Sheetz celebrating Independence Day with gas priced at $1.776
Anyone who knows what year the Declaration of Independence was signed also will know the price of gasoline at Sheetz on Tuesday. The Altoona-based convenience store chain announced Monday that it will reduce its gas prices to $1.776 per gallon to celebrate Independence Day. The promotion will start at 12:01...
Pittsburgh to begin selling officially licensed apparel, part of proceeds will go into city budget
Pittsburghers will soon be able to wear their hometown pride on their sleeves — and shirts and hats. City officials on Monday announced the first officially licensed Pittsburgh merchandise will be available starting Tuesday. The city last spring announced a partnership with Pittsburgh-based CommonWealth Press to sell the city’s first...
Ligonier Township man charged with 25 counts of possessing child pornography
A Ligonier Township man was arrested late last week and charged with 25 counts of child pornography possession and five counts of sharing child pornography, after a police investigation led to the seizure of computers at his home, according to court records. Members of the state attorney general’s Child Predator...
Effort underway to restore 99-year-old WWI memorial outside Pittsburgh’s Obama Academy
Local leaders are raising money to restore a World War I memorial outside Obama Academy in Pittsburgh’s East Liberty neighborhood. The memorial features a more than 6-foot-tall bronze sculpture by Pittsburgh sculptor Frank Vittor. It depicts several figures, including a statue of Columbia, a mother and son, a returned soldier...
‘Aphelion’: Abstracts featured in Monroeville Public Library exhibit
Astronomy enthusiasts will recognize July 6 as aphelion, the day when the earth is at its farthest point from the sun in 2023. “It’s the closest cosmic event to our show opening on the 8th,” Monroeville artist Jay Winter said. As such, he chose “Aphelion” as the name for his...
Fox Chapel-based Women’s Board grants $83,000 to 4 children’s charities
“Springtime in Paris,” the 2023 fundraiser of the Women’s Board of Pittsburgh, will benefit four children’s charities this year — the most ever in one year for the Fox Chapel-based group. The April event brought in more than $83,000, according to the nonprofit. Grant recipients include Earthen Vessels Outreach, Foster...
Connellsville man accused of recording, distributing video of nude teen
A Connellsville man is accused of video recording a topless teen and sending it to others through Facebook, according to court papers. Jonathan A. Dulaney, 28, is charged with unlawful contact with a minor, child pornography, corruption of minors and related offenses. State police said the girl reported she was...
Allegheny County overdose deaths dropped 5% last year, data show
Drug overdose deaths in Allegheny County dropped 5% last year compared to the year before, according to data released by the medical examiner’s officer. Overdoses killed 689 people in 2022, down from 719 in 2021, Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Karl Williams said. Deaths in 2020 also totaled 689, the county...
School spirit on display at Divine Mercy Academy cheer camp in Monroeville
School may be out, but Divine Mercy Academy’s gym was full of spirit during the last week of June. A cheer camp attracted 25 students who will be entering kindergarten through eighth grade. They learned skills and a dance routine to present during the camp’s culminating activity, a showcase for...
More than 2 pounds of suspected fentanyl found in minivan bumper on Pa. Turnpike, police say
More than 2 pounds of suspected fentanyl was found hidden Thursday in the front bumper of a minivan traveling on the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Mt. Pleasant Township, according to court papers. Ernesto A. Lantigua-Arias, 39, of Massachusetts, is being held at the Westmoreland County Prison on $250,000 bail. He is...
TSA says it stopped Ohio man from boarding plane in Pittsburgh with 9mm handgun
Transportation Security Administration officers at Pittsburgh International Airport stopped an Ohio man from bringing a loaded handgun onto a flight Friday, a record-setting day as travelers flew ahead of the Independence Day holiday. Officers at the Findlay-based airport detected the 9mm handgun in the Lima, Ohio, man’s carry-on backpack as...
Harmar beer distributor sells $1 million scratch-off ticket
It’s not unusual for owner Linda Wilson to sell scratch-off lottery tickets to customers at Willy’s Beer and Beverage in Harmar. What is unusual? Having a million-dollar winner. That’s exactly what happened June 22, when one of Wilson’s regulars scratched off a “$1 Million? Seriously” ticket at the store. “I...
New Texas Road reopens in Plum after slide repair; Leechburg Road set to close
One Plum road that was closed while a slide was fixed has reopened, while another is set to close for the same reason. New Texas Road reopened to traffic Monday, PennDOT spokesman Steve Cowan said. It had been closed between Old Leechburg Road and Rosemary Hill Drive since May 30...
