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Segar caboose to find new home at Monroeville Community Park
For more than 15 years, a red caboose from the early 1940s has found a home in the backyard of the Segar family in Monroeville. A recent effort of Brett Segar, along with others from the community, aims to move the beloved caboose that belonged to the late Bill Segar...
Community mourns drowning deaths of Uniontown children
Uniontown families and neighbors Thursday mourned the loss of two young brothers who drowned in a swimming pool a night earlier. Hunter George Smith, 3, and Hayden Lewis Smith, 1, were pulled out of the pool in the backyard of their family’s home on Whiteman Avenue around 7:20 p.m. Wednesday...
Grand jury indicts Syrian refugee for alleged terror plot at North Side church
A federal grand jury indicted a 21-year-old Syrian refugee on charges he concocted plans to blow up a Pittsburgh church in the name of the terrorist organization ISIS, according to court records unsealed Thursday. Mustafa Mousab Alowemer, who lived with his family in Northview Heights, has been in federal custody...
AHN names new head nurses at hospitals in Harrison, Monroeville
Allegheny Health Network has appointed two new chief nursing officers at its hospitals in Harrison and Monroeville. Marcia Cook will serve as chief nursing officer at Allegheny Valley Hospital in Harrison, while Lynn C. Kosar will assume the same role at Forbes Hospital in Monroeville. “We are thrilled to welcome...
Traffic delays continue in O’Hara for flood cleanup
As flood cleanup continues in O’Hara after the July 11 storms, motorists should expect delays along Kittanning Pike near the Sharpsburg border. The busy road will be restricted to single-lane alternating traffic from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. through Tuesday, PennDOT announced. Crews from Allison Park Contractors are conducting the...
Shaler-area real estate transactions for the week of July 15, 2019
Etna Estate of Barbara Snyder sold property at 17 Christler St. to James and Cathy Petrakos for $115,000. Nathan Wigfield sold property at 3 Robertson Place to Matthew and Caroline Sczweck for $180,000. Shaler Gary Cahall sold property at 807 Burchfield Road to SRIII LLC for $69,000. Richard Russell sold...
Cub Scout egg drop in Gilpin-Leechburg Park highlight of 4-day summer camp
They came festooned in tiny parachutes and swaddled in bubble wrap. So protected were the 90-some raw eggs that most were expected to remain unbroken and pristine after a 60-foot drop from a fire ladder truck. The egg drop has been a tradition for at least 25 years for the...
Harrison City National Guardsman is top shooter in Pennsylvania
A National Guardsman from Harrison City took top honors in the Governor’s Twenty marksmanship competition this month at the Fort Indiantown Gap Warrior Training Grounds. Senior Airman Nicholas Yackovich was named the top shooter in the annual competition and, as such, received an embroidered Governor’s Twenty tab and a certificate....
Ross OKs zoning change needed to build townhouses off Jacks Run Road
Ross Township commissioners have approved a long-time property owner’s request to rezone a portion of his land to permit the construction of townhouses. Mark Purcell of McIlrath Drive requested that the zoning for three of the 4.3 acres of land he owns along Jack Run Road in the township’s 6th...
Pleasant Hills gears up for National Night Out
The Pleasant Hills community will once again head outside for a night of neighborhood block parties and to say “Thank You” to first responders from across the region who protect them every day. The borough will celebrate National Night Out for its 25th year on July 30, with a parade...
Pittsburgh offering hazardous waste disposal for a fee
Pittsburgh residents starting Wednesday will be able to dispose of trash deemed hazardous, including TVs, computers, paint and batteries, for a fee at the Bureau of Environmental Services facility in the Strip District. The city is contracting with Cochranton-based Environmental Coordination Services and Recycling to accept electronic and household hazardous...
John Kunco reaches plea deal keeping him out of prison in child sex abuse case
The Allegheny County District Attorney’s Office in a plea deal Thursday dropped several child sex assault charges against a man awaiting a retrial on an unrelated rape conviction. John Kunco, 54, a former Harrison resident who most recently lived in McKees Rocks, pleaded guilty to one misdemeanor count of indecent...
