Penn Hills Progress category, Page 103

A child told police that bags of heroin they found scattered about his home were “mommy’s medicine” that she makes sometimes, according to a criminal complaint. Pittsburgh police charged the mother, Leslie Brown, 29, of Penn Hills with felony counts, including endangering her son, manufacturing drugs and possession and possession...

Authorities remain puzzled about how a beloved Penn Hills teacher became involved in a standoff with police Aug. 6 that ended with his death. “We’re trying to figure out why he was doing what he was doing,” Allegheny County District Attorney Stephen A. Zappala Jr. said Thursday of Donald Babbit....

A Penn Hills man already accused of robbing a bank in Unity, Westmoreland County, in January is now accused of threatening to stab a bank clerk during the robbery of the S&T branch along Golden Mile Highway in Plum last December. According to a police affidavit filed Wednesday, Demetriyaiss Lamar...

Tragedy could lead to provision for the Penn Hills volunteer fire departments. Penn Hills Mayor Sara Kuhn lined up fire chiefs from each of the municipality’s six volunteer fire departments as she led the audience in extended applause for fighting the fire that destroyed a shopping plaza along Frankstown Road....

Three police officers were sworn in by Penn Hills Mayor Sara Kuhn and two tenured officers were recognized for saving a life at the Aug. 19 council meeting. The hires bring the municipality’s police force up to 52 officers. Police Chief Howard Burton expects to hire one more to bring...

Penn Hills School District has $1 million in borrowed money set aside to help cover spring bills. It’s part of a $1.3 million no-interest transitional loan through the state Department of Education for districts in financial recovery. The remaining $300,000 will be used for education, transportation and operational audits, public...

The work to repair Nadine Road in Penn Hills and its retaining wall will begin Aug. 20, the Allegheny County Department of Public Works said. The section of the road between Allegheny River Boulevard and Lincoln Road has been closed since July 12 following storms that overturned the wall and...

Penn Hills police say a North Braddock police officer unlawfully placed two men under arrest when he thought they were scamming him and his wife. Sharon Jackson, 26, of Braddock believed he and his wife were being scammed by two life insurance agents when they showed up to their Penn...

Penn Hills District Judge Anthony L. DeLuca handled the following cases recently. Defendants will have court dates set in Allegheny County Common Pleas Court. Charges were filed by Penn Hills police unless otherwise noted. Held for court • Sheldon Pinnock, 33, of Verona on charges of terroristic threats, recklessly endangering...

A man caught on camera illegally dumping furniture and debris on a Penn Hills residential street was found guilty during a summary trial Thursday and fined nearly $5,000. Aaron Evans, 35, of Wilkinsburg, said he plans to appeal a district judge’s decision that means he now owes a maximum fine...

Cribbs Field in Verona will once again be the site of carnage and calamity — all for the sake of charity. Keystone State Wrestling Alliance superstars return to the park Saturday, Aug. 24 for Battle in the Borough 2. Professional wrestlers from near and far will wage war outdoors along...

Sounds of shuffling shoes, locker doors swinging and period bells will soon permeate Penn Hills School District halls as students and staff begin the 2019-20 school year. The first day of school is Aug. 26. “We feel like we are in a good ‘space,’” Superintendent Nancy Hines said. “Yes, the...

Cribbs Field in Verona will once again be the site of carnage and calamity — all for the sake of charity. Keystone State Wrestling Alliance superstars return to the park Saturday, Aug. 24 for Battle in the Borough 2. Professional wrestlers from near and far will wage war outdoors along...

Penn Hills District Judge Anthony L. DeLuca handled the following cases recently. Defendants will have court dates set in Allegheny County Common Pleas Court. Charges were filed by Penn Hills police unless otherwise noted. Held for court • Daniel Deambroggi Jr., 29, of Connellsville on charges of possession of controlled...

A group of dog lovers in Penn Hills raised enough money to buy new kennels for a temporary holding space used by pets picked up by the police department. PAWSitive Voice, an animal advocacy group, launched a GoFundMe fundraiser in April to raise $2,500 that would be used to purchase...

A fourth man has been caught illegally dumping in Penn Hills. Teron Allen, 34, of Verona, will face a maximum fine of $2,000 and clean-up costs for unloading a trailer full of debris on Manilla Street in the municipality’s Lincoln Park neighborhood on July 26, officials said in a news...

A Wilkinsburg man was shot and killed early Monday in Penn Hills, according to authorities. Curtiss E. Meeks Jr., 48, was pronounced dead at the scene early Monday when police found him in the street with several gunshot wounds. The incident happened just after 2 a.m. in the 1200 block...

Residents in Plum and other Allegheny County communities may be eligible to receive disaster loans for damages to property from late July storms, the county’s Department of Emergency Services on Thursday said. The U.S. Small Business Administration declared a disaster in Allegheny County after communities were hit with flooding on...

Penn Hills District Judge Anthony L. DeLuca handled the following cases recently. Defendants will have court dates set in Allegheny County Common Pleas Court. Charges were filed by Penn Hills police unless otherwise noted. Waived preliminary hearings • Michael Spears, 26, of New Kensington on charges of accident involving damage...

Penn Hills police are investigating a domestic incident in which a teen father allegedly threatened to kidnap his son. Allegheny County dispatch said police and medics were dispatched to the 8900 block of Upland Terrace at 9:12 p.m. Wednesday for the domestic situation. It was unclear if there were any...

Nick Ionadi recalled greeting one of his favorite teachers at Penn Hills High School every morning by popping his head into the teacher’s classroom and yelling: “Hey, Babbit!” Ionadi’s greeting to math teacher Don Babbit was a running joke that used a popular line from a Warner Bros. animated cartoon...

Penn Hills School District administration said it has embraced a new state system aimed at providing schools with a 24-hour anonymous tip line to report something suspicious online or offer support to those who pose threats to themselves. Since its launch in January, the state Attorney General Office’s Safe2Say Something...

Local nonprofit Military Connections isn’t just looking for volunteers to help sew more than 10,000 Christmas stockings that will be shipped to soldiers stationed overseas. It is looking for people to supply the stuffing. This year’s sewing day will be Aug. 22, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., at Murrysville...

One could say that the Penn Hills Library children’s programs are “out of this world.” Every Monday and Wednesday afternoon, through mid-August, Kids Create: Universe of Stories, features space-themed programs. For more information on library events and programs, visit www.pennhillslibrary.org....