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Pitt suspends delivery robots after wheelchair user reports safety hazard
Robotics company Starship Technologies has taken its fleet of automated food delivery robots off Oakland’s streets and back to the drawing board after a University of Pittsburgh student this week flagged issues with the robots blocking access to sidewalks. The company will meet in November with the Oakland Transportation Management...
3 from South Hills face charges tied to 92 injured dogs found on Washington County farm
Three people from the South Hills have been charged with felony animal cruelty charges in connection to 92 emaciated and injured dogs found on a Washington County farm during a law enforcement raid last year. Lucy Ann Binakonsky, Emily David Binakonsky and Charlotte L. Binakonsky are accused of being responsible...
3 Kittanning troopers among Top Gun honorees
Three troopers from the same Alle-Kiski Valley station will be among those honored Thursday by the Pennsylvania DUI Association. The association will hold is 40th annual meeting through Friday at the Sheraton Station Square in Pittsburgh. Winners of the Top Gun award for arresting suspected impaired drivers include Cpl. Chris...
Theft, firearms cases recently handled by Judge Herbst in Monroeville
Monroeville District Court Judge Jeffrey Herbst handled these cases recently. Defendants will have court dates set in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas. Charges were filed by Monroeville police unless otherwise noted. Held for court • Joseph Donachy, 38, of Arnold on charges of receiving stolen property. Charges were...
Victims of mass shootings since Tree of Life recognized at North Shore eventVideo
Eleven. Thirteen. Five. Six. Thirteen. Five. Twenty-two. Ten. Eight. Four. Pittsburgh. Thousand Oaks. Sebring. Aurora. Virginia Beach. Santa Maria. El Paso. Dayton. Midland-Odessa. Kansas City. Under blue skies and sunshine on the edge of the Allegheny River, one person stepped forward for each victim killed in public mass shootings since...
Quick action by employees helps save Derry Township millwork buildingVideo
Quick action on the part of Appalachian Millwork employees and their neighbors at the A.J. Myers bus garage likely saved the custom millwork building early Thursday evening, officials say. Fire crews were called to the building, on Menasha Lane in Derry Township, just after 4:30 p.m., according to Westmoreland County...
New Highlands acting principal is a key figure in lawsuits against district
The newly appointed acting principal at Highlands Early Childhood Center is a key figure in two lawsuits against the Highlands School District. District Superintendent Monique Mawhinney appointed Cathy Russo as acting principal in the wake of the resignation of Principal Heather Bigney. In a federal lawsuit filed Monday, the day...
Plum park damaged in flood to reopen
A playground located within Boyce Park in Plum is expected to reopen this fall, an Allegheny County parks spokesperson said Thursday. The O’Block Playground, located at 750 Monroeville Trestle Road, has been closed since late July after rain storms pounded the eastern suburbs on July 22. Nearly three inches of...
Order made in Gateway parent’s lawsuit against superintendentVideo
A federal case involving Gateway School District’s superintendent and a former district parent has been settled and closed. Tammy Aikins, 45, who also worked as a teacher’s aide in the district, filed a complaint in January to the Western District of Pennsylvania U.S. District Court against Gateway Superintendent Bill Short....
Pharmacies to police stations, drug take back collection sites open SaturdayVideo
Saturday’s Drug Take Back Day will accept unwanted THC or other vape cartridges but not those with batteries, according to Drug Enforcement Agent Pat Trainor. The 18th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day will be held across the country. The service is free. The event is absolutely anonymous. No questions,...
Pittsburgh man sentenced to 12 years in federal prison for trying to sell cocaine
A Pittsburgh man was sentenced to 12 years in federal prison this week for conspiring to sell cocaine, federal prosecutors said. Thomas Poole, 54, was convicted for conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine, U.S. Attorney Scott W. Brady said. A Drug...
Ford City Junior-Senior High site to become Butler County Community College campus
The site of the old Ford City Junior-Senior High School is being redeveloped as the home of a new Butler County Community College campus in a $5 million project. Increasing enrollment at a BC3 site that opened four years ago in nearby Manor Township is the driving force for the...
1984 Greensburg Salem grad’s class ring, found on Calif. beach, now headed home
David Henry’s 1984 Greensburg Salem High School class ring is now also his lucky ring. Thirty-four years after losing it in the Pacific Ocean, Henry will soon be reunited with the white gold band. “It totally blew my mind,” Henry said, describing his reaction upon learning Wednesday that the ring...
