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Federal felon pleads guilty to selling deadly drugs to Penn Hills man
A Penn Hills man already serving a prison sentence for federal firearms charges pleaded guilty Tuesday to state charges that he sold a fatal dose of fentanyl to another man in 2016. Dalton Douglas Duschl, 23, pleaded guilty to providing the drugs that led John Shipley to suffer a fatal...
Smithton fair will feature Chris Higbee concert, celebrate Legion centennial
Smithton’s American Legion and volunteer fire department are joining forces to put on a community street fair July 13 that will feature a free concert by local country artist Chris Higbee. The outdoor concert, tentatively set for 7:30 p.m., is part of an enhanced fair the two organizations are planning...
Parade, food, fireworks at upcoming Independence Day celebration in Ross
Ross Township will host its 23rd annual Independence Day celebration on Sunday June 30 with a parade, food and fireworks. The parade will line up 2 p.m. at the parking lot of St. John’s Lutheran Church on Perry Highway. The parade will step out at 3 p.m. and proceed north...
Foxwall partners with Salvation Army to house disaster canteen
Foxwall EMS will partner with the Salvation Army to house one of its Emergency Disaster Services (EDS) vehicles at the station along Squaw Run Road. The mobile disaster feeding unit, or canteen, is fully self-contained and able to feed up to 1,000 people at a moment’s notice, Foxwall Commander Josh...
Burn Camp brings together survivors for support, fun
After Tyaira Cobb suffered burns from an accident involving hot water, she had a hard time explaining to her friends how the experience affected her. “When I talk to my friends at home about it, they don’t really understand how traumatic the experience is,” she said. Cobb, 15, of Duquesne...
Paid extras needed for ‘Manhunt: Lone Wolf’ filming in Pittsburgh
The Olympics are coming to Pittsburgh. The 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games, that is. The true crime series “Manhunt: Lone Wolf” is looking for paid extras to play Olympic guests, vendors, emergency responders, security guards and other characters for season two of the series. The second season will focus on the...
Hot topic: Penn-Trafford teachers union want air conditioning in all classrooms
Penn-Trafford’s teachers union wants the district to install air conditioning in all classrooms to combat unbearable conditions on hot days in spring and late summer, which create a difficult learning environment, a union official said. “It was 90 degrees in the classrooms in August and September. It was terrible …...
Boyce Park wave pool closed for emergency repairs
The wave pool at Boyce Park will be closed for up to 10 days for emergency repairs, according to an Allegheny County news release. The pool began losing water May 31 due to a malfunctioning “hydrostatic relief valve.” The valves are designed to maintain pressure between water in the pool...
Pittsburgh deploys more than 1,000 ‘smart’ trash cans
Pittsburgh boasts the region’s smartest garbage cans. The city has more than 1,000 “smart” trash cans equipped with sensors to gauge garbage volume and send a wireless signal to the city’s Department of Public Works when they’re full. Pittsburgh hopes the new trash cans will cut in half the amount...
O’Hara residents can schedule curbside yard waste pick-up
Friday is the last day for O’Hara residents to request a June 19 yard waste pick-up. The township’s special collection happens once a month from May to September but residents have to be on the Waste Management schedule in advance. Yard waste includes leaves in biodegradable bags, garden residue, shrub...
PennDOT plans closure of inbound Parkway East next weekend
PennDOT will close part of the inbound Parkway East next weekend, a PennDOT spokesman confirmed Tuesday. The westbound lanes will be closed from Friday, June 14 through Monday morning, June 17, Steve Cowan said. Details of the closure have not yet been finalized, he said. “We are still working out...
Route 30 partially closed after truck hits pedestrian in Hempfield
A section of Route 30 westbound in Hempfield was temporarily closed Tuesday after a truck hit a pedestrian in the crosswalk near the Nature Park Road intersection, according to a Westmoreland County dispatcher. Mutual Aid Ambulance, Bovard Volunteer Fire Department and state police responded to the accident that occurred about...
