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Pittsburgh Council scraps plan to split park tax money evenly among council districts
Pittsburgh City Council on Wednesday scrapped a proposal to split revenue from a controversial parks tax evenly each year among the city’s nine council districts. Council unanimously amended legislation sponsored by Council members Anthony Coghill and Deb Gross in the wake of growing concerns from other members about equitable distribution...
Slippery Rock cancels Chinese New Year celebration
The impact of the coronavirus, the mysterious respiratory virus that cropped up in Wuhan, China in December, reached into Butler County Wednesday when officials at Slippery Rock University canceled plans for a Chinese New Year’s celebration slated for Feb. 15. The outbreak, which had killed nearly 500 as of Wednesday,...
Mother of Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto dies at 92
Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto’s mother died Wednesday morning, the mayor said. Eva Maria (Zarroli) Peduto was 92 and lived in Scott Township. “This morning I lost the most inspirational person of my life, my mom,” Peduto posted to his Twitter account shortly before 8 p.m. This morning I lost the...
Design work delayed for Greensburg garage destroyed by fire
Replacing Greensburg’s public works garage will take a bit longer than expected as officials continue to assess the damage from the October fire that destroyed the building and much of the equipment inside. City council had planned to begin the search for an architect to design a replacement garage next...
Dozens drawn to Latrobe Art Center to meet and greet city copsVideo
More than 50 people stopped at the Latrobe Art Center Wednesday morning for the Latrobe Police Department’s inaugural community outreach event dubbed “Coffee and Cocoa with a Cop.” Police Chief John Sleasman was pleased by the turnout, noting the event was meant to provide citizens a chance to become familiar...
Cops: Almost $27K in silver bars and jewelry stolen from North Huntingdon home
A McKeesport man is accused of breaking into a relative’s home in North Huntingdon several times since 2018 and stealing a dozen 100-ounce silver bars stored in a bedroom closet, and $5,000 worth of jewelry. Cody J. Killcrece, 25, was arraigned before District Judge Wayne Gongaware Jan. 28 on charges...
Greensburg considers eliminating compliance bond for construction projects
Greensburg City Council is considering a measure that would eliminate a hefty up-front cost for construction projects. City code requires developers to pay a compliance bond before beginning a project. The size of the bond is three times the project’s permit fee, which varies based on the scope of the...
Allegheny County records 2 more flu-related deaths
Two more Allegheny County residents have died from flu complications, bringing the county’s total flu-associated deaths this season to seven, the Allegheny County Health Department said Wednesday. Department spokesman Ryan Scarpino said one of the residents was in their 60s, while the other was in their 40s. The Health Department...
Howlers moving from Bloomfield to East Liberty
Howlers, a mainstay of the Pittsburgh music scene, is ending its 19-year run in Bloomfield. The club will close its Liberty Avenue location on Aug. 30 and reopen at a new location in East Liberty in September, according to owner Susan Coe. “We got a new landlord and he was...
Penn Township man ordered to stand trial on charges of stalking ex-girlfriendVideo
A North Huntingdon woman testified Wednesday that for four months after she ended a relationship with a boyfriend last year, he harassed and threatened her with repeated telephone and text messages and showed up at her home at all hours. The victim told District Judge Wayne Gongaware at a preliminary...
Man convicted of guarding Penn Hills drug house gets 2 years in prison
A man convicted of guarding a Penn Hills drug house linked to Mexican drug cartels was sentenced Tuesday in federal court in Pittsburgh to almost two years in federal prison. Chace Johnson, 21, must serve three years of supervised release after he completes his prison sentence, according to federal prosecutors....
Jailhouse letters from accused killer read aloud during Day 3 of Wilkinsburg mass shooting trialVideo
Cheron Shelton told “Pops” he had been working on getting rid of something before police picked him up on a probation violation and a charge of receiving stolen property. It was at “Bubby’s house round the corner,” and it was “next to the lawn mowers, wrapped and ready to be...
Friends of Flight 93 announces new leadership
The former senior executive director of the Pentagon Memorial Fund was appointed executive director of the Friends of the Flight 93 National Memorial. Officials said Andrew Ammerman, who served as senior executive director of the Pentagon Memorial Fund for more than 13 years, will assume the post as new leadership...
