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Lower Burrell man accused of naked assault headed to court
A Lower Burrell man accused of robbing a woman last month while on a drug-fueled, naked rampage is headed to Westmoreland County Court. Robert E. Brown, 48, waived his right to a preliminary hearing on numerous charges, including robbery, before District Judge Cheryl J. Peck Yakopec in Allegheny Township on...
Tarentum expected to hire contractor for building demolitions
Tarentum isn’t giving up on the idea of getting into the building demolition business — but it won’t be this year, according to Borough Manager Michael Nestico. Council President Erika Josefoski in March suggested the borough use part of the money budgeted for demolitions this year to buy equipment, such...
Washington man killed in Scenery Hill crash
A Washington man died in a one-vehicle crash Tuesday, according to the Washington County coroner. Erik C. Provance, 54, was pronounced dead at the Washington Hospital emergency room at 2:47 p.m., the coroner said. He was driving westbound on Route 40 in Scenery Hill around 1:30 p.m. when his vehicle...
Steelers on TMZ: JuJu has no beef with Antonio Brown, Joe Haden ‘happy’ for Cleveland
ESPN and Sports Illustrated couldn’t be counted on to ask the right questions of Antonio Brown and Le’Veon Bell. Let’s see if TMZ can do any better with a pair of different Steelers. The celebrity website caught up with both Joe Haden and JuJu Smith-Schuster on Tuesday. And for those...
Section of O’Hara road reopens after crash, power outages
A truck crashed a into pole Tuesday night in O’Hara Township, knocking out power and closing part of Freeport Road overnight. The crash was reported at 11:45 p.m. at the intersection of Freeport Road at Fairview Avenue, PennDOT spokesman Steve Cowan said. The crash sheared the pole and took wires...
New record store to open in New Kensington below judge’s office
District Court is in session most weekdays at 1100 Fourth Ave. in New Kensington. It’s the address of District Judge Frank J. Pallone Jr. And, while those who frequent the chambers may be fighting a rap with the law, the building’s basement will soon be a haven for hardcore music...
Graphic novelist and philanthropist visits CMU in support of Puerto Rico
As a child, comic books gave Edgardo Miranda-Rodriguez an escape. Reading about the power of superheroes helped him see a way out of poverty and discrimination because of his heritage. “When I was a child, my mom was a single mother raising us and we grew up poor and on...
Caliente Pizza owner brews up a new craft beer week
There won’t be Pittsburgh Craft Beer Week this year, but a similar week of events is still brewing. Caliente Craft Beer Week will be held April 26-May 5 at all five locations of Caliente Pizza & Draft House in Bloomfield, Hampton, Mt. Lebanon, Aspinwall and Monroeville. The pizza and beer...
Longtime Bridgeville resident celebrates 95th birthday
Happy birthday wishes to Mildred Thielet who celebrates her 95th birthday April 6 . Mildred has lived in Bridgeville all of her 95 years. She is mom to Don (Deana) Thielet and Marianne (Brent) Miller. She also has three granddaughters, Rebecca (Ross) Godlove, Gina Thielet and Julia (Roe) Vanderford; and...
Egg hunts set for Murrysville, Delmont
Egg hunts aplenty will get under way later this month in the Star’s coverage area. MURRYSVILLE Murrysville recreation officials will host the municipality’s annual Spring Egg Hunt for both children and dogs on April 12 at Murrysville Community Park. The dog egg hunt will be at 6:30 p.m. Dogs will...
Human rights will be the topic at next Murrysville AAUW meeting
Human rights will be the topic at the next American Association of University Women’s meeting, April 11 in Murrysville. Seton Hill’s Roni Kay M. O’Dell, assistant professor of political science, will discuss her research in the areas of international poverty, inequality and political participation. O’Dell’s work has been published in...
Plum School District officials proclaim high school graduation issue resolved
Plum School District officials have resolved a graduation issue that could have prevented many seniors from attending commencement. Graduation is scheduled for 7 p.m. June 6 at the high school, 900 Elicker Road. The ceremony was originally planned that day, but was bumped to June 10 due to cancellations and...
