Western PA Local News category, Page 1751
Ministry groups serve Thanksgiving dinner to needy in Southwest Greensburg
Heather Carl sat down in a Southwest Greensburg church and shared a hearty Thanksgiving meal with family and friends — a full week before the actual holiday. “We came here for the fellowship,” said Carl, 48, a Jeannette resident who was accompanied Thursday by her son, Heath Rowe, and her...
PennDOT advises drivers to slow down on snowy roads
With winter on its way, PennDOT is advising motorists to slow down, increase their following distance and avoid distractions while driving. Last winter in Pennsylvania, preliminary data show that there were 301 crashes resulting in four fatalities and 143 injuries on snowy, slushy or ice-covered roadways where aggressive-driving behaviors such...
Police: Man died after stabbing in McKeesport
A 19-year-old man died after he was stabbed Friday afternoon in McKeesport, officials said. Officials responded to the 500 block of Sinclair Street around 3:20 p.m. where they found the man stabbed in the chest, Allegheny County Police said. The man, identified by the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office as...
More than a thousand kids register for North Allegheny vaccination clinics
More than 1,000 students, ages 5 to 11, registered for voluntary vaccination clinics conducted Nov. 16 and Nov. 22 at Ingomar Middle School in the North Allegheny School District, officials said. The first clinic Nov. 16 had 672 registrations, and the second vaccination clinic Nov. 22 had 342 registrations, according...
North Huntingdon OKs new pact with public works employees
North Huntingdon’s unionized public works employees will get pay raises ranging from 25 cents per hour next year to 95 cents per hour in 2026 under terms of a new agreement the township ratified. The five-year contract with the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) covers 35...
Police investigating apparent murder-suicide in Washington County
A crew from the Washington County Coroner’s Office was called to the scene of an apparent murder-suicide Thursday afternoon, officials said. Crews responded to a home in Canton Township for reports of the incident that took place between 1 p.m. Wednesday and noon Thursday, according to a release from the...
Several dozen UPMC workers demand right to unionize in 1-day walkout against health giant
Medical scrubs emblazoned with pro-worker slogans blew in the chilly wind Thursday afternoon against the backdrop of Downtown Pittsburgh’s U.S. Steel Tower, home to the corporate offices of nonprofit health giant UPMC. Clipped to makeshift clotheslines tied to trees along Grant Street, the hospital uniform tops displayed hand-written messages such...
Shaler Area School District, Education Association approve collective bargaining agreement
During the Nov. 17 Shaler School Board meeting, the board approved a collective bargaining agreement between the Shaler Area Education Association and the Shaler Area School District, beginning Aug. 15, 2022, and effective until Aug. 15, 2027. In December 2020, the current contract was extended through August 2022 due to...
Jury deliberating fate of Churchill man accused of killing intruder at home in Arnold to return Friday morning
A Westmoreland County jury will return Friday morning to continue deliberations in the criminal homicide trial of a Churchill man accused in the killing last year of an intruder at an Arnold home. Devon Askew, 28, contends he acted in self-defense when he shot and killed 34-year-old Richard Hildreth on...
Lawsuit contends Peduto interfered with vote to remove Columbus statue in Pittsburgh
The organization suing Pittsburgh over the removal of the Columbus statue at Schenley Park has said in an amended lawsuit that Mayor Bill Peduto improperly influenced the art commission’s vote to take down the 13-foot tall bronze and granite statue. The Italian Sons and Daughters of America said in the...
Private consulting firm hired to help manage Westmoreland Manor
The eastern Pennsylvania company that for two decades ran Westmoreland Manor until it was replaced in 2014 will again hold administrative duties at the county-owned nursing home. Westmoreland commissioners on Thursday hired Complete Healthcare Resources-Eastern to manage and consult in the operation of the 408-bed facility in Hempfield. The company...
North Huntingdon construction firm to provide Thanksgiving meals for needy
Bella Construction & Development Co. of North Huntingdon, a roofing and siding company, plans to cook amnd deliver a home-cooked Thanksgiving meal — turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing, gravy, corn, cranberry sauce, bread and a slice of pumpkin pie — to a number of neighbors in need. Those who are interested...
Preliminary Westmoreland budget proposal calls for no tax hike but includes $10.5 million deficit
Westmoreland County commissioners on Monday unveiled a preliminary budget for 2022 that keeps the property tax rate at its current level while also continues the decades-long trend of deficit spending. The proposed $365.5 million budget carries no cuts in services and is expected to be trimmed in the coming weeks...
