March 02, 2017 |
By Submitted Report | Posted in: Announcements
Sv. Nikola Brodar CFU Lodge 432 will have an afternoon of tamburitza music and dancing as Radost entertains from 2 to 6 p.m. March 19. Cover charge is $7. Doors open at 12:30 p.m. with ethnic food and desserts for purchase. The event is open to the public.
The club is located at 109 Union St. in Yukon, exit 53 on I-70. For more information, call the club at (724) 722-4100.
In addition, pre-orders for barbecued lamb will be taken through March 12 for pick up on March 19. Call (724) 872-7495.
March 02, 2017 |
By Submitted Report | Posted in: Crime and Police News
Two Mon Valley postal workers were indicted by federal grand juries in Pittsburgh this week on charges they stole from envelopes they were supposed to be delivering.
In the first case, federal prosecutors have accused former U.S. Postal Service employee Gregory M. Schur, 36, of 211 Harden Ave., Duquesne, of stealing prescription medication that was sent to customers of the VA Healthcare System, as well as first-class letters containing U.S. currency.
The alleged thefts occured between May and August 2016, said a spokeswoman for Soo C. Song, acting U.S. attorney in Pittsburgh.
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March 02, 2017 |
By Submitted Report | Posted in: Announcements
Work crews will begin installing curb cuts --- wheelchair-accessible sidewalk ramps --- on East Pittsburgh-McKeesport Boulevard in North Versailles Twp. on Monday (March 6), said a district spokesman for the state Department of Transportation.
The construction work between Westinghouse Avenue and Maryland Avenue (the old Eastland Mall) will require occasional lane restrictions weekdays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. through April 28. Lane restrictions will occur in each direction. At least a single-lane of traffic will be maintained in each direction during work hours. No restrictions will occur non-working hours. Flaggers may be used to control traffic.
Crews from M&B Services LLC will conduct the work, the PennDOT spokesman said.
March 02, 2017 |
By Jason Togyer | Posted in: Announcements
I'm taking a few days off, which is why posting is light. The obituaries site is being updated. We'll resume normal service shortly. -- Jason
February 26, 2017 |
By Submitted Report | Posted in: Crime and Police News
A McKeesport man died early Sunday morning after an automobile accident on the Glassport side of the Mansfield Bridge.
The Allegheny County Medical Examiner's Office said John Ross, 60, was pronounced dead at 1:21 a.m. Sunday at Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, following the 12:52 a.m. crash.
Glassport police are investigating, the medical examiner's office said. No further details were released.
February 25, 2017 |
By Staff Reports | Posted in: Crime and Police News
(KDKA-TV photo)
The "skeletal remains" found Thursday night off of Washington Street in the East End are those of a Penn Hills man who has been missing for almost five years.
A spokeswoman for the Allegheny County Medical Examiner's Office said the remains have been identified as belonging to Dominick Brown-Hill, who was 21 when he disappeared.
Police said the remains were found in a small, wooded area behind the 900 block of Washington Street.
Brown-Hill was last seen March 22, 2012, when police said he took a jitney cab from his home on Althea Drive in Penn Hills to McKeesport. According to published reports, Brown-Hill asked the driver to drop him off at an apartment building.
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February 24, 2017 |
By Submitted Report | Posted in: Crime and Police News
McKeesport and Allegheny County police are asking for the public's help in solving the murder of 21-year-old Jesi Jefferson.
Jefferson's body was discovered on the morning of Jan. 11 in the 1300 block of Hilty Alley by sanitation crews making their rounds, police said. He was pronounced dead at the scene of multiple gunshot wounds.
Police were called to the area on the night of Jan. 10 for a report of "shots fired," but didn't locate any victims, and speculate Jefferson may have been shot at that time.
Anyone with information concerning is asked to call Pittsburgh Crime Stoppers at (412) 255-8477. A reward of up to $1,000 is offered for information leading to the arrest and prosecution of individuals wanted for featured crimes. Callers may remain anonymous.
February 24, 2017 |
By Submitted Report | Posted in: Crime and Police News
Police and the Allegheny County medical examiner are investigating the discovery of what were described as "skeletal remains" on Washington Street in McKeesport's East End.
A county spokeswoman said McKeesport police responded just after 7 p.m. Thursday when a caller to 9-1-1 emergency dispatch reported that "a body" had been found in the 900 block.
No other details were released Thursday night.
February 17, 2017 |
By Submitted Report | Posted in: Crime and Police News
- Arrest records published here were provided by the McKeesport Police Department.
- Not all arrest records are published.
- A report of an arrest does not mean the person identified has been convicted of a crime.
- All people arrested are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
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February 17, 2017 |
By Submitted Report | Posted in: Announcements
Dravosburg Volunteer Fire Department, 598 Ravine St., will hold a lenten fish fry beginning Ash Wednesday (March 1) and continuing every Friday during Lent from 2 to 7 p.m.
The menu includes a fried fish sandwich for $7, baked fish without a bun for $7.50, crab cakes, shrimp, clam strips, and side dishes includiing haluski, french fries, macaroni and cheese, pierogies, chicken planks and cole slaw.
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