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Pittsburgh Public Schools set possible return date for classes, staff
Pittsburgh Public School officials announced the earliest students and staff will return to brick and mortar schooling is April 14. The announcement comes on the heels of Gov. Tom Wolf’s extension of the statewide school shutdown designed to help curb the spread of the coronavirus. The governor previously closed all...
Pittsburgh police Zone 2 officers in self-isolation after possible exposure to someone with covid-19
At least one Pittsburgh Zone 2 police officer is in self-isolation after possibly coming into contact with a coronavirus-infected person. Public Information Officer Chris Togneri said officers responded to a minor collision involving two vehicles in Market Square around noon Monday. He said one of the drivers was determined to...
Man in critical condition after being shot in Pittsburgh
A man was hospitalized in critical condition after being shot in the chest in Pittsburgh. City police said officers responded to a call for a man being driven to a local hospital after being shoot around 2:15 p.m. Monday. Police found the vehicle and victim along the 6300 block of...
Butler County to furlough nonessential staff
Butler County officials announced nonessential county personnel would be temporarily furloughed starting Tuesday. Director of Human Resources/Chief Clerk Lori Altman said department heads still were evaluating staff Monday and they would have more definitive numbers Tuesday of how many of the county’s estimated 550 employees would be laid off. Cuts...
Charges filed in Monroeville from March 2-7
Monroeville police filed the following charges March 2-7 in District Judge Jeffrey L. Herbst’s office: • Luther Springs, 29, of Monroeville with simple assault and harassment. Charges were filed March 2 in connection with an incident along the 2800 block of Broadway Boulevard. • Nicholas Zeto, 18, of Murrysville with...
Deer Lakes School District to provide remote instruction starting Wednesday
Deer Lakes School District teachers will implement remote instruction for all grades starting next Wednesday, March 25. Superintendent Janell Logue-Belden said Thursday that these are mandatory school days. Teachers will assess the students’ work based on the curriculum. “Remote instruction is a virtual school day when students and staff have...
Steel City Con in Monroeville postponed
Steel City Con, the official pop culture and comic con of the Monroeville Convention Center, has been postponed amid coronavirus concerns. It was originally planned for April 17-19 at 209 Mall Plaza Blvd. It’s now rescheduled for June 12-14. One of the many regulations health officials announced this month, designed...
Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh orders parishes to cancel fish fries
Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh officials have ordered parishes to cease all fish fries to help combat the coronavirus outbreak. “As a clarification of a previous announcement regarding the cancellation of all parish activities in the Diocese of Pittsburgh, fish fries and the Stations of the Cross are to be cancelled...
Pittsburgh police make arrest in February Beltzhoover homicide
A Pittsburgh man is charged with homicide in a case from February. Daniel Miles, 31, is accused of fatally shooting Robert Fulton, 33, in Pittsburgh’s Beltzhoover neighborhood, according to city police. Fulton died in the emergency room of UPMC Mercy Feb. 26 after being shot while in the 200 block...
Superintendent believes 1st Beaver County coronavirus case is part of Aliquippa School District
Beaver County officials confirmed Monday night that a resident has been diagnosed with covid-19, and the person is believed to be a member of the Aliquippa School District community, Superintendent Peter Carbone said. In an alert posted on the school district website, Carbone said he has “reliable information” that the...
Woman reported missing in Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh police seek public assistance in locating a missing woman. Authorities said Chakia Ausbrook, 35, was last seen Friday on Bunkerhill Street in Highland Park. She was wearing a maroon sweatshirt with white stripes down the sleeves and black sweat pants. Anyone with information on her whereabouts is asked to...
Travelers can now take up to 12 ounces of hand sanitizer through airport security
Transportation Security Administration officials announced travelers can bring larger amounts of liquid hand sanitizer on board with them in response to coronavirus concerns. Passengers can now pass security with 12-ounce containers of hand sanitizer in carry-on bags until further notice. The adjusted policy only applies to hand sanitizer. Limits on...
DUI, theft cases among those recently handled by Judge Herbst in Monroeville
Monroeville District Judge Jeffrey Herbst handled these cases recently. Defendants will have court dates set in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas. Charges were filed by Monroeville police unless otherwise noted. Held for court • David Schaefer, 42, of Monroeville on charges of driving under the influence, driving at...
