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Export man arrested in connection with Homewood shooting
An Export man was arrested in connection with a fatal shooting Aug. 2 in Pittsburgh’s Homewood North neighborhood. Pittsburgh police said Roemon Howard, 21, of Export was charged Wednesday with criminal homicide, carrying a firearm without a license, discharging a firearm into an occupied structure, and reckless endangerment. Howard is...
Blairsville man acquitted for threats after wife recants allegations
A Blairsville man was found not guilty of making threats to kill his wife after she told a Westmoreland County jury she lied to police. Police claimed James Leroy Trout Jr., 45, pointed a gun at a Latrobe home on Oct. 15, 2019 where his wife fled to after the...
Westmoreland tax office to remain closed until Monday as covid-19 cases confirmed
The tax office at the Westmoreland County Courthouse will remain closed to the public until Monday, Aug. 16 after employees testified positive for the coronavirus. County officials said test results reported Wednesday afternoon confirmed that three employees in the first-floor courthouse annex office had contracted the virus. The office was...
Ex-Latrobe wrestling coach testifies in alleged hazing case
A former junior high school wrestling coach testified he didn’t originally believe any crimes were committed or students were hurt when he saw one of his team leaders brandish a stick before practice last year. But Cary James Lydic admitted Wednesday that video of the incident suggested wrongdoing. Responding to...
U.S. Amateur Championship brings welcome business to area establishments
Like many area businesses, restaurants and hotels in Oakmont and Harmar have suffered during the pandemic. It’s going to take time to make up the losses they’ve incurred, but weeks such as this one definitely are helping their economic recovery. The 121st U.S. Amateur golf championship is being held this...
Driver killed when tree falls as his vehicle passes by in Washington County
A driver in Washington County was killed when a tree fell on his vehicle during a severe storm Wednesday afternoon, officials said. Floyd Gregory Stephen, 53, of Follansbee, W.Va., was dead at the scene in Canton Township. According to the Washington County Coroner’s Office, the wreck occurred shortly before 2:30...
Child safety advocates launch billboard campaign against Sen. Kim Ward
Child sexual abuse prevention advocates are making good on their promise to keep the heat on state Senate Majority Leader Kim Ward for her refusal to advance a bill giving adult survivors of child sexual abuse their day in court. This week, they took their battle to the Hempfield Republican’s...
Return to classroom still recommended by experts despite uptick in pediatric covid hospitalizations
Despite a slight increase in pediatric covid-19 hospitalizations at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, health experts said they think students can safely return to the classroom for the upcoming school year. Pediatric covid-19 hospitalizations have increased slightly over the past month, although the number of children admitted to UPMC Children’s...
Allegheny County officials implore adults to get vaccinated as cases among children rise
As covid-19 cases among young children climb, Allegheny County officials again implored the public to get vaccinated — if not for themselves, then for the children who don’t have a choice in the matter. “We know the delta variant, combined with the still significant number of unvaccinated people, is driving...
URA set to approve $24 million for projects in 3 Pittsburgh neighborhoods
Twelve new single-family homes in Hazelwood, a new commercial space and affordable housing in the Hill District, and a recreation center in Larimer are set to receive a total of $24 million in investment from the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh. The money will come through the URA’s Avenues of...
Pittsburgh buys 14 new pickups that will help come winter, councilman says
Amid muggy, stormy weather Wednesday, Pittsburgh officials announced they were buying 13 pickup trucks and a dump truck that will bolster the city’s public works fleet and aid in snow removal come winter. “We’re always thinking about winter,” said Molly Onufer, Mayor Bill Peduto’s spokeswoman. The city received a reimbursement...
Lead Safe Westmoreland program offers free abatement, training for contractors
Westmoreland officials hope county homeowners with children will help get the lead out of their residences. Funded through a $3.4 million federal grant that began in January, the newly formed Lead Safe Westmoreland program is seeking both homeowners to take part in the lead abatement program and contractors to help...
Grammy-winning singer Jason Mraz inspired by Pittsburgh’s favorite neighbor
Grammy-winning musician Jason Mraz’s latest album design was inspired by one of Pittsburgh’s beloved neighbors. The cover has an image of a mirror surrounded by a rainbow. “Mister Rogers was definitely the inspiration,” Mraz, who will be performing here at the end of the month, told the Tribune-Review. “Mister Rogers...
