Western PA Local News category, Page 913
Ring doorbell, plate readers help police ID woman accused of burglarizing Allegheny Township apartment
An Indiana County woman was accused of breaking into a unit at the Sandalwood Apartments in Allegheny Township and causing nearly $1,300 in damage after a neighbor gave investigators a video clip from a Ring doorbell camera, according to authorities. Kaeona Janae Booker, 25, of the 1500 block of Route...
Proposal would designate 2nd Monday of every October as Indigenous Peoples’ Day in Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh is poised to formally dedicate the second Monday of every October as Indigenous Peoples’ Day. The day is typically celebrated as Columbus Day, but 20 states across the country — not including Pennsylvania — have devoted the day to indigenous people, said Councilwoman Barb Warwick, D-Greenfield. Warwick, who sponsored...
Voters asked to amend Monroeville home-rule charter
Half a century ago, the Monroeville Government Study Commission drafted a home-rule charter with a requirement that the municipal manager be a local resident. Today’s municipal officials seek to remove the stipulation through a ballot question in the Nov. 7 general election, asking voters to amend the charter accordingly. “It’s...
Lower Burrell reestablishes parks commission to drive recreation ideas
After a couple of false starts, Lower Burrell is re-forming its parks commission. Council last month appointed Carley Logan as president, Mary Esler as vice president, Debbie Kurtik as secretary and Allie Ecker as treasurer of the parks commission. “It had gone stagnant as a result of 2020,” said Carley...
Cars and more up for grabs at this weekend’s Pittsburgh International Airport auction
Items that travelers leave behind at Pittsburgh International Airport tell their own kinds of stories. Seven iPads, nine Samsung tablets, and 34 Amazon Kindles or Kindle Fires. Eleven Apple watches, 17 lots of assorted sunglasses. Legions of wallets, jewelry, handbags. A Kingstone flute, model K-L-505S, with case included. A pair...
Murrysville middle school’s fall play is a lost-and-found story about learning to love
Franklin Regional teacher Christine Klemstine couldn’t have been more surprised when eighth grader J.T. Esposito performed his audition for the middle school’s fall play. “He had half of the script already memorized,” Klemstine said. “I couldn’t believe it.” Memorizing 20 pages of dialogue is a big enough challenge for an...
TSA nabs 34th gun of year at Pittsburgh airport
Pittsburgh International Airport is one weapon away from tying the record for most guns confiscated in a single year, Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officials announced Thursday. TSA officers stopped a Greensburg man early Thursday from carrying a loaded, .22 caliber pistol onto a flight at Findlay-based Pittsburgh International Airport, TSA...
Pair ordered to trial after drug raid at New Kensington home
Two people accused of selling drugs after agents raided their New Kensington home in August have been ordered to stand trial. William Art Tamuschy Jr., 56, and Janet Lea Glubish, 55, both of the 1000 block of Edgewood Road, were charged with felony counts of possession of drugs with the...
The Kiski School will welcome girls after 136 years of all-boys boarding school education
For the first time in its 136-year history, The Kiski School — an all-boys private boarding school in Saltsburg — will welcome girls in fall 2024. Head of School Christopher Brueningsen said the decision was an emotional one, but he believes it is the right one when looking toward growth...
Morning Roundup: Security guard shot in leg; man hospitalized after train crash; homicide victim identified
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Thursday, Oct. 5: Police: Security guard shot in leg after approaching alleged car burglars in East Liberty A security guard was shot in East Liberty Wednesday night after he approached several teens who were attempting to break into cars....
Greensburg Central Catholic principal and director of admissions resigned last month, search is ongoing
Three high-level administrators have left Greensburg Central Catholic Junior-Senior High School since June. Principal Kevin Frye resigned without warning effective immediately Sept. 6, two weeks into the academic year. Director of Admissions Elyse Bogner resigned in the same fashion Sept. 8. The assistant principal, Nicole Marchese, left in June —...
Changes eyed for Pittsburgh Street entrance to proposed new Greensburg Sheetz
A left-turn lane for traffic entering from the westbound lane of East Pittsburgh Street and elimination of left turns onto the street are among changes Sheetz is planning at its proposed Davis Center plaza store in Greensburg. Project representatives this week presented land development and subdivision plans for the proposed...
