Penn-Trafford hockey team gets championship send-off from classmates, familyVideo
The Penguins Cup champion Penn-Trafford High School hockey team is headed east to compete against North Penn in the Class 2A state finals, and their classmates cheered the players on Friday afternoon as they boarded the bus for West Chester. The Warriors won their first Pens Cup title on Monday...
EPA to conduct water testing around South Huntingdon landfill siteVideo
When U.S. Rep. Summer Lee visited South Huntingdon’s Yukon neighborhood last summer, she sat with families to hear their concerns about decades of potentially toxic pollution from the nearby MAX Environmental Technologies landfill. This week, Lee, D-Swissvale, announced that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency would begin sampling residential drinking wells...
Murrysville burglary suspects charged with additional attempt in Penn TownshipVideo
Two men charged with attempted burglaries in Murrysville this month are facing additional charges related to a third attempted burglary the same day in neighboring Penn Township. Sebastian M. Montano 24, of Chicago, and Kevin D. Piza-Alzate, 24, of Reading, were initially both charged with burglary and criminal conspiracy for...
New Castle man sentenced in connection with Detroit-Western Pennsylvania drug ring
A New Castle man who was among a large group arrested in a 2024 federal drug investigation has been sentenced to more than six years in prison for his part in a drug ring connecting Detroit and Western Pennsylvania. Jauan Searcy, 44, was one of 19 suspects — 10 of...
Clearfield men behind fatal 2019 bombing both found guilty
The second of two men charged in the 2019 bombing of a Clearfield County house — which left a woman dead — was found guilty by a federal jury this week. Clint Addleman, 49, of Clearfield, was found guilty of possessing an unregistered destructive device, conspiracy to maliciously destroy property...
Murrysville area: Delmont tax payments, bingo benefit, veterans’ luncheon, more
Email news briefs and event listings to pvarine@triblive.com. Delmont tax payments Delmont residents are now able to drop off tax payments to the borough office at 77 Greensburg St. Payments can be dropped off on Wednesdays and Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. There also will be a drop...
From 70 degrees to snowfall: Pittsburgh region gets weather whiplash with high winds, snow
March madness took on a literal meaning across southwestern Pennsylvania early this week as a sudden burst of winter weather disrupted a string of springlike days. While the snowfall didn’t reach historic proportions, the region saw a wild temperature swing, dropping from a high of 70 degrees Sunday to 24...
Rare lock of Abraham Lincoln’s hair up for auction in Dallas
A rare lock of Abraham Lincoln’s hair, removed by surgeons following his 1865 assassination, is expected to draw thousands of dollars when it hits the auction block Wednesday. The hair is part of the sprawling Dan Madsen collection, which also features rare Mark Twain first editions and Revolutionary War-era documents....
Pizzaiolo Primo opens largest location yet at former Atria’s in Murrysville
Regional restaurant Pizzaiolo Primo opened the doors of its newest location this week in the former Atria’s on Route 22 in Murrysville. Restaurant officials noted that they had been waiting for their authentic pizza oven to arrive from Italy to join an array of fresh ingredients also imported from the...
Playing it safe: Chimney sweeps say annual cleanings are a necessityVideo
It’s a dirty job. But if you don’t want to risk a chimney fire, someone’s got to do it. For anyone over the age of 40, the phrase “chimney sweep” probably conjures up memories of Dick Van Dyke’s sooty face, derby cap and famously terrible Cockney accent in “Mary Poppins.”...
Acme pair charged with murder after toddler dies of methamphetamine overdose
Two Acme residents are facing third-degree murder charges after a 15-month-old child died from a methamphetamine overdose in a home investigators found was freezing and filled with waste. Michael Blasser, 34, and Ashley Makarsky, 31, were arraigned Monday on charges of murder, involuntary manslaughter and child endangerment. The charges stem...
Latrobe Poetry Neighborhood celebrates the art form in April
During the entire month of April, downtown Latrobe will once again be bursting at the seams with poetry. As part of National Poetry Month, Latrobe resident Bobbie Hineline and Saint Vincent College professor Jeannine Pitas organized Latrobe Poetry Neighborhood last year, putting together poetry readings, workshops and other events, and...
