Emily Balser stories, Page 14
Penguins enjoy snow day at Pittsburgh Zoo and PPG AquariumVideo
While we all trudged through the snow Wednesday morning bundled up and ready for spring, some Pittsburghers were itching to get out and enjoy it. The penguins at the Pittsburgh Zoo and PPG Aquarium enjoyed the day running, sliding and rolling in the snow. “Most drivers and anyone dealing with...
Nature’s Path Foods recalls some cereals containing gluten
Nature’s Path Foods has recalled some of its cereals because they may contain gluten. The cereals are supposed to be gluten-free. Some boxes of EnviroKidz Choco Chimps, Gorilla Munch and Jungle Munch cereals have been recalled because they may contain undeclared gluten from wheat and barley that could make people...
Woman accused of fleeing police in Allegheny Township arrested in Tarentum
Allegheny Township police said they tracked down a woman who avoided arrest Sunday night. Cally Jade Mills, 26, was arrested Tuesday in a traffic stop in Tarentum. Mills is accused of climbing out of a window when police pulled up to a home in the 700 block of South Leechburg...
Harmar supervisors to consider ordinance for wireless antennas, towers
Harmar supervisors are holding a public hearing Thursday to consider a new ordinance outlining regulations for installing wireless antennas and towers for 5G cellular service in township right-of-ways. Wireless communications companies are permitted by the Federal Communications Commission to place the antennas and towers wherever they want, but supervisors Chairman...
Harmar Supervisor Patricia Janoski stepping down
Harmar supervisors will be looking for a new board member after the resignation of Patricia Janoski. Supervisors Chairman Bob Seibert said Janoski submitted a letter of resignation effective Feb. 12. No reason was given. He expects the board to formally accept the resignation during Thursday’s meeting. “We will miss Pat...
Cheswick looks to fill vacant positions
Cheswick Council is expected to fill two vacant borough positions on Tuesday. The openings include a council seat left vacant after Cathy Crail resigned in late December and the borough secretary position left open when Joseph Puet resigned in January after just a couple of months on the job. Councilman...
Penn State New Kensington reopens following early morning power outage
Penn State New Kensington reopened Monday afternoon following a power outage that closed the campus all morning. West Penn Power spokesman Todd Meyers said the outage was reported around 8:15 a.m. just east of the campus in the area of Seventh Street Road in Upper Burrell. He said it was...
House along Route 356 in Allegheny Township destroyed by fire
No one was injured, but a house was destroyed Thursday afternoon in a fire along Route 356 in Allegheny Township. The fire closed a portion of the road for about six hours as multiple fire departments worked to get the blaze under control. Route 356 reopened about 7:30 p.m. The...
Winning Cash 5 ticket sold in Richland
A winning Cash 5 ticket for Tuesday’s drawing was sold at a Richland Township business. The winner will split the $800,000 jackpot with another winner in Erie. The ticket was sold at The Brew House, 312 Northtowne Square. The store will receive a $500 bonus for selling the ticket. Each...
Condolences pour in mourning the loss of NASA’s Mars rover
A robot tugged at our emotions with just eight little words. “My battery is low and it’s getting dark.” The poignant words were the last sent to Earth by NASA’s Opportunity, the Mars rover that spent the past 15 years exploring the planet before it stopped communicating about eight months...
Roads slick after dry, powdery snow hits Pittsburgh region, more snow expected
The Pittsburgh region will continue to see snow showers through Wednesday evening after early morning snow caused slippery roads and traffic issues. John Darnley, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Moon, said the snow was always in the forecast, but because it’s a dry snow, it is slicker...
Missing Bridgeville boy found safe
Bridgeville Police say a missing 12-year-old boy has been found safe, according to WPXI-TV. The Bridgeville Police Department posted on their Facebook page Tuesday afternoon they were looking for Robert Rave. He had been seen in Scott Township around 7 a.m. Tuesday after spending the night at a friend’s house...
Deer Lakes shortens spring break for make-up snow days
Deer Lakes School District students will have a shorter spring break thanks to snow make-up days. The district announced it will use three of its scheduled spring break days — April 18, April 22 and April 23 – as three of its four snow make-up days. The other will be...
