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Pittsburgh police investigate overnight shooting in Sheraden
Police are investigating an overnight shooting in Pittsburgh’s Sheraden neighborhood. Police were called to a hospital around 2:40 a.m., after receiving a report that an adult male had arrived with gunshot wounds to the leg. The man was in stable condition but, police said, he was not cooperative in explaining...
State police seek wrong-way driver who struck pedestrian, vehicle in Squirrel Hill
State police have secured a warrant for a Homestead man they say drove the wrong way up a Parkway East ramp Friday morning, hitting both a vehicle and pedestrian before fleeing on foot. Police said troopers were monitoring traffic at the Forward Avenue on-ramp to I-376 around 9:40 a.m. Friday...
Earlier start to firearm deer season keeps hunters, processors busy
Curtis Johnson of Indiana Township has big plans for the buck he bagged Saturday morning. “I’ll get a pound of the deer jerky, and bologna as well — I love the bologna you guys do,” Johnson told the staff at Wright’s Deer Processing in Clinton Township, near Saxonburg. Since the...
Officials identify body found in Monongahela River in Dravosburg
A body recovered from the Monongahela River on Wednesday has been identified as 66-year-old James Aiello, according to the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s office. Emergency officials were called shortly before 3 p.m. to the 200 block of Washington Avenue along the Monongahela, where Aiello’s body was discovered. Aiello was not...
Pittsburgh police: Perry North teen stable after accidentally being shot in the face
A teenage boy was listed in stable condition after accidentally being shot in the face Wednesday in Pittsburgh’s Perry North neighborhood, according to police. First responders were called to the 3700 block of Baytree Street just after 4:45 p.m. for a report of a teen who had been shot in...
Grove City professor, Trib columnist tapped as editor for conservative magazine The American Spectator
A Grove City College professor and director of a Pennsylvania think tank has been tapped to serve as editor for conservative magazine The American Spectator. Paul Kengor, a political science professor and senior director for the conservative Institute for Faith & Freedom think tank, will serve as the new editor...
Police: Munhall funeral director left body unrefrigerated for more than a week
A Munhall funeral home owner has been charged with abuse of a corpse after, police say, he left a body unrefrigerated for more than a week. Michael Aldrich, 74, director at Aldrich Funeral Home in Munhall, was charged by Munhall police. The family of Dexter Owens, who died in late...
Murrysville area: Holiday happenings, luncheons, meetings, more
Email news briefs and event listings to pvarine@triblive.com. Items must be emailed two weeks in advance to make the deadline for the Star. Holiday happenings The following is a list of holiday-related events happening in the Star’s coverage area. Email events to pvarine@triblive.com. • First Presbyterian Church will host its...
‘Good Cop’ tells tale of Murrysville man’s police work
It was midnight, and John Hartman really wanted a cup of coffee. The date was July 9, 1998. Hartman had just finished his shift with the North Franklin police and was getting ready to pick up a second shift, with the nearby North Belle Vernon police, that wouldn’t end until...
Franklin Regional Thespians share world premiere of new play, ‘Elsewhere’
Members of the Franklin Regional Thespians typically have a good deal of reference material when they’re looking for ideas about how to stage a play or present a character. As the group prepares to perform “Elsewhere” later this month, that material is nowhere to be found. That’s because they are...
Delmont seeks state grant funding for sewage, stormwater projects
With Delmont officials staring down the barrel — or pipe, perhaps — of millions of dollars in sewage projects, along with other state-mandated pollution reduction work, the search for grants is on. Borough engineer Kevin Brett recommended getting the application process started for two potential grants offered by the Pennsylvania...
Delmont walk-a-thon raises $1,200 for Meals on Wheels
Like so many of those who work to help others, Lois Bowman of Washington Township is involved with more than one community group. In addition to working as a Delmont Public Library staff member, Bowman donates her time to the Delmont Meals on Wheels program. “I didn’t know if we’d...
Shaler grad returns to Pittsburgh with touring production of ‘Les Misérables’Video
Not that long ago, Daniel Bittner was performing in musicals on the stage at Shaler Area High School. Now, the 23-year-old is returning to a Pittsburgh-area stage, but this time it will be the Benedum, as part of the U.S. touring production of one of the world’s most popular musicals,...
