Western PA Local News category, Page 763
Richland manager announces plans for retirement
After more than four decades of service to Richland, Dean Bastianini plans to retire as township manager. Bastianini made the announcement at the Feb. 21 board of supervisors meeting, stating that his last day of work will be July 5. He read his resignation letter to the board during the...
Lower Kiski Ambulance paramedic in stable condition after ambulance crash
When Lower Kiski Ambulance medic Samantha Boyd learned her co-worker was injured on the job in an ambulance crash, she knew she had to help out any way she could. So, Boyd started a GoFundMe account for paramedic Dina Filo-O’Neil and her husband, Ray. As of Thursday, it already had...
Dick’s signs lease for former Westmoreland Mall Sears
Dick’s Sporting Goods plans to move into the former Sears at Westmoreland Mall, according to the company that controls the property. The Findlay-based sporting goods chain already has a store behind the mall in Hempfield. Dick’s hasn’t responded to requests seeking comment about the move. Transformco Properties, a Chicago-area company...
Keep competitive juices flowing in Northern Allegheny County Senior Softball League
Maybe you think you’re too old, out of shape or too busy to play competitive sports any longer. At what age did you make that decision? Was it 40 or 50? Maybe it was 60 years old for some of you. Nevertheless, many of us have completely thwarted the idea....
North Catholic High School presents ‘Chicago: Teen Edition’ in Cranberry
“Chicago” has been a timeless Broadway musical since its debut in 1979. Now revised for high school performances, “Chicago: Teen Edition” features the same vaudeville-inspired song and dance for a PG-13 audience. The show satirizes Chicago in the Roaring Twenties, exploring themes as relevant in 2024 as they were in...
$1 million to be invested in lead water line replacement in Vandergrift, Leechburg areas
The Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County will ramp up its efforts this year to replace thousands of lead waterlines throughout its five-county service area. Authority officials announced this week it will use a $1 million state grant to pay for the swapping out of as many as 200 waterlines in...
Rillton-Herminie robbery, kidnap suspect charged; 2nd man sought
State police used DNA evidence to arrest a North Huntingdon man Thursday in connection with what investigators described as a kidnapping and brutal beating in 2020. Trooper Steve Limani said Danny Joe Lambert, 59, and a second man were involved in the Sept. 25, 2020 incident in the Sewickley Township...
Job fair set for Feb. 28 in Hempfield
Those seeking a job or looking for employees can make connections at the Westmoreland Assists Native Talent Job and Career Expo Wednesday from 1 to 4 p.m. at Ferrante’s Lakeview banquet center along Route 30 in Hempfield. The WANT Job and Career Expo is expected to have a a diverse...
North Allegheny women’s nonprofit offers scholarships
North Allegheny Women’s Association is accepting applications for its 2024-25 academic year scholarship and a new educational assistance fund. The association is a social and charitable nonprofit organization for women in the North Allegheny communities of McCandless, Franklin Park, Marshall and Bradford Woods. The academic year scholarship of $1,000 is...
Murrysville area: Easter Bunny breakfast, cheer clinics, Medic One subscription drive and more
Email news briefs and event listings to pvarine@triblive.com. Franklin Regional band to host breakfast fundraiser The Franklin Regional Panther Band will host a March 16 pancake breakfast fundraiser in Murrysville. It will be from 8-11 a.m. at First United Methodist Church, 3916 Old William Penn Highway in Murrysville. Tickets are...
Monroeville area: PALS meeting, pandemic speaker, light bulb sale, more
Email event listings and news briefs to pvarine@triblive.com or bpoole@triblive.com. Plum Area Ladies Society events Plum Area Ladies Society (PALS) will hold its monthly meeting at 6:30 p.m. on March 6 at Plum Community Center. PALS is a service and social club, open to women from Plum, Penn Hills, Monroeville...
Allegheny County to add 5 ballot drop-off locations for primary election
Voters in Allegheny County will have more options to drop off mail-in ballots in time for April’s primary. The drop-off service is expanding from one location in Downtown Pittsburgh to up to a half-dozen across the county. Allegheny County Executive Sara Innamorato announced Thursday the election office will be adding...
