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Man reported missing on Christmas Day found safe
A man missing since about 5 p.m. Wednesday was found just after 1 p.m. Thursday, Pittsburgh police said. Ian Rodgers, 29, had been missing since 5 p.m., when he was last seen in Downtown Pittsburgh. Police thanked people for sharing the information that led to Rodgers being located....
Fort Pitt Museum to take advantage of slow January to close, clean Pittsburgh diorama
The Fort Pitt Museum in Point State Park will temporary close for the month of January for annual exhibition maintenance and updates. Brady Smith, director of marketing and communications for the Senator John H. Heinz History Center, said the museum has closed for maintenance every January for the past seven...
Christmas Eve stabbing in New Stanton leads to assault charges
A couple’s fight late on Christmas Eve left a man with stab wounds and a New Stanton woman facing aggravated assault charges. State police initially responded to a 911 call from the mother of Julie L. Thomas, 21, who said she’d received text messages from Thomas that Jamel C. Miles...
Police arrest man wanted in connection with Dormont home invasion
A man wanted in connection with an alleged violent home invasion in Dormont was arrested Tuesday, according to Allegheny County police. Police had been looking for Joel Hatfield, 28, no address, since Sunday morning. Police say that’s when Hatfield went to a man’s apartment armed with a knife and forced...
Carnegie Carnegie corner: ‘On stage’ with Melanie Paglia
From the beginning of existence, humans have been dreaming, creating and telling tales that entertain, explain the inexplicable and push our potential beyond imagination. A Jan. 25 music hall performance captures this magic. In the late 19th century, the invention of the film camera opened a new world of possibilities...
Highlands asks federal court to throw out former principal’s lawsuit
Highlands School District asked a federal court Monday to dismiss a lawsuit filed by a former principal claiming the district and its superintendent retaliated against her for taking unpaid leave and dating a former teacher. In a 29-page filing in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania,...
Lawyer accused of smuggling drugs into Allegheny County Jail charged in hit-and-run
An attorney accused of smuggling drugs into the Allegheny County Jail is facing a new charge related to an alleged hit-and-run in a Pittsburgh parking garage. Pittsburgh police on Tuesday charged Paul Gettleman, 74, of Perry Township, Lawrence County, with causing an accident involving damage to an attended vehicle, a...
Candidate who lost bid for Jefferson Hills seat selected to fill board vacancy
The past month has been a whirlwind for Melissa Girman Steffey. After losing the recent municipal election for a seat on Jefferson Hills borough council by one vote, an end-of-the-year vacancy revived Steffey’s chance to serve the community she loves in that role. She was sworn in Dec. 9 to...
Woman killed in Penn Hills shooting ID’d by medical examiner
The woman who was shot and killed early Thursday morning outside a bar in Penn Hills has been identified as Leona Eunice Dailey, 18, according to the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office. The office did not say where Dailey is from. Allegheny County homicide detectives are investigating. No suspects have...
CMU researchers develop tool to pinpoint source of gunshots using smartphone videosVideo
A tool developed at Carnegie Mellon University to determine the location of gunshots correctly pinpointed where the shots came from in the 2017 mass shooting on the Las Vegas Strip, CMU researchers said. Researchers tested the value of the tool by analyzing three videos that recorded gunshots in the first...
Undecking the halls: How long do you leave your holiday decorations up?
When Shawn O’Mahony was growing up, it wasn’t unusual for his mother to let the Christmas tree stick around until Easter. That tradition didn’t carry over to her son. “When I decorated, the decorations were down before the new year,” said O’Mahony, a Penn Hills resident. “I like to start...
Big Shot Bob’s to open new Hempfield location
Big Shot Bob’s House of Wings is expanding once again, this time outside Westmoreland Mall. The wing joint will be located at the former Winghart’s spot in Westmoreland Crossing behind the mall. Owner Keith Wassel said he hopes to open the Hempfield location, which will serve over 100 flavors of...
