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McCandless OKs change allowing personal care home where Wal-Mart wanted supercenter
McCandless council has altered the zoning requirements for the land along Blazier Drive where Wal-Mart wanted to build a supercenter several years ago so the property can be redeveloped more easily. Council voted unanimously April 22 to amending the 23-acre commercial property’s zoning to allow a personal care home to...
Free tree seedlings offered in Pittsburgh on Arbor Day
Allegheny County’s trees are in trouble. This Arbor Day, there’s something you can do about it. “It literally means ‘tree day,’ so one of the requirements on Arbor Day is that you plant a tree,” said Joe Stavish, community education coordinator with Tree Pittsburgh. This year, Arbor Day falls on...
Fox Chapel Area, Shady Side Academy athletes earn top WPIAL honors
Shady Side Academy seniors Emmie Lau and Nick Lauer, along with Fox Chapel Area senior Marissa Hardiman, are among the top scholar-athletes of 2019, according to the Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League (WPIAL). They each won a WPIAL James Collins Scholar-Athlete Award which goes to the top 10 male and...
Latrobe considers pay hike for school crossing guards
Crossing guards at Latrobe Elementary School could see their first wage hike in more than a decade if city council approves. According to Latrobe officials, the four guards will continue to be stationed at two streets on either side of the school, Cedar and Cherry streets, but the city is...
1 killed when truck tips onto car on Steubenville Pike in Robinson
One man died Tuesday morning when a cargo truck tipped over onto his car on Steubenville Pike in Robinson, authorities said. The incident happened about 9 a.m. near the Interstate 79 interchange, an emergency dispatcher said. Police said they arrived on scene to find the cargo truck had rolled over...
Trafford man accused of breaking into neighbor’s home looking for girlfriend
A 30-year-old Trafford man is accused of breaking into a neighbor’s house early Sunday to look for his girlfriend, police said. Michael G. Pecharka was arraigned on charges of burglary, resisting arrest, criminal mischief and disorderly conduct after the 4:30 a.m. incident. Borough Patrolman Zlatan Avdic reported he was on...
Ranked Sewickley Academy softball team hopes to avenge lone loss
The Sewickley Academy softball team has won four straight since a loss to Union in its Section 1-1A opener April 4. The Panthers and Scotties will meet again Tuesday at 4 p.m. Sewickley Academy, No. 5 in the latest Trib HSSN 1A rankings, is 5-1 overall and in section play,...
No one hurt in shooting outside Hill District bar
No one was hurt when a security guard shot at a suspect who brought a gun into a bar in Pittsburgh’s Hill District early Tuesday morning, according to city public safety officials. The security guard was working at Tim’s Bar on Wylie Avenue when he spotted a man with a...
Cops: Pittsburgh man spent weeks hiding in ex-girlfriend’s attic
Police have arrested a man who allegedly spent weeks hiding out in his ex-girlfriend’s attic in Pittsburgh’s Brighton Heights neighborhood. The woman discovered Cary Cocuzzi, 31, in her bedroom Saturday, according to an affidavit filed against him. She had a protection from abuse order against Cocuzzi and told police he...
Brighton Heights man pleads to involuntary manslaughter in infant’s death
A Brighton Heights man pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter Monday in connection with his infant daughter’s death nearly four years ago. Joseph Swidorsky, 33, is scheduled for sentencing July 16 in Allegheny County court, according to online court records. His 1-month-old daughter Braelyn Swidorsky became unresponsive in a West View...
Parked car rolled into Mon River. It took 2 days to recover it.Video
It took two days to recover a car that sank in the Monongahela River in Washington County, according to Tribune-Review news partner WPXI. Police told WPXI that an 18-year-old driver parked his parents’ Nissan at the top of a boat ramp in New Eagle on Saturday evening. After the man...
Coroner identifies 4 killed in Beaver County crash
The Beaver County Coroner’s Office has identified the four people who were killed in a two-car crash Sunday night. Denise Feathers, 41, of Baden, was driving a Jeep south in the northbound lane of Route 65 in Baden when she struck another vehicle just before 11 p.m. Sunday, according to...
