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Pittsburgh Exxon station operators, clerk guilty of reduced charge in fight with womenVideo
Three men accused of assaulting a woman after a dispute over spilled gasoline at an Exxon station on the North Side last year — resulting in a viral video, days of protests and the store being shut down — were found guilty on Tuesday of a reduced, summary count of...
Penn Hills Progress now available at select retail locations
Penn Hills and Verona residents have another way of receiving their weekly dose of community news. The Penn Hills Progress is now available for purchase at select area retailers throughout Penn Hills and Verona. Stop at any of these locations to pick up a copy of the Penn Hills Progress...
The Times Express now available at select retail locations
Monroeville and Pitcairn residents have another way of receiving their weekly dose of community news. The Times Express is now available for purchase at select retailers throughout the area. Stop at either of these locations to pick up a copy of The Times Express and stay informed about your community:...
7-mile chase ends in Youngwood Cemetery with DUI arrest
A Hempfield woman whose driver’s license already was suspended for a DUI conviction in Allegheny County is accused of leading Greensburg Police on a 7-mile pursuit through several communities early Sunday before the chase ended in Youngwood Cemetery. Officer Garret McNamara reported in court documents filed Tuesday that Kathleen D....
Homicide case against East Huntingdon woman sent to court for mobile home park fatal shootingVideo
Meghan J. West told state police that a warning shot she fired Sept. 20 didn’t stop her former boyfriend from trying to break down her East Huntingdon bedroom door, so she fired again, according to Trooper Michael Thompson. The bedroom door had what Thompson described as a crack near the...
Norwin area sees 60% jump in covid-19 numbers in past week
The Norwin area, which has a population of about 35,000, has had 584 confirmed cases of coronavirus since the pandemic hit the region in March, up from 356 cases on Oct. 12, according to state Department of Health data released Monday. The rise in cases in the Norwin area —...
Covid-19 numbers tallied for Penn-Trafford area
The most recent state data shows 300 people in the Penn-Trafford Star’s coverage area have had confirmed cases of coronavirus since the start of the international pandemic in March, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health. The health department on Monday released data on confirmed cases of the virus in...
Terrelle Pryor, girlfriend plead guilty in domestic case, get probation
Former NFL wide receiver Terrelle Pryor and his girlfriend, who were involved in a bloody domestic incident last year, pleaded guilty to reduced counts Tuesday in Allegheny County Court that left them both on probation. Pryor, 30, a former Jeannette High School football standout, pleaded guilty to a summary count...
Covid-19 numbers tallied for Murrysville-Delmont-Export area
The most recent state data shows just over 200 people in the Murrysville Star’s coverage area have had confirmed cases of coronavirus since the start of the pandemic in March, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health. The confirmed cases show an increase of 42 since Oct. 12. The health...
Police: 12-year-old Allentown girl found safe
A girl reported missing Monday afternoon from Pittsburgh’s Allentown neighborhood was found safe Tuesday, police said. Jaliyah Massey was reported missing from the Allentown neighborhood Monday afternoon, police said Tuesday....
Greater Latrobe set to revert to full-time online instruction
Greater Latrobe School District will step back to full-time remote instruction for all students beginning Monday, prompted by a surge of coronavirus cases in Westmoreland County. In a letter to district parents, Superintendent Georgia Teppert said the district will finish the current week with in-person classroom instruction “in order for...
Sharpsburg street fair features costumes, crafts and community art
A Halloween-themed vendor fair in Sharpsburg brought out ghouls and witches but also offered visitors some candy-themed science experiments, fall crafts and the chance to participate in borough art installations. Shop Sharpsburg Street Fair on Oct. 24 was a way to show off the business corridor and engage the community....
‘It seems like yesterday’: Pittsburgh marks 2 years since Tree of Life massacreVideo
Joyce Fienberg. Richard Gottfriend. Rose Mallinger. Jerry Rabinowitz. David and Cecil Rosenthal. Bernice and Sylvan Simon. Daniel Stein. Melvin Wax. Irving Younger. Some days, two years feels like two days. Others, it feels like two lifetimes. “Sometimes, it feels like it was just yesterday,” said Carol Sikov Gross, president of...
