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Super Smash Burgh in Penn Hills poised to bring all the flavor — and a family vibe

Marcus Porter has been around good food his entire life. Sunday dinners growing up were always at his house. When surrounded by delicious fare, he said, you quickly learn how to cook — and so he did. Now, Porter is poised to open Super Smash Burgh on June 1, and...
Police charge Pittsburgh man with Reserve bank robbery

A Pittsburgh man has been charged in connection with a May 16 bank robbery in Reserve, according to Allegheny County Police. Detectives had been investigating a robbery at Dollar Bank on Mount Troy Road. Through multiple surveillance videos, images of the suspect fleeing the bank and witness interviews, police were...
Wildlife, plants, paddlers find a haven on Sycamore Island

From a passing watercraft or the banks of the Allegheny River, Sycamore Island appears untouched by humans. A wall of invasive Japanese knotweed anchors the 14-acre island’s northern end, giving way to silver maple, cottonwood and, of course, sycamore trees, each grasping the silt against the river’s current. From off...
2 wounded in McKeesport shooting

Two men were wounded in a shooting Sunday evening in McKeesport. The men were taken to area hospitals in stable condition after they were found by first responders in the 100 block of Marshal Drive, according to Allegheny County Police. The shooting was reported to county 911 dispatchers shortly after...
A final farewell: Honor guards pay respects at military funerals

Army Maj. Eric Gass finds it difficult to talk about the times he carried a meticulously folded American flag and placed it in the trembling hands of a young widow. Seeing children cling to their mother’s side during the funerals of their killed-in-action fathers is difficult to take — no...
On patrol: Mounted police officers create a presence

Their steps are choreographed, part of the job training the horses and their riders go through. The majestic animals are stationed in stables across the city, county and state. They perform details throughout the year, but spring is when you begin seeing them more often. Typically January through March there...
Mounted police units offer tradition, spectacle and service in modern law enforcement

On Monday, the Allegheny County Mounted Police Unit will add a touch of tradition and spectacle to the South Hills Memorial Day Parade. While officers on horseback are a rarer sight than those in cars or on motorcycles, “They definitely create a presence,” said Sgt. Jason Donaldson of the Allegheny...
‘Gentle giant’ Dylan Tarbi, 13, mourned by family, community

Dylan Tarbi wasn’t the best third-baseman Freeport Area Youth Baseball coaches ever saw. That didn’t matter to the 13-year-old Buffalo Township boy, several people close to Dylan said Saturday. He always just worked to be his best. On Thursday, a day before a single-cab pickup fatally struck Dylan as the...
1 person hospitalized after McKnight Road crash; lanes closed

One person was transported to a hospital Saturday afternoon following a vehicle crash on McKnight Road in Ross. The person was driving near the 7800 block of McKnight Road around 12:45 p.m. when they crashed into an electrical pole, according to Brian Kohlhepp, public information officer for the Ross Township...
‘Help me. I’m gonna die.’ McCandless woman mourns granddaughter’s death after asthma attack

Kylee Marie Reiber knew something was wrong. The McCandless sixth-grader had struggled to manage asthma her whole life, family members said. Suffering from a cold on Sunday at her Wittmer Road home, Kylee took two breathing treatments — inhaling the asthma medication Ventolin each time through a nebulizer mask, said...
Podcast: Pittsburgh’s ties to Oppenheimer and the Atomic Age

The promise — and peril — of the power of the atom cast long shadows over Pittsburgh and Pennsylvania. TribLive News Editor Jon Silver talks about Pittsburgh’s ties to the Atomic Age and J. Robert Oppenheimer, the creator of the atomic bomb. Oppenheimer’s wife, Katherine “Kitty” Oppenheimer, was born in...
From typist to Allegheny County manager, Jennifer Liptak is leaving after 26-year career

Jennifer Liptak spent 26 years working for Allegheny County, moving up the ladder from a typist to chief of staff to manager of a $3 billion budget and 5,000 employees. Now, the longtime hidden hand behind the county’s bureaucracy is moving on. Liptak, 49, of Shaler, will leave the county’s...
Marc Fogel speaks about his health and hope of returning home in interview from Russian prison

After nearly two years in a Russian prison, Oakmont teacher Marc Fogel said Thursday he is able to live with excruciating joint pain but pleaded for U.S. officials to bring him home, the hope of a miracle never far from his thoughts. “I see doctors here. They’ve given me medicines....
Penn Hills School District exits financial recovery statusVideo

After five years of financial recovery, Penn Hills School District has been officially released from the designation. Members of the Pennsylvania Department of Education, Penn Hills administration and the public gathered Thursday, May 23, in the library of Linton Middle School to announce the district’s exit from financial recovery status....
Historic Sewickley train station, a hub of Black culture, on the market for $800K

A historic property in Sewickley is on the market. Built in 1887, 20 Chadwick St. is a neo-Tudor-style building that originally served as the train station in Sewickley. It later became a cultural hub for the Black community and now is a commercial building home to a CrossFit gym with...
Forbes Road students take cybersecurity presentation to national business competition

This time last year, Forbes Road Career & Technology Center teacher George Karnbauer was keeping an eye on three of his students as they gave a cybersecurity presentation, making sure to jump in if he felt like something needed clarified or explained. Last month, Karnbauer sat in the audience as...

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