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Court denies new trial for man convicted of 2014 murder of East Liberty sisters
A state appeals court has denied a Pittsburgh man’s request for a new trial in the 2014 killing of two sisters who lived next door to him in East Liberty. Allen Wade, 48, is serving consecutive life sentences, one for each victim, plus three consecutive terms of 10 to 20...
Highlights from Franklin Regional band’s Macy’s Parade tripVideo
Two years ago, Franklin Regional band students found out they’d be marching in the 2019 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Last Thursday, all of the fundraising, preparation and rehearsal was complete, along with the eight-hour bus ride to New York City (well, New Jersey, technically, is where the band’s hotel was...
Springdale WIC office to reopen
The Springdale office for the Allegheny County Health Department’s Women, Infants and Children office will reopen Thursday after being closed for about two months. The office was one of two WIC locations unexpectedly shuttered at the beginning of October because of increased demand in other parts of the county. At...
Apollo Borough gets new offices, councilwoman, return of its Christmas parade
There are changes coming to Apollo this month and next, as the borough office is moving to a new location, its council vice president has resigned just after winning a new term, a new councilwoman has started a little early, and the Christmas parade returns Friday. Council expects the borough...
Alle-Kiski Valley gyms work out to raise more than $4,000 for Toys for Tots
Alle-Kiski Valley residents broke a sweat to raise money for less fortunate children this holiday season. Members of the Anytime Fitness locations in Allegheny Township and Cheswick participated in a Lift-a-Thon to raise money for Toys for Tots, a Marine Corps program that collects new, unwrapped toys and distributes them...
Rostraver Walmart sells lottery ticket worth more than $1 million
A customer at the Walmart in Rostraver went home with more than just a turkey this Thanksgiving after purchasing a lottery ticket worth over $1 million. The Pennsylvania Lottery reported the win after the person, who was not immediately identified, purchased a Diamond Mine ticket, a $20 game that offers...
State court rules Indiana County man serving life for murder not entitled to forfeited property
A Saltsburg man serving a life sentence for the brutal 2013 slaying of an Indiana County gun shop owner lost his bid to have $18,733 and other seized assets returned to his family. Jack O. Edmundson Jr., 49, who pleaded guilty to killing Frank S. Petro, 62, of Conemaugh Township...
Charges dropped against key witness who testified against convicted police killer Rahmael HoltVideo
Prosecutors on Monday dropped criminal charges against a man they said provided key testimony against convicted cop killer Rahmael Sal Holt, just weeks after insisting no deal had been promised for his cooperation. Tavon Harper, 29, had been in custody since his arrest following the November 2017 fatal shooting of...
Carnegie GetGo sells jackpot Cash 5 ticket worth $800,000
A customer at a GetGo in Carnegie won $800,000 on Saturday after purchasing a jackpot-winning lottery ticket. The Pennsylvania Lottery reported that someone purchased a Cash 5 ticket at the gas station that matched all five of the winning numbers 05-07-15-24-26. The odds of matching five out of five numbers...
Fans ‘bonkers’ for ‘Pittsburgh finished it’ shirts
Pittsburgh Steelers fans asked for it, so Dan Rugh delivered. He whipped up a T-shirt design boasting: “Pittsburgh finished it,” and put it up for sale after the Steelers defeated the Cleveland Browns on Sunday. “Who am I to keep them from having the shirt that they wanted?” said Rugh,...
Terrelle Pryor’s girlfriend, charged with attempted homicide, remains in jail without bail
A Munhall woman accused of stabbing her boyfriend, former NFL player and Jeannette football star Terrelle Pryor, during a fight Saturday remains in the Allegheny County Jail without bail, according to court records. Shalaya Briston, 24, is charged with attempted homicide and aggravated assault. Pryor, 30, is charged with simple...
Murrysville group will host Italian Christmas program with tenor Marco FioranteVideo
The American Association of University Women’s Murrysville chapter will host Italian singer Marco Fiorante at its Dec. 12 meeting for a special holiday program. Born in Cellino San Marco in Italy’s Puglia region, Fiorante completed his musical study in “canto lirico” (“opera performance”) at the Conservatorio Tito Schipa in Lecce,...
