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Invasive northern snakehead fish caught in Monongahela River
The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission confirmed Monday that an invasive species, the northern snakehead fish, was recently caught in the Monongahela River. It is the first confirmed snakehead fish in Southwestern Pennsylvania, according to Kris Kuhn, chief of the fisheries management division for the commission. The invasive fish has...
West Leechburg police chief retires after 32 years with departmentVideo
West Leechburg police Chief George Lebetz has retired after more than three decades with the department, including the past four years as chief. “It was a bunch of things, little things, that added up to a good career,” said Lebetz. “Everything from helping different people, especially kids, and talking with...
Northland Library book sale helps cap off month-long ‘Love Your Library’ celebration
Northland Public Library helped mark September as “Love Your Library” month with a number of activities to help raise money to operate and improve the facility. A fall Book Sale from Sept. 27 to 29 offered a way for patrons to stock their home libraries with a wide variety of...
Gas prices edge lower as Saudi Arabia oil supply resumes
Gasoline prices are down in Pittsburgh and across the nation in the past week, with the exception of California, according to GasBuddy. “Oil prices have cooled back off after Saudi Arabia brought a significant portion of oil production and processing back online, helping the national average to begin moving lower...
New Kensington woman organizes sock drive to benefit homeless sheltersVideo
People are generous when it comes to donating new and gently used clothing, says Michelle Gibb, executive director of the Alle-Kiski Area HOPE Center. “The things that don’t show up in clothing pantries or clothing closets are new socks and underwear, which is really something you can’t have used,” Gibb...
The Week – North Hills: Sept. 22-28, 2019Video
Here are some of the recent Tribune-Review news and features from the North Hills. For more details on these and other stories, follow the links below or see Triblive.com. • Dogs rescued from deplorable conditions in Ross adjusting to shelter life • Ross teams with nonprofit group to put sunscreen...
Seeds to start Brandy Marie’s Gymnastics in Buffalo Township were sown at young ageVideo
Editor’s note: Building the Valley tells stories of businesses big and small and the employees who make them special. If you know of any standout employees, bosses or companies with a great story to tell, contact reporter Madasyn Lee at mlee@tribweb.com. A birthday party at the former Champion Gymnastics in...
Germany’s Oktoberfest to become Leechburg’s ‘Octoberfest’ beer and food festivalVideo
Munich’s famous annual Oktoberfest beer festival is the inspiration behind a new event coming to Leechburg. Sprankle’s Markets will host an inaugural “Octoberfest”-themed beer and food festival Saturday, Oct. 5 on the grounds of Lingrow Farm in Gilpin. “Our goal is to champion local talent, businesses and organizations to celebrate...
AHN to offer breast cancer events throughout October
Allegheny Health Network will host some free events at its hospitals and health sites throughout the region in October to recognize Breast Cancer Awareness Month, according to a company news release. Below is a chronological list of upcoming, free events: Oct. 5: There will be walk-in mammograms offered from 8:30...
New Murrysville voting precincts approvedVideo
Murrysville voters in the Newlonsburg and Sardis precincts will likely be standing in long lines on election day this November. The good news? It will be the last time. On Monday morning, Westmoreland County Judge Chris Scherer approved a redistricting plan that will split the massive precincts — which have...
Authorities: Man found near Highland Park bike trail died of overdose
A 58-year-old Oakmont man found dead May 20 near a bike trail in Pittsburgh’s Highland Park died of an overdose, according to the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office. Charles Lutz died of combined overdose of fentanyl, cocaine, methadone, clonazepam and tramadol, according to the medical examiner. Lutz’s body was found...
117 dogs rescued in Ross settling in at Animal Friends
The 117 dogs who were rescued from a Ross Township residence are acclimating to their new lives at Animal Friends, according to a news release from the Ohio Township nonprofit. Upon arrival, the dogs were examined by veterinary staff who found most of them to be underweight and suffering from...
John Oyler: Lafayette Street in 1939
This column is a portrait of our Lafayette Street neighborhood in Bridgeville as it existed eight decades ago. In 1939, I was 8. My brother, Joe, was 2. We had moved into our new house at 1053 Lafayette in 1937. Lafayette Street runs in a general southerly direction from Elizabeth...
