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Greensburg seeks public opinion for Spring Avenue Park redesign
Greensburg had to cancel its plans for a renovation kickoff party in Spring Avenue Park, but city officials hope residents will still share their opinions about the park’s future online. The original plan was to host a gathering in the park Saturday afternoon with games, activities and surveys to get...
V.P. Pence’s rally builds on slew of Trump surrogate visits to Western Pa.
Vice President Mike Pence affirmed his confidence Friday afternoon in West Mifflin that he believes President Donald Trump will again clinch victory in Pennsylvania, among the most critical battleground states in the 2020 election. Air Force Two touched down at 4 p.m. at Allegheny County Airport, about seven miles southeast...
Commemorative events marking Tree of Life attack two years ago begin this weekend
Two years ago, when 11 people were shot to death inside the Tree of Life synagogue on Oct. 27, 2018, an entire city and region grieved. It was the most deadly and extreme anti-Semitic attack in U.S. history. The 10.27 Healing Partnership is encouraging the entire Pittsburgh community to take...
Oct. 23: Here is covid-19 data from Western Pa. colleges
Western Pennsylvania is home community to several colleges and universities, attracting students from around the state and country. During the coronavirus pandemic, many are tracking the number of positive covid-19 cases as they emerge on campus. University of Pittsburgh Enrollment: Approximately 35,000 students Number of new cases: There were 17...
Suspect in custody after search for gunman near Rochester Area High School in Beaver County
A suspect is in custody after police searched the woods near Rochester Area High School for a reported gunman, according to Beaver County 911. Nobody was hurt and the lockdown has been lifted, dispatchers said. Police found the suspect, who was not immediately identified, around 8 p.m. Rochester Township Police...
Warrant issued for Pittsburgh rape suspect
Pittsburgh police asking for the public’s help in tracking down a rape suspect. Anthony Terney, 26, of Pittsburgh is wanted on charges of sexual assault, indecent assault, endangering the welfare of children, rape, corruption of minors, two counts of aggravated indecent assault and two counts of involuntary deviate sexual intercourse....
State police seize 2 kilos of fentanyl on turnpike near New Stanton, charge 2 N.Y. men
Two New York men are in federal custody after state troopers this week allegedly found more than two kilos of fentanyl stashed in a secret compartment of an SUV on the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Westmoreland County. Federal magistrate Patricia Dodge on Wednesday found that there was probable cause for Juan...
TSA finds gun at airport checkpoint, 18th this year
A Pittsburgh woman was stopped Friday morning by security at Pittsburgh International Airport for having a loaded gun in her carry-on luggage. Officers with the Transportation Security Administration found the .380-caliber gun loaded with six bullets. According to a news release, the gun was spotted through the X-ray machine at...
Burrell parents organize homecoming dance for high school students
As coronavirus-related restrictions limit large indoor gatherings, school districts are not offering all of the traditional events they normally would. So parents of Burrell High School students took matters into their own hands, organizing a homecoming dance Saturday evening in the ballroom of the Quality Inn in New Kensington. “When...
Plan to waive liquor license fees could take revenue from Pennsylvania municipalities
Municipal leaders weighed in Friday on a lifeline Gov. Tom Wolf proposed for the bar and restaurant industry a day prior, with some saying it might help businesses but also could take away from revenue at a time when every little bit helps. “Losing any money right now is big,”...
With granite shop relocated to Gilpin, former corporate exec’s future set in stone
Lisa Akscyn of Manor Township has risen from a place of adversity. Akscyn, 54, received life-changing news in 2011 while caring for her terminally ill brother. “I got a letter in the mail informing me I was let go,” Akscyn said. She had lost her her lucrative, long-term corporate job...
1942 Negro Leagues World Series Bobblehead featuring Satchel Paige, Josh Gibson unveiledVideo
It was a scene reminiscent of Babe Ruth calling his home run against the Chicago Cubs in the 1932 World Series at Wrigley Field. Except that it happened in the Negro Leagues World Series, 10 years later. The setting was Forbes Field in Pittsburgh, which hosted Game 2 of the...
