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Harrison police: Natrona man assaulted man, woman in Burger King drive-thru
A Harrison man was arrested Saturday after attacking a man and a woman as they all drove through the Burger King drive-thru, according to police. Harrison Sgt. Michael Ropelewski said police were called to the incident at the Burger King on Freeport Road around 6 p.m. for a report of...
Bethany United Methodist Church thanks police, firefighters with fundraising mealVideo
It’s been more than 50 years since the Latrobe Fire Department Good Friend’s Hose Company No. 5 served as a temporary home to the Bethany United Methodist Church during a long-ago renovation. But members still recall the advice from firefighters. “They told us that if the fire whistle went off,...
North Side man accused of attempted rape
A man from Pittsburgh’s North Side neighborhood has been arrested and charged in relation to an attempted sexual assault early Sunday morning. Pittsburgh police arrested Michael Leon Ponton, 53, around 3:20 a.m. Sunday. Police said the alleged assault is reported to have happened just a few hours prior to Ponton’s...
Primanti Bros. in Strip District hosts wedding reception for 11 couplesVideo
Some happy couples tied the knot on Saturday and then enjoyed a sandwich or two. Eleven couples were married at the Primanti Brothers restaurant in the Strip District. On Valentine’s Day Primanti’s offered any couple that got engaged at one of their locations, a group reception in the summer. This...
Police investigating homicide of Pittsburgh man, 21, in McKeesport
Allegheny County police are investigating the homicide of a 21-year-old Pittsburgh man Saturday evening in McKeesport. Police said they were called to a report of a man shot in the area of Beacon Street and Hazel Way just before 8 p.m. McKeesport Police and EMS found the man suffering from...
Kennywood’s Steel Curtain reopens
Kennywood’s new Steel Curtain roller coaster reopened Sunday after closing early on its opening day Saturday because of “technical difficulty.” Park spokesman Nick Paradise said the ride reopened around noon as projected. “They got it straightened out,” he said, describing early operations of the ride as a “learning curve.” Paradise...
2 shot in Northview Heights section of Pittsburgh
A man and woman were wounded Sunday morning in a shooting in the Northview Heights section of Pittsburgh. Police officials said officers responded to reports of shots fired on the 800 block of Mt. Pleasant Road shortly before 2 a.m. Officers found a woman shot multiple times in the lower...
Authorities identify off-duty police officer shot in PittsburghVideo
Pittsburgh police identified an off-duty police officer who was critically wounded early Sunday when a shooting erupted during a party in Homewood. Officer Calvin Hall, 36, was shot multiple times around 1:30 a.m. and remained in critical condition Sunday afternoon at an undisclosed hospital, according to the Pittsburgh Public Safety...
Infant girl found dead in East Huntingdon under ‘suspicious’ circumstances
State police are investigating the “suspicious” death of an infant girl Saturday night at an East Huntingdon housing complex. Officials said police responded to a housing complex at Gurley Drive and found an unresponsive child. She was pronounced dead at the scene. State police spokesman Steve Limani said the infant...
Church continues at Central Presbyterian in Tarentum while stained glass project closesVideo
Restorationist Ralph Mills knows the century-old stained-glass windows at Tarentum’s Central Presbyterian Church. “I’ve been here from the first, in 2014,” he said about 12 large windows that his Pittsburgh-based specialty company cleaned, repaired, preserved and reinstalled. The windows were new when the church opened in 1913. Two weeks ago,...
Tarentum Bicycle Safety Rodeo passes out free helmets, bikes, safety message
Some Tarentum kids were on a roll Saturday. Youngsters lined up at the Tarentum marina to learn about bike and public safety at the inaugural Tarentum Bicycle Safety Rodeo. As part of the program, they received free bike helmets and bicycle tune-ups. The event was sponsored by the borough’s special...
Kurt Vile to play Hartwood Acres
Kurt Vile to play Hartwood Acres Hartwood Acres will host a concert on July 21 by Kurt Vile, with special guest Cate Le Bon. The show begins at 7:30 p.m. Most of the summer shows at the park amphitheater are free. The Allegheny County-owned park is at 4070 Middle Road,...
