Connellsville’s Memorial Day features wreath toss, recitation of Gettysburg Address on 150th anniversary

Nancy Henry — Fri, 24 May 2013 02:31:02 EST

By Nancy Henry, Daily Courier
Connellsville will observe Memorial Day with a parade and programs, including the recitation of the Gettysburg Address to mark the 150th anniversary of the battle. ...

Stretch of Route 43 dedicated to vets

Karl Polacek — Fri, 24 May 2013 02:31:02 EST

Budget steady on taxes

Paul Paterra — Fri, 24 May 2013 02:31:02 EST

By Paul Paterra, Tribune-Review
Southmoreland School District has a preliminary budget in place and if approved in its current form it would not include a tax increase. School directors ...

Dunbar, Vanderbilt plan Monday services

Daily Courier — Fri, 24 May 2013 02:31:01 EST

By Daily Courier
The communities of Dunbar and Vanderbilt will mark Memorial Day with events. Dunbar The Dunbar American Legion Hughes Post 146 will host the annual Memorial ...

Newest Dunbar Community Festival ornament is now available

Rachel Basinger — Fri, 24 May 2013 02:31:01 EST

By Rachel Basinger
The Dunbar Community Festival planning committee has gotten the newest community ornament made and it’s ready for sale. Last year the group came up with ...

Fay-West communities to observe Memorial Day

Marilyn Forbes — Fri, 24 May 2013 02:31:01 EST

By Marilyn Forbes, Daily Courier
Memorial Day will be observed during programs in Mt. Pleasant, Scottdale, Everson, Norvelt and Donegal. Everson’s program kicks off at 9 a.m. Monday with a ...

Mt. Pleasant to dedicate new digital wall

Marilyn Forbes — Fri, 24 May 2013 02:31:01 EST

By Marilyn Forbes, Daily Courier
The Mt. Pleasant Digital Wall will be dedicated at a special ceremony Sunday. “I think it’s going to be really exciting,” Veteran’s Park Chairman Larry ...

Tornado’s lessons not lost on Alle-Kiski Valley schools

Tory N. Parrish — Fri, 24 May 2013 00:41:00 EST

By Tory N. Parrish, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Pennsylvania law does not require schools to have safe rooms to protect students during severe storms, but it does require at least one disaster drill ...

Harrison’s Heights Plaza shopping center looking to bounce back

Tom Yerace — Fri, 24 May 2013 00:16:00 EST

By Tom Yerace, Valley News Dispatch
Nearly six months after fire ravaged the Heights Plaza Shopping Center, a push has begun to make it vibrant again. Brad Kelly, vice president of ...

Whitehall couple sues Pittsburgh zoo over son’s mauling by painted dogs

Adam Smeltz — Thu, 23 May 2013 12:13:16 EST

By Adam Smeltz, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
The Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium “blatantly ignored” a worker’s early warning about a wild dog enclosure where 2-year-old Maddox Derkosh tumbled to his death ...

Pitt researchers verify cancer drug improves Alzheimer’s symptoms in mice

Chris Togneri — Thu, 23 May 2013 14:09:00 EST

By Chris Togneri, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
University of Pittsburgh researchers have confirmed that a federally approved cancer drug reverses cognitive disabilities in mice with symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease. Rada Koldamova, associate ...

Former Washington County judge charged with theft, drug possession

Bobby Kerlik — Thu, 23 May 2013 09:51:00 EST

By Bobby Kerlik, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
A former Washington County judge who at one time handled more than half of the county’s criminal cases stole cocaine from evidence envelopes and at ...

Connellsville Industrial Enterprises dissolving, showering nonprofits with donations

Rachel Basinger — Fri, 24 May 2013 00:01:11 EST

By Rachel Basinger
Connellsville Industrial Enterprises will soon be dissolving after approximately 60 years of helping to create or maintain jobs in the area. John Fiesta, a member ...

Connellsville set for 9th annual Geranium Festival

Nancy Henry — Fri, 24 May 2013 00:01:10 EST

By Nancy Henry, Daily Courier
Connellsville Area Garden Club will offer a new service to all attending Saturday’s ninth annual Geranium Festival in the city. “We know that folks often ...