Police: Man shot in Wilkinsburg died of bullet wound to head
A 49-year-old man has died after getting shot in the head Tuesday morning during a suspected robbery attempt in Wilkinsburg, poice said. The man, whom police did immediately identify, died in a hospital at 5:50 p.m., Allegheny County Police Sgt. Veneranda Costa said. Police had initially said the man was...
Cat spay, neuter clinics scheduled in Tarentum
The Homeless Cat Management Team will be offering several free and low-cost spay and neuter clinics from June to December in Tarentum. No-charge clinics for feral cats only will be held on June 22, July 27, Aug. 24, Oct. 5, Nov. 9 and Dec. 7. “Fast track” clinics, which cost...
Driver killed in Route 22 crash in Salem, police say
State police at Kiski said the driver of a car that crashed into a tractor trailer Tuesday on Route 22 in Salem has died from his injuries at Forbes Hospital in Monroeville. Trooper Chad W. Howell reported the crash occurred at 4:52 a.m. at the intersection of Route 819 and...
Police: Shots fired at men cutting grass in Armstrong County
An Armstrong County man accused of firing half a dozen rounds at two men cutting grass near his Plum Creek home on Monday was found to be growing marijuana there, according to state police. Police said they investigated a report of someone firing shots at two landscapers as they cut...
3 Forest Hills homes damaged by fire, firefighter hurt
Fire damaged three homes in Forest Hills overnight Tuesday after flames spread from one home to another on Elmore Road. A couple and six children escaped one of the burning homes, according to Peter Shovlin, the father of one homeowner. Firefighters responded to the scene shortly before 11:30 p.m. Monday,...
Cold night falls short of record; rain, storms return Wednesday
The Pittsburgh area came within a couple degrees of setting a new record low temperature Tuesday morning. The temperature at Pittsburgh International Airport, where the official measurements are made, was down to 43 degrees as of around 6 a.m. Tuesday, National Weather Service meteorologist Mike Kennedy said. That’s just shy...
St. Ursula Parish festival annual favorite
The unofficial start of summer in Hampton is the annual St. Ursula Parish Festival. Despite unpredictable weather, the community turnout was quite large....
Creek awash with memories of childhood fun
“Where Go the Boats?” was of my favorite poems when I was small, an early indication of a lifelong fascination with creeks. “Away down the river, a hundred miles or more, other little children shall bring my boats ashore,” appropriately describes the feeling young children have whenever they are presented...
Number of Pennsylvania babies treated for drug exposure levels off, report shows
After spiking for more than a decade, the rate of Pennsylvania newborns hospitalized for drug withdrawal at birth leveled off and remained stable for the last two years, a new report reveals. The report from the Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council said Pennsylvania babies were hospitalized for Neonatal Abstinence...
Greensburg council takes next step to dissolve Historic and Architectural Review Board
Greensburg City Council has taken the next step in its plan to dissolve the city’s Historic and Architectural Review Board. Council will introduce an ordinance at Monday’s meeting to dissolve HARB. Last month, council unanimously voted to have the city solicitor draft an ordinance to abolish the board. Mayor Robert...
Fawn pet resort treats animals like familyVideo
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. Years spent working in the pet food industry forced...
Penn Hills residents voice concerns about school district’s financial plan
Penn Hills School District residents voiced their concerns about a proposed recovery plan designed to bring the financially struggling district back into the black. Proposed tax increases and finding alternative means to fix the debt crisis were among the main discussion points of a town hall meeting at the high...
PennDOT honors 2 Uniontown employees for excellence
Two staff members at PennDOT’s District 12 headquarters in Uniontown were among 30 recipients of the department’s annual Star of Excellence awards presented Monday in Harrisburg. Uniontown residents Gary V. Ferrari Jr., senior civil engineer supervisor, and Jay Ofsanik, safety press officer, were among PennDOT employees from across the state...