Ligonier Township man wielded machete before being fatally shot by police, detectives say
Ligonier Valley Police were responding to a domestic disturbance Sunday afternoon when they fatally shot a machete-wielding man at a Ligonier Township home, according to Westmoreland County detectives. Robbie Thomas Saunders, 59, was armed with a machete when officers arrived just before 4 p.m. at a Gravel Hill Road home....
Mercedes driver sought in reported hit-and-run incidents at Pa. Turnpike interchange
State police are looking for an older model black Mercedes sedan that reportedly was involved in two hit-and-run crashes in as many days on the Pennsylvania Turnpike Irwin interchange exit ramp to Route 30. Troopers said a 24-year-old Mt. Pleasant man reported the 7 a.m. crashes on Thursday and Friday...
Oakmont woman found guilty of 1st-degree murder in starvation death of 3-year-old stepdaughter
An Oakmont woman was found guilty Monday of first-degree murder in the starvation death of her partner’s child. Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge Bruce R. Beemer also found Laura Ramriez, 31, guilty of aggravated assault, endangering the welfare of a child, unlawful restraint and conspiracy to commit homicide in connection...
Burtner House in Harrison will host its first Honey Bee Festival
Organizers of a new festival at the historic Burtner House in Harrison are hoping it creates a buzz. The Honey Bee Festival is scheduled for July 29 at the homestead, just off Route 28 at Exit 15. Admission is free, but donations will be accepted. “There’s a lot of interest...
Parking options expand in Leechburg’s business district
Leechburg officials have taken steps to resolve an ongoing parking predicament in the borough’s downtown business district. After fielding complaints from a business owner about limited parking options on Second Street, council unanimously voted to approve the installation of two, 10-minute free parking spaces along the street. The new spots...
Iceburgh’s Express offers quick lunch options in downtown Greensburg
Busy workers and shoppers have a new on-the-go lunch option in downtown Greensburg. Iceburgh’s Express opened June 12 at 15 E. Pittsburgh St., offering create-your-own salads and wraps, along with pre-made wraps, snacks, cookies and beverages. It’s the second Iceburgh’s venture for Skip and Alicia Majiros of North Huntingdon, who...
2 dead in fire in Pittsburgh’s Beltzhoover
Two people died Monday morning after a two-alarm fire in Pittsburgh’s Beltzhoover neighborhood. Firefighters responded to a residential fire around 5:40 a.m. in the 400 block of Cedarhurst Street, Pittsburgh Public Safety said. The first crews arrived within four minutes to find “an active fire with possible entrapment,” officials said....
Fleeing suspect fatally shot by state trooper after chase in Indiana County
A Pennsylvania State Police trooper shot and killed a Center Township man following a miles-long car chase through Indiana County Sunday night, state police said in a press statement. At about 11:55 p.m., police said the trooper initiated a traffic stop near Yankeetown and Lockard avenues in Center Township, Indiana...
1 hospitalized after vehicle slams into Beltzhoover house
One person was hospitalized early Monday after Pittsburgh police said a vehicle they were pursuing crashed into a house in Beltzhoover. Police from Zone 3 said they tried to pull over a car around 3 a.m. but the driver of the car refused to stop. The driver of the car...
In brief: Hampton area happenings, week of July 3, 2023
Church hosts car show Hampton Presbyterian Church will host a car show from 4 to 8 p.m. July 22 The family-friendly event features a concession stand and music by DJ Denny Dutko. All makes and models of vehicles are welcome. The event is free. The church is located at 2942...
In brief: Monroeville area happenings, week of July 2, 2023
Concerts coming up Monroeville Recreation and Parks presents a summer concert series from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Sundays in Tall Trees Amphitheater at Community Park West, 2399 Tilbrook Road. Sponsored by UMPC East, the series continues with: • July 9 — Buffalo Rose, folk • July 16 — Pittsburgh Doo Wop...
In brief: Road closure, yard sale, other happenings in Plum, Oakmont, week of July 3, 2023
Edgemede garage/yard sale The annual Edgemede Neighborhood garage/yard sale is scheduled for 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. July 8 in Plum. Use 510 Cresthaven Drive for GPS and stop by to pick up a map of participating houses. Pittsburgh Smokehouse food truck will be in the neighborhood from 9 to...
