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Local couple celebrates prom in hospital room
ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, Ind. -- A local couple still making prom happen despite some unforeseen circumstances. Rylan Lanthier and Ari Cencelewski, both students at Penn High School have been looking forward to going to prom together for a long time but things changed when Rylan suffered from a seizure just hours before prom was set to begin tonight.
1 injured in New Kensington stabbing
Police are investigating after one person was stabbed in New Kensington Saturday night. The stabbing happened around 11 p.m. along the 1200 block of Victoria Street. Westmoreland County officials said a man was found with a stab wound in the arm. He was rushed to the hospital. One person was...
Stabbing in Arnold sends man to hospital
A man was taken to a hospital for treatment following a stabbing Saturday night in Arnold. The man was stabbed in the arm at about 11 p.m., TribLive news partner WTAE reported. Police have taken one person into custody, according to the report. Additional details weren’t immediately available.
Newborn delivered during early Mother's Day dinner at Hempfield restaurant
Four strangers and an emergency dispatcher helped bring Lyndsay Platt’s second child, Leila Marie, into the world Saturday on towels laid across a restaurant floor in Hempfield. Platt had arrived at the New City Buffet along Route 30 for an early Mother’s Day dinner with her fiancé and 18-month-old...
Want a stainless steel sink/toilet combo? Pa. prison’s surplus up for auction.
An online auction is offering everything from signs to tools to basketball backboards that used to fill a former Pennsylvania state prison. Bill Anderson Auctioneers is handling the sale of nearly 650 surplus items from the state prison in Greensburg, Westmoreland County, that closed in June 2013. If you purchase...
Phantom Fireworks moving into former New Kensington Rite Aid building
A former Rite Aid in New Kensington is becoming a year-round fireworks store. Phantom Fireworks plans to open its store in the former pharmacy at 700 Stevenson Blvd. by mid-June in time for this year’s Fourth of July season, said Michael Podolsky, deputy general counsel for the Youngstown, Ohio-based company.
Cat tossed from vehicle gets second chance thanks to good Samaritan
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Frankie's Friends animal rescue needs help after a good Samaritan brought in a cat who'd been thrown from a vehicle. Nelly is a sweet kitty with a grumpy face and a sad tale. Frankie's Friends in New Kensington was contacted by a woman who says she saw the Persian mix cat being thrown from a vehicle on a Route 28 ramp near the Comfort Inn in O'Hara Township.
Troopers Searching for Missing Shelocta Man
ARMSTRONG TWP., Pa. (EYT) – Troopers are searching for a missing Shelocta-area man. George H. Hamilton, 84, was reported missing by a family member after he left his residence along Parkwood Road in Armstrong Township, Indiana County sometime after 4:00 a.m. today. Hamilton, who may be confused, is believed...
First responders with PTSD would be eligible for workers comp under Pa. proposal
Life as a first responder can mean witnessing things that are hard to process. It can be different for each responder, said Shawn Penzera, director of special operations at Greensburg-based Mutual Aid EMS. Calls involving children or multiple fatalities are typically harder. But maybe an EMT recently experienced the death of a loved one and must process a similar situation while responding to a call.
Remember When: Tarentum fire destroyed eight buildings along East Sixth Avenue in 1885
One of the most disastrous fires in Tarentum’s history occurred on Dec. 21, 1885, and led to the organization of the borough’s first fire department. The fire originated in the office of Patterson and Travis, an insurance agency in a wood-frame building where the present Tarentum Post Office stands.
Third suspect arrested in stabbing death of Elliot man
ELLIOT, Pa. (KDKA) - A third suspect involved in a fatal stabbing in Elliot earlier this year is now behind bars.Pittsburgh Public Safety announced the arrest of 20-year-old Logan Smetanka on Saturday.Smetanka, 18-year-old Carlena Wells and 19-year-old Dominic Johnson are facing charges in the death of 37-year-old Marc Kovach.Kovach was found down a set of steps in front of an abandoned house on Steuben Street in March.
Free outdoor concerts bring Irwin community, businesses, artists together
Pittsburgh band Gene the Werewolf rocks out last July at the Twin Lakes Park Peach Plaza Expansion Area east of Greensburg. TribLive. Borough groups and businesses are taking advantage of the warm weather to bring a summer full of music to Irwin’s downtown. “We wanted to please a variety...
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