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Pittsburgh man charged in fatal 2019 shooting in Larimer
Pittsburgh police have arrested a Pittsburgh man for fatally shooting another man last year in Larimer. Isaiah Evans, 22, of the city’s East End, is charged with criminal homicide in the death of Daniel Carpenter, 42, of Pittsburgh. The shooting happened on March 17, 2019, near the intersection of Shetland...
Pitt police: Man sought after stabbing in Oakland
A man was stabbed Friday evening in Pittsburgh’s Oakland neighborhood and city and University of Pittsburgh police are investigating. The man was stabbed shortly after 7 p.m. Friday along the 500 block of Oak Hill Drive, University of Pittsburgh police said. The suspect fled in a black vehicle toward Eckstein...
Vandergrift man accused of throwing water bottle at Pittsburgh police arrested
A Vandergrift man accused of throwing a bottle of water at police during a June 1 protest in Pittsburgh’s East Liberty neighborhood has been arrested. Investigators with the Damage Assessment and Accountability Task Force, with assistance from Westmoreland County Sheriff’s Office and the Vandergrift Police Department, arrested Benjamin Reynolds, 28,...
Oakmont Greek Food Festival continues this weekend with drive-thru format, same recipesVideo
Just about everything has changed but the recipes at the Oakmont Greek Food Festival this year. Gone are the lines for honey balls and the honey balls themselves as organizers went with a limited menu and drive-thru operations due to the covid-19 pandemic. Traditional music and dancing in the parking...
Robinson Rent-A-Center manager says she lost her job for obeying stay-at-home order
A former Rent-A-Center employee who worked in Robinson has started legal proceedings against the company, saying she lost her job for refusing to come into work during Pennsylvania’s coronavirus lockdown. Tiffany Sager this week filed an arbitration demand seeking lost wages and punitive damages against the company. Sager worked as...
County health department issues consumer warning for a Ross market
A consumer alert has been issued by the Allegheny Health Department for the Oriental Market on McKnight Road in Ross. Eight crates of sliced fish were found Thursday sitting directly outdoors under no protection in the parking lot during an inspection, the department said. Flies were also observed on the...
Memorial Mass set for Pittsburgh Catholics who died during covid-19 pandemic
Bishop David A. Zubik will offer a memorial Mass Sunday morning for all Catholics in the Pittsburgh Diocese who have died during the covid-19 pandemic. The Mass will be livestreamed at 10 a.m. and can be viewed online. Many who died during the spread of the virus did not have...
Westmoreland Intermediate Unit captures $200K Mellon grant to boost virtual learning
The Westmoreland Intermediate Unit will use a $200,000 grant from the Richard King Mellon Foundation to expand and enhance virtual learning for children age 3 through grade 8 and their families. The intermediate unit’s Learning Equitable Accessibility Network project is among 37 proposals that were granted a total of $5.25...
State awards $49K for environmental education in Allegheny County
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection on Friday announced the award of more than $49,000 in environmental education grants for six programs in Allegheny County. The grants are included in about $434,000 in state funding approved for organizations in 28 counties and are derived from a fund generated by setting...
Former Springdale police chief shoots dog belonging to Allegheny Valley Regional police chief
A former Alle-Kiski Valley police chief shot and killed a dog belonging to a current Valley police chief after the 1-year-old Dutch German shepherd broke free from an electric containment fence Friday morning in Fawn, according to the dog’s owner. “It’s a sad incident,” said Allegheny Valley Regional Police Chief...
Universities to advocate for international students amid visa restrictions
Leaders in higher education, including at local instititutions, are concerned over President Trump’s executive order Monday that suspends new visas for many international workers. The order, passed Monday and put into effect immediately, denies entry into the U.S. to four visa categories: H-1B, L, J and H-2B. These visas apply...
Westmoreland County wants to shutter 2 district court offices
The Westmoreland County Court of Common Pleas plans to close district courts in Mt. Pleasant and Penn townships by next year. This decision was made due to dwindling population and caseloads, according to the county’s new Magisterial District Court Redistricting Plan, released Friday. The move would save the county an...
