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Man shot while driving in McKeesport
Two suspects shot a man who was driving in McKeesport on Friday night, according to Allegheny County Police. A bullet grazed the unidentified 23-year-old victim in the head. He is in the hospital with non life-threatening injuries. He was driving on Soles Street around 11 p.m. when two unknown people...
Week in review: Steelers season ends, Darlene Harris Day, Rich Fitzgerald’s 3rd termVideo
Here’s a look back at some of the top stories of the week. Steelers lose postseason bid The Pittsburgh Steelers lost their final regular-season game to the Baltimore Ravens, capping off a disappointing season in which the team failed to grab a postseason bid for the second consecutive season. Fans...
Ringing in New Year at Kevin Sousa’s Arlington Beverage Club
I rang in the new year by visiting the past. Chef Kevin Sousa hosted a party Dec. 31 at Arlington Beverage Club, a new bar in Allentown that’s actually an old church social hall. St. George Lyceum was a place for the congregation to shoot some pool and the breeze...
The Stroller, Jan. 4, 2020: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
United Way seeking volunteer tax preparers United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania is looking for people to give their time as volunteer tax preparers. Many of our neighbors don’t have access to affordable tax help, fall victim to rapid refund loans or are not aware of state and federal tax credits....
Gilpin adopts $752K budget with no tax increase
Gilpin supervisors adopted a $752,000 budget for 2020 that includes no increase in property taxes. The tax rate will remain at 7 mills. More money is budgeted for police coverage than last year, according to Chairman Charles Stull, who serves as co-police commissioner. The township now has two full-time officers,...
Bus rapid transit system is top priority for local officials
Allegheny County’s top transportation priority in the new decade is completion within the next four years of a $225 million express bus system linking Pittsburgh’s Downtown with Oakland and points east, officials say. Construction of the Port Authority’s Bus Rapid Transit system is scheduled to begin in 2021. Officials had...
Jefferson Hills zoning overhaul moving forward
The new Jefferson Hills zoning ordinance will provide added clarity for residents and developers alike on what they can and can’t do in each zoning district, leaders say. An overhaul of the borough’s zoning code has been in the works for roughly three years and is finally making its way...
Longtime Fiori’s pizza maker hangs up apron after 40 years
Legendary Pittsburgh pizza maker Giuseppe “Joe” Pepe has called it a career after 40 years at Fiori’s Pizzaria in Pittsburgh’s Brookline neighborhood. A craftsman of the oven-baked crust, Pepe helped found Fiori’s along Capital Avenue in 1979. The Brookline Connection Facebook page posted a tribute to him with a photo...
Hempfield band recognized by people across the world following London paradeVideo
The Hempfield Area Marching Band is being recognized by people across the world after the band performed Wednesday in London’s New Year’s Day Parade. “We’ve received tons of messages from people all around the world, and even from many people stopping us on the street,” said band Director Brian Tychinski...
Firefighters battle house fire in Mt. Pleasant Township
Firefighters are battling a house fire in Mt. Pleasant Township, according to a Westmoreland 911 dispatcher. Officials were called to the vacant house at 513 Pine St. shortly before 8:30 p.m. Firefighters initially reported smoke showing but quickly changed it to a working fire. Further information was not immediately available....
Man questioned by police in Penn Hills woman’s murder found dead in Mt. Oliver
A man questioned by police in the shooting death of a Pittsburgh woman was found dead Friday in a Mt. Oliver home. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the man as George Daniel, 58. The medical examiner late Friday ruled his death a suicide. The ME’s office said he...
Another store to close at Westmoreland Mall
Another store is shuttering its doors at Westmoreland Mall. Motherhood Maternity, located past the food court on the second floor, is closing, according to posted signs. Changes have been occurring at Destination Maternity Corp., the company that owns Motherhood Maternity, in the past year, including filing for bankruptcy and streamlining...
Pennsylvania requires permits for hemp growers and processors in 2020
Like hemp growers, facilities that process the crop also will have to get permits in 2020 as Pennsylvania’s emerging industry enters its second year, state officials said. The commercial cultivation of hemp, which had been banned by the federal government for 80 years, took off in Pennsylvania last year after...