Live updates: VP Mike Pence visits Allegheny CountyVideo
Vice President Mike Pence touched down at the Allegheny County Airport on Friday afternoon to stump for President Trump down the home stretch for Election Day on Nov. 3. His visit comes a day after Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden faced off in their final debate. Watch Pence’s comments...
Westmoreland County coronavirus transmission remains ‘substantial’ for 2nd week
Westmoreland County ended the week with a “substantial” level of coronavirus cases, which means local school officials will have to decide whether to follow state recommendations to switch to virtual learning for all students. Data released Friday by the state Department of Health lists about 124 cases of the virus...
Alcoa aluminum smelter moving from Station Square to New Kensington’s Voodoo Brewery
A 39,000-pound piece of Alcoa history is coming to New Kensington. A retired aluminum smelting pot that has been displayed near the Gateway Clipper ramp at Station Square since 1990 will be placed in the beer garden outside Voodoo Brewery at Fifth Avenue and 10th Street. “We are in the...
Baldwin-Whitehall School District loans desks to hybrid, remote students
After Baldwin-Whitehall School District superintendent Randal Lutz asked parents what the district could do to help with remote learning, the biggest request was for desks to make a more conducive workspace at home. So, the district has implemented a desk loan program, which will provide desks to students who need...
U.S. Marshals arrest man wanted in fatal Wilkinsburg shooting
U.S. Marshals on Friday arrested an Edgewood man wanted for an alleged homicide in Wilkinsburg earlier this year, authorities said. Tieriq Pinnix, 27, faces homicide and other charges in connection with the Aug. 31 killing of Marque Yellets. Police responded to a home on Penn Avenue in Wilkinsburg shortly before...
Bernie Sanders to campaign for Joe Biden in Pittsburgh
U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders is visiting Pittsburgh on Saturday to campaign for former Vice President Joe Biden, the man who defeated him for the Democratic presidential nomination. Political experts said Sanders’ visit is designed to energize young and progressive Democrats. “This is a calculated move to energize the base of...
North Huntingdon residents seek demolition of smelly ‘cat house’
Residents living near the odor-emanating North Huntingdon house where some 70 cats had to be rescued want the township to tear it down now, not years from now. “The place stinks,” is how James “Rick” Keenan described the neighboring house at 820 Leger Road, where Matthew Jacobs previously lived with...
West Mifflin man pleads guilty to killing woman found in Sewickley Township
A West Mifflin man will serve at least 13 years in prison after pleading guilty Friday to killing a woman in 2018 and leaving her body in a wooded area of Westmoreland County. Dale Terence Cooper, 37, pleaded guilty to third-degree murder before Judge Beth A. Lazzara in the death...
Mt. Pleasant man accused by state agents of selling heroin, meth from Norvelt home
Agents with the state attorney general’s office allege that a Mt. Pleasant man used a home in the bedroom community of Norvelt as a base for a drug sales operation for several months. David Meade Keefer, 33, was arrested Thursday at the well-kept, two-story frame home at 1136 West Laurel...
National Aviary’s new $4M Garden Room has bird-safe wall of glass overlooking parkVideo
The National Aviary has opened its $4 million Garden Room for special events with features such as fireplaces and a bird-safe glass wall that opens into Allegheny Commons Park. The nonprofit has been fundraising and planning for years to bring the dream of the room, kitchen and large entryway to...
Burrell staying with in-person learning for now as covid-19 cases increase in Westmoreland
Burrell School Board is monitoring Westmoreland County’s recent increase in covid-19 cases, but hasn’t decided whether it will make any changes to the way it’s delivering education to its students. Burrell students now have the option to go to school in-person or attend virtual classes. The percentage of students taking...
Judge denies request to allow poll watchers at Allegheny County satellite election offices
A federal judge Friday denied a request to permit poll watchers at Allegheny County’s satellite election offices, saying there is no constitutional right to have them there. The ruling, during a telephone conference with U.S. District Judge J. Nicholas Ranjan, was a blow to two Republican congressional candidates in Western...
Text messages lead to sex charges against Scottdale man
A series of text messages discovered by a parent on a teenage girl’s cell phone led to sexual assault charges against a Scottdale man. Albert C. Fletcher III, 35, was charged by borough police with corruption of minors, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse with a person less than 16 years old,...