Frazier residents get details on school project

Karl Polacek — Fri, 24 May 2013 00:01:10 EST

By Karl Polacek, Daily Courier
Residents of the Frazier School District in Perryopolis got their first chance to look at the district’s upcoming construction project and to review its costs ...

East Park’s overlook castle restored, ready for visitors

Laura Szepesi — Fri, 24 May 2013 00:01:10 EST

By Laura Szepesi
East Park’s overlook castle has been restored to its original glory. Thanks to state grants and Arch Masonry of Pittsburgh, the local landmark now looks ...

Former Jeannette hospital attracts Calif. buyer

Richard Gazarik — Fri, 24 May 2013 00:01:08 EST

By Richard Gazarik, Tribune-Review
A California company wants to acquire the former Jeannette District Memorial Hospital to house part of its expansive business operations and employ up to 200 ...

U.S. hardens drone stance

From Wire Reports — Thu, 23 May 2013 21:57:00 EST

By From Wire Reports
WASHINGTON — President Obama on Thursday argued that evolving terrorism threats require changes to the nation’s counterterrorism policies. “Neither I, nor any president, can promise ...

Anti-war activist heckles Obama over Gitmo

The Washington Post — Thu, 23 May 2013 20:27:01 EST

By The Washington Post
President Obama had a run-in with a heckler on Thursday when a founder of the anti-war group Code Pink interrupted a speech on drone policy ...

Boy Scouts of America to drop ban on gay Scouts

Aaron Aupperlee — Thu, 23 May 2013 18:24:00 EST

By Aaron Aupperlee, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Raymond Weaver wonders whether his Boy Scout troop will shrink in numbers. The Boy Scouts of America on Thursday dropped a century-old ban on openly ...

‘We plan to win,’ says GOP chief of Wander’s quixotic bid for Pittsburgh mayor

Mike Wereschagin — Wed, 22 May 2013 23:41:38 EST

By Mike Wereschagin, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
The Republican nominee in Pittsburgh’s mayoral race isn’t what you’d call a wide-eyed optimist. “My only chance of winning is if the Democratic nominee drops ...

Couple charged with Tuesday’s bank robbery in Harrison

Chuck Biedka — Thu, 23 May 2013 16:24:00 EST

By Chuck Biedka, Valley News Dispatch
A Tarentum man and woman are charged with robbing the First Niagara Bank in Harrison. Ronald D. McHenry, 41, of 117 E. 10th Ave. is ...

Mayoral nominee Peduto plans city hall house-cleaning if he’s elected

Bob Bauder — Wed, 22 May 2013 14:57:00 EST

By Bob Bauder, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Fixing city government’s image requires “top-to-bottom” changes resulting from Mayor Luke Ravenstahl’s scandal-plagued administration, Pittsburgh Councilman Bill Peduto said Wednesday. Peduto, who won the Democratic ...

Senators: Does Pennsylvania welfare system weed out terrorists?

Brad Bumsted — Wed, 22 May 2013 14:33:00 EST

By Brad Bumsted, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
HARRISBURG — Two Republican senators on Wednesday asked the director of Pennsylvania’s welfare agency to make sure people receiving public assistance aren’t on the federal ...

Springdale wants retiring police chief’s help with transition

Jodi Weigand — Thu, 23 May 2013 01:26:01 EST

By Jodi Weigand, Valley News Dispatch
Springdale Council wants retiring police Chief Joe Naviglia to work part time during the transition to a new chief. “We want him to handle things ...

Former Springdale police officer charged with drug possession, stealing badge

Chuck Biedka — Thu, 23 May 2013 01:26:00 EST

By Chuck Biedka, Valley News Dispatch
A former Springdale police officer is charged with possession of drugs and stealing his own police badge. Harmar police charged Jeremy Liotta, 24, of Apartment ...

Mayor’s defeat may spell end of ‘Monessen Rising’

Kate Wilcox and Richard Gazarik — Thu, 23 May 2013 00:01:10 EST

By Kate Wilcox and Richard Gazarik
A controversial plan to transform Monessen’s blighted neighborhoods into an art colony may have been dealt a death blow when its chief proponent, the city’s ...

