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Boyce Park ski area closed due to power outages
Allegheny County shut down Boyce Park skiing and snow tubing Monday due to enduring power outages in the region. The agency announced the park’s closure in a tweet, which said the area will be closed until further notice. Due to a power outage, Boyce Park skiing and snow tubing will...
Town hall to address Penn Hills debt crisis set for Feb. 28
The Pennsylvania Auditor General will hold a town hall meeting Thursday to discuss ideas for improving the Penn Hills School District. “I invite students, teachers, support staff and parents to bring suggestions about how we can come together as a community to turn around the Penn Hills School District,” Eugene...
Warming centers open up in region as power outages continue
Some warming centers are popping up in Allegheny County as communities continue through Tuesday without power. Below is a list of facilities that are opening up as warming centers. Check back for updates: • Monroeville Senior Citizen Center, 6000 Gateway Campus Blvd. (412-856-7825). • North Versailles Township Office, 1401 Greensburg...
Fox Chapel driver hospitalized after tree falls on vehicle
A person was transported to the hospital by Fox Chapel police after a tree fell on the vehicle, trapping the driver inside. The tree fell on the vehicle at the intersection of Squaw Run and Dorseyville roads around 9 p.m. Sunday due to the region’s high winds, said an Allegheny...
Thousands lose power in Westmoreland as high winds rip through area
As wind ripped through the region Sunday, thousands in Westmoreland County dealt with downed trees and power lines and closed roads. The National Weather Service reported winds as high as 60 mph at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport near Latrobe and 53 mph near Pittsburgh International Airport. The region was under...
Allegheny County fielding dozens of calls about downed trees blocking roads, downed power lines
Allegheny County’s Twitter handle fired off hundreds of tweets Sunday as the agency tried to keep up with the seemingly endless happenings around the county ranging from downed trees blocking roadways to power lines down to buildings collapsing to telephones catching fire. The National Weather Service reported winds as high...
Medical marijuana dispensary coming to New Kensington on Monday
New Kensington will get its first medical marijuana dispensary Monday, Feb. 25 and become the state’s first such shop to let its customers pre-order products online. Cresco Yeltrah’s CY+ dispensary plans to open up for business at 10 a.m. Monday at 4 Kensington Square. The shop will become the company’s...
High wind watch remains in effect for Sunday in Pittsburgh area
Tropical storm force winds could hit western Pennsylvania Sunday afternoon and evening, according to the National Weather Service in Moon. Meteorologist Lee Kendricks said Sunday morning that sustained winds of 20 to 30 mph are expected to begin around lunchtime today and last through Monday morning. The region could see...
Police seek information regarding stabbing in Carrick
Pittsburgh police are searching for the man who stabbed another in Carrick early Saturday morning. The unidentified victim was taken to a hospital where he was reported to be in critical condition. Police responded to a call about a stabbing on the 200 block of Sprucewood Street around 12:45 a.m....
Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh to close 2 schools, merge 2 others next school year
Bishop David Zubik announced Saturday that two Catholic schools will close next school year, while another two will merge to form a new school. St. John Bosco Academy in Pittsburgh’s Brookline neighborhood and St. Agnes School in West Mifflin will close, the Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh announced Saturday. St. Malachy...
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 Friday, Feb. 22 after determining his rental pick-up...
Route 130 in Hempfield reopens after crash caused 2-hour closure
State police have reopened a section of Route 130 in Hempfield after a head-on crash closed it for two hours on Saturday, said a Westmoreland County 911 dispatch official. The road reopened at about 5:15 p.m. It was shut down at 3:15 between Oakford Park and North Greengate roads as...
Man shot in the back taken to Pittsburgh hospital in bullet riddled car
Allegheny County police are investigating after a man who had been shot in the back was dropped off in a bullet-riddled car to a Pittsburgh hospital early Saturday morning. Swissvale and county police responded to a shooting in the 2300 block of South Braddock Avenue around 2 a.m., where they...
