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Greensburg YMCA closes after report of covid-19 exposure
After a soft reopening last week, the Greensburg YMCA closed again Friday afternoon and will remain shut down until at least Monday to allow time to sanitize after a person who used the facility tested positive for covid-19, YMCA officials said. The YMCA closed when the state Department of Health...
Men who stole rare books from Carnegie Library sentenced to home confinement
An Allegheny County judge on Friday ordered home confinement and significant periods of probation for two men accused of stealing more than $8.1 million worth of rare books and artifacts from the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh. Common Pleas Judge Alexander P. Bicket said he would have sentenced former librarian Gregory...
Steelers, Pitt sports radio broadcaster Bill Hillgrove charged with DUI in Murrysville
Murrysville police this week charged Steelers Radio Network personality and University of Pittsburgh sports radio announcer Bill Hillgrove with drunken driving, according to a criminal complaint. Hillgrove, 80, received a DUI charge at his Murrysville home after he crashed into Ferri’s ShurSave supermarket located along Old William Penn Highway, breaking...
Allegheny Valley Regional Police to expand; hiring new full-timer
Allegheny Valley Regional Police is adding a full-time officer to fledgling force, that already has two full-time and about six part-time officers. The regional police force was formed last year when the police departments of Cheswick and Springdale Township merged to provide 24-7 coverage in both while saving money. Support...
Son gives dad ‘new life’ with liver donation at UPMC
Michael Huey showed his 2-year-old son, Luke, the bond between father and son by giving his own dad a precious gift. Huey donated a portion of his liver to his father, Louis, a decision the son said was made out of love. “I prayed about it,” said Michael Huey, who...
Kiski Area School District approves guidelines for sports, band to resume
Kiski Area School Board on Wednesday approved a health and safety plan for student-athletes and band members to resume practice during the summer. The guidelines, outlined on the district’s website, include restrictions and safety measures aimed at preventing the spread of covid-19. “We wanted to do it in a way...
R.K. Mellon Foundation funds PPE grants for front-line workers in Allegheny, Westmoreland
A Delmont councilman is continuing the work of the borough’s former fire chief, securing grant funding to supply all Westmoreland County firefighters with face-shield filters to protect against coronavirus. Delmont Fire Chief Rich Balik, who died in late May, was working with the R.K. Mellon Foundation to secure a $10,000...
Pittsburgh-area protests commemorate Juneteenth, demand racial justice and equalityVideo
People across the Pittsburgh area took to the streets Friday to commemorate Juneteenth, a day marking the end of slavery 155 years ago. “This is our Independence Day,” Fawn Montgomery, co-founder of Take Action Mon Valley, told a crowd gathered along the Martin Luther King Jr. East Busway in Wilkinsburg....
Yukon man gets probation, house arrest in DUI crash that injured 2 boys
A Yukon man said he deeply regrets driving intoxicated in December 2018 when he crashed on Interstate 70, seriously injuring two children. “Ever since that happened, basically I just did a complete 360 on my life,” said Andrew Joshua Calvin, 32. “I’m sorry that I made a mistake … but...
Owner of former Hempfield drug testing lab pleads guilty to ‘kickback’ conspiracy
The owner of a now-defunct clinical drug testing laboratory in Hempfield pleaded guilty this week to a charge of conspiracy to defraud the United States, according to U.S. Attorney Scott W. Brady. William J. Hughes, 73, of Pittsburgh, pleaded guilty to one count before Judge David S. Cercone. With the...
Greensburg man accused of swiping victim’s phone in road rage incident
A Greensburg man accused of grabbing a woman’s cell phone as she videotaped him June 10 during a road rage incident was charged with careless driving, harassment and theft by city police. Timothy P. Kunkle, 42, is accused by police of grabbing the woman’s phone as she was recording an...
34 million criminal cases now removed from public view under Pa.’s Clean Slate law
More than 34 million criminal cases have been removed from public records under the Pennsylvania’s Clean Slate law, state court officials say. The law, the first of its kind in the United States, was implemented last June and provides for the automatic expungement of public records pertaining to low-level crimes...
