Jacob Tierney stories, Page 29

An overwhelmed Greensburg Department of Public Works is asking residents to stop leaving large trees, loose grass and other unwieldy brush for city workers to clean up. “The call volume has increased dramatically, and some have taken advantage of the service, which is not fair to the people that have...

Greensburg Council on Monday unanimously voted to dissolve the city’s Historic and Architectural Review Board, an advisory body that supervised construction and renovation projects in the city. The city has been laying the groundwork for HARB’s dissolution since May. Monday’s vote passed without discussion or fanfare. HARB will remain active...

Greensburg has a new planning director after a five-month search. Jeffrey Raykes will take over the city’s planning department July 29. “We’re extremely excited to have him,” said Greensburg Mayor Robert Bell. “He comes with impeccable credentials.” Raykes will leave his position as deputy director of the Indiana County Office...

One man is dead after a motorcycle crash in Ohio Township, according to the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s office. Samuel Perez Lopez, 25, of McKeesport was driving southbound on the Parkway North around 5:15 p.m. Thursday when the crash happened just north of the Camp Horne Road exit, the medical...

Pittsburgh police arrested a woman accused of stabbing a man in the shoulder early Friday morning. Rhonda Powell, 57, of Pittsburgh is charged with aggravated assault. Police were called to Park Hill Drive in the East Hills neighborhood around 12:20 a.m. for a report of a stabbing. The victim was...

A man died when when he lost control of his motorcycle and crashed in Hempfield, according to state police. Tacoma Anthony Miller, 25, of Mt. Pleasant was speeding and lost control of his motorcycle on Brinker Road just after 8 p.m. Thursday, police said. Police said the motorcycle traveled off...

Coraopolis police have identified two men who were arrested in connection with gunfire near the police station early Tuesday morning. A third man, who has not been identified, has contacted the department and is expected to turn himself in Wednesday, police said. Nathan John Fishbourne, 29 and Brandon Michael Youngworth,...

A suspected drug dealer rammed his car into two police vehicles as he tried to escape arrest Tuesday, according to Pittsburgh police. Edwin Wylie-Biggs, 38, of Jeannette was wanted on a warrant for allegedly assaulting a woman, police said. Several undercover police cars surrounded Wylie-Biggs’ car on Merritt Avenue near...

Downtown Greensburg still smells like fresh asphalt, but the paving project that has snarled city traffic is almost complete, according to PennDOT. Workers repaved Pittsburgh and Otterman streets. The two one-way roads travel east to west through the heart of downtown. They’re both state roads, maintained by PennDOT. Paving started...

Police are investigating a shooting in Pittsburgh’s Hazelwood neighborhood that left one man injured. The shooting was reported just after midnight Tuesday on the 400 block of Elizabeth Street, according to police. The victim was grazed in the shoulder, police said. Medics took him to a hospital in good condition....

Police arrested two men and are looking for a third who they say repeatedly fired guns near the Coraopolis police station early Tuesday morning. Nobody was hurt, according to police. Coraopolis police officers heard the first gunshots as they left their station around 3:15 a.m., said Sgt. Robert Litterini. After...

A Pittsburgh man died Monday in the emergency room after a crash in West Mifflin, according to the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s office. Thomas Buczynski, 63, was pronounced dead at 3:20 p.m. The crash happened on the corner of Streets Run Road and Propsect Road around 2:40 p.m., according to...

The first Greensburg Restaurant Week will celebrate the city’s culinary scene in August, with 17 restaurants offering discount deals and special menus. “We wanted to bring more awareness to small businesses,” said Ashley Kertes, director of Think Greensburg, which is organizing the event. “We have a really great selection of...

State police have arrested a man suspected of robbing a Somerset Township Dollar Tree at knifepoint Saturday. John Joseph Sigado, 34, of Washington is charged with robbery and related charges. He was placed in the Somerset County Jail on $150,000 cash bail. Troopers said Sigado entered the Somerset Township store...

Pittsburgh police are investigating the Monday morning shooting death of a 20-year-old man in Pittsburgh’s East Hills neighborhood. Ricky Deon Moultrie of Pittsburgh was found with a gunshot wound to the head shortly before 3 a.m. on Lee Way near the intersection with Sunrise Avenue, according to the AlleghenyCounty Medical...

It’s a question that seems to have been around almost as long as the Model T: Should local police departments in Pennsylvania be allowed to use radar to catch speeders? The state Senate thinks so. A bill permitting local police departments to use radar passed 49-1 last week. Only state...

A woman scared off a burglar who attempted to climb through her unlocked bedroom window in Oakland, according to University of Pittsburgh Police. Police said the woman was at her Oakland Avenue home shortly before 1 p.m. Sunday. She screamed when she noticed the unknown burglar attempting to get in...

State police at Uniontown are looking for a man who apparently fired a gun during a fireworks show at Uniontown Mall on Sunday night. Police said no one was injured. A single gunshot was reported during the show just before 10 p.m. Tribune-Review news partner WPXI obtained a video from...

A South Greensburg dentist’s office is looking for veterans who could use some free dental work. Kraisinger Family Dentistry on Huff Avenue will host a free day of dentistry for vets Aug. 10. Dr. Josh Parry organized the event. “The VA dental is so backed up, it’s hard to get...

Greensburg Salem School District has released a settlement agreement to the Tribune-Review that details the payment to a former associate principal totaled $225,000 instead of the $140,000 that the school board voted on publicly this month. Joey L. Maluchnik sued the district for discrimination in May 2017, claiming officials blackballed...

A slate of bills passed this week by the state Senate could bring sweeping changes to vehicle emissions test requirements in Pennsylvania. The five-bill package would exempt vehicles less than eight years old and eliminate seven counties — including Westmoreland — from the emissions program. Drivers with older vehicles in...

The Federal Trade Commission has stepped up its fight against robocalls. The commission worked with federal, state and local law enforcement agencies on “Operation Call it Quits” this week, charging three companies and one individual that are allegedly responsible for a combined 1 billion spam calls. “We’re all fed up...

Dorothy Johnson was always able to brighten someone’s day, whether it was with a bouquet, a great meal or a new hairdo. “Her cup was not just half full; her cup was overflowing,” said her daughter, Donna Britt. Mrs. Johnson ran Dorothy’s Beauty Shop out of her East Huntingdon home...

Greensburg Salem School District will pay a $140,000 settlement to an ex-administrator who claimed he was discriminated against because of his involvement in an earlier staffing controversy. Former high school Associate Principal Joey L. Maluchnik sued the district in May 2017, claiming district officials blackballed him by refusing to promote...