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Lower Burrell looking for full-time police officer candidates
Lower Burrell is looking for applicants to fill a full-time police officer position expected to open later this year and to build a pool of available applicants, according to Amy Rockwell, city administrator. The city currently has 17 full-time officers. The starting salary for a Lower Burrell police officer is...
Franklin Regional calendar change would keep June 7 as the last day of school
Franklin Regional seniors will graduate June 7 if school board members vote to add two in-service days to this year’s school calendar. Those days, June 11 and 12, would serve as teacher professional development days to make up for district closures on Feb. 20 and 25. The final day of...
Democrat Pam Iovino, Republican D. Raja vie for 37th state Senate seat
Voters in the South Hills and part of Washington County will decide Tuesday who fills the Pennsylvania Senate seat left vacant by Republican U.S. Rep. Guy Reschenthaler with a special election garnering national attention. Democrat Pam Iovino is vying for the 37th District seat against Republican D. Raja. Iovino, 62,...
Southmoreland: High school threat unfounded
A report of a threat against Southmoreland High School was unfounded, Southmoreland School District Superintendent Vincent Mascia said Monday. Mascia told the Tribune-Review the district was alerted through Pennsylvania’s Safe2Say tip reporting program of “a rumor alleging a threat was made against Southmoreland High School.” He said school police and...
Pittsburgh ranks in top 10 for highest number of Chipotle restuarants
Chipotle lovers unite. Pittsburgh was named one of the top 10 cities for a high number of Chipotle Mexican Grill restaurants, according to Apartment Guide, a rental website that helps people find apartments. According to the study, Pittsburgh has 10 Chipotles, or about one restaurant for every 30,241 people, ranking...
Murrysville Home Show set for April 12-14
The Murrysville SportZone will host three days of exhibits, seminars, demonstrations and vendors at the Murrysville Home Show, set for April 12-14. The show will include more than 100 exhibits, along with product demos and how-to clinics. Home remodeler Andy Amrhein will be on hand at 2 p.m., April 13,...
Greensburg Volunteer Fire Department Musuem adds new hours
The Greensburg Volunteer Fire Department Museum has been located behind city hall since 1998, but those wanting a look at its extensive collection of firefighting memorabilia have always needed to make an appointment. Otherwise, the building has been closed to the public — until now. The museum now is open...
Greensburg swears in solicitor, plans other hires
The City of Greensburg will welcome several new hires this month. The city swore in its new solicitor, Zachary J. Kansler, at its agenda meeting Monday. Kansler replaces the city’s previous solicitor, Bernard McArdle, who announced last month he would step down. Kansler is a lawyer with Tremba, Kinney, Greiner...
Jury seated in Youngwood man’s sexual assault trial
A jury was seated Monday for the rape and sexual assault trial of a Youngwood man who police say harbored a 13-year-old runaway who was one of his alleged victims. Darell Deisean Walker, 23, was charged in four separate cases in which he was accused of sex crimes against three...
Swissvale man accused of East Liberty bank robbery, chase and resisting arrest
A Swissvale man is accused of robbing an East Liberty bank and then leading police on a foot chase Friday along Frick Park’s Tranquil Trail. Police said Lamar Sewell, 38, entered a Key Bank branch at about 9:15 a.m., pointed a handgun, demanded money and then fled. He drove his...
Assault, DUI cases among those recently handled in Judge DeLuca’s Penn Hills court – Apr. 1, 2019
Penn Hills District Judge Anthony L. DeLuca handled the following cases recently. Defendants will have court dates set in Allegheny County Common Pleas Court. Charges were filed by Penn Hills police unless otherwise noted. Held for courtDaniel Recklein, 34, of Penn Hills on charges of simple assault, strangulation and harassment....
Stalking, burglary trial delayed for Unity man
A Unity man told a Westmoreland County judge on Monday he wants to serve as his own lawyer during his upcoming trial on stalking and burglary charges. Terry Marincic Jr., 50, is facing trial in three separate cases in which he was accused last year of making as many as...
Democrats pass on endorsements for Westmoreland primary election; GOP likely to follow suit
Westmoreland County Democrats will not endorse candidates in next month’s primary election. About 150 committee members met over the weekend at Ferrante’s Lakeview in Hempfield and unanimously voted to hold an open primary and forego endorsing candidates seeking countywide offices. “There are some excellent Democratic candidates running across Westmoreland County,...
