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Lawsuit alleges sex abuse by priest in Greensburg diocese in 1990s
The Diocese of Greensburg and Bishop Edward Malesic are being sued by a man who claims he was sexually abused by a priest who has since died. The lawsuit, filed June 22, claims the Rev. Joseph L. Sredzinski began abusing the victim in 1991 when he was 11 years old...
Pennsylvania extends jobless benefits for 13 weeks
Pennsylvania’s unemployed will become eligible for an extension of their jobless benefits by the end of this week, state officials said Monday. Those who exhausted their regular unemployment compensation benefits — a maximum of 26 weeks — and exhausted their 13-week federal Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation assistance will be eligible...
Shotspotter leads Pittsburgh police to wounded man in Homewood
Pittsburgh police responding to a pair of Shotspotter alerts late Monday in the city’s Homewood neighborhood found a wounded man lying on the ground, according to authorities. Officers from the city’s Zone 5 station discovered the man in a parking lot near a business in the 7000 block of Frankstown...
3-alarm fire damages Carrick apartment building
A fire caused heavy damage to a three-story apartment building in Pittsburgh’s Carrick neighborhood on Monday night. City firefighters responding to the two-alarm fire in the 200 block of Spencer Avenue around 7:45 p.m. encountered flames shooting from the front of the building and heavy smoke inside the building, according...
The Stroller, June 30, 2020: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Is your non-profit organization going to have a fundraiser? Send information to The Stroller at least a week in advance to vndnews@tribweb.com or The Stroller, Valley News Dispatch, 210 Wood St., Tarentum PA 15084. Please include a daytime telephone number. Audubon Society offers birding camp at Beechwood Farms The...
Police: Man wanted for 3 stabbings in Pittsburgh’s Lincoln-Lemington neighborhood apprehended
A Pittsburgh man wanted in connection with three stabbings in the city’s Lincoln-Lemington neighborhood is in custody. City police report Melvin Banks, 35, was arrested Monday. He’s charged with aggravated assault, providing false identification to law enforcement, homicide and attempted homicide, according to online court documents. Charges stem from a...
Greensburg Salem keeps taxes flat, cuts librarians and band teacher
Parents, students and alumni who advocated for the preservation of programs at Greensburg Salem School District say they’re disappointed by the district’s decision to keep property taxes flat while cutting library and band positions. “A one-mill tax increase could have fixed so much,” said Sara Deegan, a parent of two...
Penn Hills School District officials raise taxes, maintain programs in 2020-21 budget
Penn Hills School District officials maintained all programs and raised real estate taxes as part of their 2020-21 budget. School directors unanimously approved a 3.6% tax hike on June 29. The increase brings the new tax rate to 29.6965 mills, a 1.0319-mill jump from the current rate. District Business Manager...
Hempfield school board approves 2020-21 budget with no tax hike
Hempfield school board members voted unanimously last week to pass the 2020-21 budget that does not raise property taxes. The $97.3 million budget passed 9-0, holding property taxes at 83.46 mills. This is the second year board members have not raised taxes following five years of gradual increases. Originally set...
16th Port Authority employee tests positive for coronavirus
Another Allegheny County Port Authority bus driver tested positive for covid-19, bringing the agency’s total number of employees who tested positive to 16, agency officials said. The employee, who works at the Collier garage, last drove a Port Authority bus June 24 and has been recovering at home. Officials believe...
Arnold man charged with homicide in connection to Sunday afternoon shooting
An Arnold man accused of fatally shooting another man Sunday afternoon told police he shot at the man to protect himself and a woman and her baby, according to a criminal complaint. Arnold police charged Devon Aerion Askew, 25, with homicide and unlawful possession of a firearm in connection to...
Jeannette woman allegedly sold drugs to buy football cleats
A Jeanette woman accused of having a golf ball-sized chunk of crack cocaine allegedly told state police she was selling drugs to raise money to buy football cleats for her son. State police say they found the crack cocaine in a car driven by Nivek Aneece Jackson, 39, when they...
New Kensington clinic offers covid-19 tests for people with no symptoms
Community Health Clinic Inc. in New Kensington is offering free walk-up/drive-by covid-19 tests to anyone, even if they don’t have symptoms, a doctor’s prescription or a referral. The only requirement is area residents have to make an appointment for the test at least two days in advance. Testing begins the...
