Western PA Local News category, Page 2018
Program cuts an issue in 8-way race for Greensburg Salem School Board
Cuts in programs at Greensburg Salem School District are one of the focal points of a primary campaign where three incumbents and five challengers are battling for four school board seats. Running are incumbents Lynn Jobe, Jeffrey Metrosky and Lynna Thomas along with Sara Deegan, Desmond Grace, Autumn Jevicky, Emily...
2 challengers face 2 incumbents in Greensburg council primary
A pair of Republicans and Democrats are on the ballot Tuesday in a bid for Greensburg city council. Incumbents Gregory Mertz and Donnie Zappone Jr., both Republicans, hope to keep their seats against challenges from newcomers Yukie King and Ceil Kessler, two Democrats who are backed by Voice of Westmoreland,...
Pittsburgh controller’s audit of police review board validates goals, director says
Pittsburgh’s Citizen Police Review Board was given expanded powers to audit the city’s police bureau when voters passed a referendum last year. This week, city Controller Michael Lamb released an audit of the board itself, the first outside scrutiny of the board since it was created in 1997. “As the...
4 district judge seats in Westmoreland County have contested primary races this spring
A quarter of Westmoreland County’s 16 district courts will see a new judge in 2022. Eleven candidates are seeking four contested seats on the local courts seeking to replace three retiring judges and fill one seat left vacant by a resignation. Judicial candidates are permitted to cross-file and all will...
Norwin area charges filed as of May 13, 2021
Charges filed with North Huntingdon District Judge Wayne Gongaware. All individuals have the right to a preliminary hearing and are innocent unless proven guilty before a judge in Westmoreland County Court. • Jason A. Lewis, 58, of Boston, Pa., by North Huntingdon police with possession of a controlled substance and...
Norwin area happenings, May 20, 2021, and beyond
Norwin Rotary donates to Meals on Wheels The Norwin Rotary Club has donated $5,000 to the Norwin Area Meals on Wheels program for the purchase of a cooler/refrigeration unit at the New Hope Presbyterian Church in North Huntingdon, where the group prepares the food it delivers to homebound recipients in...
Murrysville area charges filed for the week of May 12, 2021
The following charges have been filed in Export District Judge Charles Conway’s court. All charges are filed by Murrysville police, except where otherwise noted. All individuals have the right to a preliminary hearing and are innocent unless proven guilty before a judge in Westmoreland County Court. Charges filed • Carley...
Pitt cyber expert says critical U.S. infrastructure is vulnerableVideo
The Colonial Pipeline has restarted operations after a ransomware attack forced it to shut down. It’s just one of the attacks on critical U.S. infrastructure in recent months. Last January, the U.S. government identified Russia as the source of a massive, ongoing cyber attack that compromised government and private sector...
News and events in the greater Murrysville area, May 14, 2021, and beyond
The following news and events are happening in the Star’s coverage area. To submit briefs or upcoming events, email pvarine@triblive.com. ^ Memorial Day car show returns The Manordale Knights of Columbus group will host its fourth Memorial Day car show from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., May 31 at St....
Penn-Trafford area court cases as of May 13, 2021
Charges filed with Penn Township District Judge Helen Kistler. All individuals have the right to a preliminary hearing and are innocent unless proven guilty before a judge in Westmoreland County Court. • Amy D. Craig, 29, of Trafford, by borough police with possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia. • Penny...
Penn-Trafford area happenings, May 14, 2021, and beyond
P-T students donate to animal rescue group Trafford Middle School students in seventh and eighth grades raised $353 for the Helping Hearts/Healing Tails Animal Rescue of Westmoreland County, and several donated items. Stacy Lamanna, middle school art teacher, held ‘Pet Penny Wars’ during April to inspire students to collaborate on...
Irwin fire chief calls firefighter’s arrest on arson charges ‘beyond disheartening’
Irwin fire Chief Justin Mochar said he told North Huntingdon police about firefighter Shawn Mann’s possible involvement in a suspicious April 27 blaze. Mann, 25, of North Huntingdon was arraigned on charges of arson, criminal mischief and reckless endangerment filed by township police in connection with the 11:16 p.m. fire...
