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AHN announces closing date, relocation for New Kensington outpatient center
Allegheny Health Network said Thursday it will move its outpatient center from the former Citizens General Hospital to Kensington Square in New Kensington later this year. The new location at 1B Kensington Square is on Eighth Street, across from Central City Plaza. “After an exhaustive search and assessment of available...
Project keeping kids fed on weekends growing in New Kensington-Arnold School DistrictVideo
A nonprofit that works to make sure New Kensington-Arnold School District students don’t go hungry on weekends is expanding its mission, and a district graduate is helping to make that happen. Project SEED, which provides bags of food to children in need at the district’s Martin and H.D. Berkey elementary...
Man shot on Beltzhoover street dies at Mercy Hospital
A 26-year-old man died after a shooting in Beltzhoover Wednesday, according to authorities. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner identified the man as Daniel Brice, of Pittsburgh, who died at Mercy Hospital. Pittsburgh police said officers responded to an alert of multiple rounds fired in the 100 block of Climax Street...
Woman charged in fatal Washington County hit-and-run
State police arrested and charged a woman in connection with a fatal hit-and-run in Washington County on Wednesday. Police said Jessica Renee Vanderlee, 39, of Washington was driving the vehicle that hit Justin Lyndell Gilbert, 19, of Tionesta around 4 a.m. in the area of 1940 West Chestnut St. in...
‘Las Hachas’ bringing ax throwing, green chili to New KensingtonVideo
Some say ax throwing is a bit like bowling meets darts. But while the lanes, targets and hatchets are ready, what’s really going to make Las Hachas in New Kensington complete is when the kitchen gets running and brothers Brian and Zach Heidenreich’s mother’s Mexican green chili starts getting smothered...
Pittsburgh police charge woman after infant found exposed to narcotics
Pittsburgh police arrested and charged a woman after they say an infant was exposed to narcotics in Brookline. According to police, an unresponsive 5-month-old girl was taken to a city fire hall on Brookline Boulevard Tuesday. Firefighters and paramedics gave aid to the child, including giving her Narcan. The girl...
Man dies after being found shot in Clairton
A man died after being found shot in Clairton early Thursday morning, according to Allegheny County Police. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner identified him as Robert Linnen, 41, of Clairton. According to county police, a shooting in the 400 block of Saint Clair Avenue was reported to 911 shortly before...
Plans for Popeyes moving forward in New Kensington
Plans for a new Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen are moving forward in New Kensington. The city’s planning commission on Tuesday approved the land development plan for Popeyes without conditions, City Clerk Dennis Scarpiniti said. The restaurant specializing in fried chicken and shrimp is proposed to be built in the Giant Eagle...
New Kensington-Arnold roundtable discussion to focus on improving communication
An upcoming roundtable on communication is part of the New Kensington-Arnold School District’s goal of improving the district’s culture. The roundtable is scheduled for 6 p.m. Sept. 27 in the cafeteria at Valley Junior Senior High School, 703 Stevenson Blvd. It is intended to bring together parents, business owners, community...
Man dies in hit-and-run outside Washington County grocery store
A 19-year-old man from Washington was killed in a hit-and-run in Washington County early Wednesday morning, the county coroner said. Justin Gilbert was hit by a vehicle traveling east on West Chestnut Street in Canton around 4 a.m., the coroner said. He was pronounced dead at the scene about an...
Tornado watch issued for most of southwestern Pennsylvania
The National Weather Service in Pittsburgh issued a tornado watch on Wednesday afternoon for most of southwestern Pennsylvania. The watch, which lasts until 10 p.m., is also in effect for parts of Ohio and West Virginia. A tornado watch has been issued for parts of Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia...
Water main break floods basement of Downtown Pittsburgh hotel
A water main break flooded basement of a Pittsburgh hotel Wednesday morning. The break was at Fort Duquesne Boulevard and Barkers Way, a Pittsburgh Public Safety spokesperson said. The subbasement of the Renaissance Hotel Pittsburgh on Sixth Street was taking on water. There was 6 to 8 feet of water...
