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Hempfield looking to fundraising organization to help with park projectsVideo
A community long accustomed to hawking hoagies to raise money for its high school band is looking into creating a non-profit group to raise funds for local park projects. Friends of Hempfield Parks, as the proposed organization is initially dubbed, would be comprised of township residents who would raise money...
Trafford man always put family first
No matter the situation, James Chrise had an order of priorities — his wife, his sons and then himself. “Dad would wear the same belt for 30 years, the same pair of shoes for 30 years, so me and my brother could have what we needed,” said his son, Tom...
Hempfield supervisors, school board to hold joint meeting
Hempfield Township supervisors and the Hempfield Area School Board will converge next week for their first joint meeting in years. On Jan. 29, members of the two boards will have an “open dialogue” about things happening in Hempfield, township Manager Jason Winters said. Tony Bompiani, school board president, added that...
Hempfield board ends controversial tax assessment appeals programVideo
A residential tax assessment appeals program that was largely criticized in 2017 will be eliminated from the Hempfield Area School District starting in 2021. The program, adopted in 2015 to target under-assessed commercial and industrial parcels, essentially raises property taxes to what they would be if officials did a countywide...
4 students airlifted from head-on crash in Mt. Pleasant Township
Several Mt. Pleasant Area School District students were injured in a crash Monday evening, according to district Superintendent Timothy Gabauer. The head-on crash in Mt. Pleasant Township resulted in four people being flown by helicopter to Pittsburgh hospitals, Kecksburg fire Chief Adam Krozel said. According to state police, the driver...
Snow, ice caused delays during morning commute
Snow and icy conditions snarled traffic in some spots around Pittsburgh Friday, causing delays during the morning commute. Lee Hendricks, meteorologist for the National Weather Service in Pittsburgh, said initial reports showed the region received half an inch of snow overnight. A wind chill of 14 degrees was reported in...
Police searching for man involved in early morning Beechview shooting
Officials are searching for a man police say was involved in an early morning shooting in Beechview. Pittsburgh police responded to the corner of Palm Beach and Saranac avenues around 1 a.m. Friday where they met with a woman who said the male fired one shot at her. The man...
Officials: 24 cats rescued from ‘deplorable conditions’ at McKees Rocks home
Twenty-four cats and kittens were rescued from a McKees Rocks home after humane officers found them living in “deplorable conditions,” according to officials at Animal Friends, an Ohio Township-based animal rescue. Officers said they visited the home Monday where they found the large number of cats, some just days old,...
Police: Man in stable condition after shooting in Marshall-Shadeland
Pittsburgh police are investigating after a man walked into a hospital with a gunshot wound. According to a news release, the man said he was leaving a bar in the 2600 block of California Avenue in the Marshall-Shadeland neighborhood when he heard gunshots. He then realized he had been shot...
State police nab man after armed robbery in Fayette County
State police arrested a man Wednesday night after officers said he robbed a Fayette County convenience store at gunpoint. Jackie Lee Murray was arrested without incident after he allegedly took $280 from a Circle K in South Union Township. According to police, Murray was dropped off at the convenience store...
Coroner: 22-year-old man struck and killed by train in Charleroi
A 22-year-old Charleroi man was struck and killed by a train Wednesday on the Norfolk Southern Railroad tracks, according to Washington County Coroner Timothy Warco’s office. Anthony Lee Meyers was struck by a train about 3:51 a.m. near 3rd Street and Railroad Way in the borough, authorities said. Warco reported...
Officials: 1 transported to hospital in Brookline apartment fire
One person was taken to the hospital after an apartment fire Wednesday morning in Pittsburgh’s Brookline neighborhood, according to an Allegheny 911 shift supervisor. The fire, which broke out in an apartment building on Southcrest Drive, was out before 7 a.m. Crews responded shortly before 4 a.m. Further information on...
Police searching for woman who escaped Pittsburgh corrections facility
State police are searching for a woman who left the Pittsburgh Community Corrections Center without authorization. Kaila Rae Rose Sloan, who is serving time for possession with intent to deliver, left the Shadyside facility Monday, police said. WANTED FOR ESCAPEOn 1/13/20, Kaila Rae Rose Sloan left the Pgh Community Corrections...
