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East Deer bridge near Sheetz finished, open to traffic
Work to replace the bridge over Crawford Run on Freeport Road in East Deer is finished and the new bridge is open to traffic, the contractor announced Wednesday. Work on the bridge, near Sheetz, started in July. It was scheduled to be finished in December, but was delayed into January...
Youth basketball tournament to remember Highlands coach, support Callender family
The shock of the loss of a beloved Highlands coach is subsiding, but the need to help his family and keep his memory alive remains. The second annual Coach Tom Callender Memorial Basketball Tournament will bring people together to celebrate his life and help his family, said Kate Bielak of...
Pennsylvania drivers can bring documents to PennDOT to pre-verify for ‘REAL ID’
Pennsylvania drivers are getting information in the mail about pre-verifying for “REAL ID.” The identifications, in the form of a new driver’s license or photo identification card, will be available this spring, according to the postcard PennDOT spokesman Steve Cowan said the agency is sending to all customers. REAL ID-compliant...
Police looking for person who fled Turtle Creek shooting scene
A 17-year-old boy was treated and released from a local hospital after being shot Tuesday morning in Turtle Creek, Allegheny County police said. Turtle Creek police and paramedics went to the 900 block of Oak Avenue around 8 a.m. in response to 911 calls about a shooting. The boy had...
Highlands School District hopes pay boost will attract nurses, union says
Highlands School District is hoping to attract health room nurses by increasing pay, a union representative said Tuesday. In an agreement with the Highlands Educational Support Professionals Association, the district has increased the pay for health room licensed practical nurses to $15 per hour. The hourly rate had been as...
40th Street Bridge ramp reopens, but another closure is expected
The ramp from the 40th Street Bridge to northbound Route 28 in Millvale has reopened, PennDOT announced around 3 p.m. Tuesday. The ramp had been closed Monday evening because of ice that came from a water line leak. Crews have removed the ice and reopened the ramp, PennDOT said. The...
Armstrong County residents invited to try new voting machines
Armstrong County residents will be able to try out new voting machines at an expo next week. The new voting system expo will be held from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 30, at the Kittanning Township Volunteer Fire Department, 13126 Route 422. The Pennsylvania Department of State directed...
Highlands to seek exceptions to increase property taxes by more than state limit
Property owners in the Highlands School District could be facing another increase in their school taxes. The school board on Monday approved advertising a preliminary budget, a step toward increasing the property tax beyond the district’s state-imposed limit. The board did not discuss specifics of the budget at the voting...
Highlands School Board sets hearing on closing former Fawn elementary school
The Highlands School Board is considering permanently closing the former Fawn Primary Center. The school was renamed the Highlands Support Center as part of the district’s controversial reconfiguration, which went into effect this school year. The school board voted Monday to schedule a state-required public hearing to consider the permanent...
Gas prices holding steady nationally as transition to summer fuel approaches
While the Pittsburgh area was enduring its coldest day of the winter season so far, the change to summer is just on the horizon — to summer gasoline, that is. “The transition to summer gasoline, a three-month process, will begin in the weeks ahead, so the current period is still...
At 110 years old, Allegheny Valley Hospital keeps growing
Allegheny Valley Hospital will be remembering its history and investing in its future in this, its 110th year. That will include saying goodbye to a large piece of its past. The hospital’s administration building, dating from 1928, is slated to be torn down this spring. It’s among many projects recently...
Pittsburgh police make arrest in Jan. 7 downtown shooting
Pittsburgh police have made an arrest in a Jan. 7 shooting in downtown Pittsburgh. Roy Joseph Johnson, 23, was arrested overnight, police announced Friday. He was charged with aggravated assault, attempted homicide and reckless endangerment. Johnson allegedly shot another man multiple times in the 900 block of Liberty Avenue around...
Turtle Creek shooting victim expected to survive
A 28-year-old man is expected to survive after being shot in Turtle Creek shortly after midnight Friday, Allegheny County Police said. Turtle Creek police and paramedics went to the 500 block of James Street around 12:20 a.m. after a shooting was reported to 911. The victim found there was suffering...
