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Rostraver Township police seek Duquesne man for alleged Feb. 15 shooting
Rostraver Township police obtained an arrest warrant for an Allegheny County man who allegedly shot a man during a robbery inside an apartment earlier this month. Solomon Reddick-Barker, 18, of Duquesne, is charged with aggravated assault, robbery, terroristic threats, reckless endangerment and carrying a firearm without a license in connection...
Wife of man found dead after 2017 South Park standoff sued for townhouse damage
The wife of a South Park man who killed himself and set fire to his townhouse following an hours-long standoff with police in 2017 should be liable for the damage to the neighboring townhome, the property management company alleged in a lawsuit. Daniel Wang, 37, was found dead in his...
Troopers seek information on alleged hit-and-run in East Huntingdon
George Estochin said he doesn’t remember much about being hit by a pickup truck that fled the scene Saturday in the parking lot of the Tractor Supply store in East Huntingdon. “But I can tell you the only thing that doesn’t hurt on me is my nose. No broken bones,...
State police apprehend man who escaped custody from Armstrong hospital
A man who allegedly stole a vehicle after escaping from police custody at an Armstrong County hospital Monday morning has been found, state police said. According to state police, Alan-Michael Taylor, 23, of Vandergrift was taken into custody in Vandergrift. Taylor allegedly violated a protection from abuse order around 4...
No injuries reported at Duquesne house fire
Flames destroyed a home in Duquesne early Monday morning, authorities said. The house on Priscilla Avenue might have been abandoned, according to Tribune-Review news partner WPXI-TV Authorities called the fire suspicious, according to the TV station. UPDATE: home on Priscilla Ave now under control @WPXI pic.twitter.com/LUayaS6THn— Liz Kilmer (@LizKilmerWPXI) February...
Gasoline prices see biggest jump of 2019 as oil prices continue to rise
Gas prices in Pittsburgh have gone up 4.6 cents per gallon in the past week to an average of $2.62, according to GasBuddy. The national average has also gone up, by 6.1 cents per gallon, to $2.39. “Gasoline prices saw their biggest weekly jump of 2019 with the national average...
Thousands could remain without power in Western Pa. until Wednesday night
Tens of thousands of Western Pennsylvania households who lost power during Sunday’s wind storms could be waiting until Wednesday night for their electricity to be restored. Nearly 30,000 Duquesne Light customers and more than 28,000 West Penn Power customers in the region remained dark Monday night, the utility companies reported....
Hampton students explore black history
Black History was observed and celebrated this February among students and staff at Hampton Township School District, through books, music, art and even technology. Several educational projects and activities were held throughout the schools and different classes, including the libraries. For example, Beth Casey, library media specialist at Central Elementary,...
‘Moderate’ Westmoreland County Democrats showcase candidatesVideo
It was like old times for Westmoreland County Democrats on Sunday afternoon. A polka band played on stage at the American Legion Hall in Jeannette as hot dogs, beans and cake were served. Pitchers of beer were passed around as candidates circulated among the crowd that officials said was expected...
Backlog of REAL ID applications hits Pennsylvania
The first wave of Real ID seekers produced a backlog of more than 30,000 unprocessed PennDOT applications, raising concerns about wait times for the new identification cards people will need to get on an airplane next year. In the past two weeks, the logjam has been reduced to 14,000 pending...
Saint Vincent center offers advice, connections for small business startups
Before an entrepreneur reaches the point where they feel comfortable calling themselves a small-business owner, there’s the daunting prospect of first starting a business. In the case of someone like FlexScreen President Joe Altieri of Plum, he was able to put in place a group of investors to help launch...
Pittsburgh might not be as hard-working as you think
Lazy bunch of … Pittsburghers, according to a study from WalletHub, are the 103rd hardest-working group in the United States. Say it a different way: Pittsburghers don’t really work that hard. Hang on a second. Pittsburgh? Not hard-working? That has to be wrong, right? Pittsburgh is as blue-collar as it...
