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The Stroller, May 10, 2022: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your community events, fundraisers and club meetings for free in The Stroller. Send information at least a week in advance to vndnews@triblive.com. Please include a daytime telephone number. HOPE Center accepting donations for its SAF-T pet kennel The Alle-Kiski HOPE Center offers a Sheltering Animals and Families Together (SAF-T)...
Officers investigating reported bank robbery in Pittsburgh’s Brookline neighborhood
Pittsburgh police and the FBI are investigating a reported bank robbery in the city’s Brookline neighborhood, officials said. Crews responded to the 700 block of Brookline Boulevard around 2:20 p.m. Monday. According to Pittsburgh Public Safety Spokeswoman Cara Cruz, when officers arrived they learned a man handed the bank teller...
Trib honored by Pa. NewsMedia for investigation into sex offenders, claims 28 statewide awardsVideo
The Pennsylvania NewsMedia Association has recognized the Tribune-Review for a second year in a row with the prestigious G. Richard Dew Award for its investigation on how sex offenders go undetected in Pennsylvania’s long-term care facilities. The recognition is one of 30 Keystone Media Awards given to the Trib by...
PennDOT filling mine void to repair Route 981 dip near Latrobe
Work is underway to repair a large dip in the surface of Route 981 just south of Latrobe that has caused motorists to hit their brakes for more than a year. According to PennDOT officials, mine subsidence caused a section of the road to settle, resulting in an uneven ride...
Fundraiser planned to establish scholarship in memory of Penn Township couple killed last year
As the one-year anniversary of the shooting deaths of Jacob Erdeljac and Mara Casale in Penn Township approaches, Liz Amend said it doesn’t get any easier for family still questioning why the couple’s lives were cut short. “I’m still in limbo. … My head knows what happened, but my heart...
Memorial Day parade in Aspinwall to return after pandemic hiatus
A longtime tradition of honoring veterans and celebrating America is returning to Aspinwall. After a two-year pandemic hiatus, the Memorial Day parade and service is scheduled for May 30. Festivities begin with a ceremony at 11 a.m. outside the American Legion Post 77 along Commercial Avenue. Mayor Joseph Noro will...
Rising covid cases prompt 3-day closure of Pittsburgh CAPA 6-12
Students at Pittsburgh Public Schools’ Creative And Performing Arts 6-12 will switch to remote learning for three days because of rising covid-19 cases at the magnet school. The closure of the school on Ninth Street, in the city’s Cultural District, was triggered when positive covid cases climbed to 38 on...
Officials: 17-year-old boy killed in shooting that wounded 2 others in Pittsburgh’s Allentown
A Pittsburgh teen has died in a shooting that wounded two other people Monday evening in Pittsburgh’s Allentown neighborhood, according to authorities. Isaiah Dennis Anderson was pronounced dead at the scene in the 700 block of East Warrington Avenue, according to the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office. Two others were...
State police accuse Vandergrift man of driving drunk with cocaine, stolen gun in car
State police have charged a Vandergrift man with having cocaine and a stolen gun in his car while driving drunk. James Artis Alexander, 30, of the 600 block of Hancock Avenue, was charged with felony counts of carrying a firearm without a permit, possession of drugs with the intent to...
CMU alumni nominated for 9 Tony Awards
Carnegie Mellon University graduates are no strangers to the Tony Awards but this year the School of Drama’s cup may have runneth over. During a streaming nominations event Monday, four Carnegie Mellon alumni were announced as nominees for nine Tony Awards. This marks 13 consecutive years in which CMU alumni...
Police: Springdale man tasered while resisting arrest for indecent exposure warrant
Allegheny County sheriff’s detectives say they had to use a stun gun to subdue a Springdale man after he scuffled with them and tried to grab the stun gun when they came to arrest him May 2 on a warrant for indecent exposure. The indecent exposure charge, a misdemeanor, is...
Terrelle Pryor pleads guilty to criminal mischief in Murrysville domestic incident
Former NFL quarterback and Jeannette High School football star Terrelle Pryor pleaded guilty Monday to criminal mischief in connection with a fall 2021 domestic incident in Murrysville. He was accused of hitting and shoving a woman before tossing a deck chair and throwing pumpkins at her car outside a home...
