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Verona’s Farmers Market opens for the season with new safety precautionsVideo
Tents were spaced out farther than usual and vendors wore masks at Verona’s Farmers Market during the first event of the season. “We were a little nervous we wouldn’t be able to open,” market organizer Stefani Garibay said Thursday afternoon. “A lot of these guys depend on making their living...
Glazed, powdered or jelly? Yes, yes and yes — it’s National Doughnut Day
Friday is National Doughnut Day. It’s the perfect way to celebrate as Allegheny, Westmoreland and surrounding counties are headed into the “green phase” of the state’s coronavirus action plan. Always the first Friday of June, National Doughnut Day highlights everyone’s favorite cylindrical breakfast treat. Oakmont Bakery owner Marc Serrao said...
Police: 2 people died after shooting in Wilkinsburg Thursday night
Two people died after being shot in Wilkinsburg Thursday night, police said. Elisha Marie Moses, 34, of Pittsburgh was pronounced dead at UPMC Mercy Hospital, according to the Allegheny County Medical Examiner. A 49-year-old male, identified as Terrance L. Carter, also died after being taken to the hospital. Both victims...
Pittsburgh police: Missing girl, 12, last seen in the North Side found safe Thursday night
A 12-year-old girl missing from Pittsburgh’s North Side was found safe Thursday night....
New Kensington officials cancel Fourth of July fireworks display due to coronavirus concerns
New Kensington has joined a growing list of towns canceling Fourth of July fireworks celebrations. City officials made the announcement Thursday citing coronavirus concerns. “I think we should have done it sooner,” Councilman Tim DiMaio said. “Everybody else has done it. How are you going to (have) people 6 feet...
Plum Community Library offering curbside pickup, other services starting this month
Plum Community Library officials plan to resume operations during the covid-19 pandemic by offering curbside pickup of materials. Items can be reserved and picked up starting June 8. However, online holds have been disabled due to a countywide backlog in their shipping department. The Plum library is part of the...
Authorities rescue Pittsburgh worker who fell down a hillside on Mt. Washington
A Pittsburgh construction manager working on a landslide mitigation project in the city was rescued Friday after he fell down a hillside. Authorities said police, EMS and firefighters responded to a call for a construction worker over a hillside around 9:30 a.m. near the intersection of Arlington Avenue and William...
Eat’n Park poised to resume in-person dining June 5Video
Eat’n Park Hospitality Group officials are excited to make and see more smiles next week as dine-in options resume at most restaurants. “Many of our guests have been quarantined,” President and CEO Jeff Broadhurst said Friday afternoon. “They’ve been sitting in their house ready to get out. They want to...
Police: Man shot in chest in Homewood West
A man was taken to a hospital in critical condition after being shot in the chest Thursday night in Pittsburgh’s Homewood West neighborhood. City officers responded to a Shotspotter alert for multiple rounds fired along the 6900 block of Formosa Way around 9:05 p.m. Police found a man in the...
Plum’s graduates appreciate special ceremony at Pittsburgh Mills parking lotVideo
Carson Hawk wore black sunglasses and a purple cap and gown while overlooking a Pittsburgh Mills parking lot Thursday evening packed with parents and fellow Plum graduates. The student council president, surrounded by school district administrators and senior class president Renae McLean, had one thought in his mind as this...
Police: Man critically wounded after being shot in fit of road rage in Monroeville
A man was shot in the arm Thursday afternoon in Monroeville in what police are describing as a road rage fight. The man was taken to Forbes Regional Hospital in critical condition, police said. Police Chief Doug Cole said officers responded to a call for shots fired around 2:50 p.m....
Police: Pittsburgh man wanted in Brookline shooting in custody
A Pittsburgh man wanted in connection with a shooting in Brookline turned himself in to city police Wednesday morning. Authorities said Edward Phillips, 44, came to the city’s warrant office around 5:30 a.m. He was charged with recklessly endangering another person, person not to posses a firearm, carrying a firearm...
Police: Missing girl from West Mifflin found safe
An 11-year-old girl who was reported missing on Tuesday afternoon has been found safe, according to West Mifflin police. Authorities said Haley Hanson was last seen in the area of the Auto Zone along Homeville Road Tuesday afternoon. The police department posted a notice on its Facebook page late Tuesday...
