Western PA Local News category, Page 2052
State trooper in Beaver tried to fix ticket for friends, police say
A Pennsylvania State Police trooper faces misdemeanor charges after he tried to make a traffic ticket disappear for friends, authorities said Thursday, according to charges filed by PSP internal affairs. Trask Alexander, a trooper from Troop D in the Beaver County barracks, is charged with tampering with records, tampering with...
Child bitten by rabid bat in Pitcairn prompts health department warning
A bat with rabies bit one child and might have been handled by several others in Pitcairn earlier this week, prompting a warning from the Allegheny County Health Department. The bat was captured Monday near Second Street at Center Avenue. A resident brought it to the health department for testing,...
Jury trials to resume in Allegheny County criminal courts on Monday
Allegheny County President Judge Kim Berkeley Clark knows the covid-19 pandemic isn’t over. But with case counts dropping, and vaccinations increasing, she said Thursday, it’s time to resume criminal jury trials. “I just feel that we have to move forward,” Clark said. “We keep waiting for the perfect time, and...
Norwin area happenings, April 22, 2021 and beyond
Irwin event to promote Norwin’s musical Businesses in Irwin will join in an “Under the Sea Day” from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 1 as a promotion for the Norwin High School Theatre Co.’s performance of “Little Mermaid” from May 6 through 9 at the high school stadium. Those...
New Kensington, Arnold get $575K for transportation projects
New Kensington will have to scale back plans for transportation projects in the city’s downtown after getting a fraction of the money it requested from the state, a city official said Thursday. The Commonwealth Financing Authority announced Wednesday that New Kensington will receive $375,000. The authority approved more than $48...
Norwin area charges filed, April 21, 2021
Charges filed with North Huntingdon District Judge Wayne Gongaware. All individuals have the right to a preliminary hearing and are innocent until proven guilty before a judge in Westmoreland County Court . • Cody J. Monro, 19, of Trafford, by North Huntingdon police with possession of marijuana. • Kayley R....
ScareHouse opens for special event this weekend at Pittsburgh Mills
Call it an early Halloween present. Anyone who missed out on their fill of Halloween frights at the ScareHouse at the Pittsburgh Mills mall last fall will have an opportunity to make up for it this weekend. The ScareHouse said it is holding an encore presentation of its Halloween experience...
Charges filed in Murrysville area for the week of April 19, 2021
Charges filed with Export District Judge Charles Conway. All individuals have the right to a preliminary hearing and are innocent until proven guilty before a judge in the Westmoreland County Court of Common Pleas. • Tony L. Randolph, 48, of Castle Shannon, with driving under the influence (refusal), endangering the...
News and events in the Murrysville area for the week of April 26, 2021
Food collection event set for May 1 Busy Beaver and the Rotary Club of Delmont-Salem will host a May 1 food collection event for the Westmoreland County Food Bank. It will be from 8:30-11:30 a.m. in the former AMC Theater parking lot off of Hollywood Boulevard, near Delmont. Food bank...
‘On the Move’ in the Murrysville area for the week of April 22, 2021
Murrysville officials declared April 21, 2021, as “Coach Botta Day” in honor of Franklin Regional football coach Greg Botta, who is retiring after 27 years with the team. “It’s been an honor and a privilege to work and live in this community for a long time,” Botta said. “It means...
Penn Hills launches mortgage, rental assistance program for those in need
Penn Hills has launched its own mortgage and rental assistance program for people struggling to make payments because of the covid-19 pandemic. Chris Blackwell, the municipality’s planning director, said Penn Hills received $500,000 for the program, dubbed the Penn Hills Covid-19 Housing Stabilization Program. The funds, he said, are available...
Savini makeup school grad wins contest to spend 1st night in ‘Buffalo Bill’s House’Video
When Jeannette Milo was a student at Tom Savini’s makeup effects program in Monessen, she watched movies such as “Silence of the Lambs” with the goal of one day working on such a film. Little did she know, a decade later, she’d be the first person to spend the night...
Convicted 2015 Monroeville Mall shooter will serve original sentence, Superior Court says
A Superior Court ruling on Thursday upheld a sentence of 15 to 30 years in prison for a convicted Penn Hills man that wounded three people after opening fire in the Monroeville Mall in 2015. Tarod Thornhill, now 23, will serve his original punishment of 15 to 30 years in...
