Jacob Tierney stories, Page 33
E-ZPass penalty charges irk Pennsylvania Turnpike drivers
Patty Wolfe was browsing Facebook when she saw a friend’s warning: Check your E-ZPass statement for higher-than-usual toll fees for trips on the Pennsylvania Turnpike. Wolfe heeded the advice. “The very first statement I looked at showed me getting on at Irwin, for $10, and me getting off in Monroeville,”...
Shalimar Bazaar to close after 25 years in GreensburgVideo
Shalimar Bazaar, a Greensburg boutique specializing in eclectic home decor, plans to close after 25 years in business. Owner Karen Barns said she’s retiring to spend time with her family. Though she hasn’t set a final day, plans are to close the East Otterman Street store in late May or...
Protect PT to hold pollution monitoring workshop
Penn Township environmental group Protect PT will hold a pollution monitoring workshop at its offices May 16. The workshop will cover ways residents can monitor air quality and noise levels around their home. The organization will introduce new air particulate monitors it purchased from the company PurpleAir. Protect PT began...
Kid literature experts to speak at Pitt Greensburg conference on Friday
University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg will host its 23rd annual Children’s Literature Conference Friday, inviting librarians and educators to spend a day learning more about what gets kids reading. There are two featured speakers this year. Ellen Oh will kick off the conference at 8:30 a.m. Friday. She’s the co-founder...
Police conduct active shooter drill at Idlewild
State police and local law enforcement on Wednesday morning conducted an active shooter drill at Idlewild Park in Ligonier Township, according to Westmoreland County 911. Emergency radio reports of a shooter and child abduction at the park were all related to the drill, dispatchers said. The theme park is closed....
Cicada swarm to emerge this month across Western Pennsylvania
Rising temperatures are heralding the return of the 17-year cicadas. The insects have been waiting underground for nearly two decades, but are expected to emerge by the millions this month. It takes several days of sustained warm weather, with temperatures consistently above 60 degrees, for cicadas to come out of...
‘Steel City Showdown’ to test waters for Pittsburgh esports
It’s only a matter of time before competitive video games are bigger than football, according to Matt Roche, corporate and strategic partnerships manager for the Pittsburgh Knights esports organization. “In terms of viewership alone, we’re on track to surpass the NFL in the next couple years,” he said. The 2018...
District attorneys’ organization opposes legal recreational pot
The Pennsylvania District Attorneys Association has come out against legal recreational marijuana, though it does support decriminalizing possession of small amounts of the drug. Association leaders shared their views with lawmakers at a meeting of the state Senate and House Democratic Policy Committee. “Recreational marijuana is not safe or harmless,”...
Girl Scouts debut early registration program for preschool girls
Girls in preschool can now join the Girl Scouts as part of a new extended registration program allowing enrollment at a younger age. Any girl entering kindergarten this fall is eligible to take part in the new Daisy Launch initiative. A $35 membership will last until Sept. 30, 2020. When...
Adelphoi to highlight success stories at ‘Showcase of Stars’
Adelphoi will celebrate existing programs and new facilities at its second annual Showcase of Stars event at its main campus in Latrobe May 16. The organization houses and provides other services for at-risk youth. This year’s event will highlight the Adelphoi Promise program, which helps place Adelphoi alumni into community...
Coroner identifies teen killed in Washington County crash
The Washington County Coroner has identified the 15-year-old boy killed in a crash on I-70 Thursday night. Robert Gracey, of Wheeling, W. Va., was a passenger in a vehicle travelling west in North Franklin Township around 11:30 p.m. The vehicle hit a tractor-trailer, lost control and flipped over, according to...
Pittsburgh woman charged with kidnapping baby
A woman kidnapped a baby from a Homewood home Wednesday night, according to court paperwork filed by Pittsburgh police. Police quickly found the 1-year-old girl and arrested the accused kidnapper, Nayshell Sly, 27, of Pittsburgh. The abduction was reported around 8 p.m. Thursday. A babysitter told police that Sly had...
