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Police searching for missing Fayette County woman
Pennsylvania State Police are seeking help to locate a Fayette County woman missing since Friday, WPXI reported. Karissa Nicola, 30, was reported missing after she didn’t return from a walk along East Main Street in New Salem, police said. Nicola has distinctive tattoos and piercings, police said. Anyone with information...
Power mostly restored in Westmoreland County; about 500 remain without service
Electricity has been restored to most of the 1,600 homes that lost power in Westmoreland County Monday, according the West Penn Power. Crews are still working to restore utilities at 518 properties. In Allegheny County, the number of homes affected by strong winds and morning storms was far less, with...
Allegheny Township boy doesn’t let illness or coronavirus stop 7th birthday party
Seven-year-old Kohldon Haggerty had to put off his birthday plans the past two years because of illness. But not this year — despite even the coronavirus and its social distancing restrictions. Kohldon celebrated Saturday outside his Allegheny Township home with a bona fide parade, complete with police cruisers, fire trucks,...
Evans City man, 74, dies in Wexford vehicle crash
An Evans City man was killed in a vehicle crash Friday in Wexford, according to a release from the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office. Stephen Morten, 74, was identified as the accident victim. The crash happened just after 11 a.m. along Perry Highway. Further details were not yet available. McCandless...
Police identify suspect accused of spitting on Giant Eagle employee in Edgewood
Allegheny County Police are seeking a 23-year-old East Liberty man who they said spit on a manager at the Edgewood Giant Eagle grocery store this month. Brandon Thompson is accused of terroristic threats, simple assault, reckless endangerment and other charges in connection with an April 1 incident at the store...
State reports 1 new covid-19 death in Westmoreland, bringing total to 6; coroner reports 11 deaths
One new coronavirus-related death was reported in Westmoreland County on Friday, according to state health officials. The state reported 16 new county cases, which is a 2.8% increase, bringing the respective totals to 218 confirmed cases and six deaths. Coroner Kenneth Bacha is critical of the state’s recording system, saying...
State reports 8% increase in covid-19 cases in one day, 78 more deaths
Seventy-eight new coronavirus-related deaths were reported to the Pennsylvania Department of Health throughout the day Friday, bringing the state’s death toll to 494, according to state health officials. The total coronavirus case count is 21,655, the data show. It was the second consecutive day in which 78 new deaths were...
Feeding the Frontline PGH supports local businesses and local heroes
Two months ago, a large lunch takeout order wouldn’t have fazed Tuyen Truong, co-owner of the popular Lawrenceville eatery Bahn Mi & Ti. But when Shady Side Academy graduate Maddie Taylor dropped a couple hundred dollars last week ordering chicken bowls and bubble tea, Truong took notice. Taylor, 23, along...
New head of Shady Side Academy Senior School named
The leader of a Princeton day school has been appointed the new head of Shady Side Academy Senior School. Trixie Sabundayo is scheduled to take the helm of the Fox Chapel-based campus on July 1, saying she is overjoyed to have found an institution that values the minds and hearts...
Chase Bank in O’Hara set to open as scheduled despite construction delays
Construction is delayed on a new Chase Bank in O’Hara, but company officials still expect the site to open this fall. The project will sprout along Fox Chapel Road in a heavily-traveled section near Fox Chapel Plaza and the Freeport Road intersection. The bank takes the place of the longtime...
Winchester Thurston closing North Campus, merging to Shadyside
Operations at Winchester Thurston’s Allison Park campus will merge this fall with the school’s sister facility in Pittsburgh’s Shadyside neighborhood. The board of directors voted to unite the two campuses to provide a more integrated learning experience for its 715 students, according to Scott D. Fech, head of school. “A...
Some locks on Allegheny River operating under reduced hours, staff
Allegheny River locks in Harmar and Aspinwall will operate under reduced hours and less staff during the coronavirus pandemic. The move is an effort to minimize exposure to covid-19 for workers and the public, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials said. Changes affect Lock 2 (Highland Park), which sits near...
Gene Freeman out as Fox Chapel Area superintendent on March 31
Fox Chapel Area Superintendent Gene Freeman will leave his post in five days, ending a relationship that has grown increasingly tenuous in recent months. Freeman reached a mutual separation agreement with the school board which allows him to depart nearly three months ahead of his scheduled resignation on June 12....
