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Jeannette man accused of threatening firefighters trying to rescue him from SUV crash
A Jeannette man was arraigned Tuesday on police accusations that he threatened firefighters who were trying to rescue him from an SUV crash in the city last month. Louie A. Bevilacqua, 25, is charged with driving under the influence, terroristic threats, reckless endangerment, resisting arrest, drug possession and related offenses....
Pittsburgh police sergeant dies after covid complications
A third Pittsburgh police officer has died from covid-19 complications, officials said Tuesday. Sgt. Timothy Werner died Tuesday morning at UPMC Mercy with fellow officers by his side. He was 49. Werner worked for years in Zones 4 and 5, said Chief Scott Schubert, and he’d most recently been assigned...
Maintenance, inspections prompt 12-hour closure of Pa. Turnpike tunnel in Somerset County
Parts of the Allegheny Tunnel on the Pennsylvania Turnpike will be closed for 12 hours starting Tuesday evening in Somerset County for maintenance and inspections. Delays may arise when the closure starts at 7 p.m., according to the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission. The closures are expected to be lifted by 7...
‘High School Musical Jr.’ to bring smiles at Fox Chapel’s Dorseyville Middle School
Dorseyville Middle School students return to the musical stage this month as they present “High School Musical Jr.” The cast of almost 80 students includes about 30 technical and stage crew members. “After such a challenging year we wanted to do a show that would make people smile,” said musical...
Oakmont celebrates all things fall during annual festival
Despite a tenuous beginning with the weather, the Oakmont Fall Festival and Halloween parade went off as planned Oct. 30. Costumed children and their parents marched down Allegheny River Boulevard to kick off the day. The Riverview marching band led the 10 a.m. parade to celebrate the day’s festivities. The...
Here’s what Allegheny and Westmoreland county voters are saying about the electionVideo
As voters head to the polls to cast ballots, Tribune-Review journalists are talking to them throughout the region. Here’s a roundup of what’s happening in Allegheny and Westmoreland counties. Freeport Freeport resident John Kraus, 60, voted at his borough’s polling place at St. Mary Mother of God Parish along High...
Freeport hires new police chief as officer and former chief resign
A retired Plum police sergeant has been named Freeport’s new police chief. Council unanimously voted Monday night to hire Matthew Feldmeier to head the borough force in what elected leaders called a transition within the department. Former Chief Eric Belton resigned to take a job with Plum police, and patrolman...
Shaler Police collect nearly 500 pounds of prescription drugs on Drug Take Back Day
Shaler Police, along with Remembering David founders Norma and David Hufnagel, held the Shaler event for the National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Oct. 23. The event was held at the Shaler North Hills Library and cars could be seen throughout the day stopping at the collection site with...
UPMC gives $500 bonus to 92,000 employees
UPMC announced Tuesday that its 92,000 employees will receive a $500 bonus for their dedication during the coronavirus pandemic. “Over the past 20 months, you have risen in truly exceptional ways to meet challenges we could have never anticipated,” CEO and President Leslie C. Davis wrote in an email to...
New principal to focus on literacy development in Gateway’s Ramsey Elementary School
Joseph Rosi is emphasizes literacy development as he takes over as principal of Ramsey Elementary in the Gateway School District. Rosi, after being approved during a school board meeting Sept. 27, started his tenure at Ramsey on Oct. 18. Coming from a background that includes teaching kindergarten and first grade,...
Scammers get $40K in Bitcoin from 2 Indiana County residents through Westmoreland kiosk
State police issued a warning about scammers trying to steal money from people with a scheme involving PayPal and Bitcoin cryptocurrency after two Indiana County residents were swindled out of thousands of dollars last month. Investigators at Troop A said a woman from Homer City lost about $32,000 on Oct....
Scammers get $40K in Bitcoin from 2 Indiana County residents through Westmoreland kiosk
Two Indiana County residents were sent to a Westmoreland County location to buy Bitcoin in a scam state police said resulted in the loss of nearly $40,000. A Homer City woman and a Blairsville man reported receiving a text message in October that notified them of unauthorized activity on their...
Former Mt. Pleasant woman sentenced to federal prison for embezzling $143K from 2 businesses
A former Westmoreland County woman was sentenced to 30 months in a federal prison for embezzling $169,000 from two companies where she worked. Jennifer Lynne Clark, 42, was ordered last week to spend three years on supervised release after the prison term. Clark also is known as Jennifer Gill and...
