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La Roche’s Center for Lifelong Learning to be named for late President Sister Candace Introcaso
La Roche University will name its Center for Lifelong Learning after its late president, Sister Candace Introcaso, who died last month. The center, established in 2021, offers a variety of classes, workshops and community programs for adults 50 and older, youth and professionals at various stages of their careers. A...
Soergel Orchards, Trax cancel annual strawberry events
Soergel Orchards and Trax Farms have canceled their annual strawberry events this year. High temperatures and lack of rain led to the berries not producing as hoped this year, Soergel Orchards said in a social media post Monday. The event had been scheduled for Sunday and was slated to include...
Unauthorized drone causes ground stoppage at Pittsburgh International Airport
An unauthorized drone was reported near Pittsburgh International Airport on Monday and, as a result, caused a temporary ground stoppage. The airport’s air traffic control tower issued the temporary stop, according to airport spokesperson Bob Kerlik. The stop was lifted around noon, about 30 minutes after the drone was first...
South Fayette man sentenced to 4 years for Capitol riot attack
A South Fayette man was sentenced to more than four years in prison for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol riot. U.S. District Judge Randolph D. Moss imposed the sentence Friday on Jorden Robert Mink, 29, who pleaded guilty to assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers using a...
Allegheny County passes campaign finance law limiting size of individual donations
A law enacted last week will bring campaign finance limits to Allegheny County starting in 2025. Candidates seeking elected office in Allegheny County government now face no limits on how much money people can donate to their campaigns, allowing corporate interests, wealthy people, labor unions and national groups to pour...
Arrest warrant issued for Murrysville man accused of stealing Steelers QB Kenny Pickett’s SUV
An arrest warrant has been issued for the 60-year-old man accused of taking Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Kenny Pickett’s SUV from a Monroeville auto dealership in late May. Christopher Carter, 60, of Railroad Lane in Murrysville failed to show up for a preliminary hearing Monday morning in District Judge Jeffrey Herbst’s...
Allegheny County Health Department to take action in slowing mosquito breeding
For the 22nd consecutive year, the Allegheny County Health Department will conduct treatments throughout the Pittsburgh area in efforts to slow the breeding of mosquitoes. Starting Monday , the Health Department will be treating approximately 10,000 stormwater catch basins throughout certain areas of Pittsburgh that have a history of West...
Ice cream shop readies for opening in Aspinwall
Looking for a place to grab a sweet treat this summer? The soon-to-open ice cream and grab-n-go restaurant Treat Down the Street at 231 Commercial Ave. in Aspinwall will offer food, family fun and retro summer vibes. Owner Christina Sharbaugh says the shop is set to open in June, pending...
Teen falls through roof of shuttered Century III Mall
A teenage boy was taken to an area hospital Friday night after falling through the roof of the shuttered Century III Mall in West Mifflin. The boy fell about 20 feet at the former Macy’s store, Tribune-Review news partner WPXI-TV reported. His condition was unknown. Skyview Volunteer Fire Company (West...
Amid dusty cleanup, Springdale residents remain unsettled in the wake of smokestack implosions
Susan Mangel didn’t mince words about the implosion Friday of the two towering and iconic smokestacks that have dominated Springdale’s skyline for decades. “It was a disaster,” declared the 22-year resident of Duquesne Court, heaving a sigh from her perch on a porch swing as she gently rocked Saturday in...
Medical examiner: Etna man killed in West Deer dirt bike crash
An Etna man was killed in a dirt bike crash Friday morning in West Deer. Peter Carricato, 29, was pronounced dead at the scene in the 500 block of Bairdford Road, according to the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office. The crash was reported at about 7 a.m. Police told Tribune-Review...
Police: McKeesport teen last seen in late April
McKeesport police are seeking information about a teenage girl last seen by her family in late April. Sade Wheeler, 16, was last seen around 7:40 p.m. April 28, according to a news release. She was reported missing from her Boyd Street home and was last seen wearing a red hooded...