Fox Chapel Area teachers get creative to connect with, teach students
School may be out, but several Fox Chapel Area teachers haven’t taken a break from creative online learning, with some hosting video sing-alongs and others using their pets to deliver messages of hope. Students began distance learning, using Google Classroom and Clever, when Gov. Tom Wolf first announced a 10-day...
Aspinwall, Blawnox close ballfields, playgrounds to enforce social distancing
Aspinwall and Blawnox officials are taking a hard line on enforcing social distancing by closing down dog parks, playgrounds and ball fields. “People were gathering at the dog park, standing way too close together,” Melissa Lang O’Malley, Aspinwall manager, said. “We don’t want to encourage people to be out there...
St. Margaret Foundation turns Demchak Hope Run into Quarantine 5K
St. Margaret Foundation will host an online “Quarantine 5K” in lieu of its traditional spring foot race. The Brian Demchak Hope Run/Walk, originally scheduled for May 17, is converting to a virtual event, Foundation President Mary Lee Gannon said. “Celebrate germ-free,” Gannon said. “Turn cabin fever into purpose by running...
Labriola’s offering pickup at its regional stores
Labriola’s Italian Market, an Aspinwall staple since 1984, is amending its operations and switching primarily to curbside pick-up during the coronavirus outbreak. “In order to protect the community and our employees, Labriola’s will be adopting new interim policies,” owners said. Shoppers, at least temporarily, will no longer be encouraged to...
Flood advisory in effect for Western Pa. counties
Allegheny and several surrounding counties are under a flood advisory until mid-morning Friday. Meteorologist Lee Hendricks, with the National Weather Service in Pittsburgh, said the region could see up to an inch of rain Friday morning falling on saturated ground and streams that are already fairly high. The advisory, which...
Woman killed in fire in Greenfield
A woman was killed early Friday in a fire at a home in Pittsburgh’s Greenfield neighborhood, public safety officials said. The victim was on the second floor of the home on Bigelow Street, where the fire broke out about 3:20 a.m. Fire crews and EMS responded to the duplex in...
Police investigating shooting near Fayette County YMCA
One person was injured Wednesday in a shooting near a Fayette County YMCA, Tribune-Review news partner WPXI reported. The victim was transported by medical helicopter to a local hospital after being shot at about 7 p.m. Witnesses said there were multiple shots fired. The incident happened in the parking lot...
Power restored after overnight outage in South Park
Power has been restored to nearly 6,000 West Penn Power customers who were without electricity early Thursday, officials said. Most of the affected properties were in South Park Township and Bethel Park. Power went out overnight and was back on by about 5:30 a.m....
Cooper appointed to fill Fox Chapel Area board vacancy
Fox Chapel Area School Board has a new member. Sharpsburg resident Amy Cooper was appointed on March 9 to fill the unexpired term of Lisa Rutkowski in Region One. Rutkowski resigned last month, citing personal reasons. Region One includes Sharpsburg, along with Wards 2, 3 and 4 of O’Hara. Cooper...
Christ the Divine Teacher Catholic Academy fish fry offers more than fried fish
Editor’s note: Since the next Fish Fry isn’t scheduled until April 3, as of March 18, it is still scheduled to take place. Organizers of the season’s first Lenten fundraiser at Christ the Divine Teacher Catholic Academy are reeling from its success. More than 500 pounds of fish filled the...
Fox Chapel area cancelations due to coronavirus
With nonessential gathering spots under state-mandated closure — including malls, gyms and dine-in restaurants — The Herald is compiling a list of local outings affected by the coronavirus pandemic. As of Wednesday morning, they include: • Cooper Siegel Community Library has canceled the Fair Trade Fashion Parade fundraiser slated for...
Pittsburgh Public Schools halts Langley lunch distribution after worker exposed to presumed covid-19 case
Pittsburgh Public Schools said early Wednesday that lunch distribution at Langley in the city’s West End has been discontinued after reports that a staff member was exposed to a presumptive positive case of covid-19. Grab-and-go meals will instead be available at Emanuel United Methodist Church, 825 Lorenz Avenue, also in...
