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Wilkinsburg man charged with fatal stabbing in North Braddock
Allegheny County detectives say a Wilkinsburg man fatally stabbed Charles Pullie in North Braddock Sunday night after confronting him over an argument with a woman. Carl Harrison, 57, is charged with a single count of criminal homicide. Pullie, 38, of Pittsburgh was stabbed at least once in the abdomen and...
Highlands Area Rotary to host 1st 5K in Brackenridge
An inaugural 5K sponsored by Highlands Area Rotary will help fund scholarships to local high school seniors. The Service Above Self footrace is scheduled for 8 a.m. May 16 in Brackenridge. “We are hoping this becomes an annual event that we can grow year by year,” Rotary President Joe Lucchino...
Harrison targets blight with demolitions, forms revitalization group
The first of 26 dilapidated homes is set to come down in Harrison, with more demolition expected later this spring. It’s the kind of project that will be targeted by the township’s new community development and revitalization committee, which is being formed now. “The goals of the committee are, obviously,...
Club at Blackthorne no longer facing legal challenges
The Club at Blackthorne, a private event and wedding center in a Penn Township housing community, is no longer facing legal challenges. Blackthorne Investors has dropped an appeal of the venue’s occupancy permit. The 36,000-square-foot site, accompanied by a golf course, is located off Harrison City-Export Road in the Blackthorne...
Ligonier gazebo plays prominent role in trailer for ‘Hershey’ filmVideo
Ligonier’s Diamond features prominently in the trailer for the film “Hershey,” set to premiere in theaters on Thanksgiving. Near the end of the 2-minute trailer, released Monday, buildings around the Diamond and the gazebo at the center of it are shown during a celebration scene. Filming took place in the...
Morning Roundup: 4 injured in Braddock Hills hillside crash; Butler County bus driver flown to hospital
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Tuesday, April 14: 4 injured in Braddock Hills hillside crash Four people were injured early Tuesday morning following a single-vehicle crash in Braddock Hills. The crash, which was reported just before 4 a.m., happened in the 1500 block of...
Crews pull car from Mon after fatal January plunge from Parkway East
Crews were finally able to retrieve an SUV that plunged more than 100 feet into the Monongahela River in January, according to state police Trooper Rocco Gagliardi. Jacinta Stevens, 31, of Pittsburgh’s West End died in the crash. Pennsylvania State Police and river rescue teams pulled her vehicle Monday from...
Pa. Fish and Boat Commission to help with river security during draft
The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission says it will help enforce a security zone on sections of Pittsburgh’s three rivers during the upcoming NFL draft. Within the zone, all recreational and commercial vessel traffic is prohibited from entering without permission from the U.S. Coast Guard Captain of the Port or...
‘We’re all Penn-Trafford’: Penn Township and Penn Borough residents consider potential mergerVideo
Emergency services and finances were among the key talking points presented by the dozens of residents, volunteer firefighters and local government officials who gathered Monday night to discuss a potential merger of Penn Township and Penn Borough. Officials from the borough, a 0.2-square-mile community containing about 435 residents, approached the...
The Stroller, April 14, 2026: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
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Burrell School District proposes tax hike to offset growing costs
In its first budget draft for next year, Burrell School District proposed a roughly 4% real estate tax increase that would largely foot the bill for growing special education and cyber charter tuition costs. Rising expenses and loss of business property tax revenue continue to hurt the district, school board...
911 calls that range from heroic to hilarious for National Dispatcher WeekVideo
The second full week of April is National Public Safety Telecommunicator Week in the U.S., shining a spotlight on the dedication emergency dispatchers bring to the job every day. And while the job can be stressful, there are also those occasions when the call that comes in is, well …...
Shaler Area’s new athletic director embraces positive, student-driven environment
Editor’s note: The following story was submitted for the Shaler Area Student Section, a collaboration between TribLive and The Oracle, the student newspaper of Shaler Area High School. In February, Stephanie Strauss took over for Clint Rauscher as Shaler Area’s athletic director. She most recently was the athletic director at...
