Western PA Local News category, Page 938
‘Great potential’: Students impress new Gateway band director
However the saying goes about catching more flies with honey, Ryan Moser apparently prefers that approach. Gateway High School’s director of bands listened intently as his students rehearsed a short section of a song during a mid-September practice. Then he commended them on a fine-sounding performance, especially considering that it’s...
Monongahela mother charged after death of infant son
A Monongahela mother was charged with homicide following the death of her 12-day-old son Tuesday. Monongahela City Police and Tri Community Ambulance Service were dispatched to the home of Darian Helmantoler, 22, of Monongahela, just before 9 a.m. Tuesday, according to court documents. The Washington County 911 Dispatch Center reported...
North Allegheny to parade through the decades at homecoming
North Allegheny students will travel back through the decades during the 2023 homecoming parade on Friday, Sept. 29. The time travel is a nod to North Allegheny’s 75th Anniversary, which the school district is celebrating this year. Friday’s homecoming festivities, which are open to the public, begin at 4:45 p.m....
Beer wholesaler opens 300,000-square-foot warehouse in Salem, more than 100 jobs anticipated
Happy hour started a little early for Frank Fuhrer III and his guests Wednesday afternoon. It’s only appropriate — Fuhrer was cutting the ribbon on a new 300,000-square-foot warehouse for his beer and soda pop distribution business, so getting a few coolers full of beer was a matter of walking...
Jury finds Mt. Pleasant man not guilty of shooting at police
Richard Teeters has heard the whispers and noticed the stares from community members since his arrest more than two years ago on charges that he fired a handgun toward police as they responded to his Mt. Pleasant Borough residence following a report of a home invasion. He said he hopes...
Greensburg scales back downtown master plan to focus on former Advance Furniture lot
Greensburg community leaders have scaled back the scope of a proposed master plan for revitalizing the city’s downtown business district. Instead, a project steering committee has decided to focus on a specific site plan for developing the vacant lot at 225 S. Main St., where the former Advance Furniture building...
Jeannette poised to create city manager’s post
Jeannette council members are expected to approve an ordinance on Thursday creating a manager position and they may appoint the city clerk/chief fiscal officer to the post. Mayor Curtis Antoniak said council didn’t seek applicants for the position “because we already have our man.” Solicitor Tim Witt said it’s likely...
PennDOT will acquire property at Arnold Palmer airport to construct roundabout
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation is set to acquire property at the end of the runway at the Arnold Palmer Regional Airport in Unity for $286,400 to accommodate a new roundabout on Route 981. The roundabout is part of the $55.2 million Laurel Valley Transportation Improvement project, intended to upgrade...
Jailed Derry area man faces additional assault charges
A former Derry Township man already behind bars for sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl was arraigned Wednesday on similar accusations involving girls ages 12, 14, 15 and 16, according to court papers. Christopher R. Fraser, 19, was arrested in four new cases Wednesday involving charges of child rape, solicitation, statutory...
North Side residents offer mixed opinions on Allegheny General Hospital’s proposed development plan
People in Pittsburgh’s North Side expressed mixed opinions about Allegheny General Hospital’s potential development plans for the next decade during a City Council public hearing Wednesday. The potential development plans, contained in AGH’s proposed 10-year institutional master plan, earned the support of the city’s Planning Commission in June. None of...
Work on I-70 will restrict westbound traffic in South Huntingdon
Work on Interstate 70 in South Huntingdon will restrict westbound traffic to one lane for two overnight periods beginning Sept. 13. The restriction will be in place between 7 p.m. and 7 a.m. between the Yukon and Mt. Pleasant/West Newton interchanges and is scheduled to end on the morning of...
McKeesport homicide suspect arrested in Larimer, officials say
A Pittsburgh man suspected in a deadly McKeesport shooting last year has been arrested, authorities said Wednesday. Detectives from the Allegheny County Sheriff’s Office arrested Vernon Eutsey, 27, of Hazelwood, in the 600 block of Paulson Avenue in the city’s Larimer neighborhood, spokesman Mike Manko said. Eutsey has been a...
