Western PA Local News category, Page 1549
Pittsburgh collecting yard waste, giving away mulch from recycled Christmas trees
Pittsburgh’s Department of Public Works Environmental Services Bureau will collect yard waste this weekend and begin giving away mulch from recycled Christmas trees next week. The city is encouraging residents to leave out branches, leaves, grass and brush on Saturday for city crews to collect curbside. Yard waste must be...
Troy Hill Fire House nominated for historic designation
The Troy Hill Fire House, which dates to the 1890s, has been nominated for historic designation. The historic nomination has earned the recommendation of the Planning Commission and Historic Review Board, though City Council will make the final decision. The fire station is located on Ley Street. “When you talk...
Want to volunteer on Earth Day? Here are events happening all over Western Pennsylvania
If you’re looking for an Earth Day project, local, state, federal and nonprofit officials have plenty of them happening all across the region. Here are some of the opportunities available for volunteering: Army Corps of Engineers The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will host several volunteer days. A lake-shore cleanup...
Allegheny County to offer early, in-person voting at Downtown Pittsburgh election office
Allegheny County plans to offer registered voters the opportunity to apply for a mail-in ballot, have it approved on-site, and then cast that ballot the same day all at the elections building in Downtown Pittsburgh. It’s Allegheny County’s de facto version of early, in-person voting. It all can be done...
‘Most wanted’ man in Allegheny County arrested after window tint violation
A man listed on the Allegheny County Sheriff’s “most wanted” list has been arrested after police say they pulled him over for a traffic violation. On April 19, Jefferson Hills Police pulled over Cyon Taylor, 30, on Route 51 for a window tint violation. Taylor allegedly provided a false ID...
Successful growth of baby mussels in Kiski River indicates continued health of waterways
Several years ago, Western Pennsylvania Conservancy biologists documented the first freshwater mussels — eight species in all — found in the Kiski River in over a century. Then, last summer, the biologists implanted some baby mussels in concrete silos in the Kiski, as well as a dozen other waterways, to...
Police: Man in critical condition after shooting on Pittsburgh’s North Side
A man is in critical condition after he was shot in Pittsburgh’s Spring Hill neighborhood early Thursday morning. Pittsburgh Police and medics responded to the shooting at around 3 a.m. in the 1700 block of Rhine Street. The man, who was shot in the abdomen, was taken to a local...
Beaver County school district: Man attempted to grab elementary student
A Beaver County school district warned parents of an attempted kidnapping that allegedly happened Tuesday afternoon. Rochester School District said a man tried to grab an elementary school student who was on their way home on Heller Street, according to a letter sent to parents obtained by WPXI. The man...
Highlands educational equity policy gets initial approval; another vote needed to finalize
The Highlands School Board on Tuesday gave its initial approval to a controversial educational equity measure. The educational equity measure, opposed by most of the residents who commented on the proposal, is recommended by the Pennsylvania School Boards Association. The measure now requires a second reading that, under school district...
The Stroller, April 21, 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. Free paper shredding event planned at Clearview Federal Credit Union A free paper shredding event and electronics collection will be hosted...
Hempfield’s Harrold Zion church prepares to celebrate 250 years
John Millward knows firsthand the impact a local church can have on its community. Millward, 67, grew up attending Harrold Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church in Hempfield, where parishioners are eagerly preparing to celebrate the church’s 250th anniversary. “The church to me is very important,” Millward said. “God is incredibly important,...
Friends remember Mt. Pleasant area nun, Verna Montessori School teacher
This weekend, friends will gather to celebrate the life of Sister Lucy Paladini, a beloved nun who taught at Verna Montessori School near Mt. Pleasant for more than 25 years. Sister Lucy died in January after moving back to her native Italy in 2014. Saint Pius X in Mt. Pleasant...
Final tree planting set at Flight 93 National Memorial
A reforestation project at the Flight 93 National Memorial in Somerset County is coming to an end with the final saplings going into the hallowed ground Friday and Saturday. Donna Gibson, executive director of Friends of Flight 93, said the project’s completion is bittersweet. It’s been worthwhile to see the...
