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5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: June 7-9
It’s Art Festival and Pride weekend. There is plenty do at those two annual events as well as other options of how to spend your time this weekend. Take pride Pittsburgh Pride, organized by the Delta Foundation of Pittsburgh is this weekend. Pride Rocks PGH is Friday, Pittsburgh PrideFest is...
Florida doctor agrees to settlement in latest kickback allegations tied to Hempfield lab
A Florida doctor has agreed to pay more than $911,000 to settle allegations that he received kickbacks for referring patients to a now-defunct drug testing lab in Hempfield. U.S. Attorney Scott W. Brady said Thursday that Dr. Nathan Hanflink of Mt. Dora, Fla., allegedly received improper payments for making referrals...
Firefighters respond to call at Carrick apartment building
No injuries were being reported at an apartment fire in Carrick early Friday morning. The fire at the building at 2500 Brownsville Road was called in shortly after 4 a.m. Initial reports were of heavy smoke and fire in the basement and first floor of the four-story building. Crews remained...
Manhole work to close Ohio River Boulevard in Emsworth
Ohio River Boulevard’s northbound lanes will be closed in Emsworth this weekend, PennDOT announced. The road will be closed at Hazelwood Avenue from 8 p.m. Friday through 8 p.m. Sunday. Crews with Jet Jack will be working on a manhole. Southbound traffic will not be affected, PennDOT said. All northbound...
Police: Pittsburgh mom left kids at bus stop to confront boyfriend
A woman left her three children with a stranger at a bus stop along a busy road while she went to confront her boyfriend about cheating on her, police in Avalon allege. Avalon police on Tuesday charged Erin Grogan, 31, of Pittsburgh, with three counts of endangering the welfare of...
Alligator captured in Pittsburgh’s Beechview neighborhood
Pittsburgh authorities corralled an alligator found Thursday evening in the city’s Beechview neighborhood. The reptile was discovered on Rutherford Avenue, according to news partner WPXI-TV. Animal control officers captured it and took it to the Humane Rescue League in Homewood, the station reported. Further details weren’t immediately available. Runaway reptiles...
Shaler Area teacher earns national recognition
Chrissy Gurekovich, a sixth-grade teacher at Shaler Area Elementary School, was named the Open Up Resources 6-8 Math Teacher of the Month for May. Gurekovich is being recognized not only for outstanding work in her own classroom, but also for her contributions as a member of the Open Up Resources...
Popular Cheswick six-pack shop bows out to larger competitors
Cheswick’s only six-pack beer store is closing. Allegheny 6 Pack and Doghouse at 1301 Pittsburgh St. opened in 2009 and will close Saturday. “My lease is up and I see what the future of the beer industry is becoming — it’s sliding, and Pennsylvania changing its beer sales laws are...
Retaining wall crossing the Verona and Oakmont border to be beautified
A retaining wall along Allegheny River Boulevard near the viaduct in Verona and Oakmont will be restored via a state grant project. Oakmont was recently awarded $138,000 through the state Department of Community and Economic Development for repairs to the wall, which is on the southern entrance of the borough...
DUI, traffic cases among those recently handled by Judge Zucco in Plum – Jun. 6, 2019
District Judge Linda Zucco recently handled the following cases. Charges were filed by Plum police unless otherwise noted. Held for courtTara Wolfe, 39, of Verona on charges of identity theft, false reports, driving an unregistered vehicle, driving without a license, driving with a suspended license and operating a vehicle without...
Theft cases among recent Monroeville police investigations
Monroeville police filed the following charges June 4 in District Judge Jeffrey L. Herbst’s office:Veronica Valdez, 49, of Vandergrift with criminal conspiracy and retail theft. Charges were filed June 4 in connection with an incident along the 3600 block of William Penn Highway. Heather Stefanik, 24, of Vandergrift with theft...
Drug, theft cases recently handled by Judge Herbst in Monroeville – Jun. 6, 2019
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 courtHeather Stefanik, 24, of Vandergrift on charges of receiving stolen property, possession of controlled substances,...
