Western PA Local News category, Page 719
Saltsburg man sentenced to 40-year prison term for kidnapping, sexual assault of child
A Saltsburg man was ordered to serve up to 40 years in prison for the sexual assault of one of two young children police say he kidnapped from a New Kensington home in 2021. Eddie Leroy Lambert Jr., 60, pleaded guilty to two felony counts of kidnapping minors, involuntary deviate...
1 sent to hospital after excavator falls on cars in Unity
At least one motorist was taken to a local hospital to be checked out after an excavator slipped off a trailer and onto two cars Wednesday afternoon in Unity. No major injuries were reported in the crash that happened shortly after 4:30 p.m. at Route 981 and Monastery Drive. The...
Westmoreland municipal authority says rains pump 2 billion gallons into Beaver Run Reservoir
Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County officials prayed for rain as drought conditions caused water levels to significantly fall off at the start of 2024 and triggered a mandatory water conservation order for customers. Prayers answered. Rains over the last three days have caused water levels at the Beaver Run Reservoir...
Shaler Area School Board appoints Bryan O’Black as new superintendent
Shaler Area School Board members appointed a new superintendent at a special voting meeting on April 3. Bryan O’Black was appointed in a 9-0 vote as superintendent of schools of the Shaler Area School District for a five-year term beginning July 1 and ending on June 30, 2029, at a...
Garden, landscape symposium set for April 27 in Hampton
Gardening enthusiasts can learn new techniques and shop for plants to enhance their landscapes by attending Penn State Extension’s Garden and Landscape Symposium and Marketplace from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 27 at the Hampton Community Center, 3101 McCully Road. The workshop is designed for home gardeners of all...
Park for small dogs coming to off-leash area at Hartwood Acres
A daily walk through Hartwood Acres was Allison Burgan’s therapy during covid — for herself and her doodle puppy, Scruffy. The Indiana Township resident noticed a slew of walkers on the trails, many of whom were not making use of the park’s large off-leash space. “Scruffy and I started recognizing...
Roads in Parks Township, O’Hara remain closed because of landslides
It was unknown Thursday when two roads in the Alle-Kiski Valley, closed because of landslides, will reopen. PennDOT closed Route 66, between Jefferson Street and Penn Avenue in Parks Township on Wednesday morning and Saxonburg Boulevard south of Berryhill Road in O’Hara that night because of slides brought on by...
Lincoln Highway program focuses on Hill District’s pioneering ambulance service
Those who visit Unity’s Lincoln Highway Experience museum Saturday can learn about a groundbreaking ambulance service that started in 1967 in Pittsburgh’s Hill District. North Huntingdon resident Andrew Blenko will offer the presentation “Freedom House Ambulance Service: A Lincoln Highway Pioneer” at 1 p.m. The cost is $5 per person,...
Pitt trustees vote to buy historic property, endorse 5-year plan
University of Pittsburgh trustees voted Thursday to create a new headquarters building for one of its schools, buy a historic site in Oakland and endorse a five-year strategic plan. Meeting at the university’s Oakland campus, trustees approved plans to make a building currently under construction at Fifth Avenue and Halket...
Former Arnold resident receives prison sentence for drug dealing
A man was sentenced to state prison in connection with an Arnold-based drug trafficking ring authorities said operated in the Pittsburgh region. Michael Terrance Scott, 48, of Parma, Ohio, entered a general plea March 26 to charges of corrupt organizations and possession with intent to deliver. Several other counts were...
Here’s how to get around Pittsburgh’s ‘bathtub’ section of the Parkway East
Record levels of rain have flooded several roads in Pittsburgh, including the infamous “bathtub” section of Interstate 376, or the Parkway East, causing a headache for drivers across the region. On Wednesday, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation closed the bathtub — the westbound section of the Parkway between Grant Street...
Plum High School preparing for presentation of spring musical, ‘Bye Bye Birdie’
Plum High School students are wrapping up rehearsals for this year’s spring musical, “Bye Bye Birdie.” It’s been close to 20 years since Plum has performed the 1960 musical comedy. Set in 1958, its story is influenced by Elvis Presley being drafted into the Army at the height of his...