Coroner IDs 2 victims fatally shot in Pittsburgh’s Hill District
The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office has identified two people killed Wednesday following a shooting in Pittsburgh’s Hill District neighborhood. Robert Lee Freeman, Jr., 33, of Pittsburgh, was found unresponsive with a gunshot wound to the head at 3:09 a.m. in the 2300 block of Webster Avenue, after Pittsburgh police...
PennDOT to reveal updated plans for interchange upgrade along I-70 in Rostraver
PennDOT officials are finalizing plans for improvement of the Arnold City interchange on Interstate 70 in Rostraver and are ready to share project details with the public. The plans will be displayed during an open house session from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 10 at the Rostraver Central fire...
911 dispatch centers struggle with staff shortages
It’s a call that can save someone’s life, but the local centers where 911 dispatchers work to answer those pleas for help are seeing more and more empty work spaces. Officials say staffing issues continue to plague emergency dispatch centers as municipalities struggle to fill shifts and force employees to...
The Stroller, Oct. 5, 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. Harvest Festival set Saturday in Lower Burrell The Lower Burrell Harvest...
Winter Ready Rams seeks items to help Highlands students bundle up
Highlands parent Christina Faltot is kicking off her fourth annual Winter Ready Rams program, saying “no child should go cold, and no parent should have to choose between food and a coat.” Faltot of Harrison is seeking jackets and hoodies, either new or gently used, through Oct. 30. Items will...
Funeral home earns Pursuit of Excellence Award
Soxman Funeral Homes Ltd. is one of only 104 funeral homes from around the world honored with the 2023 National Funeral Directors Association Pursuit of Excellence Award, placing it among an elite group of funeral service professionals. Pursuit of Excellence Award recipients are recognized for adhering to the highest ethical...
Halloween events in the North Allegheny area
Ghosts and goblins are coming your way with a variety of Halloween activities in the North Allegheny area this month. North Allegheny Foundation The annual North Allegheny Trick-or-Trot returns on Oct. 28, featuring a 5K and 1 Mile Fun Run at the Marshall Middle School and Elementary School campus at...
Pittsburgh morning radio staple John Garry Lindemulder, of ‘O’Brien & Garry,’ dead at 91
John Garry Lindemulder was popularly known as John Garry to listeners of the “O’Brien & Garry” morning radio show on 1250 WTAE-AM and its sister station, 96.1 WHTX-FM. He also was known as a legend in the world of radio. Garry began his radio career in Flint, Mich., and went...
Hampton Pints in the Park wraps up successful 1st season
Hampton closed out September with a TGIF for the ages. Community members were treated to the township’s final Pints in the Park, a new event for this year that drew plenty of enthusiasm from those who attended. And around the corner at Fridley Field, Hampton High School’s Homecoming festivities turned...
Arnold firefighter charged in connection with 4 arson fires in New Kensington, Arnold
An Arnold man who just returned to the Arnold Volunteer Fire Company has been charged with arson in connection with four fires over the weekend in New Kensington and Arnold. Authorities said that in one of the arsons, Andrew J. Bischof, 21, of Arnold set the fire, left the scene...
Officers describe intense struggle to arrest New Florence man wanted on bench warrant; defense questions police motives
The injuries Ray A. Shetler Jr. suffered in December 2021 while he was taken into custody on a bench warrant didn’t need to happen, according to police. But, when Shetler, 39, of New Florence, was confronted in a St. Clair Township mobile home, police officers serving that warrant said, he...
Testimony about chloroform presented at trial of man accused of trying to make wife fall down basement stairs
The bottle of chloroform was tucked away in William “B.J.” Dankesreiter’s Derry Township basement behind numerous paint cans, according to neighbor Gary Simms. He was helping Laura Dankesreiter clean the basement last year and immediately became suspicious. The paper label was turned in to the face the wall, Simms testified...
Carnegie Museum of Art gives up $1 million Egon Schiele drawing as original owner’s heirs drop lawsuit
For the first time since 1960, the Carnegie Museum of Art will be absent its million-dollar Egon Schiele drawing, “Portrait of a Man.” The museum Wednesday renounced its claim to the 1917 artwork, ending a criminal probe into whether the piece was stolen property and capping a long legal battle...
