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Indiana Township officials to consider billboard near Pa. Turnpike
A Verona-based company is seeking to erect a billboard along Hershey Road in Indiana Township, which sits adjacent to the Pennsylvania Turnpike. Residents can hear more about the project during a zoning board public hearing at 7 p.m. March 6. Steel City Billboards wants a special exception to hang the...
Ohio developer signs on to Sewickley Twp. Commerce Crossing development
A Cincinnati-based real estate development firm plans to occupy two spots at an industrial park under construction in Sewickley Township, according to an option agreement approved Thursday by board members of the Westmoreland County Industrial Development Corp. The agreement with Al. Neyer involves the company paying $3.2 million to buy...
AHN to offer Saturday appointments for colonoscopies in March
Allegheny Health Network patients who can’t make it to the doctor during the week will have the chance to get a colonoscopy on Saturdays in March. The Saturday appointments at select outpatient locations are part of AHN’s observance of National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month and a way to make it...
4 firefighters honored for heroic efforts in rescuing woman from vehicle crash
Four firefighters were honored this week for their heroism in rescuing a woman from a Hempfield vehicle crash that involved a downed power line. The men extinguished a fire caused by the line and freed the woman from her sport-utility vehicle, Westmoreland County solicitor Melissa Guiddy said, reading a certificate....
Ligonier Township nursing home ordered to pay nearly $40,000 in back wages
The operator of a Ligonier Township nursing home has paid nearly $40,000 in back wages to employees following an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor. The investigation found that Bethlen Home of the Hungarian Reformed Federation of America, doing business as Bethlen Communities Inc., violated the overtime and recordkeeping...
Hunt Road in Fox Chapel closed on good weather days for waterline work
Hunt Road in Fox Chapel will be closed periodically for several weeks while crews install stormwater pipes and catch basins. Construction on the road is part of the borough’s rebuilding program for 2019, Manager Gary Koehler said. Because work is weather dependent, there is no set schedule, Koehler said. Costs...
Man caught with loaded gun at Pittsburgh International Airport security checkpoint
A Venango County man was caught Wednesday with a loaded gun at the Pittsburgh International Airport. Transportation Security Administration officers found a .22-caliber gun loaded with 10 bullets in his carry-on bag. The man, who officials didn’t name, was stopped at the security checkpoint. Allegheny County Police responded to the...
FTMSA: Murrysville-backed bond will save customers $400,000
Murrysville council back a $12 million bond issue by the Franklin Township Municipal Sanitary Authority as the authority addresses a host of issues with its system and its new chairman said customers can expect another rate hike further down the road. “We know that we’ve got way more than $10...
Couple hopes donation to Jefferson Hospital comforts parents grieving lost babies
Nicole and Bill Dice squeezed a lifetime of memories into the 89 minutes they had with their son Daniel. They sang him “Happy Birthday,” said their daily prayers and gave him countless hugs and kisses. After Daniel’s death of fatal dwarfism shortly after his birth on Nov. 6, 2015, his...
Fox Chapel Area’s McKaveney wins at World of Wheels
Fox Chapel Area High School and A.W. Beattie Career Center senior Logan McKaveney didn’t spin his wheels during a regional Peddle Car Challenge at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center. Instead, McKaveney is among a group of students who designed a car that won first place in the World of...
Third suspect in Sutersville shooting arrested
A third person is under arrest in connection with a November shooting in Sutersville that left two injured, according to court records. Aaron Devaugntae Brown, 26, of Jeannette, is being held in the Westmoreland County Prison without bond. He was picked up on an arrest warrant Wednesday after state police...
Pittsburgh not a doughnut city? Shops see a hole in that argument
Pittsburgh may not rank highly among the country’s top doughnut locales, but doughnut lovers in Western Pennsylvania still have plenty of places to sate their appetite. BestPlaces.net ranked the top doughnut cities in the U.S. based on the number of doughnut shops per capita. By that measure, Pittsburgh ranked 68th....
Bradys Bend man dies in Armstrong County wreck
An Armstrong County man was killed when his SUV struck a tree Wednesday night in Bradys Bend Township. Kevin James Bowser, 27, of Bradys Bend was killed in the wreck just before midnight, Armstrong County Coroner Brian K. Myers said. Bowser was driving north along Seybertown Road when his SUV...