AT&T cellular service returns to customers across the nation
Wireless service has been restored for all AT&T customers affected by the nationwide cellular outages on Thursday, according to NBC News. The cause of the outage is still unknown, NBC News said. Federal Communications Commission is investigating, with help from the FBI and Department of Homeland Security, NBC News reported....
5 things to do in Westmoreland County: Feb. 23-25
In preparation for St. Patrick’s Day, luck has come a little early with all of these unique events happening this weekend in Westmoreland County: Celebrating a lifelong helper As a part of the Fred Rogers Scholars Program, Saint Vincent College students have partnered with Latrobe Art Center, 819 Ligonier St.,...
Fundraiser to aid Shaler Area High School senior
A fundraiser for Shaler Area High School senior Deven Wilson will be from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 25 at the Millvale and Shaler locations of Frank’s Pizza and Chicken. Deven is battling a rare autoimmune disease and a portion of sales will be donated to help with...
DEP grants permit to PennEnergy to draw water from Big Sewickley Creek
Following a nearly three-year process of identifying deficiencies and submitting amended water management plans, the state’s Department of Environmental Protection granted a permit for fracking company PennEnergy Resources to draw millions of gallons of water from the Big Sewickley Creek. The permit allows the Cranberry company to place and maintain...
North Allegheny hires assistant principals
Four new assistant principals were approved by North Allegheny School Board for Carson and Marshall middle schools, and both of the high schools. Garrett Miller was approved at the Jan. 24 school board meeting as an assistant principal of North Allegheny Senior High School, with a prorated salary of $99,000....
Riverview students to have virtual learning after 2nd reported gas leak this week
An odor of gas, the second in four days, was reported late Thursday morning at Riverview Junior-Senior High School in Oakmont, forcing the evacuation of students and staff. A smell of natural gas was reported about 10:45 a.m. in one of the school’s science rooms. Superintendent Neil English said students...
Burrell security upgrades could cost $1.27 million, but are vital say administrators, police
Burrell School District’s building security systems are so outdated, Superintendent Shannon Wagner is urging the school board to replace them — even if the district has to foot the entire $1.27 million pricetag. “Every (security) system that we have is outdated,” Wagner told school board members this week. She said...
Hues & Harmony: 2 nights of celebrating art, music in Hampton
Maybe it was a finger painting or stick-figure sketch, or perhaps something you drew using Spirograph. Whatever the style, your creation may have earned a prominent place on the family refrigerator, to be viewed every time someone opened the door. Now, imagine your work on display where hundreds of people...
New Oakmont library director brings experience, familiarity with borough to role
Caitlyn Boland credits the Carnegie system of libraries for exposing her to books at a young age. Growing up in Connellsville, Boland said, she was in awe when her mother took her to get her first library card at the Carnegie library in her hometown. “It was a privilege to...
Homer City woman, police thwart utility bill scam
State troopers said they thwarted a scam this month in Indiana County and arrested a New Jersey man believed to be part of it. Trooper Cliff Greenfield said a Homer City woman noticed on Feb. 12 an unusual charge on a utility bill. A person who she believed was in...
Police file new charge against Coraopolis man accused in death of Murrysville businessman
A new charge was filed Wednesday against an Allegheny County man accused in the fatal shooting of a Murrysville businessman. Allegheny County Police said they believe Jeremy T. Fisher, 41, of Coraopolis, asked a former business associate to kill George Dayieb, 57, about a month before Dayieb’s Dec. 27 death,...
10 miles of new trail from Gilpin brings regional network 1 step closer
The newest 10 miles of the Armstrong Trail aren’t officially open yet, but dozens of people got to walk along the stretch Wednesday and see its local centerpiece: the revamped railroad bridge spanning the Kiski River near Freeport. Armstrong Trails Executive Director Chris Ziegler announced Tuesday the completion of the...
Morning Roundup: GoFundMe for injured paramedic; sea lion dies at zoo
Here are a few morning news items from Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024. GoFundMe started for injured Lower Kiski paramedic A fellow emergency worker has started a GoFundMe for the Lower Kiski Ambulance paramedic injured in an ambulance crash early Wednesday morning near the Waterworks shopping center on Freeport...
