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Long voting lines in Murrysville could soon be a thing of the past
Additional voting precincts will be established in Murrysville for next year’s presidential election to deal with overcrowding frequently seen at particular polls. Westmoreland County’s elections board has agreed to seek a judge’s approval for a redistricting plan that, if approved, would redraw voting districts to ease long wait times that...
Oakmont Street Sale offers more vendors, activities
More space, more vendors and a more festival-like atmosphere brought in more people to the annual Oakmont Street Sale. “It was so much better,” said Carol Kinkela, owner of women’s clothing boutique Carabella. “It’s a great sense of community. It gives everybody a chance to explore Oakmont and visit new...
Mt. Lebanon man sentenced to up to 42 years in baby daughter’s death
A 31-year-old Mt. Lebanon man was sentenced Wednesday to 21 to 42 years in prison for the 2017 death of his 4-month-old daughter. Allegheny County Judge Randal Todd previously found Joseph Gazzam guilty of third degree murder and Gazzam pleaded guilty to one count of recklessly endangering another person and...
Pleasant Hills National Night Out parade honors first responders
As police, fire and emergency service vehicles weaved their way through the streets of Pleasant Hills on July 30 in celebration of the annual National Night Out, Ali King, 9, was especially excited to see one officer come through the route: her dad. “I was surprised to see him. It...
Emergency repair needed for Verona sink hole
Verona officials have to dig deep to make emergency repairs at an intersection. A sink hole 10-feet deep and 20-feet wide opened up at Second Avenue and Church Street. Borough engineer Matthew Pitsch said storms on July 18 caused a manhole to open and stormwater washed away a portion of...
Ligonier’s Diamond Park cited as ‘Great Public Space’
Ligonier’s rejuvenated Diamond Park is a “Great Public Space,” according to the Pennsylvania chapter of the American Planning Association. The recently renovated park at the heart of the borough was recognized in the Public Space category of the organization’s 2019 Great Places in Pennsylvania program. The awards recognize sites that...
Some regatta events will go on this weekend despite canceled festival
The cancellation of Pittsburgh’s Three Rivers Regatta didn’t sink plans for all of the weekend’s events. Squonk Opera still will premiere its newest show “Hand to Hand” as planned Saturday in PPG Plaza, Downtown. The American Cancer Society’s Paddlesport Championship, scheduled for Sunday, will happen as well. It will be...
Man hit, killed by train in Baldwin Borough
A 35-year-old man was found dead on train tracks in Baldwin Borough on Wednesday morning, Allegheny County police and medical examiner said. Michael Thomas Plocki was found at 6:13 a.m. in the middle of the train tracks in the area of East Carson Street and the Glenwood bridge. He was...
Firefighters battle house fire in Murrysville
Firefighters extinguished flames at a Murrysville home Wednesday morning. Crews were called to MacArthur Drive around 8 a.m. The majority of the damage appeared to be in the rear of the two-story home. Smoke was still pouring out near the roof by about 8:30 a.m. No one was home at...
Big Shot Bob’s dubs new wing flavor ‘The Roof is On Fire’ in tribute to lost locationVideo
Stanley Machulsky of Plum, part of an ownership group for several Big Shot Bob’s House of Wings locations, described the company’s workers as “pretty quirky and a little goofy.” That would explain how, just a few days after a devastating fire Sunday that destroyed the Churchill Center shopping plaza in...
Luxury Lumiere condos to open this fall in Downtown PittsburghVideo
Lumière, a new luxury condominium complex in the heart of Downtown Pittsburgh, is nearing completion. The 86-unit building is the first new high-rise condo project Downtown in a decade. Developed by Millcraft Investments, it’s the second phase of the project on the site of the former Saks Fifth Avenue. The...
Police: Burglars took cigarettes from Butler County convenience store
State police are investigating a burglary at a Butler County convenience store. State police responded shortly after 3 a.m. Wednesday to alarms at Widenhofer Garage on Route 422 in Summit Township. Police determined that three people wearing black hooded sweatshirts, gloves and masks entered the store by forcing through a...
