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Pittsburgh police investigating East Liberty shooting
Pittsburgh police are investigating after an East Liberty business was struck by gunfire Friday evening, officials said. Officers responded to a Shotspotter alert in the 6000 block of Penn Avenue around 5 p.m., said Pittsburgh Public Safety Spokesman Maurice Matthews. Matthews said a man was treated on scene after being...
Pittsburgh Public School students to learn online the Monday they return from Thanksgiving break
Pittsburgh Public School students will learn remotely Monday, Nov. 29 — the day after Thanksgiving break — as district officials grapple with staffing shortages they say related to the covid-19 pandemic. The change was announced in a letter written by interim Superintendent Wayne Walters. “The impact of the covid-19 pandemic...
Greensburg event Saturday hopes to connect community members and local police
A Unity in the Community rally scheduled for Saturday in Greensburg will work to bridge the gap between community members and local police. The Bridging the Gap event will bring together speakers and organizations like Westmoreland Community Action; Pennsylvania State Police; Ray of Hope, a suicide prevention organization, and more....
Greensburg Holiday Parade to honor health care workersVideo
Health care workers will take center stage at the Greensburg Holiday Parade this weekend. On Saturday, health care workers from Westmoreland County will lead the parade through downtown Greensburg as grand marshals. The event will be a way for city officials and community members to thank those in the medical...
Police: Man died after stabbing in McKeesport
A 19-year-old man died after he was stabbed Friday afternoon in McKeesport, officials said. Officials responded to the 500 block of Sinclair Street around 3:20 p.m. where they found the man stabbed in the chest, Allegheny County Police said. The man, identified by the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office as...
Police investigating apparent murder-suicide in Washington County
A crew from the Washington County Coroner’s Office was called to the scene of an apparent murder-suicide Thursday afternoon, officials said. Crews responded to a home in Canton Township for reports of the incident that took place between 1 p.m. Wednesday and noon Thursday, according to a release from the...
Beloved Westmoreland Mall Santa makes special visit; mall Santa arrives Friday
It’s only November, but for many in Westmoreland County, Santa Claus already came to town. For three days last week, thousands of children and parents waited outside the Christmas Town store at Westmoreland Mall for their chance to meet the man many have deemed the real Kris Kringle. “This Santa...
Report: Pennsylvania casinos shatter record, generate $425 million in revenues
Pennsylvania casinos generated more than $425.9 million in October, eclipsing a revenue high set in July, state regulators said. Casinos generated $2.25 million more last month than in July, when revenues topped $423.6 million, according to a report from the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board. In addition, revenues last month increased...
What’s that? Prominent sculptures at Seton Hill pay homage to late artist, teacher
Lining the roadway leading up to Seton Hill University, a red and orange sculpture peeks through the trees, greeting those visiting the Greensburg campus. A second sculpture, painted solid red, is more prominently placed at the Seton Hill Arts Center, seen by those traveling through the intersection of West Otterman...
More new stores coming to Westmoreland Mall, with 2 set to reopen
A slew of new stores are set to open at Westmoreland Mall, including two that previously shuttered at the Hempfield site. Charlotte Russe and Christopher & Banks, which previously occupied storefronts at the mall, will be joined by locally owned Neecs Sneaks and Rock Bottom jewelry store. The announcements come...
Police charge suspect with killing 70-year-old found on train tracks in Scott
Allegheny County police charged a 28-year-old with homicide after officers found a man dead along railroad tracks in Scott on Thursday evening. Joseph Williams, 70, was pronounced dead at the scene after he was found lying on railroad tracks behind South Hills Self Storage near a homeless encampment, officials said....
Police: Pair with rifle rob gas station on Pittsburgh’s South Side Slopes
Pittsburgh police are searching for two men who they say robbed a Sunoco gas station in the city’s South Side Slopes on Thursday night, officials said. Officers responded to the gas station in the 1600 block of Arlington Avenue around 9 p.m. for a reported armed robbery, said Pittsburgh Public...
Route 66 in Gilpin reopens after crash
Minor injuries were reported in a crash that closed part of Route 66 in Gilpin Thursday morning, state police said. Crews responded to the highway around 6:30 a.m. for reports of a crash involving a tanker truck, Tribune-Review news partner WPXI reported. The road, which was closed between Schenley and...
