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Power restored to 1,000 in Plum after transformer fire
The lights are back on for about 1,000 Duquesne Light customers who lost power in Plum Saturday evening when a pair of electrical transformers caught fire, according to police. The incident occurred shortly after 6 p.m. along Holiday Park Drive, police said. The affected homes were along Holiday Park Drive...
More bus trips in Oakland, changes to other routes start Sunday
A plan to add more trips on four buses routes in Oakland to ease overcrowding and rider “pass ups” begins Sunday, according to the Port Authority of Allegheny County. The quarterly service updateswill add trips to the 71B-Highland Park, 71D-Hamilton, 75-Ellsworth and 83-Bedford Hill. The updates also provides bus service...
Comfort corner at Hempfield’s Stanwood Elementary to honor mother, son killed in 2016 shootingVideo
Nestled between the main office and the guidance counselor’s office at Stanwood Elementary School sits the Caleb & Dana Remaley Comfort Corner, a tribute to the mother and son who were killed just over two years ago. The room is filled with sensory toys such as a play therapy sandbox...
Election officials campaign for poll workers in Allegheny, Westmoreland counties
Poll workers are becoming hard to find, both locally and statewide. It’s important work — checking in voters and delivering results — that takes more than 40,000 volunteers across Pennsylvania to make sure the process runs smoothly. But fewer are interested, making it a problem that seems to get worse...
National judge visits Uphill Dressage in Salem TownshipVideo
It’s not every day that competitors get the chance to train with national judges in their dicipline. For Sara Kamerer of Murrysville, this weekend was an opportunity to get high-quality instruction while learning more about what dressage judges are looking for during a round of competition. The artistic, Olympic sport...
Murrysville historical society speaker will mark Northern Turnpike 200th anniversary
Author Charles Hall will discuss the history of the Northern Turnpike at the next Murrysville Historical Preservation Society meeting Monday, touching on a cross-state path originally completed in 1819. This year marks the Northern Turnpike’s 200th anniversary, and the Tribune-Review’s archives contain quite a bit of information about the road’s...
Police: W.Va. man charged after hitting 2 vehicles, had 4 unlicensed guns in his car
A West Virginia man was arrested early Saturday on Pittsburgh’s South Side after police said he struck two cars and drove the wrong way down 17th Street. Police said they then found four guns in his car and the suspect, Kristopher Alan Miller, 42, of Tridelphia, was visibly intoxicated when...
Starting Tuesday: Part of Noblestown Road down to 1 lane each way until November
Starting on Tuesday, a stretch of Noblestown Road at the Carnegie interchange to I-79 will be down to a single lane in each direction for bridge preservation work that is expected to last into late November, according to PennDOT. A posted detour around the construction site also will be in...
Arnold teen has been missing since Tuesday
A 15-year-old girl has been missing since Tuesday afternoon, Arnold police said. Ayanna Guy may be wearing a dark blue JROTC uniform or a purple sweatshirt, police said. Her mother reported her missing after she didn’t come home from school; she told police Ayanna has runaway before. They live on...
Advocates at Greensburg event call for more drug addiction treatment options
“Harm-reduction” advocates called for more treatment options for those addicted to drugs at a forum held at the Westmoreland County Courthouse in Greensburg on Saturday. There are many problems contributing to the drug epidemic, said Devin Reaves, executive director of the Pennsylvania Harm Reduction Committee, based in Philadelphia. Two of...
A sea of green Downtown, as Pittsburgh celebrates a cold-brewed St. Patrick’s Day with parade, revelry
Amid the sea of people dressed in green Saturday along the Boulevard of the Allies in downtown Pittsburgh, a white faux straw hat seemed to glow when the sun appeared from behind the stark, gray clouds. Robert Weck was wearing it as he and some of his family enjoyed Pittsburgh’s...
Woman killed in hit-and-run crash in Fayette County
A pedestrian was killed in a hit-and-run crash in Dunbar Township, Fayette County on Friday evening, according to state police. The driver who struck the woman fled the scene and is at large. Police do not know what kind of vehicle he or she was driving. The crash happened on...
