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5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: July 19-21
It’s expected to be a scorcher, but at least the rain has moved out so we can enjoy one of the many events happening this weekend. Here’s what’s going on in Pittsburgh. Revved up Start your engines. The Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix is upon us. This weekend’s events include the...
No relief from blistering heat until next week
Dangerous heat will hit Southwestern Pennsylvania on Friday and Saturday. The National Weather Service has issued a heat advisory that starts at noon Friday and runs through 8 p.m. Saturday. It’s been seven years since the National Weather Service in Pittsburgh has issued a warning for excessive heat. That was...
North Huntingdon grants extension to fireworks company
Without much debate or verbal fireworks, North Huntingdon officials this week granted a fireworks company a 90-day extension of its temporary occupancy permit so it could attach the kind of facade the company had originally proposed around the base of its building off Route 30. The commissioners approved the request...
Basement fire damages Wilkins home
A fire was reported in the basement of a home in Wilkins Township early Friday. The fire at 548 Lucia Drive was reported shortly after 4 a.m., an Allegheny County emergency dispatcher said. The fire was brought under control within a half-hour. No injuries were reported....
Churchill crash knocks out power to hundreds
Hundreds of people lost power Friday morning after a crash on a Churchill Road. A car crashed into a pole and brought down power lines on Beulah Road between Kingsdale Road and Thornberry Drive, the Trib’s news partner, WPXI-TV, reported. The road was initially reported as being closed; traffic was...
Police: Vandal targets Moniteau High School, principal’s home
A vandal targeted a Butler County high school — and the home front lawn of its principal, police said. According to state police, someone in a side-by-side utility vehicle rammed a fence at Moniteau High School in Cherry Township around 2 a.m. on Tuesday. A side-by-side is a small two-to-six...
Pittsburgh dancers recall hearing moon landing broadcast in Soviet bar
In the midst of the Cold War and during the summer that American astronauts were to walk on the moon, a group of Pittsburgh college students were asked by the U.S. State Department to take their Duquesne Tamburitzans show on a cultural exchange to the U.S.S.R. They were in the...
Westmoreland Clerk of Courts Bryan Kline reappointed to state association board
Westmoreland County Clerk of Courts Bryan Kline has been reappointed to serve as an executive board member for the Pennsylvania State Association of Prothonotaries and Clerk of Courts Association. The association, formed in 1928, serves as a coalition of state-elected officials who oversee court-related filing offices. “I am honored that...
Beaver Falls man gets 5 years in prison for New Brighton bank robbery
A Beaver County man was sentenced by a federal judge in Pittsburgh to more than five years in prison after pleading guilty to robbing a New Brighton bank 11 months ago. Ernest Dewayne Taylor, 50, of Beaver Falls, was sentenced the Aug. 17, 2018 robbery of Huntington Bank in New...
Looking to take a dip in the rivers? Swim at your own risk
With oppressive heat in the forecast, swimsuit-clad crowds are expected to not only hit local pools but area rivers and lakes where funky things can happen if swimmers don’t take a few precautions, according to experts. The good news is Southwestern Pennsylvania does not have flesh-eating bacteria and the rash...
Oakmont officials approve part-time police pay hike of 38%
Oakmont officials approved a 38% pay raise for part-time police in order to retain existing officers and entice new applicants. Borough Manager Scott Fodi said the starting wage for a new officer will go from $16.16 per hour to $22 per hour. Current part-timers who worked at least six months...
Police take into custody ‘person of interest’ in slain officer case, search Homewood house
Police on Thursday took into custody a “person of interest” in the investigation into the fatal shooting of Pittsburgh police Officer Calvin Hall, officials said. Officials did not name the person nor elaborate on the individual’s possible connections to the killing of Hall, who was shot three times in the...
Murrysville farmer gears up for annual themed corn maze
Herb Gearhard of Murrysville may use a drone nowadays to get a top-down look at his annual corn maze, but in nearly all other aspects, he’s old-school. “We don’t use GPS,” he said, pulling out a large sheet of taped-together graph paper. “We start with a sheet of paper and...
