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Man flown to hospital after bicycle crash in Mt. Pleasant
A man injured in a bicycle crash in Mt. Pleasant early Tuesday morning has been flown to a hospital, a Westmoreland County emergency dispatcher said. The man, who was not identified, was hurt in the 700 block of Armbrust Hecla Road, the dispatcher said. It was not immediately clear if...
What’s causing Route 28 to flood? PennDOT might have found the reason
PennDOT is investigating the possibility that illegal dumping in Pittsburgh’s Troy Hill neighborhood is behind recent flooding along Route 28 near Pittsburgh’s 40th Street Bridge, an official said Monday. Cheryl Moon-Sirianni, PennDOT’s District 11 executive, said crews were in Troy Hill Monday to see whether a report of illegal dumping...
Questions remain in death of North Huntingdon teen in fall at YMCA camp
Family and friends are mourning the death of a North Huntingdon teen while questions remained about his death Monday after a fall from a remote Somerset County rock outcrop. Nathan Kanczes, 15, fell more than 40 feet while attending a teen wilderness camp at YMCA Deer Valley Camp in Fort...
Dry Bones owners finding their groove after 1st year open in TarentumVideo
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 Czebiniak at mczebiniak@tribweb.com. The first year for Dry Bones, a skateboard shop...
Pittsburgh mayor on uptick of violence: ‘This weekend was a rough weekend’
A Pittsburgh police officer was wounded early Sunday morning in one of several shootings over the weekend that police are investigating. Officer Calvin Hall, 36, was shot early Sunday morning while he was off-duty and visiting friends in the city’s Homewood neighborhood. He was initially in critical condition at an...
Suspect arrested in Pittsburgh Fourth of July shooting
A North Side man wanted in connection with a double shooting on the Fourth of July after a fireworks show in Pittsburgh turned himself in to police Monday, officials said. Camerin Caldwell, 18, was wanted on firearms violations and two counts each of attempted homicide, aggravated assault and reckless endangerment....
Pittsburgh Catholic Diocese closing Saint Sylvester School in Brentwood
Citing rapidly declining enrollment, the Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh announced that Saint Sylvester School in Brentwood will not re-open for the 2019-2020 school year. The school’s current enrollment level is just 57 students in Kindergarten through eighth grade, the diocese said. Arrangements are being made to help those students attend...
Allegheny Co. Controller Chelsa Wagner’s husband not guilty in Detroit scuffle
A Detroit jury Monday found Khari Mosley, the husband of Allegheny County Controller Chelsa Wagner, not guilty of misdemeanor charges in connection with a reported March fracas at a hotel there. Mosley, 53, of Pittsburgh’s Point Breeze neighborhood, was found not guilty of charges of disorderly conduct and disturbing the...
Low number of black recruits at Pittsburgh police raises concern
The Black Political Empowerment Project is calling on city and police officials in Pittsburgh to immediately review officer recruitment after a report showed just 4% of the latest recruit class was African-American, according to a letter released Monday. Tim Stevens, executive director of B-PEP, wrote in the letter dated July...
Ryan Switzer working to perfect role as slot receiver for Steelers
Last season ended with New England’s Julian Edelman carrying his Super Bowl MVP trophy to Disney World. When free agency opened, teams were quick to sign players such as Golden Tate, Adam Humphries, Jamison Crowder and Danny Amendola to lucrative, multi-year contracts. The evidence has piled up for years. The...
15-year-old to be charged in connection with Penn Hills killing
A 15-year-old has been arrested by Allegheny County police, suspected of being involved in the murder of a man in Penn Hills on Sunday evening. Police said Myzle Ford of Penn Hills will be charged as an adult with robbery, conspiracy, homicide and weapons violations. Ford fled to his mother’s...
Sandcastle’s Lazy River, Cliffhangers openVideo
Sandcastle’s Lazy River is flowing again. The popular attraction, along with the park’s Cliffhangers water slides, hadn’t been open yet this season because flooding, and then freezing, cracked the Lazy River’s fiberglass, officials said. Tyler Saxon, sales and marketing director for the park, told the Tribune-Review earlier this month. It...
