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Pittsburgh officials look to clean up homeless encampment under 10th Street Bypass
Pittsburgh officials are hoping to relocate homeless people living in an encampment under the 10th Street Bypass and clean out the site. Outreach workers from the city, the county and various organizations have worked with the “small handful” of homeless people who actually live at the site to help them...
David R. Cashman, longtime jurist in Allegheny County, dies at 76
For many judges in Allegheny County’s criminal courts division, giving the opening instructions in a jury trial can be monotonous. The information — outside of the name of the defendant and charges they face — doesn’t change. It’s page after page of reading aloud to make sure jurors know how...
No tax increase anticipated in Plum
Plum officials do not anticipate an increase in the real estate tax rate for 2023, according to information presented at borough council’s Nov. 7 work session. For projected revenues to match expenditures, though, borough manager Michael Thomas said it would be necessary to use between $1.2 million and $1.5 million...
Portion of Pittsburgh’s Liberty Avenue to close for Veterans Day parade
A portion of Liberty Avenue will be closed Friday morning for Pittsburgh’s annual Veterans Day Parade, city officials said. Liberty Avenue will be closed between 10th and 26th streets starting at 9 a.m. The parade, which starts at 10 a.m., will march from 10th Street and Liberty Avenue to Commonwealth...
Drunken man runs through traffic, threatens 2 PennDOT workers at Fort Pitt Tunnel, police say
State police arrested a man Tuesday who they say ran through traffic, threw rocks at a PennDOT vehicle and armed himself with a brick at the Fort Pitt Tunnel in Pittsburgh. Bilgehan Muhlis Dogrusoz, 44, who is transient and does not have a permanent address, faces charges including two counts...
Fundraiser set up for paper carrier who rescued elderly Tarentum couple from fire days after losing her car in blaze
A fundraising effort is underway to help a newspaper carrier who lost her car and other belongings to a fire just two days before she risked her life to pull an elderly couple from a burning house in Tarentum on Monday. A GoFundMe page was set up Tuesday to help...
Sheraden woman pleads guilty to killing girlfriend last year
As detectives investigated the Oct. 3, 2021, shooting death of Kia Reynolds, they learned from her family that she’d been trying to leave her girlfriend. They also discovered a Valentine’s Day card that Unique Lane gave to Reynolds. In it, Lane wrote, “’til bullets do us part.’” On Wednesday, Lane,...
I-70 crash sends 1 to hospital, restricts traffic near Madison exit
One person was taken by ambulance to a local hospital following a one-vehicle crash Wednesday afternoon on Interstate 70 in Sewickley Township. The crash was reported at about 3:15 p.m. in the eastbound lanes of the interstate, near the Madison exit, according to a Westmoreland County 911 dispatcher. Both eastbound...
Murrysville Market District to open Thursday with fresh focus on local productsVideo
When Murrysville shoppers head into the new Market District on Old William Penn Highway this Thursday morning, store officials are hoping to offer not just an elevated culinary experience, but more chances to support local business. “We’re changing the banner for the store, and that brings a whole host of...
Youth mental health topic of film screening, discussion at Seton Hill University
The mental health challenges faced by youth will be the topic of a film screening and panel discussion Thursday at Seton Hill University’s Performing Arts Center in Greensburg. “Hiding in Plain Sight: Youth Mental Illness” will be featured at 6:30 p.m. at 100 Harrison Ave. Ken Burns is executive producer...
Damage from wayward taxi forces Tailspin Hobbies in Washington Township to close for now
Car crash woes continue to wreak havoc at a local hobby shop in Washington Township. Tailspin Hobbies, a full-service hobby shop at 4498 Route 66, was severely damaged about 10 p.m. Tuesday when a taxi, owned by CCC&P Transportation, careened into the business and left a gaping hole. It’s the...
Police: Taco Bell manager fatally shoots employee after fight at work, Harrison man dies
A Taco Bell manager fought with an employee at work before following him to a Scott Township business and fatally shooting him Wednesday afternoon, police said. Police responded to the Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance office at Cochran and Greentree roads in Scott Township at 12:07 p.m. after receiving reports of...