North Hills churches plan summer camps, VBS
Salem United Methodist Church, 350 Manor Road, Wexford, plans to hold Vacation Bible School Aug. 9-13, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Visit www.Salem-UMC.org to register. A $25 registration donation is suggested to cover costs of activities. For questions, call 724-935-1627 or email CommunityLife@Salem-UMC.org. The Metropolis of Pittsburgh Summer Camp 2020...
Fern Hollow invites families to take a Sewickley Storywalk
Fern Hollow Nature Center, 1901 Glen Mitchell Road, invites area families to Sewickley Storywalk. Take a walk through Fern Hollow while enjoying one of three nature picture books. Pages from a children’s book are placed along walking paths for children and their caregivers to read together while outside. Two Storywalks...
Police: Indiana County woman cited after mask incident at Giant Eagle
An Indiana County woman was cited this week after state police said she yelled profanities at employees and pushed a shopping cart into a produce display after refusing to wear a mask inside a Giant Eagle. Troopers said they were called Sunday to the grocery store on Ben Franklin Road...
Westmoreland County has 8 new coronavirus cases, no new deaths
The Pennsylvania Department of Health on Friday reported eight new covid-19 cases and no additional deaths in Westmoreland County. The countywide case total is now 510, with 38 deaths, according to the department. There have been no reported coronavirus deaths in the county since May 18. More than 13,750 county...
Community gathers in East Pittsburgh to remember Antwon Rose II 2 years after his deathVideo
Michelle Kenney said being a mom is all she knows how to be. “I’m not a perfect mom. Lord knows sometimes I wasn’t even a good mom,” she told a crowd gathered in East Pittsburgh on Friday, two years to the day after a borough police officer shot and killed...
Diaper giveaway to be held at PPG Paints Arena
A drive-thru diaper giveaway will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. June 25 at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh. Joining forces in cosponsoring the giveaway are the Pittsburgh Penguins Foundation, the Pittsburgh Penguins, the Western Pennsylvania Diaper Bank and the humanitarian aid organization Global Links. The event will...
Allegheny County reports 16 new coronavirus cases, no additional deaths
Allegheny County health officials reported 16 additional cases of the coronavirus Friday, bringing the total case count to 2,138 since the first in the county was reported March 14. The 2,138 cases include 2,000 confirmed and 138 probable cases. The county reported no new cases Wednesday and nine new cases...
Murrysville will host glass recycling event
Murrysville and Republic Services will sponsor a pop-up glass recycling event from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. The collection will be in the parking lot at Veterans Field, 4200 Sardis Road. All colors of glass bottles, jars and jugs will be accepted. Caps, lids and labels are acceptable. All...
Plum’s farmers market returns to borough ballfields
Plum’s farmers market returns next month with fresh produce and new safety measures. The second season kicks off July 13 at Plum Creek Park off New Texas Road, across from the borough building. The market is scheduled for 3-7 p.m. Mondays through the end of September. Bridge’s Farm and Greenhouses...
Pittsburgh’s Liberty Magic to host Black Lives Matter episode
Magicians can make things disappear. If only they could eliminate racism. Some performers are going to work toward that goal during Liberty Magic @ Home at 7:30 p.m. Friday for a special Black Lives Matter episode. Philadelphia’s Eric Jones will host a live, virtual close-up event on the Pittsburgh Cultural...
Westmoreland Transit to keep fares flat despite losses during covid-19 pandemic
Westmoreland County Transit Authority fares will remain steady for the next year even as ridership continues to decline amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Authority board members Thursday approved a new $13.4 million budget that will increase spending for its fixed-route bus service and paratransit shared ride “Go Westmoreland” program, which...
On this Juneteenth, black leaders in Western Pa. feel tangible change stirring
In the days leading up to Juneteenth — amid the protests and unrest, the uncertainty and the mourning of another black man dead at the hands of police — Tim Stevens felt something. A shift. A change. Some hope. Nearly four weeks after the world watched a Minneapolis police officer...
Police: Driver fled after hitting woman with vehicle on Bedford Avenue
A woman was in critical condition after being hit by a vehicle in Pittsburgh’s Bedford Dwellings neighborhood early Friday, police said. Pittsburgh police said the driver fled from the scene, leaving the vehicle behind. Police responded to the collision at Bedford Avenue and Chauncey Drive around 3:15 a.m. The woman...
