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Weird, wild collide at exotic animal rescue, pet shop in SharpsburgVideo
A businesswoman from O’Hara is on a mission to find new homes for abandoned and surrendered exotic animals. Sara Smith owns Sara’s Pets and Plants, in Sharpsburg at 908 Main St. She tends to more than 100 animals at her shop, all of them rescued or surrendered animals. But Smith...
Pittsburgh man charged with 4 robberies, including at Fox’s Pizza in Oakmont that left owner shot
A Pittsburgh man was arrested Saturday in connection with four armed robberies this month, including two in which people were shot, according to police. One of the cases took place at the Fox’s Pizza Den in Oakmont. Allegheny County Police identified the suspect in the robbery spree as Eric Jones,...
Tom Hanks takes break from filming in Ambridge to wave hello to a mom and her boyVideo
Ashley Glass of Ambridge had a surprise celebrity encounter Thursday morning. Academy Award-winning actor Tom Hanks took a break from filming on Merchant Street to wave to Glass and her 2-year-old son, Charles. Glass, 35, a homemaker and mother of five, said the actor spotted them while filming scenes for...
Penn Hills man gets 31 years in federal prison for armed robberies
A Penn Hills man who authorities said shot a store employee during one of a series of armed robberies in 2014 was sentenced Thursday to 31 years in prison. George Wilson III, 39, pleaded guilty in September during a jury trial to four firearms counts for armed robberies at gas...
Josh Shapiro unveils tax cut and gas rebate plan during Western Pa. visit
Attorney General and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Josh Shapiro visited Western Pennsylvania Friday to unveil his plan to cut taxes and provide rebates in order to offset some of the rising costs residents are currently facing. Shapiro said global forces — like the war in Ukraine, the pandemic, and supply chain...
Amazon’s withdrawal from Churchill development met with mixed reactions
News that Amazon will not forge ahead with its plans to build a massive warehouse in Churchill was met with mixed reactions Friday. Amazon’s decision to nix the proposed 2.6-million square-foot warehouse, which was to be developed at the former site of the George Westinghouse Research Park, came after more...
Port Authority workers protest vaccine mandate, cite religious exemptionsVideo
Dozens of unvaccinated Port Authority of Allegheny County employees and their supporters gathered Downtown Friday morning to protest the agency’s vaccine mandate, even as officials said more than 140 workers have returned to work this week after getting fully vaccinated. Many of the employees protesting Friday outside of the Port...
Amazon drops plans for Churchill warehouse
After more than 50 hours of public hearings and debate lasting some eight months last year, Amazon announced Thursday it was pulling out of its proposed massive warehouse project at the former George Westinghouse Research and Technology Park in Churchill. Amazon said in a statement that it has decided not...
CCAC ‘flips the switch’ to solar power, adds 543-kilowatt solar installation
Community College of Allegheny County became the latest area business to go solar. The school announced Thursday the addition of a new 543-kilowatt installation that produces enough electricity to power 30% to 40% of the CCAC North Campus’ electrical energy needs. The new solar array was put in by BAI...
Republican gubernatorial candidate Jake Corman talks energy and gas taxes in Carnegie
Pennsylvania state Senator and candidate for governor Jake Corman visited Bob’s Diner in Carnegie Thursday to meet and greet potential voters. The diner in the former mill town and Pittsburgh suburb is a well-known political stop for Pennsylvania candidates. Bob’s was full with a hungry lunch crowd, and Corman, a...
State agents accuse Pine man of dealing drugs out of house, at park; felony charges filed
Agents from the state Attorney General’s office filed felony drug charges against a Pine man following an undercover investigation. Frank Joseph Marcello, 36, of the 900 block of Park Place Plaza, was charged with two counts of possession with the intent to deliver drugs and two counts of drug possession....
Police: Suspect nabbed in fatal Wilmerding shooting
A North Versailles man is accused of fatally shooting a man in Wilmerding on Thursday morning, Allegheny County Police said. The suspect, Jason E. Grubb, 47, was arrested at a family member’s residence in the Marshall-Shadeland neighborhood around 1:30 p.m. and was taken to Allegheny County Jail, police said. Pitcairn...
