Local category, Page 2636
Tree of Life congregation warns of scam email
Tree of Life–Or L’Simcha leaders are warning of a scam email that seems to play on the continued wish to help the congregation scarred by violence. The congregation posted to its Facebook and Twitter pages that a phishing email appearing to come from “Rabbi Hazzan Jeffrey Myers” has been circulating....
Western Pa. colleges in line for grants to prevent sexual violence on campus
Four years after Pennsylvania officials signed on to a national initiative designed to prevent sexual violence on college campuses, three dozen colleges and universities across the state are getting a boost to help them implement programs to assist in the effort. Gov. Tom Wolf said the state will provide about...
Jury in Jeannette slaying rejects twin defense, finds Penn Hills man guilty of murderVideo
A Westmoreland County jury wasted little time in rejecting a man’s claim that his identical twin was the shooter in a brazen daylight murder in downtown Jeannette. Jurors deliberated about two hours before finding Darrelle Tolbert-McGhee of Penn Hills guilty of first-degree murder in the death of Michael Wilson, a...
Propane tanks explode during fire at Upper Burrell home
A house along Lincoln Boulevard in Upper Burrell was heavily damaged by fire late Friday morning. The fire at 123 Lincoln Blvd., which runs parallel to Route 366, was reported at 11:21 a.m., according to a Westmoreland County emergency dispatcher. Upper Burrell fire Chief Bryan Fitch said flames and smoke...
Police: Pair dumped mother cat, 4 kittens at Hempfield shopping plaza
A Southwest Greensburg man and woman are accused by police of dumping a mother cat and four kittens behind a shopping plaza in Hempfield. Samantha Talley Smith and Corey William Seabol, both 26, are charged with cruelty to animals and neglect of animals. Seabol faces additional citations of driving while...
DUI, firearms cases recently handled by Judge Herbst in Monroeville
Monroeville District Court Judge Jeffrey Herbst handled these cases recently. Defendants will have court dates set in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas. Charges were filed by Monroeville police unless otherwise noted. Held for court • Malik Trowery, 22, of Duquesne on charges of firearms not to be carried...
Raising Achievement in Monroeville and Pitcairn forum set for Jan. 30
A nonprofit dedicated to improving the educational lives of students in Monroeville and Pitcairn will co-sponsor an event for the community in January. Raising Achievement in Monroeville and Pitcairn will lead a discussion about progress being made in closing the achievement gap between black and white students from 7 to...
How Prohibition shook Pittsburgh 100 years ago, and how alcohol still flowedVideo
Luigi Lamendola had one of those colorful gangster nicknames. He was known as “Big Gorilla” because he stood 5-foot-8 and weighed 224 pounds. Few called him that to his face because he was a brute and a bully. On a May evening in 1927, Lamendola came to the doorway of...
Fire destroys Cheswick home of couple planning spring weddingVideo
A Cheswick house fire Friday killed a family’s two dogs and destroyed almost everything owned by a couple who are planning to marry this spring. Kayla Fischerkeller and Ryan Brittingham were at work when the fire engulfed their house about 10:20 a.m. Their two children, ages 3 and 5, were...
U.S. Steel hit with $740K in fines over pollution control, other violations
The Allegheny County Health Department has issued $743,625 in fines to U.S. Steel related to air pollution control and permit violations that occurred at the Clairton Coke Works facility last year, according to a statement from the health department Friday. This is the first round of fines that will be...
Dryer lint becomes art at Be Galleries in LawrencevilleVideo
One person’s trash is Cheryl Capezzuti’s treasure. The artist from Brighton Heights turns dryer lint into life-sized sculptures. Seriously. She began recycling the waste into art in 2000. Her first solo show in over a decade marks a return to this work “Discarded: Sculptural Work and Puppetry from Dryer Lint...
J.E. Harrison students make pouches to help orphaned animals in AustraliaVideo
Students at J.E. Harrison Middle School are doing their part to help animals struggling to survive through the massive wildfire plaguing Australia. For nearly a week, students inside Samantha Parks’ gifted classroom in the Baldwin-Whitehall School District have been sewing pouches to send halfway across the globe that will help...
