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Defendant in Greensburg drug death case to be released from jail after completing treatment
An Irwin man jailed last week along with two others in connection with a fatal overdose of a man in Greensburg will be released from jail as he awaits his trial. Westmoreland County Common Pleas Court Judge Christopher Feliciani on Monday modified the bond that held Francesco Ziegler, 28, in...
O’Hara’s Brownshill Road to close on Wednesday, Thursday
Part of Brownshill Road in O’Hara will be closed Wednesday and Thursday from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., township engineer Chuck Steinert said. Brownshill Road will be closed between Dorseyville Road and Saxonburg Boulevard. The 2-day closure will allow installation of about 50-feet of sewer line, Steinert said. It’s part...
Tarentum to mark unstable, vacant buildings with a red X
X marks the rot. Tarentum Council recently adopted a program to mark about a dozen unstable, vacant buildings in the borough with a red X to warn emergency personnel who might respond to a fire or other incident at the properties that they are structurally dangerous. “This isn’t the same...
Trump administration could use social media to cut down on federal disability fraud
Federal disability recipients may want to watch what they post on social media. The Trump administration could soon use websites like Facebook and Twitter to help find people who claim Social Security disability benefits who are not actually disabled, The New York Times reported. About 10 percent of Westmoreland County...
Lower Burrell man offering to sell a custom-built tiny houseVideo
If you give him a call, Gary Ross will show you around a house he’s selling. It won’t take long. Ross, 67, of Lower Burrell is selling his custom-built tiny house on wheels. The new home has 224 square feet of interior space. It’s built on a B-V trailer and...
Antonio Brown T-shirts go for $1 at Pittsburgh Mills Walmart
Call it a coincidence or fate, but Walmart at the Pittsburgh Mills shopping complex has put what’s left of their Antonio Brown T-shirts in the clearance bin. The women’s T-shirts are going for just $1, but it seems that may still be too much for shoppers. A few passing by...
Riverhounds announce first inductees to hall of fame
The Pittsburgh Riverhounds on Saturday revealed the five individuals who constitute its inaugural hall of fame class. Enshrined are former players Justin Evans and David Flavius, founder and former owner Paul Heasley, the organization’s first-ever vice president and general manager Dave Kasper and first-ever head coach John Kowalski. Evans, a...
Pittsburgh Riverhounds turn focus to season opener
The Pittsburgh Riverhounds have completed the preseason and are gearing up for the United Soccer League Championship regular-season opener against the Tampa Bay Rowdies on Saturday at Al Lang Stadium in St. Petersburg, Fla. The match, set for 7:30 p.m., will be televised on Pittsburgh’s CW. The Riverhounds suffered a...
New Brighton CPA will do Tarentum Borough audits
Tarentum Borough’s new auditor submitted a bid that is well below one filed by the long-time auditor and another CPA, officials say. Borough Manager Michael Nestico said Mark C. Turnley CPA’s bid was $10,500 to perform all of the the borough’s audits. That was more than $9,000 less than the...
2 injured in Hempfield motorcycle crash
Two people were taken to the hospital for injuries suffered in a motorcycle crash on Eisaman Road in Hempfield on Sunday afternoon, according to Westmoreland 911 Dispatch. The injuries were described as serious, but no further details were available. Responding to the scene shortly after 2:15 p.m. Sunday were fire...
Youngwood water, sewer line work to begin in 2020
A $12 million construction project to relocate water and sewer lines in Youngwood is expected to begin next year. Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County has approved spending more than $5.1 million to move sewer lines under Route 119 as part of a PennDOT project to repair and resurface the three-mile...
Region to see warmer temperatures, no precipitation in coming days
The Pittsburgh region is expected to experience a bit of a warm-up and dry spell this week. Michael Brown, meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Moon Township, said the temperature is expected to reach the mid 50s Sunday. The temperature will likely drop to the low 50s Sunday afternoon...
About 40 Peoples Gas customers remain without service in Moon, Crescent townships
Nearly all of the 1,000 Peoples Gas customers affected by a leak in Moon and Crescent townships on Saturday have their service restored. “We have about 40 homes that we couldn’t get into,” said Jackie Ziemianski, spokeswoman with Peoples Gas said at about 8:30 p.m. Sunday. “Our crews are going...
