Mount Oliver News

Daniel Gruber battles demons and evil minions in his spare time. He plays the Christian computer game "Eternal War: Shadows of Light," controlling an angel that fights off hellish creatures with a spirit sword.

When news of the death of Michael Jackson spread, it hit people all over the world hard.

Jun 29, 2009 10:28 pm US/Eastern Former billionaire investor Bernie Madoff will spend the rest of his life in prison.

Emcee Zone wins the All-Star competition of Rhyme Calisthenics at the Kelly-Strayhorn Theater in East Liberty on Thursday.

The deal looked good to Tami Twidwell. She would buy five properties in Western Pennsylvania on the cheap, turn them into rental units and make back her investment.

Pittsburgh police arrested a man suspected of being tied to a possible threat to abduct a Mt.

A man wanted for allegedly robbing elderly people on Port Authority buses has turned himself in to police.

Port Authority of Allegheny County police are searching for a man accused of robbing a number of bus riders, especially preying on the elderly and those with disabilities.

Port Authority police are looking for a man wanted on numerous counts of robbery.

State police are investigating what prompted a Mt. Oliver woman to get out of her car on the Parkway East before she was hit and killed.

A woman died when she was hit by a car this morning on the Parkway East after she darted out of another car, possibly to flee an argument, state police said.

Despite questions about the rate of teacher turnover, Pittsburgh Public Schools officials last night insisted that their eight accelerated learning academies are moving students ahead and serving as models for other district schools.

The Tribune-Review can be reached online or at 412-321-6460. A portion of Brownsville Road in Mt.

Thomas Olson can be reached via e-mail or at 412-320-7854. Chrysler LLC plans to cut 19 dealers in Western Pennsylvania out of the 789 dealers the bankrupt car maker is eliminating nationwide, according to court documents filed this morning.

Go to www.aopc.org, click on "web docket sheets," scroll down to "public web docket sheets" and click on "magisterial district courts." In the "search type" box, click on "participant name." In the county field, select "Allegheny," and in the court office field, select MDJ 05-3-14 or MDJ 05-3-15. By phone, call 412-884-1511 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

An Elliott man was sentenced to 15 to 30 years in prison this morning for the stabbing death of a 71-year-old Mount Oliver man.

Pittsburgh police were called to a home in Mount Oliver Thursday morning to investigate a report of stabbing.

Splitting the commuting distance between their respective homes, Josh Lavrinc and Joe Calloway decided to set up their six-person financial firm in the South Side.

Pittsburgh Crime Stoppers is offering a reward of up to $1,000 for information leading to the arrest of the man responsible for a sexual assault in Mt.

This evening's Carnegie Mellon Choirs & Orchestra concert, which was scheduled to begin at 7:30 pm, has been canceled due to a technical problem.