Brian C. Rittmeyer stories, Page 112

A road in Pittsburgh’s Squirrel Hill neighborhood that was closed Friday morning because of a fallen tree has reopened The large tree came down around 1 a.m. on Shady Avenue between Northumberland Street and Aylesboro Avenue, the Tribune-Review’s news partner, WPXI-TV, reported. The tree was completely blocking the road, and...

A 78-year-old pizza delivery driver refused medical treatment after he was assaulted and carjacked in Pittsburgh’s Regent Square neighborhood early Thursday morning, according to city police. Officers responded to the 600 block of East End Avenue around 12:45 a.m., a Pittsburgh police spokeswoman said. According to initial reports, the driver...

A Romanian pleaded guilty in federal court to charges related to him and others installing skimming devices on ATM machines in Washington County. Elvis E. Roman withdrew his November not guilty plea to conspiracy and bank fraud and entered into a plea agreement with federal prosecutors, according to court documents....

You ever dance with the devil in the pale moonlight? You may have had you been at movie theaters in 1989, when Pittsburgh native Michael Keaton donned the cowl in Tim Burton’s first “Batman” movie. To celebrate its 30th anniversary, and Batman’s 80th anniversary, the movie is returning to theaters...

State police arrested an East Brady man after a vehicle and foot pursuit early Thursday in East Franklin. The man’s name and age were not immediately released. State police said they stopped the man for traffic violations at 12:05 a.m. at Hilltop Plaza. They found he was wanted on three...

After some scattered morning showers, it will be another warm and sunny day in the Pittsburgh area, according to the National Weather Service. The rain is fairly light and diminishing as it moves east, meteorologist Bill Modzelewski said. It will be out of the Pittsburgh area by 10 or 11...

A driver was injured after sheering a utility pole in Pittsburgh’s Stanton Heights neighborhood. Officers responded to the single-vehicle crash in the 4200 block of Stanton Avenue around 2:17 a.m., a police spokeswoman said. The car had crashed into a utility pole, bringing down wires and pulling a utility box...

The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office said a man found dead on a Wilkinsburg porch had been shot. Officials identified the dead man as Jakeem Booker, 19, of Braddock. Police were called to a home along Franklin Avenue just after 6:30 a.m. Wednesday, where a man’s body could be seen...

A 34-year-old Brownsville man was killed in an ATV crash Wednesday in Fayette County. The incident happened around 4 a.m. Wednesday at Market and Spring streets in Brownsville, a county emergency dispatch supervisor said. The victim was identified by the coroner’s office as James Close of Brownsville. A report on...

Pittsburgh police cited the driver of an SUV that crashed into a house in Pittsburgh’s Spring Garden neighborhood early Wednesday morning. The driver was going too fast down a steep hill near the scene of the crash, according to police. The crash on Spring Garden Avenue was reported just before...

It’s gonna be a warm one. The Pittsburgh area is expected to see temperatures in the low 80s today. It will be the first 80-degree day this year, and the warmest it’s been since early October, National Weather Service meteorologist Bill Modzelewski said. The high is forecast to hit 83...

A Saxonburg man is being held in the Butler County jail on $100,000 bond after a police chase in Butler County on Sunday. State police said an officer tried to stop Alexander John Lefever, 25, for a traffic violation on South Clearfield Road south of Route 422 in Clearfield Township...

Two teenagers were expected to survive after being shot in Penn Hills , Allegheny County police said. Police were called to the 8900 block of Eastwood Road at 8:10 p.m. Tuesday. Officers found a 19-year-old man who had been shot in the head and leg, and a 17-year-old boy who...

Highlands School District should not have kept secret the name of an employee it suspended in February, the state’s Office of Open Records has ruled. The office issued a final determination Tuesday in response to an appeal filed by the Tribune-Review after Highlands refused to release the employee’s name. The...

Following a failed vote to hire a new school bus company, Highlands School Board wants to question the two companies vying for the district’s transportation contract, district Solicitor Ira Weiss said. The board called a rare public committee meeting for next week to pose questions to representatives of W.L. Roenigk,...

At least one woman appeared to be hurt when a car and a minivan collided in Harrison on Tuesday morning. The crash happened at about 8:20 a.m. at the intersection of Freeport Road and Idaho Avenue, between Key Bank and a car wash. A white Chevy Cavalier had extensive front-end...

A woman wanted on multiple warrants was arrested after a police pursuit that ended with a crash into two police cars Tuesday morning in Beaver County. The chase started around 6:30 a.m. in Aliquippa and continued into Center Township, the Trib’s news partner, WPXI-TV, reported. Police told the station the...

A rally and lobbying day in support of legislation aimed at reforming police procedures is planned at the state Capitol in Harrisburg Tuesday. A coalition of state lawmakers have unveiled bills in the wake of the March acquittal of former East Pittsburgh police officer Michael Rosfeld in the death of...

Volunteers filled more than 100 bags with trash in Harrison’s Earth Day cleanup on Saturday. A total of 64 volunteers turned out, including 34 in Natrona Heights and 30 in Natrona, Commissioner Chuck Dizard said. That included people from Fawn and Tarentum. “Amazingly, a few of the nasty areas were...

A Carnegie woman was caught on video grabbing, flipping and throwing a 2-year-old on April 24 at a South Fayette daycare center where she was working, South Fayette police said. Kimberly Lynne Seibel, 27, faces felony charges of aggravated assault and endangering the welfare of children. Three employees of Kingdom...

Half of the candidates for Tarentum Council in next month’s primary are running for multiple seats even though, in the end, they will be able to hold only one. “It’s a weird system,” said Democrat Jim Bonner, who is vying for his party’s nomination in three races, more than any...

Tarentum may not release a list of hundreds of delinquent property taxpayers as expected this week. In February, council approved posting the names of those owing property taxes on the borough’s website starting Wednesday. But on Monday, borough Manager Michael Nestico said he wants to get more direction from council...

Phil McGraw, best known as “Dr. Phil,” apologized to Slippery Rock University after slighting the university in comments he made about the college admissions scandal. McGraw said he didn’t know Slippery Rock University existed and thought he was making up the name. “Please accept my apology for referring to ‘Slippery...

Gasoline prices are continuing to rise in the Pittsburgh area and across the nation. Pittsburgh prices are up 5.8 cents per gallon in the past week, to an average of $3.10, according to GasBuddy. That’s 32.6 cents per gallon more than a month ago, and 4.6 cents per gallon more...

The Highlands School District is paying a former teacher more than $30,000 as part of a settlement and release agreement. The school district released the agreement with Andrew B. Kotyk on Thursday. The school board had approved it in March. The school district refused to release the agreement when it...