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Library Park nearly finished at Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall
As I wrote in this column on May 21, the Library & Music Hall is embarking on the last leg of transforming its facility from rundown to remarkable – we are completing the Carnegie Carnegie. What began with men in hazmat suits remediating asbestos in late 2004 soon morphed into...
Carnegie Science Center event takes Pittsburghers to the rivers
How does river water get turned into clean drinking water? How is the risk of overflow into rivers reduced during heavy rains? The answers to these and other questions will be provided by the Carnegie Science Center during its H2Oh! River Weekend on July 24-25. The annual aquatic event focuses...
Mayoral candidate of North Braddock facing assault charges
A candidate for mayor of North Braddock is facing charges of aggravated assault after being accused of beating two women with a bat, according to Tribune-Review news partner WPXI. Cletus Lee was arrested Tuesday after a confrontation that police said resulted from a domestic dispute. The victims were taken to...
Several residents displaced after McKeesport fire spreads to 3 homes
Several McKeesport residents were displaced in a fire that spread to three homes early Wednesday, according to Tribune-Review news partner WPXI. No one was injured in the fires, which started at about 12:30 a.m. along Stewart Street. Flames destroyed one of home’s porches and scorched the sides of the others....
Food scrap collection program coming to Quaker Valley
A curbside food scrap collection program is coming to the Quaker Valley this month. Kyle Winkler of Pittsburgh’s North Side was able to garner enough support through a Kickstarter effort to bring his Zero Waste Wrangler service to Sewickley, Glen Osborne and Edgeworth. Fundraising began mid-April and was last updated...
Tarentum police use Taser to subdue Harrison woman during arrest after crash
Police said they used a Taser to subdue a Harrison woman who resisted arrest after a crash on First Avenue in Tarentum on Tuesday afternoon. In a criminal complaint, Tarentum police said Jennifer Leone Robare, 30, of Sycamore Street walked away after crashing her Jeep Liberty into the rear end...
12-year-old missing from Arlington found safe
A 12-year-old boy last seen Monday in Pittsburgh’s Arlington section has returned home safely, police said. Pittsburgh police detectives had sought the public’s help to find Kirill Matveev, who went missing at about 4 p.m. Monday. Police posted to social media just before 9 a.m. Wednesday that Matveev was located....
Route 30 reopens in North Huntingdon following car fire at auto repair shop
A fire Tuesday night at an auto repair shop Route 30 in North Huntingdon closed both the eastbound and westbound lanes of the busy highway, police said. Route 30 was closed between Route 48 and the Ardara Road intersection in the western end of the township. It reopened shortly after...
Woman killed in Etna house fire identified as grandmother of 12, food pantry volunteer
The woman who died soon after a fire ripped through her Etna home last week was 80-year-old Janet Wilson, authorities confirmed Tuesday. Wilson was pronounced dead around 5:30 a.m. last Thursday, about a half-hour after emergency responders received the report of thick black smoke and flames shooting out of a...
United Steelworkers ratify new, 4-year contract with ATI, ending strike
Members of the United Steelworkers ratified a new, four-year contract with Allegheny Technologies, Inc., the specialty steelmaker announced Tuesday night. The agreement ends a strike by 1,300 union members at nine ATI locations that began March 30. ATI employees will begin returning to their jobs the week of July 19,...
Rash of scam calls prompts warning from Latrobe police, victims duped out of thousands of dollars
Latrobe police are cautioning residents not to provide personal information over the phone after learning of a rash of scam calls. Police Chief John Sleasman said his department received reports of about two dozen such scams over the preceding week. According to Sleasman, bogus callers have falsely presented themselves as...
Inclusionary zoning could be expanded to Bloomfield, Polish Hill, under proposed legislation
A requirement that 10% of new multi-unit housing be made affordable in Pittsburgh’s Lawrenceville neighborhood may be tested in Bloomfield and Polish Hill, under legislation introduced Tuesday by Councilwoman Deb Gross. Residents and community leaders from Bloomfield and Polish Hill lobbied Gross for the legislation, she said. It would expand...
