Western PA Local News category, Page 537
Latrobe council set to consider abandoned property registry, tax break to help fight blight
Latrobe council is expected to consider a carrot-and-stick combination of measures to help curb blight in the city. The carrot is a proposed real estate tax abatement meant to encourage owners to make improvements to blighted properties. The stick is a registration system, with fees and potential fines, that could...
Westmoreland Cleanways, Unity pledge their help in effort to gather 25 billion pieces of litter
The Westmoreland County leaders who gathered this week in Unity to sign a pledge to do their part to remove 25 billion pieces of litter across the country used the event itself as an example of waste reduction. Food offered to those who attended Thursday’s event was served on reusable...
Pittsburgh Brewing’s Oktoberfest aims at being family friendly, ‘not a drink fest’
Gray skies and scattered showers could not dampen the spirits of hundreds of families that came out for the opening day of Pittsburgh Brewing Co.’s second annual Oktoberfest. Libations were flowing and attendance was growing Friday afternoon and into the night for the start of the two-day celebration in East...
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Stop polluting Sewickley Creek, EPA tells Yukon landfill operator
A Yukon landfill operator that stores industrial and hazardous wastes it treats has agreed to repair its onsite wastewater treatment plant that has holes in it, allowing pollution from the facility to be discharged into Sewickley Creek, according to a federal consent decree released Friday. MAX Environmental Technologies Inc. of...
2024 Medallion Ball candidates mingle with Bishop David Zubik at tea social in Fox Chapel
Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh Bishop David Zubik was the guest of honor during a recent annual tea social in Fox Chapel. The Medallion Tea, benefiting St. Lucy’s Auxilary to the Blind, was held Sept. 22 at the Pittsburgh Field Club. Guests and Medallion Ball candidates enjoyed desserts, tea and fellowship...
Police, FBI probe reported antisemitic attack on Jewish Pitt student
The FBI and Pittsburgh police are investigating an off-campus attack early Friday on a Jewish student at the University of Pittsburgh by a group of six to eight men who used antisemitic language, authorities said. Pitt confirmed Friday evening that the victim, who suffered a bruised lip and was not...
Car crashes into Oakmont bank
A car crashed into the front of the KeyBank in Oakmont on Friday afternoon. First responders were dispatched to the bank, on Allegheny Avenue, shortly before 3 p.m. No injuries have been reported, according to TribLive news partner WTAE. Brickwork and several windows on the front of the bank were...
Chicago men sentenced for Western Pa. catalytic converter theft ring
Three Chicago men were ordered Friday to serve up to 15 years in prison for operating what authorities said was one of the largest organized theft rings in Western Pennsylvania as they stole catalytic converters from parked vehicles in Westmoreland, Allegheny and Fayette counties. “These three individuals terrorized the Western...
Prime Stage actors bring history to life in Pittsburgh cemetery walkVideo
Nabisco founder Sylvester Stephen Marvin. A Civil War nurse. A survivor of the Great Fire of Pittsburgh in 1845. Those are just a few of the historical figures whose stories will be told during the second annual Cemetery Walk in Pittsburgh’s Point Breeze neighborhood. Hosted by Prime Stage Theatre in...
Charges pending against Burrell student over threat that forced lockdown
A second juvenile from the Alle-Kiski Valley is expected to be charged in connection with an unfounded threat against a local school district. Lower Burrell police said they plan to file charges against a Burrell School District student who they say made a threat on social media that prompted officials...
Luke Bryan concert expected to bring 18K fans to South Huntingdon farm
Surveying a sleepy South Huntingdon farm field Friday morning, it was almost impossible to believe that in a little more than 24 hours, about 18,000 people will fill it to attend a concert by country music star Luke Bryan. “They’re going to have it all set up in just about...
