Western PA Local News category, Page 1551
Hempfield recycler salvages old electronics; firm donates laptops to shelter
In a 44,000-square-foot warehouse behind a small Hempfield office are several large rooms filled with boxes and boxes containing thousands of pieces of used electronics — once the lifeblood of the modern computerized office. CyberCrunch LLC has literally tons of old laptops, desktop computers, keyboards, mice, televisions, hard drives, desk...
Pine Creek wastewater treatment facility in McCandless expanding
A $21 million expansion of the Pine Creek wastewater treatment facility will allow the site to enlarge its capacity and make the facility more environmentally friendly. The McCandless Township Sanitary Authority broke ground on the expansion project in early April, said William Youngblood, director of MTSA. The authority hopes the...
Dress for Success schedules cookie fundraiser at Hartwood Acres
Dress for Success Pittsburgh is hosting its second annual Black & Gold Cookie Table Drive-thru Fundraiser on May 14 at Hartwood Acres, 4000 Middle Road from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. “Last year, we turned our traditional Black & Gold fundraiser into a socially-distant, safe, drive-through event that proved to...
Herb Society returns to Beechwood Farms in Fox Chapel with spring sale after pandemic-related break
Members of the Western PA Unit of the Herb Society of America will be back in action for their annual spring plant sale after a two-year covid-related break. “After two years with no sale, it will be great to see and talk with friends and gardeners once again,” club member...
Remember When: Verona inventor was ahead of the curve on land, sea and air in early 1900s
The Alle-Kiski Valley has been blessed with great inventors over the years. Among them is Natrona’s Samuel Kier, inventor of the oil-based lamps that illuminated homes and businesses before the incandescent light bulb came along. Another was New Kensington’s Stephanie Kwolek, a chemist at DuPont who invented Kevlar, the material...
Pedestrian hit by Port Authority bus in Oakland
A pedestrian was struck by a Port Authority bus Tuesday evening in Oakland, officials confirmed. Crews responded to the intersection of Fifth Avenue and Bigelow Boulevard around 7:20 p.m., said Port Authority spokesman Adam Brandolph. The person, who was not identified, was taken to nearby UPMC Presbyterian hospital with a...
Sharpsburg Community Library welcomes back youth programs coordinator, appoints 1st teen coordinator
The Sharpsburg Community Library recently welcomed a new staff member and a familiar face to run its teen and children and youth programs, respectively. Kiki Raines of Wilkinsburg was recently hired to fill the Cooper-Siegel Community Library branch’s new position to come up with youth activities. “I really want to...
Fox Chapel to spend more than $1 million to rebuild 10 roads this year
Ten Fox Chapel roads are expected to be rebuilt this year as part of the borough’s road paving program. Council unanimously voted April 18 to award a $1.369 million contract to Wampum-based Youngblood Paving. Borough Manager Gary Koehler said the company was the lowest of four bidders and has done...
Police: 2 killed, 1 wounded in Wilkinsburg shooting
Two people are dead and another was injured Tuesday night after a shooting in Wilkinsburg, Allegheny County Police said. Allegheny County dispatchers were notified of a shooting in the 700 block of Midland Street around 8:25 p.m. On scene, first responders found two unidentified people dead inside a home from...
Report suggests new ways for Pittsburgh to levy additional taxes without raising earned income, property taxes
A report prepared by the Pittsburgh Budget and Policy Center has proposed new ways for the city to bring in added revenue without raising property or earned income taxes. In a presentation unveiling the findings of the report, Stephen Herzenberg, executive director of the Keystone Research Center, said that the...
Sheriff’s deputies arrest Olive Garden shooting suspect in Pitcairn apartment complex
Allegheny County Sheriff’s deputies had a hunch that the girlfriend of a wanted fugitive was lying to them Tuesday morning, sparking an apartment complexwide search in Pitcairn that ended in an arrest, authorities said. Accorie Wilder-Mack, 22, has been wanted since March 21 in connection with the robbery and shooting...
Police: Man shot multiple times in McKees Rocks
A man was taken to a hospital in critical condition after being shot multiple times in McKees Rocks, according to Allegheny County Police. Police said the shooting occurred shortly after 7 p.m. Tuesday at the corner of Helen and Ella streets. Emergency responders found a 26-year-old man who had been...