Man arrested in prowling incidents in, around Pitt campus
A man has been arrested in a series of prowling incidents in and around the University of Pittsburgh campus, Pittsburgh police announced. Erik Robert Demarco, 36, was arrested Tuesday by Pittsburgh detectives working with university police. Demarco faces two felony counts of criminal trespass and misdemeanor charges of escape and...
2 hurt in related shootings in Pittsburgh
Two people were hurt in shootings in Pittsburgh late Tuesday night, Pittsburgh police said. Officers responded to reports of a person being shot just before 11:30 p.m. on Lemington Avenue just past Lincoln Avenue. According to police, officers found a man who had been shot in the leg. He was...
New Kensington hires engineer to assess parking garageVideo
New Kensington has retained a structural engineer to assess the condition of the city’s 42-year-old downtown parking garage. Edward Patton, owner of Patton Engineering, said his inspection will take three to four weeks to complete and cost the city around $10,000. Patton said it will be the first time he’s...
3 seriously hurt in Butler County crash
Three people were seriously hurt in a two-vehicle crash on Route 68 in Butler County Monday night, according to state police. The crash happened shortly after 9 p.m. in Forward Township. According to state police, Chase D. Cooper, 27, no address given, was driving a pickup north on Route 68...
No injuries reported in Scott Township house fire
A Scott Township home is uninhabitable after a fire early Tuesday morning. The fire at 2048 Spring Valley Road was reported shortly after 4:30 a.m., an Allegheny County emergency dispatcher said. The family that lives in the home, and their pets, got out unhurt, Tribune-Review news partner WPXI-TV reported. According...
Ohio man arrested after high-speed chase on Pennsylvania Turnpike
An Ohio man was arrested after a high-speed pursuit on the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Somerset County on Sunday, state police said. State police said a trooper attempted to stop Kung’u Celli Njung’e, 26, of Trotwood, Ohio, for multiple traffic violations. He refused to pull over and a high-speed pursuit began....
North Apollo family escapes house fire unhurt
No one was hurt in a house fire late Monday night in North Apollo, an Armstrong County emergency dispatcher said. The fire at 1233 Wysocki Ave. was reported shortly before 11 p.m. Firefighters were at the scene until about 2:45 a.m. Tuesday, the dispatcher said. A family of three, including...
New Kensington seeks funding to tear down Fourth Avenue building
New Kensington will seek money from Westmoreland County to tear down a building across from the Pioneer Apartments on Fourth Avenue. Council recently approved having City Clerk Dennis Scarpiniti apply for funding from the Westmoreland County Demo Fund to demolish the building at 1026 Fourth Ave. The city owns the...
Cooler temps, rain coming as if on schedule for start of autumn
Autumn arrives Wednesday afternoon and, as if on cue, it’s going to feel like it. After a high in the 80s on Sunday and expected again Monday, a high of 74 is forecast for Wednesday, which is right around average, National Weather Service meteorologist Myranda Fullerton said. Autumn will officially...
Police shoot, kill man in Lawrence County stabbing incident
Police shot and killed a man who had been suspected of stabbing three people in Lawrence County Saturday, according to state police. The incident happened shortly before 9 p.m. at the Mahoning Sportsmen’s Association on West Main Street in Mahoning Township. State police said officers from several local departments responded....
New Castle man thrown from SUV, seriously hurt in I-79 crash
A New Castle man was seriously hurt when he was thrown from his SUV in a crash on Interstate 79, state police said. State police said the two-vehicle crash happened shortly after 7:30 p.m. Friday on the interstate in Lancaster Township, Butler County. According to state police, Mark A. Wilhelm,...
New Kensington officer recognized for valor in saving woman from house fire
Kathy Swanger wishes there were more people like Matt Saxman in this world. In August 2020, Saxman, a detective sergeant with the New Kensington Police Department, rescued Swanger’s neighbor, Betty Jean Hilliard, 81, and her five dogs from Hilliard’s burning home on Valley Street. “In today’s world, to have anybody...
New Kensington-Arnold prepares for work on bridges at Valley High School
New Kensington-Arnold School District is preparing to repair or replace the four bridges spanning Little Pucketa Creek in front of Valley High School. The bridges consist of the main entrance bridge, a pair of identical pedestrian bridges and a second vehicle bridge near the football stadium. The district shares that...
