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Pa. Turnpike Commission makes last $450M payment to PennDOT
The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission on Wednesday made its last $450 million payment to PennDOT for transit systems around the state, bringing the total amount paid out over the past 15 years to $7.9 billion, the commission announced. However, that doesn’t mean there will be a drop in tolls or an...
Arnold police accuse man of fighting with officer at hospital after traffic stop
Arnold police said a West Leechburg man fought with an officer who took him to Allegheny Valley Hospital for a blood draw following a traffic stop Monday night. The incident began shortly after 8 p.m., when the officer said he pulled over a car after it turned left onto Constitution...
Tarentum burglary suspect arrested after bitten by police dog
A burglary suspect was arrested in Tarentum after being tracked down and bitten by a police dog, police said. Tarentum police charged David Weston, 34, with flight to avoid apprehension and loitering and prowling at nighttime. In a criminal complaint against Weston, police said they were dispatched to a Negley...
New Kensington police accuse man of threatening woman with gun
New Kensington police accused a city man of pointing a gun at a woman and threatening to kill her during a fight Monday night. Police said in a criminal complaint that they went to the 700 block of Kimball Avenue shortly before 8:30 p.m. for a reported domestic assault in...
New Kensington firefighters seek participants for annual convention paradeVideo
If you love a parade, there’s going to be chance to not just watch one, but to be in it. The New Kensington fire department will host the 128th annual Western Pennsylvania Firemen’s Association convention from Saturday, Aug. 7, through Wednesday, Aug. 11. The convention’s first day includes a traditional...
Pulled pork, history on menu for Prospect Cemetery picnic
A cemetery may seem like an unusual place to have a picnic, but it’s a great place to learn about history — maybe your own. Prospect Cemetery in Brackenridge will host a free picnic with food provided by neighboring Infuzed Bistro from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. The cemetery...
Brackenridge restaurant owner bringing a taste of Louisiana to Lower BurrellVideo
A taste of the bayou is coming to Lower Burrell. Taylor Chappell, who will be the head chef of Bayou in the Burrell, recommends those new to Cajun food try the gumbo. “You can’t go wrong with that,” she said. Bayou in the Burrell is expected to open the second...
Fridays on Fifth aims to show off the new New Kensington
A new monthly food truck event aims to showcase all the new and existing businesses in downtown New Kensington. Fridays on Fifth will be from 5 to 9 p.m. on the fourth Friday of each month from July through October on Fifth Avenue between Ninth and 10th Streets. The first...
Tarentum police use Taser to subdue Harrison woman during arrest after crash
Police said they used a Taser to subdue a Harrison woman who resisted arrest after a crash on First Avenue in Tarentum on Tuesday afternoon. In a criminal complaint, Tarentum police said Jennifer Leone Robare, 30, of Sycamore Street walked away after crashing her Jeep Liberty into the rear end...
United Steelworkers ratify new, 4-year contract with ATI, ending strike
Members of the United Steelworkers ratified a new, four-year contract with Allegheny Technologies, Inc., the specialty steelmaker announced Tuesday night. The agreement ends a strike by 1,300 union members at nine ATI locations that began March 30. ATI employees will begin returning to their jobs the week of July 19,...
Harrison police charge man with stealing 2 vehicles, burglarizing dealership
A Harrison man is in the Allegheny County Jail after township police charged him with stealing two vehicles and burglarizing a used car dealership. Harrison police said they identified Mark A. Bauer, 60, as the person responsible for taking a GMC Sierra from Ekas Auto, at 2115 Freeport Road, and...
Highlands plans return to 5-day, in-person instruction
The Highlands School District plans to bring students back to full in-person instruction, five days a week, for the start of the coming school year, according to the district’s revised covid health and safety plan. All students, including those in pre-kindergarten, would have the option of participating in the district’s...
17-year-old suspects in New Kensington attempted homicide in custody
Two 17-year-olds charged as adults in an attempted homicide in New Kensington in June are now in custody. Isaac Anthony Weihrauch and Ernest Gary IV, both of New Kensington, were arraigned Friday evening, according to court records. New Kensington police said Weihrauch and Gary were identified as suspects in a...
