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Franklin Park launches pilot program for glass recycling
Franklin Park has launched a pilot program to provide residents with a place to dispose of glass jugs, bottles and jars that no longer are being picked up from the curb with other materials being recycled. The borough is the third municipality in the North Hills to set up a...
Estranged wife charged with killing husband, stuffing body in trash bags outside Brighton Heights home
The estranged wife of a man whose body was found wrapped in plastic at a home in Pittsburgh’s Brighton Heights neighborhood in December has been charged with stabbing him to death and hiding his corpse. Janet L. Winbush, 50, faces charges of criminal homicide and abuse of a corpse in...
Police log: Theft, careless driving among charges filed in Monroeville for Feb. 18-23, 2021
The following charges were filed Feb. 18-23 with Monroeville District Judge Jeffrey L. Herbst. All charges were filed by Monroeville police, unless otherwise noted: • Robert Michael Hanna, 26, of Monroeville with careless driving, driving on the wrong side of the road and three DUIs. Charges were filed by Pennsylvania...
Endangering children, simple assault among charges handled recently by Monroeville judge Jeffrey Herbst
Monroeville District Judge Jeffrey L. Herbst handled these cases recently. Defendants will have court dates set in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas. Charges were filed by Monroeville police. Held for court • Dante Joshua Gist, 30, of New Kensington on charges of illegal possession of a firearm, carrying...
Bettors have chance to give back at Live! Casino Pittsburgh
Winners at Live! Casino Pittsburgh have the chance to give back. Two donation boxes, known as The Giveback Box, are at the Hempfield casino, where guests can contribute slot tickets, cash or table game chips to support local charities. This quarter, benefiting organizations include United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania and...
City Theatre receives NEA grant to produce new play
Pittsburgh’s City Theatre is on the receiving end of a $25,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts, the largest grant from the theater discipline in Pennsylvania. The grant will support City Theatre’s commissioned play, “The Rivers Don’t Know,” about immigration in Pittsburgh. It is part of the first...
Court cases in Brentwood, South Park for the week of March 2, 2021
District court judges in Brentwood and South Park handled these criminal cases recently. Defendants will have court dates set in the appropriate district courts or the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas. Judge Ralph Kaiser, Brentwood • Veronique Mbakop, 29, of Brentwood on charges of aggravated assault and recklessly endangering...
Police: Man shot before wrecking SUV into utility pole in South Side dies at hospital
A man who crashed his SUV into a pole in the South Side after being shot early this morning has died from his injuries, according to authorities. Emergency personnel responding to a 911 call at around 1:10 a.m. for a vehicle crash at the American Natural gas station near the...
The Stroller, March 2, 2021: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your non-profit’s meetings, events and fundraisers in The Stroller. Send information at least a week in advance to vndnews@triblive.com. Please include a daytime telephone number. Donations accepted for Leechburg boat ramp project Leechburg Borough is accepting donations to be used for the construction of a primitive boat ramp in...
Dozens of Pine-Richland parents rally for more in-person learningVideo
Pine-Richland School District officials plan to gather more parental data as they work to offer five-day in-person learning to more grade levels in the next several weeks. A survey is will be posted today asking parents of students in grades 4-12 if they want full online learning, five-day in-person instruction...
Route 356 in Allegheny Township reopened after wreck cleared
Route 356 was reopened to traffic shortly before midnight on Monday after being shut down for several hours when a vehicle crashed into a pole. The accident was reported at about 10 p.m. on March 1 in Allegheny Township’s Bagdad neighborhood. The road was closed between White Cloud and Bagdad...
Covid cases continue to decline in North Huntingdon-Irwin area from Feb. 22 to March 1, 2021
The spread of coronavirus in the North Huntingdon-Irwin-North Irwin area continued to lessen during the last week in February, with only 43 new confirmed cases from Feb. 22 to March 1, according to data the state Department of Health on Monday. The four ZIP codes covering North Huntingdon, Irwin, North...
Plum volunteers to bring back drive-thru Easter celebration in early April
Plum families will have a chance to socially distance with the Easter Bunny in a few weeks. A Drive-Thru Eggstravaganza is set for April 3 at the public works facility along Old Mine Road. It is organized by Plum Rotary president Mona Costanza and her volunteers. The idea for the...
