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Murrysville recreation officials will look at a second round of responses on Thursday to their request for a consultant to help conceptualize a park amphitheater project. Council and staff are looking to use a $299,000 state grant to help fund an amphitheater and performance space on 4.5 acres at Murrysville...

When Edinboro University senior Sam Bohen graduates in May, he’ll bring a wealth of knowledge, lifelong friendships and $40,000 in student debt. “Many students are working our way through college by spending our days in class and our nights on the job so that we can afford rent and books,”...

Following a National Weather Service winter weather advisory of more snow making its way toward Pittsburgh, PennDOT and the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission will implement truck restrictions in the early hours of Thursday morning. The NWS issued the advisory shortly before 4 p.m. on Wednesday. It will last through 7 a.m....

A group such as the Export Historical Society has plenty of experience sifting through boxes of dusty photographs and organizing them into a proud display of the borough’s past. But what about creating and boosting an Instagram post that promotes an event where people can actually come out and see...

The most recent data from the state Department of Health shows 1,209 confirmed cases of coronavirus in the Murrysville area since the pandemic started in March. Of those positive results, 19 cases were reported in the past seven days. The health department on Monday released figures for the three ZIP...

On Valentine’s Day, National Weather Service meteorologists predicted that the Pittsburgh region could once again be the victim of the dreaded “wintry mix,” when frigid air and heavy snow mix with warmer air and chilly rain to bring a coating of freezing rain. The Pittsburgh region can expect 2-4 inches...

A Pitcairn man was killed in the early hours of Sunday morning when he crashed after driving off the side of a Parkway East off-ramp in Wilkins Township, county officials said. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s office said Willie Rozier, 21, of Pitcairn, died of injuries sustained when his car...

Valentine’s Day is off to a slippery start, with freezing rain overnight creating dangerous road conditions and causing crashes and stranded vehicles across southwestern Pennsylvania. Pittsburgh emergency officials are urging residents to avoid driving in the city of Pittsburgh on Sunday morning due to icy conditions and a large number...

UPDATE: These restrictions were lifted as of 9:30 a.m. Sunday morning, per PennDOT and the Turnpike Commission. Stay updated on the latest traffic advisories at 511PA.com. With more winter snow making its way toward Pittsburgh en route to the East Coast, PennDOT and and the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission have implemented...

After putting out an early-morning fire in Pittsburgh’s Brighton Heights neighborhood on Saturday, firefighters found both a woman and dog who had died inside. Diane M. Willard, 61, was pronounced dead by the coroner after Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire crews responded a home on the 4000 block of Cambronne Street...

Here are news briefs and event listings for the Murrysville Star’s coverage area. Submit items to pvarine@triblive.com. Delmont councilman removed from vice president position Delmont Councilman Bill Marx already opted to not seek reelection as he faces a possible fall 2021 deployment in with his Army Reserve unit. The former...

Charges recently filed with Export District Judge Charles Conway. All individuals have the right to a preliminary hearing and are innocent until proven guilty or pleading guilty before a judge in the Westmoreland County Court of Common Pleas. • Kristopher Wiegand, 45, of Penn Hills, with indirect criminal contempt of...

Delmont officials have secured a state grant to begin developing a comprehensive plan, a living document that lays out a town’s plans for its future. Over the next three years, council will match the $14,900 grant from the state’s Department of Conservation and Natural Resources in order to begin developing...

Delmont councilman Bill Marx already opted to not seek reelection as he faces a possible fall 2021 deployment in with his Army Reserves unit. The former Marine now has been stripped of his role as borough council vice president for publicly calling out fellow council members who have not worn...

During the flurry of legal activity in Pennsylvania following the results of the November election, the state’s Commonwealth Court staff was firing out press releases at a record pace as cases were heard and decided. Now, the public will have a better chance of following the court’s activity by way...

A community of “luxury villas” could be coming as part of a proposed corporate office park complex in Murrysville, should council approve development plans. Bushy Run Investments is proposing 18 “luxury villas” at the northeast corner of Wilson and Manor roads, just south of the White Valley neighborhood. The residential...

The most recent data from the state Department of Health shows 1,190 confirmed cases of coronavirus in the Murrysville area since the pandemic started in March. Of those positive results, 19 cases were reported in the past seven days. The health department on Monday released figures for the three ZIP...

Vaccination rates may be ramping up across Pennsylvania, but when it comes to Easter, there’s no concrete way to know what the situation will be, especially for larger social events such as egg hunts. With that in mind, Murrysville Recreation Department officials are bringing the hunt to families with “Egg...

There is a lot of alliteration involving the letter “B” flying around White Valley Distilling in Export: things like “boutique bourbon” and “bloody butcher.” One is the special bourbon order that owners Jim Battaglia and Will Ramaley are making in partnership with Ventana Windows in nearby Penn Township. The other...