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Trove of historical information that had been kept in Tarentum now at Harrison library
A treasure trove of local history is available at the Community Library of Allegheny Valley in Harrison. The library’s local history department had been located in the Tarentum branch on Lock Street, but that branch closed in late February. Its resources were being moved to the Harrison library and set...
Police: Brackenridge man strangles, threatens to kill woman during argument
A Brackenridge man charged with strangling a woman late Wednesday allegedly told her they both were going to die, according to a criminal complaint against him. Brackenridge police charged Roy Bryan Cavitt, 63, with a felony count of strangulation, misdemeanor offenses of simple assault and making terroristic threats, and a...
New Kensington couple charged in death of 2-year-old also face animal abuse counts
A New Kensington man accused of inflicting fatal injuries on a 2-year-old boy also beat a dog so badly that one of its legs had to be amputated, according to court documents. New Kensington police on Wednesday charged Keith Dale Lilly Jr., 31, with cruelty to animals and neglect of...
Mr. Smalls in Millvale switches focus to food, outdoor concerts
The scent of grilled burgers and Mexican street corn will fill Butler Street in Millvale on weekends as Mr. Smalls Cafe takes over the road for socially distanced food, friendship and live music. It is the latest move by the music venue to stay afloat after being hard hit by...
How do you cut the red tape out of government? Use common sense, panelists sayVideo
Before she joined the faculty at the University of Pittsburgh, Jennifer Brick Murtazashvili worked in various federal government positions. While she had hoped the work she was tasked with would make a difference, it didn’t always appear that way. Murtazashvili called her work with the U.S. Agency for International Development...
Greater Latrobe reports 3 students with coronavirus; full-time return to classrooms still on
Three students at Greater Latrobe School District tested positive for coronavirus and another is presumed positive, according to Superintendent Georgia Teppert. Teppert reported on the cases in a Wednesday letter to parents posted on the district website. Teppert told the Tribune-Review she could not provide any details about the students....
New Ken-Arnold can’t afford to change tax deadlines or eliminate late penalties, board member says
New Kensington-Arnold School Board isn’t changing the district’s property tax deadlines or eliminating late penalties this year because it said doing so could cost the district nearly $100,000. While Westmoreland County and the cities of New Kensington and Arnold extended their discount windows and eliminated penalties to help property owners...
Truck drivers claim racial discrimination in suit against Giant Eagle’s distribution center
A federal race discrimination lawsuit filed Thursday against Giant Eagle’s OK Grocery Company contends that Black truck drivers were subjected to racial epithets and harassment by their white counterparts with no repercussions. The plaintiffs, Ulysses Robinson, Anthony Hill, Davone Grayson and Showayne Samuels, were all terminated by the company between...
Wendy’s in Lower Burrell to close
The Wendy’s restaurant on Leechburg Road in Lower Burrell will close Oct. 4. A Wendy’s manager, Brandan Davis, confirmed the closure. Davis said 20 employees will be affected, about half of them full-time workers. “The Lower Burrell location is a lower-volume store and the cost to remodel it didn’t make...
Pa. Supreme Court denies motion to stay ballot decision requested by Republicans
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Thursday denied a request by state Republicans to stay its decision allowing for the use of ballot drop boxes and an extended deadline for mail-in ballots. Senate President Pro Tempore Joseph B. Scarnati III, Senate Majority Leader Jake Corman, House Speaker Bryan Cutler and House...
Allegheny County lifts covid restrictions in favor of state mitigation orders
Allegheny County health officials lifted the county-ordered covid-19 restrictions Thursday, allowing the state’s looser restrictions on outdoor gatherings to take effect immediately. County orders had limited indoor gatherings to 25 people and outdoor crowds to no more than 100 people. The state has limited indoor gatherings to 25 people and...
Allegheny County sends out 1st batch of mail-in, absentee ballots
Allegheny County officials on Thursday announced that they have begun sending mail-in and absentee ballots for the Nov. 3 election. The first batch of ballots — approximately 20,000 of them — were delivered to the post office on Wednesday, officials said. On Thursday, an additional 50,000 ballots were delivered to...
