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Cavitt Road in Monroeville to close Wednesday until possibly Friday
A small section of Cavitt Road in Monroeville will be closed starting Wednesday morning to possibly Friday. A Nixle report to Monroeville residents said the road will close due to road work at 7 a.m. March 13 between Asbury Court and William Penn Highway. The closure may continue overnight Wednesday...
Electronics, hazardous waste to be accepted at Monroeville recycling event
Monroeville Department of Public Works will host a recycling collection event in April. Erie-based Environmental Coordination Services & Recycling will accept electronics and household hazardous waste from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 6 at Monroeville Public Works, 200 Starr Drive. This is the municipality’s second such event of the...
Penn Hills essay contest aimed at spreading word about impact of litter
The Penn Hills Anti-Litter Group is sponsoring an essay contest in an effort to get young people thinking about how litter affects their community. Students in grades 7 to 12 who participate in the group’s inaugural essay contest are encouraged to write an essay 300-500 words long answering one or...
Section of Hulton Road on Penn Hills-Plum border to close Wednesday
A section of Hulton Road on the border of Penn Hills and Plum is scheduled to be closed from Wednesday to Friday. Beginning early Wednesday, Hulton Road will close to all traffic between Michael Drive and Iowa Street so crews can locate underground utility lines in advance of a project...
Joint Citizens Police Academy returning to Penn Hills, Monroeville
The joint Citizens Police Academy in Penn Hills and Monroeville has returned for an eight-week spring session starting in April. The courses will be held at the Penn Hills Police Department from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesdays starting April 3, unless otherwise noted. Some classes will start at 6 p.m....
Xfinity store opens in Monroeville, 1st of 9 new spots slated for Pittsburgh area
Comcast opened an Xfinity retail store Monday in Monroeville. The store at 4020 William Penn Highway is one of nine that are planned to open in the Pittsburgh region in the next six months, bringing the total stores up to 14 in the region, according to a Comcast press release....
Polar Bear Pond Skim closes out season at Boyce Park ski area
The Boyce Park ski and tubing area will close out the season with its annual Polar Bear Pond Skim event on Sunday. The event, held from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. March 10, involves participants wearing costumes, shorts and t-shirts or a swimsuit to try to skim across an icy pond...
Monroeville plans summer pavement projects
Nearly 20 miles of road work is planned in Monroeville this summer. Council is expected to open the bidding process for the proposed list of roads March 12. Code officer and engineer Paul Hugus said if the list is approved then, bids will be available for review by May. The...
Doyle looking to set up Monroeville office
Monroeville council will consider signing a lease agreement through January 2021 with Congressman Mike Doyle that would allow him to set up a district office within the municipality’s administrative building. Monroeville council will consider a lease agreement with the congressman at its voting meeting March 12. The agreement would be...
Crime Stoppers offers reward for information on fatal Penn Hills shooting
A reward is being offered to anyone with information about a shooting that killed a man outside a Penn Hills bar in January. Paul McMillan, 48, of Verona was found inside his vehicle at the Lounge on Verona along Verona Road with multiple gunshot wounds to his abdomen. He died...
Gateway senior selected for state orchestraVideo
When she tried out for the All-State Orchestra as a junior, Julia Leone didn’t make the cut. Going into her senior year at Gateway High School in 2018, the flutist resolved she would. After months and countless hours of practice, she did. Leone, 18, will be the only piccolo instrumentalist...
Police chief marks 50th year serving, protecting Penn Hills
Nearly 50 years after starting a job he never expected to have, Penn Hills police Chief Howard Burton is still at it. March 17 will mark a half-century of service at the department for Burton. The chief, who is 71, has served in law enforcement for more than two-thirds of...
Section of Hulton Road in Penn Hills to close as crews prep for $4 million repair project
A section of Hulton Road in Penn Hills will close one day next week as crews prepare to repair a stretch damaged by a landslide last year. The closure will occur between Iowa Street and Arbor Lane so crews can search for utility lines near the area set to receive...
