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Bedbugs found at Penn Middle School in Penn Township
Bedbugs have been found at Penn Middle School in the Penn-Trafford School District. District officials alerted parents Wednesday that a student was found with bedbugs on their body. No additional bugs were found in the student’s belongings. When a professional exterminator and the district’s maintenance director began searching classrooms frequented...
North Huntingdon police bust Penn Hills man on marijuana charges
A Penn Hills man whose vehicle ran out of gas allegedly had 29 marijuana plants stuffed in multiple bags stashed in his car when North Huntingdon police arrested him early Wednesday morning. Lamar D. Kincaid, 55, is accused of having several large garbage bags of marijuana plants about 3 feet...
Former Redirections doctor sentenced to home confinement for illegal prescriptions
A former employee of Redirections Treatment Advocates was sentenced in federal court this week to home confinement and probation for illegally prescribing a drug used to treat opioid addiction. Michael Anthony Bummer, 40, of Sewickley, also was fined $20,000 and ordered to pay roughly $157,000 in restitution, prosecutors said. U.S....
Prosecutors: Man accused of killing New Kensington officer was armed drug dealer
Westmoreland County prosecutors said Wednesday they have evidence that the man accused of killing New Kensington police Officer Brian Shaw was an armed drug dealer who sought to avoid arrest when he fired the fatal shots. According to court documents presented during a pretrial hearing in preparation for the capital...
Man killed in turnpike crash in Somerset
A Cincinnati area man was killed Wednesday when his can hit a parked tractor-trailer on the Pennsylvania Turnpike near the Somerset-Bedford border, state police said. Justin Drew, 34, of West Chester, Ohio, was driving a 2019 Dodge Caravan eastbound when it went off the road and hit the tractor-trailer parked...
Judge: DA not required to pursue private criminal complaints over Pittsburgh gun banVideo
A judge ruled Wednesday that the Allegheny County District Attorney’s Office is not required to pursue private criminal complaints against Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto and council members for enacting a package of controversial gun ordinances. The ruling came a few hours after Anthony Golembiewski, 63, of Lawrenceville appeared in court...
Daily Download: Trump’s upcoming visit to Pittsburgh, airport auction and Hodges vs. RudolphVideo
Each day, TribLIVE reporters and editors will break down the biggest news of the day, with video highlights of the people and places making headlines. Today, reporter Paul Guggenheimer discusses President Donald Trump’s upcoming visit to Pittsburgh, items left behind by travelers that the Allegheny County Airport Authority is auctioning...
School-based mental health program now at Deer Lakes
Deer Lakes School District officials said it made sense for them to partner with Wesley Family Services to offer Allegheny County’s only public school-based partial hospital program for students with severe mental health and psychological issues. The program had been based in Highlands School District for more than a decade,...
What happens to cars abandoned at Pittsburgh airport? Sold at auctionVideo
A 2015 GMC Sierra Denali pickup was parked and left in a lot at Pittsburgh International Airport more than two years ago. Airport officials don’t know why the truck, which could be worth more than $30,000, was left behind. But it could be yours this weekend. It’s among the 15...
Pittsburgh poised to equip police with defibrillators as part of $3.1M purchaseVideo
Pittsburgh police for the first time would be equipped with heart defibrillators in their cruisers as part of a $3.1 million proposal to upgrade and provide the electronic lifesavers across all public safety departments. City Council on Wednesday unanimously advanced the proposal to a final vote Tuesday. It would authorize...
Ligonier Township man charged with assaulting woman, police
Ligonier Valley police this week responded to a domestic disturbance in Ligonier Township only to find themselves involved in a struggle with the property owner, who they subdued with a Taser. Michael Podboreski II, 62, ordered officers off of his Autumn Leaves Road property, according to court documents. “Get the...
Monroeville charter school marks 20 years with events, including e-waste drive
A Monroeville charter school is celebrating its 20-year anniversary by hosting several events throughout the school year, including an electronics recycling drop-off. Spectrum Charter School, a nonprofit at 4369 Northern Pike, will hold an e-waste drive from Oct. 21 through Nov. 9. Items can be dropped off at Monroeville Public...
