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3 more alternate jurors still needed in Wilkinsburg mass shooting case
Attorneys selected their second alternate juror Tuesday to hear the upcoming death penalty case against two men charged in connection with the 2016 mass shooting in Wilkinsburg. Nineteen jurors were interviewed, and 16 were excused or expressed a bias in the case. The trial against Cheron Shelton, 32, and Robert...
Greensburg man sent to prison for exposing himself to a woman
A Greensburg man will serve up to three years in prison for exposing himself to a woman in his home. James W. Sanders, 36, formerly of Latrobe, pleaded guilty Tuesday to four misdemeanor offenses in connection with an incident last April 3. According to court records, police said Sanders lured...
Carnegie Carnegie Corner: Expanding horizons one book at a time
A few weeks ago, a young reader came to the library with her father. She picked out a stack of chapter books for herself and a few board books. Upon further discussion, she mentioned that she would be reading the board books to her baby brother. How marvelous that she...
New Stanton man convicted in fatal hit and run appeals verdict
A New Stanton man serving a 40-year prison sentence for the hit-and-run death of a man jogging on Christmas Eve in 2016 claims he was improperly convicted of murder. In an appeal filed Tuesday, Matthew Ramsay claims evidence against him during a three-day jury trial in March was insufficient to...
Powerball ticket worth $1M sold in Washington County
A Pennsylvania Powerball Lottery player in Washington County won $1 million in Saturday’s drawing, lottery officials said. The ticket matched all five white balls drawn, 20-24-38-56-68, but not the red Powerball 18, to win $1 million, less applicable withholding. The Sheetz store at 300 Racetrack Road in North Strabane, near...
Pittsburgh council proposes control of funding generated by parks tax
Revenue from Pittsburgh’s controversial parks tax would be split evenly each year among the city’s nine council districts for park improvements under legislation proposed Tuesday by two city council members. The legislation sponsored by Anthony Coghill and Deb Gross received mixed reviews as other council members voiced concerns about an...
New cocktail lounge, Emerson’s, opens in Pittsburgh’s Market Square
A new cocktail bar and restaurant in Downtown Pittsburgh, Emerson’s, will let patrons get warm on the inside and the outside: It features a fireplace. “This cold weather is the perfect time to come here,” said David Priselac, who owns Emerson’s with his wife Rachel, Mimi and Ralph Falbo and...
Kiski Township’s 1st manager resigns
Kiski Township’s first township manager has resigned less than two years after taking the job. Donna Piper tendered her resignation for the position and supervisors will hold a special meeting Jan. 29 to accept it. Piper could not be reached for comment. Supervisor Chuck Rodnicki said he is unsure whether...
Scottdale library gets $50K donation from bank
Scottdale Public Library received a $50,000 donation from Scottdale Bank & Trust, the bank’s parent company announced. The donation was through the Educational Improvement Tax Credit, or EITC, a program of the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development. Parent company Mid Penn Bank of Millersburg, donated a total of...
Alleged hazing incident in Greater Latrobe Junior High wrestling program under investigation
Greater Latrobe School District and state police are investigating an alleged hazing incident involving the junior high wrestling team. Superintendent Georgia Teppert said Tuesday she couldn’t comment on specifics of the investigation because of student privacy and personnel issues. The district is “taking all appropriate actions necessary,” has met with...
West Deer acquires box for residents to safely dispose of medication
West Deer residents now have a safe place to drop off unwanted medications. The township recently acquired a Safe Medication Disposal box, which is in the lobby of the municipal building. West Deer police partnered with KidCents and The Rite Aid Foundation to get the box, which was donated by...
Highlands hires new principal for elementary school
Highlands Elementary School has a new principal. Stan Whiteman was hired at an annual salary of $108,000. His start date is not yet known, school board President Misty Chybrzynski said. Whiteman is coming to Highlands from the Duquesne City School District, where he was director of curriculum, instruction, assessment and...
Mom inspired to help others after son’s death at Pittsburgh youth football practice
The mother of the 13-year-old youth football player from Carrick who collapsed and later died after an August practice is working to start a rapid medical response team to monitor football practices and games so what happened to her son doesn’t happen to others. Jordan Duckett of Carrick died on...
