Pa. lawmakers push to move federal energy office to Pittsburgh
A bipartisan group of congressmen say Western Pennsylvania’s status as a growing energy hub justifies moving a key federal office here. U.S. Reps. Chris Deluzio, D-Fox Chapel, John Joyce, R-Altoona, and Guy Reschenthaler, R-Peters, introduced legislation Tuesday that would relocate the Department of Energy’s Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon...
Burrell elementary school expansion to be tweaked after bids come in over budget
Burrell School District officials need to pare the cost of construction projects at Bon Air Elementary School after bids came in over budget. The lowest bid for Bon Air’s proposed cafeteria and kitchen addition, and heating and cooling projects, came in at $12.6 million, according to Superintendent Shannon Wagner. “That...
IronRock Tap House in Hempfield closes; Atria’s in Murrysville to shutter; Rick’s Sports Bar for sale
After nearly six years in business, IronRock Tap House in Hempfield has closed its doors. Greg and Christina Cammerata opened the restaurant in late November 2019. The owners told TribLive shortly before IronRock’s opening that it was a prime location for their business venture, positioned next to Route 30 and...
Shaler Area School District getting new resource officer, security firm
The Shaler Area School District will have a new resource officer and a new security firm for the coming school year. Township Patrolman Ken Wise will replace Patrolman Frank Spiker as school resource officer, the police department and school district each announced. Meanwhile, Allied Universal will replace Capital Asset Protection...
Plum inks deal with DA for body cam footage requests
All Right-to-Know requests for police audio and video footage in Plum will go through the Allegheny County District Attorney’s Office first after Plum Council approved a memorandum of understanding with the DA’s office. The memorandum requires the borough to forward all requests for audio and video related to “criminal and...
Ross and Shaler residents learn about effort to find townships’ abandoned oil and gas wells
Curiosity and concern brought about two dozen people to a gathering Tuesday in Ross to learn more about an upcoming effort to find abandoned and orphaned oil and gas wells in Ross and Shaler. Susan Pierce of Ross was curious. She said she didn’t know that such wells could be...
Reserve native remembered for work helping Pittsburgh HIV/AIDS community
After being diagnosed with HIV in Delaware in 1987, six years after graduating from Shaler Area High School, Bart Rauluk was given a book with what was known about AIDS at the time and told to get ready to die. “He refused to read the book,” said his niece, Arianne...
Photos: Pennsylvania Energy and Innovation Summit
Some of the nation’s top energy companies joined President Donald Trump and leading state officials Tuesday at the Pennsylvania Energy and Innovation Summit, held at Carnegie Mellon University. U.S. Sen. Dave McCormick said the summit could pave the way for tens of thousands of new jobs in the Commonwealth across...
Shoe Sensation nearing opening date in Allegheny Township
A Shoe Sensation is coming to Allegheny Township. The store, in the Hyde Park Plaza, 451 Hyde Park Road, tentatively plans a soft opening Aug. 15, according to a representative from Shoe Sensation. The representative offered no other details about the store. Shoe Sensation sells an assortment of shoes and...
Morning Roundup: Cooling centers open in Allegheny, Westmoreland; Fayette fire hospitalizes 4
Here are some of the latest news items happening this morning, Wednesday, July 16: Cooling centers open in Allegheny, Westmoreland After issuing a heat advisory Tuesday, Allegheny County will keep its cooling centers open Wednesday as temperatures reach into the upper 80s. Cooling centers will be open in Allegheny County...
Oakmont man threatened to use guillotine on Florida hospital CEO, police say
An Oakmont man was arrested and charged with cyber harassment of a Florida hospital CEO, including threats to use a guillotine. Florida officials are seeking to extradite Lawrence Brunn, 63, to face charges that he has been harassing the CEO of Tampa General Hospital, according to court documents. The CEO,...
The Stroller, July 16, 2025: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
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Rotaract Club will install ‘peace pole’ in Delmont’s Newhouse Park
Members of the Delmont-Salem Rotaract Club will install a peace pole” in Delmont’s Newhouse Park later this summer. The small monument, supported by Rotary and Rotaract clubs across the globe, is an eight-foot pole on which “May peace prevail on Earth” is inscribed in eight different languages. That is surrounded...
