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Allegheny Township man’s family seeks answers 11 years after his murderVideo
It’s been 11 years since Alan Charles Wills Sr. was found murdered in his Allegheny Township home the day before what would have been his 52nd birthday. Four members of Wills’ family told the Tribune-Review they are frustrated because, not only has the case never been solved, they say they...
Excela working to untangle error that sent bad checks to 800 patients
Excela Health’s finances are not on life support, despite the potential that hundreds of patient refund checks recently bounced. A data entry error this month had people across the Westmoreland County-based health system wondering what happened when banks began issuing bad check charges for refund checks issued on behalf of...
Indiana County man released from jail awaits trial on alleged child porn possession
An Indiana County man awaiting trial in Westmoreland County on charges that he possessed child pornography was released from jail Wednesday after unrelated charges that he killed a neighbor’s cat last month were dismissed. Raymond Younger, 39, formerly of Penn Township, was detained in July after he was charged with...
Bon Air Elementary School softball field work expected to be completed this monthVideo
The Burrell School Board on Tuesday night approved a $1,800 change order for extra material to fill in soft spots at Bon Air Elementary School softball field where renovation work is expected to wrap up at the end of the month. The $276,500 project includes replacing the outfield and baseline...
Prosecutors oppose further delays in 2016 fatal DUI case in Donegal
A Westmoreland County prosecutor says that too much time has passed to allow another delay of the vehicular homicide trial of a Virginia man charged with killing his friend four years ago in a Donegal crash. Assistant District Attorney Mike Pacek said the case against Erik C. Anderson should not...
Wood Street symphony: Port Authority adds outdoor classical music for calmVideo
The sounds of the city now include strings, woodwinds and horns. The Port Authority of Allegheny County, in response to a summer of increased violence in Downtown Pittsburgh, started playing classical music through speakers outside its Wood Street station. The music harmonizes and sometimes contrasts with the sounds of buses...
Programs aimed at Hempfield athletes to focus on respect, female leadership
Empowering female leadership and teaching respect toward women and girls are just two themes at the head of new programs aimed at student athletes in Hempfield. Part of Blackburn Center’s Coaching Boys into Men and Coaching Female Athletes programs, students in grades seven through 12 will work through provided curriculum...
Authority OKs $11.3 million upgrade of Jeannette sewer system
Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County board members on Wednesday approved a multi-million dollar upgrade of the Jeannette sewer system that officials said will reduce backflows that have inundated local homes and businesses during times of heavy rain. The $11.3 million project will replace and line existing pipes throughout the city...
Delmont paving program to begin ‘within two to three weeks’
Delmont residents are likely to see road crews in the borough “within two to three weeks” to start the borough’s 2019 paving program, engineer Kevin Brett said at Tuesday night’s council meeting. Borough officials secured a loan of about $292,000 for paving work on West Pittsburgh Street, Stotler Drive and...
East Huntingdon homicide suspect returns to Westmoreland County from OhioVideo
A Uniontown man accused of killing an 11-month-old girl in July was brought back to Westmoreland County from Ohio Wednesday to face homicide and related charges. Derrick “Hector” A. Bass, 29, was ordered to be held at the Westmoreland County Prison without bail in connection with the July 13 death...
SHIM’s back-to-school celebrations provide families with school supplies
Kamik Kharel is excited to start first grade at McAnnulty Elementary in the Baldwin-Whitehall School District. Thanks to nonprofit South Hills Interfaith Movement’s back-to-school celebrations, held Aug. 12-16, Kamik, 5, already has a bright green backpack filled with folders, pencils, markers and all the supplies he needs for school. “Why...
Port Authority moving Tarentum bus stop at borough’s request
A Tarentum bus stop will be moving at the borough’s request. Port Authority of Allegheny County is moving the stop now at Lock Street and Fourth Avenue about 250 feet away to Fourth and Hickory Way. The change takes effect Sept. 1, according to a Port Authority sign posted at...
No injuries reported when train strikes car in East Vandergrift
A car was struck by a Norfolk Southern train early Wednesday in East Vandergrift but there were no reported injuries, according to a spokesman for the railroad. The incident happened at about 2:30 a.m. when a train struck a motor vehicle at the Risher Street railroad crossing. There were no...