Police seek other alleged victims of teen charged with sexual crimes in Frick Park
Pittsburgh police are investigating whether a teen charged with sex crimes against two women in Frick Park might have other alleged victims. Police arrested Isaiah Rivers, 19, of Penn Hills on Sunday and charged him with sexually assaulting one woman and exposing himself to another. A search of Rivers’ cell...
Man in custody after stealing items from unlocked vehicles in Oakmont
A 26-year-old man from Homestead is in custody after 10 to 15 cars were entered and burglarized Thursday night in the Oakmont Commons, police said. According to Oakmont police Chief Michael Ford, two people were involved, and police still are looking for the second suspect. He declined to identify the...
Allegheny County calls for dismissal of Pittsburgh Public Schools’ reassessment lawsuit
Facing declining property tax revenue and increasing payouts of tax refunds, Pittsburgh Public Schools this year sued Allegheny County and its chief executive to try to force an overhaul of the property assessment system, which, it alleges, is unconstitutional. But attorneys for the county and Executive Sara Innamorato argued Friday...
Pa. Lt. Gov. Austin Davis stumps in Greensburg, touts Dems’ health care measures
Pennsylvania Lt. Governor Austin Davis touted health care policies pursued by the Biden-Harris administration and Democratic members of Congress during a Friday stop in Greensburg Davis met with local officials and patients at the Westmoreland County Labor Council headquarters at One Northgate Square as patients Diana Steck and Lisa Gephart...
Harrison police bring back DUI checkpoints to ‘protect community’
Harrison police Chief Brian Turack is bringing back DUI checkpoints to target sections of the township that have become “concerning.” “We want to show our community we are invested,” Turack said. His department, along with the Allegheny Valley DUI Enforcement Task Force, conducted a checkpoint Sept. 20 along River Avenue...
Alcoa seeks temporary parking spaces at Upper Burrell site
Alcoa is asking Upper Burrell’s zoning board to make way for temporary parking spaces off White Cloud Road. The zoning hearing board meets next week to consider the proposal. “They need extra parking,” said Supervisors Chairman Ross G. Walker III. According to Alcoa’s application, the company currently leases parking spaces...
Deacon who subdued North Braddock church gunman to receive Carnegie Hero Fund medal
A deacon who subdued a gunman in a North Braddock church May 5 will receive a Carnegie Medal, North America’s highest honor for civilian heroism. Clarence McCallister, 63, is included in a list of 18 new medal recipients released by the Pittsburgh-based Carnegie Hero Fund Commission. McCallister, who is a...
Pittsburgh man to serve 15-30 years for shooting North Versailles police officer and K-9
A Pittsburgh man will serve 15 to 30 years behind bars after pleading guilty in the shooting of a North Versailles police officer and K-9 last year. Ian Lamont Fields, 47, received the sentence as part of a plea deal this week in Allegheny County Court, according to online court...
‘Dangerous’ playground equipment removed from Lower Burrell park
Dangerous playground equipment at Lower Burrell’s Braeview Park has been removed. The equipment, deemed dangerous by a certified playground inspector, was taken away by public works crews three weeks ago, said Greg Primm, city manager. “As soon as someone tells us there’s a liability, we need to do something about...
Fire did not impact service from water treatment plant at Beaver Run Reservoir, spokesman says
A fire Thursday evening shut down a pump at a Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County water treatment plant in Bell Township, but a spokesman said there was no resulting interruption in service to customers. Spokesman Matt Junker said the fire affected a motor that operates a pump supplying treated water...
Authentic, transparent and timely school communication crucial during threats, expert says
Years ago, when there was an emergency at a school, the incident was addressed sequentially. The incident would occur, schools and law enforcement officials could investigate, handle the situation, and then communicate what happened to students’ families. Now, with the internet and social media, much of that has to happen...
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Battle over proposed Unity solar panel farm continues
A Unity man told a township zoning panel this week he should have the right to use part of his property near the Arnold Palmer Regional Airport for an estimated $10.5 million solar power farm, despite strong opposition from some of his neighbors. “In the final analysis, this is a...
