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Mezeh Mediterranean Grill to open in South Fayette
A fast-casual Mediterranean restaurant is coming to South Fayette. Mezeh Mediterranean Grill will host a grand opening June 6 at the Piazza shopping center, 193 Millers Run Road. “Bridgeville’s booming mix of commuters, families and health‑minded foodies is perfect for Mezeh’s build-your-own menu,” said Madelaine Brewer, chief marketing officer for...
Mine safety offices in Pa. pulled from list of DOGE closures
All four mine safety offices in Pennsylvania that were scheduled to have their leases terminated have been pulled from a list of federal government offices to be closed as part of extensive cost-cutting measures. Mine Safety and Health Administration offices in Hempfield, Marshall Township, Waynesburg and Frackville in Schuylkill County...
Monroeville woman dead following crash into house
A Monroeville woman was pronounced dead Sunday night at AHN Forbes Hospital in Monroeville after the vehicle she was driving struck a house in the municipality. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office said the woman, 67-year-old Patricia Brletic, died of natural causes, citing cardiovascular disease. Monroeville Police Chief Doug Cole...
Morning Roundup: Crash injures 1 on Cranberry turnpike ramp; shooting reported in McKeesport
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Monday, June 2: Truck crash injures 1 on Cranberry turnpike ramp One person was transported for hospital treatment after a tractor-trailer crashed Monday morning on a Pennsylvania Turnpike off-ramp in Cranberry, a Butler County 911 dispatcher said. State police...
Visitors expected to fill hotels, rent private homes for U.S. Open in Oakmont
Mark Miller believes his Indiana Township home is a perfect accommodation for people coming to town for the U.S. Open golf tournament in Oakmont next week. Situated about 5 miles from the picturesque golf course, the property boasts an in-ground pool, hot tub, wet bar and gourmet kitchen. It sits...
Pine-based nonprofit 412 Gives Back raises $9,624 for One Day to Remember
Some want to take their families on vacation. Others ask to have parties or go on shopping sprees. And meeting celebrities is high on the list of requests that the Make-A-Wish Foundation receives from critically ill children around the globe. In fact, Guinness World Records cites wrestler-turned-actor John Cena as...
Lawmakers suit up to learn about firefighting during Fire Ops 101 training in North Park
It’s not easy work to search for a person trapped in a smoke-filled basement or hallway, as local legislators recently discovered. But it’s something Pittsburgh firefighters are prepared to do on a daily basis. It was all part of a Fire Ops 101 training experience May 22 at the Allegheny...
Northern lights to be visible through Sunday night
What scientists call “a geomagnetic storm watch” is in effect for Sunday night. In plain language, that means: Look for vibrant northern lights across the nation — visible anywhere in Pennsylvania. Authorities from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Space Weather Prediction Center said “a coronal mass ejection” will likely...
Morning Roundup: Glassport officer bit by dog; Pittsburgh Police investigate South Side Flats crash
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Sunday, June 1: Officer hurt, people charged A Glassport police officer is recovering after being bit by a dog Saturday afternoon. Police Chief Shawn Deverse told TribLive news partner WTAE that an officer was bit while investigating an incident...
Betsy Ann Chocolates helping to create candy props for ‘Hershey’ film
For the past month, Betsy Ann Chocolates has been creating products to be used as props from Hershey chocolate. The well-known West View-based candy company was invited to use Hershey products to fashion chocolate bars that represent what they would have looked like in the late 1800s and early 1900s...
Allegheny County Jail’s new warden draws praise, even from the lockup’s fiercest critics
Being in charge of the Allegheny County Jail means running from meeting to meeting. But on Fridays, Warden Trevor Wingard slows down to a walk. At the end of each week, Wingard strolls from floor to floor of the 16-level lockup, taking the pulse of the beleaguered facility he’s been...
Rocky Bleier names Trump ‘honorary Steeler’ during West Mifflin event
President Donald Trump called an audible early in his speech Friday night in West Mifflin, temporarily shifting focus away from a $14 billion agreement between U.S. Steel and Nippon Steel to recognize a trio of Pittsburgh Steelers. Former Steelers legend Rocky Bleier, who was joined on stage by current Steelers...