Time to fix Greensburg’s courthouse square clock — getting it back in sync on all 4 sides
Depending on which way you look, the clock at Greensburg’s courthouse square might have the right time. Or it might not. The four-sided clock is slated for repairs as the original timepiece appears to be broken, said Tom Bell, streets superintendent. Greensburg Council voted unanimously Monday to spend $5,600 on...
Former Latrobe man pleads guilty in friend’s overdose death
A former Latrobe man pleaded guilty to his role in the 2021 overdose death of his friend. Kevin. B. Shaffer, 52, faces up to 20 years in prison when he is sentenced in about three months after he pleaded guilty Monday to one felony count of drug delivery resulting in...
Tarentum man charged in connection with Halloween dog attacks
Editor’s note: This story was changed on Wednesday, July 15, to reflect that all charges against Brandon Baynes were dismissed in June. A Tarentum man is facing criminal charges, accused by police of letting pit bulls out of an apartment on Halloween that attacked and severely injured other residents. Shawn...
Young ball players enjoy special hour with super star Skenes
A group of lucky boys and girls got to spend an hour with Pittsburgh Pirates ace Paul Skenes on June 27. Young baseball and softball players, including 25 from four local organizations — Ingomar, Hampton, Fox Chapel and North Hills — were invited to the first-ever Pack Wars event at...
Military honor: Pine-Richland teacher celebrates father’s 80th birthday, service to his country
It was May 1967. Navy E-5 Petty Officer Second Class Charles Elliott Mickey was aboard the USS Magoffin that left San Diego, transporting 500 Marines across the Pacific Ocean during the Vietnam War. As the vessel was pulling into the harbor in the middle of the night, Mickey recalled hearing...
Ex-Beaver County cop who assaulted witness pleads guilty to involuntary manslaughter
A former Beaver County police officer pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and other offenses just as his trial was set to begin, the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office announced Tuesday. John J. Hawk, 38, was charged after assaulting Kenneth E. Vinyard, 48, of Industry at the scene of a shooting outside...
Pittsburgh aims to slash red tape for vendors ahead of NFL Draft
Pittsburgh officials want to make it easier for vendors to set up retail and food stands throughout the city. Food or retail vendors with mobile licenses are currently required to operate almost exclusively in metered parking spots and must move every four hours. Permanent vendors, who stay in one place,...
Armed drug dealer busted with 15,000 doses of fentanyl, heroin gets hard time
A Duquesne man will serve more than 20 years in federal prison after he was sentenced on Tuesday for drug and gun offenses. According to federal court records, Courtney Washington, 31, was found with 15,000 doses of fentanyl and heroin. He pleaded guilty to distributing fentanyl and opted for a...
Pittsburgh police use pepper spray on energy summit protesters
Pittsburgh police deployed pepper spray late Tuesday afternoon against roughly two dozen protesters outside the Pennsylvania Energy and Innovation Summit at Carnegie Mellon University as the gathering was breaking up. Clad in riot gear, about 20 officers warned the protesters to clear the intersection of Forbes Avenue and South Craig...
Farm to Fork dinners at Chatham’s Eden Hall star locally sourced food and creative menus
Nothing beats a gourmet meal under a setting sun. Just ask patrons of the Farm to Fork dinner on June 12 at Chatham University’s Eden Hall campus in Richland. Diners enjoyed freshly stir-fried vegetables, edamame salad, chili oil smashed potatoes, hibiscus and raspberry iced tea and more at the site’s...
Pittsburgh councilwoman wants to crack down on Airbnb, Vrbo rentals
Pittsburgh City Councilwoman Deb Gross on Tuesday introduced legislation that would create new regulations for short-term rentals, like those through Airbnb or Vrbo. The bill would permit short-term rental units solely for overnight accommodations for registered guests. People could not use them to host “public assemblies, recreational entertainment, or hospitality...
Here are the blockbuster deals unveiled at the Pa. Energy and Innovation Summit
U.S. Sen. Dave McCormick said Tuesday during the Pennsylvania Energy and Innovation Summit in Pittsburgh that companies are planning to invest more than $90 billion in data centers, energy and power infrastructure, and workforce and AI training projects across Pennsylvania. Fifteen of the companies plan to invest at least $1...
