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Police: Passenger found dead in car during Jeannette traffic stop
A woman’s suspicious death Friday is under investigation by Jeannette police and Westmoreland County detectives, according to police Chief Shannon Binda. April J. Claiborne, 31, of Ligonier, was found dead in the front passenger seat of a vehicle during a 7:48 a.m. traffic stop at the intersection of Lowry Avenue...
Tarentum police seek help identifying assault suspect
Tarentum police are working to identify a man wanted in connection with an assault. The assault happened in the 300 block of East 6th Avenue, police Chief William Vakulick said Tuesday. He did not say when the assault happened. The man was seen driving a black Chevrolet Avalanche. Borough police...
Police: Man critical after being shot outside Airbnb rental in South Side Slopes
A man with several gunshot wounds was found behind a residence in Pittsburgh’s South Side Slopes on Tuesday morning, authorities said. Officers responded around 6:15 a.m. to a Shotspotter alert of multiple rounds fired in the 2300 block of Cobden Street, according to Pittsburgh police. The victim was taken to...
Mon Valley Opioid Coalition plans National Night Out event in Charleroi
A parade will kick off the Mon Valley National Night Out on Aug. 15 in Charleroi. The Mon Valley Opioid Coalition is organizing the free event which will be held rain or shine at Trustees Park. Vendors will be on hand with food, music, children’s activities, a bicycle raffle and...
Allegheny County releases interactive map locating landslides
Allegheny County will roll out a comprehensive website charting the locations of landslides and slide-prone areas across the county and offering information that municipalities and residents can use to detect, prevent and remediate slides. The county Landslide Portal includes an interactive map showing the locations of reported slides, areas susceptible...
Route 908 Extension work detours traffic in Fawn, Frazer
Route 908 Extension in Fawn and Frazer will be closed weekdays through August, PennDOT announced. The road will be closed between Bull Creek and Bakerstown roads from 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. weekdays through Aug. 30. PennDOT crews are repairing a slide, replacing cross pipe and inlets, improving shoulders and...
South Hills woman accused of urinating on potatoes at Walmart turns herself in
First, there was the ice cream licker. Now, a woman is accused of — well, altering — food at the Walmart store in West Mifflin. Police say that a South Hills woman urinated on potatoes at the Walmart on Century Drive. Grace M. Brown, 20, of Whitehall turned herself into...
Loyalhanna Conservation Corps expands Laurel Ridge trail for hikers, rescue crewsVideo
Ligonier Township native Josh Fitz has spent many summers camping with his family in nearby Forbes State Forest. The 20-year-old West Virginia University student, who is focusing his studies on global environmental change, returned to the forest this summer for work instead of leisure — helping to improve hiking trails...
Carrick man gets up to 60 years in prison for October 2016 robberies
A 33-year-old Carrick man convicted in four robbery cases was sentenced Tuesday to 30 to 60 years in prison by an Allegheny County Judge. Frederick Pryor told police he suffers from depression, can’t get a job and lacks money so he robs businesses, according to a criminal complaint filed against...
Pittsburgh’s Three Rivers Regatta canceled amid money, insurance concerns
The company hired to put together Pittsburgh’s Three Rivers Regatta misled the event’s board and the city about payments, insurance and other details, forcing organizers to cancel the weekend-long festival, officials said Tuesday. The board plans to pursue all legal means and launch an investigation into LionHeart Event Group. “To...
No more ‘Heinz Field’? New name suggestions abound on social media
Heinz Field’s days may be numbered — at least as fans know it. Stalled talks over a contract renewal have prompted industry observers to speculate that Kraft Heinz Co. probably will not seek to retain the naming rights to the home of the Steelers beyond 2021, Street & Smith’s Sports...
DUI, drug cases among those recently handled in Judge DeLuca’s Penn Hills court – Jul. 29, 2019
Penn Hills District Judge Anthony L. DeLuca handled the following cases recently. Defendants will have court dates set in Allegheny County Common Pleas Court. Charges were filed by Penn Hills police unless otherwise noted. Held for court • Ronald Wilson, 42, of Pittsburgh on charges of driving under the influence,...
