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Officials: Gunman shot by police in Pittsburgh’s Hill District identified
The armed man who Pittsburgh police fatally shot after they were threatened in the city’s Hill District on Wednesday evening has been identified. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the man Thursday as Maurice Jones, 33, of the Terrace Village section of Pittsburgh’s Hill District. Officers were dispatched shortly...
Fire crews knock down flames sparked by bathroom remodel in Derry Township
Fire crews knocked down Wednesday afternoon an attic fire at a Derry Township home that was sparked during a bathroom remodeling. Crews were called to a home in the 4000 block of Route 982 around 1:20 p.m., Bradenville Volunteer Fire Department Chief Mark Piantine said. A relative of the homeowners...
‘Height of the season’: Flu cases surge in Western Pa.
Flu cases are spiking in Western Pennsylvania as the region’s doctors treat high numbers of patients stricken with the seasonal respiratory illness. Dr. Amy Crawford-Faucher, a family physician and chair of the Allegheny Health Network Primary Care Institute, said Wednesday she’s seen a “significant increase” in the number of people...
Police cast doubt on accused killer’s alibi in Uber driver slaying trial
Allegheny County and Port Authority police detectives scrutinized bus surveillance videos, municipal cameras and businesses as they checked out Calvin Crew’s alibi for the night Christina Spicuzza was killed while driving for Uber. Crew told investigators during an initial interview that he’d gotten an Uber from his home in Pitcairn...
Jury convicts New Alexandria man of resisting arrest
A Westmoreland County jury on Wednesday sided with police officers who used force to subdue a New Alexandria man who was found wandering through a Unity neighborhood two years ago. After nearly three hours of deliberations, the jury convicted Denton Krapf of one misdemeanor count of resisting arrest in connection...
Fayette County attorney’s license suspended 5 years because of money laundering case
A Fayette County attorney who completed a probation sentence for offering to launder drug money for clients had his law license suspended for five years, the Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania announced Wednesday. The license suspension is retroactive to April 2020 when the temporary suspension started for...
Export looks at offering online billing, payment system for sewage customers
Export Secretary Tonia Writt hears one question consistently from borough sewage customers: Why can’t you guys process credit card payments? That could change if council decides to implement an online billing system through Muni-Link, a Blair County company that also handles online billing for the Franklin Township Municipal Sanitary Authority....
Proposed schedule at Burrell’s Bon Air Elementary goes back to the drawing board
Burrell School District administrators intend to revisit a scheduling plan at Bon Air Elementary as the school prepares to house an additional grade next year. The Bon Air Task Force – composed of about 20 staff members and parents charged with reviewing the school’s building plans and schedules prior to...
Westbound Route 22 in Monroeville reopens after truck rollover
The westbound lanes of Route 22 were closed for nearly three hours Wednesday in Monroeville after a tri-axle truck tipped and dumped its contents on the highway. Monroeville Volunteer Fire Company No. 5 officials said no one was injured when the truck rolled over Wednesday shortly after noon near the...
Roy Marburger, longtime entrepreneur and McCandless resident, dies at 94
Roy Marburger, of the clan known for Marburger Farm Dairy, died Jan. 10 in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. He was 94. Marburger lived in McCandless with his wife, Janet Lindsey Marburger, for nearly 70 years. Born to Victor Wahl Marburger and Hazel McCandless Marburger in 1930, he grew up on...
Milltown Road in Penn Hills scheduled to reopen after slide repair
A section of Milltown Road in Penn Hills closed since early December is expected to reopen on Friday, a PennDOT spokeswoman said. PennDOT closed Milltown between Newfield Drive, not far from Community Market, and Hulton Road, near JD Auto Body, on Dec. 3 while crews repaired two slides. The two-lane...
Starbucks opens New Kensington cafe early
It turns out even Starbucks couldn’t wait for its New Kensington cafe to open. After first saying the store built in Riverview Plaza on Tarentum Bridge Road would open Feb. 25, it actually opened Friday — Valentine’s Day. ”The anticipated opening date for this location was Feb. 25; however, the...
