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Pogopalooza bounces into Pittsburgh for pogo competition
Pogopalooza, known as the World Championships of Pogo, bounced into Pittsburgh this weekend. Extreme pogo stick athletes from around the world come to town to show off their huge tricks and flips to compete for world titles in such categories as High Jump and Best Trick. The events on Saturday...
Sweltering heat drives cool escapes across Westmoreland
When a heat wave began to settle over the region like a damp wool blanket Saturday morning, Westmoreland County residents turned to time-honored escape routes to beat the heat. Pools, lakes and ice cream stands all benefited as the National Weather Service charted the heat index — a combination of...
Apollo celebrates moon landing 50 years ago with town party
Apollo was moonstruck Saturday — in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the historic Apollo 11 moon landing. Braving brutally hot temperatures under clear skies Saturday, hundreds gathered at Owens Grove and the surrounding grounds to eat, play, learn and reminisce about the day two American astronauts stepped onto the...
Bear bites staffer during safari tour at Nemacolin Woodlands Resort
A guided safari tour through Nemacolin Woodlands Resort took a dangerous turn Saturday morning when a Himalayan bear reached through a wire fence and bit a Nemacolin employee’s arm. A spokesman for Nemacolin said resort associates had to engage the bear to get it to release the employee’s arm. The...
Man charged in apparent drive-by shooting that wounded Reading boy
Authorities say a man has been arrested in an apparent drive-by shooting that wounded an 11-year-old boy sitting in a car in eastern Pennsylvania. Reading police say the boy was sitting in a parked car at about 3 p.m. Friday when shots were fired into the car from another vehicle....
The Clarks to headline Irwin’s Main Street concert
Irwin’s popular Gig on Main — an evening filled with plenty of music and food in downtown Irwin, is planned for 6 to 11 p.m. Aug 3. A Pittsburgh band, The Clarks, will be the headline performers, as well as Twisted Fate and Spectrum Band. At least eight food trucks...
Accident closes portion of Clay Pike
Clay Pike in Sewickley Township was closed this morning from Orchard Driver to Fowler Lane, following a one vehicle accident at 7:23 a.m. Emergency dispatchers said State Police and volunteer firefighters from Herminie and Rillton responded to the scene where a driver was briefly trapped in the vehicle, but later...
4 teens shot at Clairton graduation party, all listed in stable condition
A graduation party in Clairton turned tragedy early Saturday morning when four teenagers were shot. Allegheny County Police are investigating the events leading up to the shootings at the party in the 600 block of Waddell Avenue. The four victims — between the ages of 14 and 18 — were...
Hilty’s of Oakdale celebrate 62nd wedding anniversary
Dalton (Sonny) and Laverne Hilty of Oakdale celebrated their 62nd wedding anniversary July 11 . They are the parents of the late Bruce (Deborah), Jeff (Lizann), Cindy (Bob) Loebig, Randy (Kathie) and Mark (Michelle). Grandkids include Casey, Carly (Jason) Baker, Courtney (Kyle) Bill, Jeffrey (Simone), Jordan and Joseph Hilty, Bobby...
50 years after moon landing, Western Pennsylvania sets sight on return to space
Like many American baby boomers, Randa Relich Milliron has vivid memories of the Apollo 11 moon landing on July 20, 1969. The Belle Vernon native was in her early teens as she sat glued to a television set throughout the day and well into the night that culminated in the...
West Point grad Natter prepares for what’s next in the United States Army
Angelo Natter has always been drawn to serving his country. For the last five years, he’s trained for just that opportunity as a student at The U.S. Military Academy at West Point, a prestigious program that prepares cadets to serve as leaders and go on to become officers in the...
The Week: North Hills
Here are some of the news and features in the North Hills from the past week. For more details on these and other stories, follow the links below or see the North Hills section on Triblive.com: • Ross could take steps to force McKnight Road property owners to fix failing...
DNA from dreadlocks at 2015 Pittsburgh murder scene leads to Va. man’s arrest
A Virginia man whose two dreadlocks containing body tissue were found at a 2015 murder scene in Pittsburgh was arrested this week after DNA tests matched him with the hair samples, Pittsburgh police said. The suspect, Aaron Cross, who is incarcerated in Riverside Regional Jail in North Prince George County,...
