Western PA Local News category, Page 1828
Hempfield senator set to speak at Pennsylvania March for Life
State Sen. Kim Ward, a Hempfield Republican, is set to speak during the 2021 Pennsylvania March for Life Monday in Harrisburg. The event will be the state’s first official March for Life during which participants plan to rally at the state Capitol building to bring attention to protections for unborn...
Café Momentum, a restaurant model that helps troubled youth, coming to Pittsburgh
Eat. Drink. Change lives. That’s not just a slogan. Those words mean action at Café Momentum, a Dallas-based nonprofit restaurant that provides 12-month paid internships to young men and women exiting the juvenile justice system. They rotate through all aspects of the restaurant, focusing on life and social skills, coaching...
Weather looks good for Westmoreland Arts & Heritage Festival mini-event
Weather conditions look favorable for the Westmoreland Arts & Heritage Festival’s Mini-Fall Festival, set for 11 a.m.- 6 p.m. Saturday in the event’s usual location at the lower lake area of Twin Lakes Park, east of Greensburg. According to accuweather.com, the day should be “mostly sunny and nice” with a...
Greater Pittsburgh Food Bank announces coalition to deal with childhood hunger
Childhood hunger is becoming a bigger problem in Southwestern Pennsylvania than perhaps anyone could have anticipated. Roughly 96,000 children in the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank’s 11-county service area don’t have access to enough food, or food of an adequate quality to meet basic needs, according to Feeding America. Now...
Unity man accused in rape of girl, 12
A Unity man is accused by police of raping a 12-year-old girl in Derry Borough two years ago, according to court papers. Christopher A. Simoncini, 35, is charged with rape of a child, statutory sexual assault, indecent assault and related offenses. Borough police said in a criminal complaint that they...
Bethel Park brings back Community Day after last year’s pandemic hiatus
Music and merriment will once again fill the Bethel Park High School campus as the borough hosts its annual Community Day following a pandemic hiatus. The event kicks off Saturday at 9 a.m. with a parade starting at the borough building, 5100 W. Library Ave., and heads down to Highland...
Firefighters extinguish mobile home blaze in Derry Township
Firefighters extinguished a blaze Friday morning in Derry Township, according to Bradenville Assistant Fire Chief Nick Piantine. The abandoned mobile home at Longview Trailer Park off of Pittsburgh Street was engulfed in flames, he said. No one was hurt and the structure was completely destroyed. The blaze at the park...
Monessen man pleads guilty to receiving package with cocaine hidden in designer boots
A Monessen man pleaded guilty Thursday to a conspiracy charge in connection with a package delivered to his home that federal authorities said contained cocaine hidden in designer boots, according to Acting U.S. Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman. Devon White, 48, is free on a $10,000 unsecured bond. Federal authorities said...
Bethel Park student news for the week of Sept. 24, 2021
National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists Bethel Park High School seniors Lily Gaston and Oluwatoyosi Egbebi have each been selected as semifinalists in the 2022 National Merit Scholarship Program through the National Merit Scholarship Corporation. They represent less than one percent of the U.S. high school seniors and qualify to continue in...
Pittsburgh unveils 50-year mobility plan with hyperloop, gondolas, bike networkVideo
Pittsburgh’s 2070 Mobility Vision Plan, a long-range roadmap for the city, aims to guide infrastructure investment and improve “mobility justice” over the next 50 years, officials said Thursday. “The goal is to efficiently move a growing city,” said Karina Ricks, director of the city’s Department of Mobility and Infrastructure. Ricks...
Increased mosquito activity in Western Pa. spurred by recent rain, high humidity
Recent rain showers and high humidity have set the scene perfectly for a jump in mosquito activity in Western Pennsylvania. That’s why Karen Poh, a postdoctoral researcher at Penn State University’s Department of Entomology, said she isn’t surprised there has been an uptick in mosquito activity in the region. Mosquitoes...
‘Rejuvenated’ Mt. Pleasant Glass & Ethnic Festival returns with surprise features
The pandemic year cancellation wasn’t necessarily all bad for the Mt. Pleasant Glass & Ethnic Festival. “Having a year off got us rejuvenated,” said co-director Jeff Landy. “Everybody’s been working hard, and we’re excited to be back.” The annual street festival, celebrating the area’s glass-making history and diverse ethnic heritage,...