Blawnox upgrades borough website to make it more ADA accessible
Blawnox officials have revamped the borough’s website to make it easier for residents and visitors to use. The site was updated with new software and assistance from CivicPlus in order to be more Americans with Disabilities Act compliant on March 31. The biggest change is the accessibility tool to the...
Construction begins on $10B natural gas power plant and data center in Indiana CountyVideo
Construction has begun on a proposed $10 billion project to create a 4.4-gigawatt natural gas-fueled power plant and hyperscale data centers on a hilltop outside Homer City in Indiana County. The aboveground construction began more than a week ago, after extensive underground foundation work was completed at what the company...
Exodus of federal prosecutors ripples through Pittsburgh office
Since January 2025, nearly a third of the federal prosecutors based in Pittsburgh have left their jobs, joining a national exodus under the Trump administration. Pressured by increasingly heavy workloads linked to President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown, the waning independence of the Justice Department and disruptions at several high-profile offices,...
Once quiet, now colossal: NFL Draft turns Pittsburgh into football’s epicenterVideo
The NFL Draft started in the 1930s as a quiet affair in a hotel ballroom with no cameras and little buzz. Over the decades, it has transformed into a worldwide media spectacle that will draw more than 1,800 reporters and photographers to Pittsburgh next week. While the NFL’s headquarters are...
Motorcyclist killed in Uniontown crash
A motorcyclist was killed in a crash Monday afternoon in Uniontown, according to TribLive news partner WTAE-TV. The victim, who was identified as Kevin Glover, 34, was fatally injured in a two-vehicle crash around 5 p.m. along East Main Street, WTAE said. A spokesperson for the Fayette County Coroner’s office...
Motorcyclist hurt in Washington Township crash
A motorcyclist was hurt in a crash Monday night along Route 380 in Washington Township, a Westmoreland County Public Safety supervisor said. The motorcyclist was transported by ambulance to an area hospital for treatment, the supervisor said. The accident was reported at about 7:45 p.m. along Route 380 near the...
New contract includes interior cameras, GPS tracking for West Mifflin school buses
West Mifflin Area School District’s new transportation contract calls for a new and modernized bus fleet with enhanced safety technology, district officials say. The district entered into a 5-year contract with Krise Transportation for student transportation, said Mireille Mobley, West Mifflin spokeswoman. Krise will replace Sun Coach Lines, West Mifflin’s...
Jury acquits man in daylight shooting of teen in Downtown Pittsburgh
A Beltzhoover man accused of shooting a teenager last year in the middle of the afternoon in Downtown Pittsburgh was found not guilty on all counts on Monday. Martel Hedge Jr., 22, alleged he was defending himself on Feb. 19, 2025, when he fired the single shot in the 400...
Lawsuit claims Allegheny County Jail guard failed to protect inmate attacked in cell with spork
A formerly incarcerated man is suing Allegheny County after he claims he was sexually assaulted in his jail cell with a spork. The complaint, filed last week against Allegheny County and Corrections Officer Van Lieu, includes claims for failure to protect, and failure to train, supervise and discipline staff. Although...
German educators begin weeklong tour of Pa. public schools at North Hills High School
A group of German educators began a weeklong tour of public schools across Pennsylvania at North Hills High School in Ross on April 13. The seven-member group, which included teachers, principals and administrators, were also visiting North Allegheny that day and expected to visit Penn Trafford the next before making...
Sewickley man detained by ICE for weeks expected to return home within next few days
A Sewickley man will be released from Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody after spending weeks in detention, following an immigration judge’s decision Monday to grant him bond. Bruno Guedes da Silva, a native of Brazil, is expected to be freed on a $5,000 bond set by the judge after he...
Penn Hills police unveil new design for patrol vehicles
Penn Hills residents can expect a new look from the township’s police department. The department unveiled a new design for its patrol vehicles April 12 on social media. “This design wasn’t just about changing the look of a vehicle,” the post said. “It was about creating something that reflects our...
