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New glass recycling station in Ross open to residents of any community
Ross commissioners were livid last year when the township’s waste hauler asked that residents no longer put glass to the curb for recycling. So they decided to take matters into their own hands. The township has partnered with the Pennsylvania Resource Council to set up a dumpster at the public...
North Hills the week of Feb. 1, 2021: North Park expansion, covid vaccination clinic and moreVideo
Here are some recent Tribune-Review news stories and features from the North Hills during the week of Jan. 31 to Feb. 6, 2021. For more details on these and other stories, follow the links below or find more news at TribLIVE.com. • Land donation from conservation group increases size of...
Pine-Richland bus driver honored with Champion of Learning AwardVideo
Editor’s note: Neighbor Spotlight is a monthly feature that aims to let our readers learn more about the people in their communities who are working to make them a better place, who have interesting stories to tell or who the community feels deserve “15 minutes of fame.” If you would...
Neighbor Spotlight: New Cranberry manager no stranger to township’s vision for a ‘world-class community’
Editor’s note: Neighbor Spotlight is a monthly feature that aims to let our readers learn more about the people in their communities who are working to make them a better place, who have interesting stories to tell or who the community feels deserve “15 minutes of fame.” If you would...
Neighbor Spotlight: Hampton grad’s book chronicles journey through brain surgery and recoveryVideo
Editor’s note: Neighbor Spotlight is a monthly feature that aims to let our readers learn more about the people in their communities who are working to make them a better place, who have interesting stories to tell or who the community feels deserve “15 minutes of fame.” If you would...
Supporters help raise spirits of 9-year-old Pine-Richland boy recovering from brain surgery
Whether it’s a pickup game of baseball, football or soccer or a game in an organized league, Pine-Richland fourth-grader Cooper Nindl loves all kinds of sports. So when the active 9-year-old started to experience headaches in October, his parents thought he might be suffering from a concussion. “He got a...
Ross fills vacant commissioner seat; former lawmaker Ravenstahl hired as assistant manager
Ross commissioners tapped two former elected officials to fill a vacant board seat and the newly-created position as assistant township manager. The township received applications to fill the Ward 2 seat vacated last month by Steve Korbel from two residents — Chris Rand Eyster, who works as a criminal defense...
Arrest warrant issued for man accused of shooting pregnant woman in Leetsdale
Editor’s note: This issue went to press on Feb. 4. For more recent developments in this case, visit sewickleyherald.com. Allegheny County police have issued an arrest warrant for a man wanted in connection with the Jan. 25 shooting of a pregnant 20-year-old woman in Leetsdale. Investigators charged Roderick Ferguson, 19,...
Land donation from conservation group increases size of Hampton portion of North ParkVideo
About 20 acres of woodlands consisting of three plots is being added to the section of North Park in Hampton Township through a donation by the Allegheny Land Trust, according to officials with the nonprofit conservation group. The land being added to the park was purchased by the Land Trust...
Icy stream along Wildwood Road in Hampton fits the bill for birds seeking food, fun
A gaggle of geese congregated in a shallow tributary of Pine Creek along Wildwood Road in Hampton on Tuesday, Feb. 2. Many of the geese were busy dipping their bills into the partially frozen stream in search of food while others were content to spend the morning bathing and splashing...
2nd Allegheny County vaccination clinic could open in Ross Township by March 1
A second covid-19 vaccination clinic could be up and running at the Ross Community Center by March 1 if Allegheny County and township officials can hammer out an agreement. Brian Dunbar, a deputy county solicitor for the county, attended the board’s online meeting on Feb. 1 to outline the proposal...
Week In Review: Tree of Life lawsuit, Capitol riot arrest, BLM protester sentenced, Netflix minority scholarships, marathon cancelledVideo
Here are some of the top Tribune-Review news and feature stories from around the region for the week of Jan. 24-30, 2021. For more details on these and other stories, follow the links below or see Triblive.com. Son of Tree of Life victims sues NRA, alleging gun lobby spread ‘white...