CCAC tuition to go up 3.3% next school year
Tuition for full-time students attending the Community College of Allegheny County is going up 3.3% for the 2023-24 school year. Tuition for students from Allegheny County will go from $1,830 to $1,890 per semester. Students from other Pennsylvania counties will pay $3,780 per semester in tuition, up from $3,660. Out-of-state...
Springdale smokestacks come down but take down power lines; some home damage reportedVideo
Cleanup and damage assessment crews are poring over the area around the Cheswick Generating Station in Springdale and Cheswick after the plant’s smokestacks were imploded shortly after 8 a.m. Friday, coming down with a crash, a huge cloud of dust and taking down some utility poles along Pittsburgh Street in...
Mt. Lebanon man’s death ruled a homicide
The Allegheny County medical examiner’s office said Thursday that the death of a Mt. Lebanon man found dead in his home last month was a homicide. Regis Bonner, 86, died of blunt force trauma to the head, officials said. Last month, Allegheny County police said the May 13 death was...
Know any airplane mechanics? A wave of retirements is leaving some U.S. industries desperate to hire
WASHINGTON — Kwasi Bandoh, a senior recruiter for an airline, stood before a group of aviation mechanic students at their graduation ceremony last month and congratulated them for all having jobs. As some of the students began nudging each other, Bandoh realized that perhaps not every one of them had...
Pine-Richland launches pilot program to test viability of electric buses
With an evergreen tree as part of the district’s name and school colors to match, it only stands to reason that Pine-Richland’s students and staff have an affinity for finding ways to preserve the natural beauty of the environment. The Pine-Richland School District recently began the testing phase of a...
Penn Hills senior citizens to get 3% real estate tax break in 2024-25 school year, but tax hike expected then, too
Penn Hills School District officials want to give low-income senior citizens a slight break on their real estate taxes in 2024. The board unanimously voted May 31 to approve a 3% tax rebate program effective the 2024-25 school year. District chief financial officer John Zahorchak said 1,092 Penn Hills seniors...
Penn Hills School District to petition the state to lift financial recovery status
The Penn Hills School District may be on its way out of its “financial recovery” status. A petition to the state Department of Education is in the works, state-appointed chief recovery officer Dan Matsook announced at a board meeting Wednesday, May 31. He said there will be a lot of...
Medical examiner IDs man killed in Wilkinsburg shooting
The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office has identified a man who was shot to death Saturday night in Wilkinsburg. Michael Anthony Tomlin, 32, of Verona, was found with a gunshot wound around midnight Saturday in the 1300 block of Franklin Avenue, according to Allegheny County Police. Authorities pronounced Tomlin dead...
Rosedale Beach Club dedicates lifeguard chair in memory of Nick Theofilis
The legacy of the late Nick Theofilis continues to grow as a new fixture memorializing the Penn Hills native was unveiled at the Rosedale Beach Club. He served as a lifeguard there for several summers. A member of the club’s swim team, Theofilis taught others how to swim and some...
Tribune-Review wins multiple Golden Quill Awards, earns additional finalist nods
The Tribune-Review captured eight Golden Quill Awards and was a finalist for more than a dozen others at the 59th annual awards dinner Tuesday night at Rivers Casino in Pittsburgh. The Press Club of Western Pennsylvania announced the winners of the Golden Quills, a competition that honors professional and student...
Pittsburgh area can expect more dry, hot days
The Pittsburgh area has seen several days of warm, dry weather, and that won’t be ending anytime soon, according to National Weather Service meteorologist Lee Hendricks. So far in May the region has received 1.73 inches of rain, less than half of what is typical. Hendricks added that about 75%...
Morning Roundup: Pittsburgh music producer remembered
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Tuesday, May 30: Pittsburgh music producer is remembered after fatal shooting A Pittsburgh-area music producer was remembered after he was shot and killed in Wilkinsburg over the weekend. According to Tribune-Review news partner WPXI, family and friends gathered Monday...
Man shot to death in Wilkinsburg
A man was shot to death in Wilkinsburg on Saturday night, Allegheny County Police said. The victim, who police did not identify, was found in the 1300 block of Franklin Avenue, where he was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. Allegheny County 911 was notified of the shooting at...
