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Pittsburgh Festival Opera celebrates Mister Rogers with gala, stage premiere
The Pittsburgh Festival Opera’s annual gala will honor the late Fred Rogers and his work as both television producer and composer, according to a news release. The event “A Beautiful Night in the Neighborhood” will be held May 11 at the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh on the North Side. The...
W.Va. woman caught with loaded handgun at Pittsburgh airport
A West Virginia woman tried taking a loaded gun through security at Pittsburgh International Airport on Wednesday, according to Transportation Security Administration officials. The woman, from Monongalia County, had the 9mm handgun in her backpack, said TSA spokeswoman Lisa Farbstein. The gun was loaded with seven rounds, including one in...
Police: Philadelphia man hid 20K stamp bags of heroin in SUV on Pa. Turnpike
State police found 20,000 stamp bags of suspected heroin Wednesday hidden in a sport utility vehicle heading east on the Pennsylvania Turnpike, according to court papers. Troopers pulled over Cristobal Rosa-Robles, 48, of Philadelphia, for a traffic violation at 1:30 p.m. near mile marker 78 in Mt. Pleasant Township. Police...
Original Tree of Life synagogue part of to-be demolished Pittsburgh Playhouse
As the Tree of Life Congregation seeks to move forward from a horrific massacre five months ago, it is hoping to regain a piece of its past. The congregation, one of three targeted in the Tree of Life synagogue shooting in October in Squirrel Hill, said it would like to...
Westbound Pa. Turnpike reopens in Westmoreland after crash cleared
A portion of the westbound Pennsylvania Turnpike in Westmoreland County reopened Thursday morning after a tractor-trailer crash was cleared, according to a Westmoreland 911 dispatcher. The truck reportedly overturned at 8:43 a.m. near mile marker 86 in Mt. Pleasant Township, shutting down the westbound lanes between the Donegal and New...
Easter activities in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Apollo Community egg hunt, 9:30 a.m. April 20 in Owens Grove for children 12 and younger. Sponsored by the Apollo Lions Club. Arnold Egg hunt, 10 a.m. to noon April 14 at Roosevelt Park. There will be visits with the Easter Bunny, a basket raffle, face painting, bake sale, sack...
Etna’s ScareHouse to masquerade as a Laser Tag arena
The ScareHouse has gone rogue. Now through April 28, the haunted attraction in Etna is transforming into “Rogue Laser Grounds,” a multi-level Laser Tag adventure for kids and adults. “This is the first time we’ve done anything like this,” says Katie Dudas, ScareHouse director of sales and marketing. Staff members...
Photo Gallery: Penn Hills Blessing Box
A blessing box filled with nonperishable items was dedicated on March 24 and is ready for use by the Penn Hills community. Stocked with items by the membership of Penn Hills Free Methodist Church, the box is just outside the front entrance of the church on Universal Road. Hoping to...
WOW Air failure doesn’t surprise airline experts
Aviation experts were not surprised by Thursday’s abrupt news that WOW Air has ceased operations. WOW had operated budget flights out of Pittsburgh International Airport to Iceland and marketed itself as a cheap way to get to Europe. “The model they have just doesn’t have enough traffic,” said Mike Boyd,...
Banana Split Princess to be selected during pageant prior to Latrobe festival
A pageant will now be part of becoming the Banana Split Princess, who will reign over Latrobe’s annual Banana Split Celebration. The pageant on June 2 at Latrobe Elementary School is open to any Derry, Latrobe or Ligonier student between ages 9 and 11, according to the Greater Latrobe-Laurel Valley...
Pa. attorney general will not review Penn Hills School District grand jury report
Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro will not review a grand jury report regarding Penn Hills School District finances, according to a letter received by the district. A two-year grand jury investigation by the Allegheny County District Attorney’s Office faulted school officials and board members for plunging the district into financial...
Mt. Lebanon High School reopens after water main break
Mt. Lebanon High School will be open for students and staff Thursday while crews continue work to fix water main breaks near the school. The school was closed Wednesday because of the two water main breaks on Cochran Road. Water service has been restored to the school, according to the...
