Swissvale News

Under gray skies and the bare trees of the William Pitt Union lawn sat bright orange boxes filled with 2,500 cups of Ramen noodles stacked on top of each other around a table.

Feb. 3 Police charged Shawn Grenke with possession of heroin at the Edgewood Towne Center Giant Eagle .

After 34 years of bringing in the top names in music for events, recordings and more, including Michael Jackson's own band, Swissvale Music Store is closing its doors at the end of February and moving to Irwin.

Eric Heyl is a Pittsburgh Tribune-Review columnist and can be reached at 412-320-7857 or via e-mail . The band was the Magpies, a popular Pittsburgh rock 'n' roll outfit for whom he played guitar.

The following cases recently were heard by District Judge Thomas Caulfield in Forest Hills : Dericik Summers, 53, of Lawrenceville was held for court on two counts of retail theft after charges were filed Dec.

Construction is now underway on the new home of the Swissvale fire department on Irvine Street in the borough.

Terry Ward of Swissvale lives just up the street from where she works as a teacher at Word of School on McClure Avenue .

In this Friday, Feb. 3, 2012 photo, Linda Davis talks about her need for food stamps while sitting at her table at her home in the Pittsburgh suburb of Swissvale, Pa.

In this Friday, Feb. 3, 2012 photo, Linda Davis talks about her need for food stamps while sitting at her table at her home in the Pittsburgh suburb of Swissvale, Pa.

Police in Swissvale said a trio of suspected thieves seen on surveillance video running from a detective on Monday may be involved in other robberies.

The following reports were taken this week by the Edgewood police department: Jan.

A pregnant mother and her daughter were among four people rushed to the hospital on Thursday after dangerous gases swept through their Swissvale apartment building.

For five years, unsafe conditions have prevailed at a Swissvale apartment building while the landlord built up a stack of violations.

Four people including a pregnant woman and a child were treated at a hospital after high levels of carbon monoxide were detected in a Swissvale apartment building which has been condemned.

This puppy was found by a Swissvale resident who was walking her own two dogs last night.

"Taxes are going to go up for me, they're going to go up for my next-door neighbors, they're going to go up for everyone which means something else has to be cut within our homes like food or clothing," Sharon Rhodes-Booker, of Monroeville, said.

Residents of an 18-unit apartment building in Swissvale have only a few days to find a new home after their landlord repeatedly ignored thousands of dollars of fines for structural problems and negligence within the building.

WPXI is reporting that residents living in a Swissvale apartment building now need to find a new place to live after the structure recently was condemned.

Jan. 20 Police responded to a report of two school age children walking down Greendale.

Swissvale police are warning residents to be aware of their surroundings after an increase in local crimes.