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Code Orange air quality warning declared for Mon Valley
An air quality action day has been issued for Allegheny County’s Mon Valley because of a spike in particulate matter pollution. The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection declared a Code Orange Air Quality Action Day on Tuesday, which was caused by a strong temperature inversion in the morning and light...
Students return to school at Elizabeth Forward
After two months of remote learning following a fire, students returned to Elizabeth Forward High School on Tuesday. The fire damaged the inside of the school in February. According to the school, rooms and areas adjacent to the auditorium space where the fire occurred are walled off and will not...
Electric buses headed to Mon Valley as part of $10M clean air grant
Pittsburgh Regional Transit will replace diesel buses with electric models to serve the Mon Valley thanks to a $10 million federal grant meant to improve air quality. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agencyselected Allegheny County on Monday for the grant to replace four, 40-foot diesel buses with zero-emission, electric buses and...
Fire out inside Century III Mall, cause not yet clear
West Mifflin fire crews responded early Tuesday to a fire at the site of the former Century III Mall. An Allegheny County alert sent at 7:10 a.m. said the fire was in the walls above the food court area on the third floor. West Mifflin borough police chief Gregory McCulloch...
Active shooter reports at Pitt library deemed a hoax
Reports of an active shooter at Hillman Library on the University of Pittsburgh’s Oakland campus just after 11 p.m. Monday night turned out to be false after a heavy police presence was called to the scene. At 11:20 p.m., Pittsburgh and Pitt police responded to reports of shots fired at...
The Stroller, April 11, 2023: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
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New Kensington Salvation Army to cultivate vegetables with ‘grow cube’
Harvests of tomatoes, peppers and cucumbers soon will be coming from within the New Kensington Salvation Army. They are among the basic salad plants the Salvation Army plans to grow in a new “grow cube” that was set up Thursday in a classroom inside the organization’s building, a former elementary...
Greensburg councilman: Utility work to disrupt traffic near GetGo construction site
Motorists in Greensburg should be prepared for traffic disruptions Tuesday and Wednesday, on a section of South Main Street, according to city Councilman Donnie Zappone Jr. Zappone said flaggers will be controlling traffic on Main Street, at the intersections of Euclid Avenue and Mt. Pleasant Street, as West Penn Power...
Greensburg hires new police chief, looks to rebuild trust after former chief’s arrest
Charles Irvin said one of his tasks as Greensburg’s new police chief will be to restore the community’s trust in the department following the January arrest of his predecessor on federal drug charges. City council on Monday unanimously approved promotion of Irvin, an 18-year veteran of the force, from detective...
Shadyside bank robbery under investigation
A Shadyside bank was Monday afternoon, Pittsburgh police said. Police spokeswoman Cara Cruz said officers responded about 4:20 p.m. to a PNC bank in the 5900 block of Centre Avenue. A man asked a teller for money and threatened that he had a weapon inside a plastic bag, Cruz said....
Sources say Pittsburgh close to announcing new police chief from list of 3 finalists
Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey is expected to name the city’s next police chief soon, possibly within days, according to those close to the hiring process. Gainey and three committees have been working, largely behind closed doors, for nearly six months to find a successor to former Chief Scott Schubert, who...
Indiana County man killed in Route 380 motorcycle crash
A 34-year-old Indiana County man was killed Monday in a motorcycle crash along Route 380 in Washington Township, authorities said. Ryan James Gould of Shelocta died of blunt force trauma, Westmoreland County Coroner Tim Carson said. The wreck was reported near the intersection of North Washington Road shortly before 3:30...
Former New Kensington mother to testify against boyfriend charged with killing young son
A former New Kensington woman charged in connection with the death of her 2-year-old son will testify against the man prosecutors said beat the child to death in 2020, her lawyer said. Teresa Fetterman, 26, now of Lower Burrell, appeared in court Monday as she awaits trial on charges of...
