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Police investigate shots fired on 2 streets in Pittsburgh’s East End
Police are investigating a series of suspected cases of shots being fired in Pittsburgh’s East End early Friday, officials said. Police received two ShotSpotter alerts about 12:30 a.m. — first, of gunfire near the 300 block of East Hills Drive; and then, moments later, gunfire in the 700 block of...
Springdale Cub Scouts pack hurricane cleanup kits as Dorian hurls toward Florida
Nine-year-old Gabriel Wallace plopped a hard plastic scrub brush into a household bucket in the basement of Springdale United Presbyterian Church, then paused to adjust his black-rimmed glasses and pull out a pen and checklist. One bottle of laundry detergent, check. Five sponges, check. Thirty-six to 50 clothespins, check. Wallace...
Allegheny County to ‘stress test’ prospective voting systems
The Allegheny County Board of Elections committee in charge of searching for a new voting system decided Friday to spend the next month working with vendors to test prospective systems, seeking confirmation that they can handle the high volume of complex contests in the county. A report submitted Aug. 19...
Pennsylvania law doesn’t prohibit children on ATVs
It’s not against the law for children to ride on or drive all-terrain vehicles in Pennsylvania, but there are certain rules they must follow depending on their age and where they’re riding them, according to the state Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. “There are guidelines for operating ATVs with...
Original Wyano church gets new lease on next 100 years of life
Parishioners filed into a Wyano church April 28, not knowing if they would ever again step foot in the 100-year-old house of worship. The former United Methodist Church, located in the South Huntingdon Township, was about to shut its doors for good due to declining attendance. By the end, only...
Cops: Good Samaritan assisted domestic violence victim at Lynch Field in Greensburg
A Good Samaritan at Greensburg’s Lynch Field helped a woman Thursday after she was choked and beaten by her boyfriend in a pavilion, according to city police. Chad T. Abbott, 25, who has recently lived in Burgettstown, Washington County, was arrested on charges of simple assault, strangulation, terroristic threats, false...
9/11 Promise Run launches inaugural cycle relay
Keeping this promise will require stamina. Even veteran athlete Mark Mhley, who has completed multiple Ironman triathlons, worries that pedaling 198 miles over steep winding country roads that cross the mountains between Washington, D.C., and the Flight 93 National Memorial near Shanksville, Somerset County, will be a stretch. Mhley, 44,...
Laurel Mountain Borough man expected to plead guilty in girlfriend’s death
A Laurel Mountain Borough man jailed for the last five years as he awaits trial for the first-degree murder of his live-in girlfriend is expected to plead guilty Tuesday to a lesser charge. The lawyer for Gregory Randall, 62, told a Westmoreland County judge that the trial scheduled to begin...
Former Hempfield doctor to stand trial in fatal overdose case
A Westmoreland County judge ruled Friday that a Hempfield physician can withdraw his no contest plea to charges that he over-prescribed methadone to a patient who overdosed and died. Dr. Edgar Peske, 80, will go to trial in December or early next year on charges of drug delivery resulting in...
Forest Hills celebrates 100 years with 5 local centenarians
Forest Hills is celebrating its 100th birthday this weekend along with five residents who have lived to be 100 or older. Isabel Dering, Nellie Enterline, Mary Gast, Albina Scrock and Anna Srdoch will be in the spotlight so they can be applauded for their long, amazing lives. “We’ve been trying...
Former VFW national commander from Robinson remembered as hero
When he became national commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars in 2015, John A. Biedrzycki said it was time for the group to regain its relevancy. “The old-boys network and the days of the old barroom commanders have come and gone,” Biedrzycki said at the 2015 VFW convention in...
Sewickley-area real estate transactions for the week of Aug. 26, 2019
Bell Acres Phillip Ulrich sold property at 120 Fox Hill Drive to American International Relocation Soluti for $670,000. American International Relocation Soluti sold property at 120 Fox Hill Drive to Raphael and Marie Kuyler for $670,000. Robert Hayden Jr. sold property at 200 Summerlawn Drive to Jason and Jane Bablak...