Pittsburgh man gets at least 6 years in prison for Knoxville shooting
A man from Pittsburgh’s Knoxville neighborhood will serve six to 12 years in prison after pleading guilty in October to voluntary manslaughter. Daejon Brentley, 21, was sentenced by Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge Anthony M. Mariani on Monday. Brentley pleaded guilty to killing Garrett King on May 11, 2020, following...
Gecko Robotics unveils new office space in Pittsburgh’s Nova Place
Gecko Robotics, a company that makes robots to inspect infrastructure, has moved into an expanded office space in Pittsburgh’s North Side. The company on Monday held a grand opening at its new 70,000-square-foot office at Nova Place. The company employs about 110 people, but is looking to expand its workforce...
Pennsylvania electric generation costs increasing up to 45% on June 1
Pennsylvania regulators are warning consumers that most utilities will be increasing their prices for electric generation on June 1. Energy supply costs will increase between 6% and 45% across the state for consumers who aren’t under contract with a supplier, according to the state’s Public Utility Commission. Most electric utilities...
Work underway for Allegheny Valley Joint Sewage Authority treatment plant expansion
Work is underway on the Allegheny Valley Joint Sewage Authority treatment plant expansion project. The expansion is part of a federally mandated upgrade to control discharges of sewage and stormwater into the Allegheny River. Harmar Township engineer Matthew Pitsch said Hancock Camp Road, a private road that serves the Werner...
Man attacked with bat on Pittsburgh’s North Side has died, police say
One of two men attacked with a baseball bat last month on Pittsburgh’s North Side has died, according to police. The alleged attack happened around 1 a.m. April 29 on California Avenue in Brighton Heights, police said. One man was in stable condition after the attack, while the other suffered...
Bethel Park man accused of hitting officer with car had 14 prior DUI convictions
A South Hills man accused of hitting a Bethel Park police officer while driving under the influence of alcohol has 14 prior DUI convictions, court records show. Richard Caporal, 67, of Bethel Park, is charged with aggravated assault and driving under the influence in connection with the May 3 incident....
Bethel Park celebrates Arbor Day with help from young friends
Today’s kindergartners represent tomorrow’s Class of 2035. On Arbor Day that year, plans call for certain Bethel Park students who by then will be high school seniors to have their photograph taken with a particular tree. For Arbor Day 2022, Abraham Lincoln Elementary School kindergartners participated in a planting and...
No cellphones for Penn Hills School District students next year
Starting in the 2022-23 school year, Penn Hills School District students will have their cellphone and any other communication devices stored away during the school day. Penn Hills High School Principal Eric Kostic made the announcement in a Facebook post on May 5. On April 26, the school board approved...
North Fayette day care owner pleads to federal tax charge
The owner of a North Fayette day care center pleaded guilty Monday in federal court to failing to pay payroll taxes. Rebecca Lynn Boyce, 43, of North Fayette, will be sentenced by U.S. District Judge J. Nicholas Ranjan on Sept. 20. A federal grand jury indicted Boyce in April 2021....
Penn State’s storied Nittany Lion shrine has history of vandalism
Penn State’s Nittany Lion remained without an ear on Monday as university police continued to ask for information regarding the alleged vandal or vandals, who also tossed red paint onto famed statue. It is not the first time the statue has been targeted since its dedication in 1942. Two years...
Pittsburgh man pleads guilty to fatal crash involving cyclist in Bell Acres
A man from Pittsburgh’s Marshall-Shadeland neighborhood who was high on heroin when he struck and killed a bicyclist in Bell Acres about two years ago pleaded guilty Monday. Justin Michael Miller, 35, will be sentenced by Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge Edward J. Borkowski on Aug. 18. He faces a...
Drivers beware: Long-term ramp closure along Route 28 begins Wednesday
A long-term ramp closure along northbound Route 28 will impact drivers heading to Aspinwall and beyond. Motorists who use the ramp at Delafield Road (Exit 7) will need to find an alternate route to access Aspinwall, Fox Chapel and The Waterworks. The ramp will shut down at 7 a.m. Wednesday...
Man accused by police in theft of $200K from Rostraver ATV-motorcycle shop is arraigned
A co-owner of a Rostraver motor sports company who is accused of fleeing to Poland after his partners claimed he stole $200,000 from the company turned himself in to authorities last week, according to court dockets. Edward Zdobinski, 49, part owner of Triple A Motorsports, is free on $50,000 unsecured...
