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Burtner House hosting annual Strawberry Festival in Harrison
If you missed the strawberries in Cheswick, or just can’t get enough, there’s another opportunity coming up. The Burtner House will hold its annual Strawberry Festival on Saturday, June 15. The festival is one of the major fundraisers supporting the historic landmark in Harrison. It will run from 11 a.m....
Police search for suspect in Wilkinsburg homicide
A night of drinking and smoking ended early Tuesday with gunfire in an apparent robbery gone wrong in Wilkinsburg, according to charges filed against the alleged gunman. Triq Peek Price, 39, is charged with homicide in the death of David Herbin. Price was not in custody as of late Wednesday...
Woman crossing Route 30 seriously hurt after hit by truck
State police have identified a pedestrian hit by a truck on Route 30 in Hempfield Tuesday morning. Gloria A. Piper, 71, of Penn suffered a suspected serious injury in the incident shortly after 9 a.m. near Nature Park Road. According to state police, Piper was walking north across Route 30...
Franklin Regional will stream graduation ceremony live on YouTube
Franklin Regional Senior High School’s graduation ceremony will be streamed live on the school’s YouTube page this Friday. Graduation will be at 6:45 p.m. at Panther Stadium on the Franklin Regional campus, 3200 School Road in Murrysville. School officials said the ceremony will also be available on Comcast’s local access...
Boy Scout Troop 17 honored by Hampton Township
Boy Scout Troop 17 celebrated their 90th anniversary on Saturday, May 25 with a special event that included the following proclamation from Hampton Township. “Township of Hampton issued a proclamation to honor Boy Scout Troop 17 on the occasion of their 90th Anniversary. ‘The Council of the Township of Hampton...
Export festival organizers seeking vendors, volunteers
Vendor spots are still open for Export Borough’s annual Ethnic Food and Music Festival. The festival is set for Aug. 17 along Washington Avenue. Vendor booths are $50 and a vendor form is available on the borough’s website, ExportPennsylvania.com. Festival organizers are also seeking volunteers to help man the former...
Verona’s annual bike derby set for Saturday
The Verona Police Department’s bike derby is about to hit a milestone. Saturday marks the 20th annual installment of the community event, designed to teach youths about bicycle safety. It is set for 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. along the 700 block of East Railroad Avenue. It will be the...
A former Donora man pleads guilty to federal drug crimes
A former Donora resident accused of conspiring to get drugs from China via the internet has pleaded guilty to violating federal narcotics and firearm laws. Christian B. Drennan, 28, currently of St. Clairsville, Ohio, pleaded guilty to two counts before Senior U.S. District Judge Joy Flowers Conti. Authorities said from...
Drugs, theft cases among those recently handled in Judge DeLuca’s Penn Hills court
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 courtWilliam Rose, 41, of Penn Hills on charges of possession of controlled substances and...
Traffic light going up at busy Verona intersection
A traffic light is being installed at Allegheny River Boulevard and Wildwood Avenue in Verona. Crews from Prospect-based Bronder Technical Services put the pole in front of Senge Graphics. Borough Manager Jerry Kenna said Duquesne Light needs to turn on the power, and PennDOT requires at least two weeks of...
Franklin Regional students earn National Merit Scholarships
Two Franklin Regional students are among more than 3,500 winners of National Merit Scholarships financed by U.S. colleges and universities. Jaden A. Seman of Delmont and Clare C. McCarthy of Murrysville were named scholarship winners after being named among 16,000 finalists nationwide in the fall. Seman plans to attend Liberty...
Kiski Area graduates march into their futures
Here is the Kiski Area High School Class of 2019: Bethany Danielle Abbott, Amber Nicole Aikins, Miranda Stella Akerley, Hope Joie Albert, Summer Ann Allshouse, Collin J. Andree, Megan Riley Andree, Evan John Anker, Drake Steven Armitage, Alaina Mary Aulerich Jessica L Ayres, Alaina Lynn Baker, Zachary M. Baker, Erin...
Donegal Township bridge replacement will cause summer detour
PennDOT plans to close a section of Route 381 beginning Wednesday to replace a bridge over Indian Creek in Donegal Township. The road will be closed between Veterans Lane and Route 31, with traffic detoured along routes 31, 711 and 130. Work on the bridge is part of a $2.4...