Pittsburgh City Council postpones vote on Penn Plaza development
Pittsburgh City Council will host a public hearing before voting on a land swap necessary for construction to begin on a $50 million retail and office complex on the site of the former Penn Plaza Apartments in East Liberty. Council on Wednesday postponed a preliminary vote on the land swap...
Cops: Motorcyclist who fled police in West Newton also accused of cocaine possession
An Irwin motorcyclist accused of leading police on a high-speed chase for 5 miles Tuesday between West Newton and Rostraver was arrested on multiple criminal and traffic charges, including illegal possession of cocaine and stimulants. Anthony E. Faloona, 29, was arraigned before District Judge Charles Christner on seven counts of...
Trap shooting team gets go-ahead at Greater LatrobeVideo
Greater Latrobe School Board this week authorized formation of an intramural trap-shooting team. The proposed team, for students interested in shooting at clay targets, eventually could compete with others already established at Norwin and Connellsville, but possibly not in its first year, said Greater Latrobe Athletic Director Mark Mears. “We...
President Trump to visit Pittsburgh next weekVideo
President Donald Trump will give keynote remarks next week at an annual gathering of the oil and gas industries in Pittsburgh. Trump is scheduled to attend the Shale Insight conference Oct. 23 at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh’s Downtown, conference organizers announced Wednesday. He is expected to...
Anti-Defamation League launches online campaign to remember Tree of Life victims
The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) is launching a national online campaign asking Americans to join the league and #FightHateForGood to commemorate the victims who died in last year’s mass shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Squirrel Hill. ADL, a international organization founded in 1913 to combat anti-Semitism and bigotry,...
Greensburg man charged with raping unconscious woman after party
A Greensburg man was arrested by city police this week, charged with raping an unconscious woman after a party last month. Emmanuel Lebbie, 24, was arraigned Tuesday on charges of rape of an unconscious victim and sexual assault in connection with the 6:52 a.m. Sept. 28 incident that police say...
Boil water advisory for McKeesport area lifted
A boil water advisory in the McKeesport area for Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County customers was lifted Wednesday after a second round of testing found no problems. Authority spokesman Matthew Junker said Wednesday a second set of water samples over two consecutive days from the City of McKeesport and the...
Dads, male role models invited to Penn Hills charter school event
Dads and male role models are invited to share a donut with students at Penn Hills Charter School of Entrepreneurship this week. The school will host the annual Donuts with Dads event at 8:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Friday at the school, 2501 Main Street in Penn Hills. The school’s...
North Huntingdon wrestling fundraiser to benefit police fraternal organization
Two professional wrestlers pitted against each other during a September matchup now are teaming up during a third wrestling fundraiser that will benefit the North Huntingdon Police Fraternal Relief Association. Scheduled for Saturday at 2 p.m., Rumble on Route 30 will feature Norwin graduate Tyler Harrison, also known as “Jason...
Parkway Theater in Stowe searching for a restaurateur
Aaron Stubna wants people to indulge in more than popcorn and candy when they visit the Parkway Theater in Stowe. After renovating the one-screen movie house two years ago, he invited Tom Glover and Dave Hallam of Abjuration Brewing Co. to make and sell their beer there, too. Now he’s...
Police: Man dead in Beaver County stabbing
One person died after a stabbing in Beaver County, according to Hopewell Township Police Chief Brain Uhrmacher. Officers responded to Guy Street in Hopewell Township around 11 p.m. Tuesday, where they found a man suffering from a stab wound. Uhrmacher said he was transported to UPMC Presbyterian in Oakland, where...
Bellevue tour offers peek at history of borough’s homes, buildingsVideo
Bridge Brigido and Mary Carroll attended the Bellevue “Live Worship Shop House Tour” two years ago. It was an inspiration to start sprucing up their own Sumner Avenue home. “We thought it was such a cool idea,” Brigido said. “It was also real motivation for us to get things done...
The Stroller, Oct. 17, 2019: Events in the A-K Valley
Lower Burrell festival to feature all things pumpkin There will be several special activities Saturday as part of the pumpkin patch at Bethel United Methodist Church, 150 Alder St., Lower Burrell. A craft show will be from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., and there will be a pumpkin-themed bake sale,...
