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Penn Hills partners with Savvy Citizen to communicate with residents
Penn Hills residents are able to get announcements about everything from road closures to events in the parks on their smartphones. Penn Hills administration has inked a deal with Savvy Citizen, a mobile app designed to allow governments to communicate with residents. The free app is available for download on...
Indiana County man killed in crash
An Indiana County man was killed in a one-vehicle crash in West Wheatfield Township early Saturday, according to state police. Daniel J. Rodkey, 28, of Indiana, died after being ejected from a car at the intersection of Ofman and Shellbark roads. State police said the driver of a Tesla Model...
10-year-old alerts family to Donegal Township fireVideo
A 10-year-old Donegal Township girl is being credited for saving her family from their burning mobile home Tuesday morning. Stephen Roadman’s 10-year-old daughter, Abbagail, woke him around 7:30 a.m. and they rushed out of the home on Roadman Lane, he said. “Thank God for her,” he said while watching firefighters...
Bushy Run Battlefield hosts whiskey distilling program
Thirty years before farmers and distillers in Western Pennsylvania rebelled against an unpopular federal tax on their cash product — whiskey — British and colonial troops defeated a force of Native Americans at the Battle of Bushy Run in August 1763, in what is now Penn Township. Fast forward some...
Pittsburgh man pleads guilty to drug possession in raid that sickened 18 officers
A Pittsburgh man pleaded guilty Monday to conspiracy and drug possession in connection with a large amount of a fentanyl analogue that was found at his West End home two years ago, according to federal authorities. Anthony Lozito, 40, was arrested Aug. 7, 2017 during a raid that sent 18...
Man killed by car in North Versailles was on way to work at nearby Denny’s
A 60-year-old Denny’s employee died Tuesday after he was hit by a car in North Versailles, according to Allegheny County Police. Kevin Kolesar, of North Versailles, was hit at the corner of Aldi Drive and Mosside Boulevard shortly after 6 a.m. while walking to work. He was taken to Forbes...
John Oyler: an unexpected trip to Gettysburg
Last weekend, I had an unanticipated treat thanks to my daughter, Elizabeth — a trip to Gettysburg. Elizabeth is heavily involved in a symposium on the premiere of a play that will be presented in the Stephen Foster Memorial on the University of Pittsburgh campus at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 14....
House fire damages Homewood duplex
Nobody was hurt in a fire in Pittsburgh’s Homewood neighborhood Tuesday morning, Tribune-Review news partner WPXI reported. The fire in a two-story home on the 7500 block of Bennett Street was reported shortly before 4:45 a.m. The blaze started in an empty unit of a duplex, WPXI reported. A family...
Hazmat team called to Donegal for battery acid leak on turnpike
A hazmat team was called to Donegal Township on Tuesday when a truck started leaking battery acid on the Pennsylvania Turnpike, according to Westmoreland County 911. The truck was travelling east on the turnpike, carrying pallets of batteries, according to 911. The driver noticed acid leaking from the truck around...
West Jefferson Hills SD solicitor selected as one of 2020 Best Lawyers of America
Robert McTiernan joins 21 other attorneys at Tucker Arensberg selected for inclusion in the 2020 Best Lawyers in America. In addition, he was selected as a “Lawyer of the Year” in the area of Municipal Law. McTiernan focuses his practice in labor and employment law and his clients range from...
Volunteers sew stockings for soldiers overseas
Volunteers recently spent time sewing what they hope will make a happy holiday season for soldiers overseas. The American Sewing Guild and Penn Hills nonprofit Military Connections hosted the sewing day at Murrysville Alliance Church, creating stockings which will be stuffed with snacks, candy and other treats. “It’s a great...
Shredding investigation clears Fox Chapel Area School District
An independent audit of document disposal by Fox Chapel Area School District found no wrongdoing by staff or administration, an attorney said at the Sept. 9 board meeting. Thomas Breth, a Butler-based attorney, spearheaded an investigation into record shredding by the school district that was presumed to avoid disclosure of...
Crash kills 3 men in Greene County
WAYNESBURG — Authorities say a crash over the weekend claimed the lives of three men in southwestern Pennsylvania. State police in Greene County say a vehicle traveling on Route 19 in Franklin Township went out of control on a curve, struck a guardrail and hit a tree before overturning. Three...
