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Ranier Pharmacy in Jeannette moving forward after prolonged battle with FDA
Fran Ranier wants customers to know the Jeannette pharmacy he started 26 years ago is still open for business, despite recent inquiries to the contrary. “ ‘Oh, everybody thinks you’re closed,’ ” he said a recent caller told him. In February, Ranier shut down two parts of his operation that...
2 Southwestern Pennsylvania active-shooter incidents make FBI’s 2018 listVideo
Southwestern Pennsylvania made a list that no place wants to be on — the FBI’s active shooter incidents from 2018. The region appears twice, first with a shooting at the Masontown municipal building on Sept. 19 and then again Oct. 27 when 11 people were killed at Tree of Life...
More videos sought as hunt for Hopewell burglar continues
Authorities in Beaver County are seeking surveillance camera footage from April 6 to help them identify a hammer-wielding burglar who smashed a glass door to enter a house and steal a jewelry box on Grand Avenue in Hopewell. Hopewell police are seeking footage from between 3 and 4 a.m. from...
Trafford woman jailed after alleged attempt to fake drug test
A 25-year-old Trafford woman’s alleged plan to tamper with her court-ordered drug test was scuttled this week at the Westmoreland County Courthouse when a probation officer noticed her hide a pill bottle inside a garbage can. County park police charged Alyssa M. Ofchinick with providing an altered urine sample following...
Father of accused New Ken cop killer headed to court on intimidation charges
The father of a Harrison man accused of killing a New Kensington police officer in 2017 admitted he sent messages to a witness in his son’s case, a Westmoreland County detective testified Thursday. Gregory P. Baucum Jr., 48, of Pittsburgh’s Homewood neighborhood is charged with felony witness intimidation and retaliation...
Annual craft show to benefit Hempfield parks
Hempfield Township is planning its second-annual craft and vendor show for May 4. Several crafters and vendors will gather from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Hempfield Township Athletic Complex, 220 Forbes Trail Road, where concessions, a 50/50 raffle and a basket raffle will be available. Benefiting the Hempfield...
McCandless apartment fire not deemed suspicious; donations sought
It will take several days to determine the cause of a fire that destroyed the 30-unit Durham Court Apartment building in McCandless on Wednesday, but an initial investigation found it likely ignited accidentally, according to fire officials. “The fire started on the deck of a third-floor apartment in the center...
Kiski Area might provide free after-school meals for students
The Kiski Area School District wants to add dinner to the meals it serves students. The school board is expected within the next two months to approve applying for a federal program that pays for dinners or snacks for students who stay for after-school activities, according to Superintendent Tim Scott....
Firm denies report that Penguins co-owner Burkle could buy National Enquirer
A spokesman for an investment firm founded and headed by Ron Burkle is denying a report by the New York Times that the Penguins co-owner is negotiating a deal to purchase The National Enquirer tabloid. “I can confirm we are not in talks to buy the Enquirer,” Frank J. Quintero,...
Motorcyclist accused in 10-mile, high-speed chase finds trooper waiting at his house
A Herminie motorcyclist figured he had eluded state police during a 10-mile, high-speed pursuit through Hempfield only to arrive home and find a trooper waiting for him, according to court documents. Tyler N. Trouerbach, 23, led state police on a chase that began about 7 p.m. Wednesday along Route 30...
Anytime Fitness pledges donations to Roaring Run Trail, Rachel Carson Park
An Alle-Kiski Valley business owner is hoping to give back to help maintain outdoor recreation areas in two communities. Matt McCool, owner of Anytime Fitness gyms in Cheswick and Allegheny Township, plans to give $25 for each person who joins by May 15 to the Roaring Run Watershed Association and...
Quaker Valley girls lacrosse hopes to keep winning streak intact
The Quaker Valley girls lacrosse team exploded for 19 goals in a rout of Trinity on Monday. The Quakers go for their third win in a row Thursday evening as they travel to Chartiers Valley for a 7:30 Section 2-AA matchup. QV’s defense was on point against Trinity as it...
Woman takes plea bargain in 2016 Bridgeville drug overdose death
A Washington County woman has pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter for giving a man a deadly dose of fentanyl in Bridgeville almost three years ago. Latoya Rosiek, 34, entered the plea Wednesday before Allegheny County Judge Randal Todd. In exchange for the plea, the District Attorney’s Office agreed to a...
