Western PA Local News category, Page 661
North Park opens new baby pool
There may be a new baby pool at North Park this summer, but the popular swimming site has a long and rich history. The original pool at North Park was built for the 1936 Olympic swimming trials but was not finished in time, according to Abigail Gardner, spokesperson for Allegheny...
What to know about this summer pest: the fall cankerworm
The first major outbreak of the fall cankerworm in Southwestern Pennsylvania since 1977 is underway. The native pest eats the budding leaves off trees in the early spring and is expected to be in the region until mid-late June. The cankerworm infested the trees in Somerset County last summer, eating...
Tastyland plans 2nd location in former Monroeville bicycle shop
The owners of Tastyland on Route 66 north of Greensburg are nearing completion on an expansion and renovation at the longtime summer roadside attraction. This week, they announced that expansion will include a second location in Monroeville. “We were talking about doing a fast-casual location, something like a Chipotle or...
Pine unveils military banners during Memorial Day event
Pine proudly unveiled its new military banner program during a heartfelt Memorial Day ceremony held at the Veterans Memorial in the heart of Old Wexford. The event was attended by community members, local veterans and families who gathered to honor and remember those who have served our country. The ceremony...
Pine resident opens West Deer brewery
As is abundant among Western Pennsylvania beer drinkers, Paul Copelin tended toward a certain locally produced brand of low-calorie lager. “He is a Pittsburgh dad to the fullest, and he’ll never really try a lot of craft beer,” Pine resident Angela Bogacz explained about her father. “So I said, ‘Dad,...
Wiener World owner cites ongoing crime as reason for relocating Downtown restaurant
Wiener World Pittsburgh and its iconic hot dogs are setting up shop at a new location at the U.S. Steel Tower on June 3. The popular hot dog joint, in business since 1965 at its Downtown Smithfield Street location, closed its doors on May 23. Owner Denny Scott of Wilkins...
The Peach Truck brings fresh fruit to Pittsburgh this summer
The Peach Truck is coming to Pittsburgh this summer — and with it, a plethora of fresh, handpicked peaches. Based out of Nashville, Tenn., The Peach Truck usually stops at various locations around the country, said Joanna Mariani, vice president of marketing. It will be parked in the Pittsburgh area...
Construction worker killed in 9-story fall in Oakland is identified
A construction worker died Thursday morning after falling nine stories from scaffolding at an apartment building under construction in Pittsburgh’s Oakland neighborhood. Authorities identified the man as John J. Allen, 47, of McKees Rocks. First responders were dispatched shortly before 8 a.m. to 419 Melwood Ave. Allen was pronounced dead...
Is there hope for traffic woes at The Pavilion at Star Lake this summer?
Katie Paeplow hasn’t been to The Pavilion at Star Lake in 10 years. Even when artists she likes performed there, she opted not to go because she said she dreaded the prospect of sitting in traffic for hours on the Washington County concert venue’s single entrance road. The outdoor amphitheater...
Public meeting scheduled for Parks Township nuke dump cleanup plans
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has scheduled an information session to update the public on its cleanup efforts at the nuclear waste dump in Parks Township. The meeting is scheduled for June 11 at the Parks Township Fire Department, 1119 Dalmatian Drive. Doors will open for display stations at...
Fayette woman accused of chaining daughter to bed, denying access to water
A Fayette County woman is accused of chaining her mentally handicapped daughter to a bed in her home with no mattress to sleep on for five days without giving her any water. Marylou DeWitt, 53, of Stauffer Street, Upper Tyrone, is accused by state police at Belle Vernon of inflicting...
Noah Kahan’s sold-out show kicks off the Pavilion at Star Lake’s season
Noah Kahan may be “in the business of losing your interest,” but he certainly wasn’t losing any attention at Thursday night’s show at the Pavilion at Star Lake. The sold-out venue was filled to the brim with fans of all ages — most of which were dressed in planned outfits...
Morning Roundup: 1 injured in Youngwood fire; teens charged in vehicle thefts
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Thursday, May 30: 1 injured in Youngwood fire One person was taken to the hospital after a fire broke out early Thursday morning at a home along Silvis Farm Road, according to Westmoreland County emergency officials. The fire was...
