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Pittsburgh concertgoers warned of ticket scams for summer events
The Better Business Bureau is warning anyone in search of tickets to summer entertainment options around Pittsburgh to be wary of potential scams. The message came when a local woman lost $500 after purchasing what ended up being fraudulent tickets from a Craigslist seller for Wednesday’s Ariana Grande show at...
No injuries in police chase, crash in East Liberty
A police pursuit of a stolen SUV ended in a crash Wednesday morning in Pittsburgh’s East Liberty neighborhood, authorities said. Pittsburgh police officers on Penn Avenue spotted the stolen Jeep — which had reportedly been used in a number of business robberies in Turtle Creek, West Mifflin and Braddock –...
Brackenridge, Harrison, Tarentum officials take to streets to get ideas on community plan
Officials overseeing a comprehensive plan involving the communities of Brackenridge, Harrison and Tarentum are taking to the streets to get feedback from residents. A number of “pop-up” feedback sessions will be done over the next month, said Harrison Commissioner Robin Bergstrom, a member of the effort’s 16-member steering committee. The...
Police accuse volunteer with child care center of asking girls to take off clothes
Pittsburgh police have charged an 82-year-old man with corruption of minors, accusing him of asking two young neighbor children to undress for him while he was volunteering for a child care center. Investigators suspect there are likely more victims. Reid Reading, of Squirrel Hill, volunteered for five years at the...
Blawnox garden aimed at growing community pride
Ninety-two-year-old Mary Kurtz didn’t mind getting her hands dirty helping to plant a community garden in Blawnox last week. “This is a great program,” she said, while planting seeds in a wheelchair-accessible garden bed. “It should have been done a long time ago. I am willing to help in any...
Butler man arrested on DUI charges twice in same day
A Butler man was arrested for suspected drunken driving twice in the same day early this month, and police say he was more intoxicated during the second stop. State police said they stopped a minivan driven by Jonathan Joseph Dillingham, 26, around 3:30 a.m. June 1 in the 200 block...
Municipality of Penn Hills launches YouTube channel
Penn Hills officials have partnered with a local television production company to upload monthly council meetings onto a YouTube channel in an effort to improve transparency and accessibility with residents. PVN Productions, owned by Vince Lagrotteria, of Plum, will produce videos of Penn Hills Council’s monthly meetings for $300 per...
2 Fox Chapel rowers selected for Olympic Development Program
Two Fox Chapel Area athletes will attend the invitation-only USRowing Olympic Development Program. Ainsley Good, who rows for Fox Chapel Crew Club, and Lulu McCrady, who rows for Three Rivers Junior Rowing, were among 40 athletes selected from the Midwest and Central regions to attend the training camp in Pittsburgh...
North Hills museums offer history lessons to help keep kids learning in summer
Parents in the North Hills looking for ways to keep their kids busy during summer won’t have to travel far to include some fun history lesson. Here are some of the places where visitors can glimpse the past through historical recreations and collections of artifacts. Depreciation Lands Museum The Depreciation...
Public input vital to New Kensington’s ‘SmartGrowth,’ officials say
New Kensington officials are steering the city on a course that not only will bring growth, they say, but do it in an intelligent manner. That was the message Brian Clark, a consultant working with city council and the city’s redevelopment authority, had for city residents this week. Clark gave...
Motorists can expect Route 28 delays in O’Hara
Motorists who travel Route 28 through O’Hara should expect slight delays today and Thursday in the area over Powers Run Road. PennDOT announced that crews would be conducting bridge inspections, weather permitting. Motorists can expect single-lane restrictions while PennDOT crews are working. Inspections were done previously this week at the...
FBI arrests 30 in drug sweep across Western Pa.; 3 remain at large
Federal agents worked with local police Wednesday to arrest 30 people across Western Pennsylvania on drug charges, accusing them of trafficking heroin, cocaine, crack and marijuana, federal prosecutors said. A federal grand jury in Pittsburgh charged 33 people total in three indictments, said U.S. Attorney Scott W. Brady. The FBI...
