Tony LaRussa stories, Page 43
Part of Route 66 in Parks Township shutting down for repairs to broken stormwater line
A section of Route 66 in Parks Township will be closed in both directions between Oct. 12 to 15 for stormwater work, PennDOT announced. The road is being shut down so crews replace a stormwater line that failed, officials said. The closure will be between Kiskimere and Industrial Park roads....
Section of River Road in North Apollo, Kiski closing for bridge work
A stretch of River Road in North Apollo and Kiskiminetas Township (routes 56 and 66) in Armstrong County will be shut down from Oct. 17 until the end of the month for bridge work, PennDOT announced. Work on a $4.9 million replacement for Glorietta Bridge #2 at Lackey’s Dairy Queen...
Power outage closes New Kensington elementary school Friday
Classes at Martin Elementary School in New Kensington were canceled Friday because of a power outage. A district official said the power outage was the result of downed lines caused when a vehicle struck a utility pole early Friday morning. The school is along Seventh Street in New Kensington. An...
Man charged with attempted homicide in connection with Mt. Washington shooting
Pittsburgh Police have a charged a Baldwin man with attempted homicide in connection with a shooting in Mt. Washington early Thursday morning. Brandon Becher, 21, was taken into custody shortly after the 2 a.m. shooting along Bailey Avenue, Pittsburgh police announced. Officers from the city’s Zone 3 station responded to...
Helicopters with thermovision cameras take to Western Pa. skies to inspect power lines
The sound of a helicopter hovering overhead often is a sure sign that a bad vehicle accident, fire or other trouble has occurred nearby. But during the past several months, many of the choppers taking to the sky in the Allegheny Valley have been out looking for trouble instead of...
State police: Charges pending against hit-and-run driver in Indiana County
State police in Indiana County said charges are pending against the driver of a pickup truck that injured a motorist on Wednesday when it hit a disabled vehicle along the side of the road and fled. The incident happened at about 10:40 p.m. along Route 422 in White Township after...
Owner of Washington County trash-hauling company accused of tax fraud
The owner of a trash hauling company in Washington County has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of filing false income tax returns. Tina L. Beck, 53, of West Alexander, is accused of failing to report the full amount of the gross receipts from her business, Beck’s...
County police seeking tips on McKeesport shooting, wreck that left man critically wounded
A man was critically injured by gunfire in McKeesport early Thursday morning but was able to get to a local hospital on his own for treatment, according to Allegheny County police. Detectives from the the county’s homicide unit responded to a call for shots fired at the intersection of Baile...
Police charge South Park man accused of crashing car into day care center playground
A South Park man was arrested Monday after police say he led them on a chase that ended when he crashed through a fence surrounding a day care center playground. Jacob Balcer, 22, was charged with a felony count of fleeing from police and other charges including reckless driving, reckless...
Person taken to hospital after ammonia leak at Strip District produce warehouse
One person was taken to the hospital after ammonia began leaking from a pipe at a produce wholesaler in the Strip District on Monday afternoon. The city’s Hazardous Materials Team responded to Consumer Produce on 21st Street around 1:30 p.m. and determined that the leak occurred while repairs were being...
2 drivers hurt when horses fall during race at Meadows track
Two drivers were injured at the Meadows Racetrack in North Strabane Township on Tuesday when a race horse took a bad step during a turn and fell. The incident happened during a qualifying event at the harness racing track shortly before 2 p.m. when a horse entering one of the...
Neighbors join hunt for macaw on the lam from Stanton Heights home
The Steller’s sea eagle that escaped from the National Aviary isn’t the only exotic bird in the region on the lam. Before Kodiak slipped out of a breach in its outdoor enclosure at the Aviary on the North Side Saturday morning there was Filo — a 3-month old macaw that...
New Castle homes evacuated after girls’ magnet fishes apparent hand grenade from river
Residents were evacuated from a neighborhood in New Castle early this morning after police were notified that there was a hand grenade on the lawn of a home, according to police. Police were called to a home in the 600 block of Lutton Street shortly after midnight and ordered residents...
