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More details emerge in Pittsburgh party shooting
Police were there just 90 minutes before the shooting started. At the party on Pittsburgh’s North Side where more than 200 people were gathered in an Airbnb rental, it was crowded and loud, witnesses said. People waited in line to get into the party, which was being held in one...
State police: Woman dead after Sunday car accident in Hanover Township
One person is dead and two people are injured after a Sunday crash on Steubenville Pike in Hanover Township, Washington County. According to state police, the crash occurred after a vehicle attempted to pass another vehicle that was making a legal left turn into the latter’s driveway. The first vehicle...
Part of Stanton Avenue in Reserve Township to close until July for bridge replacement
Part of Stanton Avenue in Reserve Township will close for bridge replacement until July. Beginning at 9 a.m. on April 19, the avenue will close between Johnston Street and Karen Drive, according to the Department of Public Works. Pugliano Construction will replace Girty’s Run Bridge, which requires new drainage, pavement,...
The Stroller, April 19, 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. Alle-Kiski Sports Hall of Fame tickets on sale Alle-Kiski Valley Sports Hall of Fame will have its 51st induction banquet at...
Pa. casinos reach new heights with $462.7M in March wagers
Pennsylvania casinos shattered another monthly record, generating more than $462.7 million in March, state regulators said. That’s $30.2 million more than in November, which held the previous revenue record at $432.3 million, according to the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board. Last month’s revenue also was up 14%, or $59.6 million, compared...
Poll has Summer Lee with comfortable lead in 12th District Congressional race
A recent poll from political group Emily’s List has state Rep. Summer Lee, D-Swissvale, with a 25 point lead over her nearest competitor in the Democratic race for Pennsylvania’s 12th Congressional district. Among Democratic primary voters polled, 38% said they would vote for Lee. Squirrel Hill lawyer Steve Irwin received...
Police: Sting in Arnold leads to arrest of Homestead man with 2 ounces of cocaine
A man from Homestead faces felony drug dealing charges after Arnold police and narcotics agents said they arrested him with more than 2 ounces of cocaine in his vehicle. Marco Dane Crowe, 34, 0f the 100 block of West 10th Avenue, was charged with two felony counts of possession of...
Building the Valley: Barnyard Coffee & Creamery brings ice cream and more to No Offseason Sports complex in Russellton
What started as a vision for an ice cream shop evolved into a coffee shop and cafe, Barnyard Coffee & Creamery, offering experimental taste twists at the No Offseason Sports complex in Russellton. Barnyard owner Holly Johnston, a Richland resident and Shaler native, worked for years as a sales rep...
Hempfield Night Out community event to honor police, first responders this summer
Officials across Hempfield are gearing up to take part in a national campaign aimed at honoring law enforcement officers and first responders. Hempfield Night Out — a community event modeled after National Night Out, which works to enhance the relationship between neighbors and law enforcement — is scheduled for August....
Environmental group to hold meeting on proposed expansion of Yukon waste facility
An industrial waste treatment and storage company’s plans to add a million tons of capacity at its Yukon landfill will be explored during a public meeting Thursday in the South Huntingdon community. The Mountain Watershed Association wants to inform residents about Max Environmental Technologies Inc.’s plans for a new storage...
Report: Stretch of William Penn Highway in Salem ranks among state’s deadliest roads
Four miles of Route 22 just east of Delmont are among the top 10 deadliest stretches of road in the state, according to recent data compiled by the personal finance website MoneyGeek.com. The 4.3-mile stretch of Route 22 — or William Penn Highway — between Scenic Drive and Hannastown Road...
Friends, family grieve loss of 2 teens killed at North Side house party
The steady all-day rain on Monday could have been representative of the tears being shed at the loss of Mathew Steffy-Ross and Jaiden Brown. The two 17-year-olds died on Easter Sunday after a shooting at a party in a rented house on Pittsburgh’s North Side. People mourned the teens as...
TSA lifts mask mandate for airports; no masks for buses, Port Authority says
The mandate for passengers to wear masks on airplanes, in airports and on public transportion was lifted Monday as a result of a ruling by a federal judge in Florida that the Centers for Disease Control overstepped its authority in instituting a mask mandate. The Transportation Security Administration said in...