Allegheny County Jail to resume in-person visits but only for the fully vaccinated
The Allegheny County Jail will allow in-person social visits for the first time since the start of the covid pandemic starting next week, though visits for right now will be limited to fully vaccinated incarcerated individuals and fully vaccinated family members, officials said. Exceptions will be made for children under...
McCandless man faces felony charge after girl, 10, reports he tried to lure her away from friends
A man from McCandless was arrested after a 10-year-old girl told her mother that a neighbor tried to lure her away while they were playing outside. McCandless police charged Damon M. Bregg, 32, of 8600 block of Wittmer Road with a felony count of luring a child into a motor...
AG: 30 pounds of fentanyl, $535K, 6 cars seized during Braddock drug bust
A task force with the state Attorney General’s Office seized more than 30 pounds of fentanyl worth more than $1.4 million from a Braddock home during an arrest that also turned up a half dozen cars and guns, officials said Thursday. Domonique Taylor, 37, faces more than a dozen charges...
Mail-in ballots on way for elections to replace House seats vacated by Gainey, Wheatley
Allegheny County’s Elections Division has begun sending mail-in and absentee ballot packets to voters who will be participating in the special elections to fill state House seats vacated by Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey and his chief of staff, Jake Wheatley. The special elections to fill the seats in the 19th...
1 injured in Braddock shooting
One person was injured in a shooting late Wednesday in Braddock, authorities said. The shooting happened just after 11:15 p.m. on Camp Avenue, according to Allegheny County Police. Responding to a 911 call about a shooting, first responders found a man with a gunshot wound to his lower leg, police...
Police: Man shot in the face in Clairton
A man shot in the face in Clairton is expected to survive, according to Allegheny County Police. Officers responded to the intersection of Holcomb Avenue and Wood Alley for a shooting around 4:20 p.m. Wednesday. First responders found a man with a gunshot wound to the face. Police said the...
Police: Driver of car hit by coal truck in Kiski Township suffers minor injury
The driver of a vehicle that collided with a coal truck on Wednesday morning escaped serious injury, according to police. The two-vehicle accident was reported shortly after 10:30 a.m. along state Route 56 in front of Apollo-Ridge schools, police wrote in a news release. Police said the truck was traveling...
Allegheny County to rely more on wastewater surveillance to calculate spread of covid-19
Two years and two days after the first covid-19 cases were reported in Allegheny County, Health Director Dr. Debra Bogen closed the latest chapter of the pandemic with optimism and provided insight on the new ways health officials will communicate pandemic data. The county will move away from biweekly briefings...
Barebones Black Box Theater in Braddock returns to stage with ‘Misery’
As area theaters go back to producing live stage shows, fans of tightly produced, intimate plays can celebrate the return of Barebones Black Box in Braddock. The brainchild of actor/director Patrick Jordan, barebones productions is bouncing back from a two-year hiatus in a big way with the opening of the...
Police: Man entered Gateway elementary school, recorded child in girls’ bathroom
A man lied his way into Ramsey Elementary School in Monroeville on Tuesday and recorded a child on his cellphone as she used the girls’ restroom, according to charges filed by Monroeville police. Brian Mintmier, 26, is charged with possessing an instrument of crime, possessing an instrument of crime on...
Food Podcast: Empty Bowls fundraising event features Pittsburgh restaurants and artisan bowlsVideo
On this week’s episode of the Food Podcast presented by Clearview Federal Credit Union on the TribLIVE podcast network, Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank gets an inside look at how artisans are making one-of-a-kind bowls for this year’s Empty Bowls Fundraiser. The event, which supports Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank...
AG: No evidence of crime in Ross sergeant’s alleged sharing of video evidence
No criminal charges will be filed against a Ross police officer accused by fellow officers of mishandling explicit video evidence in a case, the state Attorney General’s Office said Wednesday. The controversy — which led to a union vote of no confidence in Chief Joseph Ley — stemmed from allegations...
Kennywood to open Easter weekend with new touches
The new coats of paint are drying on several roller coasters at Kennywood. Pillars at the entrance are adorned in neon yellow. Food stands are getting new lighting. It’s getting close to opening day — a week earlier than in recent years. Kennywood will open Saturday, April 16, for season...