Allegheny County bar and restaurant owners say new alcohol restrictions will hurt
Mark Phillippi, owner of Phillippi’s Family Dining and Pizzeria in Harrison, suddenly feels hamstrung by geography. Come this evening, his restaurant at the northern tip of Allegheny County will be barred from serving alcohol to customers by order of the county. “It makes absolutely zero sense,” Phillippi said Monday. “Tell...
Police: Man wanted for helping protesters destroy property, raid businesses
Investigators with the Damage Assessment and Accountability Task Force are seeking the public’s help to identify a man they say helped rioters vandalize an unmarked police car and burglarized stores during the May 30 protests in Pittsburgh. City police tweeted photos of the man, who was wearing gray sweatpants, a...
Man who caused fatal 2018 Salem wreck is paroled
A West Virginia man was paroled Monday after pleading guilty to causing a crash on Route 22 in Salem that killed a man and injured his wife and young daughter nearly two years ago. Brian Keith Clemons, 43, formerly of New Alexandria, pleaded guilty to charges of vehicular homicide, aggravated...
Westmoreland juvenile center to require masks
Juveniles held in Westmoreland County’s Regional Youth Services Center will be required to wear masks to deter the spread of the coronavirus. The facility’s oversight board on Monday said the new requirement is a precaution at the Hempfield facility, which serves as a juvenile detention center and shelter for troubled...
Pittsburgh Council proposes ban on use of chokeholds by police
Pittsburgh City Council plans to introduce legislation today that would ban police officers from using chokeholds and neck restraints on suspects. The Pittsburgh Police Bureau Policy Manual now bans such restraints except when an officer’s life is threatened: “PBP personnel are not authorized to use neck restraints or similar control...
Westmoreland considers coronavirus tests for all new county jail inmates
Westmoreland officials will consider testing all new inmates at the county lockup to help guard against coronavirus at the facility. Warden John Walton, during a meeting of the county’s prison board Monday, said although no case of covid-19 has breached the facility, the existing screening method to prevent spread of...
How Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre stays nimble amid coronavirus uncertainty
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre teachers, dancers and students hold fast to the old adage — “dance like no one is watching” — through the rocky days of the coronavirus pandemic. With practice spaces closed and classes canceled, they’ve had to do a bit of improvising to stay on their toes. Joseph...
Pine-area real estate transactions, June 29
Pine Nichlas Vincent Cannon sold property at 147 Alder Drive to Eliott and Janessa Ann Porter for $558,500. Samantha Goldberg sold property at 649 Baur Drive to Lisa Klein for $285,000. Robert Paolini sold property at 220 Meadowbrook Ave. to Tracey Hilton for $220,000. John Broyles sold property at 123...
North Hills real estate transactions, June 29
Bellevue Anthony Balouris sold property at 120 Kendall Ave. to Eleni Valliant for $140,000. Anthony Balouris sold property at 217 Woodlawn Ave. to Michael Iasella for $145,000. Franklin Park Robert Shepard sold property at 2606 Dogwood Ct to Tao Jin for $430,000. Cathy Nicastro sold property at 2587 Hunters Point...
Monroeville real estate transactions for the week of June 29
Monroeville Janet Diehl sold property at 3903 Barbara Ann Drive to Frances Ann Akers-Loub for $162,000. Rocco Abbenante sold property at 1164 Harvard Road to Michael Reese for $170,000. US Bank NA trustee sold property at 212 Noel Drive to Sloan Real Estate Holdings LLC for $77,250. Christopher Kuhn sold...
Oakmont, Plum real estate transactions, June 29
Oakmont Estate of Susan Pernice Farrell sold property at 640 Fifth St. Unit 207 to Megan Farrell for $145,000. Stuart Epstein sold property at 220 College Ave. to Sandor Katz and Esther Haguel for $467,500. Sandor Katz sold property at 302 College Ave. to Wendy Youell for $427,500. Edgewater Properties...
Real estate transactions in the Signal Item area, June 29
Bridgeville GDC Investments LLC sold property at 654 Bower Hill Road to Craig Vanzin for $7,500. Darrell Ulbrich sold property at 1001 Grandview Ave. Unit 508 to Thomas and Michelle Williams for $54,900. Collier Kimberly Ann Ablak sold property at 1252 Crest Drive to Brittany Bellovich for $305,000. Maronda Homes...
