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Thorn Hill Industrial Park buildings sold to real-estate investor for $14.25M
Two buildings in the Thorn Hill Industrial Park has been sold to a private real-estate investor by the Regional Industrial Development Corporation of Southwestern Pennsylvania. Pittsburgh-based Elmhurst Groups bought the 45,900-square-foot Commonwealth Manor I building and the 60,300-square-foot Commonwealth Manor II building for $14.25 million, according to RIDC officials. Part...
Taxes going up for homeowners in Carlynton School District
Property owners in the Carlynton School District will pay more in taxes for the 2019-20 school year, as school board members approved a $29.58 million budget that includes a tax rate increase of 0.6815 mills. The increase puts the tax rate at 24.1815 for 2019-20. District residents with property assessed...
New Monroeville Community Park pickleball courts getting active useVideo
A group of people gathered on a recent hot, summer day at the newly paved courts in Monroeville Community Park clad in tennis shoes, headbands and athletic shorts. But they weren’t playing tennis or basketball. Instead, the group of mostly retired seniors split into teams of two to play pickleball,...
Author Peggy Fisher to discuss ‘Daddy Came Home’ at Monroeville Library
A Pitcairn native is scheduled to read from and discuss a book she wrote to memorialize her father, who survived being a prisoner of war during World War II. Peggy Fisher, 70, now living in Grove City, still gets emotional talking about what her father – and countless other soldiers...
Police: 2 charged with endangerment after 3 kids have ‘unexplained’ scars, marks
A Smithton man and woman were charged with child endangerment Thursday after investigators said three children removed from their home last year had “unexplained scars and marks” on their bodies. Mel R. Anastasiu, 41, and Jamie Anastasiu, 39, each are charged with a felony. Mel Anastasiu was arrested in August...
Greensburg bishop to Trump, lawmakers: Fix ‘broken’ U.S. immigration system
Bishop Edward C. Malesic of the Greensburg Catholic Diocese has appealed to Pennsylvania lawmakers and President Donald Trump to solve the nation’s immigration impasse. In a letter dated July 12, Malesic expressed frustration with the continuing immigration “stranglehold” that is causing “tragic and inhumane consequences” for the United States. “I...
Skidmore Road closure extended in Hempfield
Replacement of a 36-inch cross pipe will keep a section of Skidmore Road closed through July 26, PennDOT officials said on Friday. The road will be closed between Morning Dove Lane and Tall Oaks Trail in Hempfield. A marked detour will route drivers along Reamer Avenue, Main Street, Route 30...
Stabbings at Lancaster home leave 1 dead, 2 hospitalized
Authorities say stabbings at a Lancaster home have left one person dead and two others wounded. But it wasn’t immediately clear what sparked the stabbings, which were reported around 10:30 p.m. Thursday. Police responded to a High Street residence and found one person dead in the home. The two wounded...
Murrysville Medic One earns heart association award for 3rd consecutive year
For the third year in a row, Murrysville Medic One officials will receive the American Heart Association’s Mission: Lifeline Gold Plus Award for meeting high benchmarks when it comes to treating heart-attack victims. The Mission: Lifeline awards focus on STEMI or “ST elevation myocardial infarction,” cases — most commonly, heart...
Another alligator found on the lam, this time in Shaler
Well, that “Gatorsburgh” thing is going to keep going. Another alligator, the fourth this year, has been found in the “City of Chompions,” this time in Shaler. The latest was found Friday morning in the parking lot of the Giant Eagle grocery store on Butler Plank Road in Shaler, township...
Summer camp at Sampson Family YMCA in Plum continues
Alex Palumbi spent several summers as a child at the Sampson Family YMCA’s summer camp. She played various games and made friends at the fitness and recreation facility at 2200 Golden Mile Highway in Plum. This year, Palumbi and other counselors oversee the young campers enjoying those same experiences. “I’ve...
Pittsburgh man accused in 2 overdose deaths gets 23 years in federal prison
A Pittsburgh man who authorities said distributed drugs connected to two fatal overdoses was sentenced Thursday to 23 years in a federal prison, according to U.S. Attorney Scott Brady. Justin McBride, 27, will spend six years on supervised release after the prison term on charges of distribution of heroin and...