1 in custody, 3 in hospital after stabbing in East Pittsburgh
Police took a suspect into custody after multiple people were stabbed Monday night near a public housing complex in East Pittsburgh, officials said. Medics took at least three people to the hospital in connection to the incident, an Allegheny County 911 shift commander said. The extent of their injuries were...
Hempfield set to host 1st classic car cruise
Hempfield Township officials are hosting their first classic car cruise this weekend as part of their final summer concert at Hempfield Park. The event will kick off Saturday at 5 p.m., and performers will include Aubrey Burchell, who competed on American Idol last year, and Joe Grushecky & The Houserockers,...
Police search for man who robbed Citizens Bank in Pittsburgh’s Oakland neighborhood
Police are searching for a man suspected of robbing a bank in Pittsburgh’s Oakland neighborhood on Monday afternoon, officials said. A man wearing dark ski glasses, a ball cap and dark clothing entered the Citizens Bank branch on Fifth Avenue shortly before 2 p.m., Public Safety spokeswoman Cara Cruz said....
More than a farm: Blackberry Meadows in Fawn works with, engages communityVideo
Before Jen Montgomery and Greg Boulos bought Blackberry Meadows Farm in Fawn in 2008, customers rarely ventured up to the fields. They instead got all their produce from a barn along Ridge Road. About three years ago, the couple decided to change that by inviting people up to the farm....
Jeannette to hire private firm to bolster football game securityVideo
The Jeannette School District intends to hire a private security company that will station four guards at McKee Stadium for Friday’s football game, complementing a contingent of officers from the Jeannette Police Department and state police. The school board Monday voted to hire Tactical Enforcement Agents, a Pittsburgh area security...
Gasoline prices continue decline despite oil prices moving higher, analyst says
Gasoline prices have continued to fall in the Pittsburgh area and across the nation. “For its eighth straight week, the national average has declined even as oil prices have bucked the trend in the last week, moving higher on optimism over upcoming trade talks between China and the United States,”...
Wolf administration to give away free Naloxone at health centers in Western Pennsylvania
The Wolf administration later this month will give away free Naloxone at nearly 100 state and local health centers, including those in Western Pennsylvania, as part of an ongoing effort to reduce opioid overdoses. Naloxone is used to reverse overdoses caused by opioids by blocking the effects of opioids on...
Pittsburgh group to visit for moonlight hike on Roaring Run and history tour
The Pittsburgh group Venture Outdoors is planning a full moon hike on the Roaring Run Trail in Kiski Township and an Apollo history lesson on Saturday. John Linkes, a director with the both the Roaring Run Watershed Association and the Kiski Watershed Association, was pleased that a Pittsburgh group of...
Police: Vandergrift man traded $100 of crack cocaine for $15K Rolex, other jewelry
A Vandergrift man is accused of trading $100 in crack cocaine for stolen jewelry, including a $15,000 Rolex watch. A criminal complaint filed in the case against Levern Baccus, 38, said a Vandergrift couple reported the missing jewelry to borough police on Sunday. The missing items included the Rolex, two...
Charges dismissed against former Jeannette man accused of interfering with firefighters
Westmoreland County prosecutors Monday dismissed criminal charges against a former Jeannette man accused of interfering with firefighters as they attempted to extinguish a blaze at his home last year. Keith Cerqueira, 59, now of Trafford, pleaded no contest to a lesser charge, a summary count of disorderly conduct, and was...
Vandergrift couple owe property taxes even after fire ravaged home
A former volunteer firefighter watched helplessly last year as his Vandergrift home and everything in it burned. In the six months following the Nov. 7 blaze, Rich Hooks and his wife, Catherine, had to find and furnish a new home while tearing down and removing the one destroyed by an...
Gateway football player charged in alleged robbery
A Gateway High School senior and football player was arrested Monday on charges that he robbed two people at gunpoint in August. Jaquan Thomas, 18, faces six felonies in connection with the Aug. 11 incident. He is being held at Allegheny County Jail on a $50,000 straight bond. According to...