Allegheny County Jail inmate dies at local hospital
A man incarcerated at Allegheny County Jail died Wednesday morning at a local hospital, Warden Orlando Harper announced. That led one Jail Oversight Board member to demand drastic changes at the jail before more inmates die. The 27-year-old man, who county officials did not name, was taken to the Downtown...
Man accused of raping co-worker while they were providing care to special-needs clients at Pine apartment building
A Plum man was charged with rape after his co-worker at a Pine apartment complex accused him of sexually assaulting her. Shawde Steve Jenkins, 31, of Murray Court in Plum is charged with felony counts of rape, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, sexual assault and aggravated indecent assault along with a...
Jeannette’s heritage showcased at Glass City Festival
Three blocks of Clay Avenue in Jeannette are set to be shut down Saturday for the annual Glass City Heritage Festival. The event will be held from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and is sponsored by the Jeannette Business Association. During that time, there will be performances by the Jeannette...
Men get mandatory life in prison for Downtown shooting that killed 18-month-oldVideo
Dea’Shea Green told a judge that she hasn’t been herself for one year, three months and seven days — since her 18-month-old son, De’Avry Thomas, was killed in a drive-by shooting Downtown. Green said she struggles to sleep because every time she closes her eyes, the events of May 29,...
Plum names new high school, middle school principals
The Plum School Board filled the remaining vacancies in the district’s administrative team created by the departure and advancement of personnel. During a special voting meeting Tuesday, the board approved hiring Patrick Baughman as principal of Plum High School, Stephan Sereda as an assistant high school principal and Adam Szarmach...
Brackenridge revises 2 ordinances for seamless police enforcement with consolidated department
In a move to streamline police operations with Tarentum, officials in Brackenridge are revising two of their ordinances. Council last week gave Solicitor Craig Alexander the green light to prepare two draft ordinances that will mirror Tarentum’s and enable more seamless enforcement for the newly consolidated Tarentum-Brackenridge police force. Alexander...
Search for missing Indiana County hunter continues
State police are looking for an Indiana County man who went missing, after telling coworkers he planned to go hunting with his dogs after work on Monday. Bryan J. Bialas, 45, of Conemaugh Township, was reported missing by coworkers on Wednesday. He is known to hunt in the Apollo and...
Greenfield Elementary students help design schoolyard proposal
Students at Greenfield Elementary often play in a parking lot or on a grass field during recess and after school. Soon, they’ll have a new community schoolyard with playground equipment, a turf field, trees and other amenities. Students on Wednesday helped unveil designs for the schoolyard, which were crafted, in...
5 homes evacuated in Laurel Mountain borough amid gas leak report, 911 says
Several homes in the small borough of Laurel Mountain near Laughlintown were evacuated briefly Wednesday morning as authorities investigated reports of a gas leak, according to county emergency officials. First responders were called to a home on Walnut Road in the small community off of Route 30 shortly after 11...
Greensburg Salem Alumni Picnic planned at Mt. Odin Park
The annual Greensburg Salem Alumni Picnic for all graduating classes will be held 1 to 4 p.m. Sept. 30 at Mt. Odin Park in Greensburg. Food and beverages are included in the cost: $10 in advance by Sept. 20, $15 on the day of the event. There is no cost...
Bridgeville man died in Allegheny County Jail of brain hemorrhage, officials say
The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office ruled a Bridgeville man’s May death at Allegheny County Jail an accident. James Washington, 42, died from a brain hemorrhage, the medical examiner’s office said. Washington was being processed into the jail around 9:30 a.m. May 7 when he became unresponsive, the medical examiner’s...
Westmoreland happenings: Glass City Heritage Festival, car cruise, health screenings
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Friendship takes center stage in upcoming ‘Steel Magnolias’ performance in Scottdale
You wouldn’t guess from their performance that the cast of “Steel Magnolias” at the Geyer Performing Arts Center come from very different places in their acting careers. Of the show’s six stars, three have never acted in a performance at the theater. For one of those three, the upcoming performance...