Police: Woman took $15K from Armstrong County man’s home
A woman took $15,000 and four vehicle titles from the home of a man she was staying with in Armstrong County, state police allege. State police have issued an arrest warrant for Lisa Wolbert, 51, of Cranberry Township. According to state police, Wolbert had been staying with a 65-year-old man...
Police say Instagram post led to charges being filed in Homewood homicide
A Pittsburgh man is accused of homicide in the May 28 death of Donovan James Goodwine. Police said Lavaar Peters, 19, shot Goodwine in the head in the 7300 block of Forrest Way in the city’s Homewood neighborhood. Investigators linked Peters to the shooting when two people came forward in...
Mt. Pleasant woman taken in secret shopper scam
A Mt. Pleasant woman became a victim of an online secret shopper scam, according to state police. Troopers said the unidentified 46-year-old woman signed up online to be a secret shopper at Walmart. An unknown person sent her instructions along with a check for $4,000, which she cashed at her...
Penn Township man dies after being rescued when fallen tree traps him inside homeVideo
A Penn Township man rescued from his home early Wednesday after a fallen tree trapped him inside died from injuries about two hours after being freed, according to the Allegheny County Medical Examiner. The 75-foot-tall oak tree toppled about 2:45 a.m. onto the roof of a two-story home owned by...
Apollo police chief’s move to Washington Township benefits Kiski Area schools
Apollo’s loss could be the Kiski Area School District’s gain. Apollo police Chief Jarred Kier submitted his resignation this month to take a full-time patrolman’s job in Washington Township. His resignation is effective Aug. 15. Kier will become the ninth full-time officer for Washington Township. He will be paid about...
Storm brings lightning, flooding to Pittsburgh region
The National Weather Service issued a flash flood warning for Allegheny County and Westmoreland County late Tuesday night. County officials reported flooding in Pleasant Hills in the area of Curry Hollow Road and Clairton Boulevard. Flooding was reported in Baldwin on East Willock Road and Doyle Road. Three vehicles were...
U.S. Steel settlement agreement met with praise, criticism
Mon Valley residents, environmental advocates and elected officials packed the Clairton Municipal Building on Tuesday for a standing room-only public hearing hosted by the Allegheny County Health Department to gather feedback on a draft settlement agreement between the health department and U.S. Steel. The draft settlement, announced in late June,...
Man found dead in Pittsburgh’s Sheraden neighborhood identified
Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office has identified the man found dead outside a home in Pittsburgh’s Sheraden neighborhood. Authorities said the body of Darius Freeman, 26, of Pittsburgh was discovered Monday along the 1200 block of Faulkner Street. City police responded to a Shot Spotter alert for multiple shots fired...
Pedestrian killed by train in Hempfield identified as Penn Borough man
A Penn Borough man was hit and killed by an eastbound freight train Tuesday night in Hempfield, according to the Westmoreland County coroner. Thomas R. Brown, 57, was found dead on Norfolk Southern Corp. railroad tracks at about 9:30 p.m. according to the coroner. He was found near the Wegley...
Woman assaulted, robbed outside Pitt student center; police search for suspect
Police are searching for a man accused of robbing and assaulting a woman at gunpoint near the center of the University of Pittsburgh campus in the city’s Oakland neighborhood early Tuesday, officials said. Officers from the university and Pittsburgh Bureau of Police responded to the report of the robbery at...
Norwin library to host PUC consumer help program
Consumers will be able to learn about the utility assistance program, how to budget utility bills, shop for natural gas and electricity service and how to conserve energy during a workshop that Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission representatives will present at the Norwin Public Library on Caruthers Lane, Irwin, from 11...
Upper St. Clair grad, IUP student dies in jet ski accident in South Carolina
A 20-year-old Indiana University of Pennsylvania student died in a jet ski accident while visiting Hilton Head in South Carolina, officials said Tuesday. Ciara Eiriz was pronounced dead near a boat dock at Mackay Creek between the islands of Pickney and Hilton Head, Beaufort County Coroner’s officials told Trib news...
Hempfield murder suspect wants statements to police barred from trial
A Hempfield man insists he believed he was under arrest and required to answer questions during an eight-hour police interrogation following the shooting death of his girlfriend two years ago. Allen Eugene Trent, 55, testified Tuesday that he was handcuffed, placed in a patrol car, driven to the state police...