New acting U.S. attorney named for Western District of Pa.
Longtime federal prosecutor Stephen R. Kaufman on Monday was named acting U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania. Kaufman joined the office in 1988 and most recently served as first assistant U.S. Attorney. He served as head of the criminal division from 2010 to 2018. Among his notable cases...
Slippery Rock University announces in-person fall semester; Pitt still mulling plans
Add Slippery Rock University to the growing list of colleges projecting a reopening at near normal levels this fall. The announcement Monday that the state university located in Butler County is anticipating near normal operations this fall follows announcements last week from four other State System universities in Western Pennsylvania...
Sexual assault trial of former Pirates’ pitcher set for May
The sexual assault and child pornography cases against suspended Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Felipe Vazquez will be conducted May. Westmoreland County Judge Scott Mears, following a hearing Monday afternoon, ordered jury selection in the case to begin May 14 and for testimony in the trial to start on May 17. “Given...
2 hospitalized after SUV crashes into Derry Township creekVideo
Two people were “lucky” to avoid more serious injury Monday when the SUV they were in veered off Route 30 and into the rain swollen waters of Loyalhanna Creek in Derry Township, according to firefighters. The pair were transported by Mutual Aid Ambulance to AHN Forbes Hospital in Monroeville after...
Ed Gainey campaign chief, Pittsburgh political activist nearly come to blows at political event
Pittsburgh mayoral candidate Ed Gainey’s campaign manager and a Democratic activist who is critical of Gainey nearly came to blows during a dispute Saturday at a Duquesne Heights union hall parking lot. The activist, Kierran Young, 28, of Stanton Heights, said he is considering whether to pursue criminal charges after...
Leechburg man charged with assaulting juvenile
Police have charged an 18-year-old Leechburg man with sexually assaulting a juvenile runaway under the age of 13. Pennsylvania State Police in Kittanning filed charges against Ethan James Cogley last Thursday in connection with the alleged incidents. Cogley was arraigned Thursday and faces five felony charges including indecent assault of...
Police searching for man who fled after being pulled over along Route 28 in Harmar
Pennsylvania state police still were searching Monday for a man who fled from state troopers after they pulled him over on Route 28 in Harmar on Friday. Police identified the driver as Anthony Dwayne Smith Jr., 28, from the Pittsburgh area. At about 5:30 p.m., police say, they spotted Smith’s...
Pittsburgh Home & Garden Show postponed again, Duquesne Light not a sponsor
The 2021 Pittsburgh Home & Garden Show has been rescheduled a second time, to October. And for the first time in 20 years, title sponsor Duquesne Light will not be a part of the show. “We are taking a pause,” said Hollie Geitner, a Duquesne Light spokeswoman. “It just doesn’t...
As St. Philip Catholic School in Crafton faces closure, group appeals decision
St. Philip Catholic School in Crafton is scheduled to close as part of a merger, but a group of parents is determined to reverse Bishop David Zubik’s decision. The Diocese of Pittsburgh announced in February the school would merge with St. Margaret of Scotland School in Green Tree and that...
United Steelworkers to seek strike authorization at ATI
The United Steelworkers union is preparing for a strike authorization at Allegheny Technologies Inc., the union’s international vice president confirmed Monday. Although the contract that expired Sunday was extended and employees were told to continue to report to work, “the locals have returned home with instructions to begin setting up...
Covid cases continue to climb at Allegheny County Jail
The number of inmates at Allegheny County Jail who are positive for covid-19 has doubled in the last week. As of Sunday, 76 inmates were positive for the novel coronavirus, with another 27 tests pending, according to the county’s website. Also on Monday, six pods at the jail were in...
Phone appointments filled for Heinz Field covid vaccine clinic
Both phone and online appointments for Giant Eagle’s covid vaccination clinic at Heinz Field have been completely filled, a spokesman for the chain said Monday. The multi-day clinic will take place this week, from Tuesday to Friday. Online appointments became available last Friday, Feb. 26, through Giant Eagle’s scheduling tool....