Monroeville Council comes to settlement agreement with ALCOSAN after violating contract for 27 years
A contract that never should have been entered into almost ended up costing Monroeville a huge sum of money. The issue goes back to an agreement that the municipality signed in 1994 that broke an exclusive contract signed with ALCOSAN nearly 40 years earlier. “The important thing to remember is...
Nurse accused of stealing medications meant for patients at Winfield nursing home
A nurse told police she stole medications intended for patients at a Butler County nursing home to deal with pain in her teeth, according to a criminal complaint filed in the case. State police said Karen Lynn Hemby, 46, of Ellport, Lawrence County, signed out 18 doses of medication between...
Sewickley officials hire Donna Kaib as new borough manager
Sewickley officials have tapped Reserve Township manager Donna Kaib as their new top administrator. She was hired as the new borough manager via an 8-0 vote on Aug. 10. Councilman Tom Rostek was absent. Kaib was not at the meeting. Her start date is scheduled for Aug. 19. “We’re excited...
Wine Store at Vallozzi’s Restaurant in Hempfield offers unique varieties
While other folks were learning to crochet or bake bread during quarantine, restaurateur Ernie Vallozzi turned his attention to wine. The results of his study are on display — and for sale — in the new Wine Store at Vallozzi’s Restaurant in Hempfield. “We had a realization (during pandemic restrictions)...
Duquesne Light grant helps complete Pitcher Park Rain Garden in Carnegie
A late summer bloom is arriving in Carnegie Park as work on the new Pitcher Park Rain Garden reaches its final stages. Thanks to a $2,500 Community Impact Grant from Duquesne Light, the Carnegie Borough Shade Tree Commission is able to move forward with the long-awaited rain garden, creating a...
Most Kiski Area parents ‘in favor of choice’ when it comes to masks for children, acting superintendent says
Kiski Area School Board will discuss its current health and safety plan during Wednesday night’s agenda meeting. A draft of the district health and safety plan, presented to the public on July 26, makes it optional for students, staff and visitors to wear face coverings or masks when classes begin...
Blawnox Community Garden hosts weekly opportunities to volunteer
Blawnox Community Garden volunteer Ashley Dolhi was filled with excitement after helping to harvest kale from the raised beds that fill the site along Center Avenue. It was the first time that Dolhi of Blawnox got her hands dirty at the weekly work shifts scheduled Wednesdays at the garden. Organizers...
Baldwin-Whitehall extends free weekly meal packs
Baldwin-Whitehall School District is set to ensure no child in the district goes hungry this year. As an extension of the Seamless Summer Option, a weekly summer meal provider program, all children under age 18 will have access to free, weekly meal packs through BWSD during the 2021-2022 school year....
Pittsburgh charity party 100 years in the making set for Aug. 21 in Verona
Travelers Aid of Pittsburgh, a nonprofit agency focusing on removing transportation barriers for those in need, is celebrating a century of helping people in the Steel City area. A party is planned from 4 to 8 p.m. on Aug. 21 in Railroad Park in Verona. It will be hosted by...
Peduto aide Majestic Lane leaving to work for Allegheny Conference
The leader of Pittsburgh’s Office of Equity, who also serves as outgoing Mayor Bill Peduto’s deputy chief of staff, is leaving next month to take on a similar role with the Allegheny Conference on Community Development. Majestic Lane has worked for the Peduto administration since 2016. He became deputy chief...
Penn Hills School District hosts open houses at its 3 schools
Penn Hills families got a chance to tour the district schools and look at what is in store for their children a few weeks before the start of the new school year. The elementary, middle and high school doors were open for a couple of hours each on Aug. 10....
Pair of La Roche alumnae elected to top leadership posts on university’s board of trustees
A pair of alumnae of La Roche University in McCandless have been elected to serve in leadership positions on the board of trustees. Class of 2003 graduate Ernestine Harris will serve as board chair and Dione Graswick, who graduated in 1993, is the new vice chair, university officials announced. “I...
