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President Trump to visit Pittsburgh next weekVideo
President Donald Trump will give keynote remarks next week at an annual gathering of the oil and gas industries in Pittsburgh. Trump is scheduled to attend the Shale Insight conference Oct. 23 at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh’s Downtown, conference organizers announced Wednesday. He is expected to...
Anti-Defamation League launches online campaign to remember Tree of Life victims
The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) is launching a national online campaign asking Americans to join the league and #FightHateForGood to commemorate the victims who died in last year’s mass shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Squirrel Hill. ADL, a international organization founded in 1913 to combat anti-Semitism and bigotry,...
Greensburg man charged with raping unconscious woman after party
A Greensburg man was arrested by city police this week, charged with raping an unconscious woman after a party last month. Emmanuel Lebbie, 24, was arraigned Tuesday on charges of rape of an unconscious victim and sexual assault in connection with the 6:52 a.m. Sept. 28 incident that police say...
Boil water advisory for McKeesport area lifted
A boil water advisory in the McKeesport area for Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County customers was lifted Wednesday after a second round of testing found no problems. Authority spokesman Matthew Junker said Wednesday a second set of water samples over two consecutive days from the City of McKeesport and the...
Dads, male role models invited to Penn Hills charter school event
Dads and male role models are invited to share a donut with students at Penn Hills Charter School of Entrepreneurship this week. The school will host the annual Donuts with Dads event at 8:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Friday at the school, 2501 Main Street in Penn Hills. The school’s...
North Huntingdon wrestling fundraiser to benefit police fraternal organization
Two professional wrestlers pitted against each other during a September matchup now are teaming up during a third wrestling fundraiser that will benefit the North Huntingdon Police Fraternal Relief Association. Scheduled for Saturday at 2 p.m., Rumble on Route 30 will feature Norwin graduate Tyler Harrison, also known as “Jason...
Parkway Theater in Stowe searching for a restaurateur
Aaron Stubna wants people to indulge in more than popcorn and candy when they visit the Parkway Theater in Stowe. After renovating the one-screen movie house two years ago, he invited Tom Glover and Dave Hallam of Abjuration Brewing Co. to make and sell their beer there, too. Now he’s...
Police: Man dead in Beaver County stabbing
One person died after a stabbing in Beaver County, according to Hopewell Township Police Chief Brain Uhrmacher. Officers responded to Guy Street in Hopewell Township around 11 p.m. Tuesday, where they found a man suffering from a stab wound. Uhrmacher said he was transported to UPMC Presbyterian in Oakland, where...
Bellevue tour offers peek at history of borough’s homes, buildingsVideo
Bridge Brigido and Mary Carroll attended the Bellevue “Live Worship Shop House Tour” two years ago. It was an inspiration to start sprucing up their own Sumner Avenue home. “We thought it was such a cool idea,” Brigido said. “It was also real motivation for us to get things done...
The Stroller, Oct. 17, 2019: Events in the A-K Valley
Lower Burrell festival to feature all things pumpkin There will be several special activities Saturday as part of the pumpkin patch at Bethel United Methodist Church, 150 Alder St., Lower Burrell. A craft show will be from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., and there will be a pumpkin-themed bake sale,...
Public invited to Latrobe 4th of July planning session
The committee preparing Latrobe’s 2020 4th of July Celebration is inviting public input to its first official planning meeting, set for 6:30 p.m. Oct. 23 in the city council chambers. “Anybody that wants to come, it’s open to the general public, the council, the mayor,” said Latrobe Fire Chief John...
Latrobe police get new 5-year contract, praise for arrests
Latrobe Council approved a new five-year labor agreement with the city’s police union. Covering more than a dozen officers, but excluding the police chief, the new contract will be in effect from Jan. 1, 2020, through Dec. 31, 2024, and includes annual wage increases of 2.25%, according to city manager...
DEP: Jeannette hemp warehouse violating odor law
A state agency slapped a Jeannette hemp-drying facility with a violation notice over a “nauseating” pot-like odor reportedly wafting from the warehouse for weeks. George Traister, a Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection inspector, checked the facility in response to two complaints about the strong smell of hemp, which is similar...
