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Rabid raccoon found in Pittsburgh’s Frick Park
A raccoon found in Pittsburgh’s Frick Park has tested positive for rabies, county officials saiThursday. Allegheny County Health Department officials said the raccoon was discovered along the Iron Gate Trail in Frick Park, which is in the city’s Squirrel Hill South neighborhood. This is the eighth rabid animal reported in...
Westmoreland labor council endorses Democrats seeking local political office
The Greater Westmoreland County Labor Council announced it has endorsed a slate of candidates seeking county office this year. The organization, which is affiliated with the AFL-CIO labor unions, announced it will support lawyers Mike Stewart and Jessica Rafferty in their bids to fill two vacancies on the Westmoreland County...
400-year-old Bible stolen from Carnegie Library recovered in Netherlands
A centuries-old Bible stolen decades ago from the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh was returned to the city Thursday, recovered from the Netherlands as part of a local and federal investigation into 25 years worth of library thefts. “One can only imagine the journey that this particular Carnegie Library Bible has...
Teen charged in North Braddock shooting of friend turns himself in
A West Mifflin teen wanted in connection with the shooting of his friend during “horseplay” at a North Braddock apartment earlier this week turned himself in to police Thursday, authorities said. Damond Thomas, 16, was wanted on charges of aggravated assault, reckless endangerment and firearms violations, according to Allegheny County...
Leechburg police hope DNA can crack bank robbery case
Investigators are hoping DNA tests could help identify the culprit who pulled off a bank caper in Leechburg last year. Someone tunneled from a vacant storefront at 154 Market St. into the wall of the First Commonwealth Bank next door at 152 Market St. in January 2018. The FBI believes...
DEP awards $1 million to clean energy vehicle projects in Pittsburgh region
The state Department of Environmental Protection has awarded more than $1 million in grants for nine clean energy vehicle projects in southwestern Pennsylvania, DEP said. The funding, which comes from the state’s Alternative Fuels Incentive Grants program, supports the replacement of older shuttles, school buses, waste-hauling trucks and other vehicles...
Pre-prom programs emphasize good decision-making
There was no need to shush students at Franklin Regional Senior High School on Thursday morning, when officials from the Westmoreland County coroner’s office were showing the graphic results of what can happen when an impaired driver is in a crash. “It was very impactful,” said Elissa DeLuca, 17, co-president...
Joe Biden makes play for blue collar votes with Pittsburgh rally
Democrat Joe Biden’s decision to kick off his 2020 presidential run at a Pittsburgh union hall is a clear sign that the former vice president plans to court the blue collar, working class vote as he vies for the White House, labor officials and political analysts told the Tribune-Review. Biden...
Pittsburgh autonomous vehicle companies issue report on local testing
Five companies are currently testing 55 self-driving vehicles on Pittsburgh streets, according to the first in a series of reports mandated by Mayor Bill Peduto. The five companies — Aptiv, Argo AI, Aurora, Carnegie Mellon University and Uber — employ a combined total of 1,300 people locally in connection with...
Pittsburgh-based institute to celebrate Cardinal Newman sainthood with fall conference
The Pittsburgh-based National Institute for Newman Studies will hold a fall conference around the time Cardinal John Henry Newman is expected to be canonized by the Catholic Church. The Oakland institute, repository of the extensive Newman library left by the Rev. Vincent J. Giese upon his death in 2000, issued...
Fox Chapel Area teacher inducted into Pitt-Johnstown Athletics Hall of Fame
Kerr Elementary teacher Carrie Ferguson hopes to use her induction in the Pitt-Johnstown Athletics Hall of Fame as platform to motivate her students. The basketball standout said the achievement should serve to motivate youngsters to maintain a balance between athletics and academics. “It brings great pride as it serves as...
These Pittsburgh kids got treated to a day of work
No, your office isn’t hiring younger interns. Those were your colleagues’ kids running around on Thursday. The annual Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day happens on the fourth Thursday of April and 37 million Americans at over 3.5 million workplaces participate, according to Forbes. It’s a great way...
