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Political signs can be recycled in Pittsburgh
Don’t toss out those campaign signs. They can be recycled in Pittsburgh. The Department of Public Works and the Clean Pittsburgh Commission are launching a recycling imitative to keep campaign yard signs out of landfills after the general election. Both the plastic film and the metal stands are recyclable. People...
Paper ballots, scanners surprise some voters in Allegheny and Westmoreland counties
Mario Taliani of Arnold was surprised when he went to vote Tuesday — not by anything on the ballot, but by the ballot itself. Taliani went into his polling location at Roy A. Hunt Elementary School expecting to vote on an electronic machine. He didn’t know they had been replaced...
Lower Burrell considering tax hike in early budget talks
After two budget workshops, Lower Burrell officials are looking at a possible real estate tax increase for the coming year. Specifics are not yet available as city council continues to work through city departmental budgets looking for places to cut, said Chris Fabry, the city councilman who head ups the...
Lower Burrell wants to raise property taxes by 8.7%
Lower Burrell Council wants to raise real estate taxes by 8.7% in its 2021 budget. Council will vote on the preliminary budget at its meeting Monday, Nov. 9. The city’s proposed 2-mill real estate tax hike would translate into a nearly $40 annual increase for the average home, which is...
Westmoreland County precincts busy, few problems reported
Voters who arrived at some Westmoreland County precincts Tuesday morning to surrender their mail-in ballots and instead vote in person were erroneously required to cast provisional ballots, according to county officials. County commissioners, during an update Tuesday afternoon, said some local judges of elections struggled with interpretations of Pennsylvania’s new...
Kennywood to retire 4 rides, including KangarooVideo
When Kennywood opens next spring, four rides will be gone. The West Mifflin park announced Tuesday the Kangaroo, Paratrooper, Bayern Kurve and the Volcano are being retired. “Any time you are making decisions like this, it is very difficult,” said park spokesman Nick Paradise. “But with what the industry is...
Assault, burglary, drug charges among those recently handled by Judge Herbst in Monroeville
Monroeville District Court Judge Jeffrey Herbst handled these cases recently. Defendants will have court dates set in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas. Charges were filed by Monroeville police unless otherwise noted. Held for court • Joshua Vincent Piccar, 29, of Greensburg on charges of drug possession, driving with...
Minimal lines at polling sites mid-day across the Lower Valley
Lines were minimal at polling sites across the Lower Valley just before noon Tuesday but poll workers expected a rush later in the day. At the Blawnox Volunteer Fire Department along Freeport Road, traffic cones were set up to keep voters 6 feet apart. Poll workers wore masks and had...
Optimist Club replaces in-person toy collection with drive-thru event in O’Hara
The Pittsburgh North Optimist Foundation won’t let covid-19 thwart its annual effort to collect holiday gifts for needy children. Members of the Fox Chapel-based club are hosting a toy drive-thru to replace their typical in-person fundraiser. The event will be noon to 3 p.m. on Dec. 5 at the Lauri...
Kennametal posts $20.8M quarterly loss as sales dropped
Kennametal Corp. lost $20.8 million as sales fell about about 23% in the quarter ending Sept. 30, compared to a year ago, the company said Tuesday. There is much uncertainty in the market and it is difficult to predict when there will be a full recovery, CEO Christopher Rossi said...
Latrobe couple accused of helping Adelphoi runaway’s plan to flee to Georgia
A Latrobe couple has been charged with corruption of minors for allegedly assisting a 17-year-old runaway from an Adelphoi Village group home in a plan to flee to Georgia in September. Eric L. and Michele L. Mallin, 50 and 48, are charged by state police with assisting the girl. The...
Environmentalist’s barefoot walk across U.S. inspires Pittsburgh filmmakerVideo
One day, a friend of Pittsburgh filmmaker Julie Sokolow turned her on to a unique man she’d met while attending Brown University. He was a poet and author named Mark Baumer. Sokolow became an instant fan. “I’d see her posting about his barefoot journey across the country and immediately his...
