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Hempfield buys 2 new fire trucks
Two new fire trucks were recently added to Hempfield Fire Department’s fleet of vehicles. Older trucks at fire stations in Adamsburg and Bovard were replaced by Sutphen SL75 Mid-Mount Aerial Ladder trucks, which can fight fires in residential, commercial and industrial buildings. The trucks, which cost $860,000 each, bring an...
Western Pa. hospitals participate in state’s first Donor Day
Wednesday was Pennsylvania’s first Donor Day, recognizing and encouraging organ and tissue donation. Donor registration drives were held across the state, including at Allegheny General Hospital, UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, UPMC Hamot hospital in Erie and Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center in Johnstown. “The fact that one donor can save...
Greensburg residents ‘adopt’ nearly 350 fire hydrants
There are almost 350 fire hydrants in Greensburg, and they all have been “adopted” after a six-year campaign, according to Greensburg Volunteer Fire Department President Rick Steele. The department launched the “Adopt-A-Hydrant” program in 2014, asking residents to contribute to the cost of high-visibility markers, which stick up above hydrants...
Route 65 in Glen Osborne reopened after crash
A portion of Route 65 northbound in Glen Osborne that was closed due to a vehicle crash with injuries has reopened. Allegheny County officials said the closure was between I-79 and the Haysville traffic light. Dispatchers said two people were injured in connection with the crash around 5:30 p.m. Wednesday....
Allegheny Township resident remembered as hard-working, talented
Sue Hartford was constantly working on something. Her husband, Kevin Hartford, said she continued walking their dog regularly, even when she was wearing a chemo pump. She kept playing tennis and golf until last summer. She completed her final audio project for a client last Jan. 1, before going to...
Cheswick looking to fill empty council seat
Cheswick Council is looking to appoint someone to fill an empty two-year seat. Michael Girardi, who won two seats in the Nov. 5 election, said Monday during a council reorganization meeting that he would take the seat he won with a four-year term. That leaves the two-year seat he won...
Alleged drunken driver accused of ramming Harmar police car
A suspected drunken driver allegedly drove into oncoming traffic in Harmar — right at the police car summoned to look for her. Police say Michele Sweet, 52, of West Deer, missed the patrol car driven by Officer Ryan Valasek that time, but not long afterward tried to ram it. Valasek...
Pittsburgh woman gets 4 years in federal prison for 2018 bank robbery spree
A Pittsburgh woman was sentenced to four years in federal prison for her involvement in a string of armed bank robberies in Pittsburgh and its suburbs two years ago. Nicole Wallace, 35, was also ordered to pay restitution for the money she stole. Prosecutors didn’t say how much money was...
Murrysville council approves 1st fracking well
The first signs residents will see to indicate that a horizontal-drilling Marcellus shale well has been approved in Murrysville is probably not what they expected: road improvements. Before work gets going on Olympus Energy’s Titan well — which received Murrysville council’s approval for conditional-use and site plan applications in late...
Allegheny Technologies seeks tariff exclusion as USW contract talks begin
The CEO of a Pittsburgh-based specialty steel producer that operates 10 plants in the region and others across the country is lobbying federal officials for an exclusion to the 25% tariff on imported steel that’s been imposed by the Trump administration. “We can’t allow our hardworking Pennsylvania employees to be...
East Huntingdon landscaper fined $74,290 over allegedly failing to pay Mexican workers overtime, back wages
An East Huntingdon landscaping company has paid nearly $75,000 in back wages and fines to settle allegations that it committed labor violations involving a foreign worker program, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. Silvis Group, located on Schultz Road, signed a consent agreement with the Labor Department on June...
2 more jurors selected in Wilkinsburg mass shooting caseVideo
Prosecutors and defense attorneys have agreed on six jurors over three days of jury selection for the upcoming trial against suspects in the 2016 Wilkinsburg mass shooting. Defendants Cheron Shelton and Robert Thomas have been active participants in the selection process, each conferring with their respective attorneys before deciding whether...
