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District 31 Legion baseball heating up entering new week of games
Hempfield East sits atop the District 31 American Legion standings heading into a new week of games. The team is 5-0 and has outscored its opponents by a 52-14 margin. Not far behind in second place is Latrobe at 5-1. It has only surrendered six runs in its six games...
Convicted Pa. sex offenders targeted in new telephone scam
Telephone scammers have found a new target in Pennsylvania: registered sex offenders. Pennsylvania State Police issued a warning Monday, saying there has been an increase in fraud reports throughout the state from individuals required to register as sex offenders. Police say the sex offenders are being conned into wiring immediate...
Ligonier Township, Ligonier Valley join Westmoreland County Land Bank
Ligonier Township and Ligonier Valley School District recently joined the Westmoreland County Land Bank, according to an announcement. They join dozens of other municipalities and school districts in the county that have each paid $5,000 to enter the land bank since its inception in 2014 with a $50,000 grant from...
Man gets early parole in fatal Derry crash
A New Alexandria man convicted late last year of causing a fatal car crash in Derry that killed a 71-year-old woman will be paroled nearly five months early. Westmoreland County Judge Christopher Feliciani on Monday ruled Samuel Grace III, 22, will be released from custody July 10 after serving seven...
Aurora partners with Fiat to build self-driving vehicles
Aurora Innovation is partnering with automaker Fiat Chrysler Automobiles to build self-driving vehicles of different makes and models, including commercial vehicles. The company announced the partnership Monday. “As part of FCA’s autonomous vehicle strategy we will continue to work with strategic partners in this space to address the needs of...
National Aviary’s Andean Condor chick dies 2 days after hatching
A rare Andean Condor chick that hatched at the National Aviary Friday has died. The aviary said it determined the chick had not survived after observing “abnormal parenting behavior” by the male condor, Lurch, on Sunday morning, officials said in a statement. “It is normal parenting behavior for the male...
Public hearing set for Indiana Township housing development
Nearly 400 people have signed a petition to oppose the potential approval of a planned residential development near Dorseyville Road in Indiana Township, near Beechwood Farms Nature Reserve. The petition, at ipetitions.com/petition/stop-development-of-large-facility, seeks to halt approval of The Waters Senior Living Holdings, which would consist of 179 residential units just...
Fox Chapel holds 58th annual commencement
The Fox Chapel Area School District held its 58th annual commencement Sunday at Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall in Oakland. The Fox Chapel Area High School Class of 2019: Rudi Adamiak, Vaishavi Agrawal, Mattias Ahlers, Ujala Ahmad, Sara Alexander, Neriah Allison-Wood, Eli Amshel, Damien Anderson, Morgan Anderson, Daniel Andrud Elyse...
Cops: West Newton man awaiting trial accused of assaulting woman
A 38-year-old man awaiting trial for allegedly endangering his infant daughter by withholding medical treatment was arrested Saturday and charged with assaulting a woman and threatening her with a knife inside his West Newton home, according to court documents. Robert J. Aquilina is charged with aggravated assault, simple assault, harassment...
Security tightened after thefts at Three Rivers Arts Festival
Theft sometimes happens at art shows. And when it does, it always hurts, because it feels like the thief stole a piece of the artist along with the work, said Robert Walker, who was selling original oil and acrylic paintings Monday from a booth in Gateway Center at the Three...
Man paralyzed in Knoxville shooting dies 20 years later
A man shot and paralyzed 20 years ago in Pittsburgh’s Knoxville neighborhood died Sunday, according to the medical examiner’s office. Omar Patterson was 15 when he was shot in the chest as he walked down Sylvania Way, an alley near his home, shortly before 6 p.m. on Feb. 11, 1999....
Jury selection begins in Armstrong sex abuse case involving former fire chief
Jury selection was scheduled to start Monday in an Armstrong County courtroom for one of the men accused of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old mentally disabled boy in 2016. Mark Alan Feeney, 56, who was a former chief of the East Franklin Volunteer Fire Department, is accused of statutory sexual assault,...
