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Woman reportedly struck by train in Penn Hills
Penn Hills police are investigating reports of a woman struck by a train Wednesday evening. Allegheny County dispatch confirmed police, fire and EMS activity at 7:47 p.m. along the 1900 block of Leechburg Road. The woman’s condition was not immediately available....
Trial of a McKeesport man charged with killing woman, injuring man to conclude this month
A McKeesport man charged in a double shooting that left one woman dead and another man injured on the steps of a McKeesport bar in 2017 will soon learn his fate. Testimony in the nonjury trial of Daniel Bizzelle, 27, wrapped up Wednesday afternoon. Allegheny County Court Judge Randal Todd...
Monessen man sentenced to nearly 12 years in prison for role in drug trafficking ring
A Monessen drug dealer man was sentenced to 11 years and eight months in federal prison after being convicted of narcotics violations. Donald Mitchell, 38, received the sentence from U.S. District Judge Cathy Bissoon. Authorities said Mitchell was a heroin distributor for the Jarran Bell drug trafficking organization. The investigation...
Retaining wall project in Oakmont approved
Oakmont officials approved a restoration project for a retaining wall along Allegheny River Boulevard near the viaduct in Verona and Oakmont. Council awarded the estimated $121,000 job to Apollo-based Santamaria Landscaping via a 6-0 vote Monday night. Council Vice President Patricia Friday was absent. Borough Manager Scott Fodi said the...
Two men shot in Pittsburgh’s Hill District
Pittsburgh police are investigating a double shooting in the Hill District. Officers responded to a ShotSpotter activation and 911 calls of shots fired in the area of Reed and Brackenridge streets shortly before 7:40 p.m. Tuesday. They discovered one man with a gunshot wound to his leg, and another man...
Homewood man wanted on gun, drug charges arrested by Pittsburgh police
A Homewood man wanted for alleged firearms and narcotics violations was arrested by Pittsburgh police after a SWAT standoff Tuesday. Pittsburgh Public Safety spokeswoman Cara Cruz said officers on routine patrol in Zone Five observed a man with multiple active warrants near Tioga Street just after 4:30 pm. The man,...
Traffic study to begin in Oakmont within the next few months
A traffic study to examine pedestrian and automotive travel in Oakmont is expected to take place during the upcoming school year. Council plans to hire Pittsburgh-based David E. Wooster and Associates in August for the estimated $31,000 project, which includes analysis of traffic along Allegheny Avenue, Third Street and Cedar...
State officials approve Penn Hills School District’s recovery plan
State Department of Education officials gave their approval to a plan to save the financially struggling Penn Hills School District. The plan was crafted over the past several months by state-appointed recovery officer Dan Matsook with input from a special advisory committee, district officials and residents. School board members approved...
Ohio man charged with three Western Pennsylvania bank robberies
An Ohio man faces federal charges in connection with bank robberies in Erie, New Castle and Allison Park. Vernon Marquis McGhee-Luster, 33, of Akron is accused of robbing the PNC Bank at 3830 Pine Ave. in Erie on Oct. 18. The indictment also accuses McGhee-Luster of robbing the Citizens Bank...
Train and toy show to pull in to Monroeville Convention Center
Model train and locomotive enthusiasts are expected to pull in to the station that is the Monroeville Convention Center this weekend. Greenberg’s Great Train & Toy Show returns to the center from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. It’s one of the largest and longest-running model train and...
Penn Hills JROTC cadets to continue military studies at Plum High School
Cameron Bartges will enter his junior year at Penn Hills High School this year, and starting his third year of Junior ROTC at Plum High School. The latter is due to a new agreement between the districts so current Penn Hills cadets can continue their military studies. “It will mean...
Suspect arrested in Pittsburgh Fourth of July shooting
A North Side man wanted in connection with a double shooting on the Fourth of July after a fireworks show in Pittsburgh turned himself in to police Monday, officials said. Camerin Caldwell, 18, was wanted on firearms violations and two counts each of attempted homicide, aggravated assault and reckless endangerment....
East Hills DUI Task Force to conduct roving patrols this weekend – Jul. 15, 2019
East Hills DUI Task Force will conduct roving patrols and other educational enforcement activities this weekend. The task force consists of Plum, Monroeville, White Oak, North Versailles Township, Oakmont, Penn Hills and Edgewood police departments. Project director is Plum police Lt. Lanny Conley. The enforcement/educational details will occur within the...
