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Richland Township’s Right to Know policy for public records was up for review during the Nov. 16 board of supervisors meeting. At the meeting, township solicitor Emily Mueller clarified that only real change to the policy is the special projects manager — currently Natalie Thiess — is now the open...

Lane and exit restrictions along the Parkway East that caused heavy traffic backups Wednesday morning have been lifted, PennDOT announced. Single-lane restrictions were put in place in both directions of Interstate 376 at the Forbes Avenue/Oakland interchange until about 8 a.m. when the inbound lane was reopened, the agency said....

Shaler Township’s annual Lite Up Night took place on Nov. 19 at Shaler North Hills Library and Shaler Middle School. The event featured a parade, firepits for marshmallow toasting, an ice skating rink, horse-drawn carriage rides, miniature train rides and more. “We had a lot of generous sponsors who helped...

Police are seeking the public’s help with the investigation of a stabbing on Thanksgiving morning at the The Rialto Bar & Bistro in downtown Greensburg. Anyone who was in the area of West Otterman Street and North Pennsylvania Avenue and recorded video of the incident on their mobile device is...

Pittsburgh police are investigating a fatal shooting Wednesday morning in Marshall-Shadeland. Police and emergency medical personnel were dispatched to the 2400 block of Sorrell Street just before 5:30 a.m., according to an Allegheny County 911 supervisor. First responders found a man with a gunshot wound to the head, a Pittsburgh...

Greensburg’s 53rd annual Luminary Night holiday celebration is set for 5 to 9 p.m. Thursday, with most activities taking place along Pennsylvania Avenue. Rows of luminaria will add a festive glow to downtown streets as visitors enjoy seasonal music, activities for kids and shopping at local stores. A Christmas tree...

Barry Wagner of Brackenridge was hoping to score a case of fresh-brewed beer when he visited the newly opened Pittsburgh Brewing Co. gift shop. “I’ve been drinking Iron City since 1972,” Wagner said while perusing the T-shirts and tin signs at the site off Freeport Road in East Deer. “I...

I write with respect to the advertisement published on page 5 in the Nov. 3 Sewickley Herald entitled “Leet First Responders Concern For Hilltop High School Access.” My foremost concern is that government officials (police chief, fire chief, EMS coordinator) are communicating about this issue via an advertisement paid for...

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Pittsburgh City Council on Tuesday approved a measure to provide $900,000 for a food service program that provides meals to local students over the summer when they aren’t served meals at school, though one council member raised concerns about whether that’s enough funding for the initiative. The amount of money...

Sewickley Public Library officials have announced a new policy regarding late and overdue materials. The library will no longer charge late/overdue fines on items borrowed from the library. The change became effective Dec. 1. It does not matter whether borrowers check out books, movies, audiobooks, or music — there will...

Sharpsburg residents will pay more for garbage collection in the new year, but they’ll have a say in how much bills will increase. Property owners are asked to complete an online survey to help council choose from several options in the Waste Management contract. The survey is available at...

McKeesport police are investigating an incident in which three people were shot Tuesday afternoon. The shooting was reported shortly before 1:45 p.m. in the 500 block of Pirl Street. McKeesport police told Tribune-Review news partner WPXI-TV that the wounds suffered by all three victims are considered non-life-threatening. The grandmother of...

A Pittsburgh police officer was injured while attempting to break up a fight on Tuesday evening in Market Square. A Pittsburgh Public Safety spokesman tweeted about the incident around 8:30 p.m. They said officers responded to a dispute between juveniles at the Five Guys fast food restaurant. An officer suffered...

Officials have identified a Monessen High School student who died after being shot Tuesday evening in Monessen. Amari Altomore, 16, of Monessen died in an area hospital following the shooting at 8:10 p.m. at 649 S. 14th St., Monessen, according to a report from the Westmoreland County Coroner’s Office. The...

A Pittsburgh man has plead guilty in federal court to possessing firearms in furtherance of drug trafficking crimes, authorities announced Tuesday. Daryl Williams, 24, recently went before U.S. District Judge Cathy Bissoon. Authorities said Williams admitted having a gun as part of drug trafficking on two dates in May 2018....

A Coraopolis man has been sentenced to spend the next five years in federal prison after he was convicted of possession of child pornography. The sentence was imposed on Christopher A. Sennett, 34, by U.S. District Judge Cathy Bissoon, federal authorities announced Tuesday. Sennett was found guilty of possession of...

New charges were filed Tuesday against three people from Maryland who authorities said used a stolen credit card to try to make gift card purchases at two Walmart stores. North Huntingdon police filed charges of corrupt organizations, access device fraud, theft and receiving stolen property against Maria Branchi, 26, Minodora...

A Westmoreland County judge on Tuesday ordered machine recounts of election results from four voting precincts, but in doing so rejected requests to review by hand each ballot cast this month in the race for governor and U.S. senator. Voters in five of the county’s 307 voting precincts filed court...

A car found abandoned after being wrecked in New Kensington on Friday morning had been stolen from its owner’s driveway the night before, police Chief Bob Deringer said this week. Deringer said the car, a Dodge Charger, was stolen in New Kensington sometime after 7 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day. It...

Some people find music to be little more than a pleasant auditory diversion. Others take a more active interest. And then there are those for whom music pretty much constitutes a way of life. For Collier resident Robert Paparella, his fascination stretches back about 60 years, to when he was...

Pittsburgh City Council members said they aren’t comfortable with Mayor Ed Gainey’s proposal to move the city’s cable bureau under the control of the Mayor’s Office. Gainey’s proposed 2023 budget calls for moving the cable bureau, the print shop, the nonemergency 311 line and various communication staff under his office’s...

A Jeannette man told a judge he was trying to protect himself when he shot and killed another man in 2019 outside a high school football stadium. “It happened so fast,” said Greg Harper as he explained the circumstances surrounding the Sept. 6, 2019 killing of 48-year-old Dameian Williams in...

A Johnstown girl accused with seven others in the kidnapping and slaying of an Indiana County man in October has been charged as an adult with criminal homicide, state police said Tuesday. Harmony R. Hayward, 14, originally was charged as a juvenile in the Oct. 20 stabbing death of Hayden...

One of two men found guilty of first-degree murder after they killed a Monroeville woman and stole her car more than three years ago was sentenced on Tuesday to spend the rest of his life in prison. Ramonta Yancey, 29, of Pittsburgh was also ordered by Allegheny County Common Pleas...