Western PA Local News category, Page 1801
Single-lane squeeze on Route 119 in Youngwood included in PennDOT traffic alerts
A long-term lane restriction in Youngwood is set to begin Monday, along with a brief road closure in Mt. Pleasant Township and a traffic restriction in West Newton, according to PennDOT. Traffic in Youngwood will be limited to a single lane on a section of Fourth Street (Route 119 southbound),...
Penn Township man killed in crash on Route 30 in Hempfield, coroner says
A 77-year-old Penn Township man was killed and two other people were hurt Thursday in a two-vehicle collision along Route 30 in Hempfield, according to the Westmoreland County Coroner’s Office. Thomas Ernest Stutz of Harrison City was pronounced dead at the scene of the 12:46 p.m. crash in front of...
6 candidates running for 4 Baldwin council seats
Six hopefuls are running for four, four-year seats on Baldwin council. Incumbents Marianne Conley and John Egger are facing newcomers Erin Brown, Raymond “Butch” Dee, Rebecca Conley and Michael Stelmasczyk. Here are the candidates and the answers to the questions posed by South Hills monthly. Erin Brown Age:...
5 candidates vying for 4 seats on Fox Chapel council
Five candidates will vie for four open Fox Chapel council seats in the Nov. 2 general election. One Democrat and four Republicans are seeking four-year terms, according to Allegheny County Office of Elections records. Two incumbents are seeking reelection, and three newcomers are in the race. Here are the responses...
Unity supervisors disappointed with slim response to Wimmerton intersection plans
Supervisors in Unity aren’t ready to make a decision on potential changes to the Wimmerton Boulevard intersection with Route 30 after only about 14% of residents in the adjacent housing development weighed in on plans for the project. According to Supervisor Ed Poponick, 56 people out of about 400 who...
Sewickley Academy hosts Hall of Fame ceremony
Sewickley Academy kicked off Reunion Weekend on Oct. 8 with a Hall of Fame induction ceremony. The event took place in the EventsCenter and Means Alumni Gym, and was attended by students in grades four through 12, as well as faculty, staff, alumni, board members and other Hall of Fame...
5 things to do in Westmoreland County: Oct. 15-17
Get in the groove The Lamp Theatre in Irwin will be a boogie wonderland as the Let’s Groove Tonight Band takes the stage at 8 p.m. Friday with its Earth, Wind & Fire tribute show. The Pittsburgh-based band plays faithful renditions of EWF’s soul/funk/disco/pop hits, including “September,” “Sing a Song,”...
Burrell School District settles for $400,000 loss in property taxes with Arconic
After Arconic appealed a $653,100 real estate tax levy for property in Upper Burrell last year, the aluminum company and Burrell School District recently settled on a $403,000 tax reduction. Upper Burrell is also part of the settlement, and it will lose close to $39,000 in tax revenue annually. “The...
2 vie for Monroeville Council’s Ward 3 seat
There is one contested race on the Monroeville Council, with Bob Stevenson running against Len Young in Ward 3. Joseph K. Hyzy will run uncontested in Ward 1, as will Michael J. Adams in Ward 5 and Dennis R. Biondo Jr. in Ward 7, according to the Allegheny County Office...
Sewickley Valley Historical Society offering Preservation Grant
Sewickley Valley Historical Society announces the opening of applications for the 2022 Preservation Grant. Established in 2018, the Sewickley Valley Historical Society Preservation Grant annually awards funding for up to $10,000 to eligible nonprofit organizations and public entities within the 11 boroughs of the Quaker Valley School District. Matching funds...
5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: Oct. 15-17
We’ve arrived at the weekend. Here are a few things going on in Pittsburgh. Monster Pumpkins Pittsburgh Monster Pumpkins Festival is from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at a new location — in the Strip District, on Railroad Street between 28th Street and 29th Street. Known as...
Duquesne Light seeks 4.2% rate hike in January
Duquesne Light Co.’s proposal to raise the electric bills of its 600,000 residential and commercial customers this winter should be approved by state regulators, an administrative law judge recommended this week. Under terms of the proposed settlement, Duquesne Light would raise rates by $4.23 a month, or 4.23%, on the...
