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Allegheny Land Trust receives more grant funding toward acquisition of former Churchill Country Club
A conservation project to preserve the defunct Churchill Valley Country Club for public recreation and environmental education recently received a $300,000 grant. Donations acquired within the past few months toward the green space project in Penn Hills and Churchill include $25,000 from the Sierra Club, $125,000 from the Colcom Foundation...
Penn Hills assisted living facility brightens up with art from the BOB ProjectVideo
Residents at a Penn Hills assisted living facility will have brighter days thanks to some district students and staffers. Middle and high school students involved with the charity Bring out the Best Project, also known as the BOB Project, brought some color to Seneca Manor this week. They painted butterflies,...
Newly repaired track at Riverside Park in Oakmont ready for competition
Riverview High School track and field athletes may have home meets for the first time in several seasons. The track in the lower section of Riverside Park in Oakmont is ready for competition after New York-based Nagle Athletic Surfaces completed its replacement project. Repairs were completed in June, and the...
Off-leash dogs and cyclists may be permanently allowed in Oakmont’s Dark Hollow Woods
Cycling and dogs running off-leash might be a permanent fixture in Dark Hollow Woods in Oakmont as the recreation board pushes for a change in borough policy. What was to be a six-month trial period to test the activities in the publicly owned park near Crystal Drive has now lasted...
Monroeville Rotary awards scholarships to 6 recent Gateway graduatesVideo
Six Gateway High School graduates were awarded scholarships from the Monroeville Rotary during a small program Thursday afternoon at Monroeville Community Park West. Laia Reed, Saipriya Namasivayam, Makayla Harris, Erika Jackson, Gordon Wallace-Baiza and Jesse Kaufman each received $1,000 toward their future schooling. Rotary President Som Sharma said the scholarship...
Police: Fight at Kennywood results in 7 arrests; 150 escorted out
Seven people were arrested after a large fight broke out Friday inside and outside of Kennywood, West Mifflin police reported. Officers said about 150 people were also escorted out of the amusement park, which closed about a half-hour early as a result of the incident. Kennywood spokesman Nick Paradise wrote...
Takeout bingo helping to boost South Fayette restaurant businesses
Many restaurants throughout Allegheny County are struggling to stay afloat during the covid-19 pandemic. State and county officials have limited alcoholic beverage sales and pushed for outdoor dining and takeout due to safety concerns. South Fayette officials have taken to bingo to help give township food purveyors a boost in...
Riverview students to start 1st 9 weeks of new school year online
Riverview School District students will spend their first nine weeks of the new school year learning online. It’s part of the reopening plan school board members unanimously approved Monday night. Incoming Superintendent Neil English said the administration has heard from parents, staff and Allegheny County health officials the past two...
Unmarked abandoned mine discovery puts stability of Painters Run Road in Scott into question
An unmarked underground mine has put the stability of Painters Run Road in Scott and Upper St. Clair into question. A portion of the roadway was closed Wednesday after a Northeast Paving construction laborer performing drainage work near the road fell into the mine, Allegheny County Public Works spokesman Brent...
Officials ID man killed in assault at Kennedy Township hotel
A 29-year-old man was charged with involuntary manslaughter after an assault Wednesday left another man dead in a Kennedy Township hotel. The suspect, Cecil Guy, was detained after police responded to the motel along the 100 block of Kisow Drive shortly before 8 p.m. and found a man unresponsive with...
Penn Hills School District’s reopening plans to focus on hybrid learning
Penn Hills School District officials plan to welcome students back to school with a hybrid in-person learning model, as well as a continued online learning option for families who might not be comfortable sending children back into the buildings. Administrators are expected to officially present the two options during a...
South Fayette School District officials approve reopening plan
South Fayette School District officials have approved their 2020-21 school year reopening plan with both in-person and online learning for students during the pandemic. School directors unanimously voted on the plan on July 28. Board President Leonard Fornella said plans will be revised as necessary. Superintendent Ken Lockette said staffers...
Plum School District officials push back start of upcoming school year to Sept. 2
Plum School District officials have delayed the start of the upcoming school year due to covid-19 concerns. Superintendent Brendan Hyland announced the change in a letter to parents, which was also posted on the front page of the district’s website Tuesday. Plum classes for the 2020-21 school year will start...
