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Fire leaves 6 New Kensington residents, their pets homeless
A lit candle knocked over by cats is being blamed for a fire that left six New Kensington residents and their pets homeless Friday afternoon. Fire Chief Ed Saliba said three of the six people living in the house were inside at the time of the blaze at 638 Fifth...
Clairton man accused of fatally shooting San Jose man in Pittsburgh
A Clairton man wanted in connection with a fatal shooting in the Oakland section of Pittsburgh early this month has turned himself in to authorities. Devlin Clifford Jr., 20, allegedly killed Esam Tanzim Hossain, 23, of San Jose on April 1, according to Pittsburgh police. Hossain was found shot in...
Man dies after truck crashes in East End, passenger steered vehicle away from traffic
A driver died after he lost control of a box truck, which crashed into a pole in Pittsburgh’s East End on Thursday morning. A spokeswoman for Pittsburgh Public Safety said a passenger in the truck said they managed to steer the truck into a pole and out of the path...
Police: Boy, 16, shot in arm in Pitcairn
A 16-year-old boy was reported in stable condition after being shot Wednesday in Pitcairn. Allegheny County Police said borough officers responded to a call for shots fired around 7:10 p.m. at the intersection of Fourth Street and Highland Avenue. Authorities said police found evidence of a shooting along the 500...
Duquesne man, 18, charged in Pittsburgh shooting last month
A Duquesne man is charged with attempted homicide and other crimes for allegedly shooting a man in Pittsburgh’s Marshall-Shadeland neighborhood. Tyrone Jackson, 18, was arrested Thursday and remains lodged in the Allegheny County Jail unable to post $10,000 bond, according to online court documents. He’s charged with criminal attempt-homicide, carrying...
Giant Eagle to have one-way aisles to combat coronavirus
Be sure to follow the traffic patterns the next time you’re in Giant Eagle. In an effort to step up the company’s fight to slow the spread of coronavirus, the supermarket chain is implementing one-way aisles. One-way signs will be added to the floors of each aisle to direct shoppers...
Richard King Mellon Foundation contributing $15M in coronavirus-related grants
The Richard King Mellon Foundation has approved distributing $15 million in grants to combat the covid-19 pandemic. The foundation said it is taking a three-pronged approach, with money going toward health care innovation and technology initiatives; emergency operations grants to support struggling nonprofits; and economic development grants to support recovery...
6 employees at Smithfield Foods plant in Arnold test positive for coronavirus
Six employees at the Smithfield Foods plant in Arnold tested positive for the coronavirus. United Food and Commercial Workers Local 1776 President Wendell Young said four people reported positive tests last week, and two more tested positive as of Monday. He said those individuals have not been to work for...
New Kensington Shop ‘n Save to close at the end of April
A family-run Shop ’n Save in New Kensington is closing after about a decade in the city. The grocery store in the Central City Plaza will close its doors for good April 30. Co-owner Lauren Beter of New Kensington said the move is due to decreased sales the past few...
Henry L. Hillman Foundation giving more than $4 million in emergency grants to help fight covid-19
The Henry L. Hillman Foundation has released more than $4 million in emergency grants since mid-March in response to the unfolding covid-19 pandemic. More funds are anticipated to be released in the coming days and weeks, foundation officials said Friday. “Our board convened right away wanting to offer what we...
Riverview, Plum students among Heinz History Center competition winners
Riverview and Plum high school students are among those recently honored by Senator John Heinz History Center officials. More than 350 students in grades six through 12 from around the region competed individually or as part of small groups in this year’s National History Day competition. Categories including documentaries, exhibits,...
Riverview reworks prom, graduation plans
High school prom and graduation could be a challenge for families in the coming weeks as Gov. Tom Wolf recently ordered all school districts to remain closed the rest of the academic year due to the covid-19 pandemic. Extracurricular activities such as sports and musicals were already canceled in many...
Lower Valley Community Food Bank holds Easter food distribution for 155 families
The Lower Valley Community Food Bank held its Easter food distribution Thursday despite threatening skies and a pandemic. Director Kathy Otterbeck said about 15 volunteers prepared and loaded banana boxes full of produce, canned goods, meat, eggs, milk, bread and 10-pound bags of potatoes for 155 families. They included 35...
