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Editor’s note: This is part of an occasional series that features Alle-Kiski Valley residents and the notable things they do. Anna Betti plans to start this year the same way she closed out the last one: making meals for fellow Plum residents. “I’m going to keep going up until I...

Monroeville District Court Judge Jeffrey 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 unless otherwise noted. Held for court • Narue Finn, 43, of Braddock on charges of simple assault, possession of marijuana...

A 1-year-old boy riding in a car was injured by flying glass Friday afternoon when another car fired at the one the baby was riding in. Allegheny County Police Inspector Andrew Schurman said the incident happened around 4:15 p.m. in Braddock Hills near the intersection of Yost Boulevard and Brinton...

Monroeville police filed the following charges Dec. 27-30 in District Judge Jeffrey L. Herbst’s office: • Hayes Eugene, 42, of Monroeville with simple assault and criminal mischief. Charges were filed Dec. 27 in connection with an incident along the 900 block of Hamlet Court. • LyricAnn Ashley, 23, of Monroeville...

A Lunar New Year celebration is planned Jan. 25 at the Monroeville Public Library. About 130 people are expected to take part in the event from 11 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Jan. 25 at 4000 Gateway Campus Blvd. The festival, also known as Chinese New Year or Spring Festival,...

A portion of Route 65 northbound in Glen Osborne that was closed due to a vehicle crash with injuries has reopened. Allegheny County officials said the closure was between I-79 and the Haysville traffic light. Dispatchers said two people were injured in connection with the crash around 5:30 p.m. Wednesday....

Plum Council has new leadership. Dave Odom and Dave Vento were unanimously appointed president and vice president, respectively, at a reorganization meeting Jan. 6. Their nominations were made by former council president, Mike Doyle. Odom is in the third year of his first term on council. “I’m extremely excited to...

Legendary Pittsburgh pizza maker Giuseppe “Joe” Pepe has called it a career after 40 years at Fiori’s Pizzaria in Pittsburgh’s Brookline neighborhood. A craftsman of the oven-baked crust, Pepe helped found Fiori’s along Capital Avenue in 1979. The Brookline Connection Facebook page posted a tribute to him with a photo...

A man questioned by police in the shooting death of a Pittsburgh woman was found dead Friday in a Mt. Oliver home. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the man as George Daniel, 58. The medical examiner late Friday ruled his death a suicide. The ME’s office said he...

Monroeville District Court Judge Jeffrey 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 unless otherwise noted. Waived preliminary hearings • Jorge Rivera-Gonzalez, 40, of Pitcairn on charges of possession of drug paraphernalia and...

Monroeville police filed the following charges Dec. 21-23 in District Judge Jeffrey L. Herbst’s office: • Cierra Grimes, 31, of Pittsburgh with retail theft. Charges were filed Dec. 23 in connection with an incident along the 200 block of Mall Boulevard. • Shakera Sanders, 27, of Pittsburgh with retail theft...

North Hampton Volunteer Fire Chief John Schwend has been relieved of his duties being charged with drunken driving and reckless driving. Charges stem from a Dec. 15 crash in Gibsonia. Schwend’s preliminary hearing’s set for Jan. 29 before Magisterial District Judge Tom Swan. The volunteer fire department announced via letter...

A man was found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot to the head following a SWAT situation in McCandless, news partners WPXI-TV reported. West Ingomar Road in McCandless reopened Tuesday night after being closed for several hours due to incident. County dispatchers said the ordeal began around 3 p.m. and ended...

A Penn Hills family of three was left homeless New Year’s Eve after a fire ripped though their Jay Drive home. Allegheny County dispatchers said the two-alarm blaze began shortly before 2:30 p.m. Tuesday. Authorities said a firefighter was treated at the scene and two cats died. A dog was...

Penn Hills District Judge Anthony L. DeLuca handled the following cases recently. Defendants will have court dates set in Allegheny County Common Pleas Court. Charges were filed by Penn Hills police unless otherwise noted. Held for court • Javon Peterson, 23, of Turtle Creek on charges of possession of marijuana,...

The fourth annual Food Truck-a-Palooza rolls into the Monroeville Convention Center Saturday. It’s presented by GoodTaste! Pittsburgh and set for noon to 5 p.m. at 209 Mall Plaza Blvd. About 30 food trucks of various types are expected to participate in what GoodTaste! calls Around the World in 30 Trucks....

An Allegheny County Jail inmate died Monday morning, according to Warden Orlando Harper. Harper said a man was found unresponsive by corrections officers around 7:25 a.m. Officers and medical personnel performed CPR until paramedics arrived, but their life-saving measures were unsuccessful, Harper said. The man was pronounced dead about 20...

An East Deer family of six left homeless after a Friday morning fire is expected to move into a new place in the township Monday. The Red Cross initially assisted Aaron Ciccanti, his fiancee, Andrea Small, and Small’s four children, two boys and two girls, with a temporary place to...

A Pittsburgh man was hospitalized after being shot Sunday in a Homestead home invasion. The incident took place at an apartment building around 9:30 a.m. along the 300 block of East Ninth Avenue. Police Chief Jeff DeSimone said at least one person kicked in a steel reinforced door of a...

A community is rallying in support of an East Deer family who lost everything in a Friday morning fire. The Red Cross is assisting Aaron Ciccanti, his fiancee, Andrea Small, and their four children with a temporary place to stay, clothing and food after their home at 405 Freeport Road...

The holiday season allows folks to reminisce on all that happened over the year that was and ponder what the future will bring. It holds true for Plum School District officials as they have authorized some major changes in the past 12 months. School Director Scott Coulson went over some...

Penn Hills District Judge Anthony L. DeLuca handled the following cases recently. Defendants will have court dates set in Allegheny County Common Pleas Court. Charges were filed by Penn Hills police unless otherwise noted. Held for court • Pamela Simpson, 71, of Penn Hills on charges of defiant trespass. Wilkins...