Police: Man shot inside East Hills home, suspect arrested
A man was arrested by Pittsburgh police this morning at the scene of a shooting inside a home in the city’s East Hills section. Officers from the Zone 5 station responded to a 911 call at about 4:20 a.m. from a many who said he had been shot inside his...
Police deploy gas to get man barricaded inside East Liberty apartment building to surrender
Pittsburgh Police were able to safely evacuate residents from an East Liberty apartment building when an armed man threatened responding officers before barricading himself inside. Officers from the city’s Zone 5 station were dispatched to the 600 block of Collins Street shortly after 10 p.m. on Wednesday after receiving a...
19-year-old woman fatally shot in Hazelwood, man wounded
Pittsburgh police responding to a Shotspotter alert in the 300 block of Flowers Avenue in Hazelwood on Wednesday night were stopped on the way by a vehicle carrying two people suffering from gunshot wounds, according to authorities. Officers from the city’s Zone 4 station were alerted to the gunfire shortly...
1 person treated at scene of early-morning house fire in Sheraden
Firefighters battled a blaze in Pittsburgh’s Sheraden neighborhood Wednesday morning. The fire was reported at 6:40 a.m. in a two-story house in the 2700 block of Glen Mawr Street, according to authorities. Sheraden is located the city’s West End. First responders encountered heavy smoke and flames shooting through an attic...
North Allegheny’s Marshall Middle School switching to remote learning because of covid cases
Students who attend North Allegheny’s Marshall Middle School will temporarily switch to remote instruction after three additional positive covid cases were reported, district officials announced. The three new cases brings the total number of active cases at the school to seven during a 12-day period. As a result, students will...
Pregnant teen shot in Leetsdale, found in vehicle that crashed along Route 65
Police responding to a 911 call for a shooting in Leetsdale late Monday night found the victim — a 19-year-old pregnant woman — several miles away after the car she was riding in crashed, according to authorities. The shooting was reported at 11:25 p.m. at the intersection of Route 65...
Pittsburgh police seek tips to find Beechview man last seen Saturday night
Pittsburgh police are seeking the public’s help in the search for a Beechview man who hasn’t been seen since late Saturday night. Investigators say Thomas Hughes, 25, was last seen at around 11 p.m. on Jan. 23. He is 6-feet 1-inch tall, weighs 260 pounds and has blonde hair and...
High covid numbers could delay return to hybrid classes until April for Pittsburgh students
The Pittsburgh Public Schools Board is scheduled to vote this week on a measure to delay the return to partial in-person instruction until at least April 6 because of the high number of people in Allegheny County testing positive for the coronavirus, district officials announced. Delaying the planned return to...
Police renew call for tips to help locate Shaler woman missing since January 2020Video
Shaler and Allegheny County Police are asking the public to help with their effort to find out what happened to a 70-year-old township woman who hasn’t been seen in a year. Janet Walsh, of Dolores Drive, was reported missing Jan. 20, 2020 by her daughter, who was supposed to have...
Free mobile covid testing draws scores of people to North Park swimming pool lotVideo
Scores of people took advantage of Thursday’s sunny, milder weather to get a free covid-19 screening at North Park. The mobile testing site providing free coronavirus screenings was set up in the swimming pool parking lot from 1 to 4 p.m. on Jan. 21. The screenings were done by Curative,...
On 6th go round, Pine supervisors reappoint Dennehy as board chairman
It took two meetings and half a dozen roll call votes, but Pine’s board of supervisors have elected a chairman. Supervisor Michael Dennehy was re-elected unanimously to a one-year term in the leadership position during the Jan. 20 board meeting. Dennehy began serving on the board in 2000 and has...
Panel of experts to outline McCandless’ deer management plans
Whether it’s an auto accident claim or a beautifully tended garden that’s been gnawed away, most McCandless residents already know that there’s a problem with too many deer roaming the community. “Everyone loves to see the deer until one ends up on the hood of your car. It’s nice watching...
Funding to fix flooding, pollution problems a high priority for many communities despite budget concernsVideo
Despite the financial uncertainties municipalities are facing because of the covid pandemic, communities in the North Hills still plan to spend a significant amount of money this year in the battle to keep stormwater from damaging property and polluting waterways. Some of the money budgeted is the result of a...
