Jeff Himler stories, Page 62

Pittsburgh police are investigating a possible crime scene in the city’s Homewood neighborhood after a man arrived at an area hospital early Thursday with a gunshot wound. The man was in stable condition when he appeared at the hospital shortly after 3:30 a.m., police said. Police said the potential crime...

A man was critically injured in a shooting early Wednesday in Pittsburgh’s Troy Hill, city police said. Officers responded to emergency calls reporting shots fired in the 1400 block of Lowrie Street shortly before 2:30 a.m. They found a man lying in the street with gunshot wounds to his arm...

A man was critically injured in a shooting Tuesday night in Penn Hills, according to police. The shooting in the 400 block of Hershey Road was reported to Allegheny County 911 dispatchers shortly before 11:30 p.m. First responders found a 34-year-old man who had been shot in the chest. He...

Pittsburgh Public Schools will be operating on a modified lockdown Wednesday as a precautionary measure in the wake of Tuesday’s deadly school shooting in Texas. The shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, claimed the lives of at least 19 children and two adults. “At no time should the...

Laurel Faith in Action has been matching older residents of eastern Westmoreland County with volunteer helpers for two decades, a service that has become more important than ever during the covid-19 pandemic. “When covid closed down everything, our staff took our computers home,” said Amy McLendon, executive director of the...

A “possible medical situation” caused an American Airlines flight to make an unscheduled landing Tuesday morning at Pittsburgh International Airport, according to an Allegheny County Airport Authority spokesman. The plane, which had been headed from Phoenix to New York City’s John F. Kennedy International Airport, landed in Pittsburgh shortly before...

West Mifflin police are asking for the public’s help in locating a suspect in an armed robbery Monday morning at a local convenience store. The robbery happened at about 5:30 a.m. at the Speedway store on Kennywood Boulevard, police said. The male suspect was wearing a dark hoodie, green pants,...

A stolen pickup truck crashed into the Altius restaurant on Mt. Washington on Tuesday morning, causing significant damage, Pittsburgh police said. When emergency crews arrived just before 4:30 a.m. at the scene in the 1200 block of Grandview Avenue, the vehicle’s occupants had fled, police said. There was no one...

The monthly dues have increased from a nickel to 25 cents while the membership has dipped from the 34 founders to the current dozen. Still, after 100 years, the mission remains unchanged for the Ladies Auxiliary of Greensburg Volunteer Fire Department Hose Company No. 8. They raise funds for equipment...

State police are searching for two tractor-trailers seen stopping at an Indiana County gas station where 210 gallons of diesel fuel were stolen. The rigs were seen next to fuel pumps shortly before 2 a.m. Wednesday at Krevetski’s Convenience Store on Route 56 in East Wheatfield. The trucks remained at...

Whitehall police said they are searching for a door-to-door solicitor suspected in a home theft in the borough. Police said the male suspect, estimated to be between 16 and 20 years old, was offering Saturday to do yard work at homes near Our Lady of Hope — St. Gabriel Catholic...

Officials said they are investigating the cause of a fire that destroyed a vacant house early Monday in Greensburg. The blaze was reported shortly before 3 a.m. in the 600 block of Stanton Street, according to a Westmoreland County 911 dispatch supervisor. A passerby spotted burning embers on the roof...

Nearly 40 years ago, Virginia natives Bob and Debbie Altizer got a map and drew a circle with a 200-mile radius centered on Washington, D.C. They were looking to operate a hospitality or retail business within that territory, and in 1983 they purchased the Lincoln Motor Court. Now the last...

Allegheny County Sheriff’s deputies have apprehended a Pittsburgh woman who was wanted as a fugitive after she failed to report for a jail term stemming from a November 2019 fight outside a Downtown restaurant that left a man paralyzed. Roneese Davis, 27, of the city’s North Side, was taken into...

A tractor-trailer hauling meat products crashed Friday evening in Rostraver, temporarily restricting westbound traffic on Interstate 70. The wreck happened shortly after 6:30 p.m. as the truck left the roadway near mile marker 43, according to a Westmoreland 911 dispatch supervisor. Two people who has been riding in the overturned...

PennDOT plans to close a North Belle Vernon bridge that crosses Interstate 70 on Monday, the day when line painting also is scheduled to begin on the interstate. The Fayette Street bridge, slated for replacement, is expected to remain closed to all traffic through mid-September, depending on weather that might...

Greensburg Salem School District property owners won’t have to dig deeper into their pockets to pay their 2022-23 tax bill, according to a proposed district budget approved Wednesday at a school board meeting. The board unanimously approved a $49.2 million spending plan that would hold the tax rate at 89.72...

Visitors to Laughlintown’s Compass Inn Museum will find a gathering of blacksmiths on Saturday. From 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. , as many as 25 area blacksmiths will be demonstrating their skills on the grounds of the historic Route 30 inn, which has been restored to its prime 1830s appearance....

Greensburg’s public works staff moved into a new garage in March. The public will be invited inside to tour the nearly 13,000-square-foot facility at 520 Urania Ave. during an open house from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday. While adults might be curious to see the results of the roughly $1.7...

The Greensburg Salem School Board last week approved a new three-year contract with maintenance and custodial workers extending through June 2024. The board also agreed to search for two new central office administrators, including a replacement for business manager Joan Wehner, who has resigned to accept a similar post at...

A new conservation easement obtained by the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy has added close to 300 acres in Cook Township to nearly 27,000 acres the nonprofit conservation organization has protected in the Ligonier Valley. The easement covers 289 acres of privately owned forested property along Chestnut Ridge. The property includes more...

Greensburg Salem School Board is expected to vote Wednesday on a proposed 2022-23 district budget that would support about $49.1 million in planned expenses without raising taxes. To cover that spending, which reflects a 2% increase from this school year, the district might have to pull more than $658,000 from...

Work related to replacement of a bridge overpass will affect traffic on eastbound Interstate 70 in Rostraver beginning Monday. The eastbound off-ramp is set to close at 8 p.m. at the Arnold City exit and will remain closed until 6 a.m. on the following Thursday, depending on weather conditions. PennDOT...

Greater Latrobe School Board is eyeing a proposed 2022-23 budget of more than $61.5 million that could require a 1-mill tax increase to cover a funding shortfall. But district officials have indicated they may be able to reduce or eliminate that potential tax hike if school subsidy increases proposed by...

Michael Gray is resigning a second time from his role as Latrobe’s city manager. Gray confirmed Thursday in an email statement that the change is effective May 20. “My decision to resign was voluntary as I was offered employment in the private sector,” Gray said. “I will be assisting the...