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Police: Driver flees after hitting cars, house in West Mifflin
Police were looking for the driver of a pickup who ran away after hitting several cars and a house in West Mifflin Sunday night. The incident happened just after 10 p.m. Sunday on Duquesne Avenue, the Trib’s news partner, WPXI-TV, reported. Vehicle into a home causing some major damage. Stay...
Police: 3 men stabbed when fight spills into Overbrook restaurant parking lot
Three men were found stabbed after a fight in a restaurant spilled out into the parking lot in Pittsburgh’s Overbrook neighborhood Saturday night, police said. Police responded to a report of a man stabbed around 11 p.m. Saturday in the 2600 block of Library Road. According to police, officers found...
Driver killed when airborne deer goes through windshield in Butler County
A deer hit by one vehicle on a Butler County road Sunday went airborne and through the windshield of another vehicle, killing its driver, according to state police. The crash happened shortly after 4 p.m. Sunday on Route 68 in Connoquenessing. State police said Anthony McCoppin, 53, of Blawnox was...
Oversized fun for all ages at Harmar’s Zone 28
Oversized patio games, a fire pit and more than 100 different beers are just some of the options being offered at the new beer park at Zone 28 in Harmar. The beer park is the latest in Zone 28’s entertainment evolution over the past few years. In that time they’ve...
South Fayette grad at helm of Pittsburgh esports team
Rob Lee’s interest in films and media developed at South Fayette High School, where he was a prominent member of several media classes. He created various internet skits under the pseudonym “Asian Rob” while hosting the morning TV show at the high school. This sparked his interest in content creation...
Hempfield doctor wants to withdraw plea in overdose death
A Hempfield doctor scheduled to be sentenced Monday for prescribing a patient a fatal dose of methadone wants to withdraw his no contest plea entered in March. Edgar Peske, 80, in court documents filed last week, contends his conduct did not cause the 2015 death of Nicole Henderson, 30, of...
Army veteran is Fort Ligonier’s first artist in residenceVideo
Throughout the grounds of Fort Ligonier, there are images of women in roles — comforting, nurturing, hunting — they have assumed in times of war past and present. They are the creation of the fort’s first artist-in-residence, Elise Wigle-Wells, Army veteran and lecturer in Saint Vincent College’s art department. Wigle-Wells,...
Tri-City Historical Society hopes to learn more about area’s past
The Tri-City Historical Society may be relatively new, but its members already have high aspirations for what it will be able to offer the Alle-Kiski Valley in the future. The nonprofit group was founded this year to collect, preserve and make available materials related to the histories of Arnold, New...
Ross plaza shootout spurs scrutiny over undercover drug buys in public places
Michael Botta orchestrated more undercover drug buys than he can count over more than two decades as a federal narcotics officer. The retired Drug Enforcement Administration agent, who also had stints with the FBI and U.S. Customs and Border Protection, said that the unpredictable nature of sting operations requires careful...
4 firefighters injured in explosion during fire at Penn Hills plazaVideo
Firefighters remained at the scene of a fire at a shopping plaza on Frankstown Road in Penn Hills on Monday morning. The fire that started around 7:30 p.m. Sunday at the Churchill Center Plaza was continuing to reignite before dawn Monday; Frankstown Road was closed in the area of Coal...
Autistic musicians rock at Pittsburgh Blues and Roots FestivalVideo
There was nothing not funky about the Spectrum’s version of “Play that Funky Music White Boy” at the Syria Shrine Center in Harmar on Sunday for the Pittsburgh Blues and Roots Festival. But there was an aura — something almost supernatural and powerful — that wowed the crowd. Maybe it...
Every child gets a chance to be a child in Southwest Greensburg Adaptive BaseballVideo
Andrea Baer, team manager for Southwest Greensburg Adaptive Baseball, was trying to get her team psyched to play the Susan Yadamec Dance Co. team on Sunday. Baer’s team comprises about 20 children ages 5-18 with physical, cognitive and behavioral disabilities. As they gathered at home plate for a team photo,...