Turtle Creek man accused of shooting a man in North Braddock is arrested
A Turtle Creek man has been arrested who was wanted on attempted homicide and other charges for allegedly shooting a North Braddock man earlier this week. Davion Fullard, 34, was taken into custody by Allegheny County police along Electric Avenue in North Braddock on Friday night. He’s charged with aggravated...
Penn Township man pleads to damaging Siemens Corp. computer programs
A 62-year-old Harrison City man pleaded guilty in federal court in Pittsburgh on Friday to intentionally damaging his employer’s computer programs for a two-year period, the U.S. Attorney for Western Pennsylvania said. David Tinley, 62, admitted to inserting “logic bombs” into computer programs he designed for Siemens Corp. in Monroeville,...
4 North Huntingdon police officers sworn in
Four new North Huntingdon police officers were sworn into duty this week by a Westmoreland County judge. Judge Meagan Bilik-DeFazio swore in Todd Cappetta, Shane Rebel, John Popovich and Jacob O’Brian-Rice as the police department’s new officers on Wednesday at the township commissioners meeting. The officers were hired in June...
K-9s, helicopter to be featured at Latrobe Police National Night Out
The Latrobe Police Department will present a free evening of family fun, demonstrations and information during a National Night Out event Aug. 6 at Latrobe’s Memorial Stadium. Those attending the Night Out, which will be held from 5:30 to 8 p.m., will have an opportunity to speak with drug and...
Springdale Township officials satisfied with fledgling police merger
Like their neighbors in Cheswick, Springdale Township officials are happy with the early weeks of the merger of their police departments. On July 1, Cheswick and Springdale Township consolidated police services into the Allegheny Valley Regional Police Department. A steering committee made up of representatives from both municipalities manages the...
Pittsburgh Police: Sheraden woman assaulted by pair who tried to steal her dog
A Sheraden woman was assaulted Friday afternoon by people who came to her door and attempted to steal her dog, initial reports indicate. Pittsburgh Police arrested two suspects involved in the incident, Public Safety spokeswoman Cara Cruz said. A third adult accompanying the accused pair was not charged. The woman...
Norwin library to have Buc Night at PNC Park
The Norwin Public Library is taking reservations until July 29 for Library Night at PNC Park, when the Pittsburgh Pirates play the Miami Marlins at 7:05 p.m. Sept. 4. Tickets are $23, which includes a free $5 concession voucher. For those who want to ride the bus to the game,...
Greater Latrobe School District finds next superintendent within its ranks: Georgia Teppert
Greater Latrobe School Board found the district’s new superintendent close to home, promoting Assistant Superintendent Georgia Teppert on Friday to take on the top administrative post beginning Aug. 1. Teppert has filled several administrative roles since joining the district 20 years ago as assistant senior high principal. “I’ve had the...
Haymaker Hammerheads claim 3rd straight Monroeville Invitational title
The Monroeville Invitational swim meet has been a summer tradition for five decades, and the competition and fellowship continued July 13 at Garden City pool. More than 300 swimmers ages 5 to 18 from the five Monroeville club teams — Bel-Aire, Garden City, Gateway Heights, Haymaker and Park — took...
Lifeguard rescues man from bottom of Highland Park pool
A lifeguard pulled a man in his 60s from the bottom of the Highland Park swimming pool Friday afternoon, police said. The man, whose name was not released, was in critical condition Friday night at UPMC Presbyterian hospital in the city’s Oakland neighborhood, Department of Public Safety spokeswoman Cara Cruz...
Vanessa German, Joe Negri, Roger Humphries to receive Governor’s Awards
Prolific Pittsburgh visual and performance artist Vanessa German has been named the 2019 Governor’s Awards for the Arts, Artist of the Year. German is founder of Love Front Porch and the ARThouse, community arts initiatives for the children of Homewood. German’s visual art work is in private and public collections...
Alle-Kiski Valley businesses ready for onslaught of folks trying to beat the heat
Stanford Home Center in Allegheny Township ran out of air conditioners early Friday, but only momentarily, as other stores stocked up on water and beverages and braced for the rush as residents cope with uncharacteristic searing temperatures. “We’ve been selling air conditioners like crazy,” said Stewart Claypool, one of the...
