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Greensburg YMCA to hold ice cream fundraiser at The Meadows
The Greensburg YMCA and The Meadows Frozen Custard have teamed up to raise money for youth programs. The frozen custard shop will donate 35 percent of the proceeds collected from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Friday at its Greensburg location at 660 Mt. Pleasant St. to the YMCA. The money...
Proposed trail linking Verona to Boyce Park gaining traction with residents
A proposed pedestrian/bike trail connecting Verona, Oakmont, Penn Hills and Plum is gaining traction with residents. “I think it’s a great idea,” Verona resident Rhoda Worf said July 23 at a public meeting on the project. “Consolidation is key, and having all four municipalities contribute and help maintain (the trail)...
2 teens injured during drive-by shooting in East Pittsburgh
State police are searching for a suspect who shot two teen boys during a drive-by shooting Tuesday night in East Pittsburgh. The two teens, ages 14 and 16, told police they saw a vehicle several times while they were standing in the 500 block of Franklin Street at about 8:45...
Gateway School Board appoints new member to fill vacancy created by resignation
The Gateway School Board accepted the resignation of a member then appointed a person to fill the vacancy during a special meeting held Tuesday. Jesse Kalkstein, 32, said in a letter he would resign, effective immediately, “to be able to spend more time with my family and focus on my...
Police say Beaver County man confessed to killing boy who smoked pot with his daughter
Family and friends plan to pay their respects Wednesday to a 17-year-old Ellwood City boy shot to death last week outside a New Castle pizza shop by his girlfriend’s father — a Beaver County man who police say confessed to killing the teen because he believed the boy had gotten...
Proposed Unity Sheetz elicits traffic, runoff concerns from neighbors
People who live near the site of a proposed Sheetz convenience store in Unity told township supervisors Tuesday they’re concerned about the impact the development would have on traffic and storm water runoff. Township Solicitor Gary Falatovich said the supervisors will wait until their Aug. 8 meeting to vote on...
One injured in Allegheny Township BMX crash
One rider was taken by ambulance to the hospital after a crash at the Westmoreland BMX track in Northmoreland Park, Allegheny Township, Tuesday night, according to Westmoreland County 911. The crash was reported around 8:15 p.m. A local race was scheduled at the track for Tuesday evening, according to the...
State seeks to keep $348,000 from traffic stop
Do you want $348,435? If you do, all you have to do is convince the state Attorney General that the money confiscated from two women during a traffic stop last year near the New Stanton exit of the Pennsylvania Turnpike, is really yours. The catch in this get-rich-quick scheme is...
Pittsburgh City Council hears concerns about driverless vehiclesVideo
A panel of experts expressed a range of concerns Tuesday about potential negative impacts of driverless vehicles during a meeting hosted by Pittsburgh City Council. Council members noted that the autonomous vehicle industry in Pittsburgh has created numerous jobs in the city, but they said they wanted input from all...
Penn Hills, Plum, O’Hara face costly repairs after floods
Penn Hills and Plum, two of the worst-hit communities from flooding Sunday and Monday, face steep costs to get things all back up to normal, according to officials. Penn Hills declared a state of emergency Monday afternoon in order to fast-track certain repair projects, said Scott Andrejchak, the municipality’s manager....
Highlands gets 4 bids to fix Tarentum clock tower
Highlands School District has four bidders and an array of options to choose from to fix the leaking clock tower at its elementary school in Tarentum. This is the second time the district has sought bids for the work at Highlands Elementary School. The school board rejected the two bids...
DePasquale: Pennsylvania nursing home oversight improves, but aging population threatens progress
The state Department of Health’s oversight of the 700 nursing homes in Pennsylvania has improved since the 2016 performance review by the auditor general, according to a follow-up report released on Tuesday. But Auditor General Eugene DePasquale warned that progress is threatened by the looming gray tsunami of baby boomers...
Early parole rescinded for New Alexandria man who killed elderly driver in 2016 speeding crash
A New Alexandria man convicted of causing a fatal crash that killed an elderly woman three years ago will not receive an early parole. Westmoreland County Common Pleas Court Judge Christopher Feliciani reversed his ruling issued last month that would have allowed Samuel R. Grace III to leave jail before...
