Franklin Regional hires consultant to review the state of its athletic facilities
In 2016, Franklin Regional officials undertook a district-wide facilities study, commissioning experts to take a hard look at all of the district’s buildings and infrastructure. The results weren’t pretty — the study estimated the district would need to spend between $73 and $97 million over the next decade to address...
Collaborative approach: Social services program boosts ability of Ross police to provide help
Last summer, Ross police responded to a call involving a 41-year-old male with a history of substance abuse who was suicidal after the death of his significant other. Accompanying the officers was a staff member who had joined the department just 11 days earlier. “I believe we were in there...
Prep work for Parks Township nuclear waste cleanup about halfway done, officials say
New buildings are popping up at a Parks Township nuclear waste dump site as the Army Corps of Engineers and its contractors continue preparations to remove radioactive material there in a project that is expected to cost over a half-billion dollars. Steve Vriesen, a project manager with the Army Corps,...
Police charge couple in fatal shooting after Pittsburgh roommates argue over messy house
An argument Monday between roommates over a messy house in Pittsburgh turned deadly, police said. When the squabble was over inside the South Side Slopes home, Eddie Kimber was fatally shot and two people were under arrest. Police charged one of the roommates, Destiny Jenkins, 23, and her boyfriend, Lee...
British Airways to expand flights from Pittsburgh to London
Five years after launching flights between Pittsburgh International Airport and London’s Heathrow Airport, British Airways is filling out its weekly schedule of flights between the Steel City and London. The airline recently announced it will be flying between Pittsburgh and London Heathrow seven days a week starting March 31 ....
Franklin Regional booster groups concerned about exclusive merchandising contract for Panther products
Franklin Regional booster groups are worried their fundraising efforts will be hurt as school district leaders enter into an exclusive agreement with a Unity printing company to create official merchandise. “I implore you not to grant rights to just one company,” said Joy Siegman, president of the Franklin Regional Football...
Pittsburgh politicians rip mayor’s pledge to spend $1M on 2026 NFL Draft
Some Pittsburgh City Council members are criticizing Mayor Ed Gainey for pledging to spend $1 million in taxpayer money to support the 2026 NFL Draft in a city already on precarious financial footing. “That is just irresponsible,” said Councilman Anthony Coghill, D-Beechview. “It seems like a lot of money.” They...
New Italian restaurant planned for Tarentum moves to Arnold
An Italian restaurant has said “Arrivederci!” to Tarentum. More specifically, Al Colelli said he decided to move his new restaurant, Totaro’s, from Tarentum to Arnold before it ever opened. Originally, Colelli was planning to open his restaurant in a space on East Sixth Avenue. Colelli now plans to open Totaro’s...
Morning Roundup: Shaler man caught with child pornography; new rules for Cupples Stadium
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Tuesday, Sept. 17: Shaler man arrested on child pornography charges An online user known as “creepjoe” suspected of trading child pornography has been identified as Andrew Britsch, 32, of Shaler. He was arraigned Friday on five felony counts of...
Collier teen recognized as National Merit Scholarship semifinalist
A Chartiers Valley High School senior has been recognized for her outstanding academic efforts. Charlotte Kinslow, 17, of Collier, is a national merit scholarship semifinalist, placing her among the top 1% of students nationwide. She was selected based on her performance on the PSAT. Kinslow now has the opportunity to...
Former Woodland Hills football standout dies in Larimer shooting
A man who was fatally shot late Monday in Pittsburgh’s Larimer neighborhood was a Woodland Hills High School football standout and high honor roll student who went on to the gridiron at a Baltimore university. Gavin Yarbough, 21, of Braddock Hills was shot multiple times and taken to UPMC Presbyterian...
The Stroller, Sept. 17, 2024: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your non-profit’s community events, fundraisers and club meetings for free in The Stroller. Send information at least two weeks in advance to vndnews@triblive.com or The Stroller, 210 Wood St., Tarentum PA 15084. Please include a daytime telephone number. Follow the Stroller on X at @VNDStroller. Groups, floats welcome to...
From the archive: Mill Service opened near Yukon in 1963
Editor’s note: “From the archive” is a recurring series highlighting vintage photos submitted by community members or gathered from the Tribune-Review’s files. If you have a photo you would like to see featured here, please contact gtrcity@triblive.com. For more than 60 years, industrial waste has been disposed of and treated...