Police say woman dressed as FedEx worker stole packages from Pittsburgh home
A Pittsburgh woman is accused of dressing as a FedEx worker and stealing packages from a Mt. Washington home. Police charged Laura Woester, 50, with theft by unlawful taking after they say she took two packages from a home on Beam Way last week. According to a criminal complaint, officers...
Inbound lanes of Fort Duquesne Bridge reopen after crash
One person was taken to the hospital after a crash on the Fort Duquesne Bridge Wednesday morning, according to an Allegheny 911 shift commander. Crews responded to the lower deck of the bridge shortly before 4:40 a.m. for reports of the wreck that left a car leaning up against a...
Person taken to hospital after Baldwin fire
One person was taken to the hospital after a fire early Wednesday in Baldwin, according to an Allegheny County 911 shift commander. Crews responded to the fire on Curry Hollow Road around 12:30 a.m. The person escaped from the home but was hospitalized with unspecified injuries, according to Tribune-Review news...
Police: Person in stable condition after Perry South shooting
A person is in stable condition after a shooting in Pittsburgh’s Perry South neighborhood Tuesday night, officials said. Officers responded to a Shotspotter alert near the intersection of Maple and McIntyre avenues around 11 p.m., said Pittsburgh Public Safety Spokeswoman Amanda Mueller. A victim later walked into a hospital with...
Students, staff at Greensburg Salem Middle School move to remote learning
Greensburg Salem middle schoolers are moving to remote learning for almost two weeks following a spike in covid-19 cases, district officials said. According to Kenneth Bissell, acting superintendent, the spike caused the 14 day total of positive cases to rise to about 5% of the total student and faculty body....
Allegheny 911: 2 people taken to hospital following Route 28 crash
Two people were taken to the hospital Tuesday morning following a multiple-vehicle crash on Route 28, according to an Allegheny County 911 shift commander. Crews responded to the crash in the southbound lanes of Route 28 near the Millvale exit around 7 a.m. The dispatcher said a school bus that...
Steelers vs. Bears: What they’re saying in Chicago after loss
With 12 penalties, an alleged hip-check from a referee and a controversial taunting call, there’s no question Chicago Bears fans have some gripes after Monday’s loss against the Pittsburgh Steelers. Are the gripes legitimate? You be the judge. Chicago media is now pushing back against the franchise after a game...
New Florence fire chief, 3 former auxiliary members die of covid complications, president says
Members of the New Florence Volunteer Fire Company suffered a “devastating loss” after the fire chief and three former auxiliary members died last month from covid-related difficulties, President Brandon Teeter confirmed. Chief Keith Boring, 56, a life member of the company who served 24 years as chief, died Oct. 19....
Beaver County man drowns while attending wedding in South Carolina
A Beaver County man who was attending a wedding in South Carolina drowned Saturday, according to the Oconee County coroner. The man was identified as 26-year-old Kellen Jerome Mackey of New Brighton, according to Coroner Karl Addis. Emergency dispatchers received a report of a missing person presumed drowned around 2:15...
Code Orange air quality alert issued for parts of Allegheny County
High air pollution could impact sensitive groups of people Monday in several counties across the region, including communities in Allegheny County, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection. The department issued a Code Orange air quality alert for fine particulate matter, with the highest hourly concentrations likely occurring before...
Police: Suspicious device reported in Pittsburgh’s Allentown not a threat
A disabled vehicle with what appeared to be a suspicious device inside prompted an investigation by Pittsburgh police and the city’s bomb squad early Monday in Allentown, according to Public Safety. Crews responded to Brosville Street and East Warrington Avenue shortly after 12:30 a.m. Tribune-Review news partners WPXI-TV reported that...
Braddock man charged in stabbing that wounded another in Pittsburgh’s South Side
A Braddock man has been arrested in a stabbing that critically wounded another man early Monday in Pittsburgh’s South Side neighborhood, city police said. Darrell Darden, 37, is charged with attempted homicide and two counts of aggravated assault in the incident that brought officers to an apartment complex in the...