Fayette County man released from jail after his sentence is reduced
A Fayette County man was paroled Friday after being resentenced to serve a shorter jail term for his role in the thefts of construction equipment and building materials during a month-long crime spree in 2016 throughout Westmoreland County. David F. Wray, 48, of Fayette City, pleaded guilty in 2018 to...
Judge: Greensburg dad to stand trial for allegedly leaving kids in deplorable home
A Westmoreland County judge on Friday rejected a defense request to dismiss child endangerment charges against a Greensburg man suspected of leaving three children home alone for about a week in deplorable conditions. Common Pleas Court Judge Christopher Feliciani ruled prosecutors presented sufficient evidence to support the charges against Ryan...
PNC to close its Hillcrest Shopping Center branch in Lower Burrell
PNC is closing its branch in the Hillcrest Shopping Center in Lower Burrell. A bank spokeswoman confirmed that the Hillcrest location will close March 20. “The way that customers are using branches has been changing,” said Marcey Zwiebel, PNC’s director of corporate public relations. “We have been making adjustments to...
DUI, drug among 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. Waived preliminary hearings • Jorge Rivera-Gonzalez, 40, of Pitcairn on charges of possession of drug paraphernalia and...
Owners of Fawn’s Blackberry Meadows preserve farmland from future development
Blackberry Meadows Farm in Fawn cannot be redeveloped for residential or other commercial uses under an easement that has been placed on more than 90% of the 85-acre property. The permanent agricultural conservation easement preserves Blackberry Meadows as farmland. To get the easement, owners Jen Montgomery and Greg Boulos sold...
3 hurt near Route 28 Exit 14 off-ramp near Tarentum
Three people were injured Friday afternoon in a two-vehicle crash on Bull Creek Road at Route 28’s Exit 14 southbound ramp near the Tarentum-Fawn line. The crash happened around 2 p.m. and involved a pickup and sport utility vehicle. State police did not identify those injured, but said they were...
Terrelle Pryor files court petition asking to keep firearm permit after arrest
Former NFL player and Jeannette native Terrelle Pryor doesn’t want to surrender his permit to carry a concealed firearm, which was issued in Westmoreland County. On Friday, Pryor’s attorney, Stephen Colafella of Beaver County, asked for a hearing to challenge Sheriff Jonathan Held’s order revoking a concealed carry firearm permit....
Dive Bar & Grille in Regent Square opens in former Ryan’s PubVideo
This dive bar sells “elevated bar food.” The newest Dive Bar & Grille opened in Regent Square on South Braddock Avenue, near Forbes, in December. It joins locations in the South Side, Lawrenceville and Pine. Located in the former spot of Ryan’s Pub – a town staple for decades –...
PennDOT work to restrict southbound traffic at Route 51 and I-70
Motorists should be prepared for potential traffic delays Tuesday on Route 51 in Rostraver as crews complete preliminary field work for proposed reconstruction of the highway’s interchange with I-70. According to PennDOT, southbound traffic on Route 51, in the area near I-70 and Finley Road, will be restricted to one...
2020 predicted to have a super Groundhog Day
Feb. 2 is a loaded date this year. The usual celebration of Groundhog Day has some company in 2020. The day starts with Punxsutawney Phil’s 134th prognostication set to run 3 a.m. to 8 a.m. Then, the Pittsburgh Penguins take on the Washington Capitals at 12:30 p.m. on NBC. Groundhog...
Lane restrictions planned for Boulevard of the Allies
Drivers on the Boulevard of the Allies in Pittsburgh next week should expect daylight lane restrictions necessary for construction work, according to PennDOT. Single-lane closures in both directions between Bates and Halket streets will occur as needed while Swank Construction Co. works on signs and installs traffic signals and light...
Visiting rabbi to address anti-Semitism at Pittsburgh lecture
Rabbi Jeffrey Salkin will give the 2020 Harris Interfaith Lecture at Rodef Shalom Congregation, 4905 Fifth Ave., Pittsburgh. Salkin’s lecture, scheduled for 11:30 a.m. Friday, Jan. 10, is titled “Why Is It Always the Jews? An Interfaith Look at the History of Anti-Semitism.” The annual event is free for clergy...
