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Pennsylvania DEP reaches settlement with companies to plug abandoned wells in region
The state Department of Environmental Protection reached a settlement with two oil and gas companies over plugging abandoned wells, including hundreds around Southwestern Pennsylvania. The consent order and agreement with Diversified Gas & Oil Corp. of Birmingham, Ala., and Alliance Petroleum Co. — an Ohio company Diversified bought last year...
Pittsburgh Zoo and aquarium to reopen
The Pittsburgh Zoo and PPG Aquarium will reopen Tuesday, a spokeswoman said. A power outage at the zoo forced it to remain closed for the entire day Monday. The closure was only expected to last for one day....
Trial to begin for third defendant in fatal drug dealer robbery in Latrobe
Opening statements will begin Tuesday in the second-degree murder trial of a Latrobe man accused of participating in a plot to rob a Pittsburgh-area drug dealer. The plan went awry, according to investigators, and 20-year-old Daniel McNerny of Latrobe was shot and killed. A jury was seated on Monday to...
East Hills DUI Task Force to conduct roving patrols this weekend – Mar. 11, 2019
East Hills DUI Task Force will conduct roving patrols and other educational enforcement activities this weekend. The task force consists of Plum, Monroeville, White Oak, North Versailles Township, Oakmont, Penn Hills and Edgewood police departments. Project coordinator is Plum officer Michael DeMarco. The enforcement/educational details will occur within the task...
Assault, drug cases among those recently handled in Judge DeLuca’s Penn Hills court – Mar. 11, 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 courtRaymond Crumby Jr., 56, of Pittsburgh on charges of possession of controlled substances, possession...
Greensburg Council retroactively OKs firing of planning director
Greensburg Council Monday unanimously ratified its decision last month to fire longtime Planning Director Barbara Ciampini. Though Mayor Robert Bell and city Solicitor Bernard McArdle declined to comment on the retroactive vote, it was seen as a “cure” for what could be a violation of the state’s Sunshine Act, since...
Greensburg guitarist releases solo instrumental album, ‘Bold Horizon’Video
Drew Bentley of Greensburg is a self-confessed “tone freak” when it comes to guitars. “I think it took me a lot of time to find a voice that is unique and worthy of being recorded,” he said of the sounds on his first full-length solo outing, “Bold Horizon.” Bentley, 50,...
Neil Walker Field ground breaking ceremony conducted
Brad Mar Pine Athletic Association hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for Neil Walker Field on Sunday, March 10. The ceremony took place at the field adjacent to Mt. Pleasant Presbyterian Church in Wexford. Brad Mar Pine has been working hard with the church, 93.7 The Fan, and many others in the...
Tarentum’s community garden renamed to honor the Rev. Greg Blythe
Tarentum’s community garden has been renamed to honor a late pastor who helped create it five years ago. Formerly called Tarentum Friendship Garden, it has been renamed as Tarentum’s Greg Blythe Friendship Garden. Blythe, former pastor of Abundant Joy Fellowship, was one of the founders of the garden along First...
Rankin man pleads guilty to 2017 murder of his niece
A Rankin man pleaded guilty Monday to the 2017 murder of his niece. Kalvin Stewart left 29-year-old India Stewart’s body near an abandoned Braddock garage and then set fire to his Jeep on Pittsburgh’s North Side to hide the evidence. Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas Judge Thomas Flaherty sentenced...
Hempfield man accused of cruelty after humane agents seize two dogs
A 70-year-old Hempfield man was arraigned on multiple animal cruelty complaints Monday after a Westmoreland County humane agent reported authorities seized two malnourished dogs off his property since December. Humane agent Andrea Palmer of the All but Furgotten animal rescue and city police Lt. Rob Jones allege that authorities received...
Roman Reigns, WWE Superstars pay visit to Children’s Hospital
J.P. Coss had no idea Monday morning when he put on his favorite WWE shirt that he would get to meet his favorite WWE Superstar, Roman Reigns. This was another day brightened by WWE Superstars at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. Monday’s visit isn’t a first for Reigns and WWE,...
