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Police: Vehicle hits Carrick house after drive-by shooting
A chain-reaction crash that sent a vehicle into the side of a Carrick house Thursday was spurred by a drive-by shooting, Pittsburgh police say. The shooting was reported just after 5:50 p.m. in the 100 block of East Meyers Street. Officers responded to reports of shots fired. When they arrived...
Tarentum girl, 2, helps honor first responders who saved her life
In March, Tarentum police and Eureka paramedics responded to a true life-or-death call. Life won. Isabella Nulph, 2, nearly drowned in a pool in the backyard of her family’s Fifth Avenue home March 14. The first responders who helped save her life — two Tarentum police officers and five crew...
Scott Police looking for man who snatched purse from elderly woman
Scott Township Police are looking for a man who snatched a purse from an elderly woman in front of a grocery store earlier this week. The snatching occurred at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday in front of the Shop ‘n Save in Raceway Plaza. The victim is 84 years old. Police say...
Sewickley area real estate listings for the week of May 10, 2019
Aleppo Yasmin Purohit sold property at 505 Sewickley Heights Drive to Kelly Jones for $174,000. Edgeworth Clyde Imhof sold property at 219 Meadow Lane to Andrew and Alison Rae Kappes Metz for $540,000. Haysville Curtis Schurman sold property at 1 Ohio River Blvd. to ESS Properties LLC for $165,000. Leetsdale...
Slide closes North Huntingdon road
A landslide has closed a section of Guffey Road in North Huntingdon and may remain closed for two weeks, depending on the weather, PennDOT said. The slide occurred Wednesday on Guffey Road between Turner Valley and Mickanin roads, the state said. Motorists traveling that section of Guffey Road from Irwin...
2 Westmoreland apartment complexes named in lawsuit over disability access
Ann Sloan was surprised to learn that the owner of the Hempfield apartment complex where she lives is being sued by the federal government for discriminating against disabled renters by building units that have “significant accessibility barriers.” “Everything is fine for me,” said Sloan, who uses a walker to get...
Monroeville Mall shooting suspects identified, DA says
Allegheny County District Attorney Stephen A. Zappala Jr. said last week that police have identified suspects in last month’s shooting at the Monroeville Mall and arrests are imminent. Zappala said investigators used surveillance cameras and license plate recognition software to identify the suspects in the April 12 shooting at a...
Ex-doctor gets jail term on drug distribution conviction
A former Pittsburgh radiologist convicted of unlawfully distributing a prescription painkiller and health care fraud has been sentenced to two years in federal prison and fined $15,000. Omar A. Almusa, 46, was sentenced Thursday by U.S. Judge Arthur Schwab in Pittsburgh. Almusa was a radiologist with the University of Pittsburgh...
WCCC honors grad who directed police response at Parkland school shooting
It was Valentine’s Day, and Clyde Parry was sitting in his police chief’s office in Coral Springs, Fla. An officer breathlessly announced he’d heard an active shooter was at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Suddenly, phone lines blew up at the department as desperate calls went out for help. Within...
Guns, theft cases recently handled by Judge Herbst in Monroeville
Monroeville District Court Judge Jeffrey Herbst handled these cases recently. Defendants will have court dates set in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas. Charges were filed by Monroeville police unless otherwise noted. Held for courtPaul Kulasa, 52, of Belle Vernon on charges of retail theft. Charges were filed March...
Drug, theft cases among recent Monroeville police investigations – May 9, 2019
Monroeville police filed the following charges April 30 - May 5 in District Judge Jeffrey L. Herbst’s office:Shane Mains, 24, of Turtle Creek with criminal conspiracy, retail theft, forged or counterfeit documents and driving with a suspended license. Charges were filed May 4 in connection with an incident along the...
4 Southwestern Pa. trails could be part of coast-to-coast bike route
Four Southwestern Pennsylvania bike paths eventually could be part of a coast-to-coast mega-trail. The Great American Rail-Trail, proposed by the nonprofit Rails-to-Trails Conservancy, would link Seattle to Washington D.C. with 3,700 miles spanning 12 states. The conservancy has announced its preferred route for the trail, which would link up dozens...
