Delmont sewage project costs rise to $5.5MVideo
Delmont Council will wait to decide whether to pursue state grant and potential loan funding for a sewage project whose scope has recently expanded. Borough engineer Dalton Mack said a new equalization tank, designed to hold sewage and release it slowly, should be designed based on a 10-year summer storm...
Boot Barn opens in Collier
A little bit of Western flair has moved to Collier. Boot Barn, a national retail chain selling western and work-related footwear, apparel and accessories, opened at the Great Southern Shopping Center, 1155 Washington Pike, on Feb. 13. The South West Regional Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon-cutting for the store...
Ready, set, fresh as Harvest on Main Community Market announces opening date in Sharpsburg
The long-anticipated Harvest on Main Community Market has announced an opening date in Sharpsburg. The nonprofit, fresh foods market will debut March 2, according to Bonnie DeMotte, executive director of Second Harvest. The grocery store will feature a deli, freshly prepared to-go foods, a bakery, quality meats and cheeses, fresh...
Father-son financial advisers share love of golf, family and service in Fox Chapel area
James “Jim” Wallisch of Indiana Township left Pittsburgh as a teen to pursue an Ivy League education and learn the financial investing ropes. With a keen interest in finance, he excelled at Princeton University, majoring in engineering and minoring in economics. After graduating with honors from Princeton, he set his...
Oakmont approves resolution for non-cooperation with ICE and Customs & Border ProtectionVideo
Oakmont officials Tuesday night unanimously approved a resolution prohibiting the borough from engaging in noncriminal federal immigration law enforcement. The resolution also made clear Oakmont would not enter into a 287(g) agreement, which allows local police departments to aid U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in immigration enforcement. The partnership is...
Springdale residents divided, frustrated after recent ICE detainment
Springdale Council and residents are divided over the local police department’s cooperation with ICE. Several displeased residents took the chance to confront officials Tuesday at council’s first meeting since the detainment of Springdale resident Randy Cordova-Flores, 36, originally from Peru. But the meeting — attended by a few dozen residents...
Former Greensburg officer convicted of drug dealing must repay pension benefits
Greensburg’s police pension commission on Tuesday approved a decision that seeks the repayment of $75,400 by a retired officer who was sentenced to probation on federal drug crimes. The commission OK’d the findings of fact, conclusions of law and decision regarding the forfeiture of pension benefits paid to Regina McAtee....
Driver waives hearing, faces trial in fiery wrong-way crash on Parkway West
A man is headed to trial on charges that he was drunk in October when he drove his SUV into oncoming Parkway West traffic and struck a second vehicle before both cars burst into flames. Tristan Michael Larson, 23, of Moon on Tuesday waived his preliminary hearing on two DUI...
Oakmont family recounts husband’s ICE detainment
For a time, Jose Flores thought he would never see his family again. The morning of Jan. 29, Flores was getting ready for work and to drive his 8-year-old daughter, Lily, to school. “It started like any normal day,” Flores, 47, said through an interpreter as he and his wife,...
‘Electric personality’: Jesse Jackson left lasting impressions in Pittsburgh
The Rev. Jesse Jackson, the civil rights icon who died Tuesday, stumped in Pittsburgh during his presidential runs in 1984 and 1988, and returned a generation later to rally the city behind President Barack Obama’s reelection campaign. But one retired city police officer remembered Jackson for a far more humble...
No injuries reported in chemical reaction at ATI Vandergrift
ATI Vandergrift officials said there was no risk to the community after a chemical reaction that impacted air quality for workers. Emergency crews were called to the plant along Lincoln Avenue at about 12:45 p.m., according to Westmoreland County dispatchers. No one was injured, ATI spokeswoman Natalie Gillespie said. “A...
Former baseball coach threatens Kiski Area with lawsuit
Attorneys representing a former Kiski Area middle school assistant baseball coach say they plan to file a lawsuit against the school district after the former coach was not rehired for the job over what they say is political retaliation. Attorney Amanda Shields said Tuesday her firm plans to file a...
Former Torrance State Hospital nurse charged with sexual assault of patient
A former nurse at Torrance State Hospital is accused by state police of having regular sexual encounters with a patient over seven months last year, according to court papers. The encounters between Dana R. Coxon, 40, and the patient, in his mid-20s, were video recorded and photographed on a cellphone...
