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Highlands gets no offers for Fawn school property
Highlands School District didn’t get any offers to buy the district’s former elementary school in Fawn. School board President Debbie Beale said the district will try again to find a buyer for the 15-acre property at 5591 Ridge Road. In the meantime, the building could be used for storage, Beale...
Springdale officials say tap water should clear soon
Springdale officials say residents who have been experiencing discolored water during the borough’s water improvement project can expect things to clear up after new filters are installed this week. “We are in the process of installing new filters,” said Springdale Councilman David Spirk, chairman of the water committee. “The filters...
Defense to file new evidence in New Kensington cop-killing case
Defense attorneys for the man awaiting trial for the 2017 shooting death of New Kensington police Officer Brian Shaw will have four weeks to disclose potential evidence that could be used to convince jurors to save his life, a judge said Tuesday. During a pretrial conference, lawyers for Rahmael Sal...
Highland Park reservoir walk to close until spring
Highland Park’s popular reservoir walk is closing this month and will remain closed until next spring for repair work and a security upgrade planned by the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority. PWSA spokesman Will Pickering said the authority would start before month’s end on a $7 million project that includes...
Mt. Lebanon business owner saves life thanks to Narcan training
Last Sunday, Shannon Rugh was taking a leisurely drive through a small town in northern Virginia when she decided to stop for a cup of coffee. For Rugh, 42, of Mt. Lebanon, it ended up being a fateful decision. Though she had visited the town before, she took a wrong...
South Hills couple gets engaged at Kennywood
Brashear High School sweethearts are engaged to be married following a proposal at Kennywood. Jake Jones, 20, got on one knee and popped the question to his girlfriend, Camille Nichols, 20, after the couple rode Kennywood’s Skycoaster – a ride that hoists people up 180 feet in the air until...
Police seek pickup driver in Belvedere Hotel fire investigation
State police want to find the driver of a pickup seen in the area of the Belvedere Hotel in Oklahoma Borough before it was destroyed by fire July 23. State police said on Twitter that a Dodge Ram made between 1999 and 2002 was seen in the area shortly before...
Federal jury convicts East Pittsburgh man of gun, drug offenses
A federal jury at Pittsburgh spent three hours in deliberations before finding a former East Pittsburgh man guilty of gun and drug violations. The jury of seven men and five women late Monday convicted Douglas Tyrone Williams, Jr., also known as “Chrome,” 39, in front of U.S. District Judge Mark...
Rivers Casino to begin construction of $60 million hotel on North ShoreVideo
Rivers Casino announced Tuesday the start of construction on its long anticipated Landing Hotel that will connect to the casino on the city’s North Shore. The casino is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, and officials lamented delays that pushed the hotel construction back. Greg Carlin, CEO of Rivers and...
Vandergrift woman rejects plea deal in cousin’s murder case
The attorney for a Vandergrift woman accused of killing her cousin said his client rejected a deal to plead guilty to a lesser charge. Defense attorney Pat Thomassey said Ashley Croft would rather go to trial than accept a deal to plead to third-degree murder and serve 30 to 60...
Court upholds New Kensington woman’s prison sentence for aiding accused cop killer
A state appellate court upheld the prison sentence for a New Kensington woman who helped a man accused of fatally shooting city police Officer Brian Shaw in 2017. Lakita Caine, 41, pleaded guilty in May 2018 to hindering the apprehension of Rahmael Sol Holt, who is accused of shooting and...
Police: Hempfield man assaulted 2 state troopers, threatened 10-year-old boy
A 42-year-old Hempfield man was ordered held in the Westmoreland County Prison on $40,000 bail Tuesday after allegedly assaulting two state troopers who were called to his home to quell a reported domestic disturbance. State police charged Timothy M. Nelson with two counts each of aggravated assault, endangering the welfare...
Flooding repairs to close road through Boyce Park in Plum
A road that bisects a section of Boyce Park in Plum will be closed for three weeks for “emergency drainage repairs,” Allegheny County Department of Public Works said Tuesday. Spring Miller Road will close from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. weekdays between Pierson Run and Old Frankstown roads. Traffic is...