Lent begins for Orthodox Christians in Western Pennsylvania
There will be no Lenten fish fry guides for the Orthodox Christians of Western Pennsylvania. Monday marked the beginning of Great Lent for Orthodox Christians — an especially austere time when it comes to fasting. The prescribed Lenten fast for Orthodox Christians of all stripes includes no animal products —...
Police: Vandergrift man robs, beats up man for $600, iPhone
A Vandergrift man is accused of taking $600 and an iPhone from another man he allegedly beat up and threatened with a handgun early Saturday. Police said Javon Michael Thom Lambert, 19, then ran from officers who went to his house to arrest him later Saturday. He remained in the...
Pittsburgh community group sues Mayor Bill Peduto, city department director
A Pittsburgh community group is suing Mayor Bill Peduto and a city department director, alleging they have refused to enforce landscaping requirements at three North Side businesses. East Allegheny Community Council last week filed a lawsuit with the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas naming Peduto and Maura Kennedy, director...
Open Streets Pittsburgh 2019 schedule released
Bike Pittsburgh is celebrating the fifth anniversary of its popular OpenStreetsPGH program this summer with three events planned for the last weekends of May, June and July. Sponsored by UPMC Health Plan, the free events close down city streets so people can bike, walk and run safely without worrying about...
Joint Citizens Police Academy returning to Penn Hills, Monroeville
The joint Citizens Police Academy in Penn Hills and Monroeville has returned for an eight-week spring session starting in April. The courses will be held at the Penn Hills Police Department from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesdays starting April 3, unless otherwise noted. Some classes will start at 6 p.m....
Ex-Istanbul Sofra owner charged with sexual assault to be released from jail
A former Pittsburgh restaurant owner found not guilty of stalking last week and facing a re-trial on sexual assault charges will be released from jail and placed on home electronic monitoring, a judge ruled Monday. Adnan Pehlivan, 47, had been in the Allegheny County Jail since his $20,000 bond was...
Detroit prosecutors: No decision on charges against Chelsa Wagner
Prosecutors in Wayne County, Mich., did not decide Monday as to whether charges will be filed against Allegheny County Controller Chelsa Wagner in an altercation with police last week at a Detroit hotel. Detroit police arrested Wagner, 42, early March 6 at the Westin Book Cadillac Hotel, authorities said. Police...
PWSA erroneously warns customers their water will be shut off
The Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority issued a public apology for automatic calls Monday morning to customers warning that their water would be shut off within 72 hours because they hadn’t paid bills. PWSA spokesman Will Pickering said the authority has contacted the company that generates its robocalls to find...
Monroeville man caught with loaded gun at Pittsburgh airport
A Monroeville man was stopped Sunday after federal workers found a loaded .38-caliber revolver in his carry-on bag as he passed through the Transportation Security Administration checkpoint at the Pittsburgh International Airport. Allegheny County Police responded to the checkpoint, confiscated the gun and detained the man for questioning. He was...
Police: 2 arrested on drug charges when heroin found during search
Latrobe police arrested two city residents over the weekend on multiple heroin-possession charges after confiscating nearly three bundles of heroin and suspected drug paraphernalia inside an apartment, according to court records. Marcus J. Grasmick, 26, and Kathy L. Runyon, 45, are charged with possession and delivery of a controlled substance,...
Lady Luck Casino Nemacolin to be managed by Churchill Downs under new deal
Churchill Downs Inc., operator of the famed Kentucky Derby, will assume management of Lady Luck Casino Nemacolin in Fayette County following an agreement with Reno-based Eldorado Resorts Inc. Under the terms of the deal, Churchill Downs will acquire certain assets related to the management of Lady Luck Nemacolin for cash...
Irwin Male Chorus member John Jeffries still singing after 56 yearsVideo
The Rolling Stones have seemingly been around forever. But Mick Jagger, 75, has nothing on 81-year-old John Jeffries when it comes to longevity with the same musical group. In 1962, the same year Jagger and guitarist Keith Richards joined the late Brian Jones to form the legendary British rock band,...
Xfinity store opens in Monroeville, 1st of 9 new spots slated for Pittsburgh area
Comcast opened an Xfinity retail store Monday in Monroeville. The store at 4020 William Penn Highway is one of nine that are planned to open in the Pittsburgh region in the next six months, bringing the total stores up to 14 in the region, according to a Comcast press release....