Crabtree church festival known for impressive fireworks display
The Our Lady of Mount Carmel Festival in Crabtree started 108 years ago with a group of Italian guys sitting around, reminiscing about the religious festivals they enjoyed back in the Old Country. The festivals, or fiestas, usually involved a solemn high Mass, followed by a procession in honor of...
Former Star City property in South Fayette finally sold
At the conclusion of South Fayette Township Commissioners’ meeting on July 17, it was reported a rainbow could be seen over the former Star City property in the township. It was an appropriate symbol as commissioners had just finished a deal to finally sell the long-dormant property on Millers Run...
Golden pickle pin keepsake awaits Picklesburgh attendees
A free, special-edition golden pickle pin will be handed out at this year’s Picklesburgh festival to celebrate Kraft Heinz’s 150th anniversary, the company announced Thursday. “Nothing is more representative of Pittsburgh’s proud pickle past than the cherished pickle pin,” said Jeremy Waldrup, CEO of the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership, the nonprofit...
Fox Chapel 12U boys make the most of play in Cooperstown
A triple play in Cooperstown, New York will be among the highlights for the Fox Chapel 12U boys baseball team which competed this week in a national tournament at the home of the Baseball Hall of Fame. “The underdog role motivated the team and, after a slow start, we hit...
North Allegheny hires veteran city schools administrator for assistant superintendent post
The North Allegheny school board has hired a veteran Pittsburgh Public Schools administrator to serve as the district’s assistant superintendent of secondary education. The board voted unanimously at its July 17 meeting to appoint Melissa Friez to the post to replace David Christopher, who has taken a job as the...
2 charged after 39 animals removed from Sewickley Township home
A Sewickley Township man and woman are facing numerous neglect charges after authorities removed 39 animals from their home, according to court papers. Nicole Marzole, 39, and Karl Kuhn, 44, allegedly had rabbits, goats, ducks, cats and a dog and chicken at their Fifth Street home that were living in...
Barker named principal at Linton Middle School, other administrative changes made
Linton Middle School in Penn Hills has a new principal. The school board unanimously voted at a special meeting July 15 to have Sandra Barker lead the fifth through eighth-grade school starting next school year. “It’s a better fit,” board President Erin Vecchio said. “We have too many issues going...
3 facing charges in suspected meth manufacturing in Indiana Co.
Charges were pending against three people who were found Monday at an Indiana County home where authorities believe methamphetamine was being manufactured, according to state police. The three suspects — a 27-year-old man from Smicksburg, a 33-year-old man from Home and a 30-year-old woman from Penn Run — are under...
2 sentenced to probation in illegal Suboxone distribution
Two former employees of Redirections Treatment Advocates in Washington County were sentenced Wednesday in federal court to terms of probation and home confinement in connection with illegal Suboxone prescriptions, U.S. Attorney Scott Brady announced. Dr. Madhu Aggarwal, 69, of Moon Township, was sentenced to three years of probation, including six...
Police: Former employee threatens to blow up Shadyside gym
Pittsburgh police arrested a man Wednesday after he allegedly threatened people with a knife inside a Shadyside gym. Police responded just after 9:30 p.m. Wednesday to X Shadyside at 5608 Walnut St. in response to a report of a disorderly man. The man was later identified as Daniel Abebe, 56,...
Highlands sets due date for Fawn property bids
Bids to buy Highlands School District’s former elementary school in Fawn are due by noon July 29, according to an announcement from the district. The district is selling the Highlands Support Center, which the school board voted in May to permanently close. It had previously been a primary center and...
Man in critical condition after North Braddock shooting
A 38-year-old man was in critical condition after being shot multiple times in North Braddock, according to Allegheny County Police. The shooting near 1529 Electric Ave. was reported to 911 around 11:53 p.m.Wednesday, police said. The man, who had multiple gunshot wounds, was taken to an area hospital. North Braddock...
Excessive heat watch issued for Pittsburgh region
Dangerously hot temperatures are expected to blanket Southwestern Pennsylvania beginning Friday afternoon as part of a heat wave stretching from the Great Plains to the East Coast. The National Weather Service issued an excessive heat watch for the Pittsburgh region through Saturday evening, meaning a prolonged period of heat and...
