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Pittsburgh to add 12 snowplows to city fleet for rest of winter
Pittsburgh’s fleet of snowplows will have 12 new vehicles for the rest of the winter season. City Council on Tuesday approved a measure to reallocate about $470,000 from the city’s budget to buy six snowplows and lease six more for the remainder of winter. The original proposal included taking more...
Proposal would reduce speed limit in Pittsburgh parks to 15 mph
Pittsburgh City Council is considering a proposal to reduce the speed limit in city parks to 15 mph, down from 25 mph. The legislation introduced Tuesday noted that many of the roads running through the city’s parks don’t have sidewalks and are shared by pedestrians and vehicles. “It’s going to...
Guilty plea entered in Greensburg woman’s fatal overdose
An Allegheny County woman pleaded guilty to supplying the fatal dose of heroin used in the overdose of a Greensburg woman in May 2019. Britnee R. Clark, 41, of Avalon was one of three people charged in connection with the death of 59-year-old Roxanne Gongaware, whose body along with drug...
Multiple injuries in 4-vehicle crash on Greensburg Road in Lower Burrell
Multiple people were injured in a four-vehicle crash along Greensburg Road in Lower Burrell Tuesday afternoon. A small white school bus, a Cadillac Escalade, a Ford SUV and a white box truck collided near the intersection of Greensburg Road and Atlantic Avenue by East Coast Used Cars shortly before 3...
Pittsburgh firefighters no longer required to live in city
Pittsburgh firefighters are no longer required to live within the city of Pittsburgh, after an arbitrator struck down the city’s residency requirement. The measure will allow the city’s more than 650 uniformed firefighters to live where they want. Fire Chief Darryl Jones said he believes the residency restriction will be...
NTSB: Speed, road conditions played big role in fatal Mt. Pleasant turnpike crash
The driver of a tour bus involved in a deadly 2020 Pennsylvania Turnpike crash likely was traveling at unsafe speeds on a wet road, causing him to lose control of the vehicle, according to the National Transportation Safety Board. The NTSB’s unanimous adoption of the drafted probable cause came more...
Troopers: Hempfield woman accused of cutting boyfriend with knife in altercation after DUI crash
A Hempfield woman was arrested this week on aggravated assault and drunken driving charges after state police say she cut her boyfriend’s hand with a knife and punched him during a Jan. 31 argument when she crashed her SUV. Jessica L. Fink, 39, is accused of driving erratically after departing...
Want to work at Fallingwater? Job fair set for Feb. 15 to fill 10 positions
The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy is hosting an in-person job fair to fill at least 10 positions at Fallingwater from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Feb. 15 at the Barn at Fallingwater. The famous Fayette County home designed by Frank Lloyd Wright will open for its 59th tour season on...
Greensburg police: 2 men jailed on multiple charges after 8-mile chase, crash
Two men inside a stolen car that led Greensburg police on an 8-mile pursuit early Tuesday through the city and north on Route 119 before crashing into an embankment near Crabtree were ordered to jail on numerous criminal, traffic and theft complaints. Darnelle L. Wade, 37, of New Kensington and...
Pittsburgh City Council votes down Wilkinsburg annexation, for now
Pittsburgh City Council voted Tuesday against annexing neighboring Wilkinsburg, but council members will continue investigating the possibility of doing so in the future. The proposed annexation was voted down 7-2, with Councilmen Anthony Coghill and Corey O’Connor voting in favor of it. “I feel this is a necessity for Wilkinsburg...
Greensburg Civic Theatre stages multi-award-winner ‘Rent’
Edward Bostedo loves “Rent” so much that he has a lyric from the musical tattooed on his leg. When Greensburg Civic Theatre needed a director for its upcoming production of the multiple award-winner, he applied right away and was accepted. Though the Delmont resident has been directing community theater for...
Brief standoff ends with arrest of man on Allegheny County Sheriff’s ‘most wanted’ list
A brief standoff Tuesday morning ended in the arrest of a Pittsburgh man on the Allegheny County Sheriff’s “most wanted” list with four outstanding warrants, according to Sheriff Kevin Kraus. Authorities said Carlos L. Hart Jr., 27, of Stanton Heights, was wanted on three arrest warrants and a bench warrant....
