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Medics respond to possible head-on collision in Armstrong County
Police and medics are responding to a possible head-on collision Wednesday night in Armstrong County, initial reports indicate. It was not immediately clear whether anyone was seriously injured. Authorities received a report of the crash believed to involve at least two vehicles near Guthrie Road and Main Street in Manor...
U.S. Supreme Court declines review of convicted killer Jordan Clemons’ case
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday denied a request from Jordan Clemons to review whether his constitutional rights were violated when he was convicted and sentenced to death for killing his ex-girlfriend in 2012. Clemons was convicted and sentenced to death for the murder of Karissa Kunco in January 2012....
Pittsburgh man in wheelchair accused of robbing South Side bank
A Pittsburgh man was indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh this week after prosecutors say he attempted to rob a South Side bank while in a wheelchair. U.S. Attorney Scott W. Brady said after the Aug. 13 robbery attempt, surveillance video showed Emanuel Luna, 54, using a cane...
Avonmore man ordered to stand trial on sex charges
An Avonmore man accused of sexually assaulting a girl last spring was ordered to stand trial on four charges against him. Donald Arthur Haverkost, 58, of Water Street, had a preliminary hearing Wednesday in front of District Judge James Andring. Andring dismissed four counts against Haverkost, including having sex with...
Belvedere Hotel demolition in Oklahoma Borough nears completion
The Belvedere Hotel demolition along Route 66 in Oklahoma Borough could be completed next week, according to Lee Schumaker, borough code enforcement officer and the demolition project coordinator. Orr Avenue has been closed between Hancock Avenue and Route 66, which is the project’s staging area. It’s expected to reopen sometime...
Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame, East Boros Chapter, to induct Class of 2019
A tradition continues Thursday evening as a new class of athletic greats will be celebrated and inducted into the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame, East Boros Chapter. The Class of 2019 – Colleen Connors Marston (Gateway), Maria Beth Silverio (Turtle Creek), Paul Fox (Plum), Dan Grubbs (Turtle Creek), Dave McDonald...
Water experts to test polluted waters in the Buffalo Creek watershed to find the source
The Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania will plant six acres of native vegetation along area waterways within two weeks and testing polluted waters to find the source in the Buffalo Creek watershed. Known for its rich environmental quality and beauty, the Buffalo Creek watershed runs through Butler and Armstrong counties...
CDC awards Carnegie Mellon University $3 million for flu forecastingVideo
Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University said this flu season has the potential to be severe. They should know. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention this week named CMU an Influenza Forecasting Center of Excellence, a five-year designation that includes $3 million in research funding. Its Delphi Research Group, which...
Police: Scott man scared women, caused ruckus at apartment complex
A 34-year-old Scott man resisted officers from four police departments after defecating in a vacant Chatham Park Drive apartment, according to a criminal complaint. Two women called police to the apartment complex on Sept. 30 because a neighbor knocked on their door and tried to force his way into their...
Woman sues Greensburg diocese, claims officials protected priest accused of rapeVideo
A woman is suing the Catholic Diocese of Greensburg, claiming she was repeatedly raped by a priest in her Seward parish in 1972 after the priest was transferred there because of earlier abuse allegations. The woman, identified only as Jane Doe, said she suffered horrific sexual abuse at the hands...
Daily Download: Carjacking suspect caught, tracking the flu and preparing for ‘Duck’ seasonVideo
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 Nicole Brambila discusses a carjacking suspect who tried to take a vehicle occupied by an off-duty sheriff’s deputy, how the severity of flu...
Defense witness says Jeannette murder victim likely didn’t die from blood loss
A forensic pathologist testifying for the defense told jurors Wednesday there was not enough blood at a Jeannette murder scene for the victim to have died there from blood loss. “I don’t think, looking at those scene photographs, that there was nearly enough blood” to cause the death of Khalil...
Monroeville approves pool sale to state turnpike commission
Monroeville council voted unanimously to sell the municipality’s public pool to the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission for a highway-widening project. The decision came despite residents urging officials to reconsider the sale, which puts and end to Monroeville Community Pool’s 45-season history. The 10-acre property along Abers Creek Road and its various...