Joe Biden to kick off 2020 presidential campaign in Lawrenceville
Democrat Joe Biden will kick off his campaign for president in the Pittsburgh area Monday. The former vice president announced his candidacy Thursday morning, after months of hints and “will he or won’t he” speculation. His first campaign event will be at the Teamsters Local 249 banquet hall in Lawrenceville,...
Ohio boy to be charged with threatening Keystone Oaks School District
An Ohio boy has admitted to posting online threats that prompted the closure of Keystone Oaks School District, according to the Mt. Lebanon Police Department. Three threats were posted to the district’s Instagram account Wednesday, police said. Investigators from Mt. Lebanon Police Department with assistance from FBI’s Cleveland field office...
Pittsburgh police investigating reported assault of Lyft driver
Pittsburgh police are investigating the reported assault of a Lyft driver in Shadyside. The driver told police he was transporting a man and two women around 2 a.m. Sunday. The man started arguing with the driver, accusing him of taking a longer route to their destination and ordering the driver...
Water main break floods Penn Avenue in PittsburghVideo
A broken water main break turned Penn Avenue in Downtown Pittsburgh into a river early Wednesday morning, reported Tribune-Review news partner WPXI . The water has been turned off, but the burst pipe ripped up the sidewalk and scattered debris on the road near the Gateway T Station. The road...
No one hurt in shooting outside Hill District bar
No one was hurt when a security guard shot at a suspect who brought a gun into a bar in Pittsburgh’s Hill District early Tuesday morning, according to city public safety officials. The security guard was working at Tim’s Bar on Wylie Avenue when he spotted a man with a...
Cops: Pittsburgh man spent weeks hiding in ex-girlfriend’s attic
Police have arrested a man who allegedly spent weeks hiding out in his ex-girlfriend’s attic in Pittsburgh’s Brighton Heights neighborhood. The woman discovered Cary Cocuzzi, 31, in her bedroom Saturday, according to an affidavit filed against him. She had a protection from abuse order against Cocuzzi and told police he...
Parked car rolled into Mon River. It took 2 days to recover it.Video
It took two days to recover a car that sank in the Monongahela River in Washington County, according to Tribune-Review news partner WPXI. Police told WPXI that an 18-year-old driver parked his parents’ Nissan at the top of a boat ramp in New Eagle on Saturday evening. After the man...
Coroner identifies 4 killed in Beaver County crash
The Beaver County Coroner’s Office has identified the four people who were killed in a two-car crash Sunday night. Denise Feathers, 41, of Baden, was driving a Jeep south in the northbound lane of Route 65 in Baden when she struck another vehicle just before 11 p.m. Sunday, according to...
Crews work to repair Strip District water main break
Crews are working to repair a water main break on Liberty Avenue in Pittsburgh’s Strip District Monday morning, according to Tribune-Review News Partner WPXI. Water started rushing down the road just before 6 a.m. Crews were able to shut off the water within about 30 minutes. The break happened near...
4 killed in Beaver County crashVideo
Four people were killed and one was injured in a two-vehicle crash in Beaver County, according to Harmony Police. The crash on Route 65 in Baden near the intersection with Merchant Street happened just before 11 p.m. Sunday. One of the vehicles, a Jeep, was driving the wrong way in...
Farmer’s market returning to downtown Greensburg
The farmers market is coming back to downtown Greensburg. “We always wanted to go back to Greensburg,” said Paul Sarver, head of the Central Westmoreland Farmer’s Market Association. “The downtown, the merchants and the customers always appreciated us.” For the last few summers, the market has been held twice a...
Business projects booming on Greensburg’s South Pennsylvania Avenue
Mary Wilmes can look out the window of Penelope’s, her gift shop in downtown Greensburg, and see a construction crew hard at work across the street. Another is working a few doors down, and two more projects are happening about a block away. “It hasn’t been this interesting in town...
Teacher shared love of art wherever she went
Constance “Connie” Vaskov brought her passion for art wherever she went. “She just loved to make every place she went look a little bit more beautiful,” said her daughter, Victoria Sheridan. “She couldn’t help herself.” Mrs. Vaskov would make ceramics and other artsy gifts for her friends. She’d help decorate...
