Dillon Carr stories, Page 29
McKees Rocks woman convicted in fatal 10th Street Bypass wreck
A McKees Rocks woman was convicted Friday of involuntary manslaughter and other charges stemming from a crash last year that killed a Crescent man. Desiree Nelson, 41, will be sentenced Oct. 4. On May 12, 2018, Nelson was speeding on the 10th Street Bypass in Downtown Pittsburgh when she lost...
4 more gas wells planned for Midas well pad in Plum
There are plans to drill four additional unconventional natural gas wells on a pad along Coxcomb Hill Road in Plum, and surrounding landowners have been asked to help. A letter was sent in July to all landowners whose property sits within 1,000 feet of a proposed vertical and horizontal well...
Gateway to make decision on middle school facility
Gateway administration has recommended renovating a middle school instead of selling it and using the profits to construct a new building. The recommendation was presented to board members during an Aug. 13 buildings and grounds committee meeting following a months-long feasibility study conducted by Architectural Innovations, a firm hired earlier...
Monroeville Jazz Fest a hit with crowd
Monroeville’s 17th annual Jazz Festival took Monroeville Community Park West by storm as more than 3,000 people served as the audience for several musicians who played the venue throughout the day. “Even with the rain that came in at the tail end,” said Debbie Iszauk, event manager for Monroeville Foundation,...
Stolen truck, guns from Monroeville recovered in Pitcairn
A truck containing two handguns was stolen in Monroeville and recovered a day later in Pitcairn, Monroeville police Chief Doug Cole said. Cole said the theft’s “M.O.” fits the pattern of juveniles ransacking unlocked vehicles and sometimes stealing them if keys are available. He said the black Chevy, four-door crew...
Gateway considers taking advantage of current bond interest rates
The Gateway school board wants to refund a bond issued in 2012. During a meeting on Aug. 20, the board hired Piper Jaffray, a Pittsburgh investment banking firm, to secure a favorable interest rate to bring savings to the district on a yearly basis over the lifetime of the existing...
Penn Hills fire departments in need of volunteers, funding
Tragedy could lead to provision for the Penn Hills volunteer fire departments. Penn Hills Mayor Sara Kuhn lined up fire chiefs from each of the municipality’s six volunteer fire departments as she led the audience in extended applause for fighting the fire that destroyed a shopping plaza along Frankstown Road....
Penn Hills hires 3 new police officers
Three police officers were sworn in by Penn Hills Mayor Sara Kuhn and two tenured officers were recognized for saving a life at the Aug. 19 council meeting. The hires bring the municipality’s police force up to 52 officers. Police Chief Howard Burton expects to hire one more to bring...
Work begins to repair retaining wall on Nadine Road in Penn Hills
The work to repair Nadine Road in Penn Hills and its retaining wall will begin Aug. 20, the Allegheny County Department of Public Works said. The section of the road between Allegheny River Boulevard and Lincoln Road has been closed since July 12 following storms that overturned the wall and...
Penn Hills man charged with false arrest
Penn Hills police say a North Braddock police officer unlawfully placed two men under arrest when he thought they were scamming him and his wife. Sharon Jackson, 26, of Braddock believed he and his wife were being scammed by two life insurance agents when they showed up to their Penn...
Monroeville, Cranberry sites of axe-throwing outfit
Soon, Pittsburgh-area residents will have a chance to sharpen their axe-throwing skills close to home as one outfit looks to expand. Lumberjaxes, with locations already in Millvale and Mt. Lebanon, will open sites in Monroeville and Cranberry on Oct. 1, said owner Corey Deasy. He said business is booming as...
Penn Hills fines man $4,800 for illegal dumping
A man caught on camera illegally dumping furniture and debris on a Penn Hills residential street was found guilty during a summary trial Thursday and fined nearly $5,000. Aaron Evans, 35, of Wilkinsburg, said he plans to appeal a district judge’s decision that means he now owes a maximum fine...