Red Cross, ‘Game of Thrones’ team up for blood donor giveaway
The characters in the violent world of “Game of Thrones” bleed plenty, but they’re not usually given a T-shirt or a cookie for their trouble. HBO and the American Red Cross have teamed up to make giving blood a little more rewarding with the “Bleed for the Throne” campaign, which...
West Penn Power: Fixing electric lines will be a ‘multiday event’ in Westmoreland Co., region
Pastor Tim Stradling stepped up to the microphone at 10:50 a.m. Sunday to kick off the second service at Armbrust Wesleyan Church. Before he could get out his first sentence, he heard an unwelcome thump. “That’s the noise our sound system makes when everything goes out,” said Stradling, who continued...
House guest accused of stabbing, strangling Braddock Hills woman
A Braddock Hills woman remained in critical condition Monday after she was stabbed in the neck earlier in the day, according to Allegheny County police. The incident happened about noon at an apartment in Brinton Towers on Locust Street, according to Sgt. Venerando Costa. Inside the apartment, police and EMS...
Shaler Area presents ‘Beauty and the Beast’
Shaler Area High School is presenting “a tale as old as time” during its musical “Beauty and the Beast” March 1 through 3, and 8 and 9. The 1994 Broadway musical is based on the 1991 Walt Disney Pictures animated classic. Shaler Area students will tell the story of a...
Pittsburgh couple buys 50% share of River Forest Country Club, wants to make it public
A Pittsburgh husband and wife bought a 50 percent share of River Forest Country Club in Allegheny Township and want to open the course and its restaurant to the public. Jamy and Robert Rankin of Pittsburgh’s Stanton Heights neighborhood bought a share of the property that had been owned by...
Harmar finds cheaper way to comply with anti-pollution program
The cost for Harmar to meet requirements related to a state anti-pollution program could be lower than the township anticipated. Township Engineer Matt Pitsch told Harmar supervisors last week that he thinks it will cost about $155,000 for the township to comply with the Department of Environmental Protection’s Municipal Separate...
Apollo dentist has passion for fixing teeth, boroughVideo
Editor’s note: This is part of an occasional series that features Alle-Kiski Valley people and the notable things that they do. Dr. John Kautz has helped the people of Apollo and beyond smile for more than five decades. The dentist and current Apollo Council president established his first practice in...
Fox Chapel driver hospitalized after tree falls on vehicle
A person was transported to the hospital by Fox Chapel police after a tree fell on the vehicle, trapping the driver inside. The tree fell on the vehicle at the intersection of Squaw Run and Dorseyville roads around 9 p.m. Sunday due to the region’s high winds, said an Allegheny...
Thousands lose power in Westmoreland as high winds rip through area
As wind ripped through the region Sunday, thousands in Westmoreland County dealt with downed trees and power lines and closed roads. The National Weather Service reported winds as high as 60 mph at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport near Latrobe and 53 mph near Pittsburgh International Airport. The region was under...
High winds knock down trees, knock out power in many Alle-Kiski Valley towns
Just minutes after Harrison residents Alyse and Joe Zylinski returned home from a walk with their 4-month-old baby Sunday, their house was struck by a downed tree. “I heard a boom, a big boom,” Alyse Zylinski said. “I looked up and it was coming toward (the skylight).” Although no one...
St. Stephen Byzantine Church to sell pirohy
St. Stephen’s Byzantine Catholic Church at 90 Bethel Road, North Huntingdon, will sell potato cheese, sweet cabbage and lekvar pirohy from 10 a.m. to noon March 1, at a price of $9 per dozen....
Allegheny County fielding dozens of calls about downed trees blocking roads, downed power lines
Allegheny County’s Twitter handle fired off hundreds of tweets Sunday as the agency tried to keep up with the seemingly endless happenings around the county ranging from downed trees blocking roadways to power lines down to buildings collapsing to telephones catching fire. The National Weather Service reported winds as high...
Thousands without power, trees block roads as high winds strike Pittsburgh region
Thousands of people are without power across the Pittsburgh region Sunday night as high winds continue to bring down trees and power lines — and the numbers worsened as the day turned to night. West Penn Power reported about nearly 80,000 customers without power at about 8 p.m. That was...