The Stroller, May 30, 2024: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your non-profit’s community events, fundraisers and club meetings for free in The Stroller. Send information at least two weeks in advance to vndnews@triblive.com or The Stroller, 210 Wood St., Tarentum PA 15084. Please include a daytime telephone number. Free art show set at Tarentum’s Manos Gallery The Manos Gallery...
From Apollo to Mt. Lebanon to Blawnox to Ligonier, bluegrass has a home in Western Pa.Video
Mt. Lebanon’s John Mackin got his first taste of bluegrass music as a young boy in the mid-1950s. Mackin, 74, recalled listening to two women sing “Foggy River” as a man accompanied them on fiddle inside a barn on a Monroeville farm. The farm is long gone, having given way...
Greensburg Catholics to mark Corpus Christi with procession to courthouse
Parishioners at Blessed Sacrament Cathedral in Greensburg will celebrate a feast day Sunday with a procession from the church to the Westmoreland County Courthouse. This will be the first time Bishop Larry Kulick will lead a procession to the courthouse, a few blocks away from the church on Main Street,...
Monroeville resident, optometrist adds ‘author’ to list of achievements
Monroeville resident Dr. Elisa Beth Haransky-Beck holds many titles, including optometrist, wellness practitioner, consultant, coach, somatic yoga instructor, educator and speaker. She founded Sustainable Monroeville in 2009 and Vegan Spirituality-Southwest PA in 2019. Along with several organizations, such as the League of Women Voters and Protect Penn Township and Trafford,...
2 men charged with stealing more than $4,000 in groceries from Giant Eagle
Police are looking for two men who have been charged with stealing more than $4,000 in groceries from the Giant Eagle grocery store in Glenshaw, according to police. Arrest warrants were issued late last week for Sergio Lombardo, 30, of Pittsburgh and Benjamin Coghe, 30, of Pittsburgh, charged with retail...
Pittsburgh Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center to close its doors; 140 residents affected
Some 140 residents will need to find alternate lodgings this August after a nursing home in Pittsburgh’s Shadyside neighborhood shuts down for good. Pittsburgh Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, located at 550 South Negley Ave., will close Aug. 12, according to an announcement sent out to residents and their families...
Man taken to hospital after being stabbed in Downtown Pittsburgh
A man was taken to an area hospital in stable condition after he was stabbed in the shoulder around 4:30 p.m. in Downtown Pittsburgh, police said. First responders found the man with a single stab wound in the 300 block of Third Avenue. He was able to speak with police...
Man arrested in Pittsburgh’s Swissvale neighborhood in connection with August assault
Police arrested a Monroeville man Wednesday in connection with an assault in Pittsburgh’s Swissvale neighborhood that happened last August. A man was found unconscious in a car in the parking lot of 1915 McCague St. around 8:50 a.m. last Aug. 12, and was taken to a hospital in critical but...
Woman shot in Homewood South
A woman was shot Wednesday afternoon in Pittsburgh’s Homewood South neighborhood, police said. Police were alerted to the incident by the ShotSpotter gunfire detection system just before 1 p.m. in the 7300 block of Formosa Way. Officers on patrol in the area heard the shots and found the woman in...
Jury awards $21 million to family of Washington County man killed by Pa. state police
Twenty-one million dollars. That’s how much a jury says Anthony Gallo’s life — and death — is worth. Shot and killed by Pennsylvania State Trooper Chad Weaver on Oct. 1, 2017, Gallo was 34 when he died in a Washington County mobile home in the midst of a mental health...
Pittsburgh to pay charge linked to contractor scandal amid probe of city credit card use
Two weeks ago, Pittsburgh City Council balked on paying a $1,200 credit card charge linked to a contractor scandal. On Wednesday, council members changed their minds and voted 7-1 to approve the payment even as an investigation continues into the circumstances surrounding the controversial charge. Council initially halted the payment...
Nonprofit group forms to pursue rebirth of Derry theater
Joan Reynolds wants to bring the arts back to downtown Derry. She achieved the first part of her plan when she repurchased the former theater building she owned more than two decades ago. Local bands took to the stage of the Gem Theater in the 1990s while Reynolds operated a...