Plum Creek Park closed until further notice, Monday Market moved to Plum borough building parking lot
Plum Creek Park is closed indefinitely as borough officials continue to address flood damage. That means no ball games and the borough’s Monday Market will take place in the municipal building parking lot until further notice. The park along the 4500 block of New Texas Road, like several other Plum...
Penn Hills manager slams Peoples Gas for response to plaza fire
Penn Hills officials are looking for answers from Peoples Gas about why it took the company so long to shut down a ruptured gas line that fed a fire that destroyed a shopping center along Frankstown Road. The gas company said it was hampered at the Churchill Center Plaza fire...
Pittsburgh police find man dead outside Sheraden home
A man was found dead outside a home in Pittsburgh’s Sheraden neighborhood Monday evening. City police responded to a Shot Spotter alert for multiple shots fired in the 1200 block of Faulkner Street around 5:30 p.m. Authorities said officers arrived and found a man unresponsive. He was later pronounced dead...
Western Pa. colleges, universities named to Colleges of Distinction list
Several Western Pennsylvania colleges and universities were named to the 2019-20 Colleges of Distinction list, which helps upcoming college students navigate schools across the country based on size, cost, location, academic offering and more. Seton Hill University in Greensburg, California University of Pennsylvania in Washington County; Chatham, Duquesne, Point Park,...
Selling cellphones a family business for the SwackhammersVideo
Editor’s note: Building the Valley tells stories of businesses big and small and the employees who make them special. If you know of any standout employees, bosses or companies with a great story to tell, contact reporter Madasyn Czebiniak at mczebiniak@tribweb.com. Separating work and family matters, knowing how to communicate...
Murrysville fracking well hearing focuses on truck traffic
The ongoing public hearing for the proposed Titan fracking well pad off Bollinger Road focused on traffic most recently, but members of the community who want to comment on the project will have to wait, as the hearing stretches into its third month of Murrysville council meetings. Monroeville driller Huntley...
Local officials sifting through meaning of Mylan/Pfizer merger
The announcement that Pfizer, the country’s largest drug-maker, will absorb Mylan, based in Washington County, leaves local officials with more questions than answers. The two pharmaceutical companies said Monday they’ll combine Mylan, valued at $10 billion, with Pfizer’s Upjohn, which sells name brands from Viagra to the cholesterol medication Lipitor...
Greensburg’s Yumzio Bistro planning move downtown
A Greensburg restaurant is hoping to find new eaters by moving up the street to a new location. Yumzio closed at 640 North Main St. on Sunday. It will open within a week, though the date isn’t certain, less than a mile up the road in a basement space in...
London calling: Hempfield band preps for season, England tripVideo
Members of the Hempfield Area High School band, long known for selling hoagies to raise money, have a big goal this school year — to sell 1,000 sandwiches each to pay for a trip to London to perform in its New Year’s Day parade. “We started selling hoagies in February,”...
Pittsburgh police officer injured responding to dispute over loud music
A Pittsburgh police officer suffered multiple deep cuts to his head Sunday night when he tried to subdue a Squirrel Hill resident who was upset about neighbors playing guitars and drums in their front yard, authorities said. The man, Charles C. O’Leary, 48, had complained about people playing music at...
Pittsburgh man sentenced in drug possession case in Westmoreland County
A Pittsburgh man was sentenced Monday to serve up to six years in prison for possession of heroin found during an early morning traffic stop last year in Salem. Nicholas Antonio Miller, 31, of Brookline, pleaded guilty to two felony drug counts and one misdemeanor offense. His vehicle was pulled...
Westmoreland wants to expand program to help curb drug use by jail inmatesVideo
Westmoreland officials want to expand a pilot program at the county prison to give soon-to-be-released inmates medicine that blocks the effects of illegal drugs. Over the past year, 44 Westmoreland County Prison inmates volunteered to participate in the program to receive counseling and potentially injections of Vivitrol. So far, 16...
Couple sues Pittsburgh over landslide that destroyed their home
An Ingram couple is suing Pittsburgh, the Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy and several property owners in Duquesne Heights, alleging they are responsible for a landslide that destroyed their home on Greenleaf Street in 2018. Beth and Charles Butler contend they contacted the city repeatedly starting in 2015 about fallen trees and...