Fox Chapel graphic designer proposes alternatives to borough’s historic logo and street signs
Fox Chapel resident Bill Kolano believes his town has an image problem. Specifically, the image that serves as the borough’s logo, on street signs and newsletter. “It’s time for a refresh,” the longtime graphic designer told council at its April 18 meeting. Kolano, president of Kolano Design, presented a couple...
Pittsburgh police: Help needed to find thefts suspect
Pittsburgh police detectives are asking for help to find a suspect. Ellis Jackson, 59, is wanted for multiple counts of theft from a motor vehicle, criminal mischief and access device used to obtain property/service. Thefts occurred the last several months in the Strip District and Uptown areas, Public Safety spokesman...
Public Art Bridgeville launches activities with outdoor sculpture exhibition
Get ready for some particularly interesting sights around Bridgeville. As of May 1, an outdoor sculpture exhibition will be in place at various locations as the first endeavor of a new organization that looks to cultivate creativity in the borough. Public Art Bridgeville is spearheaded by nearly half-century professional sculptor...
First of 6 accusers testifies as rape trial of Allegheny Township man begins
A Westmoreland County prosecutor on Tuesday told jurors the case against an Allegheny Township man charged with rape and sexual assault based on allegations from six accusers was “messy.” “This is a case of a sexual predator who hid in secret for more than a decade who was brought down...
Travelers happy, weary after end of mask mandates at Pittsburgh-area airports
With the mask mandate for public transportation and air travel lifted, many travelers showed their faces Tuesday at Pittsburgh International Airport. The majority of travelers were mask-free while at the baggage claim, while in security lines, and at check-in locations. On Monday, a federal judge in Florida struck down the...
Arnold woman charged with abusing puppy
An Arnold woman was arrested on Sunday after a police officer investigating a complaint at her home said he witnessed her throw a puppy across a room. Brittney Kinsey, 20, of the 1400 block of Fourth Avenue, was charged with a felony count of aggravated cruelty to animals and torture...
St. Vincent policy reins in speakers, approval process needed
Responding to the controversy over a conservative speaker’s comments about race and privilege, Saint Vincent College has unveiled a new policy requiring all speakers sponsored by its academic centers to be approved by the college president and top leadership. “The hurtful, divisive statements were a stark contrast to our mission,”...
Torrance patient pleads guilty to aggravated indecent assault, gets prison time
A longtime resident at Torrance State Hospital told police he raped a fellow patient last year as a means to leave the Derry Township facility, where he has lived since 2010. His plan succeeded, in part, this week after a Westmoreland County judge ordered Keith L. Saltonstall to serve up...
Plant sales at Penguin Court, Compass Inn feature pollinator-friendly native species
Native plants added to area gardens and flower beds tend to require minimal maintenance, and they help support pollinators such as birds, bees and butterflies. A number of varieties of these plants indigenous to Pennsylvania and surrounding states are grown each year at Laughlintown’s Penguin Court preserve and will be...
Seton Hill theater production explores ancestry and the African diaspora
Seton Hill University Theatre will present the Pittsburgh-area premiere of “Dontrell, Who Kissed the Sea,” a 2014 play by Nathan Alan Davis that explores what ancestry means to people of color, specifically those whose African ancestors were taken into slavery. Curtain times will be 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and...
Cookie’s Creamery serving up sweet treats in Ross
Eleanor “Cookie” Rosenberg looked forward to annual family vacations. She would relax in an Adirondack chair on the boardwalk at Rehoboth Beach and enjoy an ice cream cone. “She loved it there,” said her grandson, Josh Helfer of Franklin Park. “She would call me the day after we came home...
Council approves formal partnership between Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Public Schools
Pittsburgh City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved a measure to create a formal partnership between the city and Pittsburgh Public Schools. The legislation, sponsored by Councilman Ricky Burgess, aims to bring the city and school district together to address the learning gap resulting from the covid pandemic and racial achievement...
Murrysville squirt gun ‘assassin’ game results in multiple police responses
A teen squirt gun game has resulted in several calls to Murrysville police in the past week. The “FR Assassins” game, which has its own Twitter feed, involves teens “eliminating” one another by ambushing a randomly chosen participant with a squirt gun. A video on the group’s Twitter page shows...