Glass recycling event in Hampton bumped up to 5 days to meet demand
Residents in Hampton and many other communities can no longer put glass out for recycling, but there are plenty of people who cringe at the thought of their used bottles and jars being tossed in a landfill. “There are a lot of people who have simply been trained to recycle,”...
Allegheny County reports 60 new coronavirus cases
Allegheny County on Thursday reported 60 new coronavirus cases for a total of 11,927 since March. Of the new cases, 54 are confirmed and four are listed as probable. The 7-day average for cases in the county is 60. There were 1,140 new PCR tests reported. Allegheny County coronavirus by...
Cops: 10-mile car chase ends with crash in East Huntingdon
An Acme woman allegedly led a state trooper on a 10-mile car chase through Westmoreland County Wednesday night that ended when she crashed her car in East Huntingdon, according to state police. Heather Marie Waddell is charged with aggravated assault, fleeing an officer, possession of a controlled substance and numerous...
Westmoreland County reports 15 new coronavirus cases
Westmoreland County on Thursday reported 15 additional cases of coronavirus, bringing the total case number to 2,150. Of the new cases 11 were confirmed and four are considered probable, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health. The county’s 7-day average is 18 cases. There were 259 new negative results reported...
Pittsburgh Bishop Zubik issues letter as pundits call Catholic vote ‘crucial’ to presidential race
Pittsburgh Catholic Bishop David A. Zubik won’t endorse either presidential candidate. By federal law, he isn’t allowed to in his official capacity. Church law also bans clergy from making endorsements. But Zubik, the spiritual leader of more than 600,000 Catholics in Allegheny, Beaver, Butler, Greene, Lawrence and Washington counties, said...
Construction supervisor indicted in 2017 fatal Rostraver trench collapse
A federal grand jury this week indicted the supervisor of a construction crew on duty when a trench collapsed and killed an employee in 2017 for allegedly lying to investigators about what safety equipment was in place at the time of the collapse. Donald Bosley, 67, faces one count of...
Sharpsburg sewer project aims to alleviate overflows
Work is underway on a sewer project in Sharpsburg that is expected to remove more than 6 million gallons of overflows along Clay Street. A section of the road will be shut down for more than three months. The project targets the section between Sixth and Eighth streets, from the...
Monroeville plans to move forward with trick-or-treating plans, despite CDC warnings
Monroeville plans to have door-to-door trick-or-treating during Halloween this year, despite recent recommendations against the traditional activity from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In an open letter addressed to Monroeville residents, Mayor Nick Gresock said trick-or-treating will occur from 6 to 8 p.m. on Oct. 31. “Being an...
Shaler community hosts Birthday Beep for school board member
A Birthday Beep drive-by event had Shaler Area School Board member Suzanna Donahue feeling like a queen to celebrate her big 5-0. The event doubled as a fundraiser for Donahue, who is battling bile duct cancer. Friends and strangers lined up outside Burchfield Primary School, along with the high school...
Mother petitions Deer Lakes to go to in-school instruction 5 days a week
A mother whose three children go to school in Deer Lakes School District has started a petition asking district officials to reinstate in-person instruction five days a week. Traci Stotler, who mounted a petition drive on Change.org, said it’s not physically, mentally or emotionally healthy for young, developing children to...
St. Agnes Church in North Huntingdon to host dinner
St. Agnes Parish, 11400 St. Agnes Lane, North Huntingdon, will hold a drive-thru Fall Food Fest from 11:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Oct. 10 or until the meals are sold out, unless they are preordered. Patrons can choose from one of the following: kielbasa and kraut, Italian roast beef or...
Woodland Hills pushes back in-person classes another month
The Woodland Hills School District has pushed back the start of in-person classes for another month, district officials said this week. Superintendent James P. Harris wrote in a letter to parents on Tuesday the in-person return hinges on data from Johns Hopkins University. Students can return to school once data...
More coronavirus cases found at Westmoreland Manor; county calls in National Guard to helpVideo
As coronavirus cases at Westmoreland Manor continue to rise, county commissioners on Thursday called in the Pennsylvania National Guard to take over testing of residents and staff at the county-owned nursing home. County officials said Thursday another 14 residents and four employees tested positive for the virus. That brings the...