Unity woman gets probation in animal cruelty case
A Unity woman was ordered Wednesday to serve a year on probation for animal cruelty after leaving her pets alone in filthy conditions after she was evicted from her Cook Township home. Patricia Canton, 52, was permitted to enroll in the Accelerated Rehabilitation Disposition program for first-time, nonviolent offenders. The...
Harrison mom proud, worried about son’s Army deployment to Afghanistan
Devin Myers was determined to serve his country, and nothing was going to stop him. The decision is one that brings a sense of worry — and extreme pride — to his mother, Kathy. Devin Myers, 20, is a member of the 420th Engineer Company (Clearance), U.S. Army Reserve, based...
Pittsburgh man pleads guilty to role in multi-state drug trafficking organization
A Pittsburgh manpleaded guilty this week to being part of a multi-state drug trafficking organization, federal prosecutors said. Kyleif Harley, 28, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute heroin and fentanyl. He also admitted to distributing at least 15 grams of a...
Penn Hills man could spend 50 years in prison for killing woman in East Pittsburgh
A Penn Hills man who confessed to beating a woman, throwing her down a flight of basement stairs and strangling her to death in June pleaded guilty Wednesday to third-degree murder and other charges. Delrico Trevo McClinton, 29, was sentenced to as many as 50 years in prison. McClinton confessed...
Allegheny County reports first flu death of season
A 90-year-old Allegheny County woman with underlying medical conditions has died from flu complications, the county Health Department reported Wednesday. The woman is the county’s first flu fatality of the season, according to Dr. Kristen Mertz, an epidemiologist with the health department. The department said it could not release additional...
IUP, Duquesne, Robert Morris to bolster addiction prevention programs
When students at Indiana University of Pennsylvania return to class Jan. 21, they will be among the first in the state to benefit from a new program designed to prevent opioid abuse. IUP, which received a $99,888 state grant to underwrite the effort, was among 13 colleges and universities selected...
Sara’s Pets and Plants reopens in Sharpsburg after moving from Squirrel Hill
A new store along Sharpsburg’s busy Main Street corridor is sure to draw pet owners and animal lovers alike with its odd assortment of furry, hairless and dancing feathered creatures. It’s where you can meet an 11-foot-long red-tailed boa named Large Marge and a legless lizard called Ralph. Sara’s Pets...
Police investigating South Greensburg residential burglary
South Greensburg police are investigating a burglary at a home on Tuesday. Investigators said someone broke the glass on a door to get inside a home in the 1600 block of Pine Street sometime between 9 a.m. and 10 p.m. No one was home at the time. An undetermined amount...
Solar energy conference coming to Indiana County
A statewide conference on solar energy is coming to Indiana County in February. The 2020 Pennsylvania Solar Congress will be held at Chestnut Ridge Golf Resort & Conference Center, 132 Pine Ridge Road, Blairsville, from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 15. The event was held in Wilkinsburg last...
New Arnold mayor sets sights on fixing city’s ‘horrible’ roads
New Arnold Mayor Joseph Bia’s assessment Monday of the city’s top priority remained unchanged since he defeated former Mayor Karen Peconi last May. “Our roads are horrible,” Bia said. “Many of them have fallen into disrepair.” Getting them repaired is the challenge facing Bia and city council members because the...
Here are some Pittsburgh memories on Elvis Presley’s 85th birthdayVideo
Elvis Presley could have spent his last New Year’s Eve on Earth just about any place on the planet. But, on the last day of 1976, the King of Rock ’n’ Roll was in frigid Pittsburgh performing at the Civic Arena, his third and last concert in the Steel City....
Pitt medical school appoints new dean to replace Arthur Levine
A leader at Indiana University, the nation’s largest medical school, will take over as senior vice chancellor for the health sciences and dean of the School of Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh in June. Dr. Anantha Shekhar, who serves as executive associate dean for research affairs and several other...
Construction set to start in spring on Harrison senior living development
Construction on a $10 million senior independent living facility in Harrison will start by May, the project’s developer said. Harrison’s planning commission gave final approval for the development plans for Riverview Senior Living at the former Highlands School District administration building on 11th Avenue. Work will take about 14 months...