Holiday Park Elementary in Plum closed due to covid, students to learn remotely
Holiday Park Elementary students will be learning remotely today and Friday due to several covid cases, Plum School District officials announced. Seven students and two teachers recently tested positive for the virus, requiring 23 people to quarantine, according to a notice sent to families. All building activities have been canceled...
Police: New Castle man killed mother, neighbor
A Lawrence County man is charged in connection with the slayings of his mother and a neighbor in their homes. New Castle Police said 59-year-old Louis Esposito also shot and wounded another neighbor near his home on Dewey Street. Investigators wrote in a release that he later confessed to the...
State Ag & Youth grant will help North Hills Community Outreach expand garden programs
A North Hills charity that provides food and social services is receiving a state grant to help expand operations at its community garden. The $2,750 Ag and Youth Grant grant will be used to expand the Rosalinda Sauro Sirriani Garden in Bellevue, state Rep. Emily Kinkead, D-North Side, announced May...
Bethel Park plumbers rescue resident from Piney Fork Creek
A group of Bethel Park plumbers started their workday on April 29 by rescuing a resident who fell into Piney Fork Creek. “I was reading blueprints for a job we were going on,” said John Oakes, owner of All Pro Plumbing. “Everyone meets in the shop in the morning around...
Covid cases in Pennsylvania, Allegheny and Westmoreland counties continue to slow
Covid cases in Pennsylvania, as well as Allegheny and Westmoreland counties, have continued to slow. The Allegheny County Health Department reported 142 additional cases — 126 confirmed and 16 probable — on Thursday, with the county’s total reaching 99,709. The seven-day average of cases was 168, a 28.5% drop from...
Pitt freshman forward John Hugley reinstated to team after felony counts dropped
Prosecutors on Thursday withdrew felony charges against Pitt basketball freshman forward John Hugley, making him eligible for a program that ultimately will allow the case against him to be expunged from his record. He was subsequently reinstated to the team. Hugley was initially charged with criminal conspiracy and receiving stolen...
Man charged after North Huntingdon police said they spotted him using drugs while driving on Route 30
An Allegheny County man accused in a drug overdose death was arrested Wednesday in connection with an incident last month during which North Huntingdon police reported seeing him using drugs while driving on Route 30. Cases against Jason Alan Lewis, 45, of Boston, Pa., have been racking up in the...
Clock runs out on North Hills science teacher vying for $20K prize from NHL
North Hills Middle School teacher and avid Pittsburgh Penguins fan Anthony Burns already netted $10,000 in technology donations for his school from the NHL when he entered a three-way race to score triple the amount of tech for his school. But the clock ran out before the sixth-grade science teacher...
Vintage Grand Prix returns to Schenley Park after 2020 cancellation
The Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix is ready to get back on track at Schenley Park this summer after the pandemic forced its cancellation a year ago. Presented by the Greater Pittsburgh Automobile Dealers Foundation, events are scheduled to begin on July 16 and run through Race Weekend in Schenley Park...
Be a maker: Westmoreland Museum offers free mosaic, shadowbox art kitsVideo
The Westmoreland Museum of American Art will offer free art-making kits to the public as a Community Art Week activity. “Since the Museum has not been able to offer our free monthly in-person Community Days, where we typically presented a variety of art-making activities, we wanted to engage with our...
Municipalities looking for park rentals to return ‘to normal’
Parks and outdoor spaces drew loads of visitors during the covid-19 pandemic but pavilion rentals waned. With Gov. Tom Wolf lifting most mitigation mandates at midnight on Memorial Day, officials are gearing up for what they hope is a busy picnic season in area parks. “We expect our rentals to...
O’Hara native to open Press House coffee shop in Sewickley
The drink is called a “milky way.” The latte is made with housemade caramel and chocolate syrup, milk and control flow espresso. It can also be done as an uncaffinated steamer. “Everything here is homemade,” said Hal McDonough, lead barista at Press House Sewickley, a coffee shop set to open...
Ohio offers shot at $1 million through covid vaccines
Get a covid vaccine. Win $1 million. Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine announced Wednesday that the state will award five vaccinated adult residents $1 million as an incentive to get more people vaccinated. About half of Ohio’s 8.4 million adults have at least one dose of a covid-19 vaccination. Two weeks...