Dish Network subscribers could lose WPXI if deal is not reached
WPXI-TV is warning viewers who use Dish Network as a cable provider they may lose the channel when their contract expires this week. The NBC-affiliate in Pittsburgh’s Summer Hill neighborhood warned of the potential changes on its website, stating that “Dish has refused to negotiate a fair deal that recognizes...
Police: Homeowner shoots, kills man during attempted robbery in Baldwin
A homeowner shot and killed an intruder Sunday while his fiance and 10-month-old child were inside the Baldwin Borough apartment, according to police. Joshua Brandon Long, 22, was pronounced dead at the scene after he allegedly tried to rob the apartment using a handgun shortly after 7 p.m. Sunday evening....
Police: Delmont man claimed to be a firefighter as he tried to rob house
A Delmont man remained in jail Monday after police say he tried to rob a house over the weekend while identifying himself as a firefighter and medical personnel. Charles Beiter, 33, is accused of forcibly entering a Mt. Pleasant home Saturday evening. He admitted to police that his plan was...
Kennywood’s Steelers Country ranks among top 10 best new attractionsVideo
Steelers fans have yet another reason to cheer: Kennywood’s Steelers Country recently received a national recognition. Steelers Country, which opened at the West Mifflin park over the summer, was named ninth on USA Today’s 10 Best New Amusement Park Attractions of 2019. “Kennywood Park and the Pittsburgh Steelers teamed up...
Pro, amateur skiers take to rails, ramps in Seven Springs competition
Skiers known for competing in the Olympics and X Games took to the rails this weekend at Seven Springs in a competition organized by Pittsburgh native and professional freeskier Tom Wallisch. The Steel City Showdown pit the professional and amateur competitors against each other on rails and ramps built at...
Final cause of fatal Pennsylvania Turnpike crash could be years awayVideo
Families could have to wait up to two years before they know what caused a fatal tour bus crash on the Pennsylvania Turnpike — a slow process prolonged because the National Transportation Safety Board has other crashes under investigation and only a single laboratory to process evidence for incidents across...
New senior living facility coming to Hempfield
Construction has begun on a new 119-unit senior living facility in Hempfield. Towne Square Senior Apartments, at 1043 Towne Square Drive, will offer one- and two-bedroom units and amenities including an on-site beauty salon and barber shop, a community room with planned activities and trips, a lounge and fitness center,...
Daffodil Days returns as American Cancer Society fundraiser
The American Cancer Society is hosting a colorful fundraiser with the goal of bringing hope to cancer patients. Daffodil Days, which allows people to purchase flowers that can be delivered to patients in hospitals, treatment centers and other facilities, will return in March. “We are so very grateful to the...
Olympic, X Games skiers head to Seven Springs for rail jam competitionVideo
Skiers who placed in the Olympics and X Games are taking to the slopes at Seven Springs this weekend as Pittsburgh native and professional freeskier Tom Wallisch brings a piece of his childhood back to the area. Steel City Showdown is one of the first rail jams — or contests...
Hempfield students hope to plant 2,020 trees this year
Science National Honor Society students at Hempfield Area High School already are thinking about the legacy they’ll leave behind after graduation. And, for soon-to-be graduates, that legacy will be in the form of 2,020 trees students plan to plant in the community starting this spring. “Our graduating year is kind...
Uniontown’s elected treasurer claims racism by city officials has kept her from taking office
A woman who will be sworn in next week as Uniontown’s first black municipal treasurer claims in a federal lawsuit that a conspiracy between a council member and city clerk kept her from taking office this week because of her race. Antoinette Hodge, who will be sworn in Jan. 13...
Hempfield buys 2 new fire trucks
Two new fire trucks were recently added to Hempfield Fire Department’s fleet of vehicles. Older trucks at fire stations in Adamsburg and Bovard were replaced by Sutphen SL75 Mid-Mount Aerial Ladder trucks, which can fight fires in residential, commercial and industrial buildings. The trucks, which cost $860,000 each, bring an...
