Liberty News

An actor portraying Octavius Catto, the 19th century civil-rights activist, will relate stories to visitors at the Historic Philadelphia Center.

Sam Spatter is a Pittsburgh Tribune-Review staff writer and can be reached at 412-320-7843 or via e-mail. Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre is in the midst of a $6 million expansion at its Strip District school and headquarters, which will allow the opportunity to double its current student population and construct a circular driveway around its building.

Bobby Kerlik is a Pittsburgh Tribune-Review staff writer and can be reached at 412-391-0927 or via e-mail. The wife of a part-time Liberty police officer fainted and fell off her chair in an Allegheny County courtroom on Tuesday when a prosecutor said her husband's negligence played a role in their 5-year-old son's death.

Brian Bowling is a Pittsburgh Tribune-Review staff writer and can be reached at 412-325-4301 or via e-mail. A part-time Liberty police officer charged in the accidental death of his 5-year-old son kept two loaded handguns and an unloaded rifle in an unlocked closet, an Allegheny County prosecutor said on Monday.