Pools get ready for summer

R.A. Monti — Fri, 24 May 2013 01:56:01 EST

By R.A. Monti, Valley News Dispatch
For many folks in the Alle-Kiski Valley, trips to the local swimming pool are a rite of summer. As always, area pools have plenty of ...

Clairton board OKs dek hockey concept

Michael DiVittorio — Fri, 24 May 2013 01:56:00 EST

By Michael DiVittorio, McKeesport Daily News
A new dek hockey club is forming in Clairton City School District. Eighth-grader Christopher Johnston pitched the idea to school directors at Wednesday night’s meeting ...

NK-Arnold OKs proposed tax hike

Liz Hayes — Fri, 24 May 2013 01:56:00 EST

By Liz Hayes, Valley News Dispatch
The New Kensington-Arnold School Board on Thursday approved a preliminary 2013-14 budget that would increase real estate taxes by about 4.6 percent. The $33.6 million ...

School taxes down in Elizabeth Forward

Eric Slagle — Fri, 24 May 2013 01:56:00 EST

By Eric Slagle, McKeesport Daily News
Elizabeth Forward school board has adopted a $38,836,748 budget for 2013-14. The new spending plan is funded through a tax rate of 20.6052 mills. That’s ...

Acting Emerson principal named to permanent post

Eric Slagle — Fri, 24 May 2013 01:56:00 EST

By Eric Slagle, McKeesport Daily News
An acting elementary school principal in West Mifflin Area School District will hold his post in an official capacity next school year due, in part, ...

3 arrested in break-in at Allegheny Ludlum plant

Jodi Weigand — Fri, 24 May 2013 01:41:01 EST

By Jodi Weigand, Valley News Dispatch
West Leechburg police arrested three men Wednesday for allegedly breaking into the old Allegheny Ludlum plant there. The men confessed that they broke in to ...

Rotary club celebrates diamond anniversary

Patrick Cloonan — Fri, 24 May 2013 01:36:00 EST

By Patrick Cloonan, McKeesport Daily News
Sixty years ago, a McKeesport businessman, the late Sam Hirshberg, called a Duquesne businessman to tell him he had a check for him — and ...

Audit shows Allegheny County Public Works delinquent in paying contractors

Rick Wills — Thu, 23 May 2013 14:24:00 EST

By Rick Wills, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Allegheny County’s Department of Public Works paid contractors as much as a year late in some instances, partly because it failed to seek state and ...

Judge awards Pittsburgh man $7,500 from jail guard’s beating

Adam Brandolph — Thu, 23 May 2013 15:51:00 EST

By Adam Brandolph, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
A federal judge on Thursday awarded a Polish Hill man $7,500 in damages for a beating he received from an Allegheny County Jail guard. U.S. ...

CMU awards first Carnegie Prize to top neuroscientist

Tribune-Review — Thu, 23 May 2013 16:03:00 EST

By Tribune-Review
Carnegie Mellon University officials on Thursday announced the university will endow a full graduate fellowship next year in honor of Leslie G. Ungerleider, the winner ...

New York mayoral candidate Weiner uses Pittsburgh as backdrop

Mike Wereschagin — Thu, 23 May 2013 16:51:00 EST

By Mike Wereschagin, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Let’s face it. It’s not the most embarrassing thing he’s ever done. New York mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner, a former U.S. House member and tweeter ...

Motorist runs light and hits bus, injuring five, before driving away

Margaret Harding — Thu, 23 May 2013 16:24:00 EST

By Margaret Harding, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
At least five people were hurt when a truck driver hit a Port Authority bus Downtown and drove away on Thursday afternoon. Pittsburgh paramedics transported ...

VA would have to report Legionnaires’ and other diseases within 24 hours under legislation

Luis Fábregas — Thu, 23 May 2013 17:12:00 EST

By Luis Fábregas, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Veterans Affairs health care facilities would have to report within 24 hours cases of Legionnaire’s and other major infectious diseases to several agencies, patients and ...