Plum High School teacher selected to be a part of state science committee
A Plum High School teacher has been selected to be on a state Department of Education committee examining new state science standards. Biologist Shubhada Bhamre said she’s excited to be on the 10-member panel called PA Academic Standards for Science and Technology, Environment and Ecology Content Committee. “I love biology,...
Alleged drug dealer arrested in Pittsburgh a day after 9 suspected overdoses were reported
Pittsburgh police have arrested an alleged drug dealer a day after responding to multiple suspected drug overdoses Downtown. Authorities said city police and EMS responded to nine suspected overdoses late Wednesday morning in the area of Fourth Avenue and Wood Street. Narcotics and vice detectives also have received numerous complaints...
Man in stable condition after being shot in Pittsburgh’s Hill District
A man was shot in Pittsburgh’s Hill District on Friday morning. Authorities said city police were dispatched for the shooting around 3:40 a.m. along the 20 block of Trent Street. Officers found a man with a gunshot would to the leg. He was transported to a hospital in stable condition....
Penn Hills gym reopens despite Gov. Wolf’s orders
Gym co-owner Monty Webb of Plum said he’s had enough. He and his wife, Linda, own and operate Webb’s World of Fitness in Penn Hills. And he’s open for business. “I opened because it’s essential. Your heath is essential,” Webb said. “I got tired of the gyms getting thrown under...
Fire destroys garage, 3 vehicles at Allegheny Township home
An Allegheny Township couple will have to find another place to spend the night as a fire ripped through their garage and caused some damage to their home. A truck and two cars inside the red brick, three-car attached garage were destroyed in the fire at 160 Hummingbird Lane on...
380 layoffs announced across Allegheny Health Network, Highmark Health, another affiliate
Allegheny Health Network officials announced that AHN and two affiliates are laying off about 380 employees, mostly as the result of the covid-19 pandemic. About 250 of the job cuts mostly are from AHN’s corporate and administrative services, in addition to some clinical support staff, spokeswoman Lynn Seay said via...
Plum Borough Building reopened, Oakmont offices open by appointment only
With Allegheny County in the yellow phase of a gradual reopening effort during the covid-19 pandemic, municipal offices are starting to ease access restrictions. Plum officials announced via the borough website that the municipal building has reopened and they are issuing permits after being closed for weeks. Oakmont Borough Manager...
Man indicted on federal kidnapping charges in connection with Bethel Park woman’s death
An Oakmont native has been federally indicted in connection with the death of a Bethel Park woman. Authorities charged John Matthew Chapman, 39, with felony kidnapping resulting in death, according to federal documents filed Tuesday. He is accused of taking Jaime Feden, 33, on a trip to Nevada last September....
Wires down, brush fire in Shaler
A large brush fire in Shaler has caused a few streets to close and homes to lose power Tuesday. Allegheny County officials tweeted several telephone and electrical poles with high tension wires sheared at about 5:15 p.m. Shaler: Electric wires down/brush fire - Several telephone and electric poles sheared with...
Plum Borough Building reopened, Oakmont offices open by appointment only
With Allegheny County in the yellow phase of a gradual reopening effort during the covid-19 pandemic, municipal offices are starting to ease access restrictions. Plum officials announced via the borough website that the municipal building has reopened and they are issuing permits once after being closed for weeks. Oakmont Borough...
4 employees at Giant Eagle distribution center in Freedom test positive for coronavirus
Four employees at a manufacturing and distribution facility in Freedom, Beaver County, have tested positive for coronavirus, Giant Eagle officials announced Monday. Company spokesman Richard Roberts said workers have had their temperatures taken when they arrive at the facility since the first case was confirmed on May 8. About 400...
Search continues for boy who reportedly fell into the Ohio River
Ambridge police, fire and other emergency responders will resume searching Tuesday for a 10-year-old boy they said fell into the Ohio River on Monday. The boy was with his brother and a group of friends who were playing near the Ambridge Sewer Treatment Plant and the Leetsdale Boat Ramp, Tribune-Review...
