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Aspinwall dog park closing April 1 to make way for baseball season
Aspinwall’s dog park will close April 1 to make way for summer sports. The area for four-legged friends is housed at the community ball fields off Fifth Street and returns to its original use each spring. The park will host baseball and softball leagues through Halloween. Residents are reminded to...
Video: Top stories for the week of March 18
Here are some of the news highlights from around the Lower Valley for the week of March 18: • Lower Valley communities named among the best • O’Hara’s Brownshill Road to close most of summer • Sharpsburg compiling online pet registry • Aspinwall council announces summer paving goals For more...
Aspinwall eyes $100,000 in summer paving
Aspinwall council is eyeing two prominent streets for summer paving and will target up to four alleys if the budget allows. Council approved $100,000 for the annual road improvement program, making it somewhat easier to compile the list compared to 2018 when the budget was slashed by 30 percent. Manager...
Sharpsburg, Etna compete in community clean-up for Earth Day Mayor’s Cup
It’s going down between Sharpsburg and Etna. The two communities are celebrating Earth Day with a friendly wager to see who can be the most green. Officials are challenging residents to rid the streets of pop bottles, cigarette butts and other debris to spruce up their respective boroughs, with one...
Sharpsburg pet owners encouraged to participate in online registry
Sharpsburg has launched a voluntary digital pet registry to help reunite lost animals with their owners. Police are building the online database that will include owner’s information along with pet descriptions and photos. “There’s a lot of people who lose their dogs,” Officer Brett Carb said. “This way, if you...
Brownshill Road in O’Hara to close April 1 through mid-August
Brownshill Road in O’Hara will close on April 1 for just shy of five months. Crews will replace the structurally deficient Brownshill Road Bridge, erecting a span wide enough for two vehicles and expanding the hydraulic opening for East Little Pine Creek. Cost is $1.1 million. The road will be...
Lower Valley municipalities earn ‘Banner’ designation
It was a banner day for several Lower Valley communities — Sharpsburg, O’Hara, Aspinwall, Etna and Indiana Township — which were named among the best by the Allegheny League of Municipalities. County Executive Rich Fitzgerald, joined by other local officials, announced the 2019 Banner Community Program honorees March 8 during...
Mobile cat clinic coming to Sharpsburg
Sharpsburg will host its second annual mobile pet clinic in April. The event will offer spay/neuter procedures, rabies and FVRCP vaccines, and flea and ear mite treatments. In partnership with Animal Friends and Paws Across Pittsburgh, the clinic is for cats only. It is from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m....
Tandem swing newest addition to Squaw Valley’s adaptive playground
Squaw Valley Park has a new swing built for two. The equipment was installed March 12 at the adaptive playground along Fox Chapel Road. Cost was about $1,100. “It is a tandem swing where two people can ride together,” Township Manager Julie Jakubec said. The township’s adaptive playground is a...
Learn historical, monetary value of items Saturday at Fox Chapel library’s appraisal fair
From crumpled baseball cards to pristine porcelain, treasure hunters can learn the value of items stashed away in their own closets this afternoon in Fox Chapel. Art expert Kurt Shaw will be on hand from 1 to 4 p.m. at Cooper-Siegel Community Library to take a peek at old, unique...
North Huntingdon McDonald’s reopened after evacuation
A Westmoreland County McDonald’s is reopened after an evacuation late Thursday night. The fast food restaurant at 9051 Route 30 in North Huntingdon was closed temporarily after someone used pepper spray inside the building, police Chief Robert Rizzo said. It happened just after 10 p.m. March 14. Township police, fire...
Pa. Turnpike traffic restricted after tractor-trailer fire
One lane of the Pennsylvania Turnpike remains closed after an early-morning tractor-trailer fire. Traffic restrictions are in place along the westbound lanes, between the Cranberry and Beaver Valley exits. The truck driver’s condition was not clear. The truck was hauling tobacco products. The fire happened in North Sewickley Township, around...
Police release video of man suspected of North Side graffiti
Pittsburgh police are seeking help to identify two men accused of tagging East Ohio Street in the city’s North Side with graffiti. Police early Friday morning tweeted a video of the one of the suspects. Pittsburgh Graffiti Squad detectives seek the public’s help in identifying two male suspects, including this...
