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Driver cited after metal spill flattens hundreds of tires
CLEVELAND — Police say they’ve cited the driver of a dump truck who lost a load of scrap metal on a Cleveland freeway, flattening the tires of about 100 vehicles. Authorities had to shut down Interstate 77 in Cleveland for about four hours Tuesday to clean up the mess and...
Man expected to plead guilty in 1999 abduction, rape of Somerset girl
A 50-year-old Maryland man is expected to plead guilty Thursday in federal court to abducting and raping a Somerset County girl in 1999. Timothy D. Nelson Jr. of Cumberland, Md., is scheduled to appear before U.S. District Judge Kim Gibson in Johnstown, according to the court docket. Pennsylvania State Police...
Reenactors to portray 256th Battle of Bushy Run in Penn Township
The Bushy Run Battlefield Heritage Society is taking guests back in time next weekend to commemorate the 256th anniversary of the Battle of Bushy Run. The re-enactment of the two-day battle between the British and the confederation of Native Americans on the Penn Township battlefield that took place Aug. 5-6,...
More details released ahead of start of Steelers training camp
Ground crews worked Wednesday to put final touches on the practice fields at Saint Vincent College, just ahead of the annual invasion of the Pittsburgh Steelers and fans for training camp on the Unity campus. Steelers fans this year will have the opportunity to meet legends prior to public practices,...
Pittsburgh asking residents to dispose of glass recyclables at 3 locations
Pittsburgh is asking residents to voluntarily dispose of glass containers at three collection locations in North Point Breeze, Beltzhoover and the Strip District. The request comes as part of an effort to cut down on recycling costs. City Environmental Services will continue accepting glass as part of its curbside recycling...
Gateway school board condemns member for ‘interference,’ other alleged infractions
The Gateway School Board condemned a board member’s actions through two resolutions approved during a special meeting last week. One resolution condemned board member Valerie Warning’s “interference and intermeddling with the day-to-day operations” of the school district. The other condemned Warning for “disseminating and divulging executive session materials and subject...
Westmoreland bar association executive director plans to retire
The longtime executive director of the Westmoreland County Bar Association has announced plans to retire. Diane Krivoniak, 62, of Latrobe, has since 1989 served as head of the Greensburg-based organization that serves as the professional association for 500 county lawyers. “For an unprecedented stretch of 30 years, Diane’s enthusiasm and...
Picklesburgh will bring parking restrictions and street closures
Pittsburgh visitors should expect street, bridge and parking restrictions in Downtown and the North Side during the four-day Picklesburgh specialty food festival beginning on Thursday. The Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership announced the following restrictions will go into effect at 9 a.m. Thursday and continue until Monday afternoon:The Roberto Clemente Bridge and...
Ceremonial groundbreaking set for New Kensington apartment project
A ceremonial groundbreaking has been scheduled for the Pioneer Apartments project already under construction in New Kensington. The event for the Wesley Family Services project is set for 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 8, at the site at 319 10th St. The $18.2 million, four-story, 36-unit building will provide affordable...
Washington Township man behind new sensory-friendly space at Pittsburgh airport
A sensory-friendly space for children and adults with autism and other special needs was unveiled Wednesday at Pittsburgh International Airport. The idea for the room, called Presley’s Place, came from airport employee Jason Rudge, a heavy equipment operator from Washington Township, Westmoreland County. Rudge and his wife, Sharon, have a...
Plan to realign Aspinwall’s Brilliant Avenue on hold
A project to realign Brilliant Avenue in Aspinwall has been put on hold while additional funding is sought, officials said. Work to reconfigure the intersection is aimed at creating a safer entrance to Aspinwall Riverfront Park and the borough’s public works complex. It was initially proposed in 2013 at an...
Pitt-Greensburg’s summer housing has students living without A/C in extreme heat
Alyson Bender, who is going into her junior year at the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg, relied heavily on fans placed around her student housing to keep her cool during a recent heat wave that hit the area. Still, the temperature in her on campus apartment crept toward 91 degrees...