Laurel Highlands Workforce, Opportunity Center opens in Hempfield, looks to expand
When members of the Laurel Highlands Workforce and Opportunity Center board were looking for a model, they didn’t have to look far. “We’re a replication site for Manchester Bidwell in Pittsburgh, which has been around for 50 years,” CEO Greg Daigle said. “When it comes to adult training, you go...
Opus 2 orchestra prepares to open season with new conductor, free concert
When the Opus 2 string orchestra hits the first notes of its 2022-23 season, the baton will be in new hands. South Hills native Evan Reichenfeld, 26, will take over as the orchestra’s conductor, continuing the mission his great-grandfather Eugene started nearly seven decades ago. “My great-grandfather taught music in...
Murrysville area: Bus trip, tree planting, ‘Patriotic Thanksgiving’ performance, more
Email news briefs and event listings to pvarine@triblive.com. Items must be emailed two weeks in advance to make the deadline for the Star. Bus trip to holiday market The Murrysville and Hempfield parks and recreation departments will co-host a Dec. 14 bus trip to the People’s Gas Holiday Market in...
Norwin library directors breathe sigh of relief at voter support
The Greensburg Hempfield Area Library took a $50,000 hit to its budget this year, when an upstairs tenant chose not to renew its lease. And, even though the Southwest Greensburg referendum on Tuesday’s election ballot only affects $15,000 in library funding, it is a hit director Jamie Falo is happy...
Murrysville Market District to open Thursday with fresh focus on local productsVideo
When Murrysville shoppers head into the new Market District on Old William Penn Highway this Thursday morning, store officials are hoping to offer not just an elevated culinary experience, but more chances to support local business. “We’re changing the banner for the store, and that brings a whole host of...
Nadine Road reopens in Penn Hills
Allegheny County public works officials announced recently that Nadine Road in Penn Hills would be closed a week longer than expected for drainage repairs, reopening today, Thursday. For frequent users of Nadine, which connects Lincoln Road to Allegheny River Boulevard, the news likely was not a surprise. It has closed...
Murrysville native looks to organize 100-mile endurance race in Westmoreland County
Physical endurance isn’t something new to Murrysville native Darren Miller. Shortly after his 30th birthday, Miller completed the Ocean’s Seven, a global open-water swimming challenge, including a 9-mile swim in 3 hours, 42 minutes across the Strait of Gibraltar between Spain and Morocco. But endurance swimming just happened to be...
1 flown from Rostraver crash
One person was flown by medical helicopter from the scene of a crash Tuesday evening in Rostraver, according to county emergency officials. A Westmoreland County 911 supervisor said first responders were called to Route 51, just north of the county line in Rostraver, for a report of a one-vehicle crash...
Greensburg diocese seeks ‘Spirited’ participants in first women’s conference
Bishop Larry Kulick was excited to hear the stories coming back from past attendees at the Diocese of Greensburg’s three annual men’s conferences. “It turned out to be very successful, and we heard that many of the participants went back to their home parishes and became leaders,” Kulick said. Not...
Work continues on massive beverage distribution warehouse in Salem
On paper, 300,000 square feet already seems like a pretty big number. But seeing it take shape really drives home just how large the new beer and soda distribution warehouse for the Frank B. Fuhrer Wholesale Co. will be. Work began over the summer on the distribution center, off of...
Brother, sister will showcase Murrysville church’s new organ
Newlonsburg Presbyterian Church will fill with music today, thanks to a new digital Allen GX335 GeniSys series organ church officials have installed. The church’s music director and organist, Becky Gard of West Mifflin, will be joined by her brother, Patrick Gard, who is the music director and organist for St....
Forbes Hospital adds hospice, palliative care wing in Monroeville
As the health system that would become Forbes Hospital began growing in the 1970s, following the merger of Wilkinsburg’s Columbia Hospital and Pittsburgh Hospital in the city’s East Liberty neighborhood, it had a dedicated hospice facility. “Over the years, that shifted to a floor at West Penn Hospital, and eventually...
