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With $1 million park overhaul looming, Mammoth Fest set to begin
Fans of the Mammoth Park Giant Slide, your days of waiting are numbered. On Thursday, Westmoreland County commissioners awarded a contract to Custom Contracting of Acme for Phase I of the Mammoth Park rehabilitation project – which includes installing two big slides and the addition of a third slide for...
Commissioners approve $85K settlement for Sheriff Held lawsuit
Westmoreland County commissioners on Thursday approved the latest payment to settle a discrimination lawsuit against the county and Sheriff Jonathan Held. They agreed to pay part-time sheriff’s Deputy Jonathon Sutton $85,000 to settle the lawsuit, which he filed in March 2018 in the U.S. District Court for Western Pennsylvania. Sutton,...
Allegheny River shore cleanings set for Harrison, Tarentum
Cleanups of the Allegheny River shoreline in Harrison and Tarentum are scheduled for this weekend. Allegheny CleanWays, a nonprofit environmental group fighting illegal dumping in Allegheny County, scheduled cleanups in Harrison on Saturday and in Tarentum on Sunday. Morning sessions will run from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and afternoon...
EPA waives summer gasoline blend requirement for Allegheny County
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday temporarily waived Allegheny County’s summer fuel requirement — which typically results in higher prices at the pump — because of a damaged pipeline supplying Western Pennsylvania. The EPA is close to repealing the rule requiring a summer gasoline blend but agreed to waive...
After 36 years, KDKA-TV’s Jon Burnett set for final broadcast
The year was 1982, and a KDKA-TV producer named Jayne Adair was walking through the Nashville, Tenn., airport. Had she stopped to get something to eat or buy a magazine, she might have missed the moment when a young southern gentleman on a TV monitor caught her eye. The man...
Highlands Relay for Life includes car cruise, food trucks
JoAnn Monteleone hopes she has helped at least one person. Chances are, in 17 years leading the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life in Harrison, she’s helped and touched many more. She has survived cancer, while it has taken loved ones all around her, including her husband, Tony, in 2016....
Lineup, dates announced for summer concert series at McCandless Crossing
The McCandless Crossing shopping center has announced the lineup and dates for its free summer concert series. The concerts run from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Town Green, where visitors can bring their own blankets and lawn chairs. Following is the lineup and dates for the upcoming shows: •...
East End Brewing’s YOU ARE HERE now planning 92 neighborhood beers
Next up in the “YOU ARE HERE” beer series by East End Brewing Co. is … Overbrook. “We have been bombarded with press inquiries and social media responses from people wondering about this project,” Scott Smith, owner of East End Brewing told the Tribune-Review on Thursday, referring to the launch...
Attorneys for accused Tree of Life gunman accuse FBI of meddling in case
Defense attorneys for accused the Tree of Life gunman Robert Bowers have alleged the FBI is discouraging witnesses from speaking with the defense, according to court documents filed Wednesday in the case. The attorneys have asked the judge in the case to order the government and federal agents to “cease...
Handling complaints, scheduling all in day’s work for Vandergrift police chiefVideo
Editor’s note: This is part of an occasional series that features Alle-Kiski Valley police chiefs and highlights the work they do and the challenges they face. Just as it does everywhere, opiate addiction spawns crime in Vandergrift. Police Chief Joe Caporali said there are fewer overdoses in recent months, but...
Sharpsburg man accused of racially motivated attack at T station
A Sharpsburg man is accused of throwing another man onto the tracks at the Wood Street T station over the weekend and telling the victim he’d kill him because he was white, according to charges filed this week. Two witnesses told police they saw a black man later identified as...
Power outage planned for parts of Alle-Kiski Valley for upgrades
Roughly 2,800 West Penn Power customers will lose power for four hours on Saturday because of a planned power outage. The planned outage will take place from 8 a.m. to noon, according to a post on the Upper Burrell Police Department’s Facebook page. It is needed to upgrade facilities. The...
Pittsburgh’s Amateur Astronomers to throw free public star gazing party at Kunkle Park
The Amateur Astronomers Association of Pittsburgh will throw a free public star gazing party at Kunkle Park in Washington Township on June 15. If conditions are right, the public will be treated to views of the moon’s craters, rays, plains and mountains as well as brightly colored double stars, star...