Cops: Beaver woman kept $3,000 in adoption fees from Hempfield animal rescue
A Beaver County woman is accused of keeping $3,255 in pet adoption fees from a Hempfield-based animal rescue for which she volunteered as a foster home. Jenessa R. Tolejko, 33, of Brighton Township, is charged with forgery, theft and access device fraud. State police said in court papers that Tolejko...
DA: Couple dead in Pa. cinema parking lot in murder-suicide
Authorities say a man shot and killed his estranged wife and then himself in a Pennsylvania movie theater parking lot. Dauphin County officials said police were called to the Regal Cinemas in Susquehanna Township at about 8:45 p.m. Monday and found a man and woman dead on the ground from...
Mt. Pleasant teachers issue strike notice
Mt. Pleasant Area School District teachers who have been working without a contract for the last year issued a strike notice this week after failing to reach an agreement during their 15th negotiating session. The Mt. Pleasant Area Education Association, which represents 143 teachers, counselors, nurses and school psychologists, said...
PWSA issues boil water advisory for 2 Pittsburgh neighborhoods
The Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority issued a boil water advisory Tuesday for Lincoln-Lemington and a portion of Homewood North in Pittsburgh following two water main breaks. PWSA reported that breaks in the 1500 block of Lincoln Avenue and the 1700 block of Lemington Avenue, both in the Lincoln-Lemington, caused...
Labor officials: Colorado company violated overtime pay laws in 21 Pa. counties
A Colorado company will pay more than $18,000 in back wages and damages for overtime pay violations in 21 Pennsylvania counties, including Allegheny and Westmoreland, following a federal investigation. U.S. Department of Labor officials announced Tuesday that Huwa Enterprises, an environmental restoration company based in Keenesburg, Colo., violated overtime provisions...
McCandless’ 1st recyclable art show is all about turning trash into treasure
Friday is the last day to view a juried collection of art made from recyclable materials on display at the North Hills Art Center. Those who can’t make it to the show can still see the best of the pieces during the McCandless Community Day celebration on Sept. 14 in...
‘Your future has never looked brighter or better,’ Trump says in Beaver CountyVideo
President Donald Trump recounted his administration’s efforts to improve American manufacturing and the economy during his speech inside Royal Dutch Shell’s multibillion-dollar ethane cracker plant in Beaver County. He said when the cracker plant is completed, it will transform natural gas from Pennsylvania into plastic “stamped with the very beautiful...
Ross tax collector sets office hours for discount period
Starting Aug. 22, the tax collector for Ross Township and the North Hills School District will hold regular office hours for residents who want to pay their taxes in person before the end of the discount period. Residents must have their tax payments postmarked by Aug. 31 to receive a...
Lawyers: Jeannette man accused of 2 arsons, 1 fatal, deserves separate trials
A Jeannette man charged with setting two fires, including one that killed an elderly woman, wants separate trials for the alleged arsons. Brian Rendon, 34, is scheduled for trial next month on two cases — one in which he is charged with setting fire to a couch in front of...
Police attend Kerr Elementary student’s birthday party
There were flashing lights at Cruz Elliot’s birthday party, but not the kind you’d expect at a 7-year-old’s celebration. To mark his big day, the Kerr Elementary youngster requested to spend the day with his “best friends” — police officers from across the Lower Valley. “It was my best day!”...
Latrobe sets fine for violating city fire pit regulations
Residents who violate Latrobe’s fire pit ordinance will face a $50 fine under an amended version of the law approved at council’s Monday meeting. The fine and related penalty provisions provide some teeth for city police, the city manager or code enforcement officer Ann Powell to enforce restrictions on small...
Netflix series ‘Manhunt’ closes Kittanning Citizens Bridge for filming
The Kittanning Citizens Bridge and parts of South Water Street are closed thorough about 8 p.m. so TV production crews can get less than five minutes of video on the bridge. Traffic is being rerouted to the Graff Bridge, PennDOT said Tuesday. Kittanning police Chief Bruce Matthews said the Netflix...
