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Wigle Whiskey opens bar, restaurant at Pittsburgh International Airport
Airlines no longer are the only ones offering flights at Pittsburgh International Airport. Travelers now can get a Wigle Whiskey flight before taking off. The Strip District-based distillery’s Tasting Room, Bar and Restaurant debuts Wednesday in Concourse A. Open daily from 4:30 a.m. to 8 p.m., the space has seating...
Peduto to honor Dick’s Sporting Goods CEO for gun safety efforts
Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto on Tuesday evening will honor the CEO of Coraopolis-based Dick’s Sporting Goods with a leadership award for promoting firearms safety. Peduto and Farooq Kathwari, CEO of Ethan Allen, will present Edward Stack with a Maverick in Leadership Award from the Yale Mayors College and CEO Summit....
Pittsburgh considers naming golf course clubhouse after Arnold Palmer
Pittsburgh is poised to christen new facilities at the Bob O’Connor Golf Course in Schenley Park after Latrobe golf legend Arnold Palmer. Pittsburgh Councilman Corey O’Connor, son of the late mayor for whom the course is named, introduced a resolution Tuesday that would name the clubhouse and learning center after...
61 to graduate from Riverview
Sixty-one Riverview High School seniors are set to graduate during commencement exercises Friday. The ceremony will start at 7 p.m. at Riverside Park in Oakmont. In case of rain, the ceremony will move to the Tenth Street Elementary auditorium on Pennsylvania Avenue. The school’s valedictorian is Cassandra DeBacco and the...
Dezi Hair Fashions marks 40 years in Sharpsburg
Sue Dezi Bailey styled a career for herself 40 years ago at a time when it was rare to see a woman-owned business. Dezi Hair Fashions in Sharpsburg celebrates its 40th anniversary this year and Bailey relishes her roots in the borough. It was 1979 when she opened her first...
Household hazardous waste collection slated at Westmoreland Cleanways
Westmoreland Cleanways and Recycling will host a household hazardous waste collection June 29 at its Unity recycling center. ECS&R, a hazardous waste contractor from Crawford County, is conducting the event from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 113 Innovative Lane, just off Route 30. Contact ECS&R at 1-866-815-0016 for pricing...
South Greensburg woman denies animal cruelty charges, wants dog backVideo
The attorney for a South Greensburg woman accused of aggravated animal cruelty and neglect for allegedly abusing her 8-year-old pug said his client will fight the allegations in court. Yenise L. Zimmerman, 44, was arraigned Tuesday on complaints filed by borough police before Youngwood District Judge Anthony Bompiani. Citations for...
CCAC to offer free introductory court reporting course
The Community College of Allegheny County is offering a free “Introduction to Court Reporting” course this summer. Students are required to register to attend the three-week course. Classes will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. June 19, June 26 and July 10 and from 10 a.m. to noon on...
U.S. Steel appeals $337,670 fine from Allegheny County Health Department
U.S. Steel is appealing a May enforcement order issued by the Allegheny County Health Department related to emissions at the Clairton Coke Works during the first quarter of 2019. The order, which carries a $337,670 fine, was not related to the Dec. 24 fire at the facility, according to a...
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...