Harmar drug activity down due to visible police presence, chief says
Harmar police Chief Jason Domaratz said a visible police presence is curtailing drug activity at the township’s hotels. “I would say within the last year, from what I’ve seen, it’s went down a lot from what we had,” Domaratz recently told the Tribune-Review. “I think a big part of that...
Video: Top stories of the week
Here are some of the news highlights from around the Lower Valley for the week of July 7: • Torrential rain closes roads throughout Lower Valley. • UPMC St. Margaret earns 3rd Magnet designation. • Indiana Township road closes for 4 months. • Residential development OK’d near Beechwood Farms. For...
Birthdays, anniversaries celebrated by family, friends
Jewel Keisling of Collier celebrated her 91st birthday on July 4. She is mom to Cheryl Hillen and Chris Keisling. Grandchildren include Crystal Mongelli, Holly Cochran, the late Jesse Hillen and Casey Keisling. Great-grandchildren are Karlee Kovacs and Cole Cochran. Jewel celebrated her birthday at home with her family. Happy...
State police prepare to host Sunny Day Camp for children, adults with special needs
The state police’s annual Camp Cadet summer program offers children a chance to meet and interact with law enforcement. A few years ago, a trooper in the Lancaster area decided that opportunity should also extend to children and adults with special needs or disabilities, and the Sunny Day Camp program...
Lower Burrell woman’s story personifies failures in Medicaid waiver program
Fran Morgante brushed back her mother’s hair tenderly as she offered the tiny elderly woman a drink of water on a hot June day. Vilma Morgante, who celebrated her 100th birthday June 21 in her Lower Burrell home, never asked much of the world. Her one desire: to die in...
Pittsburgh police use ladder to rescue woman held hostage during domestic
Pittsburgh police used a ladder Saturday afternoon to rescue a woman who was being held hostage by her boyfriend in a Brighton Heights house, according to the Public Safety Department. Officers pulled the woman, who was not identified, from a second-floor window. Marc Vrane, 47, assaulted the woman and refused...
Water task force rescues 3 kayakers from Kiski River
An Armstrong County river rescue team pulled three kayakers out of the swollen Kiski River on Saturday afternoon after they got hung up in submerged trees in Leechburg and their kayaks sank. Joe Clark, divemaster with Armstrong County Water Rescue Task Force , said a mother and her two daughters...
First riders give Kennywood’s Steel Curtain rave review
Julie Walsh can tell her grandchildren she rode Kennywood’s new Steel Curtain roller coaster with her husband Saturday morning in the front seat on the first trip open to the public. Her hands were still shaking 10 minutes later. “I held his hand going up that hill,” she said of...
Brownstown Road in North Huntingdon reopened
Brownstown Road in North Huntingdon was reopened Saturday afternoon. The roadway had been shut down for two days as cleanup crews worked to repair damage caused from a tree felled during Thursday’s heavy rains. Township officials said a portion of the road was closed off to traffic near the municipal...
Ligonier Wiffle Ball tourney raises thousands for diabetes research
Joe Ladisic knew he had to be in Ligonier on Saturday to pay tribute to his wife, Rachael, who died in May after a lifetime battle with Type 1 diabetes. With his wife’s name emblazoned on his chest, Ladisic, 35, of Greensburg threw the first pitch in a fundraising effort...
Motorcycle driver dies in early-morning crash in Pittsburgh
A Pittsburgh man was killed early Saturday when the motorcycle he was riding crashed in Lawrenceville, according to the Allegheny County Medical Examiner. The Medical Examiner’s Office identified the man as Jason Hainesworth, 33. A spokesman for the Pittsburgh Public Safety Department said the accident occurred at Butler Street and...
Summerfest will offer horse rides, music, kids’ carnival in Cook Township
Live music, a petting zoo and activities for kids are planned at the annual Summerfest, scheduled for Aug. 3 at an equine-assisted therapy center in Cook Township. The event is set to run from noon to 7 p.m. at the Ligonier Therapeutic Center, 24 Stom Road. Horse rides and hay...
5 things to know before you ride Kennywood’s Steel Curtain
Kennywood’s Steel Curtain opens to the public Saturday, but a lucky few got a sneak peek at the park’s newest coaster the day before. The ride climbs 220 feet before speeding through nine inversions and hitting speeds around 75 mph all in about two minutes. Kennywood claims it is the...