Shooting fireworks in Tarentum still a no-no despite new law, police chief says
Despite Pennsylvania’s new fireworks law, shooting them within Tarentum remains illegal, according to police Chief William Vakulick. Since October 2017, residents age 18 and over can buy, possess and use consumer fireworks. State lawmakers changed the law to raise more money for the state. But because of its building density,...
1 rescued by firefighters from Sewickley Township house
Two Herminie firefighters scrambled Monday morning to rescue a woman from her Sewickley Township home and extinguish a small fire inside. The pair was first to arrive on Greensburg Pike after the 7:45 a.m. call and saw some light smoke around the home, which is connected to Pam’s Antiques, said...
Good news at the pump as prices continue decline
Average gasoline prices declined in nearly every state last week, and the national average is at its lowest point since early April, an industry analyst said. “The fall has come amidst a deep drop in oil prices set in to play on worries that tariffs could slow economic growth, reducing...
Police seek suspect who allegedly choked female during Salem road rage incident
State police are looking for a man they say choked a female motorist Saturday in Salem Township. Troopers said the suspect got out of his tan GMC Envoy at 6:10 p.m. on Trees Mills Road near Athena Drive and choked a 21-year-old Greensburg woman. The suspect was described in a...
Q&A: Charley Shop’n Save owner bikes across U.S. for veterans’ charityVideo
Ray Charley biked 2,000 miles to prepare for his 3,048-mile, 48-day trek across the United States. “The training was a feat unto itself, really,” said Charley, 68, of Unity, whose family owns Shop’n Save locations in Murrysville, Greensburg and Hempfield. Charley left San Diego, Calif., on April 1. He reached...
World War II fighter pilot, retired Leechburg eye doctor promotes recycling, renewable energyVideo
Editor’s note: This is part of an occasional series that features Alle-Kiski Valley residents and the notable things that they do. Dr. Arthur Duppstadt owes most of his life to the French. The now-retired optometrist from Leechburg was 20 when his P-51 Mustang, a single-seat fighter plane, was shot down...
At least 1 dead after train strikes vehicle in Lawrence CountyVideo
At least one person is dead after a Norfolk Southern mixed-freight train struck a vehicle late Sunday night in Lawrence County. Norfolk Southern spokeswoman Rachel McDonnell Bradshaw said the incident occurred shortly before midnight at Larchwood Drive in New Beaver. The driver of the vehicle was killed in the collision....
New local stores all set for summer shoppers
The Bridge Gastropub has opened in the former Rumfish Grille location in the Great Southern Shopping Center, Bridgeville. The pub is open daily from 11:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. and until 1:30 a.m. on Saturday and Sundays. The restaurant offers a private event space, indoor and outdoor dining, craft drinks...
Experts: Allegheny Township fracking case highlights importance of local elections
In Pennsylvania, if a local government decides to open up Marcellus shale drilling throughout a community, even a residential area, it might not be challenged in court because of a recent, precedent-setting case in Allegheny Township. The courts didn’t buy the role of local governments as environmental stewards when it...
Millvale Library providing free summer lunches for children
Children who receive free or reduced-price cafeteria meals throughout the year are at risk for food insecurity during the summer break, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The Millvale Community Library aims to address the issue through its federally funded Summer Food Service Program from June 11 through Aug....
Former Ligonier female veteran honored for long military serviceVideo
Growing up in rural Elk County, Deborah L. Wilkins saw joining the military as an opportunity to serve the nation and explore the world, which would open doors to a great career. “I was just a small town girl who got to get out and see the world,” said Wilkins,...
Artists say their work was stolen at Pittsburgh’s Three Rivers Arts FestivalVideo
Several artists selling their work at Pittsburgh’s Three Rivers Arts Festival came to their tents Sunday to find some of their pieces missing. “There were four pieces on walls on display and someone must have snuck into the tent somehow, through the back I think, and taken them,” said Chris...
Police: 2 arrested after Larimer woman intimidated, shot at twice
Pittsburgh Police made two arrests Sunday in connection to a shooting in Larimer that resulted in two shots being fired at a woman, with one bullet hitting her house. Police say the two men arrested were part of a group of five that intimidated the woman Saturday night. The shooter...
