Brian C. Rittmeyer stories, Page 66

Professional wrestling, music and food will be featured at a Citizens Hose Fire-Rescue-EMS fundraiser Saturday in Harrison. The event, featuring a show by Keystone State Wrestling Alliance, is scheduled to start with food at 1 p.m., music beginning at 2:30 p.m. and wrestling getting underway at 5 p.m. at the...

The First Avenue ramps onto and off of the Tarentum Bridge will be closed for much of the day Thursday, Tarentum officials announced. The ramps will be closed from early morning until late afternoon for paving at Ross Street and First Avenue at the foot of the ramps, near the...

A New Kensington girl survived a 35-to-40-foot fall from an apartment building window Tuesday afternoon. The incident happened in the 600 block of Fifth Avenue around 12:50 p.m., according to a Westmoreland County emergency dispatcher. Police said the girl, whose age was not available, fell from the top window on...

Several new buildings are expected to be built at the site of the former Kmart on Tarentum Bridge Road in New Kensington, a representative of the property manager said. Sam Rossi, a portfolio manager for Madison Acquisitions, said he was not yet at liberty to identify the retail tenants, of...

A man New Kensington police arrested in October on charges of threatening a woman with a gun was arrested Friday morning after police say he threatened a group of people with a firearm. Police charged Malachi Supreme Hayes, 23, of Kenneth Avenue, with carrying a firearm without a license and...

Many events were canceled last year because of the covid pandemic. The annual Band Blast at New Kensington’s Memorial Park had the distinction of being canceled not once, but twice. It’s scheduled to come roaring back this Sunday, with 11 bands scheduled to take the stage from noon to 8...

Arnold is without a code enforcement officer, but Councilwoman Deborah Vernon said Thursday that the city hopes to hire one soon. Until then, she said, “We are covering (the code officer’s duties) as best we can.” The city’s previous code enforcement officer, Scott Sanders, worked for the city for two...

A woman was hurt in a crash involving a small car and pickup late Thursday morning in Brackenridge. The collision on Freeport Road at Morgan Street was reported shortly after 11:30 a.m., an Allegheny County 911 dispatcher said. Brackenridge police said the woman had been driving a car along Freeport...

A community health fair will be held rain or shine Saturday in Tarentum’s Riverview Memorial Park. The free event featuring businesses from the health, wellness and career fields will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. It is being hosted by state Rep. Carrie Lewis DelRosso, R-Oakmont. Lewis DelRosso,...

Tarentum’s Night Market is about more than shopping, food, music and fun. It’s also about health. Groups offer health information and services at the event being held the third Thursday of each month through October, organizer Dave Rankin said. The Allegheny County Health Department, Allies for Health+Wellbeing and Duquesne University...

A Tarentum couple is accused of assaulting a borough woman Tuesday night, and police say one of the suspects pistol-whipped another woman during the altercation. Police arrested Alfred Cook, 28, and his girlfriend Kennedy Carson, 24, in connection with the incident that happened around 8:30 p.m. in the 500 block...

EDITOR’S NOTE: The Tribune-Review learned around noon Wednesday that this scheduled covid vaccine clinic has been canceled. No reason for the cancellation was immediately available. It was not immediately known if the clinic would be rescheduled. Original report follows: Allegheny Health Network will hold a covid vaccination clinic in New...

Harrison police charged a 19-year-old woman with driving drunk, speeding through neighborhood streets and nearly hitting two people playing basketball in an alley Monday evening. Township police charged Nakeela T. Johnson, of Harrison, with a felony count of fleeing or eluding police, two misdemeanor counts of recklessly endangering another person,...

Face masks will remain optional when Highlands School District students return to classes next week. After hearing from residents for and against requiring students to wear masks Monday night, Kristie Babinsack was the only school board member wanting to reverse the board’s 5-4 decision in July that makes wearing masks...

East Deer will soon be paying more for water, but township officials don’t yet know if that cost will be passed on to township residents. East Deer buys water in bulk from neighboring Tarentum, whose council recently approved increasing the cost by 3 cents per 1,000 gallons beginning Dec. 1....

Production of a movie is underway at the Pittsburgh Mills mall in Frazer. Ernest Diaz, the mall’s general manager, said spaces throughout the mall have been leased for use in the production of “Cha Cha Real Smooth.” It stars Dakota Johnson. It’s directed by Cooper Raiff, who is also a...

A 15-year-old has been charged as an adult in connection with a shooting that police said left four people injured and endangered the lives of several others Sunday in Arnold. Ikquan Hassain Amid Lynn, of Arnold, faces numerous charges including attempted homicide, aggravated assault and simple assault in connection with...

Face masks will be mandatory when the new school year starts in the New Kensington-Arnold School District, Superintendent Chris Sefcheck said Thursday. The requirement will apply to all students and staff, he said. Masks will be required in schools and on buses. The district is planning on providing five day,...

The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for southern Butler County that’s in effect until 6:45 p.m. Thursday. The warning area covers the entire southern half of the county, from Butler south to the Allegheny County line. The main threats are winds up to 60 mph and...

A man accused of trying to burglarize homes in Frazer also is facing burglary charges in two other Alle-Kiski Valley towns. Frazer police arrested Eric Allen Shank, 35, of Indiana, Indiana County, on Tuesday. In a criminal complaint, Frazer police said Shank told them he was going to enter homes...

A man being investigated for robbing a Family Dollar store in West Deer last month is accused of robbing a Butler County bank on Saturday, and police say he used proceeds from the robberies to pay rent. The FBI charged Matthew Milliron, 39, of West Deer in connection with Saturday’s...

A nurse told police she stole medications intended for patients at a Butler County nursing home to deal with pain in her teeth, according to a criminal complaint filed in the case. State police said Karen Lynn Hemby, 46, of Ellport, Lawrence County, signed out 18 doses of medication between...

All traffic restrictions are scheduled to end on Springhill Road in Harrison as construction on a new shared-use path nears completion. “Our plan is to end the traffic restrictions on Thursday and complete the project by Monday,” Allegheny County Public Works spokesman Brent Wasko said Tuesday. Some miscellaneous work, mostly...

Traffic will be restricted on the Hulton Bridge over the Allegheny River between Harmar and Oakmont for inspection work Wednesday and Thursday, PennDOT announced. The work will be done between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. each day, weather permitting. There will be lane restrictions in each direction between Freeport Road...

Highlands School Board may revisit its decision on whether students will be required to wear face masks when they return to schools later this month. The board may discuss the district’s health and safety plan, and vote on changes, when it meets on Aug. 16. The board has resumed meeting...