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Police: Security video shows Monessen man kicking, choking and dragging dogs around yard
A Monessen man and woman are in jail after police received more than 50 videos from a neighbor, many of which show the man kicking, choking, dragging and throwing his dogs around the yard as they yelp and scream in pain, according to police. Douglas J. White, 27, and Mackinzie...
Man found dead near Indiana Township rehab facility
The body of a man was found on a grassy hillside off Guys Run Road in Indiana Township early Monday afternoon. Indiana Township Police Chief Steve Colucci said his officers were dispatched at about 1:30 p.m. for reports of three shots fired near Encompass Health and Rehabilitation Hospital of Harmarville....
Chartiers Valley, transportation union joust over contract negotiations
Chartiers Valley School District administration last week issued a statement regarding its negotiations with its transportation employees after, they say, the Pennsylvania State Education Association spread misinformation about it. “The district does not wish to conduct negotiations in the public arena,” reads the statement from Superintendent Daniel Castagna. “Unfortunately, the...
6 killed in a crash of a small plane in near Youngstown
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — Six people were killed when a small plane crashed minutes after taking off from an Ohio airport, officials said. The Cessna 441 with six people on board crashed near Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport on Sunday morning, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. Agency records show it was registered...
Concordia of Bridgeville residents raise money for Alzheimer’s awareness on year’s longest day
The longest day of the year – June 21 – was well-spent by residents at Concordia of Bridgeville. The senior living community raised $413 for the Alzheimer’s Association during its “The Longest Day” car wash and bake sale event, held at the Concordia campus, 3570 Washington Pike. The event is...
Riverview Community Action Corporation facing leadership transition
Members of the Riverview Community Action Corporation are readying themselves for a change in leadership after Mary Margaret Fisher announced her retirement as RCAC’s executive director. Her last day will be July 31. “We are grateful for all of Mary Margaret’s efforts as well as the time she gave us...
Giant Eagle to use GetGo sale funds for store upgrades, CEO says
Giant Eagle will use the $1.6 billion sale of GetGo to remodel grocery stores, add new ones, reduce prices and grow its pharmacy presence. The grocer’s CEO, Bill Artman, detailed Giant Eagle’s plans to TribLive on Monday, just hours after the company announced it officially sold about 270 GetGo convenience...
Leechburg Area’s budget includes 1% tax hikes
Leechburg Area School District passed a final budget for next school year that includes differing tax increases for residents in its Westmoreland and Armstrong county communities. While the district will collect about the same amount of money as during the previous school year, there will be adjustments to millage rates...
Fades for Freeport: 2nd Willy T’s Cuts barbershop set to open in borough’s downtown
After a decade spent building a loyal customer base in Tarentum, William Tavarez said he’s planning to open a second location of his Willy T’s Cuts barbershop in downtown Freeport. The shop, at 512 High St., will cater to some of Tavarez’s existing customers, many of whom come from the...
Freeport begins search for new borough manager
Down a manager, Freeport has begun the search for a new head administrator for the borough. According to Councilwoman Kimberly Barr, Freeport already has received several applications to fill the role, but the borough has not finalized a hiring timeline. The post was left vacant on June 20, when Zachary...
Records stay public in case of released suspect now accused of killing woman
Allegheny County’s President Judge on Monday did not respond kindly to the public defender’s request to seal court records in an ongoing case of a man accused of stabbing a woman in 2023 and then allegedly killing another woman earlier this month. Isreal Moseby, 19, is charged with aggravated assault...
Allegheny County faces ‘unsustainable’ financial challenges, O’Connor warns
Allegheny County’s financial position is unsustainable, according to Controller Corey O’Connor, who said leaders must prioritize economic growth. O’Connor, who also is the Democratic candidate for Pittsburgh mayor, released financial reports Monday that show the county’s property, sales and drink tax revenue declined last year. The county spent $45.5 million...
Priest draws on prayer for 1st sermon, says ‘providential’ path pulled him back from L.A.
Father Daniel J. Roberts was joined by family, friends, fellow priests, bishops and seminarians as he celebrated his first Mass on June 29 at St. Bonaventure Church in Shaler. “Ten years ago, I never would have dreamed that I’d be standing here in front of you as a priest, especially...