The Stroller, Sept. 24, 2021: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your club meetings, community events and fundraisers for free in The Stroller. Send information at least a week in advance to vndnews@triblive.com. Please include a daytime telephone number. NK Salvation Army to offer holiday assistance, coats The New Kensington Salvation Army will accept applications for assistance for holiday food...
Suspect in Millvale, Reserve burglaries arrested
A 62-year-old man suspected of committing burglaries in Millvale and Reserve has been arrested. Elwood Bartrug was arraigned early Friday morning and being held in the Allegheny County Jail after being unable to post a $5,000 bail, according to court records. Millvale police charged Bartrug with theft, burglary and criminal...
Man shot 3 times in Arnold
A 34-year-old man is expected to survive after being shot three times in Arnold late Thursday, police Chief Eric Doutt said. The shooting happened shortly before midnight in the 1500 block of Fourth Avenue. The man was outside a house when someone shot him with a handgun in an arm,...
Florida man, 32, dies after being struck on Route 22 in Monroeville
A Florida man was hit and killed by an SUV on Route 22 in Monroeville Thursday night, Allegheny County Police said. The collision happened at Route 22 and Elliot Road around 9 p.m. According to county police, first responders found Kenneth Allan Kissell Jr., 32, of Nokomis, Fla. He was...
Jury deliberations to resume in sexual assault and rape trial of Allegheny Township man
A Westmoreland County jury will continue deliberations Friday morning in the rape and sexual assault trial of an Allegheny Township man. Jurors in the cases against Eric Alan Wright, 49, deliberated more than eight hours Thursday before they were sent home for the night by Westmoreland County Common Pleas Judge...
5th person this month with handgun stopped at Pittsburgh International Airport
For the fifth time in September, someone trying to bring a handgun onto a flight at Pittsburgh International Airport was caught at the checkpoint. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers stopped a Homer City man from bringing his unloaded .380-caliber handgun onto a flight at Pittsburgh International Airport. When TSA officers...
2,000-year-old artifacts unveiled for ‘Pompeii: The Exhibition’ at Carnegie Science Center
Aphrodite has arrived in Pittsburgh. The 2,000-year-old life-sized marble statue of the Greek goddess was unveiled on Thursday at the Carnegie Science Center on the North Shore. She will be featured in “Pompeii: The Exhibition,” which opens Oct. 2 and runs through April 23. More than 180 artifacts are on...
Pa. trooper suspended after being charged with harassing 15-year-old boy
A state trooper stationed in Armstrong County has been suspended without pay after being charged with harassing a 15-year-old boy, according to authorities. Charges were filed by state police against Trooper Nickolas R. Elliott, 30, of Butler following an investigation into the incident by the state police Internal Affairs Division,...
Pennsylvania Democrats ramp up effort to derail GOP election subpoenas
Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro on Thursday stepped into the legal fray over the a Republican-controlled Senate committee’s attempt to subpoena voter and personal data for nearly 9 million Pennsylvanians. Republicans say they need the data so they can hire a yet to be named private company to conduct what...
Burrell School District offers unhappy parents individual meetings for mask issues
At a time when many school boards are being confronted by yelling parents irate over mask mandates, Burrell School District is offering up private meetings with students’ parents to work through the mask issues. Two lawsuits are pending in Pennsylvania challenging the legality of the recent mask mandate at schools....
Boil water advisory issued for much of Penn Hills after mouse discovered in Oakmont Water Authority tank
The Oakmont Water Authority has issued a boil water advisory for much of the Penn Hills water supply region. On Wednesday, a small mouse was discovered in one of the water tanks during a routine inspection, meaning that disease-causing organisms might have entered the water. Before drinking water, the water...
A Steelers vibe for Friday Night Lights coming to Highlands this week
Here we go! Chances are the Highlands football stadium will be rockin’ Friday night with enough black and gold to look more like Heinz Field than RamLand. The 4-0 Golden Rams were selected as the Steelers High School Football Showcase Game of the Week, winning a visit from Steely McBeam...
Murrysville briefs: A spooky stroll, benefit dinner, more
‘Spooky Stroll Through Time’ set for Oct. 23 The Emmanuel Reformed Church of the United Church of Christ in Murrysville will mark the month of Halloween by hearkening back to the congregation’s largely German heritage with “A Spooky Stroll Through Time” on Oct. 23. Historical interpreters from the congregation and...
