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Model train tour includes Latrobe, Derry Township stops
Seven stops, three of them new additions, are on the itinerary for the Ligonier Rail Road Association’s May 18 tour of local model railroad layouts. The association operates a rail museum in the restored Darlington Train Station in Ligonier Township. It decided not to hold a tour last year when...
2 men shot in Penn Hills
Penn Hills police say two men were shot Tuesday evening along Eastwood Drive. Police responded to reports of the shooting shortly before 9 p.m. in the 8900 block of Eastwood Drive. Police on the scene confirmed they found two men who had been shot. Both were transported to hospitals. Allegheny...
Westmoreland airport director returns home after liver transplant
Westmoreland County Airport Authority Executive Director Gabe Monzo reached a milestone in his recovery from a liver transplant when he returned to his home in Unity Monday. “It’s nice to be home,” Monzo said via telephone Tuesday afternoon. “Everything’s going good.” Though he is tired, he said, “I’m feeling really...
West Deer drainage work to result in traffic restrictions
Traffic in West Deer should be impacted for about 16 days starting tomorrow while PennDOT works to complete a drainage project along Deer Creek Road. When that work begins, weather permitting, traffic will be restricted to a single alternating lane on Deer Creek between Bakerstown Culmerville and Kyle roads from...
Highlands High School program stresses positive attitude during traffic stopsVideo
So, you’ve been pulled over by police. Want the traffic stop to go as quickly as possible and be on your way? Police offer what they say are the two most important tips: Be polite and listen to the officer’s instructions. The goal is to promote safety for those pulled...
Sewickley Township man rejects plea deal for rape charges
A Sewickley Township man Tuesday rejected a plea bargain in which he would have received a 20-year prison sentence for the rape of a mentally disabled woman. Wayne Smith, 74, told Westmoreland County Common Pleas Court Judge Christopher Feliciani he would not plead guilty and asked that his case be...
Son of late Mayor Flaherty donates inaugural Pittsburgh Marathon poster to cityVideo
A framed poster from the inaugural Pittsburgh Marathon signed by its winners is hanging in the Pittsburgh Mayor’s Office, thanks to the son of a former mayor. Shawn Flaherty, 59, an attorney and the son of late Pittsburgh Mayor Pete Flaherty, said he found the poster from 1985 rolled up...
Monessen man offered plea for role in July 2017 shooting in city street
A Monessen man could serve up to six years in prison if he accepts a plea deal for his role in a shootout in which police say he was wounded and more than 20 rounds were fired on a city street. Delaney Huggins, 31, was originally charged with attempted murder...
Blasting slated at Pittsburgh Airport Innovation Campus site
A blast is scheduled for noon Wednesday as part of development of the Pittsburgh Airport Innovation Campus. It may be heard but won’t be seen, as people won’t be permitted access to the blast area, nor will there be any viewing areas, according to an Allegheny County Airport Authority news...
Measles confirmed in Pittsburgh, health officials say
An Allegheny County resident has tested positive for measles, making it the year’s first case in the state as the nation grapples with an outbreak, officials said. The Allegheny County Health Department confirmed the case Tuesday, identifying the affected person as an unvaccinated adult who had recently traveled internationally. The...
Trial date set for Jeannette woman accused in boyfriend’s 2016 death
Jury selection for the murder trial of a Jeannette woman accused in the bludgeoning death of her 19-year-old boyfriend will begin May 13. During a brief hearing Tuesday, Westmoreland County Common Pleas Court Judge Christopher Feliciani said Crystal Belle’s first-degree murder trial is expected to take about a week to...
2 bears killed by cars in West Deer, Hampton in as many days
Two young black bears, possibly siblings, were hit by cars over the weekend in West Deer and Hampton. There were no reports of injuries to people in either incident, according to Dan Puhala, a Pennsylvania Game Commission warden who covers northern Allegheny County. The first bear was hit early Saturday...