Bethel Park speaker sends care packages to native Ukraine
Millions have fled war-torn Ukraine, but when Russia invaded the country last year, Lesya Jurgovsky’s first instinct was to pack her bags to go there and help. She didn’t. Jurgovsky, a Ukraine native who has lived in the United States since 2004, made a life in Pittsburgh complete with a...
Jeannette police officer saves mom, artwork from house fire
Chris Mason bought a 1965 AC Cobra replica two years ago, a car he has dreamed about owning since he was 15. The Jeannette police corporal said he stopped by his mother’s home in the city Monday around 2 p.m. to fire up the engine for the first time since...
ABBA disco party fundraiser slated for Kidney Foundation, women’s shelter
A North Huntingdon restaurant and brewery are teaming up to provide tacos and a salsa bar and alcohol at an ABBA Disco Party fundraiser for the National Kidney Foundation of Western Pennsylvania and Hearth women’s services in Pittsburgh from 7 to 11 p.m. April 15 at the Elements Event Center,...
State police arrest warrant suspect in Washington Township after high-speed chase
State police arrested a man wanted on a warrant after he fled from a traffic stop in Washington Township and led a trooper on a high-speed chase. Antoine Lee Green, 51, of the 400 block of South Sixth Street in Jeannette was charged with a felony count of fleeing from...
Trib Total Media nominated for 26 Golden Quill Awards
Trib Total Media’s coverage of a variety of topics — including Roberto Clemente, the 20th anniversary of the Quecreek mine rescue and cultural organizations’ efforts to rebuild after the pandemic — has earned the news organization 26 nominations for the Press Club of Western Pennsylvania’s Golden Quill Awards. The Golden...
Pittsburgh City Councilwoman Deb Gross faces primary challenge from Jordan Botta
Pittsburgh City Councilwoman Deb Gross, D-Highland Park, is facing a primary challenge from Jordan Botta. Gross, 56, has served on council since January 2016, representing a district that includes Bloomfield, Friendship, Highland Park, Lawrenceville, Morningside, Polish Hill, Stanton Heights and the Strip District. Botta, 32, of Bloomfield, has worked as...
Uniontown man suffered injuries in crash on Route 66 in Hempfield
A Uniontown man was cut out of a pickup truck Saturday and taken to a Pittsburgh hospital with serious injuries, according to state police. Troopers said Jonathan M. Millikin, 41, was traveling north on Toll Route 66 in Hempfield just before 6 p.m. when the Ford Ranger he was driving...
$1 million lottery ticket sold in Greensburg; winner first thought it was worth $1,000
A Greensburg-area man who is a regular lottery ticket buyer thought he was lucky when he learned he had bought a winning Mega Millions Pennsylvania Lottery ticket Friday — but not as lucky as he turned out to be. “He did not know he had won” $1 million when he...
Increased demand, OPEC production cut contribute to rising gas prices
Pennsylvania is among 44 states that saw their average gasoline prices rise over the past week. “Prices are being pulled up not only due to continued increases in demand as temperatures warm, but also pressure from oil prices, which have risen over 20% in the last month, primarily driven by...
Out & About: Greensburg Art Center goes Gallic for wine gala
The invitation said, “Come to Paris with us,” as Greensburg Art Center created a Moulin Rouge theme for its April 1 Art on the Vine fundraiser. The trip was a long time coming, with the party originally planned for 2020 and put on hold by the pandemic. A papier mache...
Man struck by vehicle on Pittsburgh’s South Side
A man was struck by a vehicle early Monday near 12th and East Carson streets on Pittsburgh’s South Side, according to city police. Officers said they found the man after responding to a call of shots fired at 2:16 a.m. He was taken to a hospital in critical condition. Police...
Tractor-trailer crash spills chemicals near Monongahela River
A tractor-trailer that crashed into a creek early Monday morning along Bellbridge Road in Lincoln Borough has not yet spilled chemicals into the Monongahela River, officials said. The truck, which was hauling about 80 drums (each 55-gallons) of a two-part epoxy chemical, drove into the stream just after 1 a.m.,...
