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Matsook to remain Penn Hills School District chief recovery officer despite attempted ouster
Daniel Matsook will remain Penn Hills School District’s chief financial recovery officer, state Department of Education officials decreed in response to an attempt by the school board to have him removed. Secretary of Education Pedro Rivera informed district officials of the ruling via letter dated Sept. 30 and obtained by...
Vandal breaks into St. Paul Cathedral in Oakland, damages window
Someone broke into St. Paul Cathedral in Pittsburgh’s Oakland neighborhood and caused minor damage, church officials said. “It is very sad to think that anyone would want to violate a church, and especially the sanctuary in the church,” the Rev. Kris Stubna wrote in an alert on St. Paul’s Facebook...
Assault, drug cases among recent Monroeville police activity – Oct. 2, 2019
Police filed the following charges Sept. 26 through Sept. 30 in District Judge Jeffrey L. Herbst’s office. All charges were filed by Monroeville police unless otherwise noted: • Dezmon Lewis, 18, of Wilkinsburg with simple assault, defiant trespasser and two counts of resisting arrest. Charges were filed Sept. 26 in...
Man charged in stabbing outside Downtown Pittsburgh convenience store
Police have charged a man with stabbing another man after a dispute that led to a violent altercation early Wednesday outside a convenience store in Downtown Pittsburgh, court records show. Hayder Al Ghazi, 27, was booked into Allegheny County Jail on a charge of aggravated assault. Court records do not...
2 injured in North Huntingdon crash
Two people were taken by ambulance to the hospital after a three-vehicle crash in North Huntingdon, according to North Huntingdon EMS. The crash happened just after 8 p.m. at the corner of Lincoln Way and Bethel Road, according to Westmoreland County 911. The cause of the crash and the severity...
Theft cases among those recently handled by Judge Herbst in Monroeville
Monroeville District Court Judge Jeffrey Herbst handled these cases recently. Defendants will have court dates set in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas. Charges were filed by Monroeville police unless otherwise noted. Held for court • Keona Arrington, 21, of Plum on charges of resisting arrest and hindering apprehension/prosecution....
Meet ‘Gus the Gator,’ found along the Allegheny in LawrencevilleVideo
A local shelter is caring for an alligator that was discovered Tuesday along the Allegheny River in Lawrenceville. Officials with Humane Animal Rescue said “Gus the Gator” was spotted by a good Samaritan and brought to the rescue’s East End Animal Resource Center on Hamilton Avenue. Clinic Services Manager Emily...
Fans pin hopes on Penguins amid disappointing Pirates season, Steelers’ slow start
Hey Penguins, Pittsburgh’s fans are counting on you. Not to pile on the pressure on opening day, but days after the end to a disappointing Pirates season and the Steelers’ first win in four games, black-and-gold-clad fans are pinning their hopes on the Pens to give them something to cheer...
Fans pin hopes on Penguins amid disappointing Pirates season, Steelers’ slow start
Hey Penguins, Pittsburgh’s fans are counting on you. Not to pile on the pressure on opening day, but days after the end to a disappointing Pirates season and the Steelers’ first win in four games, black-and-gold-clad fans are pinning their hopes on the Pens to give them something to cheer...
Pittsburgh seeking the return of historical documentsVideo
A North Carolina family’s donation of historical documents related to one of Pittsburgh’s early mayors inspired the current mayor’s office to issue a public plea this week: Help us locate archival treasures that might have “walked off” from City Hall over the last 200 years. James Hill, special assistant to...
Pennsylvania provides $96,000 for urban farming in Allegheny County
Grow Pittsburgh, which promotes regional urban agricultural initiatives, plans to expand through a $50,000 state grant that will help pay for a new greenhouse. Jake Seltman, executive director of the Homewood-based organization, said Grow Pittsburgh would continue to partner with The Frick Pittsburgh for use of its greenhouse. He said...
Allegheny County temporarily closes WIC offices in Springdale, Mt. Oliver
The Allegheny County Health Department has closed two Women, Infants, and Children offices without explanation until at least the end of the year. The Health Department did not provide specifics Wednesday to the Tribune-Review, on its website or in a letter to program participants on why it closed the offices....