House panel to look at nonprofits trying to influence state races

Brad Bumsted and Megan Rogers — Thu, 23 May 2013 15:33:00 EST

By Brad Bumsted and Megan Rogers
HARRISBURG — The House State Government Committee in June will hold a hearing to examine nonprofit groups that spend money to influence campaigns with little ...

Newsmaker: Andrew Steimer

Craig Smith — Fri, 24 May 2013 00:01:11 EST

By Craig Smith, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Noteworthy: A captain with the Coraopolis-based 316th Expeditionary Sustainment Command, he received the Army Commendation Medal after deployment to Kuwait in 2012. The medal is ...

Vets: Remember reason behind holiday

Tony LaRussa — Fri, 24 May 2013 00:01:11 EST

By Tony LaRussa, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
For many, Memorial Day means picnics, pools and a day off from work. Yet veterans organizations hope people will reflect on the reason for the ...

August Wilson Center for African American Culture needs to play ball

Eric Heyl — Fri, 24 May 2013 00:01:10 EST

By Eric Heyl, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Less culture, more sports emphasis. That’s the answer to the question of what ails the August Wilson Center for African American Culture. The Downtown facility ...

Tentative budget hires 17, hikes tax

Bob Stiles — Fri, 24 May 2013 00:01:09 EST

By Bob Stiles, Tribune-Review
Greensburg Salem school directors have approved a tentative budget that calls for hiring staff to ease classroom overcrowding and increasing property taxes to the highest ...

Fireworks to honor Greensburg Community Days organizer Koval

Bob Stiles — Fri, 24 May 2013 00:01:09 EST

By Bob Stiles, Tribune-Review
Greensburg Community Days workers and city employees will be thinking about one of their own when fireworks blast across the sky on Saturday at Lynch ...

Wounded veteran gets mortgage-free Dormont house

Jason Cato — Fri, 24 May 2013 00:01:09 EST

By Jason Cato, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Many soldiers enjoy warm homecomings. Tyler Schell received the keys to his first home. “I’ve never been a homeowner. I’ve always lived in apartments,” Schell, ...

Westmoreland County Community College passes tentative budget

Kari Andren — Fri, 24 May 2013 00:01:09 EST

By Kari Andren, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Westmoreland County Community College administrators, staff and coaches will receive 3 percent pay increases under a $38.72 million 2013-14 preliminary budget approved by trustees on ...

$2.5K reward offered for suspect who robbed Monessen pharmacy only for painkillers

Jewels Phraner — Fri, 24 May 2013 00:01:08 EST

By Jewels Phraner, Ligonier Echo
A Connecticut-based organization is offering a $2,500 reward for information leading to the arrest of a man who reportedly robbed a Monessen pharmacy of prescription ...

Former Speaker DeWeese expected to remain in prison

Brad Bumsted — Fri, 24 May 2013 00:01:08 EST

By Brad Bumsted, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
HARRISBURG — Former House Speaker Bill DeWeese likely will serve out the remainder of his prison term, because his appeals could drag on well beyond ...

Hearings set for North Huntingdon woman in alleged stalking

Paul Peirce — Fri, 24 May 2013 00:01:08 EST

By Paul Peirce, Tribune-Review
A 49-year-old North Huntingdon woman is accused of repeatedly stalking a man who had repaired her car when police found her behind his home, dressed ...

Board: Former IU 4 chief in Pennsylvania authorized $110K of her charges, provided few receipts

Bill Vidonic — Fri, 24 May 2013 00:01:07 EST

By Bill Vidonic, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Former Midwestern Intermediate Unit 4 Executive Director Cecelia Yauger personally authorized the IU to pay nearly $110,000 in charges to her IU credit card while ...

Pittsburgh City Council chief Harris eyes mayor’s job

Bob Bauder — Fri, 24 May 2013 00:01:07 EST

By Bob Bauder, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Pittsburgh City Council President Darlene Harris changed her political party affiliation last month from Democrat to Independent to preserve her ability to run for mayor, ...

Dr. Arlene Hall named interim chancellor at PSU-Eberly

Tribune-Review — Fri, 24 May 2013 00:01:07 EST

By Tribune-Review
A former top administrator at Penn State-New Kensington will serve as interim chancellor of Penn State-Fayette, The Eberly Campus, the university announced on Thursday. Dr. ...