Police arrest Murrysville man in connection with 2017 homicide of his estranged wife
A Murrysville man has been arrested by Allegheny County Police, accused in the 2017 murder of his estranged wife. Antonio Vecchiola, 34, was apprehended at a Monroeville strip mall Thursday afternoon. He is charged with homicide for the death of Jessica Vecchiola, 29, of Penn Hills. Police said she was...
Westmoreland bands join forces to honor veterans in Washington, D.C.Video
Several community bands in Westmoreland County combined their talents for special performances last year at Seton Hill University and three years ago at Greensburg’s Palace Theatre. This weekend, members of the bands will perform as a blended group three more times, with the added purpose of honoring Americans who have...
Pittsburgh man pleads guilty to heroin-dealing in Greenway Boy Killas street gang case
A Pittsburgh man pleaded guilty to his role in a heroin ring with ties to the Greenway Boy Killas street gang in Pittsburgh’s West End, federal prosecutors said Rashem Littleberry, 29, admitted to working with others to obtain and sell heroin from November 2017 through last June. He was among...
Leechburg police seek help to add camerasVideo
Leechburg police say they are at a dangerous disadvantage. Officers in their basement office can’t see who is ringing a bell or knocking on the locked entrance door upstairs. The door doesn’t have a window so they can’t see out even when on the stairway. But technology can fix that...
Greensburg man convicted of rape, second suspect awaits trial
A Greensburg man was convicted Thursday of the rape of an unconscious woman who claimed she was drugged and unable to fend off two attackers last year. Westmoreland County jurors deliberated about two hours Thursday before finding Benjamin Davis, 22, guilty of felony rape and conspiracy counts. Two women, ages...
Some Pitt students remain displaced after apartment garage fire
The University of Pittsburgh is offering housing in a residence hall to students displaced Sunday after a fire in a parking garage at the SkyVue Apartments in Oakland. Pitt spokesman Kevin Zwick said the university opened a residence hall to students who have nowhere to stay and advises them to...
Airport authority to cut 16 jobs at Pittsburgh International
More than a dozen jobs are being cut at Pittsburgh International Airport, officials confirmed Thursday. “While we do not take decisions that impact jobs lightly, the aviation industry and nature of our work at Pittsburgh International Airport has changed over the past several years,” said Allegheny County Airport Authority CEO...
Greensburg YMCA needs up to $2M for renovation plans to be revealed Saturday
The Greensburg YMCA will reveal plans for its next major renovation project on Saturday at the Kinderhook Mile race and block party on Maple Avenue. It will renovate locker rooms and add a new family changing room. The first floor will be rearranged, making room for a larger lobby. There...
U.S. authorities monitoring probes into American deaths in Dominican Republic
Travel agencies and the U.S. State Department are monitoring the situation in the Dominican Republic after three Americans, including a Pennsylvania woman, died while vacationing there. The Caribbean nation is a top travel destination for Liberty Travel customers, according to Allison Wallace, a spokeswoman for Flight Centre Travel Group, Liberty’s...
Pittsburgh’s Becca Droz survives another cut in CBS’ ‘The Amazing Race’
Pittsburgh native Becca Droz and her teammate, Floyd Pierce, survived more adventures to reach another round on CBS’ “The Amazing Race.” Droz and Pierce, aka “Team Fun,” are now among six teams vying for a $1 million prize on a 25,000-plus mile journey around the world. They competed on the...
Missing Pittsburgh woman, 86, found
Pittsburgh Police say an 86-year-old woman who had been missing Thursday afternoon has been found. Mary Savage was last seen near the East End Food Co-op around 1 p.m., police said. Police announced shortly after 6 p.m. that she has been found....
Beyoncé goes viral with wicked glare at Warriors’ owner’s wife
Don’t lean over Queen Bey. That seems to be the message everyone is spreading after a video showing a woman leaning over Beyoncé to talk to her husband Jay-Z went viral. Was it really that deep? The incident took place Wednesday as the couple sat beside Golden State Warriors owner...
Pin your own cicada at Cicadapalooza! at Powdermill Sunday
Powdermill Nature Reserve will present Cicadapalooza! from 2 p.m. to about 4 p.m. Sunday at its Rector, Westmoreland County, facility. The event is free to the public. Staff will discuss the periodical cicada Brood VIII currently resurfacing at Powdermill and elsewhere around the region. The event features a lecture on...