Gilpin woman injured in Allegheny Township bicycle wreck
A 41-year-old Gilpin woman was taken to a Pittsburgh hospital Thursday after her bicycle and a car collided near the Kiski Car Wash in Allegheny Township. The mid-morning wreck at Route 56 and the Route 56 Bypass briefly snarled traffic. Police Sgt. Dan Uncapher said Melissa Kunkle of Hungry Hollow...
Delicious Foods BBQ stand in Strip District shut down
The Delicious Foods BBQ stand in Pittsburgh was ordered to close Thursday by the Allegheny County Department of Health for operating without a valid permit. The stand was located at 23rd street at Penn Avenue in the Strip District. The food stand is a repeat violator, according to a health...
O’Hara family’s Easter rooted in tradition
Sue and Jim Smerdell of O’Hara started planning their Easter work at Christmastime. Carrying on a tradition from Sue Smerdell’s Hungarian and Polish families, they gather to make horseradish for the spring season. Family and friends turned out at their Collinwood Drive home on March 30. They were drawn from...
4,693 flags placed in Pittsburgh to raise awareness about child abuse
Members of the Pennsylvania Family Support Alliance and local volunteers on Wednesday placed 4,693 blue-ribbon flags along Downtown Pittsburgh’s Grant Street and the Boulevard of the Allies to represent each child hurt by abuse and neglect in 2017. The event was held in conjunction with National Child Abuse Prevention Month....
Gov. Wolf removes, replaces Port Authority board member
Gov. Tom Wolf removed and replaced a member of the Allegheny County Port Authority Board Thursday following calls from regional transit advocacy groups. In an open letter sent Thursday to Wolf and Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, Pittsburghers for Public Transit, along with a dozen other organizations and elected officials, urged...
Whitehall Library kiosk helps seniors self-monitor health
Senior citizens looking for ways to better manage their health through self-monitoring can head to the Whitehall Public Library for help. A health kiosk, featuring a seated scale and ways to measure blood pressure, pulse and grip strength, now sits in the rear of the library as part of a...
Leechburg Area fundraiser invites public to nosh on some art
It’s a fundraiser you can sink your teeth into. Leechburg Area High School’s art club will present its annual “Eat Your Art Out” event Saturday, April 13. Now in its 16th year, the competition among students in grades 6-12 will showcase creations made entirely out of food. Anything edible is...
Chelsa Wagner to stand trial in hotel fracas; prosecutors play body-cam video
Allegheny County Controller Chelsa Wagner will stand trial for her role in a confrontation with Detroit police, a judge ruled Thursday. Wagner was in Detroit on Thursday for a preliminary exam on the charges against her. The interaction Wagner and her husband, Khari Mosley, had with Detroit police was described...
‘Burden of Genius’ tells story of transplant pioneer Dr. Thomas Starzl
Six months before Dr. Christiaan Barnard conducted the world’s first highly-publicized heart transplant in December of 1967, Dr. Thomas Starzl performed the world’s first successful liver transplant. Barnard received worldwide publicity and, after hitting the talk show circuit, became a household name. Starzl did not become as well known and,...
Sewickley Township man accused of sexually assaulting child
A Sewickley Township man was arrested Wednesday on multiple criminal charges of sexually assaulting a young girl over a span of four years, according to state police in Greensburg. David Lee Hresko, 32, was arraigned on charges of involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, unlawful contact with a minor, aggravated indecent assault...
‘The Lego Movie 2’ and others announced for Tarentum’s free ‘Movies By the River’
Tarentum borough will offer free movie screenings at Riverview Memorial Park from May 23 until Aug. 21. This year’s lineup for “Movies By the River” includes: “The Lego Movie 2” on May 23; “Ralph Breaks The Internet” on June 20; “Avengers: Endgame” on July 19, and “The Incredibles 2” on...
Community cleanups planned in Brackenridge, Harrison, Tarentum
Residents in Brackenridge, Harrison and Tarentum will be taking to their communities’ streets in coming weeks to clean up trash. Earth Day events are planned for Saturday, April 27, in Brackenridge and Harrison, and on the following weekend, Saturday, May 4, in Tarentum. All three are registered with the Great...