Former Hampton doctor sentenced to home detention, probation for distributing painkillers
A former doctor from Hampton who pleaded guilty in July to health care fraud and money laundering for illegally writing prescriptions for painkillers has been sentenced to home detention and probation. Andrzej Kazimierz Zielke, 66, of Hampton, who was initially arrested in 2017, operated Medical Frontiers LLC, a pain management...
Registration opens for Pittsburgh’s annual gingerbread competition
Get the gum drops, candy canes and powdered sugar ready. Add in some imagination. Registration opened Monday for the 19th annual City of Pittsburgh’s Gingerbread Competition. The city’s office of special events invites people to create structures from a standard gingerbread house to pretty much any building they can imagine....
Bus drivers for North Hills School District reject contract offer, set to walk off the job
Bus drivers for the North Hills School District rejected a contract offer Monday evening and have authorized a strike. Drivers for district’s contracted transportation provider, ABC Transit, are represented by Teamsters Local 249. Bus service will not be available starting Wednesday morning for district students and students from private and...
Beaver County man arrested for fatal shooting in New Castle
A Beaver County man has been arrested and charged with criminal homicide in connection with the Oct. 24 shooting death of a man in New Castle. Daniel Lee Tweedlie, 19, of New Brighton, was taken into custody shortly after midnight on Tuesday after officers from the New Castle Police Department...
Lower Valley Community Food Bank expecting higher demand for food distribution
The Lower Valley Community Food Bank will hold a food distribution from 1 to 3 p.m. Thursday near the rear entrance of the Springdale Borough Building on School Street. The food bank serves Cheswick, Harmar, Indiana Township, Springdale and Springdale Township. Advance registration is not required. Director Kathy Otterbeck expects...
The Stroller, Nov. 2, 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. Help needed at Vandergrift Meals On Wheels Vandergrift Meals On Wheels is in need of regular and substitute volunteers to help...
Officials in Allegheny County expect higher voter turnout, thanks to mail-in ballots
Allegheny County officials are anticipating voter participation to be higher than usual for a municipal election, thanks to an influx of mail-in ballots. As of Monday afternoon, the county said nearly 94,000 mail-ballots had been returned. Election officials expect voter turnout to reach about 28% — much less than during...
Hempfield Area school superintendent gets 5-year contract
Hempfield Area School Board members have renewed the contract of Superintendent Tammy Wolicki for another five years. “I am blessed and honored to be given this opportunity,” Wolicki said during Monday’s school board meeting. “I look forward to the upcoming years. I know we have lots of great things occurring...
Veteran local comedians to perform this weekend at Casino Theatre in Vandergrift
A night of comedy is coming to Vandergrift. Professional comedian Shaun Blackham will headline a 90-minute show Saturday in the historic Casino Theatre. Blackham, who lives in the Mamont section of Export, has opened for famous comedians, including Adam Sandler, Steven Wright, Tracy Morgan, Mitch Hedberg and Dave Attell. “This...
Report: Armstrong High students led vulgar chants during hockey game against Mars Area
Armstrong School District students are no longer allowed at hockey games after high school students chanted vulgarly at a female goalie at a recent game against Mars Area. The Pennsylvania Interscholastic Hockey League is investigating, and its executive committee will discuss the incident during a meeting Wednesday or Thursday night,...
Retired Pa. Superior Court Judge Justin Johnson dies at 88
Retired Judge Justin Morris Johnson, who served on the Superior Court of Pennsylvania, has died. He was 88. Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto confirmed the death in a statement. Mayor Peduto statement on the passing of Judge Justin Johnson pic.twitter.com/2U1aadGHru— Daniel Gilman (@danielgilman) November 2, 2021 Johnson, of Pittsburgh, had a...
Pittsburgh man found guilty of dealing fentanyl, meth out of Hazelwood home
A jury deliberated for less than an hour before convicting a Pittsburgh man of dealing fentanyl, cocaine and methamphetamine out of his home in the city’s Hazelwood neighborhood, federal prosecutors said Monday. James Weldon Johnson, 36 — who goes by the nickname “300 Blocc Knocc” — was found guilty on...