Cops: Motorists help Murrysville police locate suspected intoxicated driver
Concerned motorists helped direct Murrysville police to an alleged drunken driver who also is accused of possessing a “fist-sized” plastic bag of cocaine and two bags of marijuana. Warren R. Weimer Jr., 37, of Latrobe, was arrested at the Sheetz station on Route 22 at School Road South about 11:45...
Work to replace bridge in Indiana Township completed
A more than four-month long project to replace a bridge along McClellan Road in Indiana Township has been completed, according to PennDOT. The replacement project for Deer Creek Bridge No. 9 also included drainage work, installation of guide rails and signs, paving, line painting and other safety improvements. A temporary...
Officer injured while ejecting fan from Heinz Field
An Allegheny County sheriff’s sergeant was injured while trying to eject a McKeesport man from Heinz Field on Sunday during the Pittsburgh Steelers game. Elvis Matejcic, 47, got into an argument with the officer after he was told to leave the Champions Club shortly before 2 p.m., according to a...
John Oyler: Autumn in the woods
For me, autumn began this year when the harvest moon made its appearance in mid-October as I was returning home from a visit with my daughter, Elizabeth, and her family. I had just crossed the Ohio River on the I-79 Shipbuilders’ Bridge when suddenly I was confronted by a gorgeous...
Smithfield Street Bridge reopens after barge hits span overnight
The Smithfield Street Bridge was closed for several hours overnight after a barge slammed into the structure, according to authorities. The incident was reported around midnight, according to Allegheny County officials, who said there were no injuries or obvious damage to the structure. The bridge between Downtown and the...
Pittsburgh firefighters navigate tricky terrain to get to 3 houses ablaze in Spring Hill
Dozens of firefighters navigated tough terrain to get to three vacant houses engulfed in flames late Sunday night in Pittsburgh’s Spring Hill neighborhood. No one was injured. The three-alarm fire began about 10 p.m. in one vacant house at the top of Luella Street, a winding road overlooking Interstate 279....
The Stroller, Dec. 2, 2019: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Training for tax counseling offered AARP Tax Aide is recruiting volunteers for the upcoming tax preparation season. Tax Aide volunteers assist taxpayers with filing their federal, state and local taxes at no charge. Sites are located at senior centers, libraries, churches and the officers of state representatives in the Alle-Kiski...
Lower Burrell man learned plastering from his dad, turned it into career, nationwide union leadershipVideo
Editor’s note: This is part of an occasional series that features Alle-Kiski Valley residents and the notable things they do. Dan Stepano would help his father plaster homes during what turned out to be, in effect, a very young apprenticeship. Ed “Peck” Stepano would wear stilts on the job. Every...
‘Misfits’ are anything but in this New Kensington kitchenVideo
A free class for teens is what’s cookin’ at The United Presbyterian Church of New Kensington. A new program dubbed “Misfits Cooking Class for Teens” launched in June, offering hands-on culinary experiences for teens age 13-17 in the church kitchen. “I believe one can make something good to eat out...
Route 56 between New Kensington, Lower Burrell reopened after multi-vehicle wreck
A stretch of Route 56 westbound between New Kensington and Lower Burrell reopened after being closed for several hours following a crash Sunday night. The wreck that involved multiple vehicles was reported shortly after 9 p.m. near the cloverleaf interchange where Route 56 meets Route 366. Authorities shut down the...
Look-alike Oxycodone pill laced with fentanyl worries officials
Reducing the number of legitimate painkiller pills being sold illegally on the street is having an unintended consequence: Mexican drug cartels are now shipping potentially lethal look-alikes that mimic oxy but contain fentanyl. Oxycodone can come in the form of a blue 30-milligram pill that is among the most popular...
Light snowfall expected Monday in Western Pa., up to 3 inches near Latrobe
Western Pennsylvania’s commuters could be confronted with slippery, icy roads Monday amid a spate of snow flurries expected to continue through Tuesday morning, meteorologists said. Sunday night’s severe thunderstorms that brought rain and hail to parts of Allegheny, Butler and Beaver counties will transition into snow showers after 3 a.m....
Fans go crazy — peaceably — during Steelers-Browns rematch
There was an intensity on the field and in the crowd for the grudge match between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Cleveland Browns on Sunday at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh. But just as the players kept the action clean on the field, there were no reports of serious trouble among the...