Local filmmaker teams with Greater Latrobe cast, crew for virtual fall playVideo
Characters in the Greater Latrobe Senior High fall play find ways to connect despite the separations imposed by the coronavirus pandemic. The play’s cast, crew and authors also are looking for a new way to connect with their audience — with a filmed performance that will be presented online. Director...
Westmoreland adds 70 new coronavirus cases, 3 new deaths
Westmoreland County continues to see covid-related deaths reported on a daily basis, with three new such deaths added Tuesday. It is the 20th straight day the county has recorded at least one covid-related death. In that time, 45 deaths have been recorded. The Pennsylvania Department of Health reported 70 new...
Pittsburgh man gets 6½ to 13 years in prison for manslaughter
A Garfield man will serve at least six and a half years in prison for killing his landlord last year. Michael Wolf, 50, pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter and possessing instruments of crime before Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge Edward J. Borkowski in August. Wolf was ordered to serve six...
Allegheny County adds 150 covid cases, 3 new deaths
Allegheny County added 150 cases of coronavirus Tuesday, the county’s Heath Department reported. Of the new cases, 95 were confirmed and 55 probable. The results come from 1,032 PCR tests conducted from Oct. 24-Nov. 2. Among the probable cases, 20 came from positive antigen tests. The new cases range in...
Man sentenced to 2 to 4 years for 2019 Ligonier Township arson
A Laughlintown man was sentenced Tuesday to two to four years in prison for setting his Ligonier Township home on fire last year. Brian W. McVicker, 55, was ordered to pay the former owners of nearby Washington Furnace Inn on Route 30 $125,000 in restitution. Chad Granatire said he has...
North Hills High School back to online classes after 7th active covid case detected
North Hills High School is switching back to online-only instruction for the remainder of the week after another student tested positive for covid-19. The student was last in the building on Oct. 27, according to district officials. It is the seventh active case of the virus at high school. Students...
Johnstown man killed in Route 22 crash in Indiana County
A 61-year-old Johnstown man died Monday in a crash along Route 22 in Indiana County that closed the highway for six hours. Coroner Jerry Overman Jr. said Leroy Durant Jr. was partially ejected through the sunroof of a 2005 Buick Lacrosse that lost control on the highway, drove off the...
Covid-19 numbers tallied for Penn-Trafford area
Recent state data shows 358 people in the Penn-Trafford 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 the five Penn-Trafford area...
Covid-19 numbers tallied for Murrysville-Delmont-Export area
The most recent state data shows 215 people in the Murrysville 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 13 since Oct. 27. The health department on Monday released...
DUI, drug cases among those recently handled in Judge Ford’s Sewickley court
Sewickley District Court Judge Robert L. Ford handled these cases in October. Defendants will have court dates set in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas. Charges were filed by Sewickley police unless otherwise noted. Held for court • Madeleine McConnell, 24, of Mercer on charges of possession of controlled...
Route 28 shoulder closures in effect through Thursday in O’Hara, Harmar
PennDOT announced Tuesday that drilling operations on Route 28 in O’Hara and Harmar have begun and will continue through Thursday, weather permitting. During the drilling operations, shoulder restrictions will occur in both directions of Route 28. Crews from Armstrong Drilling will conduct the work from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m....
Police log: Monroeville police charges filed from Oct. 19-27
Monroeville police filed the following charges Oct. 19 to 27 with District Judge Jeffrey L. Herbst. Charges were filed by Monroeville police unless otherwise noted: • Santo Lurito, 54, of Monroeville with simple assault and harassment. Charges were filed Oct. 19 in connection with an incident along the 100 block...
North Huntingdon-Irwin covid cases on rise again
Coronavirus cases in the North Huntingdon-Irwin area increased by about 20% in the past week, a trend that has continued the last several weeks, according to data reported this week by the state Department of Health. The number of virus cases in North Huntingdon, Irwin and North Irwin, which has...
