Western PA Local News category, Page 883
Vehicle, cash stolen in 2 robberies on same night at Bloomfield, Shadyside businesses
Pittsburgh police are investigating whether there is a connection between two armed robberies that occurred shortly before 8 p.m. Tuesday in the city’s adjacent Bloomfield and Shadyside neighborhoods. In the first robbery, in the 4700 block of Baum Boulevard, a man forced the staff at Mercedes-Benz of Pittsburgh into the...
Aquinas Academy presents Shakespeare’s ‘The Tempest’ in Hampton
Four-plus centuries of Shakespeare fans can’t be wrong. Count a group of today’s teenagers among them. When Michael Flynn announced the Aquinas Academy of Pittsburgh’s 2023 high school play would be “The Tempest,” his students weren’t exactly thrilled about performing in something so antiquated. “They always want to do a...
Search for Springdale man missing to continue
A search for a missing Springdale man is expected to resume Wednesday morning after an extensive search Tuesday was unsuccessful. Sean Dugan, 58, was reported missing by borough police Monday. He is described as a white man with short hair and a goatee. Harmar police Chief Jason Domaratz said Dugan’s...
PennDOT seeking winter snow-plow operators
PennDOT Safety Press Officer Melissa Maczko pulled her coat a little tighter Tuesday morning as a stiff chilly breeze blew through the department’s stockpile area in Unity, near Arnold Palmer Airport. “I can feel the winter coming,” she said. In anticipation of snow season, PennDOT districts across the state are...
Contractors needed for Westmoreland home repair program
Westmoreland County has the money and low-income homeowners lined up for a house repair program. But officials can’t find anyone to do the work. “We’ve put out 400 emails and sent out 325 direct mailings and have gotten zero response,” said Redevelopment Authority Executive Director Brian Lawrence of the county’s...
Political newcomers vying for supervisor seats in Kiski Township
Voters in the Kiski Township supervisors race will have their choice of four candidates vying for four open seats in the Nov. 7 election, with two seats available for six-year terms and two seats for four-year terms. There are three candidates on each term’s ballot. Mary Long, who is cross-filed,...
Amazon discriminated against Muslim women at Pittsburgh distribution center, lawsuit says
Three Muslim women who wear hijabs are suing Amazon saying that they were subjected to religious discrimination while working at a Pittsburgh distribution center last year. Yvette Smith and her two daughters, Tiara Smith and Sadaira Smith, of Pittsburgh’s Marshall-Shadeland neighborhood. filed the federal complaint on Monday alleging religious, race...
Police step up patrols after antisemitic graffiti scrawled in Squirrel Hill
Pittsburgh police said Tuesday they are increasing patrols in Squirrel Hill following the second incident in under a week of antisemitic vandalism appearing in the neighborhood with the city’s largest Jewish population. Police received reports Tuesday morning of graffiti scrawled on the sidewalks at a parklet in the Summerset at...
Pittsburgh rabbis urge Rep. Summer Lee to take stand against Hamas, terrorism
A group of 40 rabbis and cantors from the Pittsburgh region are denouncing recent votes by U.S. Rep. Summer Lee, D-Swissvale, in connection with the Israel-Hamas war. Rabbi Dan Fellman of Temple Sinai in Squirrel Hill organized an open letter, released Tuesday, and said its signatories represent a broad swath...
Lawsuit: Washington County DA, judge conspired against man for invoking 5th Amendment
A Donora man who claims he was jailed for five days for invoking his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination is suing Washington County’s district attorney and president judge. Elijah White, 24, filed the federal lawsuit on Tuesday including claims for false imprisonment, false arrest, malicious prosecution, due process violations, conspiracy,...
All in the family: Brothers open The Coxcomb restaurant in Monroeville
This is the restaurant of brotherly love. Siblings John and Will Patterson and Joey Robl own The Coxcomb, which opened Aug. 22 in the former Bella Luna space in Monroeville, just west of the Murrysville line. “We each have our strengths we bring to the businesses,” said Monroeville resident Will...
Pittsburgh adds grace period to controversial purple curb parking program
Pittsburgh’s controversial smart loading zone program is set to be revamped after some local residents and business owners expressed confusion and frustration over the new initiative. The smart loading zones, marked with purple-painted curbs and matching signs, were meant to make it easier for delivery drivers to get in and...