$1 million settlement approved in 2018 pipeline failure in Beaver County
The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission on Thursday approved a $1 million settlement related to a massive failure of the Revolution pipeline that occurred in September 2018 in Beaver County. On Sept. 10, 2018, a pipeline failure occurred near Ivy Lane in Center Township, releasing more than 3 million cubic feet...
Gingerbread house entries, book drive set stage for Latrobe’s Holly Jolly festivities
The downtown Latrobe business district is preparing for its annual Holly Jolly festive event with its third annual gingerbread house contest and an inaugural book drive. On all three Holly Jolly days, Dec. 2-4, visitors will be able to view locally crafted gingerbread houses at Westmoreland County Community College’s Latrobe...
Westmoreland lawyer accused of assaulting state trooper at Seven Springs waives right to hearing
A Westmoreland County assistant public defender accused of assaulting a state trooper at Seven Springs Mountain Resort in Somerset County waived his right to a preliminary hearing Thursday. David E. Mulock, 36, of Murrysville, has been suspended with pay since his arrest on charges of aggravated assault on a law...
Slippery Rock opens 1st live theater show since pre-pandemic days, ‘Techies’
Tyler Parsonage of Murrysville is grateful for the new opportunities that online theater productions offered during the covid-19 pandemic, “but I don’t think it’ll ever compare to a live show,” he said. The 21-year-old Slippery Rock University junior is part of a group that will bring the first live theater...
4 students at Pittsburgh’s Brashear High School assaulted police officer, officials say
Four male students at Brashear High School in Pittsburgh’s Beechview neighborhood were detained Thursday after authorities said they assaulted a school police officer. The incident happened while the officer was trying to break up a fight, said Pittsburgh Public Schools spokeswoman Ebony Pugh. Medics were called to the school to...
Fox Chapel grad, killed in Vermont accident, described as selfless and kind
A Fox Chapel man was killed Tuesday in Vermont after being hit by an Amtrak train as he attempted to cross railroad tracks in the SUV he was driving. Thomas Fennell, who had been attending Vermont Law School, was 23. Police in Royalton, about 150 miles northwest of Boston, said...
Beloved Westmoreland Mall Santa makes special visit; mall Santa arrives Friday
It’s only November, but for many in Westmoreland County, Santa Claus already came to town. For three days last week, thousands of children and parents waited outside the Christmas Town store at Westmoreland Mall for their chance to meet the man many have deemed the real Kris Kringle. “This Santa...
With furry friends and kind words, Kiski Elementary students learn to cope with grief
While adults know that grief is part of life, elementary school kids might just be learning. Counselors in the Kiski Area School District are working to help students cope with their feelings. A daylong grief-themed program was presented Thursday at all four elementary schools as part of Children’s Grief Awareness...
Norwin area: High school show; toy collection, breakfast with St. Nick, more
A drive-thru holiday music and laser light show will be held in the parking lot at the Norwin Knights Stadium, 11091 Mockingbird Drive, at 6 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Nov. 26 and 27. The Electric Light Fantasy Vol. II is open to those who make advanced reservations through the North...
Murrysville: Gingerbread house contest, Hot Chocolate Hike, ‘Santa at Sardis,’ more
Submit news briefs, event listings and more to the Murrysville Star by emailing pvarine@triblive.com. Library to host ‘Jingles’n’Gingerbread’ The Murrysville Community Library will host its annual holiday event “Jingles’n’Gingerbread” from 5 to 8 p.m. Dec. 6 at the library, 4130 Sardis Road in Murrysville. The evening will include multiple performances...
Fire hits Lower Burrell home owned by woman who lost father in blaze 30 years ago
Angela Veri was on her way to work after dropping off her daughter at school Thursday when a neighbor called to tell her she saw smoke coming from her home on Fairview Drive in Lower Burrell. She knew, because nobody was at home, her family was safe as firefighters from...
Penn-Trafford area: Blood drive, holiday celebration, TV giveaway
Level Green club to hold blood drive The Community Women’s Club of Level Green will host a blood drive from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dec. 4 in the Level Green Community Building, 123 Murrysville Road. Vitalant will handle all aspects of the blood drive. All donors must be preregistered as...