Jeannette company sues Patriot Shield, landlord over hemp odor
A Jeannette packaging company is seeking thousands of dollars in damages after its items were contaminated while being stored in the same warehouse as a hemp drying facility, according to a lawsuit filed in Westmoreland County court. FC Meyer Packaging claims odor from the hemp facility permeated its storage space...
Money available for student buses to Flight 93 Memorial
Western Pennsylvania school districts can seek money to help pay to transport students to the Flight 93 National Memorial near Shanksville, which commemorates the 40 passengers and crew of United Flight 93, who gave their lives to prevent hijackers from crashing the plane in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 11, 2001....
Shaler man sentenced to federal prison in child porn case
A Shaler man was sentenced to more than five years in a federal penitentiary in connection with child pornography images and videos found on three of his devices. Brian R. Reddinger, 37, was ordered Tuesday to spend five years on supervised release after the 63-month prison term, according to federal...
Pittsburgh Half Marathon training kickoff set for Saturday
The UPMC Health Plan Pittsburgh Half Marathon is less than three months away and organizers want to jump-start runners’ 12-week training. A free event featuring runs of several distances at various pace options is being held on Saturday at the UPMC Rooney Sports Complex on the city’s South Side. It...
Cupid’s 5K in Latrobe a loving benefit for adults with special needsVideo
Staying fit is important to Stephen Johnson of Jeannette, who relies on a local nonprofit to take him to the gym for regular workouts. New Jersey-based Community Options, which has a branch office in Hempfield, also takes Johnson to medical appointments, to his job helping with housekeeping tasks at a...
Oscars party, family fort night on tap for local libraries
Here is a look at upcoming events from libraries in Baldwin, Brentwood, Jefferson Hills and Pleasant Hills, Whitehall. Baldwin Borough Baldwin Borough Public Library, 5230 Wolfe Drive, offers a variety of programs. Register at baldwinborolibrary.org or call 412-885-2255. • Date to Create, 7 to 9 p.m. Feb. 8. Celebrate Valentine’s Day...
Pennsylvania lawmakers laud, slam Trump’s State of the Union speech along party lines
U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey credited President Donald Trump with setting “an optimistic and ambitious agenda for the future” in Tuesday night’s State of the Union speech, which cited goals such as eradicating the AIDS epidemic, curing childhood cancer and planting the first flag on Mars. Toomey, a Lehigh Valley Republican,...
Westmoreland Republican viewers take heart from State of the Union address
In the finale of his third State of the Union address this week, President Trump said his administration is making the nation “greater than ever before,” and about a dozen people attending a watch party in North Huntingdon organized by the Westmoreland County chapter of Young Republicans agreed. Among the...
The Stroller, Feb. 5, 2020: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Musical fundraiser to benefit New Kensington K-9 officer A fundraiser to benefit K-9 Officer Deuce of the New Kensington Police Department and his handler Patrolman Joe Martino will be from 3 to 7 p.m. Saturday at Bird Dogs Sports Bar and Grill, 2615 Freeport Road, Natrona Heights, Harrison. Guest CMA...
Greensburg jeweler plays with art every dayVideo
A tiny air hammer hums while Greensburg jeweler Brian Nicklaus sits at his work bench inside the Pawn and Jewelry Exchange along East Pittsburgh Street, playing with his art. What started as a hobby in middle school became a job in high school and a business in college. “The Duquesne...
Reliving Western Pa.’s Snowmageddon — a decade later
Two days before what came to be known as Snowmageddon, the National Weather Service forecast that region should expect “6 to 8 inches of snow.” The following day, that forecast was revised: Winter storm warnings were calling for a heavy snowfall beginning on the afternoon of Friday, Feb. 5, 2010....
GOP reactions to budget proposal range from ‘cautiously optimistic’ to ‘fiscally irresponsible’
Republican lawmakers’ reaction to Gov. Tom Wolf’s $36.1 billion budget proposal on Tuesday ran the gamut from “cautiously optimistic” to “fiscally irresponsible.” “The governor’s proposal is a good start,” said state Rep. Bob Brooks, R-Murrysville, a member of the House Appropriations Committee. “I am committed to holding the budget to...
