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Babysitter charged in connection with Pittsburgh girl’s drowning
Authorities have arrested a 25-year-old woman in connection with the death of a Pittsburgh girl who drowned in a Baldwin swimming pool last summer. Allegheny County homicide detectives say Bhima Acharya was babysitting 7-year-old Jessica Basnet in July when the girl got into a neighbor’s pool. On July 19, Baldwin...
Next leg of Allegheny Township trail due for completion this summer
Work on the next leg of the Wynn and Clara Tredway Trail could begin by the end of April. Allegheny Township officials plan to meet soon with PennDOT District 12 officials in Uniontown for a pre-construction meeting. The goal is to have the project done by late August. The 10-foot-wide...
Work begins on new home for Animal Protectors in New KensingtonVideo
A New Kensington-based animal shelter has just more than half of the money necessary to pay for all the renovations needed at its future home. Animal Protectors of Allegheny Valley raised about $700,000 of its $1.3 million fundraising goal for the project. Now located on Linden Avenue, the shelter bought...
North Huntingdon firm alleges in lawsuit it was slandered by Monessen police chief
An Irwin area construction company contends it lost money and had its reputation damaged because of public comments Monessen’s police chief made following a hail storm last May. Bella Construction & Development Inc. maintains in a 12-page lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court that police Chief James Smith’s comments made...
McCandless mulls adding sidewalk, bike lane along Grubbs Road
McCandless council is considering whether to install a sidewalk along a 1,600-foot section of Grubbs Road or go with a sidewalk and a bike lane to make it safer for pedestrian and cyclists. A third option is to scrap both the sidewalk and bike lane and use the money to...
Get pumped about Mondays – it’s the cheapest day to fill up
Monday might not be fun day, but it’s the best day of the week in most states to save money at the gas pump. Drivers may be looking to save any way they can. Average gasoline prices are up 50 cents per gallon since January, with many metro areas across...
Hempfield fundraiser raises almost $12,500 for scholarships
Almost $12,500 was raised during Hempfield Area School District’s recent cash bash event. The money, raised through donations and fundraising, will go toward scholarships and educational grants for teachers. Held at the Youngwood Fire Hall on March 23, 333 tickets were sold, each with a three digit number on it....
Westmoreland Airport Authority Director Gabe Monzo undergoes liver transplant
Gabe Monzo had a good reason for missing the Westmoreland County Airport Authority meeting Tuesday morning. He was in Pittsburgh, undergoing a life-renewing liver transplant through the UPMC Center for Liver Diseases. Family and friends reported on social media Tuesday evening that Monzo and a niece, who donated a portion...
Cycle Diner in Tarentum seeks new management
The Cycle Diner in Tarentum is seeking a new family to take over daily operations. The restaurant was temporarily closed Tuesday but was expected to be back up and running Wednesday, according to general manager Tommy Scanga. Scanga referred to a Sunday Facebook post when questioned about the potential change...
Head of Pittsburgh’s Urban Redevelopment Authority to assume new duties
Robert Rubinstein, the executive director of Pittsburgh’s Urban Redevelopment Authority, will assume another position within the URA, Mayor Bill Peduto said Tuesday. Rubinstein, 55, of Squirrel Hill, a URA employee for more than 30 years, has been executive director since 2012. URA spokeswoman Gigi Saladna said Rubinstein cited “personal reasons”...
Somerset police identify fatal burn victim
No foul play is suspected in the death of a 31-year-old Somerset County woman whose body was found near a fire Saturday in Somerset Borough, police said Tuesday. Police Chief Randy Cox said authorities were able to identify the victim, Desiree Fleegle, who resided in Somerset and Central City, through...
Harrison police say limp led them to drugs in suspect’s shoe
A Pittsburgh man is accused of trying to hide a golf ball-sized rock of crack cocaine and several bricks of heroin in his shoe. Harrison police said they found the drugs on Andre Blair, 25, after an officer pulled over a car he was in on Freeport Road near Highlands...
