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Police: Wilkinsburg teen shot at girlfriend’s brother six times
A Wilkinsburg teenager told police he fired about six shots at his girlfriend’s brother with a borrowed gun Sunday evening because he feared for his own safety, according to a criminal complaint filed against him. Robert Cook, 17, was taken into custody at his home after the shooting, which happened...
Allegheny County Council to hold hearing on countywide police review board
Over a year after Allegheny County Council took the first steps to form an independent, countywide police review board, the council is moving toward a vote on the ordinance to establish the body. The Special Committee on Independent Police Review, chaired by District 10 Councilman DeWitt Walton, D-Hill District, will...
Pittsburgh hopes to provide ‘home ice’ at shuttered Hunt Armory
Dean Lakios, general manager of the University of Pittsburgh’s hockey team, hopes Pittsburgh is successful in its longtime effort to convert a former Pennsylvania National Guard armory in Shadyside into an ice rink. The project received a boost early this month from Pennsylvania, which approved a $1 million grant for...
Police: Westmoreland jail inmate made shank from toothbrush
A Pittsburgh man accused of stealing items from unlocked vehicles in Hempfield earlier this year allegedly had a homemade shank in his cell at the Westmoreland County Prison, according to court papers. Douglas Allen Bartrug, 33, of Bloomfield, was charged last week with inmate possessing a weapon and prohibited offensive...
Greybrooke Garden Club to meet, Bradly Maslanka Memorial 5K set
Garden club set to meet Sept. 11 Greybrooke Garden Club, whose members reside in various communities of Pittsburgh’s North Hills, will meet Sept. 11 in the fellowship hall of Parkwood Presbyterian Church, 4289 Mt. Royal Blvd., Allison Park. The business meeting begins at 9:30 a.m. Refreshments follow the meeting and...
State to hold hearing on rail passenger and freight service in Western Pa.
Riders of Amtrak’s Pennsylvanian train between Pittsburgh and Harrisburg have long been limited to one morning and one evening train, but a hearing in Altoona on Aug. 28 is expected to explore the possibility of adding another train to the daily schedule. “If we can improve passenger service in western...
Man charged in Arnold shooting accused of asking victim not to testify
A Somerset man accused of shooting an Arnold man during a robbery last year tried to ask him in May not to testify, according to court papers. Nicholas J. Haynes, 23, was charged last week with witness intimidation after authorities said he tried to get a note to the man...
Greensburg police arrest suspect in alleged 2016 rape of juvenile
Greensburg police on Monday arrested a 32-year-old Duquesne man accused of raping an underage girl in 2016. David A. Baker is charged with rape, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, sexual assault, sexual abuse of children, corruption of minors, aggravated assault and other offenses before District Judge Chris Flanigan. Baker formally lived...
Duquesne police: Traffic stop nets drugs, $15K
Duquesne police said they confiscated $15,000 in cash and 13 bags of marijuana in a weekend traffic stop. According to police, Anthony Barton, 29, of Monongahela, was circling North Second and North Fifth streets about 11:30 a.m. Sunday. He then was driving 51 mph in a 35-mph zone along Route...
Man shot in leg during street fight in Bethel Park
A street fight in Bethel Park ended with a man being shot in the leg. Bethel Park police responded to Wallace Avenue around 8:20 p.m. Sunday following reports of two men fighting and shots being fired. They soon found the wounded man and took him to a hospital. The man’s...
Allegheny Health Network acquires Grove City Medical Center
Allegheny Health Network will acquire Grove City Medical Center, the network announced Monday. The Mercer County facility will be AHN’s ninth owned hospital and will extend the network’s reach to the north of Pittsburgh. Pending government approval, AHN plans to seal the deal in the next few months. The amount...
Fire destroys Salem hay shed
A hay shed was destroyed by fire Monday morning in Salem, according to Westmoreland County 911. The fire on Hannastown Road was reported shortly after 5:30 a.m. Within an hour the building had almost burned to the ground, according to 911. The shed was unoccupied, and there were no reported...