Crane used to pull bus out of sinkhole to cost Pittsburgh $88,000
Pittsburgh officials said it could cost hundreds of thousands of dollars to pay for repairs and other costs associated with the giant sinkhole that opened up in October at 10th and Penn avenues in Downtown and swallowed the back end of a Port Authority bus. It is going to cost...
Hempfield supervisors, school board to hold joint meeting
Hempfield Township supervisors and the Hempfield Area School Board will converge next week for their first joint meeting in years. On Jan. 29, members of the two boards will have an “open dialogue” about things happening in Hempfield, township Manager Jason Winters said. Tony Bompiani, school board president, added that...
Police: Export man posted Snapchats of nude teen girl
Murrysville police are seeking an Export man accused of posting video of a nude 16-year-old girl to Snapchat. Clement Chitambo Jr., 21, was charged Jan. 14 by police with two counts of sexual abuse of children and one count of criminal use of a communication device. All three are felonies....
5 Mt. Pleasant high school students, 1 recent graduate hurt in 2-vehicle crash
The day after five Mt. Pleasant Area High School students and a recent graduate were injured in a two-vehicle, head-on crash, Superintendent Timothy Gabauer on Tuesday said district officials met with four students who remained hospitalized. “They are all in good spirits and extremely concerned about one another,” Gabauer said....
Latrobe man charged with raping unconscious woman at New Year’s Eve party
A Latrobe man was arraigned Tuesday on charges of raping and sexually assaulting an unconscious woman at a New Year’s Eve party in Hempfield, state police said. Hunter J. Hoyle, 20, declined to comment as he was led from District Judge Mark Mansour’s office to be transported to the county...
Cheswick’s MaxMotive to sponsor ‘World of Wheels’ car show in PittsburghVideo
When Buffalo Township’s Bobby Maxwell was growing up in Saltsburg, he and his brother, David, worked at their father’s company Max Construction and learned business values such as being fair with customers. David stayed in the field of construction and runs the company today. Bobby became fascinated with the machinery,...
Outbound Parkway West reopens after crash
The outbound Parkway West has reopened after a crash caused it to be closed Tuesday morning, according to PennDOT. Westbound I-376 was closed between the Banksville Road on-ramp and the Parkway Center exit, Exit 68. It caused traffic to back up through the Fort Pitt tunnel....
Driver crashes car into, flees from Carrick convenience store, police say
No one was hurt Tuesday when a car crashed into the front door of a convenience store in Carrick, according to Pittsburgh police. Pittsburgh police said officers were called shortly before 3:30 a.m. to a Uni-Mart in the 1900 block of Brownsville Road. Officers said they spoke with a clerk...
John Oyler: Bridgeville High School Class of 1946
The Bridgeville Area Historical Society recently received a valuable collection of memorabilia related to the Bridgeville High School Class of 1946 from alumnus Paul Schmidt’s widow via classmate Ed Chabala. Paul is portrayed helping his mother make apple butter in an outdoor kitchen in a photograph on Page 90 of...
Hempfield board ends controversial tax assessment appeals programVideo
A residential tax assessment appeals program that was largely criticized in 2017 will be eliminated from the Hempfield Area School District starting in 2021. The program, adopted in 2015 to target under-assessed commercial and industrial parcels, essentially raises property taxes to what they would be if officials did a countywide...
Red Cross assists Bellevue family after house fire
The American Red Cross assisted two adults and five children with shelter Monday night after a fire destroyed their Bellevue home. The Allegheny County Fire Marshal’s office is investigating the three-alarm blaze at 467 Orchard Ave. Bellevue Fire Chief Randy Dailey said about 20 departments responded to the call around...
Springdale Township, pool, veterans try to resolve drainage issues
Bouquet Park Pool is appealing a decision by Springdale Township to revoke its occupancy permit amid allegations that pool water drained onto a neighboring property. Township Commissioners President Anthony Rozzano said the pool water entered the neighboring property of the Springdale Veterans Association. “You are not allowed to discharge water...
