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Fries before you fly: Primanti Bros. set to open at Pittsburgh International Airport
Primanti Bros. will open a new restaurant at Pittsburgh International Airport with much fanfare on Wednesday. With all of the locations Primanti’s has established around Pittsburgh and in other parts of the U.S., it may come as somewhat of a surprise that this new location is its first in an...
State lawmaker to host Real ID event today in Gibsonia
An Allegheny County lawmaker will hold an informational event today to answer questions about Real ID. State Rep. Lori Mizgorski, R-Allegheny, is hosting the discussion at 6:30 p.m. at the Richland Community Room at the Northern Tier Library at 4015 Dickey Rd. in Richland. Passed by Congress in response to...
Bistro in Dormont adds to scant French food scene in regionVideo
Say bonjour to a new French bistro in Dormont. Jean Louis Parisian Bistro opened in December 2018, in the space formerly occupied by Needle & Pin along West Liberty Avenue in Dormont. The owner, Shiv Bandhu, decided on French fare. “There was a lack of representation of the French cuisine...
3 stabbed in early-morning altercation at North Belle Vernon tavern
Three people were treated for stab wounds early Thursday morning following an altercation at a bar in North Belle Vernon, according to authorities. The incident was reported at about 1:30 a.m. at Just A Tavern in the 500 block of Broad Avenue, emergency dispatchers reported. Police from several Westmoreland County...
Pittsburgh cops tase man in Market Square Starbucks
A man who told Pittsburgh police that he was assaulted by someone in a Downtown coffee shop had to be subdued by a Taser after he tried to punch an officer, according to authorities. Barry Comeau, 37, of Jackson, Wyo., told officers responding to a Starbucks coffee shop in Market...
West Penn, St. Clair hospitals among IBM Health’s top 100 in nation
Two Pittsburgh hospitals have been named among the best in the country by IBM Watson Health. West Penn Hospital and St. Clair Hospital were named in the 100 Top Hospitals list the company puts out each year. IBM Watson Health recognizes hospitals of all sizes, in five different categories —...
Bunola River Road in Forward Township reopens to traffic after landslide
Bunola River Road in Forward Township reopened to traffic Thursday after crews finished clearing debris and downed trees spurred by a landslide, PennDOT officials said. Crews had shut down access to road in both directions between Pangburn Hollow and Raccoon Run roads Monday. PennDOT workers cleared the road and utility...
Flat Medicaid rates concern Pennsylvania nursing homes
A group that represents about 500 nursing home operators across Pennsylvania expressed concerns about Gov. Tom Wolf’s proposed budget for next fiscal year, saying flat funding threatens the state’s rapidly aging population. The Medicaid reimbursement rate for Pennsylvania nursing home residents has increased less than $9 a day since July...
Matt Drozd running for GOP nomination for Allegheny County executive
A businessman and a former two-term Allegheny County councilman is seeking the Republican nomination for Allegheny County executive. Matthew J. Drozd, 74, of Pittsburgh, made the announcement Thursday evening. If he is nominated by the Republicans in the May 21 primary election, he will run against County Executive Rich Fitzgerald,...
Riverview School District presents ‘Shrek the Musical’ at Tenth Street Elementary
Riverview High School musical cast members and directors plan to deliver family fun mixed with a message of individuality and acceptance in this year’s production of “Shrek the Musical.” The show is based on the DreamWorks Animation motion picture and the book by William Steig. “Bringing this fairy tale with...
Theft cases among recent Monroeville police investigations
Monroeville police filed the following charges Feb. 27 to March 4 in District Judge Jeffrey L. Herbst’s office:Timothy Mollett, 28, of McKeesport with providing false identification to law enforcement and driving with a suspended license. Charges were filed Feb. 27 in connection with an incident along the 2700 block of...
DUI, theft cases recently handled by Judge Herbst in Monroeville – Mar. 6, 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 courtJeffrey Lockard, 67, of East Liberty on charges of terroristic threats, possession of offensive weapons,...
Camp Cadet teaches Westmoreland County kids about law enforcement
It’s not a typical summer camp, but it promises to teach kids about the criminal justice system and the job of a police officer. Camp Cadet, hosted by the Pennsylvania State Police and the Westmoreland County Camp Cadet Association, provides a week-long camp for kids ages 12 to 15, emphasizing...