Fox Chapel Area High School students earn top honors at STEM contest at Heinz Field
A team of Fox Chapel Area High School freshmen have a plan for the future of Heinz Field. It doesn’t involve adding seats to the rotundas of the North Shore stadium. Nor does it follow scouting analysis of college players for the upcoming NFL draft. Instead, students Arnim Kuchhal, Varad...
Aspinwall artist, Spectrum Charter students unveil mural in MonroevilleVideo
Spectrum Charter School in Monroeville has a theme that its staff and students try to live out each day: “Look for the good.” There was plenty of good on display Wednesday night, as students joined resident artist Alison Zapata to unveil a 16-by-8-foot mural that will welcome everyone who comes...
Quaker Valley School District files court appeal over Leet zoning board’s denial of high school-related application
Quaker Valley School District officials have formally filed an appeal in Allegheny County Court challenging the Leet Township Zoning Hearing Board’s denial of its special exception application for a proposed high school. The 45-page appeal was filed April 12. Its documents were also posted earlier this month on the township’s...
Fox Chapel man accused in 2 separate killings said Satan compelled him to kill; offers plea of guilty, but mentally ill
Adam Rosenberg said he was compelled to kill by Satan and had designs on becoming a serial killer. He already had shot two people to death and intended to kill more, he told a forensic psychiatrist. “Why didn’t he become a serial killer?” defense attorney Casey White asked. “I believe...
Fox Chapel man accused in 2 separate killings said Satan compelled him to kill; offers plea of guilty, but mentally ill
Adam Rosenberg said he was compelled to kill by Satan and had designs of becoming a serial killer. He had already shot two people to death and intended to kill more, he told a forensic psychiatrist. “Why didn’t he become a serial killer?” asked defense attorney Casey White. “I believe...
Greensburg Salem dedicates track complex to late inspirational coach Steve Snider
Coaches Nathan and Matthew Snider were on opposing sides Wednesday, April 20 as their respective teams — the Greensburg Salem Golden Lions and the visiting Hempfield Area Spartans — faced off in a varsity track meet. But before the running and jumping began, the two brothers shared a sense of...
More than 100 gather to pray for peace in wake of Pittsburgh’s Airbnb shooting
More than 100 people gathered Wednesday afternoon at Allegheny Center Alliance Church on Pittsburgh’s North Side to pray for peace and call for an end to gun violence. The gathering came just three days after a deadly shooting at a nearby Airbnb rental property left two 17-year-old boys dead and...
Trial for Vandergrift woman accused in killing of Greensburg cousin to begin Thursday
Testimony in the murder trial of a Vandergrift woman accused in the 2018 shooting death of her cousin is expected to begin Thursday morning. A jury was seated Wednesday in Westmoreland County to hear evidence in the case against Ashley Croft. Prosecutors claim Croft, 38, shot and killed her 31-year-old...
Mentor works to counsel, support teens following Pittsburgh Airbnb shooting
A Monroeville man who said he serves as a mentor for several teens who attended the deadly Airbnb party on Pittsburgh’s North Side over the weekend said overcrowded conditions at the party led to the gunfire that left two dead and nine others wounded. The teens who spoke with Jamal...
Greensburg woman testifies former boyfriend recorded video of sex acts with young child
A Greensburg woman testified Wednesday both she and her former boyfriend had sexual relations with a 5-year-old boy and recorded a video of at least one of the sessions. That testimony came during the first day in the rape trial of Charles Jason Hunter, who police claim participated in sexual...
Troopers say Donegal Township man sexually assaulted mentally challenged person
An 80-year-old Donegal Township man was arrested Tuesday by state police after he was accused of sexually assaulted a mentally challenged person on Sunday. Ronald W. Kern was ordered held in the county jail without bail after being arraigned on charges of aggravated indecent assault, aggravated indecent assault of a...
Taqueria El Pastorcito opening with authentic Mexican food in New Kensington
A mariachi band will perform Sunday in downtown New Kensington as part of the opening of the city’s newest restaurant. Taqueria El Pastorcito will be open from 2 to 8 p.m. Sunday, with the band playing for a couple of hours in the mid-afternoon, owner and chef Jose Tecuanhuehue said....