Penn-Trafford area charges filed as of April 21, 2021
Charges filed with Penn Township District Judge Helen Kistler. All individuals have the right to a preliminary hearing and are innocent until proven guilty before a judge in the Westmoreland County Court of Common Pleas. • Christopher D. Moses, 41, of Irwin, by Penn Township police with two counts of...
Passionate beer makers bring Drowning Fish Brewing Company to Bethel Park
A friendship that began decades ago over a mutual affinity for homebrewed beer has culminated in the opening of a new brewpub in Bethel Park. Don Tomino of Pleasant Hills and Mike Ameel of Bethel Park plan to open the doors to the Drowning Fish Brewing Company along Library Road...
State police seize $17.7 million worth of illegal drugs during first 3 months of 2021Video
State police seized nearly $5.6 million worth of cocaine during the first three months of 2021. Troopers seized 253 pounds of cocaine in January, February and March, according to state police data. That’s almost as much of the drug as troopers confiscated during all of 2020. The number of drug...
Former Avonmore secretary charged with stealing $54K from borough
An Avonmore woman is accused by police of stealing $54,000 from the borough’s general fund to pay personal bills when she worked as secretary for the municipality, according to Westmoreland County detectives. Rebecca E. Steele, 45, was arrested Thursday on felony charges of theft, receiving stolen property and tampering with...
Draft of Hempfield Area’s budget shows $1.2 million deficit, but numbers expected to improve
Hempfield Area School District is facing a $1.2 million deficit in one of the first drafts of the 2021-22 budget, but that number is expected to shrink before a final budget is adopted. Business Manager Wayne Wismar cautioned this week that many unknown factors will impact the budget in the...
Westmoreland Land Trust to spotlight nature, art at new Hempfield park
Outdoor art and the beauty of Mother Nature soon could share a scenic hilltop in Hempfield. The Westmoreland Land Trust proposes to establish a nature and art park on a 96-acre farm it acquired along Beech Hills Road, off Old Route 66, just 3 miles from downtown Greensburg. “The property...
New Jersey company to expand its presence at Westmoreland business park
Directors for the Westmoreland County Industrial Development Corp. have approved an option agreement for a lot at the Westmoreland Business & Research Park that will add a new manufacturing facility and office building, along with potentially 50 new jobs. The agreement gives WAB Associates six months to finalize the $218,050...
2021 Allegheny County homicide victims
A look at each of the homicides that took place in Allegheny County in 2021: Jan. 5: Gregory Anderson Gregory Anderson, 47, of Penn Hills was shot several times in Penn Hills and died at UPMC Presbyterian Hospital. Read more: 47-year-old man dies after being shot in Penn Hills Jan....
Greensburg’s Caffe Barista Marketplace opens farmers market sectionVideo
Danielle Bowman came from Murrysville to check out the newly renovated and rebranded Caffe Barista Marketplace in downtown Greensburg. Caffe Barista tacked “Marketplace” onto its name with the addition of a fresh-and-local farmers market section, which officially opened Thursday. “I saw their signs on Facebook, and I think it’s great,”...
Man acquitted in Wilkinsburg mass shooting gets 8 years for gun charge
The man acquitted by a jury in the 2016 Wilkinsburg mass shooting that killed six adults and an unborn child will serve eight years in federal prison on an unrelated charge of possessing a stolen gun. Cheron Shelton, 34, agreed to the sentence — which includes three years of supervised...
Monroeville anticipates $2.7 million in total covid-19 relief
Monroeville officials are planning to receive a total of $2.7 million from the latest stimulus bill signed into law March 11. The money is coming from a $1.9 trillion stimulus package, which includes funding for counties and local municipalities. All stimulus payments directed at local communities will be sent in...
Walking trail coming to Hampton Community Park
Visitors to Hampton Community Park could be enjoying a new walking trail by early May. Construction has begun on a limestone-covered stone path that will loop around the northern section of the park and connect with the Rachel Carson Trail. The cost is near $900,000. The contractor, Independent Enterprises, will...
