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Sewickley, Glen Osborne officials close to new 5-year police contract
A new police contract is closer to being finalized between Sewickley and Glen Osborne boroughs. Sewickley officers have patrolled their neighboring community’s streets for about a decade. The current five-year deal is set to expire this year. Its terms show Glen Osborne paying about $119,000 this year for police services....
Police: Man in critical condition after dirt bike strikes 2 vehicles in Bloomfield
A dirt bike rider was hospitalized in critical condition after crashing into other vehicles in Pittsburgh’s Bloomfield neighborhood Friday. Pittsburgh Public Safety spokesman Maurice Matthews said emergency responders were dispatched to the intersection of Liberty Avenue and Cedarville Street around 6:20 p.m. for a dirt bike accident. First responders discovered...
Plum High School student tests positive for covid-19
A Plum High School student has tested positive for covid-19, according to a district letter sent out Friday. Families of three other students, identified through contact tracing, were notified that they had been in close contact with the student, the letter read. All must quarantine for 14 days, according to...
Warrant issued for Pittsburgh rape suspect
Pittsburgh police asking for the public’s help in tracking down a rape suspect. Anthony Terney, 26, of Pittsburgh is wanted on charges of sexual assault, indecent assault, endangering the welfare of children, rape, corruption of minors, two counts of aggravated indecent assault and two counts of involuntary deviate sexual intercourse....
Penn Hills High School football team eager to help community with food distributionVideo
Penn Hills High School football players scored some much-needed points for their community as they helped give food to hundreds of families. The players loaded boxes upon boxes of meat, produce, dairy goods and milk into cars outside the school’s main entrance as part of a USDA Farmers to Families...
Football, 8th-grade homeroom suspended at Upper St. Clair Catholic school after covid-19 strikes
Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh officials have suspended the football program and eighth grade homeroom at St. Louise de Marillac Catholic School after two people tested positive for covid-19. Diocesan spokesman Bob DeWitt said Thursday that he could not confirm if the positive cases involved students or staff due to HIPAA...
Hometown Christmas parade in Oakmont, Verona canceled due to coronavirus concerns
A holiday tradition that spans Verona and Oakmont boroughs will not take place this year because of covid-19 health concerns. The Hometown Christmas parade set for Nov. 21 has been canceled after Oakmont officials denied a request from the Oakmont Chamber of Commerce to close Allegheny River Boulevard that evening....
Oakmont adds 4 new firefighters to its department, including 2 junior members
Oakmont recently welcomed four new firefighters to its volunteer department. The new recruits include three teenagers, and one senior member with more than 45 years fighting fires for another community. They are junior firefighters Jackson Carangio, 17, and Anthony Segelson, 16, Michigan State University sophomore Seth Merryman, 19, and longtime...
Riverview School District to move to hybrid model Nov. 5, online option still available
The Riverview School District is switching to a hybrid model with students having the option of returning to in-person classes for the second nine weeks. Classes have been taught exclusively online since the beginning of the school year on Aug. 27. District leaders spoke with teachers, parents and Allegheny County...
Riverview School District to move to hybrid model Nov. 5, online option still available
The Riverview School District is switching to a hybrid model with students having the option of returning to in-person classes for the second nine weeks. Classes have been taught exclusively online since the beginning of the school year on Aug. 27. District leaders spoke with teachers, parents and Allegheny County...
A Penn Hills school board member has resigned, seat could be filled next week
Penn Hills school board member Kristopher Wiegand has resigned. The board accepted his resignation at a special meeting Wednesday evening. The district plans to accept letters of interest for the vacant seat through Monday, Oct. 26with the goal of filling it at the board’s meeting Wednesday. Wiegand said via phone...
Jefferson Hills police force has its first lieutenant
Jefferson Hills police officer Kevin King can add another title to his law enforcement resume: lieutenant. Borough officials promoted the former sergeant to his new position earlier this month. The department has 20 officers including the chief and King. There are four sergeants and 14 other officers. Everyone is full...
2 Plum School District employees test positive for covid-19
Two Plum School District employees have tested positive for covid-19, district officials announced Tuesday. According to a message addressed to district families, the district consulted with Allegheny Health Department officials, conducted contract tracing to determine individuals that may have been in close contact with the students and other employees, cleaned...