Packaging, glue taken from Pa. home in product tampering probe
Police investigating product tampering seized medication packaging, glue, jars and white cream during the search of a home in the Harrisburg suburbs. An affidavit used to get the warrant executed on Friday at a Mechanicsburg home says the suspect returned items to the same grocery store at least 24 times...
Judge orders reinstatement for fired Pittsburgh police officerVideo
An Allegheny County judge upheld an arbitrator’s ruling to reinstate a former Pittsburgh police officer who was fired in 2017 after a reported road rage incident. Common Pleas Judge Donald R. Walko Jr. in a one-sentence ruling determined that Robert Kramer should be returned to his job, according to a...
Northland Library offering variety of special programs through September
Following are some of the upcoming programs being offered at Northland Public Library. Some require registration online at northlandlibrary.org or by calling 412-366-8100. The library is at 300 Cumberland Road in McCandless. • A Celebration of Animation, Aug. 21, 7 p.m. — Author and pop culture historian Marty Gitlin will...
Cops: A week after burglary, Scottdale Dollar General gets robbed
A week after being hit by a burglar, police said a robber held up the Dollar General store in Scottdale on Tuesday and fled with an undetermined amount of cash. The robbery occurred at the downtown store at 412 Pittsburgh St. about 9:30 pm., store manager Mark Pine said. He...
Pittsburgh’s Jewish Community Center provides outreach to El Paso
A Jewish Community Center of Greater Pittsburgh official traveled this week to El Paso, Texas, to help with the community’s healing process after the Aug. 3 mass shooting. “There’s no playbook for any of the communities affected,” said JCC chief program officer Jason Kunzman, who traveled to Texas on Sunday....
Airport Authority looks to shore up apron at Arnold Palmer terminal
The Westmoreland County Airport Authority hopes to put plans for a new corporate hangar entrance at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport on hold to take care of a more pressing need — shoring up the airport runway apron. Authority officials are seeking permission from PennDOT’s Bureau of Aviation to reallocate a...
State gaming board grants final license for Westmoreland Mall mini casino
State gaming officials approved the license for a mini casino to operate out of Westmoreland Mall in Hempfield. The state Gaming Control Board voted unanimously Wednesday to grant Stadium Casino LLC — owned by the Maryland-based Cordish Companies — a Category 4 satellite casino license for which they paid more...
Cops: Penn Township woman disrupted porch party with ethnic intimidation
A Penn Township couple alleges that a neighbor disrupted a weekend porch party by hitting their backyard fence with an aluminum baseball bat as she yelled threatening racial epithets toward the gathering, township police said. Beth D. Knapp, 50, of Nancy Drive, was charged with ethnic intimidation, criminal mischief and...
No ATV riding on Gilpin roads
After hearing extensive opinions on both sides of the issue for several months, the move to allow all-terrain vehicles on Gilpin roads succumbed quietly. A motion to allow ATVs on selected township roads died Monday night. Supervisors were considering an ordinance that would have allowed township roads to be designated...
Allegheny Township $2.4 bond issue to pay for building renovations, equipment
For the first time since it was formed in 1820, Allegheny Township entered the world of Wall Street finance. Township Manager Gregg Primm announced Monday that the township’s first bond issue became a reality on Aug. 5 when $2.4 million worth of financial guaranties were sold by PNC Capital, the...
Police: Man killed when wall collapses on him in Mercer County
NEW WILMINGTON — Authorities are investigating the death of a Michigan man trapped under part of a water tank he was working to dissemble in western Pennsylvania. State police in Mercer County say 31-year-old Zachary Jock of Bad Axe, Michigan was part of a company hired to disassemble the 100-foot...
Sharpsburg and Etna National Night Out honored first responders
Sharpsburg and Etna celebrated their inaugural National Night Out on Aug. 6, drawing crowds to meet and greet with local first responders. Hosted at the Gateway Portal, along Bridge and North Main streets, the shared event was meant to boost relationships among neighbors and emergency personnel. “It was a fun...
