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Crime Stoppers offer reward for information on 1983 cold case from Washington County
Pennsylvania Crime Stoppers are offering a cash reward for information pertaining to a 1983 homicide in Cecil. State police responded to the homicide on June 24, 1983, according to Crime Stoppers. Betty Pieczynski, 63, was shot with a .25-caliber automatic weapon and found in her residence. Anyone with information on...
Arrest warrant issued for 14-year-old in connection to deadly Uniontown shooting
An arrest warrant was issued for a 14-year-old boy in connection with a fatal shooting in Uniontown Tuesday. Court records show Antonyo Owens, 14, is wanted for criminal homicide in connection to the shooting death of Anthony Jones, 38. He also is facing several firearms charges. Police are actively seeking...
Morning Roundup: Free produce stand opening in Hill District
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Friday, June 9: Free community produce stand coming to Hill District A free community produce stand will open Friday in Pittsburgh’s Hill District neighborhood. The stand will be open from noon to 4 p.m. every second and fourth Friday...
1 killed in Washington County wreck
One motorist was killed in a crash Thursday afternoon in Washington County. Derek Hartzog, 32, of Washington, died following the wreck in South Franklin Township, Washington County Coroner Tim Warco reported. The cause of death is pending autopsy results. Hartzog was driving a northbound vehicle that left the road and...
Air quality alert issued for region
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has declared a Code Orange Action Day for air quality on Friday in Western Pennsylvania because of smoke from wildfires in Canada. The orange alert indicates unhealthy pollution levels for sensitive groups of people. Young children, the elderly and those with respiratory problems such...
Morning Roundup: Mars woman charged with homicide after deadly Butler Township wreck
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Thursday, June 8: Mars woman charged with homicide by vehicle after deadly Butler Township wreck A woman who was driving one of the vehicles involved in a fatal crash in Butler Township Tuesday was charged with homicide by vehicle,...
American Red Cross: Shortfall of blood donations last month
American Red Cross officials said they experienced a “concerning shortfall” in blood donations last month, collecting 26,000 fewer donations than needed to meet patient needs in May. World Blood Donor Day is June 14, and Red Cross officials are offering a $10 gift card for donors through the end of...
Breeze Airways adds flights between Pittsburgh and Maine
Maine’s many wonders, including Acadia National Park and lobster shacks along the Atlantic coastline, just got easier to reach for Pittsburghers. Low-cost carrier Breeze Airways announced last week that it has begun offering direct, nonstop flights between Pittsburgh International Airport and Portland, Maine. Round-trip flights will run twice a week,...
Western Pa. air quality worsens as Canadian wildfires continue to burn
Air quality in Western Pennsylvania dropped to unhealthy levels Wednesday and could remain that way until at least Sunday as smoke from Canadian wildfires continues to pollute the Northeast. Pittsburgh’s air quality index, or AQI, hit 155 around 3 p.m., according to the government website AirNow.gov. The reading had dropped...
Morning Roundup: Vehicle catches fire in Penn Township garage
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Wednesday, June 7: Vehicle catches fire in Penn Township garage A vehicle caught fire in a Penn Township home’s attached garage early Wednesday. Crews were called to the 100 block of McDermott Road around 1:15 a.m., according to Tribune-Review...
Homer City power plant closing won’t impact electric grid reliability, group says
The closure of the Homer City Generating Station — the largest coal-fired power plant in the state — will not adversely impact the power grid serving Pennsylvania and 12 other states, a regional electricity transmission organization said Tuesday. The Indiana County facility is scheduled to be decommissioned as of July...
Part of Hatfield’s Ferry power plant to be razed
The cooling towers at another closed coal-fired power plant in Southwestern Pennsylvania will be demolished Thursday morning. Two concrete hyperbolic cooling towers — one 500 feet tall and the other 550 feet tall — will be imploded at FirstEnergy Corp.’s former Hatfield’s Ferry Power Station along the Monongahela River in...
1 killed, 2 injured in Butler Township crash
One person has died and two others were injured Tuesday in a crash at the intersection of Route 8 and Litman Road in Butler Township. A Butler County 911 operator said the crash occurred shortly before 7 p.m. The county coroner was called to the scene. One fatality was confirmed....