Monroeville’s Forbes Hospital completes $17 million addition
Forbes Hospital in Monroeville completed work on a $17 million addition that expands its surgical, gastrointestinal and cardiac services. The 55,000-square-foot Perioperative Center doubles the hospital’s post-acute care unit and includes an electrophysiology lab and a gastrointestinal suite, according to a news release. Forbes’ newest addition joins the construction of...
IUP’s DiAndreth wins Johnstown league batting title
After leading the IUP baseball team with a .340 batting average in his freshman season, Nick DiAndreth opted to hone his skills in a summer league, as has become customary for aspiring players. DiAndreth took his hot bat with him. The Hempfield graduate went on to win the regular-season batting...
Southwest Greensburg man ordered to stand trial on intimidation, retaliation, drug possession charges
Pete Scifo was curious about the ambulances on his Southwest Greensburg street. He testified Tuesday he went outside May 31 to check out the commotion and saw a man — later identified as Robert Lee Friend, 58, of Southwest Greensburg — appear to pull something out of his pocket and...
Man leaving bar in Washington County accused by police of abusing dog, DUI
A Jefferson Hills man was arrested by police in Washington County on Friday after witnesses reported they saw him retrieve a cocker spaniel that jumped out of his pickup by grabbing its neck and “throwing it back into the bed” of the truck at a gas station. Robert P. Kelley...
Westmoreland County to award $1M paving contract despite appeal over union requirement
Westmoreland County’s Democratic commissioners said Tuesday they intend to award a $1 million contract to pave local roads as a potential legal challenge looms against a policy that critics contend prohibits non-union companies from securing government work. A lawyer for Tresco Paving Corp. of Plum, in a letter to commissioners...
Hempfield man held for trial in elderly father’s beating death over missing cellphone
State police believe Frank Novak’s body remained in his Hempfield home for two days after he was beaten to death before his 41-year-old son set the house on fire, Trooper Evan Terek of the Pennsylvania State Police testified Tuesday. An examination of the 92-year-old man’s pacemaker by Excela Health officials...
North Huntingdon OKs liquor license transfer
The owners of Mexican restaurants in Murrysville and in Downtown Pittsburgh anticipate opening a similar restaurant this fall in North Huntingdon, an Excela Health spokeswoman said. David and Virginia Montanez, who own Madero Cantina on William Penn Highway and Las Velas in Pittsburgh, won approval recently from North Huntingdon officials...
Cops: Smithton woman accused of breaking into house and taking $20 from woman’s purse
State police Tuesday arrested a Smithton woman on multiple charges including burglary, criminal trespass, resisting arrest and theft after allegedly breaking into a home and stealing $20 out of an 81-year-old woman’s purse. Theresa L. Harris, 56, was arrested by state police in Belle Vernon on multiple criminal complaints and...
10th Street Bridge, Armstrong Tunnel among closures for OpenStreetsPGH
Thousands of people are expected to stroll and bike through Pittsburgh’s Downtown, Uptown and South Side neighborhoods on Sunday during Bike Pittsburgh’s popular OpenStreetsPGH program. Bike Pittsburgh said drivers should expect road closures in all three neighborhoods from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The 10th Street Bridge and Armstrong Tunnel...
Former Knoch High School student won’t serve jail time in online threat case
A Butler County teen charged with making online threats about shooting classmates at Knoch High School won’t face any jail time after a plea agreement was reached Monday with the Butler County District Attorney’s office. Laura Pitchford, assistant district attorney for Butler County, said Tuesday that Jason Michael Bowen entered...
Tennessee man accused in hit-and-run spree on Route 30 set for guilty plea
A Tennessee man accused in a wild hit-and-run spree on Route 30 last month is scheduled to plead guilty on Sept. 25. William Lee Grabel, 51, signed off Tuesday on a tentative agreement with prosecutors that would call for a sentence of time served to 23 months in the Westmoreland...
O’Hara’s Stage Right theater unveils new name
It’s a big year for Stage Right Performing Arts & Education. The group marked 55 years of community theater with a move to a new home at Aspinwall Riverfront Park and announced this week that there will be a name change as well. The new moniker — Riverfront Theater Company...