‘I hope to learn how a community government works,’ says new Fox Chapel junior council member
Shady Side Academy junior Kabeer Chopra is Fox Chapel’s latest junior council member. Mayor Alex Scott III swore in Chopra on Sept. 16 after council unanimously voted to appoint him. “I thought it would be a great experience because I feel like I’m doing something for this community that’s different...
Police seek man who assaulted UPS driver in Carrick
Pittsburgh Police are seeking information on a man who assaulted a UPS delivery driver Saturday in Carrick. Police were dispatched to the 1900 block of Dartmore Street shortly after 12:30 p.m. They spoke with a UPS delivery worker who said the driver of a blue Honda sedan first called out...
Argument over house cleanliness ends in fatal shooting in South Side Slopes
Pittsburgh police said a dispute over the cleanliness of a house Monday afternoon led to the fatal shooting of a man in the city’s South Side Slopes neighborhood. Eddie Kimber, 25, of South Oakland was shot inside a Sharon Street home and transported to UPMC Mercy, where he died shortly...
Yellow Bridge beer will benefit Delmont library
The Delmont Public Library will solicit donations one 16-ounce can at a time when they host a soft-release party for a collaboration beer with Yellow Bridge Brewing. A Sept. 20 launch party will be from 6-9 p.m. at Yellow Bridge, 2266 Route 66 in Delmont, where sales of the “Please...
Reproductive rights rally slated for Pitt-Greensburg
A social welfare organization associated with the non-partisan Planned Parenthood of Western Pennsylvania plans to discuss reproductive rights during a rally from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Pitt-Greensburg’s Mary Lou Campana Chapel off Mt. Pleasant Road in Hempfield. “It’s important to have these conversations with college students, because they...
McKeesport woman names husband as suspect in her own killing
At 5:06 a.m. Saturday, a McKeesport man called 911 and told police someone outside had shot his wife. When police arrived at his apartment, he told them she shot herself. But, police said, before his wife died in a nearby hospital an hour later, she fingered her husband as the...
Huge steel cone shipment expected to disrupt traffic across region
A 150-ton steel cone destined for a Braddock steel plant is expected to halt and delay traffic Tuesday as it winds its way along several major traffic arteries in the region, including Route 22 in Westmoreland County and routes 48 and 130 in Allegheny County. The super load is 160...
Police: Monroeville couple sold heroin, fentanyl to undercover task force
A Monroeville couple are charged after police say they sold heroin and fentanyl to undercover drug task force members on multiple occasions. Joshua L. Waters, 30, and Jabria L. Caldwell, 27, both of Monroeville, are charged with felony counts of drug delivery and drug possession following an investigation that involved...
Fisher, weasel-like animal once eliminated from Pa., spotted on Murrysville wildlife camera
Fishers, omnivorous members of the weasel family, were completely eliminated from Pennsylvania during unregulated hunting and massive deforestation in the late 1800s. At the time, the last recorded Pennsylvania fishers were spotted in places such as Clearfield, Elk, Cameron, Potter and Sullivan counties. In the mid-1990s, encouraged by similar efforts...
Former Westmoreland caseworker claims he was fired because of disability
A New Stanton man who worked for one month as a caseworker for the Westmoreland County Children’s Bureau claims he was fired earlier this year because he was disabled. In a two-count lawsuit filed last week in U.S. District Court in Pittsburgh, Sean Lally contends he was discriminated against by...
Deadline now Oct. 16 for mandatory water line inventory in Aspinwall; evening appointments available
Aspinwall residents and property owners have some more time to schedule a water line check with the borough. The state Department of Environmental Protection is requiring communities to inventory their water lines. To comply, Aspinwall’s public works crews are looking to see what pipe is coming from a house to...
DA confirms 1993 fatal Jeannette fire cause as undetermined, but says murder, arson convictions should stand
Westmoreland County prosecutors told a judge on Monday an expert hired to review the evidence used to convict a Jeannette man of intentionally setting a deadly fire in 1993 cannot conclude the blaze was arson. James Young, 57, is serving three life sentences after he was convicted of setting fire...