As Lent arrives, so do the fish fries that many nonprofits rely on for fundraising
Ash Wednesday marked the beginning of Lent. As such, it also marked the beginning of fish fry season. Many local fire departments and churches will offer various meatless dinners and a la carte items every Friday through Good Friday (April 19) as a way to help raise money for their...
Western Pennsylvania Diaper Bank adds 2 new board members
The Western Pennsylvania Diaper Bank in Pittsburgh’s Oakland neighborhood has two new members on its board of directors. Jill Standley, a community volunteer in Pittsburgh, and Anna Joyner, early head start family and community partnership specialist at Westmoreland Community Action in Greensburg, joined the board Wednesday. Western Pennsylvania Diaper Bank,...
Lower Burrell awards almost $3M in contracts for City Hall project
Lower Burrell Council voted unanimously Monday to approve $2.8 million in spending for the long-anticipated renovation of City Hall. The biggest chunk of money will go to Arcon Contracting of Lower Burrell, which bid $2,015,000 to be the project’s general contractor. Arcon beat out 11 other bidders. Other contracts awarded...
Butler woman who worked at UPMC pleads guilty to disclosing health information
A Butler woman who worked at UPMC pleaded guilty Wednesday to wrongfully disclosing health information, according to the U.S. Attorney in Pittsburgh. Linda Sue Kalina, 61, worked as a patient information coordinator with UPMC and its affiliate, Tri Rivers Musculoskeletal Centers in Mars, from March 7, 2016 to June 23,...
New Florence man gets house arrest for setting fire in apartment building
A New Florence man will serve three months on house arrest for using his girlfriend’s sweatpants to set fire in her apartment last year. William Teeter, 21, pleaded guilty Wednesday to one felony count of risking catastrophe in connection with a fire set in St. Clair Manor apartment during a...
McKnight Road lane restrictions begin Thursday night
Lane restrictions on southbound McKnight Road begin Thursday night, weather permitting, PennDOT announced. Crews from Peoples Natural Gas will conduct service line repair work between McKnight Circle and Patrick Place from 8 p.m. Thursday night until 5 a.m. Friday morning. Two of three lanes will be closed to traffic....
GOP candidates for Westmoreland commissioner refuse donations tied to no-contract bids
Republican candidates for Westmoreland County commissioner, continuing a coordination effort in early campaigning, said they won’t accept donations from vendors awarded contracts for county work without any formalized competition. Four of the five declared candidates signed what they called a “taxpayer protection pledge” in which they promised to refuse money...
Greensburg officials fired planning director at ‘informal’ meeting, plan official vote on Monday
Greensburg City Council’s decision to fire longtime Planning Director Barbara Ciampini happened when members “met informally” rather than during a public meeting, according to Mayor Robert Bell. The mayor and all four council members attended an unrelated recreation advisory board meeting on Feb. 18. They stayed after to privately discuss...
‘Get your ash in here’: Greensburg church takes unconventional approach to Ash Wednesday
The Rev. Dawn Lynn Check and her dog Daisy stood outside First United Methodist Church in Greensburg on Wednesday, putting ashes on the forehead of anyone who wanted them. A sign near the church door read “Get your ASH in here.” Check said the cheeky messaging is part of an...
Pittsburgh police welcome largest student academy class for 10-week course
Pittsburgh’s Student Police Academy began Wednesday with its largest class since its inception in 2015, according to police. Thirty-four high school students will learn directly from Pittsburgh police officers for the 10-week course. The students are from parochial, charter, Pittsburgh Public and suburban schools. The course allows students to learn...
Potholes top Pittsburgh’s ‘Most Wanted’ list
Pittsburgh has classified potholes as public enemy No. 1. The city’s 311 Response Center created a pothole wanted poster on Wednesday to draw complaints from residents about the annual western Pennsylvania street menace. WANTED: Suspect is known as POTHOLE with known aliases such as crater & rut. If seen avoid...
More Vince Lascheid melodies to be heard at PNC Park this season
Longtime Pirates and Penguins organist Vince Lascheid may have passed away 10 years ago, but his music lives on at PNC Park. Devoted fans of Lascheid’s distinctive keyboard stylings will be able to hear more of his ballpark melodies as more have been digitized and will be played at PNC...