Pittsburgh couple adopt 6 siblings who spent nearly 5 years in foster care
A Pittsburgh couple have adopted six brothers and sisters who spent 1,640 days in foster care. Steve Anderson-McLean and Rob Anderson-McLean on May 23 officially adopted Carlos, 14, Guadalupe, 13, Maria, 12, Selena, 10, Nasa, 9, and Max, 7, reports Good Morning America. “The judge asked, ‘Do you understand at...
Northland Library offering variety of programs for adults this summer
Northland Library is offering a number of special programs for adults this summer. Register online, by telephone at 412-366-8100 Ext. 113 or in person at the library’s adult services desk. The library is located at 300 Cumberland Road in McCandless. Bookshelf Bingo June 1- Aug. 31 — Summer returns to...
Cops: Bronx man with bricks of heroin led trooper on 100 mph chase on Route 22
A Bronx, N.Y., man who led a state trooper on a five-mile chase that reached over 100 mph along Route 22 in Salem on Wednesday was found to be transporting more than 23 bricks of heroin, state police reported. Holiday L. Vaughn, 35, was arrested just before 7 p.m. after...
Testing shows no Legionella contamination at Greensburg’s Redstone Highlands
Water tests conducted at Redstone Highlands in Greensburg have revealed that there is no Legionella contamination at the skilled nursing facility. CEO and President John Dickson said he got the test results on Thursday. “To ensure the continued safety of our residents, staff and visitors, we are proceeding with additional...
Penn Hills man charged with assaulting pregnant woman
A Penn Hills man was charged and arrested for allegedly beating up his pregnant girlfriend and breaking her TV during an argument at her apartment. Donye K. Sparrow-Felton, 20, “jumped on top of her and began hitting her with a clenched fist, and then began to choke her, before throwing...
Photo circulates of KKK flag displayed in Sewickley Township public works building
A Sewickley Township supervisor is blaming a political enemy for helping share an old photograph of a Ku Klux Klan flag hanging inside the public works garage, though he downplayed the impact of the attack in his sound primary election defeat. “It was a ploy to get (something) started,” said...
Police warn residents about bear spotted in North Versailles
North Versailles police are warning residents about a black bear spotted in their community. Police said residents in the Green Valley area should be especially alert because the bear was seen there. Police said the bear was last seen entering the wooded area behind the fire department and the Pennsylvania...
Veterans’ graves in Verona Cemetery tended by volunteers
Oakmont Lions Club members and a host of other volunteers have made it their mission to make sure the graves of soldiers are as meticulously maintained as their uniforms once were. About 60 people planted 650 red geraniums at Verona Cemetery in Oakmont on May 25, the Saturday before Memorial...
Reward offered for information on missing Whitehall woman
A reward is being offered to anyone with information on the location of a Whitehall woman missing since April who is presumed dead. Elizabeth “Betsy” Wiesenfeld, 67, has been missing since April 30, when her daughter reported her missing after her mother failed to show up for work. Police have...
Pittsburgh climbers hope for government action over Mount Everest deaths
Sushil Acharya thought the image of a logjam of hikers snaking a wicked ridge along Mount Everest was Photoshopped. “I’ve never seen a picture like that,” said the Robert Morris University professor, who was born in Kathmandu. “I thought it was fake news.” The now-iconic photograph exposed the stunning sight...
Monroeville police file theft, other charges
Monroeville police, unless otherwise noted, filed the following charges May 21-28 in District Judge Jeffrey L. Herbst’s office: • Kelly L. Mullen, 47, of McKeesport with retail theft, tampering with evidence, prohibited acts related to illicit drug activity and resisting arrest. Charges were filed May 21 in connection with an...
Highlands first-graders enjoy ‘Camp Day’ at school
The campfires were virtual, but the fun was real. First-graders at Highlands Elementary School in Tarentum celebrated the approaching end of the school year Thursday with some fun and games that were part of the school’s annual “Camp Day.” “They worked really, really hard this year and we wanted to...