3 injured when Port Authority bus slams brakes to avoid crash in North Versailles
Three people were injured Thursday morning when a Port Authority of Allegheny County bus stopped short to avoid hitting another car in North Versailles. Initial reports indicate a car pulled out of a parking space, causing the operator of a P76-Lincoln Highway Flyer to slam on the brakes, jostling people...
Butterball recalls ground turkey products
Consumers should check their refrigerators for ground turkey products after the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced a recall Wednesday. The North Carolina-based food manufacturer, Butterball, recalled more than 78,000 pounds of raw ground turkey products for concerns of salmonella Schwarzengrund. The prepacked poultry was produced on July 7, 2018 and...
Police officer suffers minor injuries in Aliquippa crash
An Aliquippa police officer suffered minor injuries when his vehicle was struck early Thursday morning during an attempted traffic stop. Sgt. Steven Roberts said the officer was treated and released after another car crashed into the police cruiser. The incident happened at about 5 a.m. at the intersection of Grand...
Body found near Washington Boulevard business in Larimer
The body of a female was discovered Wednesday morning near a business in Pittsburgh’s Larimer section, WPXI reported. Police are on the scene investigating. The body was found near an auto body shop along Washington Boulevard, under the Larimer Avenue Bridge. Details were not yet available from Pittsburgh police....
Outbound Fort Pitt Tunnel down to single lane Wednesday night
Anyone traveling to the Pittsburgh International Airport or nearby areas late Wednesday might want to leave early. The Fort Pitt Tunnel will be restricted to a single lane outbound from 11 p.m. to 3 a.m. Thursday morning for maintenance. Crews will be replacing cameras, PennDOT officials said. Work is expected...
Man flown to hospital after dog bite at Beaver County Humane Society
A man was transported by medical helicopter to a Pittsburgh hospital after being bitten by a dog Tuesday at the Beaver County Humane Society. His name and condition were not released. The group issued a statement on its Facebook page, explaining the incident and sending prayers to the victim. The...
Missing East End teen found safe
Pittsburgh police said a teen missing from the East End has been found safe. No other details were released. UPDATE: Alyssa has been safely located. Thanks to all for you concern. Pittsburgh Police (@PghPolice) March 13, 2019 Police originally tweeted for help after Alyssa McEachern, 14, was last spotted...
DCNR officials to tour Aspinwall Riverfront Park Wednesday to discuss regional trail needs
Aspinwall Riverfront Park will be the backdrop Wednesday for a meeting of Department of Conservation and Natural Resources officials. Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn and others will tour the 10-acre site that abuts the Allegheny River, while discussing how the Restore Pennsylvania proposal could help address infrastructure needs at local park...
Pillsbury flour voluntarily recalled for salmonella concerns
Consumers are being told to throw away Pillsbury unbleached all purpose flour products after a voluntary recall by makers amid concerns of salmonella. A tweet from the U.S. Department of Agriculture on March 11 urged people, “Do not eat.” #RecallAlert: Hometown Food Company announces voluntary recall on select Pillsbury Unbleached...
North Side man suspected of East End graffiti arrested
A man suspected of causing more than $20,000 in damage spray painting graffiti in Pittsburgh’s East End has been arrested. Trevon Kinnon, 24, of Pittsburgh’s North Side, was charged March 13 with six counts of criminal mischief and two counts of institutional vandalism, said Pittsburgh Public Safety spokesman Chris Togneri....
8 displaced after tree crashes onto Pitcairn apartment building
Eight people escaped without injury after a tree fell early Tuesday morning onto a Pitcairn apartment building. A female tenant said she was trapped temporarily in her bed when the tree fell but was able to get out without assistance, WPXI reported. The massive tree fell onto the roof just...
Chef Boyardee chicken and rice products recalled
Shoppers who bought Chef Boyardee’s microwaveable rice with chicken and vegetables bowl might open it to find beef ravioli. The maker of the shelf-stable meals, Conagra Brands, is recalling the lunch-sized products for mismarked packaging and potential allergens. Meals actually contain beef ravioli products, according to an alert from the...
