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Minor injuries in Thanksgiving rollover crash on Pittsburgh’s Parkway East
A rollover crash on Thursday afternoon on the Parkway East in Pittsburgh resulted in only minor injuries, police said. The crash happened shortly after 3 p.m. in the Parkway East’s westbound lanes near the Squirrel Hill/Homestead exit. State police said a car driven by a 40-year-old Pittsburgh man traveled across...
As Hempfield casino marks a year in business, local leaders say it provides more than a place to gamble
Westmoreland County leaders are touting Live! Casino Pittsburgh as an “incredible economic engine” after the facility pumped millions of dollars into the economy during its first year of operation. Located in Hempfield’s Westmoreland Mall, the casino has seen economic impact investments totaling almost $135 million since opening last November, officials...
Norwin seeks 30-day delay in releasing info on contracts
The Norwin School District says it will need 30 days to release details of the recently approved six-year contract with the Norwin Education Association and a five-year agreement with building principals and administrators not represented by a collective bargaining agreement. Norwin Superintendent Jeff Taylor stated in a Nov. 22 email...
Feast of friendship served across Alle-Kiski Valley on Thanksgiving
This Thanksgiving, Freeport native Jean Urik kept her kitchen clean. She and Don Hines of Butler enjoyed a free holiday turkey meal with all of the trimmings at St. Mary’s Parish on High Street in Freeport. “It’s hard to cook Thanksgiving for just two people without having a ton of...
Officials, volunteers help serve meals at Light of Life Rescue Mission in Pittsburgh’s North Side
Elected officials from Allegheny County and Pittsburgh, along with staff and volunteers helped serve Thanksgiving meals Thursday afternoon at the Voeghtly Street Mission operated by Light of Life Rescue Mission in Pittsburgh’s North Side. Pittsburgh Mayor-elect Ed Gainey, as well as current Mayor Bill Peduto, were there to help serve...
Greensburg Turkey Trot ends with a pop — a proposal, that isVideo
Manny Hidalgo had only one thought on his mind Thursday morning as he prepared to run in his first Greensburg Turkey Trot — proposing to his girlfriend. Hidalgo planned the surprise proposal for the end of the 5K race, when he got down on one knee to pop the question...
Operation Santa Claus has new partner to help needy families
In the early 1980s, the Tribune- Review’s Operation Santa Claus started as an idea in the newspaper’s editorial department. “At the time, George Beidler was the Greensburg editor, and he kind of spearheaded the whole thing to get it off the ground,” said retired Tribune-Review General Manager Art McMullen, who has...
Pittsburgh man, 58, dies following Wilkinsburg shooting
Allegheny County Police on Thursday filed homicide charges against a Pittsburgh man in connection with a deadly shooting that took place early Thursday morning in Wilkinsburg. George Edwin Booker, 52, faces homicide and firearms charges for the alleged shooting of a 58-year-old Pittsburgh man inside a Wilkinsburg home, Allegheny County...
Police: Man in stable condition after Homewood shooting
A man is in stable condition after an early morning shooting in Pittsburgh’s Homewood neighborhood, police said. Officials responded to the 7200 block of Race Street shortly before 5 a.m. Thursday after receiving a Shotspotter alert for one round fired, said Pittsburgh Public Safety Spokeswoman Cara Cruz. Responding officers found...
Police: McKeesport man knew his brakes didn’t work before fatal July crash
Police say that a McKeesport man knew his 2003 Yukon had no brakes and was unsafe to drive when he left ACS Auto Repair on July 3, but he drove off anyway and crashed about a mile away, killing his female passenger. Eric Oliver, 47, faces a slew of charges...
Pine-Richland/Mars JROTC cadets bring home awards
Pine-Richland High School/Mars Air Force JROTC cadets attended their first drill competition at McDowell High School in Erie. The cadets earned top awards and included: • Third place Uniform Inspection Team commanded by Cadet Cait Howard • Second place JV Color Guard Team commanded by Cadet Alanna Shaw • Second...
The Stroller, Nov. 25, 2021: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your club meetings, community events 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. Count your blessings this Thanksgiving As you sit down to dinner with your loved ones, take the time to say a...
Allegheny County police searching for man accused in McKees Rocks homicide
Allegheny County police on Wednesday filed homicide charges in connection with the midday killing of a man in McKees Rocks last month, authorities said. David Goodwine, 29, of McKees Rocks, faces homicide and firearms charges for the alleged shooting of 35-year-old Brian Irby on Oct. 7. Irby, also of McKees...