Annual hard-to-recycle event at Pittsburgh Mills mall coming this spring
If you’ve been de-cluttering after the holidays and have a pile of old electronics you don’t know what to do with then you’re in luck. The annual hard-to-recycle event will be coming up this spring at the Pittsburgh Mills mall. Residents can recycle items such as televisions, computer monitors and...
2-1-1 to have statewide coverage by end of year
All Pennsylvania residents should have access to 2-1-1 by the end of the year, the United Way of Pennsylvania and PA 2-1-1 announced Monday. The organizations are recognizing Feb. 11 as PA 2-1-1 Day. 2-1-1 is a free, confidential, 24-hour information and referral service. Residents can contact 2-1-1 to find...
Truck driver charged in fatal Route 28 crash headed to trial
A tractor-trailer driver involved in a fatal crash on Route 28 in O’Hara more than a year ago is headed to trial, but his lawyer hopes the case won’t make it that far. Arther Wells, 70, of Mississippi, is charged with homicide by vehicle, involuntary manslaughter, recklessly endangering another person,...
2 state legislators hear from proponents of Sunday hunting at Penn State New Kensington event
About 30 residents gathered at Penn State New Kensington on Sunday to learn more about a bill being considered in the state Legislature that would allow hunting on Sundays during hunting season. Most, if not all, of those in attendance were already in favor of such a change, but wanted...
AHN, Johns Hopkins researchers to study obesity, pancreatic cancer
Researchers at Allegheny Health Network Cancer Institute and Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center are teaming up to study the link between obesity and pancreatic cancer. Researchers plan to study new treatments, potential screening methods and modifiable risk factors for pancreatic cancer, which includes obesity. AHN officials said pancreatic cancer is...
University of Pittsburgh-owned grocer opens, fills healthy food voidVideo
University of Pittsburgh junior Jason Earle has always traveled off campus by public transportation to buy groceries, taking hours out of his day. Now, he can simply walk out of class and down Forbes Avenue in Oakland and have his choice of fruits, vegetables, fresh meats and other healthy food...
Monterey Bay, Altius among Open Table’s most romantic spots for Valentine’s Day dinner
If you were hoping to snag a table at one of Pittsburgh’s most romantic restaurants for Valentine’s Day, you might have to pick another day. Altius and Monterey Bay Fish Grotto, both located on Mt. Washington, were just named among the 100 Most Romantic Restaurants by Open Table, the popular...
Knoch High School student who made shooting threat ‘as a joke’ released on bond
A Knoch High School student charged with making online threats about shooting classmates has been released from jail. According to court documents, Jason Bowen, 18, of Middlesex, was released from the Butler County jail on Tuesday after Butler County Judge Timothy McCune granted a motion to modify his bail from...
Hearing set for proposed Harmar food pantry, worship site
Harmar officials denied a zoning permit to an organization hoping to offer Bible study classes and food pantry services to the Alle-Kiski Valley. Feeding the Flock Ministries hopes to move into a former Jehovah’s Witness hall at 490 Nixon Road. But township officials denied its application because it isn’t a...
Tree of Life congregant, wounded officer invited to State of the Union
A Holocaust survivor who narrowly avoided the massacre at the Tree of Life synagogue will be one of several Western Pennsylvanians on hand Tuesday night when President Trump delivers his State of the Union address to Congress. Judah Samet, a resident of Pittsburgh’s Oakland neighborhood who turns 81 on Tuesday,...
Sen. Bob Casey invites Pittsburgh TSA officer to State of the Union
A Pittsburgh woman who worked without a paycheck during the recent government shutdown will attend President Trump’s State of the Union address Tuesday. Monica Hughes, an Army reservist and TSA officer at Pittsburgh International Airport, was invited to the event by U.S. Sen. Bob Casey. In a press release, Casey’s...
Winners and losers pack Rivers Casino for 1st Super Bowl with legal betting
Chris Renda won $100 with the flip of a coin. The Penn Hills resident was among the first winners Sunday at Rivers Casino as hundreds gathered to watch — and bet — on the Super Bowl. Renda bet on tails and started the game off a winner. “I’m undefeated,” he...