Penn Hills-based community center enters phase 2 of renovation project
A Penn Hills-based organization is breaking ground to build up the community. The Young Black Motivated Kings & Queens (YBMKQ) De’Avry A. Thomas Community Center received a $1 million check May 29 from state Rep. Joe McAndrew and state Sen. Jay Costa to begin phase 2 of its renovation project....
DHS threatens federal funding for Pittsburgh, Allegheny County over immigrant stance
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has included Pittsburgh and Allegheny County on a lengthy list of “sanctuary jurisdictions defying federal immigration law.” The creation of the list was mandated by an April executive order in which President Donald Trump threatened to withhold federal funding from jurisdictions federal officials believe...
Agents seize 54 pounds of pot worth $240K at Pittsburgh airport
A Massachusetts woman remained in jail Friday after customs agents at Pittsburgh International Airport said they discovered she was trying to fly overseas with more than 54 pounds of marijuana. Jetta Monet Corbett, 30, of Brockton, Mass., was set to board a British Airways flight from Pittsburgh to London around...
At Pittsburgh rally, Trump promises to raise tariffs on imported steel, praises U.S. Steel deal
President Donald Trump’s rally Friday inside the U.S. Steel Irvin Works facility marked a victory lap for supporters of the company’s $14 billion partnership with Nippon Steel, and the president himself, who told hundreds of steel workers, “I was watching over you.” Live look at the crowd gathered at the...
FBI charges Elizabeth man with making antisemitic threats against public official
The FBI on Thursday charged an Elizabeth man with making online antisemitic threats against a “local” public official. Edward Arthur Owens Jr., 29, is charged with a single felony count of making an interstate threat. He is being held in federal custody pending a detention hearing on June 5. The...
Boy Scout Troop 150 earns state award from American Legion for service to vets, community
Memorial Day is a time to honor the men and women who died serving their country. At this year’s celebration in Richland, a group of local Scouts received special recognition for their service, too. The American Legion presented Boy Scout Troop 150 of Gibsonia with its Outstanding Troop of the...
Chartiers Valley passes budget with no tax increase
Property owners in the Chartiers Valley School District won’t pay more in taxes next year. School directors voted 6-2 on Tuesday, May 27, to approve the district’s $79 million budget for the 2025-26 school year. It maintains a real estate tax rate of 20.1909 mills. An owner of a home...
Closure of section of Spring Garden Road in Reserve to impact motorists, bus riders
The Allegheny County Department of Public Works is closing a portion of Spring Garden Road in Reserve, starting Monday, June 2, and running through September. The closure, which will begin at 9 a.m. between Ramage Road and Beech Street, is required for construction of a roadway support structure, roadway repairs,...
New board reimagines Sewickley Valley Chamber of Commerce
The Sewickley Valley Chamber of Commerce is in a new era. The chamber is looking to broaden and strengthen its network by reinventing itself as a hub for business growth and community success, according to its new board of directors. “Local businesses now have a powerful new advocate with the...
Duquesne man dead in motorcycle crash on Homestead Grays Bridge
A Duquesne motorcyclist is dead following a crash on the Homestead Grays Bridge The incident happened around 11:30 p.m. Thursday night, according to TribLive news partner WTAE. Police and emergency responders cleared the scene along the bridge, which spans the Monongahela River and connects Squirrel Hill and Homestead. The Allegheny...
Trump returns to Western Pa. to champion deal involving U.S. Steel, Nippon Steel
President Donald Trump is returning to Western Pennsylvania on Friday to champion what he has described as a $14 billion partnership between U.S. Steel and Japan’s Nippon Steel. Trump promised a “BIG rally” last week in a Truth Social post announcing the agreement between the Pittsburgh-based company and Japan’s largest...
11th annual Walk Like MADD 5K in North Park strives to raise awareness of impact of impaired driving
Impaired driving fatalities have increased by 7% in Pennsylvania since 2019, according to a statistic from Mothers Against Drunk Driving. The national nonprofit, created in 1980 by a mother whose daughter was killed in a drunken-driving accident, is working to erase that number. “It is really something that is 100%...
Lindsay Theater to show Pittsburgh-based U.S. Open documentary ‘Steel Links’Video
As Oakmont Country Club prepares for the 2025 U.S. Open, all eyes in the golf world are on Southwestern Pennsylvania. WQED has produced new documentary, “Steel Links,” to bring together Pittsburgh’s industrial history, its legacy of golf and some of the city’s most iconic faces. Brad Turkel, the creator and...
