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Girl Scouts setting up cookie connection at Block Northway
Didn’t get your fill of Girl Scout cookies yet? If so, the girls from the the West Perry Service Unit of Girl Scouts Western Pennsylvania will be at The Block Northway in Ross to feed your fix for Thin Mints, Samoas, Tagalongs and the other varieties. Cookies will be on...
McCandless seeking volunteers for annual spring roadside cleanup
McCandless is seeking volunteers for its annual spring roadside cleanup on Saturday, April 4. Volunteers will gather at Town Hall at 9 a.m. for a continental breakfast before hitting the streets to clear trash from 9:30 to 11:30 p.m. Town Hall is located at 9955 Grubbs Road. Gloves, bags and...
Sticker program helps alert First Responders of McCandless residents with autism
McCandless residents with family members who have autism can alert first responders to their condition by placing a sticker on a window of their home and vehicles. Officials recommend placing the stickers in the lower right side of a vehicle’s rear window and on the front door of a home....
Police: $3,300 in heroin, more than $7,000 in cash found inside Hazelwood house
Allegheny County narcotics detectives arrested a Hazelwood man early Friday morning after finding heroin, a stolen gun and pot when they executed a search warrant at his home. Detectives from the Allegheny County Police Narcotics Unit searched a home in the 4700 block of Monongahela Street after obtaining the warrant...
Arrest warrant issued for Uber driver accused of sexually assaulting Robinson woman
Police have issued an arrest warrant for an Uber driver a woman alleges sexually assaulted her after she was picked up Feb. 8 on Pittsburgh’s North Shore, according to Tribune-Review news partner WPXI-TV. Kelli Rini, 33, of McKees Rocks is accused of sexually assaulting the woman on Feb. 8 in...
Pittsburgh police charge man after they say he made ‘bizarre’ 911 calls
A man was arrested by Pittsburgh police after investigators said he called 911 several times and made “bizarre statements and vague, but violent, threats to dispatchers.” Officers from the city’s from Zone 4 station were directed to Melwood Avenue in Oakland shortly before 3:45 p.m. Thursday to search for the...
St. Brendan’s Episcopal hosting hiking group, used book sale, more
St. Brendan’s Episcopal Church is offering the following programs. • Brendan’s Boots, the hiking group of St. Brendan’s Episcopal Church, will hold its next outing on Monday, Feb. 24. The group will meet at the 9 a.m. Participants will walk a loop from Washington’s Landing in Pittsburgh to the Strip...
2 Western Pa. communities named safest places to live in Pennsylvania
Two Western Pennsylvania communities — one in Westmoreland County and the other in Allegheny — are the safest communities in the state, according to a recent study conducted by a home security trade group. The National Council for Home Security and Safety ranked Penn Township in Westmoreland County as the...
West View launches banner program to honor residents’ military service
West View has launched a program to honor past and present borough residents who answered the call to serve their country in the military. “We value the sacrifice and dedication of West View residents who served or are serving in the military and want to take the opportunity to honor...
Police: Accused heroin dealer scuffles with Pittsburgh cops trying to arrest him
Two plainclothes Pittsburgh police officers said they got into a scuffle with a man during an arrest attempt in Homewood on Wednesday. The officers say they spotted Kelly Parker, 35, of Penn Hills selling drugs at about 3 p.m. in the 7200 block of Frankstown Avenue. They approached him to...
Residents begin moving in to new assisted living community in converted Ross hotel
Residents have begun moving into a new assisted living high rise that was created in a former hotel along McKnight Road in Ross Township. The former La Quinta Inn and Suites adjacent to St. Sebastian Church was purchased in 2016 by Hamister Hospitality Group, a Buffalo, N.Y.-based company that specializes...
FBI agents training in Shaler today, noise and police activity part of exercise
The FBI in Pittsburgh issued a notice this morning to alert residents in Shaler that agents will be conducting training in the township until about noon today. The training is being done in the area of Wetzel Road. The agency said residents in the immediate area of the training exercises...
