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Search on in Hempfield for bike-pedaling bank robberVideo
A search is on for a man police say robbed a Hempfield bank Wednesday before making his escape by pedaling a bicycle up Walton Tea Room Road. The robbery happened at 9:22 a.m. at CFS Bank, less than half a mile from Hempfield Area High School. State police temporarily locked...
Family holds second annual fundraiser for son’s scleroderma nonprofit
Laurie Churma of Washington Township was joined by friends and family Tuesday as they paid tribute to her son Kody and raised money to fund research into the disease that took his life. In less than two years, Kody Churma went from a healthy young man to one who was...
Jeannette firefighters to be outfitted with body armor
Jeannette firefighters are getting body armor to protect them during calls where violence might be a factor, said Fire Chief Bill Frye. The department is getting 18 vests at $875 each for paid and volunteer firefighters. Frye said the department’s relief association is footing the bill of more than $13,000...
Recalled Breakstone’s cottage cheese may contain plastic, metal pieces
Kraft Heinz Foods has recalled 9,500 cases of its Breakstone’s cottage cheese because the product might contain pieces of red plastic and metal. The company said it issued the voluntary recall after a consumer reported finding a piece of red plastic in a container of the cottage cheese. According to...
2 million lights shine at Kennywood holiday attractionVideo
Kennywood Park visitors will immediately see the lights — tunnel of brightly colored, pulsating LED bulbs. There are 15,000 strung on three miles of aircraft cable at the West Mifflin amusement park. They shine like a prism and can be configured in 9,000 ways via a computer program. It’s the...
Suspect in Carrick double shooting arrested
The Allegheny County Fugitive Task Force arrested a man charged with shooting two teenagers in Pittsburgh’s Carrick neighborhood, according to the Pittsburgh Department of Public Safety. Cody Smith, 23, of Pittsburgh is charged with two counts each of attempted homicide, aggravated assault, robbery and recklessly endangering another person. Smith allegedly...
The Stroller, Nov. 20, 2019: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Vandergrift Police Department collecting donations Vandergrift Police Department is conducting its Feed the Families Project through Friday. Non-perishable food items and monetary contributions will be accepted from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. through Friday at the borough building, 109 Grant Ave., in care of Officer Gray. Five Forces collecting personal...
Vandergrift man jailed on drug possession charges
A Vandergrift man who police say attempted to flee from authorities was arrested Tuesday afternoon on charges of having suspected heroin and other narcotics. Jerry Moore, 61, of Custer Avenue was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia, driving with a suspended license, two counts of possession of controlled substances and...
Latrobe dance academy teens to perform in Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
Nineteen members of Latrobe’s Laurel Valley Academy of Dance will show off their moves next week before a national television audience watching Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. The local teen dancers were among about 600 selected from studios and schools across the country to join the parade lineup as part of...
Suspect in deadly Wilkinsburg home invasion identified
A Pittsburgh man is accused of homicide and other crimes in connection with a deadly home invasion in Wilkinsburg last week. Allegheny County police issued an arrest warrant for Brandon Franklin, 22. He’s wanted for allegedly killing a 42-year-old man at a home along Woodlawn Avenue on Nov. 14. The...
Police arrest teen girl in connection to fatal shooting of Pittsburgh man
Police arrested a 17-year-old Brighton Heights girl on Tuesday in connection with the robbery-related death of a Pittsburgh man, officials said. Shayla Johnson — who also has ties to McKeesport and Duquesne — is a suspect in the murder of Julian Carpenter. She was arrested in Homewood and booked into...
Oakmont councilwoman to seek state House seat next year
Carrie DelRosso, an Oakmont councilwoman and public relations consultant, announced she will challenge state Rep. Frank Dermody, D-Oakmont, in next year’s election for the 33rd state House seat. DelRosso hopes to earn the Republican nomination. Dermody has held the seat since 1991. He defeated Republican challenger Joshua Nulph last year....
State Parks plan: More pet-friendly campsites, elevated tree house-like cottages and no Wi-Fi
A preliminary report on the future of Pennsylvania’s 121 state parks revealed that park users want pet-friendly campsites and no Wi-Fi. While “glamping” was not mentioned, park users do want more adventurous sleepovers by trying something new, such as building elevated camping cottages to simulate a treehouse effect. “Penn’s Parks...