Penn Hills High School to host food distribution event Thursday afternoon
Penn Hills High School will host a food distribution event through the USDA Farmers to Families Food Box program. The event is scheduled for 3:30-5:30 p.m. Thursday at 309 Collins Drive. About 50 volunteers, including members of the school’s football team, will assist in delivering goods to about 480 families...
Gill Hall Volunteer Fire Co. in Jefferson Hills not being dispatched despite being reinstated
Gill Hall Volunteer Fire Company in Jefferson Hills has not been dispatched on calls for months despite being reinstated as a borough fire department. Fire company officials claim the problem is the borough has not formally notified Allegheny County dispatch to put the company back in its run cards, while...
Police log: Monroeville police charges filed from Oct. 7-15
Monroeville police filed the following charges Oct. 7 to 15 in District Judge Jeffrey L. Herbst’s office. Charges were filed by Monroeville police unless otherwise noted: • Andrew Hampton, 26, of Pitcairn with three counts of possession of controlled substances. Charges were filed Oct. 7 in connection with an incident...
Oakmont council adopts ordinance permitting off-leash dogs, cycling in Dark Hollow Woods
Bicyclists and off-leash dog walkers can rejoice, as Oakmont Council has adopted an ordinance permitting both activities in Dark Hollow Woods. The borough-owned park near Crystal Drive was split into two sections in June 2019 as part of a test requested by the recreation board. Off-leash times were from dawn...
Penn Hills Goodwill set to open, hiring event Tuesday
Goodwill officials have planned a hiring event and announced the opening date of their new Penn Hills location. The store and donation center in the Penn Hills Shopping Center off Rodi Road is set to open Oct. 30. A hiring event is scheduled for 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday...
News briefs: Penn Hills announces 14-member homecoming court
Penn Hills School District recently presented its 2020 homecoming court. Students selected include Taniya Jett, Irene Bowser, Tamaya Wolford, Saxson McKissick, Jayla Golden, Faith Crawford, Kayla Bowser, Eddie Daniels, Jonah Silverman, Noel Roach, Royce Hearn, Isaiah Williams, Alain Tamo Noche and Jesse Lomax. Donations received Penn Hills School District officials...
News briefs: Greek Food To-Go event on tap; leaf collection set; food drive scheduled
The Dormition of the Theotokos Greek Orthodox Church at 12 Washington Ave. in Oakmont is having a Greek Food To-Go event from noon to 7 p.m. Oct. 24 and 25. There will be a limited menu with gyros and pastries. More information is available at dormitionpgh.org or by calling 412-828-4144....
Oakmont’s Monday night council meeting to have limited seating, broadcast on YouTube
An upcoming Oakmont Council meeting, at which council will consider an ordinance allowing bicycling and off-leash dogs in Dark Hollow Woods, will be live-streamed and have limited seating. Seating at council chambers Monday night will be limited to only 13 members of the public on a first-come, first-served basis as...
Holiday Park VFD in Plum hosts fall fish fry
Volunteers at a Plum fire department hope a fall fish fry will help recoup some funds lost due to the covid-19 pandemic. A new kitchen was revealed in February at Holiday Park fire hall along Old Abers Creek Road. Volunteers said the remodeling was done primarily to double the hall’s...
Monroeville shooting suspect turns himself in to police
A Braddock man accused of fatally shooting a Monroeville Mall worker outside the retail hub was taken into custody Friday. Lawrence Murphy, 20, turned himself in to Allegheny County Police, according to Monroeville Police Chief Doug Cole. An Allegheny County Police spokesman said that occurred around 5 p.m. Murphy is...
Portion of Route 66 closed due to tractor trailer crash, power knocked out for a short while
A tractor-trailer truck knocked down a utility pole in Oklahoma Borough along Route 66 near Naser Foods on Friday night, knocking out power for a short time. Westmoreland County dispatchers said no injuries were reported in connection with the crash around 8:15 p.m. The road closed from Sheridan Road to...
Police recover money scammed from senior citizen in Plum’s Holiday Park neighborhood
Plum police want to remind residents to be wary of scams after they were able to recover money swindled from a senior citizen in Holiday Park. A woman was contacted via email by scammers Sept. 16 seeking a $199 renewal of firewall protection for her computer, Plum Police Officer Jake...
