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Police: Man shot during home invasion in Reserve Township
A man was shot in the leg during a home invasion in Reserve Township Saturday night, police said. Allegheny County dispatchers were notified of a home invasion in the 2700 block of Mount Troy Road shortly before 10:20 p.m. Reports indicated that one person was shot during the incident. First...
Astrobotic’s MoonRanger rover a step closer to lunar mission
On the 52nd anniversary of the day Apollo 11 blasted off and headed for its historic moon landing, Astrobotic has taken a “giant leap” toward its own moon landing. The Pittsburgh-based aerospace company has announced the autonomous rover MoonRanger it partnered with Carnegie Mellon University to create, has passed another...
Got glass? Roving bin to hit Allegheny County Parks as curbside recycling wanes
Western Pennsylvanians who don’t want to see their glass garbage end up in a landfill can bring it to a roving bin scheduled to rotate across Allegheny County’s parks. The county teamed up with the Pennsylvania Resources Council for its 2021 Traveling Glass Recycling Bin Program. They plan six-day stops...
McKeesport residents warned not to drink tap water after commercial building fire
The Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County is asking residents in the Lower 10th Ward of McKeesport to not use the tap water after firefighting foam may have been sucked into a fire hydrant as crews battled a blaze at McKeesport Auto Body on Friday night. According to an advisory posted...
Lane closures needed for bridge work along Wildwood Road in McCandless
Work to repair the deck of a bridge along Wildwood Road in McCandless will result in traffic disruptions next week, PennDOT announced. The project involves concrete deck repairs on Wildwood Road Bridge, which traverses Pine Creek, according to the state transportation agency. Single-lane restrictions will occur at the bridge from...
Swin Cash surprises McKeesport students with virtual messageVideo
McKeesport Area School District students were in for a surprise Thursday afternoon when former WNBA star and McKeesport native Swin Cash sent in a special video message for them. The video was a part of her partnership with the Dick’s Sporting Goods Foundation. McKeesport Area School District’s annual six-week summer...
Latodami nesting box program a boon to bluebird population in North ParkVideo
The din of passing vehicles fades as you walk deep into North Park. It is replaced by the symphonic warble of birds chiming their presence. But ensuring the prosperity of the bird population in the 3,075-acre park is no mere act of nature. Staff and volunteers with the Latodami Nature...
Man who shot at Pittsburgh officers said he wanted them to kill him, gets 15 to 30 years
Issa Abdus-Salaam had a difficult childhood, including being moved from his home in Philadelphia at age 7 to live with strangers in Senegal, West Africa. Although his parents eventually joined him four years later, it wasn’t before he had lived in filth, saw a man beaten to death in the...
La Roche to mandate covid vaccines for resident students, student athletes
La Roche University in McCandless will require all resident students and student athletes be vaccinated against covid-19 by the start of the fall semester. Students in the nursing program who are scheduled for clinical experiences and students who apply for study abroad trips will also need to be vaccinated, Rosemary...
Police: Desperate notes in Walmart, Fallingwater led to woman held captive
The first note appeared just over a week ago. Stuck to a mirror in the women’s restroom at the Walmart on Washington Pike in Scott, a handwritten note pleaded for help, police said. The writer, a woman, wrote that she was being held captive by a man named Corey Brewer...
Woodland Hills principal heads home to Aliquippa as superintendent
Woodland Hills High School is losing a principal, and the Aliquippa School District is gaining a new superintendent. On Wednesday, the Aliquippa School Board unanimously voted to hire Phillip K. Woods, who grew up in Aliquippa, as its superintendent. He replaces Superintendent Peter Carbone. Woods has been principal at Woodland...
Former industrial space in Etna to become ‘tech flex’ hub 51 Bridge Street
A former steel pipe manufacturing space in Etna is set to become a “tech flex” hub called 51 Bridge Street, the developer AM Group announced Thursday. “The borough of Etna is rooted with a strong history during Pittsburgh’s steel production and 51 Bridge Street will revitalize and transform it into...
Car crash into pole shuts portion of Babcock Boulevard in Shaler
A portion of Babcock Boulevard in Shaler was closed after an early morning vehicle crash, according to Tribune-Review news partner WPXI. The crash happened at about 1:30 p.m. and shut down the heavily traveled road between Greenhill and Schuetzen Park roads, WPXI reports. BREAKING: Accident on Babcock Blvd. Utility pole...