Car crashes into West Newton house, no injuries reported
No injuries were reported when a car crashed into a home in West Newton late Sunday night, according to authorities. The crash occurred around 11 p.m. at a home along Venable Street, according to a Westmoreland County 911 supervisor. No information was available about the extent of the damage to...
Police investigating stabbing in Pittsburgh’s Knoxville neighborhood
A man suffered multiple stab wounds and lacerations in Pittsburgh’s Knoxville neighborhood on Sunday night, according to police. Officers from the Zone 3 station in the South Side responded to reports of a man stabbed in the 300 block of Jacunda Street shortly after 5 p.m., according to Pittsburgh Public...
Hearing set for state trooper accused of harassing teen; lawyer balks at charge
A hearing has been scheduled for next month in the case of an Armstrong County-based state trooper who is accused of harassing a 15-year-old boy. Trooper Nickolas R. Elliott, 30, pleaded not guilty to a charge of harassment by physical contact filed against him Wednesday. Elliott, who is assigned to...
Pa. trooper suspended after being charged with harassing 15-year-old boy
A state trooper stationed in Armstrong County has been suspended without pay after being charged with harassing a 15-year-old boy, according to authorities. Charges were filed by state police against Trooper Nickolas R. Elliott, 30, of Butler following an investigation into the incident by the state police Internal Affairs Division,...
Woman charged with leading police on chase that ended with crash in New Kensington
A woman accused of leading police on a chase from Springdale until she crossed the New Kensington Bridge and wrecked has been charged with multiple felonies. Rachel M. Mautino, 43, of New Kensington was charged by Springdale police with felony counts of fleeing to avoid apprehension, fleeing from police and...
Police use Taser on East Vandergrift man during struggle
Police used a Taser on an East Vandergrift man charged with stealing a motorcycle after he tried to wrestle the weapon away from an officer, according to authorities. Vandergrift officers went to John William Ebner’s McKinley Avenue home around 8 p.m. on Sept. 16 to execute a warrant for his...
Arnold woman to stand trial for supplying heroin in 2020 overdose death in Lower Burrell
An Arnold woman will stand trial on charges of selling heroin last spring to a Lower Burrell woman who overdosed and died. Sentrilla A. McDonald, 41, of Victoria Avenue, waived her right to a preliminary hearing Tuesday before District Judge Cheryl Peck Yakopec in connection with the May 4, 2020,...
Kinloch neighbors say Saturday’s triple shooting out of character for Lower Burrell
Teddy Hare has lived most of his his life in a home along Pittsburgh Street in Lower Burrell that’s in eyesight of the Kinloch fire hall. When he spotted police lights in the club’s parking lot on Saturday evening, he assumed it was just another speeding driver who got pulled...
Man charged, charges pending against woman in connection with chase that ended with New Kensington wreck
A police chase that started late Thursday in Springdale ended when the vehicle trying to escape wrecked after crossing the New Kensington Bridge, according to authorities. Charges are pending against the alleged driver, police said, while Richard Joseph Mautino, 20, of New Kensington, faces several charges in connection with the...
East Vandergrift man, alleged accomplice arrested for theft of motorcycle, other items
An East Vandergrift man and another from Springdale have been charged with multiple counts in connection with the theft of a motorcycle from a home on Franklin Avenue in Vandergrift late last month. John William Ebner, 33, of McKinley Avenue, was arrested by Vandergrift police Sept. 4 and charged with...
Police: Parks Township altercation with knives, bat and machete ends with man’s face being slashed
State police on Thursday arrested a Parks Township man who they said slashed another man’s face with a knife during an altercation. David George Ash, 55, was charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, aggravated assault, two counts of simple assault and harassment in connection with the Sept. 16...
Utility offering free virtual training for first responders on dealing with natural gas incidents
Firefighters, police officers, paramedics and other first responders can learn how to properly respond to incidents involving natural gas through a free virtual training program being offered by Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania. The utility also is offering a $1,000 grant or in-kind donation to a local fire department that logs...