Fire displaces Hampton townhouse residents
Residents a Hampton townhouse were evacuated after emergency crews responded to a fire Saturday morning. Tribune-Review news partner WPXI reported the fire happened on Red Oak Court and that there were no injuries reported. Calls to fire and police officials were not immediately returned....
Penn Hills Senior Center’s meal delivery program seeks volunteers to feed growing need
Four women arrived at the Penn Hills Senior Center on a recent brisk but sunny winter day ready for their early morning routine centered on volunteerism. The hair-netted women caught up and chatted about the erratic weather, all while working seamlessly in the small kitchen to pack meals that would...
Caliente Pizza & Drafthouse to open 5th location in Monroeville Friday
A Pittsburgh pizza and beer joint will open its fifth location in Monroeville on Friday. Caliente Pizza and Drafthouse will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 2125 Mosside Blvd. at 4 p.m. on Feb. 22. Owners Nick and Angie Bogacz bought the building Feb. 15 for $375,000, which included a liquor...
Love of yoga no stretch for Penn Hills instructor
George Bender’s students have such an appreciation for his style of yoga instruction, they coined a term for it. He even has a T-shirt featuring the word: Georga. “It’s like a combination of ‘George’s yoga,’” Bender said before a recent class, pulling tight his shirt to show the text. “My...
Monroeville Mall, Gateway among those appealing new fee
Many Monroeville property owners are fighting a yearly fee they were assessed recently for the municipality’s new Pollution Control and Flood Reduction, or MS4, program. The deadline to appeal those assessments with Monroeville was Feb. 15. As of Feb. 20, council has not appointed members of a three-person appeals board,...
Plans to turn former Forbes Elementary site into senior housing move forward
Penn Hills council unanimously approved a Pittsburgh development firm’s plans to demolish a former elementary school and build in its place an apartment building for senior housing along Saltsburg Road. The project depends on whether the firm, A.M. Rodriguez Associates, receives funding for the project through the Pennsylvania Housing Finance...
Demolitions in Penn Hills to continue after shutdown halt
Five demolitions in Penn Hills are back on schedule, the municipality said in a news release Monday. The razings at 110 Bessemer, 206 Curtis and 1891 Runnette streets; 12409 Frankstown Road and 10019 Grandview Ave. were halted in January as a result of the federal government’s partial shutdown that extended...
As UPMC and Highmark split, patients agonize over having to switch doctors
A New Kensington man may have to say goodbye to his neurologist at an upcoming appointment after being under his care for roughly 25 years. Jack Swanger, 65, was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 1991 at age 37 when he experienced double vision while on the job as a heavy-machine...
Gateway elementary to host ‘Steam it Up Night’ on Feb. 27
University Park Elementary will host a science exhibition for its students on Feb. 27. The inaugural event that starts at 6:30 p.m. in the school’s All Purpose Room will feature projects of 55 students in kindergarten through fourth grades, said Gateway parent Janette Beighel. The event will showcase projects in...
Metal detectors to be installed in Gateway high, middle schools
Gateway High School’s large group instruction room was packed Feb. 12 for a Safe School community meeting, where administrators discussed new safety practices, including plans for utilizing metal detectors and an app that collates anonymous tips. Assistant Superintendent Dennis Chakey, who is part of the district’s five-person safety team, said...
Gateway student wins Monroeville design contest
A Gateway High School student received $500 for her winning emblem design for the municipality’s new Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System, or MS4, fund. Kaitlyn Waros, a senior, was awarded the college scholarship money at Monroeville’s February council meeting. She posed for a photograph with Monroeville Mayor Nick Gresock. Councilman...
Firm hired for Monroeville storm sewer building
Monroeville council hired an engineering firm that will design an MS4 storm sewer building to be built on public works property. Monroeville-based Fahringer, McCarty, Grey Inc. was hired for $36,900 at the Feb. 12 council meeting by a 7-1 vote. Councilman Steve Duncan dissented, citing concerns that many of the...