Transit union unhappy in talks

Rich Cholodofsky — Fri, 24 May 2013 00:01:07 EST

By Rich Cholodofsky, Tribune-Review
Drivers and mechanics for the Westmoreland County Transit Authority could take a strike vote in the summer if negotiations for a new labor contract produce ...

Greig: Keep pooches on right side of the law

Mary Pickels — Fri, 24 May 2013 00:01:07 EST

By Mary Pickels, Tribune-Review
Man’s best friend dissolved the formality of a visit by state agriculture Secretary George Greig to the Humane Society of Westmoreland County on Thursday. Wet ...

11 jurors confident they took oath

Rich Cholodofsky — Fri, 24 May 2013 00:01:06 EST

By Rich Cholodofsky, Tribune-Review
Eleven jurors who condemned Melvin Knight to death testified on Thursday they were sworn in before last year’s sentencing hearing. But two members of the ...

Historic ferryboat might be making last trip between Fayette and Washington

Liz Zemba — Fri, 24 May 2013 00:01:06 EST

By Liz Zemba, Tribune-Review
A 200-year-old ferryboat that crisscrosses the Monongahela River may soon make its last trip between Fayette and Washington counties. Fayette County commissioners on Thursday voted ...

Charleroi-based firm lands day reporting center contract

Liz Zemba — Fri, 24 May 2013 00:01:06 EST

By Liz Zemba, Tribune-Review
Fayette County commissioners awarded the contract for a day reporting center for criminal offenders to a Charleroi-based agency. Commissioners on Thursday voted unanimously to enter ...

Constable discovers marijuana plants on porch of Uniontown residence

Tribune-Review — Fri, 24 May 2013 00:01:06 EST

By Tribune-Review
A constable serving a warrant in Uniontown discovered two potted marijuana plants growing on a porch, according to police. Constable Phil Varndell found the plants ...

Ford Cliff firefighters head to Oklahoma

Brigid Beatty — Fri, 24 May 2013 00:01:05 EST

By Brigid Beatty, Leader Times
FORD CLIFF — Help is on the way from one local fire department to an area about 1,200 miles away devastated by Sunday’s tornado. Five ...

Train to Harrisburg supported

Tom Fontaine — Fri, 24 May 2013 00:01:04 EST

By Tom Fontaine, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
State leaders are committing $3.8 million a year to save a passenger rail route that Amtrak acknowledges is “not as efficient or as useful as ...

Former Latrobe man gets hearing to decide on double-murder

Liz Zemba — Fri, 24 May 2013 00:01:04 EST

By Liz Zemba, Tribune-Review
A former Latrobe man who was released from prison having served 20 years on a double homicide conviction has been granted a hearing to determine ...

Nurse devoted to family, work, hospital

Mary Pickels — Fri, 24 May 2013 00:01:04 EST

By Mary Pickels, Tribune-Review
The loss of her mother to lung cancer while a young teenager led Mary Janet Demarest to pursue nursing as a career. “Her mother was ...

3-mill tax hike tentatively OK’d

Kate Wilcox — Fri, 24 May 2013 00:01:03 EST

By Kate Wilcox, Tribune-Review
Derry Area School District property owners could have their taxes increased. School board members unanimously voted to approve a preliminary budget for the 2013-14 school ...

Corbett signs bill naming 31st Street Bridge after Millvale war hero

Tribune-Review — Thu, 23 May 2013 16:54:00 EST

By Tribune-Review
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett signed a bill Thursday to rename the 31st Street Bridge after Vietnam War hero William R. Prom of Millvale. Prom, a ...

Indiana County approves firm for conducting reassessment

Greg Reinbold — Thu, 23 May 2013 20:55:05 EST

By Greg Reinbold, Blairsville Dispatch
The Indiana County Commissioners last week settled on a provider for the county’s massive property tax reassessment project in what commissioner chairman Rodney Ruddock called ...