Allegheny Valley opts to demolish Colfax Elementary
Colfax Elementary School is destined to vanish from Springdale’s landscape, probably before the 2020-21 school year starts. The Allegheny Valley School Board voted 6-3 on Monday to demolish the vacated elementary school rather than try to sell it. It’s an issue the board has been wrestling with for months, even...
Plum School District’s next budget timeline released
Plum School District officials released their timeline for next school year’s budget. District Business Manager John Zahorchak said the move was to provide some communication about the upcoming financial planning, and it is too early to determine what, if any, tax increase may be necessary to balance the budget. “I...
Police: Arrest made in North Side assault that sent man to hospital
One man was taken to the hospital in critical condition and another was apprehended by Pittsburgh police in connection with an assault on the North Side. Lasalle Bradford, 49, of Pittsburgh, was arrested and charged with one count of aggravated assault after officers found a man unresponsive and not breathing...
Pittsburgh man accused of federal gun and drug crimes
A Pittsburgh man was indicted by a federal grand jury on drug and gun charges. Romello Edward Jones, 20, was charged with possession with intent to distribute heroin and fentanyl and unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition. Authorities said Jones, a convicted felon, possessed the drugs, firearm and ammunition...
Woodland Hills teachers, staff plan protest at board meeting
Woodland Hills School District teachers, paraprofessionals and related staffers plan to have a silent demonstration at a school board meeting Wednesday. Representatives of the Woodland Hills Education Association and Woodland Hills Educational Service Professionals also plan to speak at the voting meeting scheduled for 6:30 p.m. at the administration building...
Orionid meteor shower will be dimmed by bright moonVideo
As the Orionid meteor shower peaks Oct. 21 to 23, don’t expect to see fireworks in the sky because of light interference from the waning full moon, according to Terry Trees of New Kensington, past president of Amateur Astronomers Association of Pittsburgh. That’s not saying that you can’t see the...
Lawyer: Police illegally searched phone of suspect in Lower Burrell man’s overdose
The lawyer for a Penn Hills man awaiting trial on charges that he sold drugs used in last year’s fatal overdose of a Lower Burrell man contends a police search of her client’s cellphone was illegal. Christopher Napper, 25, is charged with drug delivery resulting in death, drug possession counts...
Pittsburgh bank robber gets probation, time served
A federal judge on Tuesday sentenced a Pittsburgh man to time already served for robbing the Key Bank in Downtown last year. Jonathan Owens-El, 56, formerly of the Hill District, has already served about 19 months, the U.S. Attorney’s office said Tuesday. In addition, Owens-El will serve three years of...
Convicted Pittsburgh felon pleads guilty to having drugs, gun
A convicted felon pleaded guilty this week in federal court to having a gun, ammunition and drugs when he wasn’t supposed to. As a convicted felon, Tyree Jrevae Booker, age 41, of Pittsburgh, is not allowed to possess firearms. However, on Dec. 6, 2018, U.S. Attorney Scott W. Brady said...
Program looks at history of firefighting in Latrobe
The 140-year history of organized firefighting in Latrobe is the topic of a new slide show the Latrobe Area Historical Society will present this week. The program is set for 9:30 a.m. Friday and Saturday at the society headquarters and museum, 416 Weldon St., Latrobe. Doors will open at 9...
Deer Lakes’ ‘Sharing Table’ program to reduce waste, address hunger
If you’re not going to eat that apple, don’t throw it away. That’s the philosophy behind the Deer Lakes School District’s new food sharing program, known as Sharing Tables. Starting Monday, students will be asked to leave unopened or unused food or drinks they don’t want on designated Sharing Tables...
Development at Penn Plaza in Pittsburgh continues to generate controversy
Controversy continues to dog a planned $50 million development on the site of the former Penn Plaza Apartments in East Liberty as Pittsburgh City Council prepares for a last vote necessary for construction to begin. Council on Tuesday introduced legislation that would approve a land swap between the city and...