Traveling for the July 4th holiday? Here’s what to expect
Looking to travel for Independence Day weekend? So is the rest of the country. The AAA travel agency estimates a record 72.2 million Americans plan on traveling for the holiday, with 9.9 million travelers in the Mid-Atlantic region (including Pennsylvania, New York and New Jersey) alone. Jim Garrity, AAA’s director...
CMU’s Tartan Driver takes autonomous driving off Pittsburgh’s beaten path
All-terrain vehicles one day may be able to venture where no human dares to go using their own artificial intelligence. It could be to fight a raging wildfire or to rescue someone trapped in a remote location. And they may do so using a successor to Carnegie Mellon University’s TartanDriver....
In brief: Plum, Oakmont area news, events for the week of June 30, 2025
Zoning Hearing Board public hearing An ongoing legal battle over a parking ordinance will be continuing through briefs rather than public debate, involved parties decided on June 24. An Oakmont Zoning Hearing Board public hearing came to a quick adjournment when borough Solicitor Jacob Leyland and Lisa Siefert, and attorneys...
Dino’s Sports Lounge set to close Greensburg location
Dino’s Sports Lounge is closing its Greensburg location, according to a post on social media Sunday. The restaurant has been open on Towne Square Drive for 15 years. The post indicated the reason for the closure was out of the control of restaurant ownership. Management refused to comment to the...
Morning Roundup: Man in critical condition after East Hills shooting; youth flee Ligonier Valley youth center
Here are a few morning news items from across the region for Monday, June 30: Man in critical condition after East Hills shooting A man was shot late Sunday in Pittsburgh’s East Hills neighborhood and taken to a hospital in critical condition by Pittsburgh EMS, according to Pittsburgh police. Officers...
The Stroller, June 30, 2025: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your non-profit’s community events, fundraisers and club meetings for free in The Stroller. Send information at least two weeks in advance to vndnews@triblive.com or The Stroller, 210 Wood St., Tarentum PA 15084. Please include a daytime telephone number. Follow the Stroller on X at @VNDStroller. Local food shuttle available...
East Suburban Artists League marks 60th anniversary
The first East Suburban Artists League show took place in 1965, in an empty storeroom next to the old Murrysville A&P store. Local developer Orin Sampson donated the storeroom and some 4-by-8-foot boards to display paintings. With the first ESAL show taking place on a freezing cold weekend in late...
In brief: Happenings from the North Allegheny area
Marshall set to pave 12 roadways for 2025 Marshall will address a dozen thoroughfares with its 2025 road paving program. The roads scheduled to be paved are: • Ciderberry Drive, from Pleasant Hill Road to the cul-de-sac; • Mulberry Court, from Ciderberry Drive to the cul-de-sac; • Archberry, from Pleasant...
Franklin Park fielding interest on transitioning to a home rule charter community
In November, Franklin Park residents may have the opportunity to vote on whether the borough should form a government study commission to investigate transitioning to a home rule charter community. Council stressed that the ballot question is only to ask residents whether they want to form a government study commission...
Plum resident, firefighter suffer minor injuries in house fire
A Plum resident and a volunteer firefighter suffered minor injuries in a fire that damaged a home in Plum’s Greendale Village neighborhood Saturday. The fire at the two-story home at 1442 Greendale Drive, off Old Leechburg Road, came in at 6:45 p.m., an Allegheny County 911 dispatcher said. A firefighter...
‘The system failed’: How judicial maneuvering set a suspect free and led to a fatal Pittsburgh shooting
Caitlin Zack believes her mother should be alive. On June 4, Samantha Howells was shot and killed in Crafton Heights as she checked on property she owned. The man accused of killing her, 19-year-old Isreal Moseby, was previously jailed for allegedly stabbing a woman in the throat in 2023. In...
Activists, elected officials rail against UPMC’s decision to end gender-affirming care for minors
Dozens of LGBTQ+ advocates, elected officials and supporters gathered outside UPMC’s Downtown Pittsburgh headquarters Sunday to rally against the health care giant’s decision to stop providing gender-affirming care to transgender youth. UPMC has confirmed it will end gender-affirming care for patients under age 19 in response to an order from...
