Western PA Local News category, Page 897
In harmony: Members of religious choirs join voices for performance of ‘Jubilate Deo’Video
On a Sunday night in September, beautiful music filled the empty church. A group of singers had gathered. They came from several local choirs for one common reason: to share their voices in song inside St. Maurice Church of St. Joseph the Worker Parish in Forest Hills, which encompasses the...
Western Pa. Conservancy opens grants for waterway access projects
The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy is accepting applications for projects to improve access for anglers, canoeists and kayakers to streams, lakes and rivers in Western Pennsylvania. The grants from the conservancy’s Canoe Access Development Fund provide technical assistance and grants of up to $5,000 to build and enhance canoe and kayak...
Opponents in 2 wards square off for Monroeville Council
Voters in Monroeville will cast their ballots for three open seats on the municipal council in the general election, and candidates are focused primarily on public safety concerns and keeping the town a vibrant place for business. The municipality is split into wards. In Ward 2, Democratic candidate and incumbent...
‘Lord of the Dance’ performance at Greensburg’s Palace Theatre canceled
The Nov. 12 performance of Michael Flatley’s “Lord of the Dance - 25th Anniversary” tour at Greensburg’s Palace Theatre has been canceled, according to the Westmoreland Cultural Trust. The statement cited “unforeseen circumstances” for the cancellation, and notes that tickets will be refunded at the original point of purchase. The...
Hempfield casino fined $30K for allowing gambling access to underage, self-excluded patrons
Live Casino Pittsburgh has been fined $30,000 for allowing access to its Hempfield gambling floor by a man who was younger than 21 and by two women who were on a casino self-exclusion list administered by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board. One of the women was on the gambling floor...
Democrat, Republican vie for Hampton Township School Board seat
Five seats are up for election on Hampton Township School Board this November, and four candidates won both the Democratic and Republican nominations in the primary. Incumbents Matthew A. Jarrell, Robert J. Shages and Joy Midgley will appear on the ballot for both parties Nov. 7, along with Maureen Farrell...
Student-run production coming to Hampton High School
The Hampton High School Drama Club will present Matt Cox’s “Puffs, or Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic”at 7:30 p.m. Nov 9-11 as a production that is entirely student-run. “We have two student directors who chose the play, ran auditions, cast the production and...
Industrial development venture finalizes $10.7M acquisition of New Kensington manufacturing park
Two industrial development corporations announced Wednesday that they have finalized their acquisition of the New Kensington Advanced Manufacturing Park. The Westmoreland County Industrial Development Corp. and the Regional Industrial Development Corp. acquired the park from New Kensington’s redevelopment authority by assuming $10.7 million in park-related debt held by the redevelopment...
Jeannette EMS seeks more time to file financial report in bankruptcy petition
Jeannette EMS Inc. has asked a federal judge for more time to file a detailed report on its financial affairs, according to court documents. The ambulance service, which closed down in July, asked U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Carlota Bohm in a court filing Wednesday to grant an extension on the filing...
Man injured in shooting in Pittsburgh’s Sheraden neighborhood
Pittsburgh police said a man was found shot in the leg early Thursday morning in Pittsburgh’s Sheraden neighborhood. The victim, who was not identified, was found in the 3000 block of Zephyr Avenue after authorities received a five-round ShotSpotter notification at about 12:35 a.m., police said. After arriving on the...
Jeannette woman killed in Hempfield crashVideo
A Jeannette woman died Wednesday after a two-vehicle crash along Route 66 in Hempfield, according to Pennsylvania State Police. Kazuko Werner, 61, was driving northbound at 2:40 p.m. when her vehicle collided with a southbound vehicle, police said. Werner attempted to make a left turn onto Oakford Valley Drive without...
Sold Taylor Swift concert tickets online? You may have to pay taxes
Over the summer, Swifties were willing to shell out notoriously high prices to get a seat at the Taylor Swift “Eras Tour.” Now, Uncle Sam wants to collect on those who resold their tickets on online marketplaces. This year, the Internal Revenue Service is requiring third-party businesses, like Ticketmaster, StubHub...
The Stroller, Oct. 19, 2023: 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. Fall festival planned by Leechburg Area Community Association Leechburg Area Community...