Family, pets displaced by Monroeville house fire
A Monroeville family and a number of animals have been displaced following a house fire on Vanderbilt Drive on Aug. 15. Debbie Bolette said she has lived in the home at 719 Vanderbilt for 25 years. She said three of her four dogs survived the fire and were being cared...
Penn Hills unveils new kennels
A group of dog lovers in Penn Hills raised enough money to buy new kennels for a temporary holding space used by pets picked up by the police department. PAWSitive Voice, an animal advocacy group, launched a GoFundMe fundraiser in April to raise $2,500 that would be used to purchase...
Center Road project in Monroeville to extend into September
Unfavorable weather conditions and unforeseen issues have extended the Center Road project in Monroeville, a Monroeville Municipal Authority (MMA) official said. Jim Hunter, authority general manager, said the project will stretch into September. Road base repair work is scheduled to begin Aug. 19. Also starting Aug. 19, Center Road will...
South Hills couple gets engaged at Kennywood
Brashear High School sweethearts are engaged to be married following a proposal at Kennywood. Jake Jones, 20, got on one knee and popped the question to his girlfriend, Camille Nichols, 20, after the couple rode Kennywood’s Skycoaster – a ride that hoists people up 180 feet in the air until...
Flooding repairs to close road through Boyce Park in Plum
A road that bisects a section of Boyce Park in Plum will be closed for three weeks for “emergency drainage repairs,” Allegheny County Department of Public Works said Tuesday. Spring Miller Road will close from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. weekdays between Pierson Run and Old Frankstown roads. Traffic is...
Monroeville library books could appear in ‘Where’d You Go Bernadette’
Diane Lindsay will go to the movies this weekend to try and spot some old, vintage books. The books, which used to belong to the Friends of the Monroeville Library, might show up in “Where’d You Go Bernadette,” a movie about a woman (Cate Blanchett) who disappears before a family...
Riverview finishing up building improvements in time for school year
The Riverview School District is finishing up projects as it prepares for the first day of school on Aug. 27. “As the district strives to use preventative maintenance, protect our investment, gain efficiency and meet safety needs, we’ve been working hard this summer to complete necessary and important capital improvement...
4th person caught illegally dumping in Penn Hills
A fourth man has been caught illegally dumping in Penn Hills. Teron Allen, 34, of Verona, will face a maximum fine of $2,000 and clean-up costs for unloading a trailer full of debris on Manilla Street in the municipality’s Lincoln Park neighborhood on July 26, officials said in a news...
3 new police officers added to Monroeville department
Three Monroeville police officers were sworn in before a borough council meeting on Aug. 8. James Monkelis, Adam Condioto and Jeffrey Vertullo bring the municipality’s police force to 44, police Chief Doug Cole said. The department is authorized to have 47 officers on its force, said Cole, who expects to...
Police: Gun found under Antwon Rose’s seat was stolen in Rankin
A handgun found in the car from which Antwon Rose II ran before an East Pittsburgh police officer shot and killed him was stolen, according to investigators. The gun was originally reported stolen out of Monroeville, but county police later determined it was stolen in Rankin, Allegheny County police Inspector...
No candidates yet for open Gateway seat
Who will fill a Gateway school board seat up for a special election come November remains unknown as no candidates have formally applied to fill it — and the person who currently holds the position doesn’t plan to. Dawn Neilly, 56, of Monroeville was nominated by the Gateway school board...
Trump reschedules visit to Beaver County cracker plant
The White House said Thursday that President Trump has rescheduled his visit to a $6 billion ethane cracker plant being built in Beaver County for Tuesday. The president canceled a trip to the Potter Township site this week after two mass shootings over the weekend left 31 dead and dozens...
SBA loans approved for damage from July storms in Allegheny County
Residents in Plum and other Allegheny County communities may be eligible to receive disaster loans for damages to property from late July storms, the county’s Department of Emergency Services on Thursday said. The U.S. Small Business Administration declared a disaster in Allegheny County after communities were hit with flooding on...