South Buffalo family stunned by $30K check from firefighters to help daughter with cancer
After a high-octane day at South Buffalo’s fire hall filled with tractor-pulling, face-painting and cheeseburger-munching, just before Ella Conroy went to bed Saturday night, the 6-year-old girl told her dad that she felt loved. That moment of gratitude from the typically shy girl would have been enough to delight Ella’s...
Penguins fans could face traffic delays going to, from home opener
Fans traveling to the Penguins’ home opener Thursday should build extra time into their trip because of construction in the city and around PPG Paints Arena. PennDOT has closed a ramp from Interstate 579 to Seventh Avenue for construction of a “cap” over the interstate, also known as Crosstown Boulevard....
Duquesne Incline closed until Friday because of bedbugsVideo
Bedbugs are back inside the Duquesne Incline. Discovery of the pests Wednesday afternoon forced closure of the iconic incline at 3 p.m. so an exterminator could treat the cars and station of the incline, according to a release from the Port Authority of Pittsburgh. The incline will reopen at 5:30...
Route 910 bridge in West Deer reopens ahead of schedule
A Route 910 bridge in West Deer that closed in mid-August has reopened. The old bridge, over a branch of Deer Creek between Oak Road and Frontier Drive, was demolished and replaced. A majority of the work was completed ahead of the original mid-October projection for completion. Officials said minor...
Kiski School to lower tuition by more than 20 percent in 2020-21
A Westmoreland County boarding school announced Wednesday that it will lower tuition by more than 20 percent next year. Christopher Brueningsen, headmaster at The Kiski School, said trustees at the all-boys boarding school in Loyalhanna Township recently approved a tuition “reset” that will lower the sticker price from $61,300 this...
Frazer supervisors considering approval of self-storage business off Butler-Logan Road
A hearing to determine whether a self-storage business can be established in Frazer will be continued in early November. Officials heard testimony Tuesday night on a proposal by Sam and Rachel Sack to construct a four-building, 70-unit facility along Peachtree Lane off Butler-Logan Road. Tentatively to be known as Frazer...
Judge denies appeal of Jeannette man convicting of assaulting jail guards
The appeal of a Jeannette man’s conviction and sentence for assaults on guards at Westmoreland County Prison has been denied. Derrick Deon Cobbs, 42, following a jury trial in 2012, was convicted of two counts of aggravated assault and was sentenced to serve 10 to 20 years in prison. The...
Carnegie Science Center to unwrap ‘Mummies of the World’ exhibitionVideo
They won’t be kept under wraps much longer. The “Mummies of the World: The Exhibition” opens Saturday at the Carnegie Science Center on Pittsburgh’s North Side. Advance ticket sales are the highest among the 18 locations that the traveling exhibition has visited so far. Connie George, the science center’s marketing...
Daily Download: Pittsburgh’s news of the day, Oct. 2, 2019Video
Welcome to the TribLIVE Daily Download. 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, assistant digital content leader Matt Rosenberg discusses the bedbug situation around Pittsburgh, the new mummy exhibit set to...
Pair charged in 2018 East Liberty pizza delivery death plead guilty
The two men facing murder charges in the 2018 shooting death of a Nigerian pizza delivery driver in Pittsburgh’s East Liberty neighborhood reached plea deals and were sentenced Wednesday. D’Ambrosse Garland, 18, of Marshall-Shadeland and Timothy Walls, 17, of Terrace Village pleaded guilty to third-degree murder, robbery and conspiracy before...
Murder trial to begin for Jeannette’s Crystal Belle, accused of killing teen boyfriend
Testimony will begin Thursday in the first-degree murder trial for a Jeannette woman charged with the fatal beating of her teenage boyfriend nearly three years ago. A 12-person jury, along with two alternates, was selected Wednesday to hear evidence in the case against Crystal Belle, who police claim bludgeoned to...
Sheetz says it will boost workers’ pay by $16.8M
Convenience store chain Sheetz Inc. said Wednesday it will spend $16.8 million to increase the pay of almost all of its 17,300 employees at its 596 stores spread across Pennsylvania and five other states. “This means that nearly all store employees at 279 locations in Pennsylvania will experience an increase...
Carlynton takes the field to honor alumnus Bill CowherVideo
The Steelers paid tribute to former head coach Bill Cowher before the Sept. 30 football game against the Cincinnati Bengals. Cowher, a 1975 graduate of Carlynton Junior-Senior High School and former resident of Crafton, along with the Steelers, invited members of the Cougar football team, coaches and the marching band...
