Western PA Local News category, Page 1558
North Allegheny students jump to raise funds for North Hills Community Outreach
Elementary students in the North Allegheny School District spent the last couple months jumping for the hills. To help North Hills Community Outreach, that is. Students of NA’s seven elementary schools raised a grand total of $63,053 in a jump rope challenge benefiting the North Hills Community Outreach. This is...
Dispatcher: Person injured after vehicle hits Allegheny Township home
At least one person was injured when a vehicle hit a house on White Cloud Road in Allegheny Township. The vehicle hit the house at around 9:30 p.m. on Thursday, according to a Westmoreland County dispatcher. A gas meter was damaged during the accident and power is out in the...
Dates for the 2023 National Senior Games in Pittsburgh announced
Next year’s National Senior Games will be held in Pittsburgh on July 7-18, 2023, the National Senior Games Association announced Thursday. The games, presented by Humana, are a multi-sport championship event for adults 50 and older. There will be everything from 3-on-3 basketball to swimming, tennis, shuffleboard, golf and pickleball....
Emergency response at Pennsylvania American Water facility in Baldwin Borough
Allegheny County hazmat teams and Baldwin Borough first responders were called out to the Pennsylvania American Water facility Thursday afternoon. County dispatchers said an incident occurred around 4:30 p.m. at 380 Becks Run Road. It was unclear what caused the emergency. No injuries were reported as of 6:20 p.m....
Westmoreland commissioner defends rehiring of juvenile detention center director
Westmoreland Commissioner Doug Chew this week defended the decision to rehire the county’s former juvenile detention center director. Commissioners announced Wednesday the county rehired Rich Gordon, who ran the Regional Youth Services Center in Hempfield between 2013 and 2015 before leaving for a job in Allegheny County and eventually serving...
Saint Vincent College responds to racism claims following weekend lecture
Saint Vincent College this week denounced racism in the aftermath of a symposium held on the Unity campus last weekend that drew criticism of comments from a speaker who suggested Vice President Kamala Harris ascended to her job only because she is Black. Nine lectures were part of a two-day...
Man expected to enter federal plea in 1995 fire that killed 3 firefighters in Pittsburgh
A man whose homicide conviction in a 1995 fire that killed three firefighters on Pittsburgh’s Bricelyn Street was overturned by a state court because of prosecutorial misconduct is scheduled to enter a plea in the case in federal court. Greg Brown Jr., 44, is expected to enter what is called...
State Agriculture Department orders temporary ban on poultry, egg exhibitions at local fairs
A recent nationwide outbreak of avian influenza has led the state Department of Agriculture to temporarily ban the presence and display of poultry and eggs at county and local fairs in Pennsylvania. The ban takes effect April 16 and will last for 60 days or until the department lifts the...
Hospital patient accused by police of assaulting 2 nurses in Greensburg emergency room
Two emergency room nurses at Excela Health Westmoreland Hospital in Greensburg escaped serious injury Wednesday after witnesses told police the staffers were kicked as they treated a 19-year-old patient, according to court documents. Brylin A. Hickman of Jeannette is charged with two counts each of aggravated assault, simple assault and...
Saint Vincent monks hit sweet spot with handmade hot cross buns
A team of about a dozen Saint Vincent monks were working from early morning into the evening Thursday as they carried out a new tradition at the Benedictine community. Their mission: preparing nearly 1,200 hot cross buns for pickup by customers on Good Friday. The monks have been enjoying the...
‘I made that’: Hampton blacksmith helps cultivate customers’ creativity
With the most popular month for weddings approaching, future wives are taking great care in selecting their ideal rings. Their future husbands, not so much. “It’s not that special to them,” Hampton resident and entrepreneur Craig Cowan said. “But their bride always says, ‘Hey, you’ve got to walk down the...
North Hills Home Show gets underway April 22 at North Park
Fresh ideas for decorating will be available at the North Hills Home Show from April 22-24 at the North Park Sports Complex. Advice will be available about home improvement, decorating and landscaping projects. Experts, exhibits and demonstrations will help educate people about home improvement projects. Show highlights will include more...