Man working on power lines in Bloomfield left dangling after pole snaps
A utility contractor working in Bloomfield on Tuesday afternoon was saved by the harness he was wearing when a pole snapped and fell onto the bucket truck he was using, according to Pittsburgh police. The incident happened around 4:30 p.m. at the intersection of Liberty Avenue and South Matilida Street....
Pittsburgh police investigate attempted abduction of teen girl near Bakery Square
Pittsburgh police are investigating a report of an attempted abduction Tuesday of a teenage girl by two men near Bakery Square in East Liberty. Officers from the city’s Zone 5 station were dispatched to the 300 block of North Euclid Avenue shortly before 7 p.m. to investigate, according to a...
Northland Public Library announces a variety of upcoming programs
Here are some of the upcoming programs offered at Northland Public Library. Some require registration online at northlandlibrary.org or by calling 412-366-8100. The library is at 300 Cumberland Road in McCandless. Pain in the Back is Whack – Thursday, Feb. 13 at 6:30 p.m. Ayurveda Cooking with Ann – Monday,...
Woman, 2 pets die in Brookline house fire
Pittsburgh firefighters responding to a structure fire Tuesday night in Brookline found a woman dead inside the house, according to city public safety officials. Two pets, a dog and a cat, also died, a public safety spokeswoman said. The fire in the 2000 block of Pioneer Avenue was reported shortly...
‘I Made It Market’ at Block Northway a shopper’s paradise for specialty goods
There’s always plenty of great merchandise to shop for at The Block Northway in Ross Township. But on Saturday, Feb. 8, the offerings were even more plentiful. The mall held its first “I Made It Market”of the year featuring scores of vendors offering unique, hand-crafted items, specialty foods and works...
Mon Wharf parking lot shut down due to flooding
The Mon Wharf parking area in Downtown will be closed Tuesday because of a flood advisory issued by the National Weather Service. Because of recent rainfall, the Ohio River at Pittsburgh is expected to rise above 18 feet. The advisory will remain in effect until Saturday morning, according to the...
Healthy food, helping needy at the heart of chef’s new eatery in Ross
Veteran Pittsburgh chef Kevin Watson has launched his latest venture in Ross Township — Chef’s Table, which he dubs as the area’s “first restaurant with a heart.” Chef’s Table combines Watson’s generational African-American cooking traditions, love of herbs and spices, and influences from cuisines around the world to create healthy,...
Kennywood’s general manager, marketing chief step down
Two executives for Kennywood Park have resigned, according to a spokesman for the amusement park in West Mifflin. The company announced that Jerome Gibas, general manager for Kennywood Park, stepped down from the post effective Feb. 5 and will be replaced on an interim basis by Rick Stammel, vice president...
Democratic committee slates dinner for Feb. 15
The McCandless Democratic Committee will host its annual fundraiser Feb. 15 at St. Paul’s Methodist Church. The event, which runs from 6 to 8 p.m., includes dinner, door prizes and an opportunity to meet candidates for political office, members of the committee and fellow residents. Autism sticker offered to alert first...
North Allegheny students jump for joy to raise money for charity
Elementary school students in the North Allegheny School District are in the midst of a fundraiser to benefit North Hills Community Outreach dubbed Jump for the Hills. Starting in January, students at the district’s seven grade schools sharpened their jump rope skills during physical education class while raising money for...
Road closed in city’s West End due to landslide, bus stops affected
An active landslide has shut down a section of roadway in Pittsburgh’s West End. Noblestown Road between Weaver and Walbridge streets is closed in both directions as a result of the landslide above the roadway that is still moving, according to post on social media by Allegheny County shortly after...
Cranberry 55+ Club seeking donations for annual food drive to help needy families
The Cranberry 55+ Club is holding a food drive through March 10 to help local families in need. For the past two years the food drive has been a members-only initiative, but organizers are hoping to generate more donations by opening it up to the public. “While we are proud...
The Week: North Hills – Feb. 2-8, 2020
Here are some of the recent Tribune-Review news and features from the North Hills. For more details on these and other stories, follow the links below or see Triblive.com. • Dancers help ring in Lunar New Year with colorful performance at Ross Park Mall • McCandless hires planning & zoning...
