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Fish Rodeo for Veterans at O’Hara’s Squaw Valley Park
The weather couldn’t have been better for the seventh annual Fish Rodeo for Veterans on Wednesday at Squaw Valley Park in O’Hara. Dozens of hospitalized veterans were transported for a day at the park, thanks to Morningside VFW Post 3945. Members have been hosting the festivities every year in an...
Gas leak leads to building evacuations in Duquesne
A gas leak Wednesday morning closed a street and caused buildings to be evacuated in Duquesne, the city’s police department said in a post on its Facebook page. The leak started about 10:30 a.m., when a contractor struck a gas line near 46 S. Linden Street in the Regional Industrial...
Animal response team works to corral part of roaming cow herd in Murrysville
Not all of the black Angus cows wandering through south Murrysville have been spotted, but a group of three has been regularly visiting a temporary feeding station set up by members of the Westmoreland County Animal Response Team. “We added more panels to a temporary corral around the feeding trough,”...
McCandless hosting free program on getting garden soil into shape
Gardners can learn more about improving the health of their soil at a free program at 7 p.m. on May 30 at McCandless Town Hall. Juliette Olshock, an instructor with the Phipps Conservatory in Pittsburgh, will lead the presentation on soil health and composting. Olshock is a graduate of Slippery...
Lidia’s in the Strip District gets a health department consumer alert
Lidia’s Pittsburgh, an Italian restaurant in the Strip District, received a consumer alert Tuesday from the Allegheny County Health Department. The health department said the restaurant’s prep coolers were not working and not maintaining safe temperatures for cold food. The restaurant also kept “potentially hazardous food” past the use-by date,...
Greensburg man gets probation in fight with agents investigating his son for child porn
A Greensburg man will serve one year on probation in connection with a late January fight with agents from the state Attorney General’s office who were investigating his son for child pornography. Mark Edward Bittner, 50, has already completed anger management classes and written an apology letter to the officers,...
Surveillance cameras capture Vandergrift Dollar General robbery
The search is continuing for a man who robbed the Dollar General store in Vandergrift last week. Vandergrift police have released surveillance photos of the April 30 crime and are seeking tips regarding the case. The photos show the robber entering and leaving the store in the 500 block of...
Orphaned bear cub rescued behind Rite-Aid in Pottsville
Pennsylvania Game Commission wardens received a call last month about a lone bear cub behind a Rite-Aid drugstore in Pottsville, Schuylkill County. Sure enough, Game Warden James Macunas and state police found the small cub without a mom in sight on April 28, according to a game commission account on...
Ed Asner discusses Holocaust play in Pittsburgh, Tree of Life, ‘Mary Tyler Moore’Video
Actor and activist Ed Asner has been in Pittsburgh this week playing a Nazi concentration camp survivor in the stage play “The Soap Myth.” Asner’s character Milton Saltzman swears that he is a witness to the Nazis manufacturing of soap made from the corpses of murdered Jews. Not everyone believes...
Herminie man gets 2 years probation for abandoning dog
A Herminie man was sentenced Wednesday to two years of probation in connection with the abandonment of a dog. Shannon Proctor, 29, was ordered to pay $6,934 in restitution to Pet Friends in Irwin. He pleaded guilty to cruelty and neglect of animals in connection with a dog found on...
Police: Missing Kentucky teen found in Glassport man’s apartment
A Glassport man is in jail after police found a missing Kentucky teenager naked inside his apartment, police said. The 16-year-old girl from Paducah, Ky., allegedly told police that she was going to marry the man and he’d protect her. Rory Shelton, 56, is charged with interfering with the custody...
Learn how to get your Real ID at events in Oakmont, Harrison and New Kensington
State Rep. Frank Dermody, D-Oakmont, and PennDOT are offering free public information sessions locally on the new requirements for residents to obtain Real ID. Although not mandatory, Pennsylvania residents trying to board domestic flights after Oct. 1, 2020, will need to present a Real ID driver’s license or identification card...
