Monroeville News

Police removed a girl from a Monroeville house after a neighbor called 911 because the child was screaming from a second-story window for help.

Citywide prayer JULY 3 - The Life Time Victory Ministry will host the Pittsburgh City-wide Prayer P.U.S.H. at 5 a.m. at Bidwell Presbyterian Church, 1025 Liverpool St., North Side.

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The Lane Home Entertainment Tour stops at Levin Furniture, 125 Levin Way, Route 22, Monroeville, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and noon to 6 p.m. Sunday.

The Monroeville Area Chamber of Commerce has moved its headquarters to William Penn Plaza to accommodate its growing membership.

A young Monroeville man who repeatedly stabbed ex-girlfriend Demi Cuccia after a desperate, daylong exchange of text messages about the status of their relationship was found guilty of first-degree murder Monday.

Rick Belloli, left, of LDC and William Gatti of TREK Development at the renovated Beneficial Building in the 1500 block of East Carson Street, South Side.

When John Mullarkey took the acne medication Accutane, he never reported depression or any other psychological side effects, according to a physician's assistant who treated him.

Although short on volunteers, the Monroeville Historical Society still gives annual summer tours for those interested in knowing more about the history of the borough-turned-municipality. The historical society offers guided tours of the McCully and McGinley houses in Monroeville from 1 to 4 p.m. every Sunday through August.

The prosecution rested its case -- which included text messages that were sent to Demi Cuccia and autopsy results of the 16-year-old Monroeville girl's stabbing death -- and John Mullarkey's defense has begun calling witnesses Thursday.

In no way, according to defense attorney Robert E. Stewart, is he trying to excuse John Mullarkey of responsibility.

The estranged boyfriend of 16-year-old Demi Cuccia is going to trial Monday on a homicide charge, accused of stabbing the Gateway High School student at her Monroeville home.

Monroeville firefighters were called to the scene at an abandoned home in the 4500 block of Old William Penn Highway shortly after 1 a.m. Friday.

An overnight fire at a house in Monroeville is under investigation. The fire started at about 1 a.m. Friday in the 4500 block of Old William Penn Highway.

Monroeville Mayor Greg Erosenko has assembled a task force charged with replacing a popular teen center closed because of accounting problems.

The Gateway school board plans to spend about $2.7 million from the district's rainy-day fund to balance next year's budget without raising taxes.

Police from Penn Hills and other departments searched for a burglary suspect in a wooded area of Monroeville Friday.

Brian Bowling can be reached via e-mail or at 412-320-7910. Monroeville Council tabled Monroeville Mall's offer of free space for a satellite police station Tuesday after councilman Dave Kucherer objected to voting on the proposal.

The financial meltdown of the housing market is pushing local governments into uncharted territory when it comes to zoning.

A man was hit by a car Tuesday morning in Monroeville, police said. It happened at around 2:15 a.m. as the man was walking along Duff Road.