Westmoreland Hospital, former nurses sued again for alleged mistreatment of patients
A third lawsuit has been filed against a Westmoreland County hospital and four former staffers accused of mistreating patients. According to court documents, the alleged incidents occurred over five days in late June 2024 after Shirley Stouffer of Hempfield was admitted to Independence Health’s Westmoreland Hospital with heart issues and...
Liberian refugee’s killer sent to prison for Pittsburgh slaying
When Eddie Kimber was growing up in the West African nation of Liberia, he had difficulty breathing, struggled to gain weight and would easily become exhausted from minimal activity. Doctors couldn’t find what was wrong. But when Kimber’s family fled war there and entered a refugee program, his brother said...
In brief: Happenings across the North Allegheny Journal area
Garden club to explore hibernation “Nature’s Early Risers” will be the topic of Longvue Acres Garden Club’s program on Feb. 24. Allegheny Land Trust’s education associate, Sara Klingensmith, will explain why some animals wake up from hibernation earlier than others and what the benefits are to nature’s lightest sleepers. The...
Monroeville to file appeal after convention center is denied tax-exempt status
Monroeville officials will file an appeal after Allegheny County denied their application to exempt the Monroeville Convention Center from property taxation. “The original convention center was a profit-making enterprise, and so it paid property taxes,” said Monroeville solicitor Robert Wratcher. “The municipality, which owns it now, doesn’t pay property taxes,...
Pittsburgh City Council approves new solicitor, planning director
Pittsburgh officially has a new solicitor and planning director. City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved Mayor Corey O’Connor’s picks to lead the Law Department and the Department of City Planning. Lisa Zeidner Marcus is the city’s top lawyer and Ivette Mongalo-Winston oversees planning. Both had been serving in their roles...
Pittsburgh airport welcomes 5 new dining spots
Travelers who have Pittsburgh International Airport as part of their commute now can now dine at five new airside concessions. At a grand opening on Tuesday, Pittsburgh’s airport became one of more than 50 airports across the United States, Canada and Brazil to house dining options operated by SSP America,...
Loyalhanna woman accused of shooting man
A Loyalhanna woman is behind bars after state police said she shot her former boyfriend, according to court papers. Nina L. Lipford, 51, was arraigned Saturday on an attempted homicide charge. The wounded man, 50, told troopers he was at Lipford’s home on Substation Road early last week when they...
Picklesburgh adds 4th day to Pittsburgh festival
Pickle lovers, this year’s dates for the Picklesburgh festival were just announced — including an extra festival day. Running four days long in 2026, the Downtown festival will be held from July 16 through July 19, the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership announced. “Back by popular demand, Picklesburgh will kick off Thursday...
Carnegie trail extension receives $850k boost
Federal funding will help a project proposed to expand the Panhandle Trail into Carnegie. Allegheny County was awarded $850,000 to support the purchase of part of an unused railroad line in Carnegie to extend the Panhandle Trail. “We’re thrilled (with U.S. Rep. Chris Deluzio’s) support for the Panhandle Trail extension...
Hempfield man accused of assaulting pregnant woman
A Hempfield man is accused of assaulting a pregnant woman and her unborn child during an incident at his apartment over the weekend. State police arrested Richard A. Haubrich Jr., 33, on Sunday on charges of aggravated assault of an unborn child, strangulation and related offenses. Troopers were called to...
Sewer project coming to Oak Manor Drive in Harrison
A sanitary sewer realignment is on tap for Harrison. Commissioners have been eyeing the work along Oak Manor Drive as a “proactive investment in critical utility infrastructure,” Township Manager Amy Rockwell said. The work is expected to take up to 15 weeks. Harrison will get about $280,000 from the state...
Wilkinsburg man gets double life terms for killing woman and daughter, 4
A Wilkinsburg man who shot and killed a woman and her 4-year-old daughter in an act the judge called calculated and vicious will serve the rest of his life in prison. Marquise St. Julien-Givner, 23, was sentenced Tuesday to two consecutive life terms with no chance for parole for killing...