Washington, D.C., man stops in Pittsburgh on his 3,400-mile e-bike journey to raise money for charity
The wooden shoes on the back of the trailer attached to the electric bicycle are more than footwear – they symbolize the home country of the rider. And the clogs are making a 3,400-mile trek with him. Gregory Maassen, a native of the Netherlands, is riding an e-bike from Washington,...
Volunteers sought for Harrison rain garden cleanup
A rain garden installed near Highlands Middle School has done its job of helping to eliminate a swampy lawn at the campus in Harrison. But it needs help to remain effective. “We pruned back a lot in the fall, but we need a group to go in there and really...
North Hills Home Show scheduled April 22-24 in Hampton
Plenty of fresh ideas and advice on home improvement, decorating and landscaping projects will be offered at the North Hills Home Show, scheduled for April 22-24 at the North Park Sports Complex Hampton. More than 150 exhibits and demonstrations and how-to clinics will educate and entertain visitors who are interested...
Norwin area: Pirates game, car cruise planned
‘Norwin Knights at PNC Park’ event planned Tickets are on sale for the “Norwin Knights at PNC Park” outing at 1 p.m. May 1. The Pittsburgh Pirates take on the San Diego Padres at the game. Noah Czajkowski and Ty Stecko will throw out the honorary first pitch. The Norwin...
Penn-Trafford area: Bushy Run Market, barbecue chicken sale, more
Bushy Run Market resumes at battlefield site The Bushy Run Market featuring a collection of crafters and vendors who sell their wares the fourth Sunday of the month from April through September will return to the Bushy Run Battlefield site along Route 993 in Penn Township on April 23. The...
Hampton second-graders receive pysanky demonstration
After learning about a traditional Ukrainian art form during library and art classes, second-graders at Hampton’s Central Elementary School were paid a visit on April 13 by local artist Laurie Gonzalez, who demonstrated how to make pysanky. Pysanky is a Ukrainian tradition that has been practiced for hundreds of years....
North Huntingdon man accused of creating, uploading child porn
A North Huntingdon man accused by state police of creating child pornography and putting it online was arrested Thursday and jailed without bail. James C. Gockel, 39, is charged with numerous counts of child pornography and related offenses. Troopers said they were notified by the National Center for Missing and...
Sharpsburg seeks nearly $25 million in federal grant money to aid private developer
Sharpsburg officials have applied for a $24.4 million federal grant to help with transportation infrastructure for the Allegheny Shores development. Council unanimously voted at a special meeting April 9 to seek the grant through the U.S. Department of Transportation’s RAISE program, which stands for Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and...
Hempfield man gives back to Westmoreland County with food, book donations
Jeremiah Washburn loves taking walks and going on car rides. Now, he gives back to the community while enjoying these pastimes. Washburn, who has an intellectual disability and autism, gathers used books and nonperishable food items and donates them to Little Free Libraries and food pantry drop-offs throughout Westmoreland County....
2 years into pandemic, the Brackenridge Salvation Army still churning out free meals
The lunch menu Thursday at the Brackenridge Salvation Army was far more elaborate than its grab-and-go description. Fresh out of the oven was a nutritious meal of baked tilapia with garlicky lemon butter, mac and cheese, and green beans. It was free and waiting for the first 100 people to...
Greensburg orders new Seagrave fire truck
The Greensburg Volunteer Fire Department will soon have a new fire truck, replacing a 25-year-old apparatus at the city’s Hose Co. No. 6. Council members on Monday unanimously approved the purchase of a Seagrave model TB50CT Marauder Pumper for $779,114. “It’s a better truck all around, something that definitely we...
Jeannette native killed in Phoenix; police charge husband with homicide
Police in Arizona arrested the husband of a Westmoreland County native, accusing him of fatally shooting her at their Phoenix home last month, according to police and news accounts. Investigators said family members of Amy Jo Jacobelli Malobicky, 54, reported she and Paul A. Fratella, 43, had been involved in...
Proposal would create formal partnership between Pittsburgh, school district
Legislation introduced to Pittsburgh City Council would form an official partnership between the city and Pittsburgh Public Schools in an effort to address the learning gap resulting from the covid-19 pandemic and the pre-existing racial achievement gap in the city’s schools. The legislation explains that the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission...