Allegheny Health Network CEO vows to expand amid Pittsburgh health care war
The challenges were many when Cynthia Hundorfean accepted the job as Allegheny Health Network’s CEO in 2016. For one, the hospital system reported a loss of $17.8 million in the first three months of 2016 and other losses in years prior. The other challenge was gaining respect in an industry...
Woodland Hills High School set to perform ‘Mamma Mia!’Video
Woodland Hills High School gets down to business with a music boot camp. “It teaches you about music but also to be ready for anything, because anything can happen on stage,” says senior actress Ava Karas. “Someone might forget a line to a song or a piece of the set...
Carlynton reducing number of teachers in elementary school music dept.
The challenges of trying to balance the 2019-20 school district budget has hit a sour note with Carlynton residents, teachers, students and alumni. Despite a number of pleas from current teachers, students, parents and former students to maintain the current elementary music program, Carlynton School Board members made the difficult...
Recycle Rama scheduled in Hampton
Several major recycling events are coming to Hampton Township and the local area next month including the popular 12th Annual Recycle Rama, on May 18, 9 a.m. to noon. The event will be held again at the Hampton High School and the Hampton Township Pool parking lot. Also, the Pennsylvania...
Northern Tier Library hosting informational session on native birds
Shortly after Doris Dumrauf and her husband bought their house in Robinson Township they hung a bird feeder and were thrilled by the different types of birds that started showing up, so they hung another. Steadily over the years, their backyard garden grew and so did Dumrauf’s passion for photographing...
Hempfield considering new recreation center
Hempfield soon could have a new recreation center. With two spaces available — a property off the Walden Court cul-de-sac and a 17-acre parcel off Route 136 adjacent to Hempfield Area High School — Pittsburgh-based Mackin Engineering will research township needs. Supervisors voted this week to pay Mackin about $55,300...
Things to do in Oakmont and Plum this week
What is happening in Oakmont and Plum this week? Here are some of the highlights:Broadway pianist, conductor, actor and Emmy nominated comedy writer Seth Rudetsky brings his one-man-show, “Rhapsody in Seth,” to the Oaks Theater, 310 Allegheny River Blvd. Doors open around 6:30 p.m. with the show slated for 7:30...
Red Cross to hand out smoke alarms in Carrick, West Newton
The West Newton area and Pittsburgh’s Carrick neighborhood are among nine Pennsylvania communities where the Red Cross intends to distribute free smoke alarms through May 11. Partnering with area fire departments and businesses, the nonprofit plans to use community volunteers to help distribute 2,850 smoke alarms door-to-door to nearly 1,200...
Police seek 16-year-old boy accused of accidentally shooting girl in North Braddock
A 16-year-old girl shot in the face by an acquaintance Monday in North Braddock told the boy repeatedly she didn’t like guns and asked him to put it away, according to the criminal complaint filed against him. Allegheny County police said they are searching for 16-year-old Damond Thomas, of West...
Volunteers sought for Harrison war memorial committee
Anyone interested in helping restore Harrison’s crumbling Honor Roll war memorial is asked to attend an upcoming meeting. A committee is being formed to address the condition of the memorial, prominently located at the intersection of Freeport and Springhill roads. The meeting is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Thursday, May 2...
Harrison to tend to grass at historic Burtner House
Harrison commissioners agreed to help the volunteers struggling to operate the township’s historic Burtner House. With fewer than 10 active members, the Burtner House Restoration Society said earlier this year it was becoming impossible for it to maintain the home and that the group was in danger of shutting down....
Assault, drug cases among those recently handled in Judge DeLuca’s Penn Hills court – Apr. 22, 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 courtJordan Mason, 20, of Penn Hills on charges of simple assault, harassment and strangulation....
Hope, the Cathedral of Learning peregrine falcon, lets her first chick live
The first peregrine falcon chick of the season hatched at the Cathedral of Learning nest in Pittsburgh’s Oakland neighborhood Monday and appears to be doing well after three years of infanticide by the same mother, documented by a live webcam sponsored by the National Aviary. For the past three years,...
