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Driver of suspected stolen vehicle from Ross crashes in Pittsburgh
A driver police said was operating a vehicle possibly stolen from Ross Township crashed into another vehicle in Pittsburgh. City police were notified about a possible stolen vehicle heading inbound from Ross shortly before 7:30 p.m. Monday. Authorities said officers observed the suspected vehicle run a red light and strike...
County Executive Fitzgerald, opponent Drozd, participate in voter forum
Candidates for countywide offices gathered at the Community College of Allegheny County campus on Pittsburgh’s North Side Monday for a forum co-sponsored by the League of Women Voters, ACLU of Pennsylvania, the Black Political Empowerment Project and Pittsburgh United. County Executive Rich Fitzgerald and his Republican opponent, Matt Drozd, were...
Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice and other events in Oakmont and Plum this week
Having trouble finding things to do in Oakmont and Plum this week? Here are some suggestions: • The Oaks Theater hosts a special beer tasting and screening of Michael Keaton’s “Beetlejuice” Thursday at 310 Allegheny River Blvd. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. with the show starting at 7:30 p.m. Tickets...
Hundreds gather in Oakmont for inaugural Fall FestivalVideo
An early autumn rain Saturday gave way to afternoon sunshine as hundreds of people packed Allegheny River Boulevard for the Oakmont Chamber of Commerce inaugural Fall Festival. About 50 vendors from candle makers, brew houses, arts and crafters and other organizations participated in the event. The boulevard was blocked off...
No injuries reported in 2 vehicle crash in Baldwin
A two-vehicle crash in Baldwin closed Curry Hollow Road for about an hour Monday evening. Allegheny County dispatchers said no injuries were reported in connection with the incident near the intersection of Curry Hollow and Brownsville roads. Emergency responders cleared the scene shortly before 9:15 p.m. Baldwin Borough: Brownsville Rd/Curry...
Route 30 eastbound reopens after 2-car crash in Hempfield
Eastbound traffic on Route 30 resumed just before 10 p.m. Monday, about 90 minutes after it was shut down for a two-vehicle crash in Hempfield. Rescuers shut down traffic at the Route 119 intersection while crews responded to the wreck reported just after 8:30 p.m. near the Cedar Street exit,...
6 dogs rescued from burning Moon home
Six dogs were rescued from a burning house Monday in Moon, according to township police. The fire at 503 Moon Clinton Road was reported around 1 p.m. Firefighters were at the scene until almost 4:30 p.m., police said. Drivers were advised to avoid Moon Clinton Road between International Drive and...
Pittsburgh-to-New York train to add baggage car for bikes
Bicyclists can place their bike on a baggage car at select stations when taking the train from Pittsburgh to Philadelphia and onto New York, Amtrak said Monday. Train stations in Pittsburgh, Johnstown, Altoona, Harrisburg, Lancaster and Philadelphia have been offering that service on the Pennsylvanian since earlier this month, but...
Franklin Regional readies for homecoming this FridayVideo
Mid-October means homecoming for many of the high schools in western Pennsylvania. Franklin Regional will celebrate homecoming at its Friday night football game against McKeesport. But first, the district will mark the occasion with its annual homecoming bonfire. This year’s bonfire is set for 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. in...
Indiana County woman dies in Derry Township wreck
A one-car wreck Monday afternoon in Derry Township claimed the life of the driver, an Indiana County woman. Cleo E. Free, 76, of Burrell Township, was pronounced dead at about 2 p.m. in the emergency department of Excela Latrobe Hospital, according to Westmoreland County Coroner Kenneth Bacha. He attributed the...
Police: Man sought to pay for nude pics of Norwin students
An unknown male was promising female Norwin students money in exchange for nude photos of themselves via the social media site Snapchat, Norwin school officials said Monday. Norwin Superintendent Jeff Taylor said in a statement North Huntingdon police alerted school officials to the “safety concern involving sexting,” which is transmitting...
Rollover crash injures two in Buffalo Township
Two men were taken to a Pittsburgh hospital after the car they were in rolled over along Freeport Road in Buffalo Township at about 11 a.m. Monday. Township police said the driver, Brian Pastoria, 37, of Freeport, told them he was driving in the left lane when he saw a...