The Clarks ready for annual Big Brothers Big Sisters benefit at The PalaceVideo
The Clarks’ bassist/vocalist Greg Joseph said band members don’t recall how many years they’ve been doing a benefit concert for Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Laurel Region, but it’s been “a lot — at least 10.” What he does remember is that it’s been a good time, year after...
Fall musical returns to Hampton Middle School
For the first time since 2019, Hampton Middle School is able to stage a full-fledged fall musical. Back then, the students who will take part in presenting “Newsies Jr.” were in elementary school. “It’s different, because you have all these kids who aren’t used to the production,” director Greg Shumaker...
Fewer than 1% of mail-in, absentee ballots rejected in Westmoreland County
There were 318 mail-in and absentee ballots rejected in Westmoreland County because of deficiencies that rendered them invalid, election officials said. Another 95 ballots that included incorrect dates or were undated were subjected to a state court order that required them to be segregated and not initially counted, said Greg...
Sharpsburg residents face 25% tax increase in 2023
Sharpsburg residents could be facing a considerable property tax increase in 2023. Council approved a tentative $4.6 million budget, which includes $1.2 million in a sewer fund and $78,000 in liquid fuels. The proposed budget includes a property tax increase of 2.25 mills, to 9.75. If approved, the owner of...
Westmoreland happenings: Bingos, craft shows, turkey dinner, more
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9 people injured after vehicle crashes into Pittsburgh Regional Transit bus in Oakland
Nine people suffered what officials described as non-life-threatening injuries late Wednesday morning when a Jeep crashed into a Pittsburgh Regional Transit bus, shattering its windshield. The crash happened around 11 a.m. at Allequippa Street and Sutherland Drive in Oakland near the University of Pittsburgh campus when a Jeep swerved around...
Bethel Park students continue tradition of serving breakfast to veterans
Election Day meant a day off school for most kids in Bethel Park, but a small group of students went to Independence Middle School, anyway, to serve breakfast to veterans. Eleven middle school students and five high school students helped serve about 75 veterans in the IMS cafeteria on Nov....
Reclaimed materials link past, present in Pittsburgh Botanic Garden exhibition
An exhibition juxtaposing long-unused industrial materials with new artworks opens Thursday in the welcome center of the Pittsburgh Botanic Garden. “Patterns of Meaning,” by Pittsburgh artist Cory Bonnet, will be on display through Feb. 26 at the facility in Settlers Cabin Park in Oakdale. Bonnet’s exhibition derived inspiration from a...
Court ruling on legal challenge to proposed Quaker Valley High School to come soon
Oral arguments were heard and an Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas judge may soon render his opinion on a legal challenge involving a proposed Quaker Valley High School. Senior Judge Joseph James listened to attorneys representing the district, Leet Township Zoning Hearing Board and opponents of the project on...
Nadine Road reopens in Penn Hills
Allegheny County public works officials announced recently that Nadine Road in Penn Hills would be closed a week longer than expected for drainage repairs, reopening today, Thursday. For frequent users of Nadine, which connects Lincoln Road to Allegheny River Boulevard, the news likely was not a surprise. It has closed...
Model train groups, vendors roll through Monroeville Convention Center for fall show
Greenberg’s Great Train & Toy Show rolled through the Monroeville earlier this month. It is one of the largest gatherings of model train enthusiasts and sets up shop three times a year at the municipality’s convention center at 209 Mall Blvd. About 6,000 people were estimated to have walked through...
Remember When: WKPA Radio broadcast to the Alle-Kiski Valley for over 50 years
It was once the “Voice of the Valley.” For more than 50 years, WKPA Radio of New Kensington presented a mix of local news, plus many genres of pop and ethnic music, along with sports talk. WKPA was chartered June 25, 1940, and the call letters stood for Kensington, Pa....
1 person hospitalized after vehicle crashes into Washington Township hobby shop
One person is hospitalized after a vehicle crashed into a Washington Township hobby shop Tuesday night, according to Tribune-Review news partner WPXI. No one was in the shop, Tailspin Hobbies, when the crash occurred at around 10 p.m. The shop is located on Route 66. On Facebook, Tailspin Hobbies posted...
