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New charges filed against Allegheny Township man accused of raping girls
A 48-year-old man already accused of raping two Alle-Kiski Valley girls faces new charges after another alleged victim has said she was assaulted as a child and as an adult. Eric A. Wright, who had been living in Allegheny Township, is accused of exposing himself to the third girl, watching...
Some Western Pa. Guinness World Record seekers who preceded Frzy’s freestyle rap
Frzy is not the only Western Pennsylvania resident to attempt a world record. The Emmy-winning music artist is just the latest. He rapped for 31 straight hours over the weekend at The Block Northway in Ross. Frzy, 34, whose real name is Harvey Daniels, hopes he shattered the Guinness World...
Hempfield Steak ‘n Shake joins list of ‘temporarily closed’ locations
Over 100 Steak ‘n Shake restaurants across the country — including at least six in the Pittsburgh region — sit empty as the burger chain moves toward a franchise-based business model. The Hempfield location most recently joined Steak ‘n Shake locations in Frazer, Robinson and Center Township, while locations in...
Pittsburgh police nab suspect in North Side graffiti case
A Sharpsburg man with a history as a graffiti artist was arrested Tuesday by Pittsburgh police for allegedly painting on Norfolk Southern property near Federal Street on the city’s North Side. The graffiti covered 264 square feet and could cost $7,000 to clean up, according to Detective Alphonso Sloan, the...
Who wants to buy a house-bus in Pittsburgh?
One can’t help but notice this house rolling down the road that’s for sale. Pennsylvania native Andrew Weidman, 27, is visiting Pittsburgh for the winter, hoping to sell “Lucy Half-Bus.” It’s a 2003 Ford E350 converted former school bus, powered by Ford’s legendary 7.3 diesel, with 137,000 miles on the...
Pa. man gets up to 5 years in state prison for 9th DUI conviction
A judge in Warren County hopes the ninth time’s the charm: He’s sentenced a man to one to five years in state prison for his ninth charge of driving under the influence, Erie News Now reported. Fletcher Kay, 64, of Warren was stopped by Conewango police July 20 with a...
Police: Carrick man arrested with 6 bricks of suspected heroin on Route 22 in Salem
An Allegheny County man was arrested Tuesday after state police said they found six bricks of suspected heroin in his car during a traffic stop on Route 22 in Salem, according to court papers. Michael Patrick Crawley, 39, of Carrick, was being held in the Westmoreland County Prison on $100,000...
Baldwin Spanish Club makes cards for women waiting on asylum at Mexico border
Nikol Muslimovic hoped the bright, colorful cards she and her classmates at Baldwin High School created for women awaiting asylum at the Mexican border would give them hope and encouragement to keep going. For her, this was personal. Just two decades ago, her parents immigrated to the United States from...
Suspected meth lab dump site found in Indiana County
State police in Indiana County are investigating after an apparent methamphetamine lab dump site was found in a rural area not far from the Westmoreland County border. Troopers got a tip about the site and discovered several plastic bags discarded in a wooded area along Lower Laurel Road in Buffington...
Coroner identifies 2 victims of Fayette crash
A man and woman were killed early Wednesday morning in a one-car crash east of Brownstville, the Fayette County Coroner said. Both Jamal Ryan, 22, and Julie Ann Olsen, 25, who were traveling in the car, were dead at the scene, said Dr. Phillip Reilly, Fayette coroner. Reilly said his...
Coroner: 22-year-old man struck and killed by train in Charleroi
A 22-year-old Charleroi man was struck and killed by a train Wednesday on the Norfolk Southern Railroad tracks, according to Washington County Coroner Timothy Warco’s office. Anthony Lee Meyers was struck by a train about 3:51 a.m. near 3rd Street and Railroad Way in the borough, authorities said. Warco reported...
Real estate transactions for the week of Jan. 12, 2020
Bridgeville Mark Schneider sold property at 1001 Grandview Ave. Apt 802 to Rosemary Kasper for $80,000. Nicholas Andruszka sold property at 1308 Terrace to Michael and Kaleena Dilts for $139,900. Carnegie Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB trustee sold property at 37 Parkview Drive to Stephen and Medina Vickers for $181,500....
Officials: 1 transported to hospital in Brookline apartment fire
One person was taken to the hospital after an apartment fire Wednesday morning in Pittsburgh’s Brookline neighborhood, according to an Allegheny 911 shift supervisor. The fire, which broke out in an apartment building on Southcrest Drive, was out before 7 a.m. Crews responded shortly before 4 a.m. Further information on...