Burrell Township supervisors consider using block grant for waterline extension

Gina DelFavero — Thu, 23 May 2013 20:55:03 EST

By Gina DelFavero, Blairsville Dispatch
A waterline extension in the Fairfield Heights section of Burrell Township has been mentioned by township supervisors as a likely use for the municipality’s 2013 ...

Acme church to host yard sale this weekend

Pam Porterfield — Thu, 23 May 2013 20:55:03 EST

By Pam Porterfield, Daily Courier
Acme United Methodist Church, 3016 Route 31, Acme, is holding a two-day yard sale from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Vendors are ...

United School District eyes 8-mill tax hike

Jeff Himler — Thu, 23 May 2013 20:55:03 EST

By Jeff Himler, Blairsville Dispatch
Property owners in the United School District could face an 8-mill tax hike next school year, based on a tentative 2013-14 budget the school board ...

Blairsville monument planned for local residents lost in wartime action

Jeanette Wolff — Thu, 23 May 2013 20:55:02 EST

By Jeanette Wolff
The number of combat veterans who died fighting in wars for America’s freedom is a staggering 1,346,000. For most of us, that is a statistic. ...

Butler County eliminates jury commissioner position

Tribune-Review — Thu, 23 May 2013 18:15:00 EST

By Tribune-Review
Butler County commissioners voted Thursday to eliminate the elected position of jury commissioner. “This is mainly being done for financial reasons. It will save $60,000 ...

Fayette County casino to open July 1

Tribune-Review — Thu, 23 May 2013 18:00:00 EST

By Tribune-Review
Lady Luck Casino Nemacolin plans to open for business on July 1, officials with the Fayette County resort and Isle of Capri Casinos Inc. announced ...

Jordan Miles hires two attorneys for civil trial against Pittsburgh officers

Adam Brandolph — Thu, 23 May 2013 13:24:00 EST

By Adam Brandolph, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
A Homewood man bolstered his legal team with two high-profile attorneys in preparation for a November civil trial to try to prove that three Pittsburgh ...

New spray parks in East Hills and Shadyside opening Saturday

Tribune-Review — Thu, 23 May 2013 15:57:00 EST

By Tribune-Review
The city of Pittsburgh will kick off swimming season on Saturday with the opening of two new spray parks. The parks are in East Hills ...

Storm, rain announce cold front’s arrival

Tribune-Review — Thu, 23 May 2013 15:00:00 EST

By Tribune-Review
School children poured out of PNC Park Thrusday afternoon after heavy rain and thunderstorms halted the Pirates game and sent kids scrambling for cover. Bob ...

Sanitary sewer line project to protect Washington County waterway

Tribune-Review — Thu, 23 May 2013 14:39:00 EST

By Tribune-Review
A $2.6 million, 20-year loan from PennVest, the state’s Infrastructure Investment Authority, will enable the Burgettstown-Smith Joint Sewer Authority to lay sanitary sewer lines to ...

North Versailles man sentenced in shooting death of friend

Tribune-Review — Thu, 23 May 2013 14:30:00 EST

By Tribune-Review
An Allegheny County judge on Thursday sentenced a North Versailles man to serve 15 to 30 months in jail for shooting his friend in the ...

Couple accused of abusing adopted kids moving in with parents

Adam Brandolph — Wed, 22 May 2013 16:03:00 EST

By Adam Brandolph, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
An Allegheny County judge on Wednesday permitted a Franklin Park couple accused of abusing their two adopted children to move from their home. Douglas and ...

Woman cut from car after Washington Township wreck

Tribune-Review — Thu, 23 May 2013 12:36:01 EST

Pittsburgh police officer injured in East Liberty crash

Tribune-Review — Wed, 22 May 2013 22:57:00 EST

By Tribune-Review
A Pittsburgh police officer responding to a call for assistance from undercover detectives was injured Wednesday night when her police cruiser was involved in a ...

Suspect surrenders in Penn Township foundry evacuation

Renatta Signorini — Thu, 23 May 2013 03:03:00 EST

By Renatta Signorini, Tribune-Review
In a span of two minutes, a gun-wielding Greensburg man allegedly walked into his Penn Township workplace, ordered his co-workers out and then fled before ...