Plum looking to replace grass ballfields with turf, resurface football field and track
Plum School District officials are exploring replacing the high school baseball and softball field playing surfaces with synthetic turf, and replacing the football field turf and track. District Athletic Director Joshua Shoop said the football turf has outlived its lifespan and fibers are starting to break down. Changing the ball...
Opera singer Marianne Cornetti, a Winfield native, returns to Saxonburg for benefit performance
Editor’s note: Because of the coronavirus pandemic, Saxonburg Memorial Presbyterian Church announced that this concert has been rescheduled to May 17. Renowned mezzo-soprano and Pittsburgh Festival Opera artistic director Marianne Cornetti will bring her talents to Saxonburg to help a local Christian charity. Cornetti is a native of nearby Winfield....
Washington Township man accused of raping teen girl turns himself in to police
A Washington Township man accused of raping an unconscious 13-year-old girl last summer was arrested Wednesday. Jarod David Altman, 18, turned himself in to authorities around 6 p.m., according to Allegheny Township police Sgt. Dan Uncapher. He faces charges of raping an unconscious victim, statutory sexual assault, sexual assault, indecent...
Kiski Area color guard performs locally after international contest in Ohio canceled
The Kiski Area High School color guard performed at Kiski Upper Elementary School on Wednesday night after an intercontinental contest was canceled due to concerns about the coronavirus pandemic. School district parents and friends showed their support of the youths, who were scheduled to compete in the WGI Sport of...
New Castle man guilty of cocaine distribution conspiracy
A New Castle man accused of conspiring to distribute cocaine pleaded guilty Wednesday in federal court to narcotics violations. Wesley Cox, also known as Michael Deshawn Carter, 38, admitted guilt before U.S. District Judge Marilyn J. Horan. Authorities said he as part of a conspiracy to distribute at least five...
Penn Hills town hall echos pleas for discipline at Linton Middle SchoolVideo
Penn Hills School District officials are developing a new security model at Linton Middle School to help address fights and other student behaviors. Superintendent Nancy Hines said the district is exploring adding youth engagement specialists next school year. They are specially trained to deescalate situations and build rapport with juveniles....
McKeesport man charged with DUI after crashing into Pittsburgh police cruiser
A McKeesport man was charged with reckless driving and other offenses after allegedly crashing into a police cruiser in the Strip District. Pittsburgh police said Dontel Sayles, 29, was driving under the influence when he rear-ended an officer’s marked car near the intersection of Railroad and 23rd streets early Monday...
Outbound Parkway East has been reopened after it shut down due to crash
The Parkway East outbound lanes from the Beechwood Boulevard exit to the Edgewood/Swissvale Exit reopened about an hour after a multi-vehicle crash shut it down Sunday afternoon, authorities said. Allegheny County dispatchers said the wreck happened around 2:30 p.m. Sunday on the Swissvale side of the Squirrel Hill Tunnel. State...
Rankin road closure related to Kenmawr Bridge replacement to continue through summer 2021
A portion of Sixth Avenue in Rankin is closed through late summer 2021 as part of a Kenmawr Bridge replacement project. The road closed Wednesday between Kenmawr Avenue and Duquesne Way. A public meeting to discuss the $12.46 million project is scheduled for 5-6:30 p.m. March 23 at the Rankin...
Police: Help ID these Indiana County hit-and-run suspects
State police in Indiana County are seeking the public’s help in identifying two suspects of a hit-and-run crash in White Township. Police said a man and a woman fled the scene of a crash at a CVS parking lot along the 2500 block of Warren Road shortly after 6:30 p.m....
St. Bernadette fish fry larger than ever after merger
St. Bernadette’s in Monroeville has a new parish name and new faces at its fish fry. The parish at 245 Azalea Drive is now called Christ the Divine Shepherd. The Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh formally changed the name this year. It’s a merger of St. Bernadette, North American Martyrs in...
Penn Hills police officer reads to daughter’s class after investigating false alarm
A false alarm emergency call from Penn Hills Elementary turned in to a guest reader opportunity for a responding officer. Penn Hills K-9 Officer Jason Lee said he was dispatched to the school at 1079 Jefferson Road early Monday afternoon for a 911 open line call. “We located the classroom...