New Carnegie library director building community ties
For Rachel Moore, The Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall is everything she imagines a library to be. And she’s ready and poised to help it grow into an even bigger community hub that connects people throughout Carnegie and beyond. “What an exciting, wonderful space that this community has...
‘Unique’ mansion in Pittsburgh’s East End listed for $4.9 millionVideo
A new residential listing in Pittsburgh’s East End has room to roam. Known as the Kelly House, the Point Breeze residence at 1145 Beechwood Blvd. offers more than 14,000 square feet of living space. A stately brick home with Colonial Revival elements, it sits on 1.4 mature acres and features...
Allegheny County Jail inmates without hot water during system repairs
Allegheny County Jail inmates will be without hot water until Wednesday while repairs are being made to the steam system, according to county spokeswoman Amie Downs. The system was shut down around 7 p.m. Sunday. Downs said officials have installed a 40-gallon hot water tank in their medical holding unit...
Fire that damaged Strip District warehouse considered suspiciousVideo
The cause of a fire that damaged a Pittsburgh warehouse is suspicious in nature, city fire investigators determined Monday afternoon. The fire early Monday at the Strip District warehouse caused a large amount of damage to the building, Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto said. The warehouse is part of McCaffery Interests’...
Four Ohio prison escapees arrested in North Carolina after Westmoreland County scare
Four escaped inmates from an Ohio jail were apprehended in Nrth Carolina, according to Gallia County Sheriff Matt Champlin, including one who had been spotted twice in Westmoreland County. Brynn K. Martin, Christopher M. Clemente and Troy R. McDaniel Jr. were arrested in Cary, North Carolina, around 2 a.m. Monday,...
Vandergrift butcher takes ‘homemade’ on the roadVideo
Vandergrift native Tommy Scanga grew up above a butcher shop and corner grocery store. He hails from a family of butchers. Scanga, 59, worked for the family business, Del Vecchio’s Market, until 1993. “My uncle Neddie taught me the way to make sausage,” Scanga says. “This is how we’ve made...
Sidewalk delivery robots coming to Pitt this fallVideo
The sidewalks in Oakland may soon be getting even more crowded. The University of Pittsburgh and Starship Technologies, a robotics company that makes 50-pound robots resembling coolers on wheels, plan to launch a delivery service this year. “We are working with the city and our Oakland neighbors toward a launch...
After a fading romance with the Democratic Party, Mt. Pleasant became Trump country in 2016Video
Pride, patriotism and service are literally at the heart of Mt. Pleasant, Pennsylvania . A towering obelisk, topped with a statue of a World War I doughboy, looms over the traffic diamond at the heart of Main Street. Off to the right, a fountain bubbles in the midst of a...
North Hills DUI checkpoint on Route 19 nets 5 arrests
Five people were arrested Saturday at a sobriety checkpoint along Route 19/Perry Highway in McCandless, officials said. The North Hills DUI Task Force conducted the checkpoint with help from the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration’s Checkpoint Strike Force. Of more than 1,100 cars that passed through the stationary checkpoint near...
Police: Man kidnapped, raped girl, 7, he lured into Northview Heights basement
A man is accused of luring a 7-year-old girl into a basement and raping her in the Northview Heights section of Pittsburgh, court records show. Juwann Mitchell, 22, no address listed, faces charges of kidnapping, rape and several other felony counts in connection to the Sept. 15 assault of the...
Police: Man shot in drive-by shooting in Pittsburgh’s North Side
A man was injured in what he told police was a drive-by shooting Sunday morning in Pittsburgh’s North Side, officials said. Authorities received a report of shots fired at Cedar Avenue and Pressley Street near Allegheny Center shortly after 3:10 a.m., Public Safety spokeswoman Cara Cruz said. Police officers arrived...
Man shot in leg after altercation in Pittsburgh’s Beechview neighborhood
A man was shot in the leg in Pittsburgh’s Beechview neighborhood following an altercation that involved several men early Sunday, police said. Police received reports of shots fired near the 2500 block of West Liberty Avenue shortly before 1:30 a.m., Public Safety spokeswoman Cara Cruz said. Officers arrived to find...