Vandergrift mayor running write-in campaign after close primary loss
Incumbent Vandergrift Mayor Barbara Turiak is running a write-in campaign for a second term in office. Turiak lost to Councilman Lenny Collini by about 12 votes in the Democratic primary in May. The general election is Nov. 2. There was no Republican candidate on the ballot on the primary ballot,...
Kiski Garden Center’s operator set to retire, business is for sale
A longtime Alle-Kiski gardening guru is retiring. Dave Vargo, owner of Kiski Garden Center in Allegheny Township, announced the sale of his business and his retirement last week. A large banner outside his business reads “Time To Retire — Garden Center For Sale.” Vargo, 68, said he did the math...
The Stroller, Oct. 15, 2021: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your club meetings, community events and fundraisers for free in The Stroller. Send information at least a week in advance to vndnews@triblive.com. Please include a daytime telephone number. Kiski Valley museums to host open house tour Sunday Four Kiski Valley museums will host a free open house tour on...
Cold front could bring severe weather — strong winds, hail
There’s a chance for severe weather in the Pittsburgh area Friday as temperatures fall to seasonal norms, according to the National Weather Service. Scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected to develop throughout the day as a cold front approaches, and a few storms could become severe in the afternoon and...
Greensburg woman turns 103, recalls World War II service
It isn’t likely that Madeline Buchek will forget the pride she had while serving as a telephone switchboard operator in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II. The Greensburg resident recalled the feeling while sitting in her home this week, just days before she celebrated her 103rd birthday with...
Pair arrested in fatal shooting April 9 in Sheraden
Authorities have charged two men in the April 9 shooting death of an 18-year-old man in Pittsburgh’s Sheraden neighborhood. Detectives with the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police and the U.S. Marshals Western Pennsylvania Fugitive Task Force arrested Jamil Malik Lee, 21, of Upper St. Clair, and Jahli Woods, 20, of McKees...
Vehicle crashes into house in Derry Borough; medical helicopter summoned
A medical helicopter was summoned for one patient after a vehicle crashed into a house Thursday night in Derry Borough, according to a Westmoreland County 911 dispatch supervisor. The wreck was reported just before 10:30 p.m. in the 200 block of West Owens Avenue. The Derry Volunteer Fire Company responded...
Vandergrift WWII veteran, French Legion of Honor recipient dies
A Vandergrift veteran whose World War II service earned him the French nation’s highest honor has gone to his final reward. Paul P. Petrarca, 99, died Wednesday surrounded by his family. He served with the Army Air Corps after graduating from Vandergrift High School in 1941. In 2020, he received...
New Kensington man gets 4-to-11-year prison sentence for four 2019 crimes
A New Kensington man was ordered Thursday to serve from four to 11 years in prison for a series of crimes committed in 2019, including the strangulation of a former girlfriend. Kalell Dired McCord, 29, pleaded guilty in August to multiple counts in four cases filed over the last two...
Pittsburgh police: Man tased during arrest dies later in hospital
A man who was tased by Pittsburgh police during an arrest Wednesday morning died in a hospital about 24 hours later. Allegheny County Police are investigating the incident. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the man as 54-year-old Jim Rogers. Public Safety spokesperson Cara Cruz said officers were dispatched...
Irwin senior housing project approved for funding; construction set to begin in 2022
Westmoreland County Housing Authority officials expect construction of a new 50-unit apartment building for low-income seniors to begin next year in Irwin and the doors of the proposed four-story facility to open in early 2024. “There is a tremendous need for this. We have long waiting lists in all of...
Indoor shooting range opening at McCandless Crossing
An indoor shooting range facility is the newest tenant at McCandless Crossing shopping center off of McKnight Road and could be fully open within the month. The facility, located on 900 Providence Blvd., is described as a “state-of-the art, modern indoor shooting center” featuring firearms training and a large inventory,...
Pittsburgh awarded 3 low-income housing tax credits to bring more affordable housing to city
Pittsburgh was awarded three low-income housing tax credits to bring more than 100 affordable housing units to the city, Gov. Tom Wolf and the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency board announced Thursday. The tax credits will apply to 112 housing units in the city’s Allentown, Fairywood and Hill District neighborhoods. The...