Police arrest accused of robbing North Shore PNC Bank
Pittsburgh have arrested a man suspected of holding up a PNC Bank on Pittsburgh’s North Shore. Authorities issued an arrest warrant for Jarrett Jones, 30, in connection with the Nov. 8 robbery of the PNC Bank branch on Federal Street alongside PNC Park, Pittsburgh public safety spokeswoman Cara Cruz said....
Police: Oakmont native confessed to killing Bethel Park woman in Nevada
An Oakmont native who confessed to killing a Bethel Park woman in the Nevada desert two months ago will remain in Allegheny County Jail without bail, a judge ruled Tuesday. But John Matthew Chapman, 39, of Oakland, Md., has yet to be charged with the death of Jaime Mae Feden,...
Norwin OKs pool renovation project
Norwin students could be swimming in an updated pool next fall. As expected, the Norwin School Board this week selected the least expensive proposal for updating the pool, estimated at about $1.2 million by Wallover Architects of Lancaster. A contractor has not been selected. Among the work being considered is...
Almost $3 million in upgrades expected for Westmoreland County’s 911 system
Westmoreland County commissioners are expected this week to approve more than $2.7 million in upgrades to the 911 emergency dispatch system. Public Safety Director Roland Mertz said Tuesday that plans call for replacement of aging computer-aided dispatch equipment and installation of a new transmission tower to provide better radio service...
First graduate of Westmoreland County’s Veterans Court says he’ll return as a mentor
Ryan Skuta was home about a year after his third tour of duty, a four-month stint as a freelance infantryman fighting with the Kurds against ISIS in 2016, when he was arrested in Jeannette and charged with drunk driving. On Tuesday, Skuta, 33, of Irwin, became the first graduate of...
Why former Pirates star Andrew McCutchen stays involved with PittsburghVideo
On a dreary Tuesday, on the sixth floor of UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, a roomful of young patients were busy working on a variety of different art projects. The children, inpatients at the hospital, visit regularly as part of what’s referred to as art therapy. The energy level in...
Gunman, 2 accomplices ordered to stand trial in Export shooting
Most of the participants in a violent confrontation near an Export park during which a Monroeville man was shot twice were on a three-day methamphetamine binge, one of those charged told a judge Tuesday. The alleged gunman, Tyler Palandro, 19, of Murrysville and two accomplices, Sandra Lee Cline, 49, of...
Walgreens closes Lower Burrell store
The Walgreens store on Greensburg Road in Lower Burrell has closed, a spokesman for the pharmacy chain confirmed Tuesday. The store closed on Nov. 13, spokesman Phil Caruso said. Caruso said the store’s closing was part of a previously announced plan to close a number of stores across the country....
Highlands moving elementary principal to Early Childhood Center
The school educating the youngest students in Highlands School District is set to have its third principal this school year. Samantha Perlik, principal of Highlands Elementary School in Tarentum, will become principal of the Early Childhood Center in January after the Christmas break, school board President Debbie Beale said. The...
Pittsburgh council members request documents, audit related to park tax
Several Pittsburgh City Council members want to examine all agreements between the city and Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy before considering how to deal with an estimated $10 million in annual revenue from a parks tax approved by voters earlier this month. Council on Tuesday introduced two resolutions that would require the...
Western Pa. lawmakers fight Gov. Wolf on Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative
A group of lawmakers from Western Pennsylvania is challenging Gov. Tom Wolf’s effort to make Pennsylvania a member of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), saying the resulting carbon tax will hurt the state’s energy sector and consumers. The legislators said Tuesday that Wolf does not have the authority to...
Food giveaway helps feed 400 families in Pittsburgh’s West EndVideo
Robin Matthews didn’t think she would have Thanksgiving this year. She suffered a heart attack and had surgery in October. Her fiancee died of a heart attack the same month. A fire last week caused heavy damage to her Sheraden home. “I have nothing,” Matthews, 61, said. “My second floor...