Export shifts federal grant priorities to address failing retaining wall
Export officials want to use federal grant money to repair a failing retaining wall along McKinley Avenue. While that originally meant delaying the borough’s 2019 paving program, the borough may be able to get the wall done and one road paved thanks to an assist from Murrysville. “The county requested...
Electrical work in Export on April 5 may cause temporary outages
Export residents may experience morning power outages on Friday due to electrical pole work in the borough. Crews will work 8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. on April 5, and some residents can expect temporary outages as a result, Council President Barry Delissio said....
D. Raja concedes, Democrat Pam Iovino takes 37th state Senate seat
Democrat Pam Iovino will be the new senator for Pennsylvania’s 37th state Senate district. Republican D. Raja conceded the race at about 9:30 p.m., when unofficial vote tallies showing Iovino leading by almost 4,000 votes with more than 87% of precincts reporting. With all 214 Allegheny County precincts reporting, Iovino...
New ‘utility compatible’ trees to be planted along Hulton Road in Oakmont
The Oakmont Shade Tree Commission wants to bring back some green and other colors to Hulton Road. Duquesne Light recently removed 28 trees from the main thoroughfare so crews could replace an aerial cable. The company funded the removal and offered to contribute $150 toward replanting each tree. Borough Manager...
Tarentum considers bids for West 8th Avenue waterline replacement
Tarentum is gearing up for a major waterline project on West Eighth Avenue this year. The borough got six bids to replace the waterline along almost all of the road, borough Manager Michael Nestico said. One block was not included because of cost. Ron Gillette Inc. of Harrison submitted the...
Tarentum considering hiring summer help to resume cutting grass on private lots
Tarentum officials are considering a policy reversal and resuming cutting grass on vacant private properties. Last year, council agreed with its then-new borough manager, Michael Nestico, that the borough should not be cutting grass on vacant properties it doesn’t own. That position was a break with the borough’s long-running practice...
Wilkinsburg man gets 4 years in prison for dealing heroin, fentanyl out of Monroeville hotel
A Wilkinsburg man faces four years behind bars for conspiring to sell heroin and fentanyl after officials caught his drug-dealing crew operating out of a Monroeville hotel, federal prosecutors in Pittsburgh said Tuesday. Termane Thomass Eleam, 33, was sentenced this week after pleading guilty in October, U.S. Attorney Scott W....
Plum School District, teachers union reach tentative new deal, avoid strike
Plum School District and teachers union officials have reached a tentative agreement on a new six-year contract. Details of the new contract may be released once both parties have formally signed off on it. Plum Borough Education Association members are expected to vote on the agreement Thursday. The school board...
Attorney: No basis for appeal for Salem woman who bludgeoned mother
The new lawyer for a Salem woman serving a life prison sentence for the 2013 bludgeoning death of her mother said in court documents filed Tuesday there is no basis for her appeal. Sarah Vercauteren, 30, pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and was sentenced to a mandatory term of life...
Costa leads MLK legacy call to action
Senate Democrats are marking the 51st anniversary of Martin Luther King’s assassination with what they are calling a tribute to King’s fight for poor and working people. On Thursday, the senators say they will kick off a Call to Action on the Crisis of Poverty and Economic Insecurity with events...
Apollo woman pleads guilty to fraudulently collecting Social Security benefits
An Apollo woman admitted to defrauding the federal government of more than $25,000 in Social Security benefits by lying about her marital status, prosecutors said Tuesday. Tara Jo Frain, 33, pleaded guilty to a theft charge for pocketing Supplemental Security Income benefits that she knew she wasn’t entitled to receive,...
Carbon issues resolved with Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County drinking water
The Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County was cited last month for excessive levels of organic carbon in the drinking water consumed by about half of the more than 400,000 residents serviced by the utility. Both state and local officials said the violation involved a slight increase in the substances deposited...
Monroeville offering ‘Food for Fines’ as part of National Library Week
The Monroeville Public Library will celebrate National Library Week in April with prizes, raffles, books and other offerings. Library Week will be held nationally from April 7 through 13. The theme is “Libraries = Strong Communities.” Gates Foundation Co-Founder Melinda Gates will serve as the 2019 National Library Week honorary...