DA seeks stiffer sentence for Pittsburgh rare book thieves
The Allegheny County District Attorney is asking a judge to reconsider sentencing for two men who stole rare books from the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, arguing they should go to jail instead of serving home confinement. District Attorney Stephen A. Zappala Jr.’s office on Friday filed a motion with Allegheny...
Police charge McKees Rocks man with homicide in Robinson motel shooting
Allegheny County Police have arrested a McKees Rocks man in the fatal shooting of a Beaver County man Friday morning at the Pittsburgh Motel on Steubenville Pike in Robinson. Jaquay Murray, 25, is charged with criminal homicide in the death of Christopher Langham, 48, of Hookstown. Police and medics were...
Wildlife Works fundraiser benefits fawns in needVideo
The eight whitetail fawns Morgan Barron and Ella Lawrence have been taking care of know when it’s time to eat. They’ll run to the door of their Mt. Pleasant Township enclosure or make noises. But that’s the only time the small herd wants to be around people. “Which is good...
Pittsburgh convention center food service provider laying off 203 employees
The food and beverage provider for the David L. Lawrence Convention Center is laying off 203 employees effective Aug. 1 because of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a notice provided to the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry. Labor and Industry reported it received notification from Chicago-based Levy Premium Foodservice...
Academic Excellence Scholarship for Foster Youth presented to Idelia Robinson-Confer of Greensburg
Greensburg’s Idelia Robinson-Confer has been in foster care since she turned 13. Now 20, one constant over the past seven years from changes she has endured in homes, families and schools has been Florence “Flo” Jenkins, a Greensburg resident who served as her Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA). Jenkins nominated...
New Scott board reverses decision, will open township pool
Two weeks after deciding to keep Scott Township Swimming Pool closed this season, commissioners voted Tuesday to reopen. During the June 9 meeting, in which then-commissioner Paul Abel made remarks about the state health secretary’s gender, the board was split on the decision to open the pool or keep it...
Pittsburgh begins work on bicycle connection to Point State Park
Work began this week on a long-awaited connection designed to plug a gap in the Great Allegheny Passage hiking and biking trail between Point State Park in Pittsburgh and Washington, D.C. Pittsburgh’s Department of Mobility and Infrastructure announced the start of construction on a two-lane bike track from Stanwix Street...
North Park Lounge in McCandless closes after employee tests positive for coronavirus
A restaurant employee in McCandless has tested positive for covid-19, prompting the business to temporarily close. North Park Lounge owner Mark Baranowski posted a letter to the restaurant’s Facebook page Friday, stating an employee tested positive Thursday. He said the last day the employee worked was Saturday, June 20. In...
98 new troopers join Pennsylvania State Police
The State Police Academy in Hershey this week graduated 98 cadets as part of its 159th class, and a number of the new troopers are headed to work in Western Pennsylvania. Uniontown will receive nine troopers, the most of any barracks in the state. Three were assigned to Greensburg. “(Troops)...
200 more deer test positive for chronic wasting disease across Pa.
The Pennsylvania Game Commission reported 200 more cases of chronic wasting disease last year in white-tailed deer and is enlarging three disease management areas across the state that include Westmoreland and Armstrong counties. There is no cure or live-animal test for CWD, a brain disease that is deadly for deer,...
Westmoreland County reports 9 new coronavirus cases
Westmoreland County has nine new covid-19 cases and no additional deaths, the Pennsylvania Department of Health reported Friday. The countywide case total is now 587, with 38 deaths, according to the department. There have been no reported coronavirus deaths in Westmoreland County since May 18. More than 16,000 county residents...
Man accused of firing 9 shots inside Jeannette apartment
A Jeannette man is being held in the Westmoreland County Prison after, police say, he fired nine shots inside his apartment, according to court papers. Jason Matthew Thomas, 31, is charged with discharge of a firearm into an occupied structure, reckless endangerment and drug and drug paraphernalia possession. City police...
Riverhounds learn group opponents for USL Championship season
The Pittsburgh Riverhounds have learned who their group opponents will be for the 2020 USL Championship season. Over the past two days, the USL Championship has been revealing their eight groups for the 2020 season. It was announced on Friday that the Riverhounds will be competing in Group F with...