Whole Foods donates refrigerated van to food rescue group in PittsburghVideo
Whole Foods Market on Tuesday donated a refrigerated food delivery van to the food rescue and hunger relief organization 412 Food Rescue. The donation took place outside the Whole Foods on Centre Avenue in Pittsburgh store as part of its Nourishing Our Neighborhoods program, which is designed to help food...
Advance registration and fee required to bid on tax delinquent Westmoreland properties
Potential buyers at Westmoreland County’s next sale of tax-delinquent properties will have to register in advance and pay a required fee to be eligible to bid at auction. County commissioners are expected on Thursday to approve a new $25 registration fee to cover administrative costs. New registration provisions, enacted through...
‘I’m considering leaving the country’: Prosecutors read texts from Glenshaw man charged in Capitol riot
In text messages sent in the days and weeks after the Jan. 6 Capitol attack, prosecutors said, a Shaler area substitute teacher worried that he would be arrested and that his actions would prohibit him from being able to teach in the future. Robert Morss, 27, was arrested last month...
Westmoreland commissioners blast airport authority over vote on Arnold Palmer restaurant lease
It’s been a month since the Westmoreland County Airport Authority approved a new lease for Arnold Palmer Regional Airport’s restaurant, but it continues to draw flak about the move from county commissioners. The new restaurant lease was approved by a 7-2 vote in June, allowing DeNunzio’s Italian Chophouse to continue...
Unity woman charged with pen assault against nurse ruled incompetent to stand trial
A judge on Tuesday said a Unity woman jailed for the past year after she was accused of using a pen to attack a nurse at Excela Westmoreland Hospital is not competent to stand trial. Susan Barkley, 42, will undergo treatment for the next two months in an effort to...
Vandergrift police officer, suspended after encounter with Black restaurant patron, returns to work
Vandergrift Police Officer William Moore, who was suspended last month for unprofessional conduct, is back on duty. Council member Casimer Maszgay confirmed Tuesday that Moore returned to his beat last week. Vandergrift Police Chief Joe Caporali refused to comment on Moore’s return, citing a personnel matter. Moore also declined to...
Doctor who ran North Hills pill mill pleads guilty in federal court
A former doctor from Hampton pleaded guilty Tuesday to health care fraud and money laundering stemming from his illegal prescription of painkillers. Andrzej Zielke, 66, will be sentenced by Senior U.S. District Judge Nora Barry Fischer on Nov. 1 on six counts, including unlawful dispensing of a controlled substance. “Mr....
Yukon siblings’ lemonade stand raises more than $900 for fire department
The Yukon Volunteer Fire Department received $903 in donations over the weekend from six siblings who successfully held their third lemonade stand. Laken Cope’s children first sold lemonade at the end of May and used the inaugural profits to purchase additional lemonade and cups for a second sale in June....
Beagle Bridge in Bethel Park to be repaired
A bridge repair project in a Bethel Park neighborhood is expected to begin next month. Alternating traffic patterns along Beagle Drive Bridge will take place mid-August and last about four weeks. Borough director of engineering Stacey Graf said the two-lane bridge off Library Road needs structural steel repairs, painting to...
The Stroller, July 14, 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. Astronomers plan weekend Star Parties Amateur Astronomers of Pittsburgh will host Star Parties at 8:45 p.m. Friday and Saturday in the...
Pitt-Greensburg education professor honored with 2021 Racial Justice Award
As the child of a Holocaust survivor, University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg Professor Melissa Marks said she has been drawn to advocate for equity. Marks was honored with the YWCA Westmoreland County’s 2021 Racial Justice Award because of her work in diversity education. “I know what can happen when people...
Driver clung to tree ‘for dear life’ after turnpike crash in Mt. Pleasant Township, fire chief saysVideo
A Butler area man was “holding on for dear life” to tree branches Monday night along the Pennsylvania Turnpike after being ejected from his SUV that launched over a hillside after crashing, Mt. Pleasant fire Chief Jerry Lucia said. “He was about 8 or 9 feet up in the branches...
Greensburg officials lay out plans for 1st payment of American Rescue Plan funds
Greensburg officials plan to use money from the first payment of federal covid relief funds to help build a new public works building that will replace one destroyed in a 2019 fire. In all, the city will receive more than $1.47 million from the American Rescue Plan. Funds will be...