Teen charged in armed Tarentum home burglary, older brother sought by police
One of two siblings wanted in connection with an armed home burglary in Tarentum has been arrested. Manrico Reddix, 15, of Clairton was arraigned early Friday morning, charged as an adult in the June 22 burglary in the 200 block of West 9th Avenue. His older brother, Wilnal Anthony Reddix,...
New Kensington controller listed neighbor’s home for sale, but the owner wasn’t selling
Frank Coscarelli was getting ready to leave for work one day in January when someone knocked at the door of his New Kensington home interested in buying it. When Coscarelli told him it wasn’t for sale, the man insisted he had found it on the online classified site Craigslist. Turns...
New Kensington woman charged with child pornography in connection with photos of 16-year-old
New Kensington police have filed a child pornography charge against an 18-year-old woman after they said she posted nude pictures of a 16-year-old girl online. Aaliyah Marie Jones, of New Kensington, faces the felony charge as well as a misdemeanor count of cyber harassment of a child. According to a...
Air filter maker plans hiring event for new Alle-Kiski Valley facility
An air filter manufacturer moving into the New Kensington Advanced Manufacturing Park will hold its first hiring event this month. Alabama-based Filterbuy is looking to hire 15 to 20 full-time machine operators and assemblers, said Glenna George, human resources and payroll manager. The hiring event will be Tuesday, July 20,...
ATI ‘outraged’ by picketer dressed as ‘Grim Reaper,’ carrying noose
Allegheny Technologies, Inc. is investigating an incident in which a striking employee was reportedly seen carrying a scythe and wearing a “Grim Reaper” mask and a noose around his neck outside of the company’s plate mill in Washington, Pa., a company spokeswoman said Thursday. Craig Smalls, 53, a replacement worker...
Cleanup continues after storms topple trees, knock out power in Western Pa.Video
The tiniest victims of Wednesday afternoon’s storms that toppled two towering trees along Harrison’s stately Carlisle Street may have been found by the steps to Tina Kahilainen’s porch. While Kahilainen’s home of seven years had damage to its roof and at least one bedroom, a robin’s nest — likely once...
Brackenridge police charge man following fight outside borough bar
Brackenridge police have charged a man with felony aggravated assault following a fight Saturday outside a borough bar. Randy Joseph Simmons, 35, of Pittsburgh’s Bluff neighborhood was arraigned on the charge and charges of simple assault and harassment early Wednesday morning. According to a criminal complaint against Simmons, Brackenridge police...
Traffic restrictions planned until September for Argonne Drive project in Harrison
Traffic restrictions scheduled to start on Argonne Drive in Harrison on July 19 are expected to continue until September, Allegheny County Public Works announced Tuesday. Periodic, single-lane closures will occur between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. weekdays between Broadview Boulevard and Elm Street. Nearly 2,000 vehicles travel the road daily,...
United Steelworkers release summary of proposed ATI contract
The results of a ratification vote by United Steelworkers members at nine Allegheny Technology Inc. facilities are expected to be known by next Tuesday, the union said Tuesday. The union and ATI announced Friday they had reached a tentative agreement on a four-year contract. If approved, the deal would end...
Fundraising effort underway to help Harrison family recover from fire
A fundraising campaign is underway to help a Harrison family whose home was damaged by fire last week. Jaymian Martinka started a GoFundMe campaign to raise $10,000 for the McDaniel family. As of Tuesday morning, the effort had raised $2,060 from 22 donors. The fundraiser also lists sizes for men’s...
2 hurt, vehicle catches fire in Homewood crash
Two people suffered minor injuries Sunday night in a fiery crash in Pittsburgh’s Homewood neighborhood. According to Pittsburgh police, police, fire and medics responded to the single vehicle crash at North Lang Avenue and Upland Street just after 8:15 p.m. Police said they found the vehicle had caught fire after...
Pittsburgh police look for crime scene after man with gunshot wound arrives at hospital
Pittsburgh police were looking for a crime scene in the city’s Northview Heights neighborhood Sunday night after a man arrived at a hospital with a gunshot wound. Police said the adult victim arrived at a local hospital by private means just after 7:15 p.m. Police did not identify the hospital....