Penn Hills shop celebrating 30 years of caring for pets
A Penn Hills business is getting some national attention for its three decades of pampering pets. Animal Hut grooming and pet supplies shop is featured in the March edition of Pet Age Magazine for being open for 30 years. Renee Lauer, 67, has owned the shop since 1989. Its official...
Penn Hills church providing more homeless people with sleeping bags, tents
After an initial successful drive over the Christmas season, a Penn Hills church is holding a second fundraiser to purchase even more sleeping bags, tents and other items for area homeless people. The Rev. Bob Ruefle of Mt. Hope Presbyterian Church has partnered with Bridge to the Mountains, a nonprofit...
2 charged in Monroeville kidnapping plead not guiltyVideo
Two men pleaded not guilty at a preliminary hearing March 1 after being charged in the February kidnapping of a Monroeville woman and demanding $50,000 and four pounds of marijuana from her son. All charges against Justice J. McCallum, 24, of Penn Hills and Derrick D. Duke, 25, of Swissvale...
Competitive youth skier snags state championship
A Franklin Regional student and Western Pennsylvania Race Club skier won a state skiing championship for his age bracket at Seven Springs Feb. 23-24. Torin Pottinger, 13, won the slalom and giant slalom race events over the weekend, earning him the top spot in the state for earning the most...
No injuries in blaze that damaged house in HomewoodVideo
A fire that ignited at a house on the 7600 block of Baxter Street in Pittsburgh’s Homewood neighborhood did not result in any injuries, Pittsburgh Public Safety said Thursday. The fire started around 10:40 a.m. and initial reports indicated there might be people trapped inside but there were no injuries...
DUI, theft, drug possession among recent Monroeville police investigations
Monroeville police filed the following charges Feb. 21-27 in District Judge Jeffrey L. Herbst’s office: • Shane Kennedy, 31, of Hollidaysburg with two counts of driving under the influence of alcohol, driving under a suspended or revoked license, careless driving and recklessly endangering another person. The charges were filed Feb....
Drug, prostitution cases among those recently handled by Judge Herbst in Monroeville
Monroeville District Court Judge Jeffrey Herbst handled these cases recently. Defendants will have court dates set in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas. Charges were filed by Monroeville police unless otherwise noted. Held for court • Shannon L. Vanorsdale, 35, of Mt. Pleasant on charges of possession of an...
Pittsburgh elementary school locked down Wednesday but nothing found
A Pittsburgh elementary school went into lockdown Wednesday afternoon after reports of shots being fired nearby. Tribune-Review news partner WPXI said a district spokesperson confirmed Weil Elementary in Pittsburgh’s Hill District neighborhood was placed in a lockdown as police investigate a shooting near Centre Avenue and Kirkpatrick Street. Alicia George,...
Penn Hills residents warned to avoid contaminating recyclables
Penn Hills’ contracted waste service company is cracking down on contaminated recyclables. Republic Services sent a letter to the municipality saying it will be paying close attention to what residents are putting in their bins. “Residents may have service delayed or not occur if unacceptable levels of contamination are inside...
Police say DNA, debit card, receipt all point to Penn Hills man charged with fatal 2017 crash
A Penn Hills man has been charged with causing the death of a woman driver in a 2017 head-on crash in Pittsburgh’s East Hills neighborhood. Pittsburgh police charged Taariq Tyler, 22, with homicide by vehicle, reckless endangerment and other related charges on Feb. 22, after determining his rental pick-up truck...
Penn Hills Library moves two chess players to final tournament
Two children from the area will proceed to the final round of an Allegheny County chess tournament after their wins at the Penn Hills Library Feb. 23. Adam Alaali, 10, of Penn Hills and Brayden Wong, 6, of Upper St. Clair won in the library’s senior and junior division, respectively....
Boyce Park ski area reopens as power is restored
Boyce Park ski area reopened Tuesday after being without power since Sunday evening. The ski and tubing area closed Monday around 12:30 p.m. due to the enduring power outage affecting ski lifts. Kevin Evanto, Allegheny parks spokesman, said power was restored Tuesday morning and that the ski area would open...
