Western PA Local News category, Page 1601
Sewickley Public Library receives $750,000 grant for facility upgrades
Sewickley Public Library received a $750,000 Keystone Grant for Public Library Facilities, as part of nearly $5.3 million in funding awarded to 21 libraries in 17 counties for the construction and rehabilitation of public library facilities. The Keystone grants are offered to help public library facilities improve operations, install equipment...
Henry Rollins bringing ‘Good to See You 2022’ spoken word tour to Carnegie of Homestead Music Hall
Henry Rollins needs to talk. The mesmerizing, Grammy-winning spoken word artist hasn’t toured since 2018. He had planned to tour in 2020 and 2021, but we all know what happened. “We have all been through something and I am no different,” said Rollins in a phone interview. In just four...
Big warm-up, temps near 70, part of wild weather week for Pittsburgh area
From 8 inches of snow and wind chills in the single digits to 60-degree temperatures in a matter of days. That’s the hairpin turn into spring the weather is making this week. By Wednesday, temperatures will be flirting with 70. “We can thank something called warm advection,” said Jenna Lake,...
Volunteers bring therapy dogs to AIU’s Sunrise School in Monroeville
Talk about feeling welcome. “We usually come here one Friday a month,” Gloria Frick said, “and they always tell us, you can come every Friday.” As a volunteer for the Alliance of Therapy Dogs, Frick leads groups of four-legged friends to various locales, including the special-education Sunrise School in Monroeville....
Oakland Portal project to prompt lane closures on Fifth Avenue in Pittsburgh
Work related to the Oakland Portal development project will result in lane closures along Fifth Avenue in Pittsburgh’s Oakland and Uptown neighborhoods, the city’s Department of Mobility and Infrastructure said Monday. Work being done by Peoples Gas will obstruct one or two travel lanes on Fifth Avenue between Robinson Street...
Trafford man accused by police of assaulting woman, resisting arrest
A woman accused a Trafford man of assaulting and choking her inside an apartment and told police she ran inside a neighbor’s apartment for safety late Friday, according to court documents. Police arrived at Cavitt Avenue to find Kevin L. Krivansky, 49, who lives nearby, attempting to force his way...
Pittsburgh man accused of attacking 3 guards at Westmoreland County Prison
A Pittsburgh man being booked into the Westmoreland County Prison last week is accused of attacking three guards, according to court papers. Jason Owens, 20, was arraigned Monday on charges of aggravated and simple assault. He is being held on $25,000 bail in each of three cases. County detectives said...
Pittsburgh muralist Janel Young is new Westmoreland Museum resident artist
Janel Young sees the Artist-in-Residency program at The Westmoreland Museum of American Art as a way to push her artistic practice in new directions. The Pittsburgh native, who recently moved to Chicago, began her seven-month residency on March 6. Her work will include working on a public art project and...
East Deer braces for large increase in water rates
East Deer Commissioners are searching for options to ease an expected hefty increase in residents’ water rates. Tarentum Borough, from which the township purchases water in bulk, approved a rate increase in December as part of its 2022 budget. The East Deer increase takes effect May 1. Rates for East...
Pittsburgh City Controller’s office launches site to track American Rescue Plan spending
Pittsburgh City Controller Michael Lamb’s office has launched a webpage where people can track how the city is spending its American Rescue Plan money. The American Rescue Plan Trust Fund Monitoring Page is part of the website Fiscal Focus Pittsburgh, which the Controller’s Office has maintained since 2018. The site...
Irwin to consider Oak Street parking restrictions
Irwin officials are expected to discuss a proposed ordinance next month to help residents on Oak Street find open parking spaces in front of their homes, which are located across the street from businesses. Borough council could consider a residential-only parking ordinance for the eastern side of the street, between...
Tarentum, Brackenridge will consider sharing services
Tarentum and Brackenridge officials will team up to consider sharing certain municipal services to save tax dollars. It’s an idea Brackenridge Mayor Lindsay Fraser said makes sense because of the proximity of the two boroughs. “Given the geography, maybe we can, hopefully, look at merging some of our services,” Fraser...