South Side crash leads deputies to stolen guns, counterfeit money
A crashing noise in Pittsburgh’s South Side led to a man’s arrest after sheriff’s deputies found a stolen gun in his car and a shoe box filled with more than $25,000 worth of fake $100 bills in the trunk, officials said. Tyriee Tuttle-Kasper, 22, of Pittsburgh’s Oakland neighborhood was booked...
Registration required for Harrison recycling collection event
Advance registration is required for a recycling collection event coming up in Harrison. The “Too Toxic to Trash” event will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct. 26 at the municipal building, 1 Municipal Drive. The event is open to anyone — not just Harrison residents — who...
Pittsburgh outranks Honolulu in 2019 Condé Nast Traveler survey
The beaches, sunsets and volcanic rainforest hikes of Honolulu apparently aren’t as appealing to travelers as the pierogies, beers and foodie paradise of Pittsburgh, a magazine reader’s survey found. Condé Nast Traveler published its rankings of the best small and large cities to visit in the United States with its...
Rally’s opening in Penn Hills causes traffic woesVideo
Lunch hour in Penn Hills has taken on an entirely new meaning for people waiting in lines to get a Rally’s meal. “The traffic is terrible,” said Rob Schneider, summing it up while standing outside his vacuum distribution office on Frankstown Road. His office happens to be across the road...
Latrobe seeks new city manager, public works head as Michael Gray resigns
Latrobe is seeking applicants for two positions — city manager and public works director — as the man who holds both titles has tendered his resignation. Michael Gray said he submitted his resignation Monday for personal reasons. City council is expected to act on the resignation Tuesday , with Gray’s...
Folks young and old participate in Baldwin Historical Society’s open house
A fire company flag from 1929 — when Baldwin Independent Fire Co. No. 1 was first incorporated — hung over a table. Nearby, there were old Baldwin police and high school band uniforms on display, along with a child’s bed from the 1800s and an ironing board from 1913. The...
Tri-COG Land Bank lists $45,000 vacant Edgewood lot as 1st property for sale
A vacant lot in Edgewood has become the first property posted for sale by the Tri-COG Land Bank. The organization consisting of municipalities and school districts in Allegheny County acquired the lot at 430 Morris St. in 2018 and is selling it for $45,000. The land bank was founded in...
3 Westmoreland precincts get new polling places
Some voters in Hempfield, Monessen and Lower Burrell will travel to different polling places on Election Day, according to the Westmoreland Election Bureau. Three polling sites have been moved, according to the bureau:Hempfield Township Middletown precinct will now vote at Harold Zion Lutheran Church, 671 Baltzer Meyer Pike. The previous...
Westmoreland municipal authority approves $1 million worth of water line projects
The Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County on Wednesday approved nearly $1 million worth of projects to install, relocate or replace water lines in several communities. The board voted to move forward with a project to relocate the water lines near the Yukon Interstate 70 interchange in Sewickley and South Huntingdon...
Murrysville, Scott, Mt. Lebanon to host glass recycling events
Responding to a growing list of haulers who no longer accept glass in curbside recycling containers, the Pennsylvania Resources Council will host a pop-up glass collection event in Murrysville this month. Earlier this year, residents in communities across the region began seeking alternatives after being informed the market for glass...
Police serving warrant in Ligonier discover suspected methamphetamine
What started out as a routine bench warrant arrest this week turned into a drug bust. Police serving an arrest warrant on a Ligonier Township man Tuesday for failing to appear for hearings on charges of retail theft allegedly discovered an unspecified amount of methamphetamine, drug paraphernalia and a stolen...
Actor Chazz Palminteri visits Pittsburgh, promotes ‘A Bronx Tale’Video
Growing up in Bronx, N.Y., Chazz Palminteri says he once witnessed a murder. He refused to tell who did the killing at the time. He told his story in “A Bronx Tale,” a one-man play he released 30 years ago. The play became a movie and a book, as well...