Penn Township man charged with assault after driveway wrestling incident
A Penn Township man is charged with aggravated assault and other crimes after police said a casual wrestling match left another man in critical condition with a fractured skull. Jake G. Stepansky, 29, of the Claridge neighborhood in Penn Township is charged with aggravated assault, strangulation and reckless endangerment. Police...
Jeannette art gallery hosts 6th annual ‘Women in Art’ exhibit
When artist Jen Haefeli looks at a piece of arts and crafts material, or really a scrap of just about anything, she sees a world of possibility. It might end up as part of a mixed-media collage. Then again, it might end up as part of a piece of clothing,...
Murrysville area: Meals on Wheels benefit, Pi Day bake sale, more
Bingo to benefit Meals on Wheels The Italian American Club in Export will host a bingo event from noon to 4 p.m. April 11 to benefit Murrysville Meals on Wheels. The event will be held at the club, 5930 Kennedy Ave. Tickets are $30 and include lunch. To reserve a...
Head priest of Trinity Episcopal Church in Pittsburgh accused of stealing over $1K in baseball cards from Walmart
The head priest at Trinity Episcopal Church in Pittsburgh faces a preliminary hearing later this month on charges he stole more than $1,000 worth of baseball cards in February. The Very Rev. Aidan E. Smith, 42, of Ambridge was charged with retail theft and receiving stolen property. Smith was arrested...
PennDOT takes public comment on plans for Route 30 intersection with Wimmerton Boulevard
Unity residents and Route 30 drivers got a chance to speak with PennDOT and local officials at an open house Wednesday night about plans to address a troublesome intersection in the township. The main purpose of the project is to restrict drivers on both Wimmerton Boulevard and St. Xavier’s Road...
380 Auction back to business in Murrysville after fire in greenhouses
For an establishment hit by a multi-alarm fire less than 24 hours earlier, Tuesday was about as close to business as usual as it could be at 380 Auction & Discount Warehouse in Murrysville. With the exception of a work crew attaching plastic sheeting to a greenhouse frame — the...
Saint Vincent Camerata to present ‘Go to Joseph’ concertVideo
The Saint Vincent Camerata will present a concert, “Ite Ad Joseph (Go to Joseph)” at 8 p.m. March 20 at the school’s Unity campus. The program is part of the college’s concert series, and features Joseph Haydn’s “Little Organ Mass,” framed by Gregorian chants and sacred music by Palestrina, Monteverdi,...
Road work will close part of Chamberlain Road in Jefferson Hills
Chamberlain Road between Gill Hall Road and Shenandoah Drive in Jefferson Hills will close beginning at 7 a.m. March 10. The closure is expected to last until June as work crews replace a culvert, perform road repairs and install guide rails, signs and pavement markings. Traffic will be detoured using...
Fire damages greenhouses at 380 Auction in MurrysvilleVideo
380 Auction & Discount Warehouse owner Jane Beacom was sitting in her home Monday afternoon when she heard a loud bang. “One of our neighbors was taking down a shed today, so at first I thought it was that,” Beacom said. “Then I heard another loud bang, came outside and...
Former Export mayor presented with borough’s Selfless Service award
When Michael Calder first made the decision to run for Export mayor in 2009, he felt the borough was at an inflection point in its history. After his election, Calder spent the next eight years working with council to revitalize the borough’s downtown area, and the borough presented him with...
Murrysville council works to shape credit program for stormwater feesVideo
Municipal officials examined the potential structure of a credit program for the town’s stormwater fees during a meeting March 4. For the majority of Murrysville property owners, the primary available credit would be a one-time $40 reduction for installing a rain barrel. “Most communities we’ve looked at seem to be...
Murrysville OKs 4-way stop at School Road, North Hills RoadVideo
Murrysville Council has approved the installation of a four-way stop at the intersection of North Hills Road and School Road. Council voted 5-1 at the March 4 meeting to implement the recommendations of a PennDOT traffic study, which showed that the troublesome intersection was the site of 14 crashes over...
4 people injured in Hempfield, Unity crashes
Four people were taken to Forbes Hospital on Friday following two separate crashes in Westmoreland County. The first crash also was reported around 7:45 a.m. at the intersection of Depot Street and Silvis Farm Road in Hempfield. Mutual Aid officials said two vehicles were involved and one person was entrapped....
