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Jeannette man jailed on DUI charges after crash injures woman, child
A Jeannette man is behind bars after police said he was driving while impaired during a crash that seriously injured two people. Allan M. Beech, 33, was jailed last week on $250,000 bail on charges of aggravated assault by vehicle while driving under the influence, child endangerment and related offenses...
Affival extends lease, expands space at New Kensington manufacturing park
A business serving the steel industry has extended its lease and expanded its space at the New Kensington Advanced Manufacturing Park. Affival’s lease will run through Jan. 31, 2035. With an addition of 12,000 square feet, it will occupy just over 152,000 square feet in three buildings, the Regional Industrial...
Kiski Township man charged in connection with Christmas Day hit-and-run and domestic dispute
A Kiski Township man charged in connection with a hit-and-run in the township on Christmas Day also was involved in a domestic dispute just down the road from the crash scene, according to police. Township police on Tuesday announced they charged Steven Brown, 32, with aggravated assault by motor vehicle...
Jeannette passes budget, holds tax line
Jeannette Council passed the city’s 2024 budget on Tuesday by a 4-1 vote. The budget does not call for a property tax increase, keeping the millage rate at 35.62 mills. Councilwoman Michelle Langdon cast the dissenting vote because she said she felt the earned-income tax should have been lowered. One...
Westmoreland happenings: Bus trip to performance of ‘Daniel’; holiday fun day
Arts • West Newton Church of God will sponsor bus trips April 15 and May 2 to see the stage production “Daniel” at Sight & Sound Theatres near Lancaster. Cost: $180, includes bus transportation, show ticket and lunch. The bus will leave from the Christian Church parking lot in Turkeytown....
Former Bethel Park police chief found dead in home
The Bethel Park Police Department announced the death of retired chief Timothy C. O’Connor in a Facebook post Wednesday morning. According to the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office, O’Connor died by suicide just after 11:30 p.m. Tuesday. O’Connor, previously commander of Pittsburgh police’s Zone 5 station, was sworn in as...
Oakdale man spends retirement traveling to National Parks
Scott Bly waited 40 years to travel. After growing up on the North Side of Pittsburgh, Bly worked and played football during his four years at Edinboro University (now PennWest Edinboro). After graduating, he went to Roanoke, Va., to serve as a police officer for three years and then transferred...
Morning Roundup: Suspect shot by police in Washington County; car rescue in Unity
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Wednesday, Dec. 27: Suspect shot by police in Washington County A suspect was shot by a police officer early Saturday in Monongahela, Washington County. State police said Jonathan Toth, 49, of Jefferson Hills, made threats at the Main Street...
The Stroller, Dec. 27, 2023: 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. Free weekly program for veterans offered in Lower Burrell The Lower...
From novices to experienced musicians, Western Pa.’s open stages offer chance to shine in the spotlight
When Riley Galloway gets up to sing at the weekly acoustic open stage at Yellow Bridge Brewing in Delmont, you’d never know that she’s been playing in public for only a few months. The 16-year-old Irwin resident’s voice fills the space with the confidence of someone who has been performing...
Celebration of life set for David ‘Mogie’ Magill at VFW Post 92 in Lower Burrell
David “Mogie” Magill went out of his way to help other people, said his son, Patrick Magill. “My dad tried to help everybody he possibly could. He loved the community and the business in the way he loved us,” said Magill, 29, of Las Vegas. Now, the community will have...
2nd teen identified in fatal McCandless crash
A second teenager killed after a speeding car with six passengers crashed in McCandless early Saturday was identified Tuesday afternoon. Jonathan Tourney, 14, of Gibsonia, died after being flown to an area hospital at 4:32 a.m. Saturday, just an hour after the crash occurred at the intersection of Babcock Boulevard...
Pittsburgh woman was speeding while high with daughter in the back seat, police say
A Pittsburgh woman faces charges after police say she was speeding on Route 28 while high on marijuana and with her 3-year-old daughter in the back seat of the car. State police charged Mary Kate Slattery, 35, with felony counts of endangering the welfare of children and carrying a firearm...