Chlorine spill evacuates Wilkinsburg apartment building

Tony LaRussa — Thu, 23 May 2013 11:27:01 EST

By Tony LaRussa, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Residents of an apartment building in Wilkinsburg were evacuated on Thursday morning after people reported smelling a strong chlorine odor, authorities said. Firefighters responding to ...

Fire destroys log home in Ohio Township

Aaron Aupperlee — Wed, 22 May 2013 16:27:00 EST

By Aaron Aupperlee, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Fire quickly destroyed a log home Wednesday afternoon on Marys Lane in Ohio Township. No one was home when the fire started, said Douglas Tjelmeland, ...

Jefferson Township equine rescue takes in 10 more horses

Liz Hayes — Thu, 23 May 2013 00:51:00 EST

By Liz Hayes, Valley News Dispatch
The stalls at Equine Angels Rescue in Jefferson Township already were full of rescued horses, but they made room for 10 more this week. Pam ...

Stamps to mark Gettysburg’s 150th

Jason Cato — Thu, 23 May 2013 00:01:10 EST

By Jason Cato, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Clate Dolinger was a boy when he first saw the black-and-white Civil War photograph of relatives that his grandmother stored away in the family picture ...

3-day waiver allows military couple to finally be married

Amanda Dolasinski — Wed, 22 May 2013 21:41:30 EST

By Amanda Dolasinski, Tribune-Review
More than 7,500 miles and the Atlantic Ocean have separated Bianca Braun and Matthew Silva throughout the military couple’s relationship. The easier times, they say, ...

Kinloch Firemen’s Park makeover off to good start

Tom Yerace — Thu, 23 May 2013 00:51:00 EST

By Tom Yerace, Valley News Dispatch
When Alison Conway created a Facebook page about preserving Kinloch Firemen’s Park, she had a good idea of what to expect. On Tuesday, when the ...

Marcellus shale testing to start in Perry Township

Rick Bruni Jr. — Thu, 23 May 2013 00:26:00 EST

By Rick Bruni Jr., Valley Independent
From spooked cattle to losing underground water, Fayette County residents vented their anxieties Wednesday to a pair of natural gas industry representatives at the Perry ...

GOP mayoral hopeful has strong showing in Saxonburg

Brian C. Rittmeyer — Thu, 23 May 2013 00:56:00 EST

By Brian C. Rittmeyer, Valley News Dispatch
The Republican candidate for Saxonburg mayor came up just a few votes short of cornering the election, a closer look at unofficial results from Tuesday’s ...

Western Pa. communities to mark holiday with tradition

Patrick Cloonan and Jennifer R. Vertullo — Thu, 23 May 2013 04:51:03 EST

By Patrick Cloonan and Jennifer R. Vertullo
The region’s observance of Memorial Day began well in advance of Monday’s traditional events. On Tuesday at Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall, the Financial Planning ...

McKeesport controller to school board: Sue for taxes

Jennifer R. Vertullo — Thu, 23 May 2013 04:51:03 EST

By Jennifer R. Vertullo, McKeesport Daily News
McKeesport controller Ray Malinchak wants to know why the McKeesport Area School District has not taken action to collect nearly $50,000 in liens against the ...

West Mifflin pursues purchase of Trumbull building

Eric Slagle — Thu, 23 May 2013 04:51:02 EST

By Eric Slagle, McKeesport Daily News
West Mifflin borough is looking to buy the former Trumbull Corp. building along Lebanon Road for $3.6 million. Councilors on Wednesday unanimously approved a purchase ...

Cop says questions remain about his Eliz. Forward school board candidacy

Eric Slagle — Thu, 23 May 2013 04:51:01 EST

By Eric Slagle, McKeesport Daily News
An Elizabeth Township police officer who won Republican nomination for a seat on the Elizabeth Forward school board said unanswered questions remain about the upcoming ...

Clairton millage reduced, tax bills could go up

Michael DiVittorio — Thu, 23 May 2013 02:26:00 EST

By Michael DiVittorio, McKeesport Daily News
Clairton City School District residents are expected to see a reduction in their real estate tax rates, but may pay a higher bill because of ...