Plum School District receives national acclaim for music education
Plum School District was named one of the Best Communities for Music Education by the National Association of Music Merchants Foundation. It’s a first for Plum, one of 754 districts in the nation to receive the honor. “We submitted a rather lengthy application that assesses the music department and (the...
Medical examiner IDs man fatally shot in Pittsburgh
A man was fatally shot Thursday afternoon in Pittsburgh’s Marshall-Shadeland neighborhood. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s office identified the victim as David Craig Smith, 38, of Pittsburgh. Officers responded to a 911 call for a man shot along the 2600 block of Stayton Street around 5 p.m. Police said they...
About 1,000 Duquesne Light customers still without power, Westmoreland power restored
About 1,000 Duquesne Light customers remained without power Friday morning as crews continue to restore service disrupted by Wednesday’s storms. Nearly all West Penn Power customers in Allegheny and Westmoreland counties have had their power restored, with about 100 scattered outages as of 6:30 a.m. Friday, according to West Penn...
Portion of Northern Pike in Monroeville to close Monday
Northern Pike in Monroeville will be closed starting Monday between Abers Creek Road and Valerie Circle to repair a landslide. PennDOT officials said the closure would begin at 9 a.m. weather permitting. Monroeville officials expect the $1.36 million project to last through June 29, depending on the weather, according to...
Pittsburgh Police: Missing Perrysville boy found
A boy who went missing in the Perrysville area has been found and returned safely home, according to Pittsburgh Police. Authorities said Jordan Boyd, 11, went missing sometime Wednesday. Police called for the public’s help locating him Wednesday evening. On Thursday morning they announced he had been found....
Proposed kayak park in Oakmont not likely until next year, other projects on hold
Kayak and boating enthusiasts may have to wait until next year to launch from an Oakmont recreation site. Borough officials have been working on restoring Chateau Beach, a popular spot along the Allegheny River in the borough during the 1920s and ’30s, for close to a year. It acquired a...
Coroner’s office identifies teen killed in Allegheny Township ATV crash
A 17-year-old was killed in a rollover ATV crash in Allegheny Township, according to the Westmoreland County Coroner’s Office. Dominic G. DeFalco crashed near his home on the 200 block of McGeary Hollow Road around noon Sunday. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The cause of the crash and...
Derry Borough shooting under investigation
State police are investigating a shooting in Derry Borough. Borough police said the incident occurred around 3:45 p.m. Sunday but could not specify where. It was unclear if anyone was wounded. No information about suspects or victims was released by borough police. State police said the shooting remains under investigation...
Greensburg diocese announces new coronavirus restrictions, church closures
The Catholic Diocese of Greensburg on Saturday announced church closures and limitations on funerals, weddings, baptism and confession and other restrictions in response to the covid-19 pandemic. “We are entering into a particularly critical moment for our society,” Bishop Edward C. Malesic said in a statement. “Our president and our...
Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh, Greensburg to livestream Holy Week activities
Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh and Greensburg officials have announced that Holy Week activities will be livestreamed as churches remain closed during the coronavirus pandemic. “This Holy Week will be unlike any other that I’ve ever celebrated, and the same is true for you, too,” Bishop David Zubik said via press...
Westmoreland County reports 25 new coronavirus cases, second largest daily increase
Westmoreland County saw its second biggest single-day increase in coronavirus cases since the pandemic hit the county in mid-March. Twenty-five new cases were reported in the state health department’s update Saturday, bringing Westmoreland’s total to 135. That’s a 23% increase from the previous day. The health department reported 34 more...
Pennsylvania coronavirus cases top 10,000, state reports 34 new deaths
Thirty-four more people died of covid-19 complications in Pennsylvania between Friday and Saturday, bringing the state’s death toll to 136 as total confirmed cases crest 10,000. The state reported 1,597 new cases as of noon Saturday — the largest single-day increase since Pennsylvania’s first two patients tested positive for the...