Brad James is totally committed to Tarentum’s Eureka Fire-Rescue-EMSVideo
Editor’s note: This is part of an occasional series that features Alle-Kiski Valley residents and the notable things that they do. Little things matter to emergency medical technician and deputy fire Chief Brad James. “I’ve always paid attention to the little things,” said James, of Tarentum’s Eureka Fire-Rescue-EMS. “In the...
Homestead man wanted for questioning in borough homicide apprehended
A Homestead man wanted for questioning in connection with a homicide there was taken into custody Friday after he was found hiding in an apartment, police said. Rahim Thomas, 24, was found in the rafters of a basement at an apartment at 118 W. Eighth Ave. in Homestead following a...
Carnegie man who led police on high speed Route 28 chase guilty of heroin distribution
A Carnegie man who led police on a wild high-speed chase on Route 28 in 2015 has pleaded guilty to federal drug distribution charges. William Thompson, 36, is scheduled to be sentenced Nov. 5 by Senior U.S. District Judge Joy Flowers Conti for possession with intent to distribute heroin. He...
Nadine Road in Penn Hills closed due to landslide
Nadine Road between Allegheny River Boulevard and Lincoln Road in Penn Hills is closed due to a landslide. Allegheny County Public Works officials said the slide occurred Friday afternoon. It overturned a retaining wall and caused a portion of the road to collapse. Officials plan to bring in a consultant...
Plum’s farmers market to now happen every Monday
A new farmers market program in Plum may have found its roots. The borough had its first Monday Market at Plum Creek Park along New Texas Road on July 8. At least 100 people stopped by from 3 to 7 p.m. to check out the event’s inaugural vendors, including Pappy’s...
Plum Community Center to host Harry Potter event
Plum Community Center will be transformed into the fictional school Hogwarts for a major fundraiser. Wizards and witches of all ages are welcome to grab their cloaks and head down to 499 Center New Texas Road on July 27 for Hogwarts, Honeydukes and Harry Potter. “Harry Potter” is a series...
Legendary funnyman Patton Oswalt comes to the Steel City
Actor, writer and comedian Patton Oswalt brings his stand-up act to the Carnegie Library of Homestead’s Music Hall on Sunday. The performance is scheduled for 7 p.m. at 510 E. Tenth Ave. in Munhall. Oswalt has headlined comedy clubs all across the country the past 23 years and performed specials...
Assault, theft cases among recent Monroeville police investigations – Jul. 11, 2019
Monroeville police filed the following charges July 5-16 in District Judge Jeffrey L. Herbst’s office: • Sable Goodwin, 20, of Pittsburgh with retail theft. Charges were filed July 11 in connection with an incident along the 4000 block of Monroeville Boulevard. • Kayla Wilkes, 28, of Turtle Creek with driving...
Drug, firearms cases recently handled by Judge Herbst in Monroeville – Jul. 11, 2019
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 courtRaymond Cobb, 18, of Woodbridge, VA on charges of possession of controlled substances, possession of...
DUI, theft cases among those recently handled by Judge Zucco in Plum – Jul. 11, 2019
District Judge Linda Zucco recently handled the following cases. Charges were filed by Plum police unless otherwise noted. Waived preliminary hearingsMichelle Walker, 42, of Plum on charges of driving under the influence, driving without a license, driving with a suspended license and careless driving. Charges were filed Feb. 3.Paul Brewer,...
Pittsburgh man wanted in connection with Fourth of July double shooting
Pittsburgh police issued an arrest warrant for a North Side man wanted in connection with a July 4 shooting in which two people were wounded in Downtown’s Agnes R. Katz Plaza. City police said Camerin Caldwell, 18, shot an 18-year-old man and 16-year-old boy shortly after 11 p.m. in the...
Verona residents seek to restart a borough crime watch
A shooting incident in Verona has some residents wanting to restart a crime watch program. Police Chief Ron McLemore said someone shot up an unoccupied vehicle around 2:25 a.m. June 21 along the 400 block of North Avenue. No one was injured, the incident remains under investigation and no suspect...