Women’s tennis league seeks members, season begins June 6
The Murrysville Area Women’s Tennis League is looking for ladies interested in playing weekly doubles games. The league meets on Thursdays from 6 to 8 p.m. on the tennis courts at Franklin Regional High School, 3210 School Road in Murrysville, for doubles tennis. Games run from June 6 through the...
Woman killed in Fayette County house fire
A state police fire marshal is investigating the cause of a fatal house fire early Thursday in Springhill Township, Fayette County. The victim was a woman in her 70s who lived in the lower level of a garage apartment in the 100 block of Greater Point Marion Road, according to...
Highlands program to focus on opioid addiction
Opioid addiction will be the subject of a movie and discussion panel at Highlands High School on Wednesday. The school district and the Allegheny-Kiski Health Foundation are sponsoring the workshop “Opioid Addiction: True Confessions of Pain, Misery and Destruction” in the high school auditorium. Middle and high school students and...
County to display plans for Latrobe Brewery Bridge replacement
PennDOT and Westmoreland County officials on April 4 will present plans for replacing the county-owned Ligonier Street bridge over the Loyalhanna Creek in Latrobe. A public open house meeting, including a display of project plans and a detour for southbound traffic, is set for 5-6:30 p.m. in the city municipal...
Police search for driver who fired gun in Route 28 road rage incident
Police are looking for a driver who allegedly fired three shots at another car in a road rage incident on Route 28, the Trib’s news partner, WPXI-TV, reported. According to WPXI, investigators said the alleged shooter targeted a woman driving southbound on Route 28 near the East Ohio Street exit...
Diamond celebrates 90th birthday
Happy 90th birthday to William Diamond of Collier Township, who celebrated March 18.William and his wife, Frances, celebrated their 65thwedding anniversary in October. They are parents of six children, Fred, Rick, John, Beverly, Bonnie and Sue. Happy birthday to Kristin (Butts) Gabster of Collier Township, who celebrates on March 29....
Nine Carnegie streets scheduled for 2019 paving
Residents on nine Carnegie streets will get a freshly paved road in 2019. Carnegie Council members at their March 11 meeting accepted a bid from Youngblood Paving Inc. for the 2019 paving maintenance program in the amount of $376,733. The roads selected each year for pavement are “based off of...
Three antennas being added in Carnegie by T-Mobile
T-Mobile will add three antennas to the top of the former Masonic Hall building on East Main Street in the heart of Carnegie in an effort to improve service for its growing customer base. Carnegie Council members on March 11 approved an application from Signal Mountain Inc., representing T-Mobile, to...
Penn-Trafford Drama Guild prepares to stage ‘The Addams Family’Video
The Penn-Trafford High School Drama Guild will stage “The Addams Family” as its spring musical this year. However, it’s actually more like the Addams Extended Family. “We had the talent this year to double-cast all of our lead roles,” director Tom Bekavec said. Moving the story of the old black-and-white...
Drug, theft cases recently handled by Judge Herbst in Monroeville – Mar. 27, 2019
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 courtAngela Szekely, 27, of Trafford on charges of tampering with physical evidence, possession of drug...
WPXI anchor/reporter Marlisa Goldsmith leaving Pittsburgh for Arkansas TV station
Marlisa Goldsmith, Emmy award-winning anchor/reporter at WPXI, plans to leave Pittsburgh for Arkansas. “We’ll miss Marlisa greatly,” WPXI News Director Suzanne Nadell said via email to the Tribune-Review on Wednesday night. “She’s a great community citizen (and) newsroom leader. We’re happy she has this opportunity in Little Rock and wish...
Portion of Center-New Texas Road in Plum to be closed throughout April for emergency repairs
Center-New Texas Road from Patricia Lane and Plumcrest Drive in Plum is expected to be closed throughout April for emergency repairs, borough officials announced Wednesday. Crews from Plum-based A. Liberoni Inc. will repair and stabilize a section of the roadway damaged by landslides earlier this year. Borough Manager Michael Thomas...
North Huntingdon donates used police car to Norwin
The Norwin School District’s police officer has a police vehicle to drive between the district’s seven buildings — not a new one, but a used one from the North Huntingdon Police Department. The township commissioners unanimously approved a request on March 20 from Norwin to donate a 2014 Chevrolet Impala....