Sloan teachers, students move into first fully renovated classroom wing
When Sloan Elementary School teacher Janine Mickel attended a meeting with VEBH, the architects spearheading the design of the Sloan “elementary campus” project, she was told they “planned to bring the outdoors into the classroom.” Standing in a freshly renovated wing of the building that is complete and occupied by...
The Stroller, Dec. 26, 2019: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Volunteer tax preparers needed Allegheny Valley Association of Churches and United Way of Allegheny County are 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...
Hoagie fundraiser part of Leechburg police surveillance camera plans
Hoagies will play a key role in Leechburg’s police security plans. Businesses and residents have donated about $4,000 since June to the plan to add surveillance cameras at some intersections. Chief Jason Schaeffer said the borough needs an additional $3,000. So Sprankle’s Neighborhood Market and its food fundraiser is stepping...
TribLIVE’s top 25 photos of the year
Captured by the Tribune-Review visuals staff, this collection of our most visually compelling images from 2019 reminds us of the most intriguing news, sports and cultural events of the year....
Judge denies Yakopec’s request for transfer back to Westmoreland prison
A Westmoreland County judge Tuesday rejected a request from the son of a Lower Burrell district judge to be transferred back to the county’s jail to finish serving out a six-month sentence for drug offenses. The attorney for Stephen Yakopec III, 29, of Lower Burrell in court documents filed this...
Fireworks companies sue North Huntingdon for more than $30,000
Two Kansas fireworks firms sued North Huntingdon for more than $30,000, saying the township’s refusal to grant a permit that would keep their store open near the Pennsylvania Turnpike’s entrance has caused a “significant” loss in sales the past two months. Fireworks Leasing LLC and Wholesale Fireworks Enterprises LLC, both...
Next Interstate 70 project will add 3 roundabouts at Madison exit
PennDOT’s ongoing Interstate 70 improvements are expected to continue next year, with revamping of the Madison and Yukon exits. Construction could begin as early as February and is expected to continue through September 2022, according to PennDOT District 12 officials. Submitting a proposal of about $92.9 million, Trumbull Corp. is...
Brackenridge man accused of taking car on Christmas Eve
Harrison police said they used surveillance camera footage, license plate readers and help from other departments to track down a Brackenridge man suspected of stealing a car on Christmas Eve. Terry Alan Montgomery, 51, is accused of taking a 2008 Hyundai Accent that was parked in the 2000 block of...
Springdale Township man gets ‘Christmas gift’: Police home in on hit-and-run suspect who wrecked his garage
Dave Houston got an unexpected knock at his door the Saturday morning before Christmas. “Did you see your garage?” his neighbor asked. Perplexed, the 55-year-old man walked outside his Springdale Township home thinking, “Maybe I left my garage door open all night.” “Well,” Houston recalled, “The garage door wasn’t even...
13 Latrobe area churches band together to serve free Christmas meals to all who need themVideo
Anna Louise Castellano spent Christmas Day with her extended family. It’s a family that included many folks she didn’t even know but who gathered together Wednesday afternoon for a Christmas meal at St. John the Evangelist Church in Latrobe, in what has become a local tradition. “This is for anybody...
Deer Lakes High School students use emoji paintings to encourage frank conversationsVideo
Art students at Deer Lakes High School are hoping students and staffers will stop and see the emoji. Not the cartoon-like images on their cellphones, but ones on the walls. Emoji allow people to express emotion digitally through a variety of faces that display different expressions and picture characters. They...
Increased homestead exemption likely means lower property taxes in Harmar
The average Harmar homeowner could save about $34.50 in real estate taxes in 2020 as supervisors recently passed a $10,000 increase for the homestead tax exemption. The township supervisors last Thursday passed the township’s final 2020 budget of $2.7 million. It does not include a tax increase. The township real...
Police: Woman shot in Duquesne drive-by
Allegheny County Police are investigating the drive-by shooting of a 32-year-old woman in Duquesne. Police said Wednesday morning the woman was struck by a bullet. They said the wounds aren’t life-threatening. Police said it was not immediately clear whether the victim was specifically targeted. Authorities said the shooter was in...