Bishop Canevin marks 60 years
This fall marks the 60th anniversary of Bishop Canevin, a high school intended to serve the 21 parishes of the Chartiers Valley. Originally designated as Chartiers Valley Catholic High School when its doors opened in September 1959, and then renamed Canevin High School, it was planned as the Diocese of...
She came to the Alle-Kiski Valley to report on it. Now she devotes her life to helping it.Video
Editor’s note: This is part of an occasional series that features Alle-Kiski Valley residents and the notable things they do. Community activist Tricia Ritchie is set to celebrate her nonprofit’s one-year anniversary. “I feel we started something that can only get better and better,” Ritchie said. “I am amazed at...
Residents escape Beaver County apartment fire
Residents escaped from their apartments after an early-morning fire Monday in New Brighton, Tribune-Review news partner WPXI reported. The fire started in the kitchen of the Fifth Avenue house’s second floor just before 4 a.m., firefighters told WPXI. There are several apartments in the home. Nobody was hurt. The fire...
Who’s responsible when a driverless vehicle is in a crash? Answer still unclear
Who is liable when an autonomous vehicle is involved in a car crash? It’s a question yet to be answered, and one the Governors Highway Safety Association broached in a recently released white paper the association will present at its annual meeting Aug. 26 in Anaheim, Calif. “Finding fault and...
Grass or artificial turf? Burrell school board set to decideVideo
The Burrell School Board will decide Tuesday whether the district will pay to replace the high school stadium field with natural sod or artificial turf. The decision is part of a renovation project at the high school track and athletic field. Drainage issues have plagued the track, which has multiple...
At the pickle farm in Gilpin, corn is kingVideo
Doris Myers of Gilpin had opinions as a young lady about who she would marry. “I always said I’d never marry a farmer,” she said. But, after 58 years of marriage to farmer Ralph Myers, Doris, 80, has embraced the rural lifestyle her husband always knew. Together, they own and...
Psychics investigate Tarentum fire hall on A&E Network showVideo
Things don’t go “bump in the night” at Summit Hose Fire Hall in Tarentum, but that doesn’t mean there haven’t been some strange happenings there. Some of those strange things will be the focus of a TV show at 10 p.m. Wednesday on the A&E Network. “Just about everybody has...
Kitchen fire heavily damages home of New Kensington councilman
A father and his two daughters were outside on the front porch of their New Kensington home when they heard smoke alarms going off inside at 5 p.m. Sunday. “We were playing Legos, and the girls decided to go to the back porch. That’s when I heard the alarms,” city...
Family conducts final cemetery search for homicide victim Cassandra Gross
Searchers went into the woods one last time Sunday, looking for any sign of Cassandra Gross. “I’ll never give up hope, I’m just running out of places,” said Kathe Gross, whose daughter was last seen April 7, 2018. Kathe Gross wore a “Bring Cassie Home” T-shirt to Unity Cemetery on...
Traditional procession held at Bloomfield’s Little Italy DaysVideo
The tradition continued on Sunday. After an Italian Mass was celebrated at St. Maria Goretti Church in Bloomfield, the statue “The Madonna della Civita” was carried from that worship site to a sister church on Liberty Avenue. Members of the congregation formed a procession behind men carrying the statue of...
Owner of Pennsylvania Coach Lines responds to Elizabeth Forward lawsuit
The owner of a transportation company the Elizabeth Forward School District recently filed a lawsuit against for breach of contract said the district isn’t telling the whole story. The district filed an injunction on Thursday against Pennsylvania Coach Lines after, the district claims, the bus company breached their contract and...
Almost 80 displaced from West Oakland apartment building fire
People displaced by Saturday’s major apartment fire in West Oakland will continue to get temporary shelter at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center at least through Monday morning, according to the Red Cross. The fire at their apartment building at Deraud Street started just after 2 p.m and grew into...
Band Blast celebrates, benefits parks in New Kensington, Arnold
Hundreds of people turned out Sunday to hear all types of music from country to doo-wop at New Kensington Memorial Park as a way to support improvements at the park. The New Ken/Arnold Social in the Park group has hosted the “Band Blast” for six years as a way to...