Police searching for woman who escaped Pittsburgh corrections facility
State police are searching for a woman who left the Pittsburgh Community Corrections Center without authorization. Kaila Rae Rose Sloan, who is serving time for possession with intent to deliver, left the Shadyside facility Monday, police said. WANTED FOR ESCAPEOn 1/13/20, Kaila Rae Rose Sloan left the Pgh Community Corrections...
The Stroller, Jan. 15, 2020: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Meetings to discuss bus routes planned Community meetings are scheduled this month to learn more about bringing bus lines to local communities in the Allegheny Valley. Meeting dates and locations include: • 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Central Presbyterian Church, 305 Allegheny St., Tarentum. • 6:30 p.m. Jan. 22, at the...
Lower Burrell planning $170K drainage project on Craigdell Road
Lower Burrell is applying for a state grant to help pay for repairs to drainage pipes along and under Craigdell Road in the Kay Street area. Matt Pitsch of Senate Engineering, the city’s engineer, said the aging pipes need to be repaired before their condition worsens. The city is seeking...
Mother of Sandy Hook victim reschedules presentation at Burrell High School
Scarlett Lewis, whose son Jesse was one of 26 people killed at the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in 2012, has rescheduled a free presentation at Burrell High School on her “Choose Love” educational program for April 1. She canceled a presentation scheduled for last month because she was ill....
Greensburg Salem school board to vote on asbestos inspection, Chinese exchange program
The Greensburg Salem School Board will vote on a routine asbestos inspection and an exchange program with Chinese students at its monthly meeting Wednesday. If approved, Volz Enviromental Services of Harmar would perform the required three-year asbestos inspection at a cost of $2,050. In the proposed exchange program, Chinese students...
Arnold fills vacant council seat, opening up seat on redevelopment authority
Filling a vacancy on Arnold Council created another opening in the city. Council chose Adam Zweig to fill an empty council seat created when former Councilman Joseph Bia was elected mayor in November. After being chosen, Zweig resigned as chairman of the city’s Redevelopment Authority. Solicitor David Regoli said Zweig...
Game Commission honors Latrobe student for bringing help to entangled deer
A Greater Latrobe ninth-grader’s sharp eyes and caring response helped free a white-tailed deer trapped in Unity this past fall. Pennsylvania Game Commission officers surprised Parker Williams on Friday when they arrived at her school and presented her with a certificate, recognizing the initiative she took on Nov. 4 to...
3 injured in Route 380 crash in Washington Township; 2 rescued from smashed vehicle
Three people were injured Tuesday night in a two-vehicle crash that uprooted the center guardrail on Route 380 in Washington Township and snarled traffic on a stretch of the highway for more than an hour. None of the injuries appeared life-threatening, but all three victims were flown by medical helicopters...
Canonsburg man pleads guilty to possessing child pornography
A Canonsburg man pleaded guilty in federal court this week to possessing child pornography after authorities found electronic devices containing lewd images and videos of minor children in his home, federal prosecutors said. Kevin Francisco Torres-Gerena, 26, pleaded guilty to one count of possessing child pornography, U.S. Attorney Scott W....
Brothers help raise $1K for charity by camping out inside Sprankle’s stores
Two brothers helped raise roughly $1,000 for charity by camping out inside their grocery stores in Leechburg and Kittanning last week. Doug and Ryan Sprankle, owners of Sprankle’s Neighborhood Market stores in Leechburg and Kittanning, hosted “Camp Out For Community” events for 24 hours at both locations to raise money...
Shooter in Jeannette murder was suspect’s identical twin, lawyer claimsVideo
The lawyer for a Penn Hills man accused of gunning down a man in the heart of Jeannette’s business district said the shooter was actually his client’s dead twin brother. Defense attorney Tim Dawson told a Westmoreland County jury Tuesday that Darrelle Tolbert-McGhee, 30, is not the man pictured in...
Single-lane restrictions planned on Parkway East
Single-lane restrictions will be in place Wednesday in the area of the Squirrel Hill Tunnel as crews do maintenance work, according to PennDOT. Westbound motorists along the Parkway East will encounter a lane restriction between the Squirrel Hill Tunnel and the Squirrel Hill/Homestead exit. A restriction also will be in...
