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4 firefighters injured in explosion during fire at Penn Hills plazaVideo
Firefighters remained at the scene of a fire at a shopping plaza on Frankstown Road in Penn Hills on Monday morning. The fire that started around 7:30 p.m. Sunday at the Churchill Center Plaza was continuing to reignite before dawn Monday; Frankstown Road was closed in the area of Coal...
Autistic musicians rock at Pittsburgh Blues and Roots FestivalVideo
There was nothing not funky about the Spectrum’s version of “Play that Funky Music White Boy” at the Syria Shrine Center in Harmar on Sunday for the Pittsburgh Blues and Roots Festival. But there was an aura — something almost supernatural and powerful — that wowed the crowd. Maybe it...
Every child gets a chance to be a child in Southwest Greensburg Adaptive BaseballVideo
Andrea Baer, team manager for Southwest Greensburg Adaptive Baseball, was trying to get her team psyched to play the Susan Yadamec Dance Co. team on Sunday. Baer’s team comprises about 20 children ages 5-18 with physical, cognitive and behavioral disabilities. As they gathered at home plate for a team photo,...
Police: Man and boy both shot in the leg at Hays Manor in McKees Rocks
Allegheny County Police are investigating the Saturday shooting of an unidentified man, 27, and a boy, 17, both in the leg, Saturday in McKees Rocks. The Allegheny Housing Authority Police requested county police to conduct the investigation at the incident at the Hays Manor Apartment Complex along Locust Street. Both...
Mass at Steelers training camp seeks health, ‘successful completion’ of season
The Pittsburgh Steelers can consider themselves prayed up and ready to go for 2019. On Sunday, team executives, staff and fans gathered at Saint Vincent Parish for the annual Mass for Steelers training camp. The basilica dominates the Unity campus of Saint Vincent College, where the Steelers began their annual...
Population estimates show Pennsylvania losing congressional district
The number of U.S. House of Representative seats reserved for Pennsylvania could continue to dwindle following a 100-year population trend in the state, according to recent predictions for districts across the country. A map released by Esri, a California-based geographic information system company, shows Pennsylvania with 17 congressional districts, down...
Underground scans help peel back history at Laughlintown’s Compass InnVideo
The Ligonier Valley Historical Society is taking a downward glance in order to look back in time at its historic Compass Inn Museum in Ligonier Township. A team from local Markosky Engineering visited last week with devices to scan below the ground beside and behind the restored 1799 stagecoach stop...
Suspect taken into custody following shooting of 4 in Uniontown
Uniontown police have a person in custody following two apparently related shooting incidents in Uniontown early Sunday morning, according to Tribune-Review news partner WPXI-TV. Charges of attempted criminal homicide are pending. Police responded to a call of shots being fired at 14 Pershing Court shortly after 4 a.m. Sunday. Police...
Plans for 162-acre development off Route 28 a ‘go,’ developer says
Plans to develop 162 acres near the Tarentum interchange along Route 28 are moving forward, according to a consultant on the project. Nothing has been built on the Harrison site known as Jobe’s Hole since trees were cleared from it more than two years ago to protect an endangered species...
Police: McKeesport man found shot, killed in garage
A 22-year-old man was shot and killed Saturday at a McKeesport residence, Allegheny County police reported. McKeesport paramedics responded about 3:35 p.m. to a report of a woman experiencing shortness of breath in the 1500 block of Versailles Avenue. When they arrived, the woman told them there was a dead...
Video: The week’s top stories
Here are some of the news highlights from around the Lower Valley for the week of July 21: • Fox Chapel Rotary raises $34,000 for Camp Guyasuta. • State grants pay to expand Sharpsburg docks. • Shady Side Academy video earns student Emmy nod. • Expect delays near Harts Run...
How 3 new Allegheny County Democrats are shaking up the party’s old guard
About two months after Bethany Hallam pulled off a stunning upset in the Democratic primary for an at-large seat on Allegheny County Council, she celebrated with the supporters who helped her defeat 20-year incumbent John DeFazio. “Nothing compares to when you really know you put everything you had on the...
Progressive Democrat Hallam got personal in Allegheny County Council primary campaign
When Bethany Hallam set out to campaign for a seat on Allegheny County Council, she didn’t expect people to be interested in her personal life. “At times it was hard because I wanted people to be focused on the issues I was talking about,” said Hallam, a Democrat from Ross...