Bonfire Short Cut reopens after crash in Allegheny Township
Bonfire Short Cut in Allegheny Township has reopened after a one-car crash Saturday, according to Westmoreland County 911. Nobody was hurt in the crash at the corner of Bonfire Short Cut and Leechburg Road, which happened around 11:40 a.m. One vehicle was disabled and first responders shut down the road...
The decline of the shopping mall: What malls are doing to stay open
Barbara Wilhelm and Sally Findley remember when Westmoreland Mall was packed, even on weekdays. Last week, they sat in the food court surrounded by partially filled tables. Some people waited in line at the nearby Sbarro pizzeria counter. “Oh, there’s no crowds now,” Wilhelm said. “You come to this mall...
First responders recognized for saving Reserve Primary principal’s life
A familiar face to many Shaler Area residents thanked first responders during a March 12 Shaler commissioners meeting for administering care when he experienced a cardiac event in December at his residence. Marty Martynuska, Reserve Primary principal and Shaler Area employee since 1997, distributed Lifesaver Awards with Eric Schmidt, Shaler...
Shaler Area student wins first place in International Writing Competition
Shaler Area High School senior John Stanton won first place in High School Creative Writing in the 2019 Waldman International Arts and Writing Competition. The Waldman International Arts and Writing Competition is open to students in grades 6 to 12, with parallel competitions being held in the Pittsburgh area of...
The Week: North Hills
Here are some of the news and features in the North Hills from the past week. For more details on these and other stories, follow the links below or see the North Hills section on Triblive.com: • County’s annual youth marble competition kicks off at Block Northway • Ross police...
Pittsburgh police searching for missing Homewood teen
Pittsburgh police seek the public’s help in finding a missing Homewood teen. Police said Unique Rodgers, 17, was last seen wearing a white hooded sweatshirt, blue jeans, black tennis shoes and glasses. The missing person’s post was made on the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police’s Facebook page around 10 p.m. Friday....
Pittsburgh-area Muslims aim to quell fear, hate; pray for victims of Christchurch, Tree of Life
Abdul Malik Mujahid visited the Muslim Association of Greater Pittsburgh’s mosque in Richland Township for the first time Friday. Mujahid is an American Muslim imam and nonprofit leader based in Chicago. He was asked to deliver a sermon addressing the mass shooting at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand that...
Bumped compact car bounces into Tahoe at foot of Tarentum Bridge
A compact car that had been struck by a truck Friday afternoon jumped a curb and smashed into a new pickup on display at Nick Chevrolet at the foot of the Tarentum Bridge in Tarentum. A Lower Burrell woman told Tarentum police she was stopped the ramp from West Seventh...
Oakmont knitting group donates 1,000th sweater to worldwide charity
A group of knitters has given the gift of comfort and warmth a thousand times over to children around the world. That’s because they made and donated their 1,000th sweater for World Vision’s Knit for Kids program. World Vision is a Christian humanitarian organization that works with families worldwide to...
Washington DA appeals Supreme Court decision vacating homicide verdict in McClelland case
The Washington County District Attorney wants the state Supreme Court to reverse a lower court ruling that overturned a Mon Valley woman’s conviction of conspiracy to commit homicide in the 2011 death of her 92-year-old neighbor. The neighbor was murdered after being repeatedly burglarized by the inmate’s family. In his...
Learn historical, monetary value of items Saturday at Fox Chapel library’s appraisal fair
From crumpled baseball cards to pristine porcelain, treasure hunters can learn the value of items stashed away in their own closets this afternoon in Fox Chapel. Art expert Kurt Shaw will be on hand from 1 to 4 p.m. at Cooper-Siegel Community Library to take a peek at old, unique...
Pet Friends to hold Kitten Shower on March 23
Children’s games, crafts, prizes and refreshments will be part of the free Kitten Shower donation drive that Pet Friends Inc. will hold from 1 to 4 p.m. March 23 at Dom’s Pizzeria, 502 Cavitt Ave, Trafford, in anticipation of the upcoming “kitten season” when animal rescues are overrun with new...
Don’t call it a comeback: Despite record busts, officials say cocaine never went away
Recent large seizures of cocaine locally and nationally make it seem as though the drug is making a comeback. It’s not. “It never really went away. There’s just, unfortunately, an abundant supply of it,” said Patrick Trainor, special agent with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration. As Pennsylvania officials report an...
