Western PA Local News category, Page 2072
Shaler Area walking trail named for late teacher who went the extra mile for students
A walking trail in the Shaler Area School District has been named in honor of a beloved teacher who passed away earlier in the school year. Kim Baysek-Young, a third grade teacher at Reserve Primary School, will be memorialized with a 0.2-mile path at the school along Lonsdale Street. The...
Unity enjoys revenue boost after year in pandemic; eyes paving, roof replacement
Unity Township is in good financial shape, despite the covid-19 pandemic, and is looking ahead to replacement of the roof on the municipal building and a paving project that will address some roads long overdue for attention. The township also is updating a piece of heavy equipment and seeking funds...
Local Daughters of the American Revolution chapter marks 110th anniversary
When Sharon Wallhausen of Irwin was growing up, her great aunt told stories about their family being part of the Revolutionary War Patriots, but Wallhausen was never able to uncover enough family history to prove the link. Wallhausen, who had a passion for genealogy, eventually traced her family’s ancestry back...
Westmoreland prosecutor to head county’s bar association
Assistant District Attorney Judith Petrush will have a new role in addition to her day job as a Westmoreland County prosecutor. Petrush, 53, of Murrysville, this week was elected president of the Westmoreland Bar Association and, in doing so, becomes the first full-time prosecutor to oversee the organization that represents...
New Pitt documentary ‘Chasing Covid’ premieres Monday
The University of Pittsburgh is celebrating the 66th anniversary of Jonas Salk’s polio vaccine being declared “safe and effective” with a new documentary about the covid-19 pandemic. It was April 12, 1955, that Salk’s breakthrough was confirmed. To mark the date on Monday, Pitt is holding the world premiere screening...
‘Ice ball man’ Gus Kalaris is back on the North Side
The “ice ball man” is back on the North Side. Gus Kalaris has been manning the bright orange ice ball cart under the rainbow-colored umbrella near West Park on Pittsburgh’s North Side for seven decades. The stand opened for the season on Wednesday, just in time for the Pirates home...
Bicycle industry still booming a year into the pandemic
Bicycles continue to spin out of stores in record numbers. Last March, people began purchasing bicycles at the beginning of the pandemic. A year later, the industry continues to see an increase in sales — to the point where manufacturers are struggling to supply product, experts said. “We used to...
Mt. Lebanon man recognized for his volunteering at Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Pittsburgh
Dan Jenkins talked with a high school classmate about finding a career where he would earn a lot of money. She suggested he consider doing something that would make him rich in a different way — become a mentor for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Pittsburgh. So he did....
Lawsuit claims Sheetz assistant manager wrongly fired
A Cheswick woman claimed in a lawsuit filed this week she was wrongfully fired last summer as an assistant manager of a Sheetz store after she refused to follow a company directive that initially ordered her to not attend a criminal court hearing to which she had been called to...
Memorial run will be a 4.2K to honor late Export man’s favorite number
Dustin Norris was a competitor. “We ran a race together, the Liberty Mile in Pittsburgh,” said Norris’ partner, Megan Nelson of Export. “I run a seven-minute mile, but we started the race and all of a sudden I realized I was about to die, he was running so fast. He...
Police: Incident at Indiana County bus stop wasn’t attempt to lure girl
A Friday morning incident at an Indiana County school bus stop that authorities initially deemed suspicious was not an attempted child luring, according to state police in Indiana. The incident occurred just after 7 a.m. in Clymer, where a girl reported she was approached by an unknown man while waiting...
Humane officers rescue 17 cats, 25 rats from Pitcairn home
Humane officers rescued 17 cats and 25 domestic rats from a Pitcairn home April 8. Cody Hoellerman, Animal Friends chief community engagement officer, said a tip from a neighbor about animals in unsanitary conditions sparked the investigation that led to the rescue. He declined to divulge the address of the...
Frick Park Snake makes humorous debut on social media
Frick Park Snake is back — this time on social media. It was only a matter of time. The large black rat snake that captured Western Pennsylvania’s attention on Thursday surfaced on Twitter. And it has a sense of humor. Its description: Snacking on pets since your dad was a...