South Buffalo police actively patrolling 30 square-milesVideo
South Buffalo is regularly patrolled by police officers who know the township’s 30 square miles and the neighboring community of Cadogan Township. That comes as a surprise to some residents, said police Chief Jeffrey Kuntz. Maybe that’s because, the chief says, the most dangerous thing in the quiet community might...
Residents celebrate milestones
Ken Lockhart celebrated his 71st birthday July 22. Ken is the husband of Maria (Talmonti) Lockhart and they have three daughters, Amy Lockhart, Rosanne BeHage and Melissa Lockhart. Ken and Maria also have three grandchildren, Alyssa Poole and Elizabeth and Nathan BeHage. Happy 29th wedding anniversary to Brenda (Taylor) and...
Picklesburgh draws thousands to this unique Pittsburgh food festival
Holly Zimmer and her son, Jennings, came to Downtown Pittsburgh on Saturday afternoon with a mission. Their matching shirt read: “I am here to eat all of the pickles.” The Meadville family nearly completed that mission at Picklesburgh, a three-day festival celebrating pickles of all kinds. This weekend marked the...
Picklesburgh draws thousands to this unique Pittsburgh food festival
Holly Zimmer and her son, Jennings, came to Downtown Pittsburgh on Saturday afternoon with a mission. Their matching shirt read: “I am here to eat all of the pickles.” The Meadville family nearly completed that mission at Picklesburgh, a three-day festival celebrating pickles of all kinds. This weekend marked the...
At Vandergrift’s Artfest, thousands showed they could be an artist for the dayVideo
Several thousand visitors attended Vandergrift’s Artsfest on Saturday, where anyone was an artist, with children freestyle painting and adults throwing some clay on a potter’s wheel. Sponsored by the Vandergrift Improvement Program (VIP), Artsfest featured 37 artists, crafters and vendors selling paintings, jewelry, prints, leather work, home decor items, photography...
Kecksburg UFO Festival celebrates … something … that fell from the sky in 1965
A smalltown festival devoted to paranormal phenomena is not going to hold too many surprises, given the subject matter. So to see a young man striding with a sense of purpose in full Army regalia at the 2019 Kecksburg UFO Festival on Saturday — well, it didn’t seem all that...
Recent flooding forces Plum’s Monday Market to change location
The location of this week’s Monday Market has been changed to the Plum Municipal Building parking lot, 4575 New Texas Road. The change comes as the result of flooding at Plum Creek Park and activity scheduled at its fields. The market will be held from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m....
Peyton’s K9s raises over $11,000 for K9 units across the countryVideo
Peyton Estochin already knows what she wants to be when she grows up — a K-9 handler for a police department. The 7-year-old McKeesport resident is already well on her way to making that dream a reality. Peyton’s K-9s, a nonprofit organization founded in 2018, has 1,445 likes on Facebook...
Police make arrest in shooting death of North Side homeless shelter worker
Pittsburgh police have made an arrest in the early Saturday morning shooting death of an employee of a North Side homeless shelter. The victim, whom police identified only as a 57-year-old man, worked at the Pleasant Valley Men’s Shelter, 1601 Brighton Road, as a night monitor. In a Facebook post,...
Brackenridge woman, 28, dies in Washington Township crash
A 28-year-old woman was killed Saturday morning in a two-vehicle accident in Washington Township. Washington Township police identified the fatality victim as Haley D. Montgomery, of Brackenridge. Montgomery was driving northbound on Route 66 and attempted to turn left onto Greensburg Road (Route 366) at about 7:40 a.m. Saturday. She...
Out of this world: UFO sightings frequently reported across Western Pennsylvania, U.S.
While the Kecksburg UFO sighting has become a quaint part of local lore, more recent reports of unexplained aerial phenomena are getting serious attention from Congress, the U.S. military and longtime UFO watchers. “It’s not going away,” said retired journalist Bob Gatty. “Whether you believe or don’t believe in this...
Gateway to honor latest Sports Hall of Fame inductees
The Gateway Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2019 will be inducted at a ceremony Oct. 5 at Edgewood Country Club. Inductees are Katrina Streiner (Class of 2005, swimming), Paul Krusey (Class of 1967, multi-sport), Greg Nemec (Class of 1973, multisport), Crista Coles (Class of 1989, soccer), Matt Houy (Class...