Ready to mingle: Pittsburgh Zoo’s clouded leopard cubs now accepting visitorsVideo
What’s new with two of the youngest pussycats at the Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium? They’re now accepting visitors. Clouded leopard cubs Rukai and Kansas can now be seen daily in the clouded leopard playroom at The Islands, the zoo said. They venture into the outdoor clouded leopard yard, too,...
1 injured in hillside crash near Freeport Road in O’Hara
A man was injured Tuesday afternoon when his car veered across traffic and rolled onto a hillside just off Freeport Road in O’Hara Township, officials said. Rescue workers used special tools to cut the man from his vehicle, O’Hara Township police Officer Keith Carney said. Emergency dispatchers received a report...
Paul O’Neill awarded medal for public service by President Ford foundation
Former Treasurer Secretary Paul H. O’Neill is the 2019 recipient of the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation’s Medal for Distinguished Public Service. O’Neill, 83, of Pittsburgh, was awarded the medal because of his “demonstrated personal and professional qualities,” according to President Ford’s son Mike, who serves as chairman of the...
‘By Land Cleanup’ along Kiski River set for June 15
The Kiski Watershed Association will hold a “By Land Cleanup” on June 15 from 8 a.m. to noon, starting at the River’s Edge Canoe & Kayak, 3158 River Road in Gilpin. The cleanup along the river will be coordinated with the larger River Sweep, a region-wide cleanup along the banks...
5 Western Pennsylvania nursing homes among the nation’s most troubled
What regulators called a “persistent record of poor care” landed two Westmoreland County nursing homes and a third in Allegheny County on a waiting list as candidates for special government oversight reserved for the nation’s worst skilled care centers. The Special Focus Facility program, which scrutinizes some of the nation’s...
School bus, vehicle collide in Indiana County
A vehicle and a school bus collided on Ben Franklin Road in White Township, Indiana County, on Tuesday afternoon, according to state police. There were no students in the bus. Police said it was not immediately clear if anyone was hurt. INDIANA COUNTY: Traffic Alert. Troopers on-scene at 2-vehicle crash...
Rescue divers recover severed fingers from Jefferson Hills swimming accident
Murrysville Medic One’s dive team spent Monday afternoon searching for something rather unique: fingers. The team was requested by Allegheny County officials to respond to the Jefferson Hills area following a swimming accident in which a swimmer had four fingers severed. “It had something to do with a rope swing,...
Washington Township man loses 4th appeal in child sex assault conviction
A Washington Township man serving a 16-year prison sentence for the sexual assault of a young child lost another appeal. Westmoreland County Common Pleas Court Judge Rita Hathaway, in a ruling released Tuesday, said the fourth appeal filed since 2016 by Paul Frank Katonka, who acted as his own lawyer,...
Judge denies UPMC’s attempt to block Highmark from hearing
Highmark’s attorneys will be allowed a seat alongside Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro’s legal team during next week’s Commonwealth Court showdown with UPMC, a judge ruled Tuesday. Highmark — which sides with Shapiro in his broader quest to force UPMC to contract with any willing competitor — seeks to testify...
Lane closures to begin on Hite Road in Springdale Township, Harmar
Traffic along Hite Road in Springdale and Harmar townships will be reduced to a single lane in each direction beginning at a 7 a.m. Wednesday as crews start a bridge repair project, PennDOT said. Crews will do demolition work, deck replacement and road reconstruction through late August on one side...
Trial begins for Hyde Park man accused of molesting teen
A trial that had been delayed for more than a year against a Hyde Park man accused of molesting a 13-year-old girl from Vandergrift got underway Tuesday in Westmoreland County Court. Assistant District Attorney Judy Petrush told jurors that Larry Lee Redmond, 40, had sexual contact with the girl on...
Kittanning state trooper lauded for anti-drugged driving work
If you drive while under the influence of drugs, you’re likely to meet Chris Robbins. It won’t turn out well for you. A state trooper from the Kittanning station, Cpl. Chris Robbins is one of fewer than 200 police officers in Pennsylvania certified as drug-recognition experts. In other words, he’s...