Allegheny Conference looking for president to lead regional marketing efforts
The Allegheny Conference on Community Development has launched a national search to find the next president of the Pittsburgh Regional Alliance, an affiliate that handles economic development marketing for 10 counties in Western Pennsylvania. Whoever is hired will succeed former president David Ruppersberger, who resigned in February after four years...
Stage Right apparently sets record with ‘Children of Eden,’ awaits official word from Guinness
As the Palace Theatre house lights went down Saturday night and Tony Marino stepped into the spotlight, he sang, “I woke up from a curious dream.” How dreamlike the day must have been as Marino and his Stage Right theater company sought to break the Guinness record for the fastest...
5 parked vehicles damaged in hit-and-run incident on South Side
Five vehicles parked on Sarah Street in the South Side were damaged Saturday night when a Jeep Wrangler hit them, causing a chain reaction, according to Tribine-Review news partner WPXI-TV. Pittsburgh police are looking for the driver, who did not stop. The Jeep Wrangler reportedly was orange or yellow in...
Week in review: top stories from the Lower Valley
Here are some of the news highlights from around the Lower Valley for the week of March 4: • Aspinwall police want residents to vote on seminar topics • Fox Chapel police hosting “Coffee with a Cop” • Sharpsburg pastor continues tradition of “Ashes to Go” • Aspinwall’s $550,000 sewer...
Photos: Antwon Rose tragedy roils community
Antwon Rose was fatally shot on June 19, 2018, after a traffic stop in East Pittsburgh. Then-police Officer Michael Rosfeld was charged with homocide. The community responded as protesters closed down major highways demanding justice. TribLIVE.com photojournalists covered the story with images from the crime scene, the protests and finally...
Study shows Penn State New Kensington contributes about $28.7 million to A-K Valley’s economy
In terms of dollars and cents, Penn State New Kensington contributed $28.7 million to the Pennsylvania economy and supported just under 400 jobs during the 2017 fiscal year, according to a study. But those numbers don’t begin to reflect the campus’ role in the Alle-Kiski Valley, according to Chancellor Kevin...
Lower Burrell homeowners will soon pay about 20 percent more in sewage fees
Lower Burrell is raising its sewer rates by 21 percent. The new rates will be reflected in customers’ quarterly bills, which will arrive in the next few weeks, according to city officials. The average customer currently pays $81.81 per quarter. The same customer will now pay $98.71 per quarter. That’s...
Traffic impacts through mid-June for work near I-279 at Route 28
Major traffic restrictions are expected to begin today for Pittsburgh commuters. Reconstruction of East General Robinson Street near the northbound I-279 ramp to Route 28 is scheduled to kick-off, PennDOT announced. Work is part of the $87.9 million I-279 Parkway North Improvement Project and will target the area near Anderson...
Experts to gather at Saint Vincent College to explore hate crimes
Robin Valeri wasn’t surprised to learn that Robert Bowers, the man accused of gunning down 11 worshippers in Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life synagogue last fall, was active in online communities where hatred flowed freely. Valeri, a psychology professor at St. Bonaventure University in upstate New York, began studying cyber hate...
Western Pennsylvania police departments, part-time officers stretched thinVideo
Nick Bartoszewicz routinely finds himself working around the clock as a part-time police officer. Last Wednesday, Bartoszewicz, 26, started an eight-hour shift with the West Deer Police Department at 8 a.m. After going home for dinner and a few hours of sleep, he was back on the clock by 11...
Pittsburgh recognized as starting point for Lewis and Clark expedition
The federal government has recognized Pittsburgh as the starting point for the Lewis and Clark expedition. It was America’s first great effort to explore and chart the western United States and find a navigable water route across the continent to improve and increase commerce. The trip covered about 8,000 miles...
Women account for about a third of judges in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania courts
Women comprise 30 percent of the state’s judiciary, with the figure being slightly higher with the current makeup of the Westmoreland County Common Pleas Court bench. The county has three women judges — Rita Hathaway, Michele Bononi and Meagan Bilik-DeFazio — among the court’s nine working judges. There are two...
