Penn Hills News

The case of a teenager accused of shooting another teen and setting her Penn Hills home on fire, hit a snag Thursday afternoon when a judge determined a witness needed legal advice.

It's Memorial Day weekend, and local police want to keep drunk drivers off the roads.

Wilkinsburg District Judge Kim Hoots heard the following cases on May 16: Daryl White, 22, of Penn Hills, waived a preliminary on two counts of driving under the influence of alcohol or a controlled substance.

Financial Seminar MAY 25-The Young Women's Initiative of Bethel AME Church, 2720 Webster Ave., Hill District, will host a Financial Seminar at 9:30 a.m. The seminar, which will be facilitated by Rhonda Carson Leach, director of the Urban Entrepreneurship Program at the University of Pittsburgh, will give women the tools needed to ensure a ... (more)

Poverty is no longer a predominantly urban problem - and the suburbs are no longer the refuge of the upper classes .

Two of three suspects facing state drug charges in last month's multi-million dollar drug bust in Penn Hills will be tried in federal court, and the case of the third is likely to be tried in federal court as well.

Forest Hills District Justice Thomas Caulfield heard the following cases on May 15: Michael Mosley, 31, of East Liberty, waived a preliminary hearing on charges of failure to stop at a red light, operating a vehicle without valid inspection, evidence of emission inspection and two counts of driving under the influence of alcohol or a controlled ... (more)

I'm the Reverend Wendy Keys. My friends call me Wendy. I am the Temporary Supply Pastor at the Swissvale Presbyterian Church.

A Penn Hills man has been charged with forgery after being accused of trying to get a fake prescription filled at an Oakmont pharmacy.

The World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh will once again be sending a dozen local high-school juniors to as many countries on immersive trips that are "hugely transformative it's an experience that transforms their experience of the world," says Annie M. Prucey, the Council's vice president and director of education programs.

Instead, he found a lot of marijuana and what looks like a marijuana distribution network set up in the basement of the home.

Work to repair barriers on the Parkway East will occur on Tuesday and Wednesday nights, May 14-15, weather permitting.

Around noon one day last fall Holly Dayton-Kirby, proprietor of the Pittsburgh Dance Center in Bloomfield, was cleaning the bathrooms in preparation for that evening's classes when a tall silver-haired man wearing khakis and a polo shirt came into the studio.

A Plum coffee and pizza shop is closing its doors after three years. The Nowalk Daily Grind on Abers Creek Road along Route 286 no longer will be serving its well-known doughnuts, pizza and coffee.

"When you choose a project, you are also looking for the uniqueness of what you are going to be in and this had a different twist on a story on how guys interact from different worlds," actor Robert Davi said.

The Verona Police Department is investigating a late-night shooting that injured one person a little over a week ago.

A Wilkinsburg man is facing several charges after leading police on a car chase that ended with an accident.

PennDOT crews will be performing maintenance work in the Plum area this week. Work will occur through Friday, May 10.

Several people were arrested at a Havana Drive home in Plum earlier this week following a deadly shooting in Penn Hills.

A volunteer firefighter with the Penn Hills Volunteer Fire Department has been fired, after he allegedly made a racist comment on Facebook.