Paytner plans could include student relocationVideo
Paynter Elementary students in the Baldwin-Whitehall School District could be relocated while a new, larger school is constructed in place of the aging 50-year-old building. Superintendent Randal Lutz sent a letter to Paynter parents on Oct. 5 outlining the status of a project to build a new 48-classroom, $48 million...
Greensburg Garden and Civic Center celebrates 50 years
The Greensburg Garden & Civic Center is home to horticulture enthusiasts — and a lot more. In addition to the Greensburg Garden Center, it hosts the Westmoreland Symphony Orchestra, Greensburg Civic Theater and several other community organizations. Weddings, meetings, seminars and political events are held in its meeting space, while...
State police: Man serving life for murdering children killed cellmate in Indiana Co. prison
A 43-year-old inmate from Philadelphia already serving two life terms for murdering two toddlers was charged Wednesday with the New Year’s Day killing of his cellmate at SCI Pine Grove in Indiana County. Dwight Darnell Bowen, now incarcerated at SCI Houtzdale, was charged by state police with homicide in the...
Daily Download: Rethinking robots, Dirty Dozen and Penguins’ woesVideo
Each day, TribLIVE reporters and editors will break down the biggest news of the day, with video highlights of the people and places making headlines. Today, reporter Maddy Lee discusses the pausing of testing food delivery by robots, the Dirty Dozen bike ride and the Penguins’ struggles....
Blairsville convicted murderer wants public to pay for appeal expert
Taxpayers should not foot the bill to help a former Blairsville man craft a new appeal for his murder convictions in the execution-style slayings of his mother, sister and aunt, Westmoreland County prosecutors said in court Thursday. District Attorney John Peck and Assistant District Attorney Jim Lazar argued there was...
Pittsburgh’s Dirty Dozen bike race moved up a month in hopes of better weather
The organizers of Pittsburgh Dirty Dozen moved up the annual hill-climbing bike race a month this year in search of more pleasant weather. Saturday’s forecast predicts rain and temperatures in the 50s for the more than 300 riders attempting to pedal up 13 of the steepest hills in and around...
3 Pittsburgh officers wounded in Tree of Life shooting thank public for support
Three Pittsburgh police officers shot while responding to the attack on a Squirrel Hill synagogue nearly a year ago continue to heal and remain grateful for their city’s support. They have not spoken publicly as the one-year mark of the shooting approaches, but they released written statements Thursday. Zone 4...
Mural gives home court advantage to Beltzhoover’s McKinley ParkVideo
A Beltzhoover native’s mural on a basketball court in the Pittsburgh neighborhood is the city’s latest investment in public art. The mural, called “Home Court Advantage,” is painted onto the court at Upper McKinley Park. It was done by New York-based artist Janel Young, who grew up in the neighborhood....
Man wounded in midday shooting in New KensingtonVideo
Someone shot a man in the leg late Thursday morning in New Kensington, according to city police. The shooting happened in the 1300 block of Leishman Avenue around 11:30 a.m., according to Detective Sgt. Matt Saxman. Witnesses said a gunman fired multiple shots and struck the victim at least once...
Pitt’s Phi Kappa Theta fraternity suspended as officials probe hazing report
A University of Pittsburgh fraternity has been suspended as officials investigate a hazing incident that was reported last week, officials said. Phi Kappa Theta “may have been involved in hazing,” Pitt spokesman Kevin Zwick said in a statement. Pitt did not detail what specifically was reported. The chapter’s registration has...
Export man accused of selling meth to undercover state agent
An Export man was arraigned Wednesday on charges of selling crystal methamphetamine to an undercover agent with the state attorney general’s office Sept. 30 and Oct. 9. Ryan J. Fredericks, 24, was charged with multiple criminal charges including two felony counts of manufacturing and delivery of a controlled substances by...
3 Westmoreland locations collecting prescription medication for Take Back Day
Three police departments in Westmoreland County will be participating in the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Take Back Day initiative on Saturday. The departments will be collected unused, unwanted or expired prescription medication in the nationwide effort to prevent those pills from ending up in the wrong hands. The administration holds two...