Jefferson Hills pizza shop owner waives hearing

Patrick Cloonan — Thu, 23 May 2013 02:06:00 EST

By Patrick Cloonan, McKeesport Daily News
A Clairton woman has waived her preliminary hearing on charges that she failed to pay $62,140 in state sales tax. Pleasant Hills Magisterial District Judge ...

State chamber leader mixed on government efforts

R.A. Monti — Thu, 23 May 2013 00:51:00 EST

By R.A. Monti, Valley News Dispatch
Members of the Allegheny Valley Chamber of Commerce heard their own sort of State of the Union address Wednesday. About 50 local businesspeople gathered for ...

Buffalo Township sewer plant won’t be constructed near trail

George Guido — Thu, 23 May 2013 00:51:00 EST

By George Guido
A former railroad locomotive turnaround won’t be used as a sewage treatment site. Buffalo supervisors on Wednesday night declined making a motion to sell 10 ...

Reward offered in Monessen pharmacy robbery

The Valley Independent — Thu, 23 May 2013 00:31:00 EST

By The Valley Independent
A $2,500 reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest of the suspect believed to be responsible for a robbery at Union Prescription ...

Belmont pool ready to splash June 1

Brigid Beatty — Thu, 23 May 2013 00:16:00 EST

By Brigid Beatty, Leader Times
EAST FRANKLIN — Summer is right around the corner and for many that means chilling out by the local pool. Gary Montebell, director of Belmont ...

Newsmaker: Tom G. Leech

Timothy Puko — Thu, 23 May 2013 00:01:13 EST

By Timothy Puko, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Noteworthy: The Engineers’ Society of Western Pennsylvania named him its 2012 Engineer of the Year. Age: 65 Residence: Mt. Lebanon Occupation: Vice president and national ...

Bethel Park board rejects fact-finding on transportation

Christina Gallagher and Matthew Santoni — Thu, 23 May 2013 00:01:13 EST

By Christina Gallagher and Matthew Santoni
The Bethel Park School Board on Wednesday night rejected a state-appointed fact-finder’s report on the district’s negotiations with its bus drivers, mechanics and aides, leaving ...

Competitors offer tips to Stanton Heights school startup

Bill Zlatos — Thu, 23 May 2013 00:01:12 EST

By Bill Zlatos, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
The competitors of the proposed Three Rivers Village School have some advice for the private Stanton Heights startup: If you clear the bureaucratic hurdles, attract ...

Crossing guard protected kids, nurtured animals

Renatta Signorini — Thu, 23 May 2013 00:01:11 EST

By Renatta Signorini, Tribune-Review
When Cecelia Ross’ two sons were young and wanted to see some animals, they would visit a familiar place. “My kids grew up going to ...

Late surge puts McVay in battle for judgeship

David Conti — Wed, 22 May 2013 23:52:26 EST

By David Conti, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Pennsylvania’s only contested, statewide election this fall will pit an Allegheny County judge who spent the past six years deciding family court cases against a ...

Primary votes mean change in Monroeville

Kyle Lawson — Wed, 22 May 2013 23:54:30 EST

By Kyle Lawson, Times Express
Newcomers edged out incumbent Democrats for Monroeville Council, likely assuring change in a community roiled by political infighting for two years. In that community and ...

Tornado a warning for schools in Pittsburgh region

Tory N. Parrish — Wed, 22 May 2013 23:49:34 EST

By Tory N. Parrish, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Pennsylvania law does not require schools to have safe rooms to protect students during severe storms, but does mandate at least one disaster drill annually, ...

Link between Washington County bomb threats, bank heist probed

Jason Cato — Thu, 23 May 2013 00:01:04 EST

By Jason Cato, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Law enforcement agencies are investigating whether a Wednesday morning bank robbery in Washington County was related to two school bomb threats. “The million-and-one-dollar question is, ...

Rare copy of Bill of Rights could make stop in Pittsburgh

Matthew Santoni — Wed, 22 May 2013 23:57:59 EST

By Matthew Santoni, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
A rare copy of the original Bill of Rights — possibly the one George Washington sent to Pennsylvania for ratification in 1789 — will go ...