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Plum adds police officer, new technology
A new website, app, police officer, facilities director and assistant superintendent are just some of the new additions at Plum School District. Officials also rolled out a digital backpack complete with 2019-20 school year welcome letters and related information from administrators of each school. “We warmly encourage each of our...
Gunfire at Hill District apartment causes water leak
Pittsburgh police said gunfire Friday morning inside a Hill District apartment building struck a pipe and caused a water leak. No one was injured just before 2 a.m. at the apartment in the 2100 block of Centre Avenue, according to Cara Cruz, public safety spokeswoman. Officers responded to reports of...
Restoration of abandoned Larimer School moves forward
A long-awaited restoration of the former Larimer School in Pittsburgh could start as early as next year, but some residents are disappointed that it won’t provide housing for senior citizens. The Pittsburgh Urban Redevelopment Authority, which owns the building, is teaming with the Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh...
Riverview staffers ready for Oakmont and Verona students to return
Riverview School District officials have placed an emphasis on professional development to go along with student achievement this coming school year. High schoolers and Oakmont and Verona elementary students will enter their respective schools Aug. 27. A new collective bargaining agreement with the Riverview Education Association extended the working calendar...
Motorcyclist struck by vehicle in Carrick
One person is in critical condition after a motorcyclist was struck by a vehicle late Thursday night in Carrick, Pittsburgh police said. Officers responded at 10:15 p.m. to a collision on Brownsville Road at Copperfield Avenue. They found a male motorcyclist on the ground with serious head wounds, Public Safety...
Police identify victim in Hill District apartment shooting
A 21-year-old man was killed in a shooting Thursday at a Hill District apartment complex. Terrance Jerome Jones Jr. died as a result of multiple gunshot wounds to the chest, according to an Allegheny County coroner’s report. Pittsburgh police responded to the 2500 block of Chauncey Drive in Bedford Dwellings...
Assault, DUI cases among recent Monroeville police investigations
Monroeville police filed the following charges Aug. 7-12 in District Judge Jeffrey L. Herbst’s office: • Samuel Heinz, 41, of Penn Hills with receiving stolen property, driving with a suspended license and three counts of retail theft. Charges were filed Aug. 12 in connection with an incident along the 4000...
Assault, DUI cases recently handled by Judge Herbst in Monroeville
Monroeville District Court Judge Jeffrey Herbst handled these cases recently. Defendants will have court dates set in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas. Charges were filed by Monroeville police unless otherwise noted. Held for court • Melody Finch, 40, of Pitcairn on charges of resisting arrest, disorderly conduct, public...
Police: Somerset couple faked pregnancy, birth and death of newborn baby
A Somerset couple is facing charges after they allegedly faked a pregnancy and then the death of a newborn baby and collected almost $600 in donations for funeral costs and gifts , state police said. Geoffrey and Kaycee Lang, of Somerset Township, also allegedly hosted a baby shower to receive...
Elizabeth Forward officials: Bus provider breached contract; student transportation in jeopardy
Officials with the Elizabeth Forward School District have filed an injunction against Pennsylvania Coach Lines after, the district claims, the bus company breached their contract and are jeopardizing the transportation for thousands of students when school starts next week. The district said in a press release that it filed a...
Police raid Lincoln-Lemington home, seize stolen guns, 4.5 pounds of cocaine, other drugs
Police arrested three Pittsburgh residents Thursday after finding stolen guns, nearly 4.5 pounds of cocaine as well as methamphetamine, heroin, marijuana and drug packaging materials inside a home in Pittsburgh’s Lincoln-Lemington neighborhood, officials said. Three of the eight guns recovered from the residence turned up stolen, public safety officials said....
Oklahoma Borough set to remove toxic rubble from Belvedere Hotel fire scene
Oklahoma Borough now has the funds to demolish the Belvedere Hotel after a July 24 blaze reduced it to a pile of asbestos-contaminated rubble. The demolition plans do not include closing Route 66 near Orr Avenue and Apollo Bridge. That will spare the 11,000 cars that travel the busy stretch...
Longtime Arnold councilman, clerk Oscar Doutt dies
A former longtime Arnold councilman and city clerk has died. Lifelong Arnold resident Oscar Scott “Pudgy” Doutt Jr. was born in a Third Avenue house in 1937 and died Wednesday at his home while with his family. He was 82. Doutt had been a councilman for more than a dozen...
