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Pittsburgh man sentenced to 9 months in prison, ordered to pay back nearly $422K for federal tax and Social Security fraud
A Pittsburgh man was sentenced to nine months in prison and ordered to pay nearly $422,000 in restitution for federal tax and Social Security fraud, federal authorities announced Friday. Chief U.S. District Judge Mark R. Hornak imposed the sentence on Robert Alan Seth Sr., 58. He was also sentenced to...
Riverview High track damage remains, team to again compete away all season
Riverview High School track teams will have all away meets for a second — and possibly third — straight season as Oakmont and school district officials continue to debate who should pay for track repairs. Meets were first rescheduled in March 2018, when it was determined the track in the...
Drug, DUI cases among recent Monroeville police investigations
Monroeville police filed the following charges Jan. 22 to Feb. 6 in District Judge Jeffrey L. Herbst’s office: • Devin Simons, 27, of Pittsburgh with possession of controlled substances, possession of a small amount of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, driving under the influence and public drunkenness. Charges were filed...
DUI, theft cases recently handled by Judge Herbst in Monroeville – Feb. 7, 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 courtJohn Smith, 50, of Penn Hills on two counts of corruption of minors and three...
East Hills DUI Task Force to conduct roving patrols this weekend – Feb. 7, 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...
Woman trapped in car by fallen tree rescued by Penn Hills residents, another motorist
A pair of Penn Hills residents and nurses helped save a woman trapped in her car by a tree that had fallen onto Verona Road. Joe Marron and his girlfriend, Amanda Livingston, were unloading groceries at their home along the 4600 block of Verona Road on Thursday afternoon when they...
DUI, theft cases among those recently handled in Judge DeLuca’s Penn Hills court – Feb. 6, 2019
Penn Hills District Judge Anthony L. DeLuca handled the following cases recently. Defendants will have court dates set in Allegheny County Common Pleas Court. Charges were filed by Penn Hills police unless otherwise noted. Held for courtTara Gomez, 39, of Pittsburgh on charges of driving under the influence and careless...
Town hall meeting being planned to discuss Penn Hills School District, grand jury report
A town hall meeting is being planned for later this month to discuss the recently released grand jury report of Penn Hills School District finances and related topics. State Auditor General Eugene DePasquale’s office is organizing the public forum. Official date, time and location have not been announced. It’s expected...
Penn Hills School District financial recovery officer has been selected
State Department of Education officials have selected former Wilkinsburg Superintendent Daniel Matsook as Penn Hills School District’s financial recovery officer. The state placed the district in financial recovery in January after being in financial watch the past two years. Matsook, who once worked as Wilkinsburg’s liaison during a transition of...
Oakmont has a new interim manager, search for more permanent hire continues
Retired Avalon Manager Harry Dilmore was named Oakmont’s new interim manager. He will stay on indefinitely as borough officials continue to seek a more permanent replacement for longtime borough Manager Lisa Cooper Jensen. Dilmore, 67, of Avalon, served his community on council from 1975 through 2001. He was its manager...
Woman taken to Western Psych after SWAT situation in Friendship
A woman was taken into custody and transported to a mental health facility following an incident with Pittsburgh police Tuesday night. Public Information Officer Chris Togneri said Zone 5 police officers attempted to serve a mental health warrant on a woman at a residence along the 100 block of Roup...
Police say Duquesne University student jumped to his death
Police say a Duquesne University student who died after falling from a 16th floor window in October jumped from the window. Marquis Jaylen Brown, 21, of Washington, D.C. was pronounced dead at UPMC Mercy at 11:12 p.m. on Oct. 4. In a press release Monday, Pittsburgh police said Brown, who...
Woman critical after struck by vehicle in Brighton Heights
A woman is in critical condition after being struck by a vehicle in Pittsburgh. WPXI-TV reports the incident happened at about 8:30 p.m. on California Avenue near Davis Avenue in the city’s Brighton Heights neighborhood while the woman was crossing the street in a pedestrian crosswalk. Pittsburgh police are investigating....
