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Federal authorities said Wednesday they believe there are more victims of a Penn Hills man accused last month of extorting minors into providing explicit photos and videos. Kaung Myat Kyaw, 22, was arrested in November and charged federally with enticing a minor to provide sexually explicit content. He was ordered...

An arbitrator judge has reinstated former Wilkinsburg police officer Robert Gowans to the Penn Hills Police Department. Penn Hills manager Scott Andrejchak said Gowans was reinstated Nov. 24. The officer’s first day on the job was Dec. 13. Andrejchak declined to comment further. Penn Hills Police Department hired Gowans in...

Weeks after voting to remove a pension offset for city employees, Pittsburgh City Council is now considering a measure to extend the length of time it dedicates parking tax revenues to the pension fund by five years. When council removed the pension offset, it dedicated an additional 10 years of...

The mother of a man who was shot and killed in Fox Chapel two years ago is suing the alleged killer’s parents and their marriage counselor, accusing the three of covering up evidence of the crime. T. Lee Rouse believes that if Adam Rosenberg’s parents would have been forthright when...

A 21-year-old Hempfield man is behind bars after state police said he fathered a child with a 15-year-old girl, according to court papers. Tristin M. Huffine was arrested Tuesday on a charge of statutory sexual assault. Troopers received a Childline report in March in which they were notified that the...

The New Kensington-Arnold School District and an attorney who says she is representing the victim’s family gave differing reports about the condition of a repairman who fell through Valley High School’s auditorium ceiling Tuesday morning. New Kensington-Arnold Superintendent Chris Sefcheck said he was told Wednesday evening the man was being...

Gilpin officials have begun discussions on how to spend about $250,000 in covid relief funds. Township supervisor chairman Charles Stull said Monday that Gilpin received $125,000 so far with the second disbursement expected in either June or July. Possible uses include $10,000 for bathrooms at the public works garage, money...

Allegheny Township’s real estate tax rate will remain the same for 2022. The township supervisors on Monday night gave final approval to a $5.03 million budget that keeps property taxes at 16.50 mills. The tax rate for the general fund will be 13.35 mills, the fire services tax will be...

Facing criticism from parents, the Gateway School Board of Directors defended a revised safety plan put in place at Moss Side Middle School following increased incidents of fighting. A letter sent to parents Nov. 19 outlined several changes designed to “maintain our discipline standards and eliminate some of the problems...

Santa Claus will make his rounds perched on a fire truck through Lower Burrell’s Kinloch section Wednesday night from 6 p.m. until about 8 p.m. Santa’s special ride was initially scheduled for Thursday night but was changed because of rain forecasted for Thursday. For more than 50 years, the city’s...

Pittsburgh City Council is considering a proposal to use $1.8 million in federal pandemic relief money to create a food justice fund. “We’re hoping to be able to invest in the kinds of businesses or nonprofits that are part of our food system,” said Councilwoman Deb Gross, who sponsored the...

A North Huntingdon native who is a senior strategist for a New York City hedge fund will be on a nationally televised show Thursday promoting a different kind of business — his kit of a customized cocktail pitcher with five “rulers” listing the ingredients and amounts needed to create 20...

Gilpin police understand the pandemic might have some families concerned about packing into one place to see Santa this holiday season. So officers have made arrangements with the North Pole department to bring the jolly man on a tour of the township Saturday. The police department also collected donations to...

When Delmont officials started making plans for a stormwater detention pond off of Stotler and Dogwood drives, several Dogwood Drive residents asked to be kept in the loop. But when work began on the project, as part of the borough’s state-mandated pollution reduction plan, Dogwood residents were surprised to see...

Greater Latrobe School Board on Tuesday voted 6-3 to revert to a mask-optional policy for students, staff and visitors at district schools. The decision comes in the wake of a state Supreme Court ruling last week that overturned the Department of Health mandate for wearing face coverings in schools. Opponents...

Revelers can party like it’s 1799 at the annual Twelfth Night celebration set for Jan. 8 at Fort Ligonier. It will be a blast from the colonial past as guests attend in period costume to partake of wassail and rum punch and to put their best foot forward for English...

Prantl’s bakery is expanding — both in location and tasty treats. A fifth shop opened inside the former Priory Fine Pastries on East Ohio Street on Pittsburgh’s North Side. “We hope to carry on the tradition the Priory had in the neighborhood,” said Prantl’s owner Joe Cugliari. “They had a...

Amidst their Christmas revelry, Rotary Club of Greensburg members took time to give special recognition to the wives of two members. The group gathered for a party on Dec. 14 in the YWCA Westmoreland County’s Huff Mansion headquarters in Greensburg. Honorees were Janet James and Barbara Bloom, who were named...

Four months after a suspected arson fire led to its closure D’s Six Pax & Dogz restaurant in Regent Square is reopening. D’s posted an announcement that it would open at 11 a.m. Wednesday on its Facebook and Instagram pages. A worker who answered the phone there confirmed they would...

A Greensburg man is accused of taking money from a church and a grocery store when cashing a check from a second church, according to police. Anthony Lawrence McGeachy, 46, of Greensburg, is charged with theft and bad checks in two cases. “We understand that this time of year, there...

About $237,000 in state grants have been allocated for projects in Penn Hills’ Community and Universal parks, officials announced Dec. 14. Grant funding is through the state Department of Conservation and Natural Resources and made available through the Community Conservation Partnership Program. “Penn Hills Park and Universal Park are both...

Allegheny Health Network’s (AHN) Cardiovascular Institute newest cardiac catheterization laboratory is now open at AHN Wexford Hospital, following approval from the Pennsylvania Department of Health. The new cath lab at AHN Wexford will provide advanced heart care to patients throughout the growing northern region of Allegheny County as well as...

A 13-year-old boy is facing homicide and gun charges in the shooting death of his 5-year-old brother in Penn Hills last month. Keegan McGivern was arrested Tuesday in connection with the death of his brother Connor Wolfe, who was found shot in their Prescott Drive home on Nov. 22, officials...

A Homer City woman was killed Tuesday in two-vehicle crash along Route 422 in Indiana County, officials said. Delores D. McCloskey died in the crash that was reported around 9:24 a.m., according to Indiana County Coroner Jerry Overman. According to a coroner’s report, McCloskey entered the South Sixth exit ramp...

Publicize your holiday events, club meetings and fundraisers for free in The Stroller. Send information at least a week in advance to vndnews@triblive.com. Please include a daytime telephone number. Fundraisers to benefit Roaring Run Watershed Association Roaring Run Watershed Association is selling 2022 calendars as a fundraiser. Calendars are $10...