Plans for 2 Harrison stormwater projects to be covered at meeting Wednesday
Harrison residents can learn more about a rain garden being built soon at Highlands Middle School and plans for a future, larger project on Burtner Road at a public meeting next week. The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy and Merritt Chase, a landscape architecture firm, will display plans and designs for the...
Bedi qualifies for return to WPIAL singles tournament
Sewickley Academy’s Arjan Bedi qualified for the WPIAL Class AAA singles tournament with a pair of pro-set victories Monday at the Section 2 tournament. The top four from each of the four AAA sections punch tickets to WPIALs next Monday and Tuesday. Bedi remains alive Tuesday afternoon for the section...
NRA sues Pittsburgh after Peduto signs gun ban into lawVideo
The National Rifle Association and its supporters wasted no time Tuesday suing Pittsburgh, City Council and Mayor Bill Peduto following the mayor’s signing of three bills restricting military-style weapons within city limits. Four city residents with assistance from the NRA filed the lawsuit in Allegheny County Common Pleas Court less...
Franklin Regional stabbing remains fresh for medics, police, hospital staff 5 years later
The horrifying scene of a mass school stabbing in Murrysville five years ago is never far from the minds of those who experienced it. Darrick Gerano, director of Murrysville Medic One, got several messages from former employees and other emergency responders Tuesday morning. The subjects of all were remembering when...
Hiland Church in Ross hosting fine art show, sale
Hiland Presbyterian Church in Ross Township is hosting a fine art show and sale from April 26 to 28. The show, which features a wide variety of paintings, sculpture and woodwork, will kick off with an opening reception from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, April 26. The cost to attend...
Study: Climate change will make Pittsburgh feel southern by 2080
Pittsburgh, meet Jonesboro, Ark. A recent study by the journal Nature Communications says Pittsburgh’s climatic analog in the year 2080 is Jonesboro, a city in northeast Arkansas, if current climate change trends continue. That Pittsburgh will feel like a city in the South may be alarming to some, but the...
North Hills renames board room in honor of long-time school director Arlene Bender
The North Hills School Board has recognized a long-time colleague who died last summer by renaming the board room at the Central Administration Center in her honor. The board meeting room on 6th Avenue is now the Arlene J. Bender Leadership Center and features a memorial wall on which a...
Mon Valley Opioid Coalition plans public meeting
Members of the public are invited to a meeting of the Mon Valley Opioid Coalition on April 30 in Speers. The session with include discussion about the coalition’s goals and progress while seeking public input on the group’s new website. The coalition was formed in November 2017 with officials and...
Plum EMS subscription drive raises funds, saves money
Plum residents and business owners can help borough medics and save money on emergency transports through a subscription drive. Registration for the annual Plum EMS fundraising effort is underway. EMS Operations Director Brian Maloney said the department usually receives about 4,200 subscribers, which is 30 to 35 percent of all...
Highlands weighs 2 proposals for student busing
Highlands School District, previously chastised by state officials for not seeking bids for busing, is weighing two proposals for transportation services. The district has proposals from its current and longtime provider, WL Roenigk, and ABC Transit, district business Manager Lori Byron said. Byron would not provide costs put forward in...
Police: Man shot during street fight in Mount Oliver
A street fight late Monday in Mount Oliver left one man with multiple gunshot wounds, according to Allegheny County police. A 20-year-old victim was listed in stable condition at a Pittsburgh hospital, Lt. Ken Ruckel said. His name has not been released. The incident happened at 10:34 p.m. on Margaret...
Helltown Brewing cans hit store shelves
Four varieties of beer from Westmoreland County-based Helltown Brewing are now available on store shelves in 12-ounce cans, the craft brewery announced. Six- and 12-packs of four beers became available Monday in Western and Eastern Pennsylvania: • Buffy Hazy IPA • Hop Frenzy IPA • Idle Hands Double IPA •...
Ross Township fire marshal: Power strip set sofa ablaze
A Ross Township couple escaped safely from their home early Tuesday after smoke alarms alerted them to an electrical fire in the living room of their Spruce Valley Drive home, according to authorities. The family’s dog also got out of the house, but their cat did not survive, according to...