National conference on abandoned mine land coming to Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania has the most abandoned mine lands in the country, so it is only fitting a national conference on the issue is coming to Pittsburgh in September. “Pennsylvania has a lot of abandoned mine issues,” said Eric Cavazza, director of the Pennsylvania Bureau of Abandoned Mine Reclamation. “We by far...
Westmoreland County Food Bank promotes September as ‘Hunger Action Month’
The Westmoreland County Food Bank is again teaming up with a Scottdale company to raise money for its food programs. The third annual “Day 2 Don8” on Sept. 28 will allow donors to match a $5,000 challenge gift from Penn Line Service Inc. “Penn Line has been a generous sponsor...
Company battling for Tarentum billboard pursuing signs in Harrison, too
A company fighting in court to put billboards in Tarentum now wants to place two in Harrison. Oliver Development wants to put two signs atop a pole on property along Alter Road, next to Route 28, according to documents the company has filed with the township. The vacant land is...
Cranberry Toyota dealership pays school lunch debt totaling more than $22,000
A Toyota dealership will wipe out more than $22,000 of student lunch debt that’s accrued in a Western Pennsylvania school district. Baierl Toyota in Cranberry presented a check Friday for $22,181.47 to the Ellwood City Area School District to pay off the debt. “This is just a great thing for...
Penn Hills man accused of raping 2 young girls
A Penn Hills man is accused of repeatedly raping and beating two young girls, police said. Christopher Musgrove, 32, faces 12 felonies and two misdemeanors related to the incidents. He was charged in early August. One of the alleged victims was 6 years old. The other was 11. The 11-year-old...
Western Pennsylvania first responders move south ahead of Hurricane Dorian
As Hurricane Dorian barrels toward Florida, some Western Pennsylvania first responders are already headed south to lend a hand. Specialized ambulance units and paramedics from Fayette Emergency Medical Service, headquartered in Connellsville, and Murrysville Medic One left at 8 a.m. Friday to head to a staging area in Georgia. Florida...
Emergency repair to restrict East 10th Avenue traffic in Tarentum
Traffic is expected to be restricted on East 10th Avenue in Tarentum for an emergency repair on Tuesday, according to the borough. Traffic is scheduled to be reduced to one lane between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. on East 10th near Ormond Street, borough Manager Michael Nestico said. The borough’s...
First 911 Trail Challenge near Shanksville offers special closed road access for cyclists
The inaugural 911 Trail Challenge on Sept. 7 will offer bicyclists a 24-mile course, including an eight-mile section at the Flight 93 National Memorial near Shanksville that will be open only to cyclists. The Sept. 11 National Memorial Trail is a 1,300-mile network of bicycle and pedestrian trails linking the...
Jeannette girl wins age division in 2019 Little Miss Italy pageant
Sophia Lawry, 7, performed her heart out when she took the stage to compete in the 2019 Miss Little Italy pageant during Bloomfield’s Little Italy Days, said her mom, Gina. And her performance won her the title Miss Little Italy, Princess division. “It’s based on confidence, and she walked out...
Resisting arrest, DUI among cases before Judge Herbst
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. Waived for court • Krystal Albitz, 34, of Turtle Creek on charges of resisting arrest, a DUI,...
Assault, harassment among cases before Judge Zucco
Plum District Court Judge Linda Zucco handled these cases recently. Defendants will have court dates set in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas. Charges were filed by Plum police unless otherwise noted. Waived for court • Kristy L. Walsh, 33, of Oakdale on charges of aggravated assault, making terroristic...
Theft, trespass among charges filed by Monroeville police
Monroeville police filed the following charges Aug. 16-28 in District Judge Jeffrey L. Herbst’s office: • Jacquelyn M. Vitari, 36, of Plum with retail theft and possession of Adderall .Charges were filed Aug. 16 in connection with an incident along the 4000 block of Monroeville Boulevard. • Sabrina L. Eisenberg,...
Delmont man accused of assaulting woman
A 39-year-old Delmont man was arrested Thursday on charges of assaulting a woman inside his home and obstructing officers attempting to investigate the incident, police said. Ian T. Morelli was arraigned before District Judge Helen Kistler on charges of obstruction of law enforcement, simple assault, harassment, disorderly conduct and possession...