Drug, DUI cases among those recently handled by Judge Zucco in Plum
District Judge Linda Zucco recently handled the following cases. Charges were filed by Plum police unless otherwise noted. Waived preliminary hearingsBonnie Dosch, 56, of Apollo on charges of receiving stolen property, unauthorized use of a motor vehicle and possession of controlled substances. Oakmont police filed the charges Sept. 28. Erika...
Fired then reinstated, Pittsburgh cop sues city, PedutoVideo
A Pittsburgh police officer fired last year in connection with an alleged road rage incident sued the city on Thursday, claiming malicious prosecution, fabrication of evidence and racial discrimination. Robert Kramer was charged in 2017 with pointing a gun at another motorist while off duty. An Allegheny County jury last...
Hampton Middle named School to Watch
On Thursday, May 9, Hampton Middle School had an assembly to commemorate being named a 2019 School to Watch. The Schools to Watch program, which began in 1999, recognizes schools from across the nation for academic excellence, being developmentally responsive and socially equitable. A presentation was made by Bruce Vosburgh,...
Goats are back on Pittsburgh’s North Side to clear weeds, invasive species
The goats are going back to work. Thanks to a $9,500 grant from the Allegheny County Conservation District, Allegheny GoatScape’s herd will remove — as in “eat” — invasive species from public wooded land in the Perry Hilltop neighborhood. “We are so excited to receive this gift from ACCD,” said...
Greensburg Recreation department introduces four new programs
Greensburg’s new recreation program manager has introduced four new programs for the summer, including options that could appeal to the young and old. “I’ve seen a lot of these types of programs implemented in other parks and recreation departments that I’ve worked for, and they were really successful,” said Lydia...
Could it happen? Study into Route 28 expressway expansion to I-80 gets funding
The Armstrong County Commissioners and the Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission have received funding to conduct a feasibility study for making the Route 28 expressway a limited access highway all the way to Interstate 80. Officials have wanted to expand Route 28 from Kittanning in Armstrong to I-80 in Jefferson County for...
Tree of Life survivors applaud proposed hate crime bills
Several survivors of a mass shooting at the Tree of Life synagogue lauded state lawmakers on Thursday for a package of proposed bills designed to enhance Pennsylvania hate crimes statutes. State Reps. Dan Frankel of Squirrel Hill and Ed Gainey of Lincoln-Lemington and Sen. Jay Costa of Forest Hills, standing...
Miniature Ligonier Valley Rail Road featured in model train tourVideo
The Ligonier Valley Rail Road is rolling over the track once more — in railroad historian and hobbyist Bob Stutzman’s Latrobe basement. The original railroad operated from 1877 to 1952, hauling freight and passengers 16 miles between Ligonier and Latrobe. Stutzman’s scaled-down version, featuring O-gauge cars that are 1⁄48 as...
Gateway superintendent’s salary higher than state average, lower than county
Allegheny County school district superintendents made nearly $10,000 more than the Pennsylvania average, according to state Department of Education data from the 2017-18 school year. William Short, Gateway’s superintendent, made $143,500 during that school year, which was $500 more than the state’s average of $142,964. However, Short made around $8,900...
Why this spring’s pollen counts are bad for allergy sufferers
If it feels like a bad spring for allergies, blame it on higher-than-normal pollen counts. Pollen counts throughout the region are reaching the highest levels that can be measured by the National Allergy Bureau, said Dr. Merrit L. Fajt, an allergist with UPMC. “The higher the count, the greater the...
Mon Incline set to reopen Friday
The Monongahela Incline will reopen on Friday after being shut down for repairs for more than three months. The incline has been out of service since Feb. 4 to repair damage caused by flooding. On Jan. 19, a Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority water main that runs along Grandview Avenue...
Monroeville Mall celebrates anniversary
The Monroeville Mall will host a 50th anniversary celebration May 18. The free event will be held from noon to 6 p.m., with vendors set up from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. The mall produced a mural filled with historical photos of the shopping center for the special event. It...
Avonmore man accused of killing bulls with crossbow cited for damaging apartment
A man accused of shooting four bulls with a crossbow on a Loyalhanna Township farm during St. Patrick’s Day weekend was cited for causing a disturbance inside an Avonmore apartment house where he lives, state police said. Shaun D. Ross, 60, was cited Thursday for criminal mischief and disorderly conduct...
