said. Crews responded to the 700 block of Brookline Boulevard around 2:20 p.m. Monday. According to Pittsburgh Public Safety Spokeswoman Cara Cruz, when officers arrived they learned a man handed the bank teller...
Trib honored by Pa. NewsMedia for investigation into sex offenders, claims 28 statewide awardsVideo
The Pennsylvania NewsMedia Association has recognized the Tribune-Review for a second year in a row with the prestigious G. Richard Dew Award for its investigation on how sex offenders go undetected in Pennsylvania’s long-term care facilities. The recognition is one of 30 Keystone Media Awards given to the Trib by...
PennDOT filling mine void to repair Route 981 dip near Latrobe
Work is underway to repair a large dip in the surface of Route 981 just south of Latrobe that has caused motorists to hit their brakes for more than a year. According to PennDOT officials, mine subsidence caused a section of the road to settle, resulting in an uneven ride...
Fundraiser planned to establish scholarship in memory of Penn Township couple killed last year
As the one-year anniversary of the shooting deaths of Jacob Erdeljac and Mara Casale in Penn Township approaches, Liz Amend said it doesn’t get any easier for family still questioning why the couple’s lives were cut short. “I’m still in limbo. … My head knows what happened, but my heart...
Memorial Day parade in Aspinwall to return after pandemic hiatus
A longtime tradition of honoring veterans and celebrating America is returning to Aspinwall. After a two-year pandemic hiatus, the Memorial Day parade and service is scheduled for May 30. Festivities begin with a ceremony at 11 a.m. outside the American Legion Post 77 along Commercial Avenue. Mayor Joseph Noro will...
Rising covid cases prompt 3-day closure of Pittsburgh CAPA 6-12
Students at Pittsburgh Public Schools’ Creative And Performing Arts 6-12 will switch to remote learning for three days because of rising covid-19 cases at the magnet school. The closure of the school on Ninth Street, in the city’s Cultural District, was triggered when positive covid cases climbed to 38 on...
Officials: 17-year-old boy killed in shooting that wounded 2 others in Pittsburgh’s Allentown
A Pittsburgh teen has died in a shooting that wounded two other people Monday evening in Pittsburgh’s Allentown neighborhood, according to authorities. Isaiah Dennis Anderson was pronounced dead at the scene in the 700 block of East Warrington Avenue, according to the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office. Two others were...
State police accuse Vandergrift man of driving drunk with cocaine, stolen gun in car
State police have charged a Vandergrift man with having cocaine and a stolen gun in his car while driving drunk. James Artis Alexander, 30, of the 600 block of Hancock Avenue, was charged with felony counts of carrying a firearm without a permit, possession of drugs with the intent to...
CMU alumni nominated for 9 Tony Awards
Carnegie Mellon University graduates are no strangers to the Tony Awards but this year the School of Drama’s cup may have runneth over. During a streaming nominations event Monday, four Carnegie Mellon alumni were announced as nominees for nine Tony Awards. This marks 13 consecutive years in which CMU alumni...
Police: Springdale man tasered while resisting arrest for indecent exposure warrant
Allegheny County sheriff’s detectives say they had to use a stun gun to subdue a Springdale man after he scuffled with them and tried to grab the stun gun when they came to arrest him May 2 on a warrant for indecent exposure. The indecent exposure charge, a misdemeanor, is...
Terrelle Pryor pleads guilty to criminal mischief in Murrysville domestic incident
Former NFL quarterback and Jeannette High School football star Terrelle Pryor pleaded guilty Monday to criminal mischief in connection with a fall 2021 domestic incident in Murrysville. He was accused of hitting and shoving a woman before tossing a deck chair and throwing pumpkins at her car outside a home...