Pittsburgh Youth Chorus gets little singers some big experience
A few years ago, Olivia Laubham and Evelyn Maiman were just starting out with the Pittsburgh Youth Chorus and were a little nervous about getting onstage. Today, they might not be considered stage veterans yet, but after performances with the Pittsburgh Opera, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and Pittsburgh Public Theater, they’re...
Allegheny County Controller Chelsa Wagner scheduled for preliminary hearing in Detroit April 11
Allegheny County Controller Chelsa Wagner faces a preliminary hearing later this month in Detroit on charges stemming from an altercation with Detroit police last month. Neither Wagner nor her husband, Khari Mosley, appeared in person Monday at a probable cause conference, according to Wayne County Assistant Prosecutor Maria Miller. Local...
DISH Network strikes deal to avoid subscribers losing access to WPXI
WPXI-TV struck a last-minute deal with DISH Network to avoid interrupting viewers’ access to the Pittsburgh station, officials said Monday. Their prior contract expired Sunday. The NBC-affiliate headquartered in Pittsburgh’s Summer Hill neighborhood had warned that viewers who use DISH Network for their satellite TV services might lose the channel...
North Allegheny fashion club hosting show to benefit special needs beauty pageant
The fashion club at North Allegheny Senior High School is hosting a show titled “Fashion Throughout the Decades” at 7 p.m. on Saturday. The April 6 event sponsored by the school’s Family, Career and Community Leaders of America club will feature designs inspired by ensembles worn in previous decade. The...
Voices of Westmoreland seeks views of county candidates
Voice of Westmoreland, a nonprofit organization that promotes racial, economic and educational equity in the county, is asking candidates seeking office this year answer a series of questions leading up the May 21 primary election. On Monday, questionnaires were sent to county candidates asking views about issues that impact working...
Pittsburgh police injured in Tree of Life shooting throw first pitch at Pirates home opener
Four Pittsburgh police officers injured during the October synagogue shooting threw out the first pitch during the Pirates home opener at PNC Park on Monday. Officers Timothy Matson, Anthony Burke, Dan Mead and Michael Smidga each threw pitches during the pregame ceremony. Officers Anthony Burke, Timothy Matson, Dan Mead, and...
West Newton couple continue battling legal hurdles to regain custody of infant daughterVideo
A West Newton couple was back in court Monday taking another legal step they hope will reunite them with their infant daughter, Cali, who was removed from their custody almost two months ago. Tiffany Aquilina, 37, and her husband, Robert, 38, waived their scheduled preliminary hearing on charges of endangering...
Penn Township vocalist wows crowds with national anthem renditionVideo
It’s possible that Antolena Damico was literally born to sing the national anthem. After all, she shares an Aug. 1 birthday with the song’s lyricist, Francis Scott Key. Over the past three years Damico, 12, of Penn Township has gone from singing the anthem at her older brother’s midget football...
Free Moon landing presentation coming Sunday to Apollo
Although the “Destination Moon: the Apollo 11 Mission” exhibit is over at the Heinz History Center, one of its historians is coming to Apollo to speak about the historic NASA mission on Sunday, at 6:30 p.m., for a free public event at the Women’s Christian Temperance Union of Apollo building,...
Multiple fire departments responding to house fire in Rostraver Twp.
Multiple fire departments in Rostraver Township were responding to a house fire Monday that had spread to an adjoining garage, a Westmoreland County dispatcher said. The dispatcher said the fire was reported on the 400 block of Rankin Road at 3:53 p.m. Reports said the garage had a mobile home...
Three TJ students reach out to community to help those in need
Maddie Sneddon collected more than 400 books from the Thomas Jefferson community to donate to Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. Taylor Myers raised nearly enough money to donate two wagons to the hospital to allow little children to get out of their rooms and explore the hallways while getting treatment. Alaina...
North Hills gardening enthusiasts making it easy to get growing this spring
Gardeners itching to get out and start beautifying their landscapes and grow fresh produce can pick up a wide variety of flowers and plants at a number of upcoming events in the North Hills: NHCO community garden Volunteers interested in growing produce that will be distributed to needy families in...
