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Jailhouse letters from accused killer read aloud during Day 3 of Wilkinsburg mass shooting trialVideo
Cheron Shelton told “Pops” he had been working on getting rid of something before police picked him up on a probation violation and a charge of receiving stolen property. It was at “Bubby’s house round the corner,” and it was “next to the lawn mowers, wrapped and ready to be...
Friends of Flight 93 announces new leadership
The former senior executive director of the Pentagon Memorial Fund was appointed executive director of the Friends of the Flight 93 National Memorial. Officials said Andrew Ammerman, who served as senior executive director of the Pentagon Memorial Fund for more than 13 years, will assume the post as new leadership...
Jeannette company sues Patriot Shield, landlord over hemp odor
A Jeannette packaging company is seeking thousands of dollars in damages after its items were contaminated while being stored in the same warehouse as a hemp drying facility, according to a lawsuit filed in Westmoreland County court. FC Meyer Packaging claims odor from the hemp facility permeated its storage space...
Money available for student buses to Flight 93 Memorial
Western Pennsylvania school districts can seek money to help pay to transport students to the Flight 93 National Memorial near Shanksville, which commemorates the 40 passengers and crew of United Flight 93, who gave their lives to prevent hijackers from crashing the plane in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 11, 2001....
Shaler man sentenced to federal prison in child porn case
A Shaler man was sentenced to more than five years in a federal penitentiary in connection with child pornography images and videos found on three of his devices. Brian R. Reddinger, 37, was ordered Tuesday to spend five years on supervised release after the 63-month prison term, according to federal...
Pittsburgh Half Marathon training kickoff set for Saturday
The UPMC Health Plan Pittsburgh Half Marathon is less than three months away and organizers want to jump-start runners’ 12-week training. A free event featuring runs of several distances at various pace options is being held on Saturday at the UPMC Rooney Sports Complex on the city’s South Side. It...
Cupid’s 5K in Latrobe a loving benefit for adults with special needsVideo
Staying fit is important to Stephen Johnson of Jeannette, who relies on a local nonprofit to take him to the gym for regular workouts. New Jersey-based Community Options, which has a branch office in Hempfield, also takes Johnson to medical appointments, to his job helping with housekeeping tasks at a...
Oscars party, family fort night on tap for local libraries
Here is a look at upcoming events from libraries in Baldwin, Brentwood, Jefferson Hills and Pleasant Hills, Whitehall. Baldwin Borough Baldwin Borough Public Library, 5230 Wolfe Drive, offers a variety of programs. Register at baldwinborolibrary.org or call 412-885-2255. • Date to Create, 7 to 9 p.m. Feb. 8. Celebrate Valentine’s Day...
Pennsylvania lawmakers laud, slam Trump’s State of the Union speech along party lines
U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey credited President Donald Trump with setting “an optimistic and ambitious agenda for the future” in Tuesday night’s State of the Union speech, which cited goals such as eradicating the AIDS epidemic, curing childhood cancer and planting the first flag on Mars. Toomey, a Lehigh Valley Republican,...
Westmoreland Republican viewers take heart from State of the Union address
In the finale of his third State of the Union address this week, President Trump said his administration is making the nation “greater than ever before,” and about a dozen people attending a watch party in North Huntingdon organized by the Westmoreland County chapter of Young Republicans agreed. Among the...
The Stroller, Feb. 5, 2020: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Musical fundraiser to benefit New Kensington K-9 officer A fundraiser to benefit K-9 Officer Deuce of the New Kensington Police Department and his handler Patrolman Joe Martino will be from 3 to 7 p.m. Saturday at Bird Dogs Sports Bar and Grill, 2615 Freeport Road, Natrona Heights, Harrison. Guest CMA...
Greensburg jeweler plays with art every dayVideo
A tiny air hammer hums while Greensburg jeweler Brian Nicklaus sits at his work bench inside the Pawn and Jewelry Exchange along East Pittsburgh Street, playing with his art. What started as a hobby in middle school became a job in high school and a business in college. “The Duquesne...
Reliving Western Pa.’s Snowmageddon — a decade later
Two days before what came to be known as Snowmageddon, the National Weather Service forecast that region should expect “6 to 8 inches of snow.” The following day, that forecast was revised: Winter storm warnings were calling for a heavy snowfall beginning on the afternoon of Friday, Feb. 5, 2010....