Winter storm warning issued as snow bears down on Pittsburgh area
A weekend winter storm watch has been upgraded to a winter storm warning for much of Southwestern Pennsylvania, and the region is expected to see more than a half-foot of snow by day’s end Saturday, according to the National Weather Service. The winter storm warning is in effect from 10...
New Kensington Post Office to host passport fair
The New Kensington Post Office will host a passport fair next weekend. The location is among select post offices in the Western Pennsylvania District hosting a fair to help customers obtain passports. It will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 26 at the post office,...
Meteorologist: Today’s snow nothing compared to what’s coming this weekend
Some snow this afternoon and evening will be an appetizer for the main course expected on Saturday. Between 1 and 2 inches of snow is in the forecast for today, starting in the mid-afternoon and ending around midnight, National Weather Service meteorologist Mike Kennedy said. “It doesn’t look like it’s...
Knoch High School student accused of Snapchat threat to stand trial
A Knoch High School student was ordered Wednesday to stand trial on charges of making online threats to shoot classmates. District Judge Sue Haggerty moved all charges against Jason Bowen, 18, of Middlesex, to Butler County Common Pleas Court during a preliminary hearing. He is accused of making terroristic threats,...
Many schools delayed as slick roads hamper morning commute
Light drizzle and flurries caused icy road conditions in parts of the Pittsburgh area Wednesday morning, causing many school districts to call two-hour delays. A winter weather advisory for slippery road conditions, especially on untreated roads and elevated surfaces, was in effect until noon. Shortly before 9 a.m., the National...
Burglar breaks into Shadyside’s Henne Jewelers, leaves empty-handed
A burglar got into a Shadyside jewelry store early Tuesday morning, but left with nothing. The jewelry at Henne Jewelers was in a vault and out of the burglar’s reach, the Trib’s news partner, WPXI-TV, reported Tuesday. Officers responded to an alarm at the store in the 5500 block of...
Tarentum wage increases follow pay freezes for some
Some Tarentum employees are getting pay raises in 2019 after having their pay frozen last year. The salaries hikes are included in the borough’s $3.58 million 2019 general fund budget. There was no increase in property taxes, which remain at 5.48 mills. The borough’s public works, water plant and office...
Power restored in New Brighton after car knocks down utility pole
Power was restored to hundreds of homes in New Brighton after a car crash caused an outage Sunday night. At least 600 Duquesne Light customers were without power after a car crashed into a pole around 10 p.m. on Penn Avenue, Tribune-Review news partner WPXI-TV reported. Police told the station...
State police investigating pattern of thefts from construction sites
State police are investigating an ongoing pattern of thefts from construction sites in the New Stanton and Mt. Pleasant area. Troopers said they responded Thursday to a report of tools having been stolen from a construction site on Mt. Pleasant Connel Road in East Huntingdon, where someone broke into a...
As oil prices rise, lowest gas prices may be in rearview mirror
With oil prices back over $50 per barrel, gas prices may soon bottom out and start to move higher, said Patrick DeHaan, head of petroleum analysis for GasBuddy. “While it doesn’t seem that prices will rise very far, it looks more and more like the lowest price of the year...
Man who assaulted woman on Greyhound bus arrested after fleeing halfway house
A man convicted of sexually assaulting a woman sleeping on a Greyhound bus in August was arrested Thursday night after leaving a halfway house nearly a week ago, according to the Allegheny County Sheriff’s Office. Justin Dahlheimer, 23, of Sioux City, Iowa, was convicted on Dec. 20 of indecent assault...
Heights Plaza receiver reports early progress righting ‘sinking ship’
A receiver appointed to take over operation of the Heights Plaza shopping center in Harrison reports making early progress “to right the sinking ship.” An Allegheny County judge in October named Pretium Property Management of White Plains, N.Y., as receiver of the distressed shopping center, also known as Harrison Town...