Norwin School Board approves policy that guides teaching of controversial issues
Norwin School Board on Monday approved guidelines for instructing students on controversial issues, including race relations, by employing what the district termed a balanced approach to presenting those issues, without inserting opinions or indoctrinating students to a particular viewpoint. The initiative to develop a policy on teaching controversial issues such...
Pittsburgh City Council looks to regulate Airbnb, other short-term rentals after deadly weekend shooting
Legislation that will be introduced to Pittsburgh City Council Tuesday aims to regulate Airbnb and other short-term rental units in the city, after two teenage boys were killed and eight others were injured in a shooting at an Airbnb rental property in the city’s North Side over the weekend. The...
Trib Total Media co-sponsoring debate in Pa.’s hotly contested GOP primary race for governor
Spotlight PA and its founding members, including Trib Total Media, are sponsoring a debate Tuesday featuring five candidates seeking the Republican nomination in Pennsylvania’s gubernatorial race. The 90-minute debate at Gettysburg College will be broadcast on the nonprofit cable television network PCN, airing at 7 p.m., and livestreamed by the...
West Penn crew replacing pole hits Peoples natural gas line in New Kensington
A West Penn Power crew drilling to place a new utility pole struck a natural gas line along Tarentum Bridge Road on Monday, causing a leak. Westmoreland County 911 said the incident was reported shortly after 8 a.m. It happened at the entrance to Riverview Plaza in front of Donut...
Unity couple’s retrial delayed over dispute with lawyer
A retrial of a Unity couple convicted in 2018 was delayed after one of the defense lawyers withdrew from the case. Jury selection was to begin Monday in the case against Bruce Palmer, 37, and wife, Marie Ann Farabaugh Palmer, 43, whose convictions were later overturned. Prosecutors claim Bruce Palmer...
Leechburg High School baseball field to remain unplayable rest of season
The Leechburg High School baseball team will not be able to play games on its home turf for the rest of the season. The announcement came during an April 13 school board meeting as the school’s solicitor Amy Schrempf gave a status update on the condition of the field, which...
Derry Township man pleads guilty in 2018 crash that injured motorcyclist
A Derry Township man pleaded guilty Monday to being under the influence of marijuana and causing a crash that severely injured a motorcyclist more than three years ago. Orrin W. Burbank, 42, was charged last summer with aggravated assault with a vehicle and driving under the influence in connection with...
Jury seated in retrial of Allegheny Township man accused of multiple rapes
A Westmoreland County jury was seated Monday to hear evidence in the retrial of an Allegheny Township man accused of the rape and sexual assault of six women. Prosecutors claim Eric Wright, 50, was a serial rapist who committed crimes for nearly two decades. Originally charged with more than 50...
Police: Pair arrested in Upper Burrell; crystal meth, $15K, stolen gun confiscated from home
Two people arrested at an Upper Burrell home face multiple felony drug and weapons charges after police said they found more than 2 ounces of crystal meth, a stolen handgun and other evidence of drug dealing during a search of the home. Djuan “Chiz” Osceola Williams, 42, of the 7000...
Woman accused by police of DUI in 3-vehicle crash that injured 7 in North Huntingdon
A North Versailles woman was arrested Monday by North Huntingdon police on multiple charges of DUI and aggravated assault by vehicle for causing a March 8 crash on Route 30 that sent seven people to the hospital, according to court documents. Police allege the driver of a 2017 silver Chevrolet...
2 Pine Township restaurants cited by Health Department for cockroaches
Update, April 21: After an inspection on Thursday, the consumer alert for Thai Place North has been lifted. All major issues have been resolved. The Allegheny County Health Department posted consumer alerts at two restaurants located next to each other in the North Hills, after finding cockroaches in the kitchen...
Police responded to noise complaint at Pittsburgh Airbnb 90 minutes before shooting
Pittsburgh police officers responded to an Airbnb party at a North Side home for a noise complaint just 90 minutes before a shooting left two teenage boys dead and eight other partygoers injured by gunfire. Pittsburgh police on Monday confirmed that officers had been called to the scene for a...