‘You don’t get over it’: Wilkinsburg killer Ronald Taylor dies in prison
A Wilkinsburg man sentenced to death for a racially motivated rampage in 2000 that killed three people died this week in prison. Ronald Taylor, 63, was being held on death row at the State Correctional Institution Phoenix in Montgomery County. He died on Tuesday from natural causes, according to a...
Plum School District hires director of facilities
Plum Borough School District has new leadership managing its facilities. Shelley Shaffer was introduced at last month’s school board meeting as the new Director of Facilities and Grounds. Shaffer previously held similar positions at Westmoreland County Community College, Shepherd University, Saint Vincent College and Clarion University of Pennsylvania. “We’re thrilled...
Briefs: Murrysville torch run fund drive begins, dance with ‘stars’ of Export and more
Torch run donations The Murrysville Police Department is collecting donations for its annual Law Enforcement Torch Run team. Proceeds from the fundraiser will benefit Special Olympics Pennsylvania. This year’s Torch Run will be May 21-23, as more than 50 law enforcement running teams take turns carrying the Olympic torch roughly...
Victorian-era fashions on display in Oakmont’s Kerr Memorial Museum
Explore the elegant fashions of the late 1800s with an ongoing Victorian-themed exhibit at The Kerr Memorial Museum. “The Brown Collection Exhibit” shows through August and features a mix of stunning clothing from the gilded 1880s to the roaring 1920s. The collection was donated the W.H. Brown family. The exhibit...
North Allegheny middle school students travel to Italy for spring break
A group of middle school students from North Allegheny had the ultimate Italian experience by traveling to the country during their spring break. The group was led by North Allegheny teachers Megan McGrath and Jim Voland through an outside student travel program, EF Educational Tours. The trip was not associated...
Monroeville area: Library expansion meetings, Pitcairn night market, more
Email news briefs and event listings to pvarine@triblive.com or bpoole@triblive.com. Library expansion meetings Monroeville Public Library officials want to hear what patrons would like to see when the library begins a 9,400-square-foot...
Murrysville council approves auto-body shop that has drawn neighbors’ anger
Dayne Dice summed up the unenviable position where he and his fellow Murrysville council members found themselves Wednesday night as they approved a proposal for an auto-body shop that has drawn the ire of hundreds of neighbors. “To me, voting ‘no’ tonight would feel really good but would not be...
Penn Hills landscaper gets approval for private road
Vigliotti Landscaping will go ahead with a private connection between Buchannon and Frankstown roads after approval from the Penn Hills Zoning Hearing Board. The road’s prospects depended on the expansion of a legal nonconforming use to eight total properties. After a month’s postponement to mull its options, the board gave...
Valley High Drama Club out $8K for musical costumes that never arrived; other schools pitch in, Valley reciprocates
It looks like Valley High School’s Drama club will get to have a dress rehearsal after all. Multiple schools in the region rallied to support the club’s upcoming production of “The Addams Family” after the costumes they ordered never showed up. The club’s sponsor fears they were scammed to the...
100-mile relay in McCandless benefits North Hills Community Outreach
At least 200 pairs of sneakers will be needed on May 18 to finish the Miles2Meals 100-mile relay, an event that benefits North Hills Community Outreach. Two teams of 100 people will meet that morning at the track at North Allegheny Intermediate High School, off Cumberland Road in McCandless. Runners...
McCandless girl earns rank of Eagle Scout
North Allegheny senior Lorelei Schreiber received her Eagle Scout rank April 1, the second girl to receive this award for the all-female Scouts BSA Troop 9329. The ceremony was held at Memorial Park Church in McCandless, where she and her family were joined by Allegheny County Council member Suzanne Filiaggi...
Competition ramps up with Allegheny General Hospital’s proposed $1B expansion
Western Pennsylvania’s two health care giants are racing to spend billions on new facilities, renovations and construction. But rivals UPMC and Allegheny Health Network say their expansion is not a contest but rather a responsibility to meet patient needs. AHN’s move to embark on a $1 billion renovation and expansion...
Former Penn Hills Councilman Jim Getsy remembered as fixture of civic life
Jim Getsy’s ties to Penn Hills ran deep. That’ll happen when a person described by friends and family as a dedicated community servant and believer in bureaucracy lives in one community for 57 years. Getsy, 85, a former Penn Hills councilman and fixture of civic life, died March 15. He...