Murrysville, Export, Delmont set 1st meetings of the new year
Murrysville, Export and Delmont will all hold their annual reorganizational meetings and regular monthly meetings on the same night. All three towns will reorganize officers for 2024 and hold their regular business meetings on Tuesday, Jan. 2: • Murrysville will hold its reorganizational meeting and its first of two monthly...
1 taken to hospital after Christmas Day fire in Tarentum
One person was taken to a hospital after a fire broke out Monday night above The Buzz smoothie bar in Tarentum. The call came in about 10 p.m. Monday, said Robert Stoebener, president of Highland Hose Volunteer Fire Company. It took crews about two hours to extinguish the blaze, he...
McMurray man caught with gun at Pittsburgh airport
A Washington County man’s loaded handgun was confiscated on Christmas Day by Transportation Security Administration officers at Pittsburgh International Airport, authorities said. The McMurray resident, whose name was not released, attempted to bring the .380-caliber handgun with his carry-on items through TSA security at the Findlay airport, TSA spokeswoman Lisa...
Hampton Eat’n Park celebrates reopening
On a sunny, unseasonably mild Friday morning, Eat’n Park lived up to its longstanding name. Empty spaces for vehicles were few and far between in the lot, and the folks inside seemed to enjoy partaking of the menu items. For patrons of the Eat’n Park on Route 8 in Hampton,...
Police say Pittsburgh man stabbed girlfriend 5 times after argument
Allegheny County Police said a Pittsburgh man who stabbed his girlfriend at least five times following an argument in Carnegie late Friday night was taken into custody Tuesday morning. Joshua Michael Meyer, 41, of Pittsburgh’s Elliott neighborhood went to his partner’s Carnegie residence and got into a verbal argument with...
Mobile Rams Van aims to support social, emotional health of Highlands students
A mobile care unit dubbed the Rams Van is expected to make a big impact at Highlands School District. The roving vehicle is equipped with backpacks, clothes, toiletries and other items to help students in all grades succeed at school. Its main mission, however, is to reach families where they...
Man found dead in Clairton
A man was found dead early Tuesday morning in Clairton. Allegheny County 911 reports at about 2:15 a.m. they were notified of a deceased man in the intersection of Wylie Avenue and Reed Street. The Allegheny County medical examiner’s office identified him as Ryan Main, 23, of Clairton. On the...
Morning Roundup: Pair of shootings — 2 injured in East Hills, 1 hurt in West End
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Tuesday, Dec. 26: 2 injured in shooting in East Hills Pittsburgh police said a teen was taken to the hospital from the scene of a shooting Monday night in Pittsburgh’s East Hills neighborhood. Police said they were called to...
Plum School Board eyes upgrading 3 schools, but budget might only allow for 1
The Plum School Board is reviewing details of possible renovations and additions at three schools, but it might only be able to afford work at one of them because of a limit on how much the district can borrow. Some of the work is aimed at giving the district space...
The Stroller, Dec. 26, 2023: 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. Nominations sought for Allegheny Valley SD Alumni Hall of Fame Allegheny...
State Rep. Frankel crafting measure to revoke gun permits when people get caught at airport checkpoints
Pennsylvanians with a permit to carry a concealed gun can lose that privilege if they are convicted of crimes ranging from shoplifting and writing a bad check to marijuana possession or committing bigamy. But if they walk up to an airport security checkpoint with a loaded gun in their carry-on...
Amtrak anticipates spending $6.6M on Greensburg, Latrobe station projects
As Amtrak, the state and Norfolk Southern Corp. are planning major improvements to the rail line from Pittsburgh to Harrisburg, the passenger rail service is projecting it will spend $6.6 million over the next two years on improvements to two Westmoreland County train stations, in Greensburg and Latrobe. Amtrak has...