Rabid raccoon found in Scott Township
A raccoon in Scott has tested positive for rabies, bringing the total number of reported animals with rabies in Allegheny County this year to 11. The animal was spotted along Spring Valley Road, according to the Allegheny County Health Department. It was picked up by local animal control services and...
Group seeks names of domestic violence victims for poster
The National Coalition Against Domestic Violence is seeking the names of people who died from domestic violence in 2018. The coalition will include the names on an annual poster. Submissions must have the names, ages, and states of origin of any victims killed by an abuser in 2018. These include...
Jazz concert fills Heid’s House in Aspinwall
Lighthouse Arts, Inc., presented a concert and live recording of the Clifford Barnes Group on May 5, in Aspinwall at Heid’s House. Founder and operator of the studio is George Heid, a musician of 50 years. The parlor of the home is set up to accommodate 100 guests. The concert...
Somerset man able to walk away after being hit by train
A 38-year-old man suffered only minor injuries after he was struck by a train while walking along the CSX tracks in Somerset on Tuesday, police said. Kevin McDougald of Somerset was walking along the tracks along the 300 block of North Pleasant Avenue about 4 p.m. when the train approached...
Susan G.Komen Race for the Cure set for Sunday at Schenley Park
The 27th annual Susan G. Komen Pittsburgh Race for the Cure is set for Sunday at Flagstaff Hill in Schenley Park. The 5k run will start at 8:35 a.m. with a 5K walk and 1-mile fun walk set to start at 8:45 a.m. The 2019 Race Chair is breast cancer...
Johnstown man accused of leading Lower Burrell police on chase
A Johnstown man is accused of driving into a parked vehicle in Lower Burrell and leading police on a chase through New Kensington before he was pulled over early Saturday, police said. Christopher Jamison, 36, also is accused of driving a vehicle without an ignition interlock device, which he is...
Quaker Valley baseball’s playoff fate rests in Wednesday’s games
The Quaker Valley baseball team still is alive for a spot in the WPIAL 4A playoffs, but it needs to defeat Ambridge on Wednesday afternoon to remain in the conversation. The Quakers’ Section 2-4A finale against the Bridgers is at 4:15 at Esmark Field. QV is 10-6 overall and 5-6...
Franklin Regional board may change grading scale, broaden range
Franklin Regional school director Paul Scheinert hoped students were benefiting from having a more rigorous grading system where “A” grades (the district uses a plus/minus system as well) range from 92 to 100%, “B” grades range from 82 to 91% and so on. But seeking to give students a more-level...
6 people, 2 cats displaced after Beaver County apartment fire
A fire broke out in a Beaver County apartment building late Tuesday, displacing six people and two cats. When firefighters arrived at the building on Riverview Street in Rochester, they saw flames coming from a third-floor window, according to Tribune-Review news partner WPXI-TV. NEW: fire forces six people & pets...
Tattoo artist killed in early-morning shooting in Stowe
A local tattoo artist was shot after he finished giving another man a tattoo early Wednesday morning in Stowe Township, Allegheny County police said The shooting was reported just after 2:30 a.m. at 127 McKinnie Ave. Police and paramedics who went to the scene found the 31-year-old victim on the...
Lancaster County man reels in record breaking catfish
A Lancaster County angler went fishing in the Susquehanna River last month. He ended up reeling in a flathead catfish that surpassed the state record, according to the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission. “It was such an amazing fish,” said Jeff Bonawitz, 54, of East Lampeter Township. The record setting...
Tarentum considers exonerating up to $70K in unpaid property taxes
Tarentum Council is considering exonerating delinquent property taxes totaling a combined $60,000 to $70,000 that the borough manager says it has little to no hope of collecting. Considering what to do with those accounts was part of the reason the borough held off on posting the names of delinquent property...
League of Women Voters to host meet the candidates forum in Plum
The League of Women Voters of Greater Pittsburgh will host a public forum next week for Plum school board candidates at the Plum Community Center. The event is set for 8 p.m. May 13 at 499 Center New Texas Road. Organizers said all candidates have been invited to participate. Audience...