Dozens of Port Authority routes out of service Monday following weekend of call-offs
Dozens of Port Authority bus routes across Allegheny County were out of service early Monday, a continuation of the weekend service disruptions spurred by employee call-offs, an apparent protest against the authority’s looming vaccine mandate. Port Authority sent out the first alert at about 6:10 a.m., warning on its service...
In brief: Library Irish author recommendations, community coffee and more in Penn Hills
Library Irish author recommendations Penn Hills Library has added a new book recommendation list to its website celebrating Irish and Irish American authors. Have your pick of fiction and nonfiction titles. There are even a few classics thrown in for your enjoyment. So, beware the Ides of March, but enjoy...
In brief: Old Economy Village opening, YMCA Senior Men’s Club and more around Sewickley
Old Economy Village opening Old Economy Village in Ambridge will open for the 2022 season on April 1. Hours of operation will be Friday-Sunday from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. For more information, call 724-266-4500. Sewickley Valley YMCA The Sewickley Valley YMCA offers weekly preschool summer programs for campers who have not...
The Stroller, March 14, 2022: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your community Easter Egg hunts, breakfasts with the Easter Bunny 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. Volunteer opportunities available with Family Hospice Family Hospice, a part of UMPC, serves patients and...
1 dead, 2 injured in overnight shootings in Pittsburgh
One person was killed and two others were injured in separate shootings overnight Sunday in Pittsburgh, authorities said. The first happened around 10 p.m. on Kedron Street in the city’s Homewood section. Police responded to a ShotSpotter notification and found a man in his late 50s who had been shot...
Harrison resident named Pennsylvania’s Miss Agribusiness, with mission to highlight the food chain
Growing up in a suburban neighborhood of Harrison, Emily Rankin’s favorite TV show was “Green Acres.” It was a comedy from the 1960s about a fancy New York couple who moves to a country farm. To this day, she relishes the foibles of Lisa and Oliver Wendell Douglas (Eva Gabor...
Faces of the Valley: Allegheny Township man steadfast in mission of cleaning up roadwaysVideo
A dedicated senior citizen is doing his part to tidy up roads in Allegheny Township. Dahrl Talmage, 84, of Allegheny Township began volunteering 14 years ago, collecting litter discarded along Route 56 and School Road. “I like the roads to look nice and clean,” Talmage said. Talmage said he travels...
Tarentum police charge man with using stolen credit card to buy $5K in motorcycle parts from 2 shops
Tarentum police charged a man with stealing about $5,200 worth of motorcycle parts from Gatto Cycle Shop using a stolen credit card. Parrish Savon Middlebrook, 28, of Halcomb Avenue, Clairton, was charged with felony counts of theft, theft by deception, access device fraud and identity theft along with driving with...
3 new festivals approved for downtown Vandergrift
Vandergrift officials and the Vandergrift Business Association have partnered to bring three new community festivals to Grant Avenue. VBA is sponsoring a monthly vendor-focused event called Gathering on Grant, a Fourth of July festival and an Oktoberfest event this fall. Vandergrift Council members voted unanimously Monday to approve all three...
Freeport resident lives dream by publishing books, working in theater
A creative writing class at Freeport Area Senior High School helped jump-start Britt Kolek’s interest in writing novels. At the time, she was interested in Marvel and DC comics. When her teacher tasked the class with writing a story, she decided to write hers about a superhero. She thought of...
18th-century life displayed during Pennsylvania Charter Day at Bushy Run Battlefield
A British victory in the 1763 Battle of Bushy Run helped to prevent a takeover of Fort Pitt, the fortification that would grow into Pennsylvania’s major western city — Pittsburgh. Putting that historic event into context, the Bushy Run Battlefield site in Penn Township welcomed visitors Sunday to learn how...
Tarentum seeking $2.5 million from state for water system projects
Tarentum is eyeing more than $3 million in water line infrastructure upgrades, with council hoping to land most of the money from the state. Council voted Tuesday to apply for about $2.5 million from the Commonwealth Financing Authority, an agency of the Department of Community and Economic Development. Three projects...
ACMH nurses go on 5-day strikeVideo
Nurses at ACMH Hospital near Kittanning walked off the job Sunday after months of stalled negotiations over staffing and wage issues. More than 100 employees, community leaders and strike supporters began picketing at 7 a.m. Many held handmade signs asking for respect, better wages, safe staffing and nurse retention. Sign...