Police: Teen shot in Pittsburgh’s Knoxville neighborhood Wednesday
An 18-year-old man was hospitalized after being shot in Pittsburgh’s Knoxville neighborhood Wednesday. Public Safety spokesperson Cara Cruz said officers were dispatched shortly before 5:10 p.m. to the 70 block of Rochelle Street for two Shotspotter alerts. Police found the teen with a gunshot wound to his leg. Officers applied...
Feds press Pittsburgh-based Poopsenders.com to find client harassing postal employee
Officials from the U.S. Office of the Inspector General were in federal court in Pittsburgh Tuesday trying to determine who has been harassing a U.S. Postal Service employee by mailing multiple, anonymous packages of fake poop. The OIG issued a subpoena in November 2019 to a company called Poopsenders.com, located...
Officials: 1 killed after small aircraft crashes near Grove City
Police, firefighters and federal officials are investigating a plane crash that killed one person Wednesday evening near Grove City, officials said. A single-engine Cessna 210 with two people aboard crashed around 5:45 p.m. in a wooded area near a landfill on TCI Park Drive, according to Federal Aviation Administration spokesman...
Gainey, Fitzgerald, Peduto to serve Thanksgiving dinners at Light of Life mission
The preparation part of Thanksgiving dinner begins early in most households and Pittsburgh’s Light of Life Rescue Mission is no exception. In fact, volunteers will be showing up to cook as early as 4 a.m. on Thursday morning. The mission is planning to serve over 1,000 turkey dinners between noon...
Pittsburgh police officer charged with DUI and rear-ending car driven by WPXI reporter
A Pittsburgh police officer is on unpaid administrative leave after he was charged with rear-ending a car while intoxicated in Plum earlier this month. The driver of the car he hit, according to police, is WPXI-TV reporter Amy Hudak. Tariq Jamal-Francis is charged with driving under the influence, endangering the...
Health official: Breakthrough cases make up 38% of Allegheny County’s cases
Vaccinated residents made up about 38% of Allegheny County’s roughly 20,000 covid-19 cases in October and November, a health official said Wednesday. That’s around 7,700 cases among the vaccinated, said Dr. LuAnn Brink, chief epidemiologist for the county health department. Brink filled in for Dr. Debra Bogen, the county’s health...
Vandergrift councilwoman suing borough officials resigns her seat
Vandergrift councilwoman Karen McClarnon has resigned her position. McClarnon submitted a letter of resignation, effective immediately, to council President Kathy Chvala and borough secretary Steve Delledonne. Council approved McClarnon’s resignation during a special meeting Wednesday afternoon. Borough solicitor Larry Loperfito was absent. McClarnon did not attend the meeting and declined...
Hempfield Area senior marching in Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
Jacob Onoffrey knows marching in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade as part of Macy’s Great American Marching Band is the chance of a lifetime. When the Hempfield Area High School senior found out he was chosen to be part of the event, he was shocked. “It was the biggest spark...
Vandergrift woman charged with filing false claims to get $25K in Medicaid payments
A Vandergrift woman is accused of illegally receiving more than $25,300 in Medicaid payments by submitting false time sheets to a program that pays people who provide in-home personal care for patients. An agent with the state Attorney General’s office charged Christina Jean Myers, 39, of Lowell Street with felony...
Police serve up lunch for Kiski Area elementary students
Three Washington Township cops were serving it up Wednesday at Kiski Area Upper Elementary School, but there were no warrants involved. “It’s lunch with the law,” joked police Chief Scott Slagle. Slagle, joined by Officer Kenneth Hollis and Sgt. Vince Surace, served lunch to almost 550 students. The annual event...
West Deer woman charged with allowing child to spend time with registered sex offender
A West Deer woman is accused of repeatedly allowing a young boy to spend time with a convicted sex offender, according to police. West Deer police charged Amy Lynn Lambert, 46, with one count of felony endangering the welfare of children. At the time, she was already detained in the...
Wolf administration asks state Supreme Court to leave school mask mandate in place
The state attorney general’s office, in an expected move, has asked the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to keep intact the school mask mandate pending the outcome of litigation on the issue. The mandate is set to expire on Dec. 4 following an order by the state Commonwealth Court last week. “The...
