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Plum police ask for help identifying man at scene of burglary
Plum police are asking for the public’s help to identify a man seen at the scene of the burglary of a house of worship in May. The burglary at the Imamia Organization of Pittsburgh on Pierson Run Road happened May 21 and was reported to police May 23, police Chief...
Rotary Club honors outstanding Fox Chapel Area graduates
Ten graduating seniors from Fox Chapel Area were honored by the Rotary Club for their leadership, academics and selfless attitude. “We are most impressed each year by the caliber of students chosen,” said Bob Trimble, the club’s president. “These are smart, likeable kids who will make a terrific contribution to...
Illuminated crosswalk signs installed along Freeport Road in Blawnox’s business district
Motorists driving through Blawnox have some new lights to look out for. The borough recently installed solar-powered illuminated crosswalk signs at four intersections along Freeport Road. They are located at North, Cable and McKinley avenues as well as Humbolt Street. Police Chief Patrick Goodman said those locations were approved by...
15-year-old arrested in Harrison shooting
Allegheny County Police charged a 15-year-old boy as an adult in connection with a shooting Monday in the Sheldon Park housing complex in Harrison. Albert Pittman of Harrison’s Natrona Heights section is charged with attempted homicide, aggravated assault, tampering with physical evidence, firearms not to be carried without a license...
Unity man to serve prison sentence for check scheme to pay for stepdaughter’s wedding
A Unity man was ordered to serve nearly seven years in prison for bilking vendors at his stepdaughter’s wedding and related weapons offenses. Joseph A. Malago, 52, was convicted in December by a Westmoreland County jury of 18 criminal counts in four separate cases. Prosecutors alleged he wrote a series...
How do you beat the heat? Ice cream, splashing and a trip to the library
Kasey Waugaman of Greensburg knows what can happen when a sustained heat wave hits the region. Waugaman was working with an NBC television crew at the 1994 U.S. Open in Oakmont when similarly high temperatures caused spectators and staff to succumb to the heat. “Luckily we were able to get...
Salem woman to serve jail sentence for drunk driving crash that injured bicyclist
Nearly three years after Edward Chatterton was hit by a drunk driver as he bicycled in Export he continues to have physical, emotional and financial struggles. Chatterton testified Tuesday during a sentencing hearing for the woman who prosecutors said was responsible for the crash. “I used to live an active...
Marc Fogel’s family sues U.S. government over failure to declare him ‘wrongfully detained’
The mother of an Oakmont teacher held in Russian prisons for nearly three years filed a federal lawsuit in Pittsburgh on Tuesday against the U.S. Department of State over its failure to declare Marc Fogel as wrongfully detained. Malphine Fogel, 95, of Butler alleges in the complaint that the U.S....
Disney’s ‘Beauty and the Beast’ coming to Geyer Performing Arts Center
It’s not every day that actor Brandon Kerr gets excited to be a monster. But when the opportunity arose to play the role of the Beast in the Geyer Performing Arts Center’s upcoming performance of Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast,” he jumped at the chance. “I’ve just always felt like...
‘Don’t sell yourself short’: North Hills commencement speakers offer positivity, encouragement
With high school in the rear-view mirror, this year’s graduates embark on paths that they hope will lead to prosperity, accomplishment and happiness. In preparing her farewell address for the North Hills Class of 2024, Avery Gallagher provided some perspective in that regard. “I thought a lot about what I...
5 ways to celebrate Juneteenth across Western Pa.
Juneteenth is here, and there are many ways to celebrate. Numerous celebrations have occurred leading up to and will continue today, June 19. However, on Wednesday, most are in observance of the national holiday. Juneteenth is a holiday of celebration, liberation and education. It marks the end of bondage for...
Fatal Export shooting stemmed from parking dispute
A fatal shooting in Export Tuesday stemmed from a monthslong parking dispute, police said. Killed was Daniel Chicka, 65, police said. The other man, Matt Miller, 32, wasn’t injured and is in state police custody, said Trooper Steve Limani. He said the shooting took place about 2 p.m. in the...