Freeport Area High School senior makes volunteering big part of life
Editor’s note: This is part of an occasional series that features Alle-Kiski Valley people and the notable things that they do. About 100 children being treated at area hospitals will soon feel more comfortable courtesy of Kaitlyn Ritter. The Freeport Area High School senior organized a blanket project with the...
Pa. Rep. Tony DeLuca asks state to deny Penn Hills School District its tax increase request
State Rep. Tony DeLuca, D-Penn Hills, has asked the state Department of Education to deny a request by Penn Hills School District officials to raise real estate taxes beyond state restrictions. “I am asking you to deny this request and require the school district to reduce the tax-rate increase to...
2 people injured in two-car crash in Allegheny Township
Two people were transported to local hospitals with minor injuries suffered in a two-vehicle crash Friday afternoon in Allegheny Township. Police said the incident took place shortly before 4:30 p.m. near the intersection of the Route 56 Bypass and Towne Center Drive. The driver of one vehicle and the passenger...
Penn Hills cherishes Aaron Donald as he prepares for Super Bowl debut
When Los Angeles Rams defensive tackle Aaron Donald takes the field Sunday for the Super Bowl, millions will be watching — including those from Western Pennsylvania who knew him long before his time in the NFL. Those who watched the Penn Hills graduate before his professional football days expect Donald...
Oakmont Council has a vacancy
Oakmont Councilman Justin Lokay has resigned from his elected post and moved out of the borough. He and his wife, Ryan, are expecting their third child very soon. “We moved back towards family for more support as family watches our kids,” Lokay said via email to the Tribune-Review. “As a...
DUI, theft cases recently handled by Judge Herbst in Monroeville – Jan. 31, 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 courtRodney Smith, 31, of West Mifflin on charges of theft by deception, conspiracy and access...
Penn Hills School District appoints new technology director
The Penn Hills School District technology department will soon have a new leader. School directors accepted longtime tech director Roger Myers’ resignation and named district network engineer Russell Seibert as his successor. Board members commended Myers for his service and welcomed Seibert to his new post at a meeting Jan....
New Oakmont Bakery grand opening scheduled for next week
The new Oakmont Bakery’s grand opening has been set for Tuesday, Feb. 5. Owners plan to open the doors of the new 19,000-square-foot facility at 9 a.m. pending state inspections. It’s located near the intersection of Third Street and Hulton Road, across Third from Riverview High School. The current bakery,...
Monroeville Home Show brings together remodeling professionals, celebrities and do-it-yourself warriors
The fourth annual Monroeville Home Show hosted more than 160 vendors and collected at least a ton of food for a local pantry. “Every year it gets a bit larger, and that’s the goal of any time you do a show,” producer Kelly Simon said. “I had 80 exhibitors the...
Murder mystery set at the Oaks Theater
Mystery’s Most Wanted, Pittsburgh’s premier murder mystery dinner theater troupe, returns to the Oaks Theater in Oakmont. The group presents “I Loathe Lucy” at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 14 at 310 Allegheny River Blvd. It’s a take on the popular 1950s sitcom “I Love Lucy.” Somebody has some “splainin to do”...
5 residents displaced by fire at Monroeville apartment complex
Several Monroeville residents were displaced in subfreezing temperatures Wednesday after a fire ravaged their apartments. No injuries were reported in the two-alarm fire at the Cambridge Square Apartment complex along Cambridge Square Drive, said Kevin Bacco, deputy chief of the Monroeville Volunteer Fire Co. No. 4. Emergency responders received the...
Plum school board members pledge to keep any tax increase in their 2019-20 budget to a minimum
Plum School District officials pledged to keep any tax increase in next year’s budget to a minimum and within state Act 1 guidelines. The board voted 6-2 at a special meeting Tuesday night to adopt a resolution making that commitment. Board President Scott Coulson, Vice President Vicky Roessler and board...