Authorities release name of man found shot to death in Penn Hills
Officials have identified a man found shot to death late Wednesday inside a vehicle in Penn Hills. Myles Gore-White, 31, of Pittsburgh, was pronounced dead in the 200 block of McGregor Drive, according to the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office. The shooting was reported to 911 around 11 p.m. Allegheny...
What could have been: Westmoreland Museum exhibit brings unrealized Frank Lloyd Wright projects to life
The Laurel Highlands are among few places lucky to be home to several architectural works designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. Tens of thousands of visitors every year tour Fallingwater, the home he designed for Liliane and Edgar Kaufmann in Mill Run, Fayette County. In Westmoreland County, people can explore Polymath...
High-speed fiber internet expansion announced for several Armstrong County communities
More than 2,200 homes and businesses in Armstrong County are now eligible for high-speed fiber internet, through broadband provider Kinetic by Windstream. Kinetic’s Armstrong County fiber project is part of a $2 billion multiyear investment strategy by Kinetic to expand gigabit fiber service across the company’s 150-community, 18-state fiber footprint....
Allegheny Township man spent 5 months in Ukraine, ‘helping the people who need it most’
The train ride from Krakow, Poland, into Ukraine was dark and cold. When the engine pulled into the Ternopil station, Allegheny Township truck driver Mark McLure immediately felt the terror of a war-torn territory. “The military gets on the train and they are armed with assault weapons and bomb-sniffing dogs,”...
Man accused of crashing SUV into motorcycle in New Kensington, seriously injuring driver
A Hempfield man accused of seriously injuring a motorcyclist when he crashed into his bike in New Kensington was taken into custody nearly a year after charges were filed. Yahor Ramanau, 20, of the 800 block of College Avenue was charged Nov. 4, 2022 with a felony count of aggravated...
Southwest Greensburg man thanks first responders who saved him during cardiac arrest
Greg Yurcevich does not remember Sept. 2. He does not remember going to the home of a Penn Township woman to install her front door, going into cardiac arrest and ending up at the hospital for a week. “It’s all kind of foggy until I came home,” Yurcevich said. But...
North Allegheny School District to consider creating armed school police force
The North Allegheny School Board is set to vote next week whether to establish an armed school police department with officers in each of the district’s twelve schools. The plan was unveiled at a school board meeting Wednesday evening, Oct. 18, as part of a report from newly installed Superintendent...
Deliberations in former Leet police chief’s appeal continue
Deliberations continue in the appeal from former Leet Police Chief Michael Molinaro to the township’s Civil Service Commission. Molinaro, a Leet officer since 2013 and chief since March 2021, was fired on July 25, 2022, at a township commissioners’ workshop meeting. He appealed his termination to the commission. It resulted...
Bridge inspection, upgrades to restrict traffic in West Newton, Hempfield; I-70/51 exit also affected
Traffic restrictions are slated beginning Thursday during inspection of the Route 136 bridge across the Youghiogheny River in West Newton and beginning Friday as crews work to improve bridges on Route 30 in Hempfield. Additional restrictions are planned on Thursday as a PennDOT contractor continues restructuring of the Route 51...
Skateboarding teen hospitalized after being hit by vehicle in Ingram
A teenage boy is in critical condition after being hit by a vehicle while skateboarding Wednesday evening, according to the Allegheny County Police Department. First responders found the 15-year-old injured at the intersection of Winlock Avenue and Joel Street in Ingram around 5:45 p.m. He was taken to an area...
New Kensington’s Willie Thrower celebrated for breaking color barrier for NFL quarterbacks 70 years ago
Wednesday’s “1st Snap” celebration was 70 years in the making, and NFL pioneer Willie Thrower’s family and friends made the most of the anniversary. A steering committee worked nearly a year to the day to mark Thrower becoming the first Black quarterback to take a snap in an NFL game....
Tarentum man guilty in 2019 fatal stabbing
A jury on Wednesday found a Tarentum man guilty of third-degree murder in the fatal stabbing of a woman with whom he had a relationship. Juan H. Hayden, 58, will be sentenced Jan. 16. He also was found guilty of tampering with evidence. Police said Hayden beat, strangled and stabbed...