AAA offering free anti-auto theft service at Pleasant Hills branch
Drivers looking to stay a step ahead of car thieves can get the vehicle identification number etched onto their vehicle windows for free on Thursday at an event sponsored by AAA in Pleasant Hills. The local chapter of the Automobile Association of America will have a technician on hand from...
Jeannette gets $140K to do winter maintenance on 9 state roads
Jeannette has renewed an agreement with PennDOT that calls for city crews to perform winter maintenance on nine state roads within city limits. The agreement spans winter seasons starting this year through 2023-24. “They do it every five years,” said Michelle Langdon, city clerk. PennDOT will pay the city $140,616...
Weather delays sewage plant in Freeport, Swartz stadium work
The weather hasn’t been kind to Freeport in regard to major projects the borough has in the works. Rain and unusually high water levels in Buffalo Creek have delayed at least two ongoing projects. The borough got a one-year reprieve on the deadline for finishing the design of its new...
Harmar cuts sewer line rehab to only 2 streets after grant standards change
Harmar officials planned on rehabilitating sewer lines along five township streets, but now will do only two. Township Engineer Matt Pitsch of Senate Engineering told supervisors that a change in federal Community Block Development Grant (CDBG) eligibility standards was the reason. “Harmar no longer meets countywide income guidelines,” Pitsch said....
Pittsburgh Sports Authority official accused of embezzling $320K from former employer
An official with the Sports and Exhibition Authority of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County who previously worked as an accounting supervisor for a Forest Hills insurance company has been charged with stealing more than $300,000 from the firm, according to the Allegheny County District Attorney’s Office. Sharon J. Mink, 43, of...
With No. 1 ranking, 2019 Picklesburgh will be biggest yet
Picklesburgh is even more of a “big dill” this year. The No. 1 specialty food festival in America as voted by a USA Today readers’ poll will have more of just about everything, said Russell Howard, vice president of special events for Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership, which produces the event. It...
Mosaic church to continue Keynote Café’s mission of ‘investing in Jeannette’s youth’
Nate Keisel believes in the youth of Jeannette and has high hopes that they can persevere and find not only success, but the will to become leaders in their community. “We think that if we can remove some of the roadblocks these kids encounter, that leadership can flourish,” he said....
Export artist tapped to create painting for borough’s summer celebrationVideo
John Santoro of Export was a little taken aback when a member of the local historical society approached him to commission a painting representing the borough’s past, present and future for the third annual Export Ethnic Food & Music Festival. “This is completely the opposite of what I do,” said...
Fracking hearing will continue at Murrysville council meeting
Murrysville council will continue its public hearing on the proposed Titan fracking well pad, and consider approving the construction of a GetGo station outside the Murrysville Giant Eagle at its meeting Wednesday night. Monroeville drillers Huntley & Huntley Energy Exploration have proposed the Titan well for property off Bollinger Road....
Photo Gallery: ‘Moon Rocks’
The Cooper-Siegel Community Library in Fox Chapel hosted the “Moon Rocks” celebration on July 20, 2019, marking the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 spacecraft landing on the moon. It was a day to reflect on the daring journey with a slide show, crafts, book reading and eating Moon Pies....
PennDOT survey seeks input from drivers about road safety, driving behavior
Motorists have until Aug. 12 to participate in an online survey being conducted by PennDOT to gather input on traffic safety and driving behavior on state roads. “Safety remains our top priority and we are grateful for the public’s continued engagement in making our roadways safer,” said PennDOT Secretary Leslie...
‘Suspicious’ fire destroys historic Belvedere Hotel in Oklahoma Borough
Amid the rubble, the grandeur of the Swiss-chalet inspired Belvedere Hotel was still evident Wednesday morning after a fire ravaged most of the historic, five-story building late Tuesday night into early Wednesday. No one was injured. The cause of the blaze in the nearly 115-year-old abandoned building was under investigation...
Led Zeppelin’s ’73 Pittsburgh concert brought music and a melee
One of the more memorable rock concerts in Pittsburgh history happened on July 24, 1973, when Led Zeppelin drew 40,000 fans to Three Rivers Stadium. At the time, it was largest crowd ever to attend a musical event in the Steel City, and, for a while, things got out of...