Pittsburgh City Council approves $1 million program to support overdose victims
Pittsburgh City Council on Tuesday approved a $1 million program that aims to help people who have overdosed. The Post Overdose Support Team — or POST — pilot program is set to act as a secondary response that will provide additional support once EMS has responded to an overdose. The...
Southwestern Pa. jobless rate fell again in September
The unemployment rate in Southwestern Pennsylvania dropped to a new record low in September — the lowest in nearly 50 years. The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in the seven-county region fell one-tenth of a percentage point over the month to a record low 3.5% last month, according to the state...
Man arrested in connection with fatal shooting in Wilkinsburg
Police have apprehended a North Braddock man they say was involved in a drug deal that ended in murder. Isaiah Thornton, 34, was arrested Tuesday on a charge of criminal homicide and two firearms charges in connection with a fatal shooting May 27 in Wilkinsburg, Allegheny County Police said. Thornton...
Lawsuit alleges wrongful arrest by Pittsburgh police following incident at Brookline bar
A family is suing the city of Pittsburgh and several police officers, claiming they were wrongfully arrested two years ago following an altercation at a Brookline bar. Matthew Hindman, Angie Hindman and their daughter Brianna Holland filed the lawsuit in federal court on Monday alleging claims for malicious prosecution, due...
Springdale police accuse 2 women who offered escort services online of being prostitutes
Springdale police accused two women of working as prostitutes after they offered to exchange sex for money with a police officer who was working undercover, according to investigators. Alexis Radovitch, 36, of the 500 block of Walnut Street in Springdale was charged with a felony count of promoting prostitution along...
Man accused of planting hidden camera, filming 12-year-old girl
A Moon resident is headed to court on charges that he planted a hidden camera on a toilet to film a 12-year-old girl showering, and also possessed pornographic images of other children. Justin James Stokes, 34, waived his preliminary hearing Tuesday morning and is set to be arraigned in Common...
New playground equipment installed in Aspinwall park
Imagination will get a workout at Fireman’s Memorial Park in Aspinwall now that the borough has installed new playground equipment there. Kids can race to an imaginary fire or play house using two new pieces. Other new equipment includes two spring-based rocking rides and a three-bay swing. Borough Manager Melissa...
Suspect reached 120 mph in Parkway East chase, Monroeville police say
An 18-year-old is headed to court on charges he led Monroeville police on a 120 mph chase on the Parkway East this summer after they tried to arrest him for stealing a car. David George waived his preliminary hearing Monday morning in front of District Judge Jeffrey L. Herbst at...
Recycling pumpkins is good for wildlife, environment
The carved and uncarved pumpkins that will be in businesses and homes over Halloween can be put to good use once trick-or-treat is over. Just like glass, plastic, tin, aluminum, paper and cardboard, the old pumpkins can be recycled and put to good use for the environment, the state Department...
Progressive Sara Innamorato and centrist Joe Rockey square off to become next Allegheny County executive
Allegheny County will see a new top elected official for the first time in 12 years, as a progressive candidate faces a Republican campaigning on centrist views who hopes moderate Democrats will cross party lines at the polls next week. County Executive Rich Fitzgerald, a Democrat, is leaving office after...
Charges filed against Pa. trooper accused of domestic violence in Derry Township are subject of probe
State police are reviewing why a domestic violence allegation against a state trooper based in Greensburg initially resulted in a summary harassment charge. The harassment citation was not the charge recommended by the Westmoreland County District Attorney’s Office based on its review of the case which was investigated by state...
Hempfield Area board to vote on temporary superintendent
Hempfield Area School Board members are expected to vote Wednesday to name a temporary superintendent for the district. An agenda posted Tuesday for a special board meeting on Wednesday indicated the board may name the district’s current assistant superintendent for elementary education, Kimberlie Rieffannacht, to the position. Bob Reger, the...
Morning Roundup: Police say Homestead school teacher assaulted; arrests made for Anderson Bridge graffiti
Here are some of the latest news items of note on Tuesday, Oct. 31: Man charged with assaulting Homestead elementary teacher A man is facing multiple charges after police said a teacher was assaulted outside a Homestead elementary school. Court paperwork said the assault happened shortly after 3:20 p.m. Monday...