Westmoreland happenings: Soup sale, turkey dinner, meetings, more
Fundraisers • Holy Family Church will sell homemade soups and baked goods before and after the Feb. 8 and 9 Masses at the church, 225 N. Second St., West Newton. Public welcome. • A turkey dinner will be served from 4 to 7 p.m. Feb. 8 at Community Church of...
15 years ago, Snowmageddon crushed Western Pa.
Two days before what came to be known as Snowmageddon, the National Weather Service forecast the Western Pennsylvania region could expect about “6 to 8 inches of snow.” The following day, the forecast was revised: Winter storm warnings were calling for a heavy snowfall beginning Friday afternoon — Feb. 5,...
SUV strikes elderly woman near UPMC St. Margaret hospital
An elderly woman was rushed to the hospital in critical condition after an SUV struck her Wednesday morning in Aspinwall. Allegheny County Police said the woman was crossing Delafield Road near UPMC St. Margaret hospital about 7 a.m. when a motorist making a left turn from Freeport Road hit her....
Export officials eager to showcase mining history via site cleanup, pedestrian walkway
Export officials are excited about the creation of a historical area showcasing the borough’s mining history. A $139,000 state grant designated to bring the project to life will likely pay only for the engineering work, but it’s a start, said borough Councilwoman Melanie Litz. “This has been a long time...
Parts of Western Pa. on alert for freezing rain
Freezing rain is expected make its way across the region Wednesday evening, with Westmoreland and Fayette counties getting the brunt of bad weather. The chance of precipitation in the area is near 100%, with freezing rain falling mostly after midnight, according to a forecast from the National Weather Service in...
Weimer will seek return to Hempfield supervisor seat he’s held since 2001
Doug Weimer announced his candidacy for the Hempfield Township Board of Supervisors. Weimer, who has served on the board since 2001, pointed to what he described as a track record of producing a balanced budget with no property tax increases. He was part of a board majority that rejected a...
Morning Roundup: Police say robber hit employee with fire extinguisher
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Wednesday, Feb. 5: Police say robber hit employee with fire extinguisher Pittsburgh police said they are investigating a Brookline robbery, in which one of two suspects struck an employee of the business with a fire extinguisher. The employee, who...
Police make arrest in fatal Glassport shooting
A Glassport man has been arrested in connection with a fatal shooting last weekend in the borough. Allegheny County Police said they were dispatched to the 800 block of Monongahela Ave. about 7:15 p.m. Jan. 31. A man had been shot once in the neck while trying to access the...
Another construction project on Route 50 in Collier to take shape in 2027
PennDOT plans to widen Route 50, also known as Washington Pike, in Collier. The proposal, presented during a public meeting at Chartiers Valley Middle School, widens Washington Pike between Mayer Street to Thoms Run Road. Construction is anticipated to begin sometime in 2027. “We’re in the very early stages of...
The Stroller, Feb. 5, 2025: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
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Heights Plaza owners plan resurgence: ‘Despite challenges, it can still be community center’
If the longstanding Heights Plaza Shopping Center in Harrison is going to survive, it has to change with the times. At least that’s how the plaza’s owner, New York-based Benbrooke Realty Investment Co., sees it as it plans to demolish part of the almost 70-year-old shopping center to make room...
Motorists stranded in Laurel Ridge ice storm get warm welcome from Fairfield couple
A Fairfield Township couple provided sanctuary to motorists stranded by an ice storm Sunday evening on Laurel Ridge, earning thanks in return for their hospitality. The ice-slicked surface of Route 271 left a Greyhound bus and dozens of other vehicles stuck for several hours on the western slope of the...
Pittsburgh Brewing Co. goes heavy on ’90s nostalgia with rock triple-headerVideo
If you were watching MTV every day after school in the early 1990s, chances are good you’ll want a ticket to the biggest event the Pittsburgh Brewing Co. will host so far at its East Deer brewery. Tickets go on sale Friday for a July 13 show that will feature...