Suspect in 2017 Youngwood murder wants confession barred from evidence
The man police said was the ringleader of the group that allegedly conspired to rob and kill a Youngwood drug dealer two years ago wants a Westmoreland County judge to bar multiple confessions made in the weeks that followed the fatal stabbing. Christopher David, 41, of Youngwood, contends he was...
Officials: Casino opening in Hempfield to have Pittsburgh name — and that’s OK
Westmoreland County’s mini casino, slated to open next year, will be known as “Live! Casino Pittsburgh.” Located in Westmoreland Mall, about 38 miles or about an hour’s drive from downtown Pittsburgh, the casino that is being built in a former department store in Hempfield won’t have any local identification in...
Monroeville, Cranberry sites of axe-throwing outfit
Soon, Pittsburgh-area residents will have a chance to sharpen their axe-throwing skills close to home as one outfit looks to expand. Lumberjaxes, with locations already in Millvale and Mt. Lebanon, will open sites in Monroeville and Cranberry on Oct. 1, said owner Corey Deasy. He said business is booming as...
Irwin family wants to keep pet hensVideo
An Irwin family loves the 10 hens they keep as pets in their backyard so much they want the borough to allow them to keep the animals at their home. Abbe Hood of Cedar Street told borough council Wednesday that their hens — no roosters — are kept strictly as...
Former Steeler Jerome Bettis launches partnership with FanDuelVideo
Former Pittsburgh Steelers running back and NFL Hall of Fame member Jerome Bettis kicked off a partnership with the sportsbook FanDuel Thursday, celebrating the launch of legal online sports betting in Pennsylvania. “There was a big push when fantasy football came in. I think sports betting is the next evolutionary...
Police: Armed standoff in Brookline ends peacefully
A SWAT standoff Thursday morning involving a man who was being served a warrant in Brookeline ended peacefully, authorities said. The incident happened around 9:30 a.m. when Allegheny County Police Department detectives said they tried to serve an arrest warrant to Scott Michael Kundar, 44, of the 1000 block of...
IUP students awarded State Department Gilman scholarships
Two Indiana University of Pennsylvania students were awarded U.S. State Department Benjamin A. Gilman scholarships for study abroad, IUP officials announced Thursday. Kailyn Provitt, a 2016 Gateway High School graduate, and Adama Kouyate of Reading were selected from a pool of more than 3,400 students nationwide. The scholarships support international...
West Jefferson Hills halts process to discharge employee
The West Jefferson Hills School Board has rescinded a process it began in June to discharge a professional employee. In a resolution approved by board members in an 8-0 vote on Aug. 13, district leaders indicated the employee has resigned and a confidential settlement was entered into, “effectively resolving all...
New Kensington school builds patio for relocated Ten Commandments monumentVideo
It’s been almost two years since a Ten Commandments monument removed from Valley High School under a federal court agreement was relocated to Mary Queen of Apostles School in New Kensington. Soon, the monument’s new home will be complete. Work started this week on a patio surrounding the 6-foot-tall monument...
Police: W.Va. shootings leave 1 dead, 5 hurt, including suspect
NEW CUMBERLAND, W.Va. — Authorities in West Virginia say a woman was killed and five others — including the suspect — were hurt in a series of shootings. Hancock County Sheriff Ralph Fletcher said the suspect, later identified as 45-year-old Michael Angelo McClanahan, was shot and wounded by officers and...
Pet of the Week: Regal, a boxer Labrador mix
Everyone, meet Regal! This sweet guy is TribLive’s Pet of the Week and he’s available for adoption at the West Deer Dog Shelter. Age: 7 years old Breed: He’s a boxer and Labrador mix who has been at the shelter for about two months. What he likes: Regal enjoys taking...
Unity man charged with selling heroin that killed woman in 2017
A Unity man was arrested Thursday by state police on charges of selling the fatal dose of heroin that killed a 24-year-old woman in 2017. David L. Jellison, 27, of the village of Hostetter was arraigned before District Judge Michael Mahady on charges of drug delivery resulting in death, manufacturing,...
