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updated: Sat Jul 19, 2008 08:34 am

Tarentum News

Local news for Tarentum, PA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.

6 hrs ago | PittsburghLIVE.com

Local mountain biking team qualifies for national competition

Going on a family bike ride with the Sprengs is like stepping into the ring with a top fighter -- most expect to go the distance but few do.

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Related Topix: Cabot, PA, Verona, PA, Bear Lake, PA

Thu Jul 17, 2008

ThePittsburghChannel.com

Vet: Rescued Tiger Ranch Cats Improving

A veterinarian said most of the hundreds of cats seized from an Allegheny County animal sanctuary in March have recovered enough to live normal lives.

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Related Topix: Allegheny County, PA

ThePittsburghChannel.com

Thousands Remember Fallen Heroes In Bike Run

A bike run commemorates the brave men and women who lost to their lives serving overseas.

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Related Topix: Pittsburgh Metro, Pittsburgh, PA

Tue Jul 15, 2008

Central Park Bench

Run, Tom, Run

Welcome to my park bench from which we can notice and discuss the traces and signs of God's presence and activity in the center of Tarentum, Pennsylvania.

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Sun Jul 13, 2008

WTAE-TV Pittsburgh

Route 28 Reopen After Tractor-Trailer Rollover

The southbound lanes of Route 28 have reopened following a tractor-trailer rollover early Saturday morning.

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Fri Jul 11, 2008

PittsburghLIVE.com

Tarentum police want 'nuisance' bar closed

A Tarentum bar that is in danger of losing its liquor license should be closed because it's a nuisance that eats up the police department's man-hours, police Chief Bill Vakulick said.

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Thu Jul 10, 2008

Leader Times

Police Report

Police charged William Spencer, 24, of Tarentum, with simple assault, harassment and disorderly conduct stemming from an incident at 4:45 p.m. May 5, when Spencer displayed a gun to another driver along Route ...

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Related Topix: Rural Valley, PA, Kittanning, PA, Falls, PA

Mon Jul 07, 2008

Pittsburgh Tribune

Davidson Street home invasion story falls apart

A Davidson Street home invasion on Thursday didn't happen, police said. Instead, the story was fabricated by a man who now admits to police he didn't want to tell his mother a female acquaintance took her car, ...

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Related Topix: Dormont, PA, Carnegie, PA

Sat Jul 05, 2008

Pittsburgh Tribune

Police seek sex offender who left town

Police are searching for a child molester who allegedly moved from Tarentum without telling police.

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Related Topix: Allegheny County, PA, Violent Crime

PittsburghLIVE.com

Frazer police begin work

Residents saw something Tuesday they hadn't seen in nearly 50 years: police cars patrolling the township.

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Related Topix: Pittsburgh, PA

Wed Jul 02, 2008

PittsburghLIVE.com

Former church in West Tarentum caught up in fraud scandal

A former Roman Catholic church in West Tarentum was one of two in the Greater Pittsburgh area bought by Raffaello Follieri, an Italian real estate mogul recently accused of fraud for pretending to work for the ...

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Related Topix: Roman Catholic Church, Religion, Pittsburgh Metro

Tue Jul 01, 2008

ThePittsburghChannel.com

Star's Ex Arrested On Charges Of Fleecing Churches

Police arrested an Italian businessman on Tuesday who once dated a Hollywood star and was accused of lying about connections to the Vatican to allegedly fleece wealthy investors in a real estate company that ...

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Related Topix: Roman Catholic Church, Religion, Anne Hathaway, Family, Comedy Movies, The Princess Diaries, Pittsburgh Metro, McKeesport, PA

PittsburghLIVE.com

Tarentum debating traffic signals on West Seventh

Traffic signals at three intersections along West Seventh Avenue were important in the 1970s.

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Mon Jun 30, 2008

Valley News Dispatch

Man gets life in slaying of Tarentum woman

As she turned to face the man who kidnapped and killed her daughter, Sally Smith said the life sentence he received today isn't enough punishment.

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Related Topix: Allegheny County, PA

Fri Jun 27, 2008

PittsburghLIVE.com

Health care options

Most workers and employers are struggling with rising health care costs. So it was no surprise to see that our towns are experiencing health care sticker shock for 2008.

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Related Topix: Lower Burrell, PA

Wed Jun 25, 2008

Pittsburgh Business Times

Communities notified that weekly newspapers will close

The Tribune-Review Publishing Co. is preparing to thin the ranks of the suburban weekly newspapers it operates under its Gateway Newspapers unit, sources say.

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Related Topix: Coraopolis, PA, Penn Hills, PA, Verona, PA, Oakmont, PA

Mon Jun 23, 2008

Pittsburgh Tribune

Tarentum boy unhurt after being run over by parents' car

A 6-year-old boy was run over by his parents' car after his innocent horseplay nearly turned deadly Saturday.

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Related Topix: Pittsburgh Metro

Sat Jun 21, 2008

The Courier-Journal

Animal hoarding may masquerade as pet rescue

When Barbara Rabe, co-founder and president of the Arizona Chihuahua Rescue, received a call asking if her group could accept over 100 dogs - she thought it was a cruel joke.

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Thu Jun 19, 2008

ScrippsNews

current events, culture, commentary, community

After years of pointing out mistakes to publishers and getting the brush, I can now report partial vindication in my quixotic, annoying campaign to set the record straight about the lives of Evelyn Nesbit and ...

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Related Topix: Pittsburgh Metro

Tue Jun 17, 2008

PittsburghLIVE.com

Piece and Happiness Quilt Club members ready for public display

For the first time, the Piece and Happiness Quilt Club is joining in to celebrate Community Days with Allegheny Township residents.

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Related Topix: Springdale, PA, Lower Burrell, PA

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Tarentum, Pennsylvania is located in Allegheny County and is part of the Pittsburgh Metro Area. Zip codes in Tarentum include 15084.

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