Duquesne University, Dannielle Brown reach settlement in her son’s death
Dannielle Brown, the mother of a Duquesne University student who plummeted to his death from a dorm room window, has settled her claims against the university, according to a statement from her attorneys and the university. Marquis Jaylen ‘JB’ Brown had just turned 21 when, after an evening at a...
Letter to the editor: Union Aid Society appreciative of community donations
Thanks to Union Aid Society donors Since 1898, the Union Aid Society has been assisting the residents of the 11 municipalities with financial aid and providing supplemental resources on numerous other local programs. As the saying goes, “This is not our first pandemic.” There are vast differences between 1914 and...
Lower Burrell’s Dutchmans Run landslide and road repair expected to begin in 2 weeks
The famously serpentine and tight Dutchmans Run in Lower Burrell, a main connector to Route 780, Penn State New Kensington and Arconic, will be repaired starting in about two weeks after a landslide winnowed down a section of road. “That road has been in disarray for close to three years;...
Humane officers rescue 17 cats, 25 rats from Pitcairn home
Humane officers rescued 17 cats and 25 domestic rats from a Pitcairn home Thursday. Cody Hoellerman, Animal Friends chief community engagement officer, said a tip from a neighbor about animals in unsanitary conditions sparked the investigation that led to the rescue. He declined to divulge the address of the home....
‘How many of us will be left?’ Catholic nuns face loss, pain through toll of pandemic
At the front desk, the kindly nun who greeted visitors at St. Anne’s Home is missing, and in the chapel, where stained glass paints the walls with pastels, she no longer waves hello from the last pew on the left. In the convent’s living room, Sister Mary Evelyn Labik isn’t...
1940s house in Fox Chapel updated with modern amenities on the market for $1.9M
The vintage bottle-top glass detail on the front door of the Fox Chapel home gives a glimpse into its character. Western Pennsylvania was known as a center of glass before it became famous for steel. Built in 1940, the three-story Tudor house at 900 West Waldheim Road has been updated...
Colleges prepare for a freshman class unlike any other after a pandemic year
As elementary and high schools plot strategies to combat lost learning over the pandemic year, colleges and universities across the region are preparing to support a freshman class unlike any they have ever welcomed. Thousands of high school students poised to attend college next fall likely will be stepping out...
The Stroller, April 9, 2021: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your club meetings, events and fundraisers in The Stroller. Send information at least a week in advance to vndnews@triblive.com. Please include a daytime telephone number. Free shredding event planned in Lower Burrell A free paper shredding event will be hosted by Rep. Bob Brooks from 9 to 11 a.m....
Cops patrolling in North Side find two victims after hearing volley of gunfire
Pittsburgh police officers patrolling in the area of East Commons in the North Side found a pair of men suffering from gunshot wounds after they heard multiple shots fired. The incident occurred shortly before 1 a.m. this morning near the intersection of Cedar Avenue and Avery Street. One of the...
Police: Young girl missing from East Liberty
Pittsburgh police seek public assistance in locating a missing girl. Justice Roberts, 12, was last seen around 5 p.m. Thursday in East Liberty. She is described as standing 5 feet, 1 inch tall and weighing about 125 pounds with long braids. She was last seen wearing black leggings, tie-dye Crocs...
Pittsburgh mayoral candidates take on issues during virtual forumVideo
Three of the four Pittsburgh mayoral candidates talked about the need to make drastic changes in the way the city operates during a virtual forum Thursday evening. The fourth, incumbent Mayor Bill Peduto, cited work his administration has done over the last seven years, but said he’s seeking a third...
Peyton Manning checks up on namesake dog who escaped a bear’s jaws
Peyton Manning — the soon-to-be Hall of Fame quarterback — called Thursday to check on the condition of his namesake dog, which escaped certain death from the mouth of a black bear Monday night near Armbrust. Manning called the Rev. Tim Stradling on Thursday morning, much to the surprise of...