Labor Day Parade returns to Pittsburgh in September
Pittsburgh’s annual Labor Day Parade is returning this year after it was cancelled in 2020 because of the covid-19 pandemic. The Allegheny-Fayette Central Labor Council has announced the parade is scheduled for Monday, Sept. 6, starting at 10 a.m. Pittsburgh’s Labor Day Parade is one of the largest and oldest...
Man found guilty of 1st-degree murder in Perry South shooting death
A jury on Thursday found a Troy Hill man guilty of first-degree murder in the 2018 shooting death of his girlfriend. Calvin Stewart Alston, 59, will be sentenced to a mandatory life prison term by Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge Beth A. Lazzara on Oct. 20. Alston was charged in...
Churchill Planning Commission recommends plan for Amazon center
Churchill’s Planning Commission unanimously voted to recommend approval of a conditional use application for a potential Amazon distribution center in Churchill on Wednesday. Their recommendation is non-binding, but will be considered when Churchill Borough Council renders a final decision in the coming months. Texas-based Hillwood Development submitted the conditional use...
Second man charged in slaying of Penn Hills teen
Police this week filed homicide charges against a second man in connection with the May slaying of a Penn Hills teenager. Daeshuan Eric Smith, 19, of Penn Hills, is charged with homicide, conspiracy and carrying a firearm without a license. He’s alleged to have taken part in the May 23...
Pedestrian struck, killed by vehicle in Homestead
A pedestrian was struck and killed by a vehicle Thursday morning in Homestead, according to Allegheny County Police. The incident happened about 10:35 a.m., authorities said. A man, who they did not identify, was struck by a vehicle near the intersection of West 7th Avenue and Howard Street. The man...
Catholic bishops in Pennsylvania reinstate obligation to attend Mass
Catholics in Pennsylvania will soon again be required to attend Mass. Bishop David Zubik of the Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh announced Thursday along with bishops across the state that a special dispensation issued during the covid-19 pandemic will be lifted on Aug. 15. During normal circumstances, Catholics are obligated to...
Whitehall restaurant hit with consumer alert for live roach infestation
Live roaches and roach nests in the kitchen prompted the Allegheny County Health Department to issue a consumer alert for a Whitehall restaurant this week, inspection reports show. The Namaste India II Restaurant on Radford Road was not shut down, though the department issued it a yellow consumer alert placard....
Former Fox Chapel cardiologist convicted of health care fraud surrenders after skipping sentencing
A former Fox Chapel cardiologist who became the subject of an arrest warrant after missing his sentencing hearing on Wednesday turned himself in a day later. Dr. Samirkumar J. Shah turned himself in to the federal courthouse on Grant Street on Thursday morning, officials said. His sentencing hearing has been...
Mother of slain man sues Fox Chapel suspect charged in his killing
The mother of a Verona man whose body was found at a Fox Chapel property months after he went missing in 2019 is suing the man accused of killing him. T. Lee Rouse, of Verona filed a lawsuit against Adam Rosenberg, 23, on Wednesday in Allegheny County Common Pleas Court....
Chatham hosting weekly Farm to Fork series featuring meals, locally sourced farm products
Stuck on what to fix for dinner? If it’s a Thursday night during summer, the choice is not only easy, it’s fresh and locally sourced. Chatham University’s Eden Hall campus in Richland is hosting Farm to Fork Summer Market outdoor dining events from 4 to 6 p.m. on Thursdays featuring...
Signature Dishes: Jerk tofu part of authentic Caribbean menu at 2 Sisters 2 Sons in SharpsburgVideo
This is part of an ongoing series highlighting Signature Dishes at locally owned restaurants in the region. See Trib Total Media’s new online directory of restaurants, Dine Local, at dinelocal.triblive.com. When Marline Siddo visits her family in Jamaica, she comes home to Pittsburgh’s North Side lugging stuffed suitcases. They are...
St. Patrick’s Day Parade rescheduled for this fall in Pittsburgh
There will be a 2021 St. Patrick Day’s Parade in the Steel City after all. Parade organizers announced Wednesday the St. Patrick’s Day Parade has been rescheduled for Saturday, Sept. 18 at 10 a.m. Parade chairman Jeff “Mac” McCafferty had hoped to hold the parade last March on the traditional...