Riverview students to start 1st 9 weeks of new school year online
Riverview School District students will spend their first nine weeks of the new school year learning online. It’s part of the reopening plan school board members unanimously approved Monday night. Incoming Superintendent Neil English said the administration has heard from parents, staff and Allegheny County health officials the past two...
Boat blocked traffic midday Monday in New Kensington
A boat blocked traffic in both directions along Stevenson Boulevard in New Kensington Monday. Firefighters said the incident took place shortly before noon near the Fourth Street intersection. Cameron Yockey of Realty ONE Group Horizon in Murrysville was in the traffic jam. He said he had left an appointment in...
Pitcairn family staying with relatives after fire burns their home
A Pitcairn family is being helped by relatives after their home caught fire Monday evening. No injuries were reported in connection with the fire at a 2½-story home near the intersection of 12th Street and Brinton Avenue, Pitcairn Assistant Fire Chief Tommy Dick reported. He said the occupants were outside...
Police: Vehicle suspected in Wilkinsburg homicide located in Rankin
Allegheny County police on Monday said they located a vehicle suspected of being involved in a Wilkinsburg homicide. A 27-year-old man died Sunday after being shot in the head near the intersection of Ardmore Boulevard and Marlboro Avenue late that morning. Officers were looking for a silver and green sedan...
S.W. Randall Toyes & Giftes marks 50th anniversary in Pittsburgh this yearVideo
Wooden puzzles, action figures, card and board games may seem old-fashioned to those playing the latest electronics or virtual reality contraption. However, it’s those hand-held items and more that has kept S.W. Randall Toyes & Giftes around for half a century. Owner Jack Cohen, 73, of Shadyside, said he’s grateful...
Fire at Springdale plant sends firefighter to hospital
A firefighter was taken to a hospital for possible heat exhaustion Friday after battling a fire at the Cheswick Generating Station in Springdale. Multiple fire and EMS companies responded to the plant along the 100 block of Porter Street around 5:40 p.m. Springdale fire Chief Kevin Wilhelm said insulation on...
Baldwin-Whitehall School District reopening plans released amid school transitions
Baldwin-Whitehall School District officials are planning around the covid-19 pandemic while transitioning former elementary school students to a repurposed middle school. The aging K-5 W.R. Paynter Elementary School closed in June. Those children will be moved to the J.E. Harrison Middle School, also referred to as Harrison Education Center. The...
Police: Pittsburgh man wanted for murder in Knoxville shooting
A warrant has been issued for a Pittsburgh man in connection with a homicide in the city’s Knoxville neighborhood. Montez Freeman, 38, is wanted on charges of homicide and person not to possess firearms, authorities announced Thursday. Charges stem from an incident early Wednesday morning along Knox Avenue. Freeman’s accused...
Pittsburgh man arrested in connection with police vehicle fire during Downtown protests
A Pittsburgh man facing charges in connection with a police vehicle fire during the May 30 protests Downtown has been arrested. Authorities said Devin Montgomery, 24, turned himself in to investigators Thursday. He’s accused of setting fire to an unmarked police vehicle near the Fifth Avenue entrance to PPG Paints...
Woman in serious condition after being hit, pinned by car in the Strip District
A woman has been hospitalized in serious condition after being hit and pinned by a vehicle in the Strip District. Authorities tell Trib news partner WPXI-TV that the woman was struck near the intersection of 17th Street and Liberty Avenue around 4 p.m. Thursday. Medics used airbags to lift the...
South Fayette pushes back start, end of school year because of coronavirus concerns
South Fayette School District officials have changed the proposed start and end of the upcoming school year because of covid-19 concerns. The school board voted 6-1 Tuesday night to adjust the 2020-21 school calendar to move the first day of school from Aug. 19 to Sept. 2 and the last...
West Jefferson Hills School District reopening plans include most students returning to buildings
West Jefferson Hills School District officials are planning for most students to return to schools next month. That is based on survey results revealed Wednesday night during a virtual forum with Superintendent Michael Ghilani. More than 74% of 3,000-plus survey respondents said they want their children in in-person classes for...