Dementia, Alzheimer’s have out-sized impact on Black community, leaders say
As senior pastor at Destiny of Faith Church, the Rev. Brenda Gregg often listens to the struggles of her congregants and offers support. Sometimes, she hears about their troubles even before their doctors do. “One of the things we believe that the church is a trustful entity in the neighborhood....
Officials identify man killed in Uniontown shooting
A man was killed in a shooting Tuesday morning in Uniontown. The shooting was reported shortly before 11:30 a.m. at Connellsville and Clarke streets, according to a Fayette County 911 dispatch supervisor. State police identified the victim as Anthony Jones, 38, of Uniontown. Jones was brought to the Uniontown Hospital...
Morning Roundup: Teen girl shot in Hill District
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Tuesday, June 6: Teenage girl shot in Hill District A 16-year old female was shot in the foot Monday night in the Hill District, Pittsburgh police said. Police responded to a two-round ShotSpotter alert in the 300 block of...
USW petitions state labor board to unionize Pitt staffers
Monday’s petition by the United Steelworkers for a state-supervised election to unionize thousands of University of Pittsburgh staff is rooted in years of preparation, said Jesse Dubin, a program evaluator in Pitt’s school of pharmacy. Though the path to a vote could be complex and prolonged staff will benefit from...
Code Orange air quality warning issued amid Canadian wildfires
Smoke from Canadian wildfires will cause a decline in the region’s air quality on Tuesday. A Code Orange Air Quality Action Day was declared by the state Department of Environmental Protection for Tuesday because of fine particulate matter in the air, in part from wildfires in eastern Canada, the DEP...
Dry conditions expected to continue in Western Pennsylvania
Wildfire season in Pennsylvania typically runs from March to May, when the lack of tree canopy means more dry brush on the ground. But with a forecast that contains barely any rain over the next 10 to 14 days, the dry season is getting an extension in the Greater Pittsburgh...
Duquesne grad student studies intersection of ‘craft, church and a life of faith’ in Appalachia
When Gwendolen Jackson was growing up in Bridgeport, Ohio, across the river from Wheeling, W.Va., along the northwestern edge of Appalachia, it seemed like everyone she knew did some sort of crafting. She also grew up in a churchgoing family, and that seemed to go hand in hand with crafting....
Idea for ‘Mister Rogers’-themed Lego set winning support
A man’s childhood memories of “Mister Rogers Neighborhood” could lead to the world-famous Latrobe native becoming the subject of his own Lego set this year. When the covid-19 pandemic shut down businesses around the world, it didn’t take long for Matt Smith to begin looking back to his younger days....
Motorcyclist killed in collision with tractor-trailer in Washington County
A Scenery Hill man was killed Saturday night when his motorcycle collided with a tractor-trailer in Washington County. Joseph Smetanka Jr.. 60, was pronounced dead at the scene on Route 40 near 10 Anderson Drive in Amwell Township, according to Washington County Coroner Tim Warco. Warco said the crash happened...
Daycation: Go sky high with skydiving in Mercer
A high-flying adventure awaits those brave enough to jump out of an airplane in rural Mercer. Skydive Pennsylvania is the only full-service skydiving facility in Western Pennsylvania, located at the Grove City Airport. Owner Cecil Smith, 66, has logged more than 5,912 jumps in his 49 years of skydiving. Smith...
Trib wins 30 Keystone Media Awards
The Tribune-Review won 30 Keystone Media Awards this year from the Pennsylvania News Media Association. The awards “reinforce excellence by individuals in the news media profession, by recognizing journalism that consistently provides relevance, integrity, and initiative in serving readers and audiences, and faithfully fulfills its First Amendment rights (and) responsibilities,”...
Fire damages 4 buildings, displaces 2 residents in West Aliquippa
Officials are investigating an early Saturday fire that damaged four buildings and displaced two residents in West Aliquippa. Ten fire departments responded to the three-alarm fire reported at about 4 a.m. in a cluster of buildings between Erie and Main avenues, according to Dave Foringer, chief of the Aliquippa Fire...