GOP reactions to budget proposal range from ‘cautiously optimistic’ to ‘fiscally irresponsible’
Republican lawmakers’ reaction to Gov. Tom Wolf’s $36.1 billion budget proposal on Tuesday ran the gamut from “cautiously optimistic” to “fiscally irresponsible.” “The governor’s proposal is a good start,” said state Rep. Bob Brooks, R-Murrysville, a member of the House Appropriations Committee. “I am committed to holding the budget to...
Shots fired at New Kensington police, no injuriesVideo
Police from New Kensington and surrounding communities responded to the scene of a shooting Tuesday in which someone fired shots at a police officer. Authorities confirmed there were no injuries in the incident but a large area was cordoned off by police and traffic was diverted from the area. Westmoreland...
Tarentum approves 2-year contract with borough manager
Tarentum Council unanimously approved a new contract with Borough Manager Michael Nestico. The agreement council accepted Tuesday will keep Nestico for two more years, until Dec. 31, 2021. For 2020, Nestico’s salary was increased by 3.5%, from $82,000 to $84,870. That increase is in line with that of other borough...
Shelocta man wanted by state police on drug charges
State police in Indiana are seeking a Shelocta man wanted on drug charges following a Feb. 2 incident in White Township. Police charged Frederick James Moran, 29, with felony drug possession after troopers responded to a report of an intoxicated man acting erratically at an apartment complex on Roush Drive....
Allegheny County Council to gather more feedback on police review board proposal
Allegheny County Council will resume efforts to gather feedback from the public, law enforcement experts and other stakeholders — including municipal officials, police chiefs and grassroots organizations — regarding legislation to form a countywide police review board. The council Public Safety Committee, chaired by Liv Bennett, D-Northview Heights, met Tuesday...
Former state cop from New Derry convicted of false statements in gun buyback attempt
A former state police officer from New Derry was convicted Tuesday of falsifying official documents when he attempted to buy back his service weapons. Prosecutors said Chad Corbett, 40, misrepresented his criminal record on March 6, 2018, when he tried to take back ownership of his guns at the Army-Navy...
Freeport heads into second phase of sewer plant construction
Freeport Council voted 5-1 Monday night to enter the next phase of construction for a new sewage treatment plant. Phase II of the project would involve design, surveying, construction and inspection. Construction costs are estimated to be about $11.1 million. With the costs of design, surveying and legal responsibilities, the...
Civil claims against owner of Harrison’s Heights Plaza exceed $700K
Civil claims totaling more than $700,000 have been filed against the owner of Heights Plaza in Harrison. Pretium Property Management, the plaza’s court-appointed receiver, claimed in a civil complaint filed last month that Wild Blue Management, Indigo Management and Steve Kogut, all of Far Hills, N.J., fraudulently transferred nearly $650,000...
Pennsylvania flu deaths increase by 7, cases up 24%
Pennsylvania recorded another increase in flu-associated deaths in a season that has hit Southwestern Pennsylvania particularly hard. As of the week ending Feb. 1, flu-associated deaths increased by seven for a total of 40 this flu season, according to data released Tuesday by the state Department of Health. Most of...
Annual Hard-to-Recycle event planned at Pittsburgh Mills
The Pennsylvania Resources Council is offering four Hard-to-Recycle events this year, including one on May 9 at the Pittsburgh Mills in Frazer, for residents to get rid of items not typically collected by trash haulers. Residents can bring their e-waste, cellphones, alkaline batteries, Freon-containing appliances, tires and more to the...
Trial witness ties dealer to drugs prosecutors say killed Derry woman
Tyler Klapchar told a Westmoreland County jury Tuesday he watched his friend’s mother hand money to his drug dealer on Christmas Eve 2016. “It was very apparent. She gave him money and he gave her something. I definitely saw a hand-to-hand transaction,” Klapchar testified during the second day of the...
Inmate fight locks down state prison in Somerset; Fayette prison death being investigated as suicide
A portion of the state prison in Somerset County was placed on lockdown Tuesday after an inmate was injured in a fight, an official at SCI Somerset said. The injured inmate was transported to an undisclosed hospital for evaluation after the 11:30 a.m. altercation involving two inmates, according to prison...
