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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....
For Western Pa. high school musicals, big crowds and big expectations
Transporting the audience with the storyline of a high school musical isn’t enough for student casts these days. It’s also got to send them to Broadway — or at least the Benedum. Like students at Belle Vernon Area High School, most of these young performers want each year’s show to...
Greensburg police looking for man who robbed Sunoco
Greensburg police are looking for a man who robbed a convenience store Sunday. The suspect entered the Sunoco store on West Otterman Street just before 8 p.m. and asked the clerk to open the cash register, according to police Capt. Robert Stafford. The suspect kept his hand in his pocket...
Armed robbers make off with $600 from Turtle Creek 7-Eleven
Police suspect two men robbed a 7-Eleven and a BP gas station Monday morning. The men, one armed with a gun, got away with $600 Monday morning from the Turtle Creek convenience store. Allegheny County police believe they were involved in another heist at BP in Penn Hills a short...
Pittsburgh Zoo employee rescues nyala from frozen pond
A baby nyala at the Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium was rescued Saturday after falling into a frozen pond. A nearby zookeeper is credited for jumping into the frigid water in the nyala’s enclosure and helping it back onto dry land, WPXI reported. Onlookers cheered as the zookeeper was able...
Allegheny County lacks resources to scrutinize tax breaks for ‘Big 4’ charities
Allegheny County says it lacks the resources to scrutinize hundreds of tax-exempt properties owned by the region’s so-called “Big 4” charities, further delaying an oversight probe that was supposed to be completed years ago, the Tribune-Review has learned. Four massive nonprofit organizations with billion-dollar portfolios control the county’s most valuable,...
With jury selection starting, a look at Michael Rosfeld, Antwon Rose and how we got here
As a 10th-grader at Woodland Hills High School, Antwon Rose II wrote a poem describing his fear of violence in his community. “I see mothers bury their sons; I want my mom to never feel that pain; I am confused and afraid,” he wrote. Two years later, on June 19,...
Jurors in Michael Rosfeld case won’t fit normal mold, experts predict
Prosecutors and defense attorneys in Michael Rosfeld’s homicide trial could seek out jurors each side would otherwise avoid, legal experts following the case told the Tribune-Review. Defense attorneys, who typically look for jurors suspicious of police, might want to pack the jury with people sympathetic to law enforcement. While prosecutors,...
Shaler Area hosting Holocaust remembrance event
Shaler Area is hosting An Evening of Holocaust Remembrance & Education in commemoration of the Tree of Life synagogue from 6 to 9 p.m. March 28 at Shaler Area High School. The event will combine three elements — Holocaust education, observance of the Tree of the Life synagogue victims, and...
New stores, community changes for Bridgeville, South Fayette, Carnegie
Bethany Presbyterian Church, 740 Washington Ave., Bridgeville, has opened a supplemental Diaper/Wipes Bank on the fourth Saturday of each month from 9 a.m. to noon. A WIC card, name and address must be provided. Call 412-221-5132 for more details. • Thai Massage & Spa has opened at 423 Chartiers St.,...
Natrona resident Bill Godfrey creates art, community
Editor’s note: This is part of an occasional series that features Alle-Kiski Valley people and the notable things that they do. A sunny day is best to visit artist Bill Godfrey, as the golden rays pour into his studio to illuminate the lavender and canary walls, and a palette of...
Murrysville police make 1st arrests using drone to track suspects
Murrysville police used a drone outfitted with an infrared camera to track two suspects who crashed a stolen car early Monday and fled into the woods. Zymire Wilson, 20, of Springdale crashed about 4 a.m. along the westbound lanes of Route 22 near Rick’s Sports Bar, police said. Passenger Michael...
Hines Ward’s Tavern 86, Vines Wine Bar closed indefinitely
Hines Ward’s Tavern 86 in Seven Fields is closed indefinitely because of a legal dispute, its co-owner said Monday. Howard A. Shiller, who co-owns the tavern and adjacent Vines Wine Bar, which was also closed, did not provide many details when contacted by the Trib. He sent a statement explaining...
1 injured in crash on Route 51 in Jefferson Hills
One person was injured in a crash Monday afternoon that temporarily shut down a section of Route 51 to northbound drivers in Jefferson Hills, officials said. Authorities received a report of the crash near High Road about 3:20 p.m., an Allegheny County 911 shift commander said. Medics took one person...