Penn Hills man sentenced to 15 years in prison for role in drug distribution network
A Penn Hills man has been sentenced in federal court to 15 years in prison for his role in a drug distribution network. Angelo Massie, 41, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Nora Barry Fischer in Pittsburgh. Authorities said Massie conspired with others to distribute more than a kilogram of...
Thompson Run Road in Ross reopens early
A portion of Thompson Run Road in Ross that had closed has reopened a week early. The section was between Radcliff Drive and Evergreen Road. Allegheny County Public Works officials said a $60,000 replacement project done by Pugliano Construction of Plum finished earlier than expected. The project included replacing a...
GoFundMe page launched in memory of Ambridge electrical worker
A GoFundMe page was launched in memory of an Ambridge man who may have been electrocuted at an Ambridge pipe plant. The page for David Bupp, 46, surpassed its $30,000 goal by about $1,300 Thursday evening. More than 360 people donated. The funds will be used for funeral expenses and...
Allegheny County fugitive on the lam for more than a year arrested in Clairton
One of the U.S. Marshal’s Pittsburgh office top 20 wanted fugitives was arrested Tuesday in Clairton. Martin Correll, 30, was seen by Allegheny County detectives entering a residence at 315 Ohio St. A county SWAT team, along with McKeesport and Clairton police, responded. Correll eventually came out of the residence...
Man shot 3 times in Perry South section of Pittsburgh’s North Side
A man was shot three times Thursday morning in the Perry South section of Pittsburgh’s North Side, police said. Shortly after 10 a.m., authorities received a ShotSpotter alert followed by 911 calls reporting that a man had been shot in the 500 block of Chester Avenue, Department of Public Safety...
Scottdale man found guilty in Youngwood Mother’s Day crash that injured family
Victoria Schuler and her husband, William, were finally able to smile on Thursday, more than three years after they and their two young children were severely injured in a vehicle crash in Youngwood. “We’re glad for it,” Victoria Schuler said minutes after Matthew Murphy, 27, was found guilty of all...
Family of slain Pittsburgh officer offers thanks as investigation continues
Detectives worked fervently Thursday to gather evidence and chase leads as they investigate the killing of a Pittsburgh police officer who was shot three times in the back while off-duty last weekend. No arrests have been made. Officer Calvin Hall died at UPMC Presbyterian hospital at about noon Wednesday, more...
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette to reduce print publishing to 3 days a week
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette is slashing two more days of publishing in print as owner Block Communications moves on its plan to phase out print operations. Starting in October, the 233-year-old newspaper will be published in print just three days a week, owners informed union employees this week. The decision follows...
Calligan Pharmacy owner remembered for treating everyone warmly
The kind, hardworking approach of a Harrison man will live on through his children and family. Richard “Dick” Calligan, a pharmacist, owned and operated Calligan Pharmacy on Corbet Street in Tarentum until 2007, when it was sold to Blackburn’s Physician Pharmacy. He died Wednesday. He was 88. “What I learned...
Apollo readies for moon landing celebration Saturday
The 50th anniversary of the Apollo moon landing will be celebrated Saturday in the borough of Apollo with a flurry of activities from a traditional ice cream eating contest to a virtual jet engine display from the Air Force. Most events will be held at Owens Grove along Apollo’s North...
Franklin Regional will begin equipping all students with Chromebooks for 2019-’20
Franklin Regional officials will begin a one-to-one Chromebook program for students attending Franklin Region Senior High School in grades 9-12 for the 2019-‘20 school year. Each student will receive a free Chromebook computer to be used in the classroom as well as at home for educational purposes. Teachers will use...
Residents of New Kensington’s Parnassus Manor complain of roach infestation
Roaches crawling up and down the walls. Roaches on the ceiling light fixtures. Dead roaches in the hallway. These are just a few of the problems residents of Westmoreland Public Housing Authority’s Parnassus Manor in New Kensington have encountered over the past few months as roaches have infested their apartments....
