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New traffic light installed at site of deadly crash in Dravosburg
A new traffic light has been installed in Dravosburg near the site of a deadly school van crash last year. It’s at the intersection of Richland Avenue and Fifth Street where a Serra Catholic High School van was hit by a speeding driver.
Public Parking Authority of Pittsburgh asks Pennsylvania to freeze driver registration for unpaid parking tickets
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - The Public Parking Authority of Pittsburgh is calling on Harrisburg to help with the issue of unpaid parking tickets. They're requesting the state's help to change the consequences in order to better enforce those unpaid tickets, according to a report from our news partners at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. As of now, parking officers boot vehicles with unpaid tickets and that can cost drivers up to $1,500 to get them removed from the tire on their vehicle. Now, parking authority leaders are proposing a change to lawmakers in Harrisburg that would freeze a driver's registration once their unpaid tickets reach a certain amount. David Onorato, authority executive director, and Mark Vergenes, vice president of the Pennsylvania Parking Association appeared before the Pennsylvania Senate Transportation Committee and said that a total of $250 for the freezing of registration would be easier to pay off than the option of a boot. They did say that around 89% of outstanding tickets do get paid.
Pittsburgh police trying to find missing 12-year-old boy last seen on Tuesday night
Pittsburgh police are asking for the public’s help in locating a missing 12-year-old boy who was last seen at around 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. Frederic Rectenwald was last seen at his grandmother’s house in Pittsburgh’s Allentown neighborhood Pittsburgh Public Safety described his as being five-foot-three and 100 pounds with brown eyes and black hair. He was last seen wearing a baby blue shirt, tan pants, and a black hat with white letters.
Owner of Pittsburgh-area hoarder house agrees to accept cleanup help
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The owner of a home in Plum Borough at the center of a massive hoarding situation said she is ready to accept help. Junk of all shapes and sizes has been piling up at the home on Shelbourne Drive in Plum for more than a year, leading frustrated neighbors to demand change.On Wednesday, KDKA-TV learned the homeowner has agreed to let neighbors help her. The Salvation Army is coming to the property on Thursday to remove whatever it can. Whatever it does not take, the homeowner is going to get a dumpster, and neighbors will get rid of...
Armed robbery investigation continues in Pittsburgh's Allentown neighborhood
Pittsburgh police continue to investigate an armed robbery at an Allentown business. Public Safety spokeswoman Emily Bourne said officers were dispatched shortly after 9 p.m. Wednesday for reports of an armed robbery at a beer distributor along the 800 block of East Warrington Avenue. An employee told police they were...
Pittsburgh beer distributor robbed for second time in two months
Pittsburgh Police are investigating after a beer distributor in the city was robbed on Wednesday night. It happened on the 800 block of East Warrington Avenue in Allentown around 9 p.m. at Beer Bros.
Video shows car speed through intersection during police pursuit of Pittsburgh man on Route 22
Nina Hamm was driving Wednesday through the intersection of Cline Hollow Road and Route 22 in Murrysville after a stop at the Milkshake Factory when another car sped through a red light, missing her vehicle by inches. Hamm, 30, of Murrysville, said she was driving slower than usual, enjoying her...
WPIAL clinched: Softball playoff qualifiers through May 1, 2024
The WPIAL softball playoff field is filling up as the regular season winds down. Coverage of the 2024 WPIAL softball playoffs here on Trib HSSN starts with the brackets being unveiled during the Playoff Pairings Show on Thursday, May 9. The top four teams in each section qualify for the...
Preparations underway for 2024 Pittsburgh Marathon
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - The Pittsburgh Marathon is the largest sporting event of the year in the city between all the runners and spectators in town spread out over two days.Even though races won't start until Saturday, preparations could be seen all around the Steel City on Thursday.From the David L. Lawrence Convention Center, where the marathon's expo and packet pickup will begin Friday morning to Point State Park, where post-race celebrations will occur both Saturday and Sunday.Tory Schooley, the CEO of P3R, the organization that puts on Pittsburgh's Marathon, says they're ready."We have a record number of participants this year,"...
Nothing can be done about Pittsburgh-area hoarder house, leaders say
PLUM, Pa. (KDKA) — A hoarding situation has escaped the walls of a home in Plum Borough, spilling outside for the whole neighborhood to see. Various items have been piling up on the property of the homeowner on Shelbourne Drive in Plum"The property is an absolute mess," neighbor Tom DeMarco said.The front door of the home is blocked with items and the driveway is filled all the way out to the road with items that include chairs, carpet rolls, a busted TV and an exercise bike. "It's an eyesore," neighbor Debbie Wilson said. "Disgusting to look at. I keep the front blinds...
Hempfield man's 'nonstop criminal activity' nets 3- to 6-year prison sentence
A Hempfield man was ordered to serve up to six years in prison for a series of crimes that included an assault against a police officer, two high-speed chases and possession of cocaine in his cell at the Westmoreland County jail. As Antjuan Dewayne Smith, 41, pleaded guilty Thursday, his...
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