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National Weather Service in Moon confirms 8th tornado from July 29 storms
A damage survey team from the National Weather Service in Moon has confirmed an eighth tornado from storms that moved through the region on July 29. The eighth tornado was an EF-1 in far western Greene County. An EF-1 tornado is considered weak, with winds of 86 to 110 mph....
Police seek SUV driver who fled scene of Forest Hills crash on foot
A 19-year-old woman was hospitalized in critical condition after a hit-and-run crash in Forest Hills Monday night, Allegheny County Police said. According to county police, the crash happened at Ardmore and Yost boulevards shortly after 10:30 p.m. Police determined the woman was traveling west on Ardmore in a sedan. She...
New Kensington runaway returns home safe, police say
A New Kensington teenage runaway is back home, city police said Wednesday. New Kensington police Det. Sgt. Dino DiGiacobbe said Patience Daniella Lynn Johnson, 16, returned home Tuesday and is safe. Johnson had last been seen at her home on July 6. Police asked for the public’s help in finding...
State police hope to get satisfaction identifying accused trespasser
State police in Butler County are asking for the public’s help in identifying a man they say has been trespassing and damaging property in Butler County. And he appears to be a Rolling Stones fan. Police said the unidentified man has been trespassing in the area of Hidden Hill and...
Harrison man jailed after police say he attacked woman at Brackenridge bar
A Harrison man whom police said attacked a woman at a Brackenridge bar is being held in Allegheny County Jail without bail, online court records showed. Brackenridge police charged Keith Robert Haslett, 37, with simple assault, strangulation and harassment following his arrest early Tuesday at Devil Dog Saloon. Police said...
ATI reports $49.2M second-quarter loss, says worker strike cost $40.3M
Allegheny Technologies Inc. lost $49.2 million in the second quarter while incurring $40.3 million in strike-related costs, the company announced Tuesday. ATI said it had sales of $616 million in April through June. Excluding costs related to the strike, which was settled in June when the United Steelworkers approved a...
Pittsburgh police seek help finding girl missing from Lincoln Place
Pittsburgh police are asking the public for help in finding a missing 17-year-old girl. Police said Lisa Hoover was last seen July 26 in the city’s Lincoln Place neighborhood. Hoover is known to frequent the Lincoln Place, Swissvale and Lawrenceville areas. She is described as being 5 feet 2 inches...
Police accuse Arnold man of choking woman, burning officer, hurting child
An Arnold woman told police she thought a man was going to kill her when he grabbed her by the throat Friday night, according to a criminal complaint. Arnold police said Troyan Joseph Wilkins, 28, also burned an officer’s hand with a cigarette when the officer allowed him to have...
Greensburg man dies in Butler County motorcycle crash
A Greensburg man died in a motorcycle crash Friday in Butler County, state police said. State police identified the man as Brian D. Keller, 50. According to state police, the crash happened around 7 p.m. Friday on Kittanning Pike Road near Pine Road in Fairview Township. Police said Keller was...
Homewood North shooting victim dies
A woman found shot in Pittsburgh’s Homewood North neighborhood early Monday morning died after being taken to the hospital. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s office said Ebony McCary, 27, of Pittsburgh died about an hour after she was found by police in the 1000 block of Blackadore Avenue in the...
Brackenridge man accused of threatening hospital staff, punching officer in throat
A Brackenridge man is accused of punching a police officer in the throat after threatening staff at Allegheny Valley Hospital in Harrison earlier in July. Deston Tyrone Tanner, 44, was ordered Wednesday by District Judge Carolyn S. Bengel to stand trial on a felony count of aggravated assault and misdemeanor...
Severe thunderstorm watch issued as storms approach Pittsburgh region
Damaging winds, hail and isolated tornadoes are possible with storms expected to reach southwestern Pennsylvania this afternoon, a National Weather Service meteorologist said. The service issued a severe thunderstorm watch at 3:30 p.m. that runs until 10 p.m., meteorologist Lee Hendricks said. The watch covers a swath from Indiana through...
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...