Renovated Lamp diner set for ‘soft’ opening in AprilVideo
Two years after being hauled from a parking lot in Pittsburgh and deposited next to The Lamp Theatre in Irwin, a 68-year-old stainless-steel diner is scheduled for a “soft” opening in late April. Rainy weather and some bitterly cold temperatures this winter slowed work. “The weather has really dogged us,”...
Fundraiser nets $8,900 for the Center for Victims
Seven years after her daughter’s murder, Colleen Bowers’ fight to raise awareness of domestic violence is going strong. The fourth annual fundraiser held in memory of Melissa A. Bowers, who in 2012 was slain in Carnegie by an ex-boyfriend, has raised $8,900 and counting for the Center for Victims in...
Carnegie Library to host show in celebration of borough’s 125th birthday
Carnegie Borough is celebrating its 125th birthday, and the Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall is very much a part of the borough’s rich history. The “Carnegie Carnegie” will celebrate with a performance chosen to entertain the whole family. Chris Laitta’s TV Tunes, presented by UPMC Health Plan, will...
Lower summer gas prices expected in Allegheny County after regulation change
Drivers buying gas in Allegheny County this summer could see lower prices at the pump thanks to a regulatory change at the state level. As of Dec. 20, seven counties in Pennsylvania — Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Fayette, Washington and Westmoreland — are no longer required by the federal Environmental...
Pine-Richland hires new director of facilities management
Pine-Richland is welcoming a new member to the district team. At its meeting Feb. 11, the board hired Jeffrey Zimmerman as director of facilities management. Most recently, Zimmerman served as the regional facilities director for CBRE Group Inc. at 16 art institute locations throughout the eastern United States. Prior to...
Upcoming Point Park workshop aims to help veterans re-enter workforce
Veterans and their spouses who want to sharpen their job-finding skills can attend a day-long workshop next month at Point Park University. “The Starting Point to a New Career” will begin at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, March 9. The event runs through 3:30 p.m. and is free for active-duty military...
Charleroi man injured in Pittsburgh hit-and-run dies
A man who was critically injured in a hit-and-run crash earlier this month has died. Michael May, 55, of Charleroi, died at an area hospital Tuesday after suffering a head injury in the Feb. 7 crash in the 900 block of Fifth Avenue in Pittsburgh, according to the Allegheny County...
Deputies serving warrant on accused heroin dealer find marijuana operation in YoungwoodVideo
As Westmoreland County sheriff’s deputies served an arrest warrant Thursday to a suspected heroin dealer in Youngwood, they reported stumbling upon a marijuana growing and distribution operation as well. Justin Bialowis, 31, was wanted by Greensburg police following a heroin distribution and drug paraphernalia arrest last month, Sheriff Jon Held...
Crime stoppers seeking help with homicide investigation
Pittsburgh Crime Stoppers is seeking assistance with a homicide investigation into the Jan. 14 shooting death of a man in Wilkinsburg. The victim, Tremaine Solomen, 30, of Monroeville, died from multiple gunshot wounds to his head. Solomen was leaving a residence around 8:20 p.m. with several other people when shots...
Rape suspect extradited from Israel to Pittsburgh
An Israeli man who authorities say was on the run for about 15 years for allegedly raping a 15-year-old girl was extradited from Israel on Thursday, the FBI and Allegheny County sheriff said. Moshe Journo, 53, and a citizen of Israel, is accused of the September 2004 rape of the...
Medic One officials will present ‘Stop the Bleed’ program focused on early trauma treatmentVideo
When Alex Hribal roamed the halls in 2014 slashing at classmates and district employees with two large knives, first responders acted quickly and were able to ensure no lives were lost. That was due in no small part to the emergency medical equipment they carry for treating trauma, including things...
Oakmont library patrons say meditation with a monk brings mindfulness, health benefits
Bhante Pemarantana’s mantra of “be well, be safe, be peaceful” echoed in a community room of the Oakmont Carnegie Library. Dressed in a traditional orange robe, the chief abbot of Pittsburgh Buddhist Center in Natrona Heights led a meditation class at 700 Allegheny River Blvd. “You pay attention to your...