UPMC moving forward with clinical trials for early stage breast cancer vaccine
A group of Pittsburgh researchers hopes an experimental vaccine now being tested will stop some forms of early-stage breast cancer in their tracks. Through an upcoming clinical trial, approximately 50 women will receive the new vaccine developed by UPMC and University of Pittsburgh researchers. UPMC plans to introduce the first...
Greensburg YMCA raises $16K for a new front entrance
The Greensburg YMCA’s annual Neighbors Helping Neighbors fundraising event raised $16,000 toward a project to update the building’s main entrance. Christine Marquis, senior operations director, said the doors that currently welcome patrons are heavy and can be difficult to open without using the handicap access mechanism. Marquis said the front...
Pittsburgh has 1 plumber and its city-run drinking fountains are out
Pittsburgh City Council on Tuesday rushed to pass legislation that will allow the city to contract with more plumbers who can help turn on drinking fountains, maintain public bathrooms and handle other plumbing work that currently falls to the city’s sole plumber. The city this year budgeted money for three...
Indoor pickleball courts to open in Pittsburgh Warehouse
Bryan Wigginton and his wife, Alexa Gervasi, started playing pickleball two years ago as an alternative to sitting on the couch in their Polish Hill home and watching TV together. What started as a way to be active has now evolved into a new business. Their indoor pickleball facility, The...
Pair threw Garfield woman to street in carjacking, police say
A teenager remained held in jail without bail and his suspected accomplice was awaiting arraignment Tuesday in connection with a 3 a.m. carjacking in Pittsburgh’s Garfield neighborhood. The victim was checking email in a car in front of her Broad Street home when Daniel Cain, 18, swung open her car...
Food-themed art show to display work of neurodiverse artists
The idea for a food-focused art show at Carnegie’s Studio Forget-Me-Not! all started with painted ceramic slices of pizza. “Food is one of those things people come together for,” said Laura Stuart, director at Studio Forget-Me-Not!, a venue that provides art services for adults with intellectual disabilities. After some discussion,...
98th annual Cinderella Ball a magical evening for debutantes
It was a night Annalese Kimberly Bartolacci often dreamed about. Wearing a beautiful gown and dancing with Prince Charming, just like in a fairy tale. Her dream came true. Bartolacci, a recent Fox Chapel Area High School graduate, was selected as Cinderella at the 98th annual Cinderella Ball on June...
North Huntingdon could get nearly $7K for gas rights under township land
A natural gas production company wants the gas rights to a 4½-acre parcel owned by North Huntingdon. The company, Apex Energy, is offering the township a lease worth $1,500 per acre — equal to $6,760 — to drill into township-owned land abutting homes along a portion of Peregrine Drive. “It’s...
Pa. Supreme Court declines to rule on Pittsburgh rental registry law
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Tuesday said it will not issue an opinion on Pittsburgh’s rental registry law, saying it’s moot since the city replaced it with new legislation in 2023. That 2023 ordinance is still being challenged Allegheny County Common Pleas Court even though many of the most onerous...
Police say Arnold woman smeared attacker’s shirt with her blood as evidence
A 67-year-old Arnold woman smeared her own blood on the shirt of a man attacking her in her home so there would be evidence in case he killed her, according to police. Cue Anthony Freckleton, 28, is accused of forcing his way into the woman’s home Monday night and sexually...
Re:Build begins manufacturing operations in completed 1st phase of New Kensington park
A little over a year after the announcement of an $81 million investment in New Kensington, the first phase of Re:Build Manufacturing’s facility is complete. It consists of about 100,000 square feet of space in the New Kensington Advanced Manufacturing Park, which spans New Kensington and Arnold along the Allegheny...
Delmont weighs options for $1.3M sewage project
Delmont officials will wait until July to award a bid for more than $1 million in sewer work. As part of a consent order finalized with the state Department of Environmental Protection in April 2020, borough officials proposed relocating and replacing a gravity line and a force main that run...
Morning Roundup: 1 flown from Washington Township crash
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Tuesday, June 18, 2024. 1 flown from Washington Township crash One person was injured in a crash involving a tri-axle truck and a sedan Tuesday morning in Washington Township. According to township police, an occupant in the sedan was...