Highlands fails in argument to keep employee’s name secret
Highlands School District should not have kept secret the name of an employee it suspended in February, the state’s Office of Open Records has ruled. The office issued a final determination Tuesday in response to an appeal filed by the Tribune-Review after Highlands refused to release the employee’s name. The...
Hempfield Project 18 students to host local election forum Thursday
Project 18 students at Hempfield Area High School are gearing up for a political forum that will host candidates for the upcoming township supervisor and school board elections — a forum students have been preparing for all school year. The class, which teaches high school seniors about state and local...
PPG gingerbread house exhibit moving to Pittsburgh’s City-County Building
Pittsburgh’s annual gingerbread house display and competition at PPG Place is moving this year from its longtime home to Pittsburgh’s City-County Building on Grant Street. Highwoods Properties, the owner of PPG Place, announced last year that it was renovating its Wintergarden area as a banquet and conference facility and would...
Work on Marshall’s replacement for ‘Country Castle’ under way
For a quarter century, kids in Marshall and surrounding communities have had their own “castle” to pique their imaginations and provide countless hours of fun while they get fit. But the cost of maintaining the wooden Country Castle play area and the lack of safety upgrades available means it’s time...
Police: Pittsburgh woman seeking PFA arrested on warrant, had gun in purse
Allegheny County Sheriffs’ deputies charged a woman seeking a protection-from-abuse order at Pittsburgh Municipal Court early Tuesday after they discovered a warrant for her arrest and a loaded pistol in her purse, authorities said. Tiffany Towns, 36, of the city’s North Side, walked into the court building on First Avenue...
‘Steel City Showdown’ to test waters for Pittsburgh esports
It’s only a matter of time before competitive video games are bigger than football, according to Matt Roche, corporate and strategic partnerships manager for the Pittsburgh Knights esports organization. “In terms of viewership alone, we’re on track to surpass the NFL in the next couple years,” he said. The 2018...
Still no deal between New Kensington-Arnold School District, teachers union
Seven hours of negotiations Monday night didn’t produce an agreement between New Kensington-Arnold School District and its teachers union. The district’s 167 teachers have been working without a contract since Aug. 31, 2017. The session Monday was the first since April 11. Phil Cope, a spokesman for the teachers’ union,...
Delmont schedules borough-wide clean-up for mid-May
Delmont’s annual borough-wide clean-up is set for May 16-18 at the borough public works garage on Bierer Street. Three dumpsters will be placed at the garage where residents can dispose of a wide variety of trash at no cost during daylight hours. Participants may be asked to provide proof of...
West Community Center fitness room closing for equipment upgrades
The fitness center at Lauri Ann West Community Center in O’Hara will close tonight for equipment upgrades. The closure, which is expected to last three days, also effects the indoor track. The fitness center is a paid gym inside the community center at 1220 Powers Run Road. It is expected...
Vandergrift man charged in death of infant son headed to court
A Vandergrift man whose 1-month-old son suffocated and died in September told detectives he shouldn’t have fallen asleep with the infant on his chest, a detective with the Westmoreland County District Attorney’s Office testified Tuesday. “He had agreed with us that he probably shouldn’t have done that,” Detective John Clark...
Cavitt Road in Monroeville still closed, officials determining scope of work
Officials in Monroeville are trying to determine the scope of work needed to reopen a municipal road that was closed almost 50 days ago. In an announcement posted to the borough website Monday, officials said they are looking into whether the issues that have caused Cavitt Road to be closed...
Kennywood, Idlewild, Sandcastle could get new owner
The Spanish company that owns Kennywood Park in West Mifflin is courting a takeover offer from an international investment company. Piolin Bidco S.A.U. has offered $703 million to buy the remaining interest in Parques Reunidos, owner of Kennywood, West Homestead’s Sandcastle and Ligonier’s Idlewild parks, El Pais newspaper of Madrid...
Ross posts list of streets slated for paving
Ross Township has published a list of streets in the municipality that will paved this year. As a result, road paving and bridge repairs are the two largest line items in this year’s budget. The township’s $22.9 million spending plan for 2019 earmarks $2 million to pave roads and $890,000...