5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: July 19-21
It’s expected to be a scorcher, but at least the rain has moved out so we can enjoy one of the many events happening this weekend. Here’s what’s going on in Pittsburgh. Revved up Start your engines. The Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix is upon us. This weekend’s events include the...
No relief from blistering heat until next week
Dangerous heat will hit Southwestern Pennsylvania on Friday and Saturday. The National Weather Service has issued a heat advisory that starts at noon Friday and runs through 8 p.m. Saturday. It’s been seven years since the National Weather Service in Pittsburgh has issued a warning for excessive heat. That was...
North Huntingdon grants extension to fireworks company
Without much debate or verbal fireworks, North Huntingdon officials this week granted a fireworks company a 90-day extension of its temporary occupancy permit so it could attach the kind of facade the company had originally proposed around the base of its building off Route 30. The commissioners approved the request...
Basement fire damages Wilkins home
A fire was reported in the basement of a home in Wilkins Township early Friday. The fire at 548 Lucia Drive was reported shortly after 4 a.m., an Allegheny County emergency dispatcher said. The fire was brought under control within a half-hour. No injuries were reported....
Churchill crash knocks out power to hundreds
Hundreds of people lost power Friday morning after a crash on a Churchill Road. A car crashed into a pole and brought down power lines on Beulah Road between Kingsdale Road and Thornberry Drive, the Trib’s news partner, WPXI-TV, reported. The road was initially reported as being closed; traffic was...
Police: Vandal targets Moniteau High School, principal’s home
A vandal targeted a Butler County high school — and the home front lawn of its principal, police said. According to state police, someone in a side-by-side utility vehicle rammed a fence at Moniteau High School in Cherry Township around 2 a.m. on Tuesday. A side-by-side is a small two-to-six...
Pittsburgh dancers recall hearing moon landing broadcast in Soviet bar
In the midst of the Cold War and during the summer that American astronauts were to walk on the moon, a group of Pittsburgh college students were asked by the U.S. State Department to take their Duquesne Tamburitzans show on a cultural exchange to the U.S.S.R. They were in the...
Westmoreland Clerk of Courts Bryan Kline reappointed to state association board
Westmoreland County Clerk of Courts Bryan Kline has been reappointed to serve as an executive board member for the Pennsylvania State Association of Prothonotaries and Clerk of Courts Association. The association, formed in 1928, serves as a coalition of state-elected officials who oversee court-related filing offices. “I am honored that...
Beaver Falls man gets 5 years in prison for New Brighton bank robbery
A Beaver County man was sentenced by a federal judge in Pittsburgh to more than five years in prison after pleading guilty to robbing a New Brighton bank 11 months ago. Ernest Dewayne Taylor, 50, of Beaver Falls, was sentenced the Aug. 17, 2018 robbery of Huntington Bank in New...
Looking to take a dip in the rivers? Swim at your own risk
With oppressive heat in the forecast, swimsuit-clad crowds are expected to not only hit local pools but area rivers and lakes where funky things can happen if swimmers don’t take a few precautions, according to experts. The good news is Southwestern Pennsylvania does not have flesh-eating bacteria and the rash...
Oakmont officials approve part-time police pay hike of 38%
Oakmont officials approved a 38% pay raise for part-time police in order to retain existing officers and entice new applicants. Borough Manager Scott Fodi said the starting wage for a new officer will go from $16.16 per hour to $22 per hour. Current part-timers who worked at least six months...
Police take into custody ‘person of interest’ in slain officer case, search Homewood house
Police on Thursday took into custody a “person of interest” in the investigation into the fatal shooting of Pittsburgh police Officer Calvin Hall, officials said. Officials did not name the person nor elaborate on the individual’s possible connections to the killing of Hall, who was shot three times in the...
Murrysville farmer gears up for annual themed corn maze
Herb Gearhard of Murrysville may use a drone nowadays to get a top-down look at his annual corn maze, but in nearly all other aspects, he’s old-school. “We don’t use GPS,” he said, pulling out a large sheet of taped-together graph paper. “We start with a sheet of paper and...