Police: Man and boy both shot in the leg at Hays Manor in McKees Rocks
Allegheny County Police are investigating the Saturday shooting of an unidentified man, 27, and a boy, 17, both in the leg, Saturday in McKees Rocks. The Allegheny Housing Authority Police requested county police to conduct the investigation at the incident at the Hays Manor Apartment Complex along Locust Street. Both...
Mass at Steelers training camp seeks health, ‘successful completion’ of season
The Pittsburgh Steelers can consider themselves prayed up and ready to go for 2019. On Sunday, team executives, staff and fans gathered at Saint Vincent Parish for the annual Mass for Steelers training camp. The basilica dominates the Unity campus of Saint Vincent College, where the Steelers began their annual...
Population estimates show Pennsylvania losing congressional district
The number of U.S. House of Representative seats reserved for Pennsylvania could continue to dwindle following a 100-year population trend in the state, according to recent predictions for districts across the country. A map released by Esri, a California-based geographic information system company, shows Pennsylvania with 17 congressional districts, down...
Underground scans help peel back history at Laughlintown’s Compass InnVideo
The Ligonier Valley Historical Society is taking a downward glance in order to look back in time at its historic Compass Inn Museum in Ligonier Township. A team from local Markosky Engineering visited last week with devices to scan below the ground beside and behind the restored 1799 stagecoach stop...
Suspect taken into custody following shooting of 4 in Uniontown
Uniontown police have a person in custody following two apparently related shooting incidents in Uniontown early Sunday morning, according to Tribune-Review news partner WPXI-TV. Charges of attempted criminal homicide are pending. Police responded to a call of shots being fired at 14 Pershing Court shortly after 4 a.m. Sunday. Police...
Plans for 162-acre development off Route 28 a ‘go,’ developer says
Plans to develop 162 acres near the Tarentum interchange along Route 28 are moving forward, according to a consultant on the project. Nothing has been built on the Harrison site known as Jobe’s Hole since trees were cleared from it more than two years ago to protect an endangered species...
Police: McKeesport man found shot, killed in garage
A 22-year-old man was shot and killed Saturday at a McKeesport residence, Allegheny County police reported. McKeesport paramedics responded about 3:35 p.m. to a report of a woman experiencing shortness of breath in the 1500 block of Versailles Avenue. When they arrived, the woman told them there was a dead...
Video: The week’s top stories
Here are some of the news highlights from around the Lower Valley for the week of July 21: • Fox Chapel Rotary raises $34,000 for Camp Guyasuta. • State grants pay to expand Sharpsburg docks. • Shady Side Academy video earns student Emmy nod. • Expect delays near Harts Run...
How 3 new Allegheny County Democrats are shaking up the party’s old guard
About two months after Bethany Hallam pulled off a stunning upset in the Democratic primary for an at-large seat on Allegheny County Council, she celebrated with the supporters who helped her defeat 20-year incumbent John DeFazio. “Nothing compares to when you really know you put everything you had on the...
Progressive Democrat Hallam got personal in Allegheny County Council primary campaign
When Bethany Hallam set out to campaign for a seat on Allegheny County Council, she didn’t expect people to be interested in her personal life. “At times it was hard because I wanted people to be focused on the issues I was talking about,” said Hallam, a Democrat from Ross...
South Buffalo police actively patrolling 30 square-milesVideo
South Buffalo is regularly patrolled by police officers who know the township’s 30 square miles and the neighboring community of Cadogan Township. That comes as a surprise to some residents, said police Chief Jeffrey Kuntz. Maybe that’s because, the chief says, the most dangerous thing in the quiet community might...
Residents celebrate milestones
Ken Lockhart celebrated his 71st birthday July 22. Ken is the husband of Maria (Talmonti) Lockhart and they have three daughters, Amy Lockhart, Rosanne BeHage and Melissa Lockhart. Ken and Maria also have three grandchildren, Alyssa Poole and Elizabeth and Nathan BeHage. Happy 29th wedding anniversary to Brenda (Taylor) and...
Picklesburgh draws thousands to this unique Pittsburgh food festival
Holly Zimmer and her son, Jennings, came to Downtown Pittsburgh on Saturday afternoon with a mission. Their matching shirt read: “I am here to eat all of the pickles.” The Meadville family nearly completed that mission at Picklesburgh, a three-day festival celebrating pickles of all kinds. This weekend marked the...