Mail-in ballot processing resumes after power restored at Westmoreland County Courthouse
Mary Rose McGivern and her 19-year-old daughter Madeline, who is voting for the first time this year, turned in their application for mail-in ballots with just three minutes to spare before Tuesday’s 5 p.m. deadline. The McGiverns, of Delmont, were the last of the hundreds of voters who came to...
Westmoreland County adds most new covid-19 deaths since May
Westmoreland County had the most new covid-19 deaths since May reported Tuesday, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health. The four coronavirus-related deaths are the most since May 18, when a record six were reported. The county also had 72 new covid-19 cases Tuesday, a case count that would have...
Pitt students asked to ‘shelter-in-place’ before Thanksgiving break
University of Pittsburgh students have been asked to shelter in place for 14 days leading up to Thanksgiving break, according to an email sent Monday morning from the school’s Covid-19 Medical Response Office. “There is an increased risk of spreading and contracting the virus when traveling and interacting with people...
Allegheny County covid-19 cases pass 15,000
Allegheny County reported 106 new covid-19 cases Tuesday, according to the county Health Department. One new coronavirus-related death was reported, as well. Total cases increased to 15,101 and total deaths are now 422. Allegheny County coronavirus by dayInfogram In the county, there are currently 154 covid-19 patients hospitalized, with 22...
Pittsburgh unveils new Downtown bike lane, making complete link to GAP trail
The final piece linking the Great Allegheny Passage to Point State Park is ready for bicyclists. On Monday, the city of Pittsburgh unveiled two-way bicycle lanes in a strategic part of Downtown. Now a biker can start from the fountain at the Point and roll for more than 150 miles...
Inmate accused of throwing chair, injuring Westmoreland prison guard
An inmate at the Westmoreland County Prison was arrested on three felony counts of aggravated assault and simple assault for allegedly attacking a female guard with a chair earlier this month. Jacquet L. Travis, 38, of Pittsburgh, was arraigned on the multiple criminal charges filed by county Det. James Williams....
Coronavirus changes North Huntingdon VFW post’s Veterans Day celebration
Like so many other aspects of life, the coronavirus pandemic and restrictions on large gatherings forced changes in the annual Veterans Day celebration at the J. Howard Snyder Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 781 in North Huntingdon. Instead of a large gathering inside the VFW post, Commander Kory Bulloch said...
Letter to the editor: Our duty to vote
I recently discovered I would not be home for the Nov. 3 election. Having never missed a presidential election, I was concerned as to my voting options. I then learned that Allegheny County had given voters more options to vote early. During the month of October, locations would be provided...
Assault, drug cases among those recently handled in Judge DeLuca’s Penn Hills court
Penn Hills District Judge Anthony L. DeLuca handled the following cases recently. Defendants will have court dates set in Allegheny County Common Pleas Court. Charges were filed by Penn Hills police unless otherwise noted. Held for court • Natasha Lehman, 41, of Penn Hills on charges of theft by unlawful...
Whitehall resident retires after nearly 4 decades of military service
One of the U.S. Army Reserve’s most distinguished general officers culminated his 39 years of military service during a retirement ceremony at Fort Lee, Va., on Oct. 24. According to a release from The Army School System, Maj. Gen. (Ret.) Bruce Hackett, a Whitehall resident, served honorably in nearly every...
Free covid-19 testing in Millvale, Penn Hills, Squirrel Hill
Free covid-19 tests will be offered in Millvale today through a mobile unit of the Squirrel Hill Health Center. Tests will be available from 9 a.m. to noon in the municipal building parking lot between Butler and Black streets. No doctor’s referral is necessary. Anyone that has symptoms is encouraged...
Lawsuit: Clairton landlord would not terminate lease for woman who feared domestic abuse
A woman who said she was the victim of domestic violence is suing her former landlord, claiming that he discriminated against her by failing to let her terminate her lease early when she became fearful of her husband. Ashley Butler, with assistance from the Fair Housing Partnership of Greater Pittsburgh,...