Steel Curtain’s ups and downs are typical for new rides, says Kennywood
Kennywood’s new Steel Curtain roller coaster was again out of service for a brief period Monday so crews could work out initial glitches, a park spokesman said. Nick Paradise said the Steelers-themed coaster had reopened to riders about 2:30 p.m. He said representatives of the ride’s manufacturer — S&S Worldwide...
Remnants of Hurricane Barry to bring more rain to waterlogged Pittsburgh region
Remnants of Hurricane Barry are expected to bring more rain to Western Pennsylvania this week — possibly as soon as Tuesday — as the region is still drying out from last week’s heavy storms. Barry strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane with winds of 75 mph by Saturday morning when...
6 rescued after raft goes over falls at Ohiopyle State Park
Six people are lucky to be alive after their raft went over the falls at Ohiopyle State Park in Fayette County over the weekend. Park manager Ken Bisbee said the six, who are from the Pittsburgh and Monroeville areas, had bruises and scrapes after being rescued from a swollen Youghiogheny...
Planned power outage to upgrade system will affect customers in 4 North Hills communities
Several hundred property owners in four North Hills municipalities will be without power next Tuesday while upgrades are being made to electrical facilities, officials announced. The July 23 planned-power outage is scheduled to occur from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. for 689 First Energy customers in Bradford Woods, Marshall, McCandless...
Pennsylvania casinos rolling out online gambling
HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania is joining the short list of states where online casino-style gambling is available. Parx Casino in suburban Philadelphia and Penn National’s Hollywood Casino near Hershey launched online gambling portals to patrons statewide as part of a three-day test watched by state regulators. Nevada, New Jersey and Delaware...
Uniontown man wanted in East Huntingdon girl’s death arrested in Ohio
A Uniontown man wanted in the killing of an 11-month-old girl in East Huntingdon Saturday has been arrested in Ohio, according to state police. Derrick “Hector” A. Bass, 29, was arrested Monday afternoon in Cleveland without incident, Trooper Steve Limani said. Bass is charged with homicide and related offenses in...
1 killed, 2 hurt in motorcycle-vehicle crash on Bigelow Boulevard
A man was killed and two others were hurt in crash involving a motorcycle and a vehicle on Bigelow Boulevard Sunday night, according to Pittsburgh police. The crash happened in the 3200 block of Bigelow Boulevard around 9:55 p.m. Police said the man driving the motorcycle died from his injuries...
Army Corps to test groundwater at nuclear waste dump in Parks Township
The Army Corps of Engineers will be on site to conduct routine groundwater sampling at the nuclear waste dump along Route 66 in Parks Township from July 22 to 25, and maybe later. The 44-acre dump, officially known as the Shallow Land Disposal Area, was used primarily in the 1960s...
Pennsylvania law protects those who rescue children from hot cars
A state law protecting Good Samaritans who rescue children locked inside hot cars took effect Monday. Gov. Tom Wolf signed the bill into law May 16. The law provides protection from liability for damages if a person believes a child is in imminent danger, provided they have made a good...
Police: Penn Hills officer fatally shoots man who fired gun
A Penn Hills police officer shot and killed a man as police pursued suspects in a homicide Sunday night, according to Allegheny County Police. According to county police, the Penn Hills officer returned fire after the man, who had been hiding in a basement, shot at and charged the officer....
Resurgent bald eagles spotted in Derry, Unity townships
Add Keystone State Park to the sites in Southwestern Pennsylvania occupied by the resurgent bald eagle. Park naturalist Jean H. Keene has seen two eagles in the Derry Township park since last year and recently led a group of 11 registered participants on a paddling excursion on the park’s central...
Man found fatally shot in a car in Penn Hills
A man was fatally shot Sunday night in Penn Hills, Allegheny County Police reported. Police found the man, who was not identified, dead in a car at 21 Sharon Court, according to police. Homicide detectives were responding to the scene around 9:30 p.m. No further details were available....
Art project in Northview Heights helping children express themselves
The pillows are more than blue fabric decorated and stuffed with foam. They say something about the young person who made them. One says “Jesus Loves You.” Another reads “#RIP.” A third has the number “187” on it, a three-digit synonymous with murder, crime and police. Another read “Gang, Gang.”...