Bridge project to reduce Greensburg Road to 1 lane in Lower Burrell
The 13,000 daily motorists who use Route 366, also known as Greensburg Road, should allot more travel time when a nearly $1 million bridge replacement project begins next week and reduces the busy road to one lane near Millers Lane in Lower Burrell. Single-lane traffic will be regulated by a...
Diocese of Greensburg reassigns 27 priests, approves 5 retirements
Bishop Edward C. Malesic has made a series of pastoral appointments involving 27 priests in the Diocese of Greensburg. The announcements, which include retirements for five priests, were made in the affected parishes at weekend Masses June 8-9. The complete list, with the effective dates of the different appointments, is...
Trooper uses Taser on truck driver during I-70 incident in Westmoreland
A state trooper on patrol Tuesday on Interstate 70 used a Taser on a Clearfield County truck driver because he was aggressive toward the officer, according to police. Dale Edward Hollobaugh, 64, is free on $25,000 unsecured bond on charges of risking a catastrophe, resisting arrest, disorderly conduct and summary...
East Stroudsburg mother sentenced for drug-related crash that killed daughter
STROUDSBURG, Pa. — A mother who authorities say was driving under the influence of drugs when she caused a head-on crash that killed her young daughter is now headed to prison. Rebecca Willis was sentenced Tuesday to a term of 18 to 36 months in prison. The 44-year-old East Stroudsburg...
Greensburg Diocese priest placed on leave last year now retiring
A priest who was placed on leave last year over a sexual abuse accusation has been approved for retirement, the Diocese of Greensburg said. Monsignor Michael W. Matusak’s retirement, effective July 1, was one of five priest retirements approved by Greensburg Bishop Edward C. Malesic. He is retiring because he...
Port Authority to test wearable version of ConnectCards
Your wrist could be your bus pass. The Port Authority of Allegheny County plans to begin testing “ConnectBands” next week. The blue bracelets will work just like the ConnectCards already in use, according to the authority. About 200 one-size-fits-all bands will be available on a first-come, first-served basis at the...
Eighth public hearing in Jefferson-Hills, UPMC saga takes place
The public will get a chance to weigh in on a challenge already underway from 104 Jefferson Hills residents who are appealing the issuance of a zoning permit to UPMC that would help make way for a proposed hospital. Eight public hearings already have been held over the residents’ challenge...
61 graduate from Riverview
Sixty-one Riverview High School seniors were declared graduates during the 2019 Commencement exercise at Riverside Park on Friday. “Pomp and Circumstance” was performed by the concert band during the processional. Grace Ison, salutatorian, and Cassandra DeBacco, valedictorian, were among those to give addresses during the ceremony....
No serious injuries reported when car slams into side of Hempfield house
Richard Mahoney was watching television inside his Hempfield home Wednesday morning when he was “jolted” out of his living room chair. The driver of a black BMW sedan apparently failed to negotiate a curve along the 300 block of Willow Crossing Road, drove through a line of hedges and grass...
More bridge work to restrict Logans Ferry Road traffic
Bridge work will again restrict traffic on Logans Ferry Road in Plum, near New Kensington. In 2017, the two-lane road was closed and traffic detoured for almost three months while a bridge over a defunct railroad was removed and filled in near Entrance Drive. This year, traffic in the same...
Pittsburgh man sentenced to 10 years in federal prison in drug overdose death
A Pittsburgh man was sentenced Tuesday to 10 years in a federal prison in connection with a 2016 drug overdose death, according to U.S. Attorney Scott Brady. Larry Malloy, 26, will spend three years on probation following his release from prison. He pleaded guilty last week to distributing heroin and...
Retired human services executive Tay Waltenbaugh to challenge Kim Ward for state Senate
In a move that could foreshadow a hotly contested legislative race in 2020, Democrat Tay Waltenbaugh — who recently retired after 29 years at the helm of Westmoreland Community Action — on Wednesday plans to formally announce that he is running for election in the state Senate’s 39th District. The...
Pittsburgh police help turtle found on street in Lawrenceville
Pittsburgh police on Tuesday provided a helping hand to yet another reptile found roaming the city — a large turtle. The turtle was spotted about 5:25 p.m. on the road near Butler and 47th streets in Lawrenceville. Citizens flagged down police officers, who stopped and confirmed the existence of the...