Leechburg annual meeting to include screening of historical footage
Those attending the Leechburg Area Museum & Historical Society’s annual meeting Thursday will be able to watch a screening of recently digitized film of events from the 1930s and ’40s. The approximately 12-minute film will show footage of the 1935 opening of the Leechburg Bridge and a parade that welcomed...
Competition spurs better bang-for-buck in Western Pa.’s Medicare Advantage market
Seniors across Western Pennsylvania enrolling in Medicare Advantage plans this year no longer have to confront the uncertainty of heated litigation embroiling Pittsburgh’s two largest health system rivals nor feel forced to switch insurers to avoid the threat of a prepay rule. Instead, the 2020 enrollment period looks to prove...
Msgr. Michael Matusak, retired Greensburg Diocese priest at center of abuse probe, dead at 69
A retired Greensburg Diocese priest, suspended from his Uniontown parish 14 months ago following the first of two abuse allegations, died Sunday, Oct. 13, at the diocesan residence for retired priests, a spokesman for the Greensburg Diocese said Monday. Monsignor Michael Matusak, 69, was on administrative leave from his duties...
Project aims to make Alle-Kiski Valley section of Rachel Carson Trail saferVideo
The Rachel Carson Trails Conservancy plans to spend $100,000 to make a stretch of the trail in the Alle-Kiski Valley safer. The conservancy is closing on an 18-acre wooded parcel so it can move a section of the existing trail along Murray Hill Road near the border of Frazer and...
Belvedere no more: razing of historic hotel complete
Oklahoma Borough code enforcement officer Lee Schumaker said Monday that demolition of the former Belvedere Hotel along Route 66 has been completed. Crews from Eveready Contracting LLC of Washington Township finished work Friday and carted away the last of the charred debris to a dump in Imperial, according to Schumaker....
Daily Download: Carrie Underwood, sober bars and Steelers’ run gameVideo
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 singer Carrie Underwood’s impact on local schools, the concept of sober bars and how the Steelers managed to right the...
Franktuary, Joe & The Juice, Melt Shop open in Pittsburgh International Airport
Pittsburgh International Airport has added three new places to stop for a bite to eat. Franktuary, a Pittsburgh-based company known for its signature hot dogs topped with locally sourced and ethnic condiments, opened in Concourse B. Also in the concourse is Joe & The Juice, a juice bar and coffee...
Speed bumps coming to streets in Pittsburgh’s South Side, Oakland
Pittsburgh is hoping to create a safer bicycle and pedestrian route in its South Side neighborhood with the installation of speed bumps and way-finding signs on Muriel Street and construction of a bike and pedestrian ramp under the Birmingham Bridge. The city also plans to install speed bumps on Boundary...
Beth Mellor closing in on 10th anniversary as Oakmont Carnegie Library directorVideo
Editor’s note: This is part of an occasional series that features Alle-Kiski Valley residents and the notable things that they do. Beth Mellor plans to enter her 10th year as Oakmont Carnegie Library director with the same enthusiasm as her first day. “Today’s public libraries are very focused on community,...
The Stroller: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Dinner to benefit Children’s Hospital The annual Chow-Chow Dinner to benefit Children’s Hospital Free Care Fund will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Oct. 23 at the Springdale Veterans Association, 1151 Pittsburgh St. Sponsored by the Allegheny Valley office of Howard Hanna, tickets are $15 in advance and $20 at...
Carrie Underwood, Dick’s Sporting Goods donate $100K to girls sports programsVideo
Burrell High School’s 2019 homecoming queen skipped Saturday’s school dance to go to country star Carrie Underwood’s concert in Pittsburgh. Homecoming queen Sara Novak said she and classmate Hannah Koziarski, both student-athletes, were told by district officials that they would be able to pick out an outfit from Underwood’s CALIA...
Road work begins Wednesday in Collier Township
Milling and paving work, as part of an ongoing project on Thoms Run Road between Forsythe Road and Washington Pike (Route 50) in Collier Township, will occur during night hours – 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. weekdays. Work will begin Wednesday, according to Allegheny County Department of Public Works. The...
Gas prices fall in Pittsburgh area, according to GasBuddy
Gasoline prices are down in Pittsburgh and across the nation, according to price tracking service GasBuddy. In the Pittsburgh region, gas prices are down 4.1 cents per gallon in the past week, to an average of $2.83 per gallon, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 731 stations. That’s 5 cents per...