Blawnox café to raffle 3 months of free meals
Believe it or not, a Blawnox café owner is giddy at the idea of giving away three months of meals. That feeling, Clean Eatz owner Darryl Duncan said, is surpassed only by the possibility of also doling out $25,000. Duncan will launch the “We Change Livez Challenge” in March through...
Anthony Bisesi appointed as Ward 9 Ross commissioner
The Ross Township Board of Commissioners held a special meeting on Jan. 31 to appoint a new commissioner for Ward 9, filling the vacancy left by previous commissioner Jack Betkowski. Betkowski resigned on Jan. 3 after being elected to the Allegheny County Council in the November election to represent District...
Yinzer Cards offer unique Pittsburgh-style Valentine’s greetings
The Yinzer Cards Valentine’s Day line eschews the hearts and flowers of the typical Valentine’s card in favor of greetings tailored to a local audience. “They are not exactly your grandmother’s Valentine greeting card or candy,” said Pittsburgh-based comedian Jim Krenn, who started the card line in 2018 with radio...
Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey to hold community forums on issues facing new administration
Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey’s transition team is seeking the public’s input on key issues facing the new administration. In the first of several planned virtual community forums, Gainey will seek input on equitable development in a forum starting at 6 p.m. Feb. 21. Subsequent forums will include ones focusing on...
Police: Man, 21, dead after swerving head-on into pickup on Route 66 in Washington Township
A 21-year-old man died on Tuesday morning when his SUV swerved into oncoming traffic along Route 66 in Washington Township and crashed head-on into a pickup truck, according to authorities. The Westmoreland County Coroner’s Office on Tuesday night identified the driver of the SUV as Michael C. Signore, of Delmont....
Asbestos issues drive up costs for demolition of Franklin Regional elementary
The bulk of Franklin Regional School District’s capital plan for the coming school year is demolishing the former Heritage Elementary School, although the cost has gone up substantially after asbestos was discovered in the building. A little less than half of the $2.25 million capital budget for the 2022-23 school...
Oakmont replacing gas street lamps with modern LED lights
The Oakmont Boulevard Project is working with the borough to fund a project to replace all of the old gas lamp posts in town and update them with new LED lights. As a result, the Hometown Heroes Banner Program, which was coordinated by the Oakmont Chamber of Commerce, will be...
Woman, officer injured amid domestic incident in Pittsburgh’s Homewood
A woman and a police officer were hurt Tuesday morning following a response to a domestic 911 call in Pittsburgh, Public Safety spokesperson Maurice Matthews said. Matthews said police responded to a 911 call around 3:20 a.m. in the 7000 block of Apple Street. Upon arrival, police could hear arguing...
The Stroller, Feb. 8, 2022: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your events, fish fries 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. Shoe collection to benefit Leukemia and Lymphoma Society A used shoe collection to benefit the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society will continue through...
How the Huey helicopter made its way to Lynch Field
It came by police escort, not air. The 1966 U.S. Army Huey helicopter retired at Lynch Field has been there since the mid-1990s, a product of the vision of late Greensburg Fire Chief Edward Hutchinson. He and fellow firefighter Lou Battistella picked it up in September 1995 in Washington, Pa....
Pa. mine cleanup funding seen as game-changer
Pennsylvania could clean up the vast majority of the state’s abandoned mines and the pollution caused by them with a $245 million federal allocation annually for the next 15 years, a Westmoreland County conservation official said. “This pot of money has the potential to make one of the largest impacts...
Allegheny Health Network moving Express Care clinic to new location in New Kensington
Allegheny Health Network announced Monday it is moving its Express Care clinic to new quarters in New Kensington. The new location in Suite 1C at Kensington Square on Eighth Street is scheduled to open Feb. 21. It is next to the network’s New Kensington Outpatient Center, which opened there in...
Riverview Senior Living, a rehabbed Highlands elementary school, expected to open in spring
The conversion of a former Highlands elementary school into affordable housing for senior citizens is scheduled to be completed by spring. Riverview Senior Living — a nod to the district’s Riverview Elementary, which operated through most of the 1900s — will provide 31 one- and two-bedroom apartments for people 62...