Police: Youngwood pair left behind 3 cats, turtle, bearded dragon at apartment
Two former Youngwood residents are accused of leaving behind three cats, a bearded dragon and a turtle when they abandoned a borough apartment, according to police. Emily Elizabeth Cisar and Jeffrey Andrew Houston, both 26, are charged with aggravated cruelty to animals and related offenses. Houston faces an additional charge...
New data shows Pittsburgh commuters have it pretty easy
Pittsburgh commuters using public transportation have shorter trips and fewer transfers compared with some of the largest cities in the country, according to a report released this week by trip-planning app Moovit. The average one-way commute on public transportation in and around Pittsburgh is 38 minutes, and more than half...
5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: Jan. 17-19
Winter is really here here. But that doesn’t mean you can’t get out of the house and do something fun this weekend. Here are some options in Pittsburgh: Jam on Winter Jam is a night of Christian music at PPG Paints Arena. The tour’s headliner is Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter Crowder. His...
Snow, ice caused delays during morning commute
Snow and icy conditions snarled traffic in some spots around Pittsburgh Friday, causing delays during the morning commute. Lee Hendricks, meteorologist for the National Weather Service in Pittsburgh, said initial reports showed the region received half an inch of snow overnight. A wind chill of 14 degrees was reported in...
Police searching for man involved in early morning Beechview shooting
Officials are searching for a man police say was involved in an early morning shooting in Beechview. Pittsburgh police responded to the corner of Palm Beach and Saranac avenues around 1 a.m. Friday where they met with a woman who said the male fired one shot at her. The man...
Officials: 24 cats rescued from ‘deplorable conditions’ at McKees Rocks home
Twenty-four cats and kittens were rescued from a McKees Rocks home after humane officers found them living in “deplorable conditions,” according to officials at Animal Friends, an Ohio Township-based animal rescue. Officers said they visited the home Monday where they found the large number of cats, some just days old,...
Drug, theft cases among Monroeville police investigations this month
Monroeville police filed the following charges Jan. 3-15 in District Judge Jeffrey L. Herbst’s office: • Tashawn Menefee, 26, of Pittsburgh with possession of drug paraphernalia, unauthorized transfer of registration, driving with a suspended license, failure to obey traffic control signals and driving without general lighting requirements. Charges were filed...
Awarding of Burrell stadium contracts delayed by a month
Burrell School Board has delayed awarding contracts for the planned renovation of Buccaneer Stadium by a month because additional architectural design work is being done, officials said. The delay won’t put the project behind schedule, according to Burrell Superintendent Shannon Wagner. Work had not been expected to start until March...
9 facts and figures you might not know about Prohibition
One hundred years ago, America went dry. The long-fought temperance movement to rid the United States of bars and booze finally came to fruition. The 18th Amendment banned the “manufacture, sale or transportation of intoxicating liquors for beverage purposes.” The Volstead Act provided a way to enforce it — starting...
The Stroller, Jan. 17, 2020: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Library accepting entries to its annual Quilt Show Community Library of Allegheny Valley-Harrison will host its annual Quilt Show Feb. 1 to March 7. Entries will be accepted through Monday through Jan. 31 at the Harrison library, 1522 Broadview Blvd., Natrona Heights. Quits must be handmade, but the person submitting...
Police: Man shot in back while leaving Pittsburgh bar
Pittsburgh police are investigating a shooting near the Woods Run section of the city that sent a victim to a local hospital early Thursday. The male victim, who walked into the hospital about 1 a.m., told Zone 1 officers he was leaving a bar in the 2600 block of California...
Police: Pittsburgh woman accused of arson in Greenfield apartment fire case
A Pittsburgh woman is accused of deliberately setting fire to a Greenfield home last month, officials said Thursday. Detectives arrested Victoria Parker, 28, and booked her into Allegheny County Jail on arson charges in connection to the Dec. 16 fire on Murray Avenue, Pittsburgh Public Safety spokeswoman Cara Cruz said....
Brackenridge man ID’d as victim in fatal Arnold shooting as police hunt for suspect
Police on Friday continued the search for a suspect they say shot and killed a Brackenridge man in an Arnold apartment Thursday afternoon. The Westmoreland County Coroner’s office identified the victim as Michael Coover Jr. of Brackenridge. Officers found him dead inside an apartment at 200 17th St. Coover, 33,...
