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Agreement restores WTAE to DirecTV customers
DirecTV subscribers in the Pittsburgh area will once again be able to view ABC affiliate WTAE-TV. In a joint statement Sunday, Hearst Television, parent company of WTAE, and AT&T, which owns DirecTV, announced they had entered into a new, multi-year retransmission agreement to provide Hearst-owned local broadcast stations to customers...
Pittsburgh police arrest warrant suspect wanted in connection with two assaults
Pittsburgh police on Saturday arrested a man wanted in connection with an alleged assault of a woman that began in November. Deric James Ivy, 27, no known address, turned himself into police on Saturday afternoon, police said. Ivy was wanted on an outstanding warrant in connection with the Nov. 22...
Rostraver paramedic killed in crash that closed Interstate 70 near Smithton
A paramedic responding to a crash early Sunday on Interstate 70 near the Smithton exit was struck by a vehicle and killed, the Westmoreland County Coroner’s Office confirmed. The paramedic from Rostraver-West Newton Emergency Medical Services was identified on the ambulance service’s Facebook page Sunday afternoon as Matt C. Smelser,...
5 dead, about 55 injured in Pa. Turnpike crash in Mt. Pleasant Twp.; IDs releasedVideo
Five people have died and about 55 others have been injured in an early-morning crash Sunday involving a tour bus on the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Mt. Pleasant Township, authorities said. The 52-passenger bus was traveling on a downhill curve, struck an embankment and flipped onto its side, authorities said. The...
Pittsburgh’s lone graffiti cop knows the beat like no other
There may be no one in Pittsburgh who knows more about graffiti than city police Detective Alphonso Sloan. Sloan, the lone detective on the city’s Graffiti Task Force, is himself an artist. He has a deep appreciation for what he sees in the talent displayed by many of those who...
Why you can still smoke at some Pennsylvania bars
The smell gives it away before you even spot the ashtrays on the bar. In the early afternoon on a Thursday, the Squirrel Hill Café isn’t packed, but the smell of smoke still hangs in the air from the half-dozen smokers lined up at the bar. Jan Cavrak, a manager...
Latrobe man joined brothers in serving country
Victor P. Pierdominici of Latrobe wanted to join his two older brothers, Richard and Louis, who were fighting in World War II, but he did not want to join the Army. He said, “I’d rather be in the Navy,” according to his daughter, Vicki Weimer of Latrobe. Surprisingly, he got...
The Stroller, Jan. 5, 2020: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
HED HERE Highlands Family Center is partnering with the Western Pennsylvania Diaper Bank to provide free diapers to local families. Free diapers will be distributed from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. the first and third Tuesday of each month at the center, 415 E. Fourth Ave., Tarentum. Bring your child or...
Neighbors rally around Allegheny Township couple after house fire
An online fundraising effort to help an Allegheny Township couple whose home was destroyed by fire Friday was approaching a $10,000 goal. By Sunday afternoon, the GoFundMe campaign to benefit Jason and Marissa Femc had raised $9,500 from more than 180 donors. The Femcs, who are newlyweds, lost all their...
Fight breaks out at Iran anti-war protest in Pittsburgh
An anti-war protest in Pittsburgh was peaceful on Saturday until a fight broke out. More than 100 people were taking part in the protest at Schenely Plaza in Oakland, the Trib’s news partner, WPXI-TV, reported. The protest started around 12:30 p.m. and was over by 2 p.m., a Pittsburgh police...
Soup for toddlers sold online recalled due to undeclared allergens, USDA says
A Massachusetts business is recalling about 200 pounds of lentil and beef soup for toddlers shipped to Pennsylvania and four other states and Washington, D.C., the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced. Kettle Cuisine Midco is recalling the ready-to-eat product because of misbranding and undeclared allergens, the department’s Food Safety and...
Westmoreland residents take first steps on fitness resolutions at 5k run in DerryVideo
Some Westmoreland County residents spent the first weekend of 2020 taking the first steps toward their fitness resolutions. About 150 people participated in the Resolution Run on Saturday morning at Keystone State Park in Derry. “It’s a good way to gauge our level of fitness, or non-fitness, and see how...
Mt. Pleasant Township vacant house fire ruled arson
A fire that damaged a vacant Mt. Pleasant Township home Friday night was intentionally set, according to state police. The fire at 513 Pine St. was reported shortly before 8:30 p.m. A state police fire marshal who investigated the fire found it had started at multiple points in the basement...
Police: Summit Academy student suffers injuries in 6-on-1 assault
Six students at a Butler County rehabilitation school were arrested after allegedly assaulting another student, according to state police. State police said the incident happened around 2:45 p.m. Thursday at Summit Academy on Herman Road in Summit Township. Summit Academy is a private residential school for at-risk youths between the...
WPXI restored to Verizon Fios customers; WTAE still off for DirecTV subscribers
An agreement has restored one Pittsburgh television station to customers of Verizon’s Fios service while a dispute continues to keep another off for DirecTV subscribers. Verizon announced to its customers Saturday night that it was able to reach an agreement with Cox Media Group that allows it to restore is...
Most recently called KeyBank Pavilion, Western Pa. concert venue is now S&T Bank Music Park
A Washington County concert venue known as much for its traffic snarls as well as its music acts will take on another new name as it enters its 30th year. S&T Bank announced Saturday that it is the new name sponsor for the Live Nation outdoor amphitheater near Burgettstown, formerly...
Police: Squirrel Hill man chased home invaders in car
An unidentified Pittsburgh man told police he got in his car and chased four home invaders to Monroeville before they got away, according to the Pittsburgh Department of Public Safety. The man said four unknown men kicked down the door of his Beechwood Boulevard home in Squirrel Hill and robbed...
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...