Deadline nearing to sign up for 1960s Hampton High School reunion
Alumni who graduated from Hampton High School during the 1960s are planning to gather for reunion activities over three days in June. Hosted by the Class of 1964, which is marking its 55th year since graduation, the reunion will include the follow activities planned for alumni and their family and...
Cathedral of Learning falcon again eats one of her young, other chicks doing well
Just when birdwatchers thought it might be a normal breeding season with two apparently healthy chicks at the Cathedral of Learning peregrine falcon nest in Pittsburgh’s Oakland neighborhood, the mother killed and ate the third chick emerging from its egg Thursday. It marks the fourth year in a row the...
Pittsburgh man pleads guilty to shooting, killing man over wrong beer
A man who police say shot another man multiple times because he picked up the wrong beer pleaded guilty to one count of third degree murder Thursday. The Allegheny County District Attorney’s Office agreed to withdraw a firearms charge against Musa Ramadhan Muya in exchange for his guilty plea in...
Iconic Pittsburgh musician Joe Negri retires from PittVideo
Room 124 at University of Pittsburgh’s music building won’t have that familiar sound resonating from inside. Pittsburgh jazz guitarist and legend Joe Negri retired after 49 years teaching students how to play not only songs, but how to live their lives. Pitt held a going-away party for him Thursday. Negri,...
Former treasurer of Derry church accused of stealing $20K
A Salem Township woman was arrested Thursday on allegations that she stole $20,000 from a Derry Borough church where she worked. Teri E. Sauers, 35, was arraigned on charges of theft and receiving stolen property filed by Westmoreland County Detective Will Brown. District Judge Mark Bilik released Sauers on recognizance...
3 running uncontested for Blawnox council
Blawnox voters won’t see a contested race for council in the May primary, according to the Allegheny County Elections Bureau. There are three candidates, all Democrats, vying for three open seats. Each term runs four years. The primary election is May 21. Candidates for council include: • John Simmons, of...
East Deer couple charged with stealing more than $3,000 worth of items, scrapping them
An East Deer couple is charged with breaking into a house and stealing more than $3,000 worth of items later sold at a scrap yard. Joseph Samuel Gould, 35, told police he stole copper wire and a generator from the home and sold them for about $72 at PJ Greco...
Fayette County boy, 11, killed in turnpike crash near New Stanton
An 11-year-old Fayette County boy was killed Thursday afternoon when the pickup that his father was driving collided with a tractor-trailer between the New Stanton and Donegal exits of the Pennsylvania Turnpike, officials said. Westmoreland County Coroner Kenneth A. Bacha identified the victim as Hayden M. Field of Connellsville Township....
Upcoming blood drives in Western Pennsylvania
The American Red Cross is urging people to donate blood to ensure there is enough blood available for trauma patients as part of Trauma Awareness Month in May. The Red Cross said major traumas can quickly deplete a hospital’s blood supply since one trauma patient could use as much as...
Police quell rumor of chinchillas on loose at Monessen park
Reports of a chinchilla infestation at Monessen City Park turned out to be false, despite social media claims that a local breeder set 60 of the exotic rodents loose in the Monongahela River town, according to police Chief Jim Smith. “To the best of our knowledge, that didn’t happen,” Smith...
Greensburg Care Center starts music therapy program with state grant
Patients of Greensburg Care Center who have memory impairment are getting to listen to their favorite tunes thanks to a state grant. Officials at the Hempfield facility used a $12,650 grant from the state department of health to buy 30 iPods and pairs of headphones to start a music therapy...
Walmart holding spring wellness event at Pittsburgh-area stores
Walmart will be offering free health screenings at all of its stores in southwestern Pennsylvania on Saturday. The screenings will be available between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., the company announced. Services and information that will be offered include: • Free total cholesterol, blood pressure, blood glucose and body mass...
Irwin reaches deal with new Cafe Supreme owner on $11,100 garbage bill
Robert Juliano moved a step closer to owning the Cafe Supreme restaurant in Irwin after reaching a tentative agreement with Irwin Borough to pay more than $11,000 in delinquent garbage bills that had piled up from the restaurant’s previous owner. Juliano paid Irwin council $3,000 toward the unpaid garbage bills...
