Tony LaRussa stories, Page 62

The executive director of the Sweetwater Center for the Arts in Sewickley has stepped down. Tommy Walters, who has lead the 45-year-old nonprofit arts center for the past 3 1/2 years, said he is leaving for personal reasons. “The decision was mine to step down, and it was not an...

A police chief from Allegheny County with nearly five decades of law enforcement experience has been elected president of the Pennsylvania Chiefs of Police Association. Edgeworth police Chief John English, 72, was sworn into the state leadership position July 14 by Dauphin County Judge Edward Marsico. “Chief English has the...

McCandless Council held a public hearing Monday night for new rules proposed for cellular telephone service providers seeking to erect antennas for the new “5th Generation,” or 5G, networks. Manager Bob Grimm said the town’s ordinance regulating cell antennas needs to be updated to be in compliance with new rules...

Let the electioneering begin in McCandless — but keep that yard sign away from the edge of the road. Temporary signs like the ones used for political campaigns or to advertise yard sales and other services will now have to be at least 5 feet from the side of the...

A recent Hampton Township High School graduate took top honors in an art competition for residents of the 17th Congressional District. Katelyn Januck’s pencil drawing titled “Class of…” won first place in the 2020 Congressional Art Competition for the district represented by U.S. Rep. Connor Lamb, D-Mt. Lebanon. “Although the...

The Ross Township tax collector has canceled in-person collection of property taxes for the remainder of the year because of the coronavirus pandemic. While Tax Collector Matt Mager was able to accept taxes during an event at Evergreen Community Park in July that drew 310 residents, the number of people...

McCandless Council is poised to change a law it passed last year that was supposed to prevent temporary signs placed along roadways from becoming traffic hazards and litter. At issue is the barrage of political campaign signs candidates place in the right of way along busy roads, intersections and interchanges...

The Pine-Richland School District is delaying the start of classes by five days to give staff more time collect the textbooks and technology students used last year and distribute new materials for the upcoming school year. The district initially planned for the first day of school to begin on Wednesday,...

Brady Smith concedes that his description of family life while growing up in southern New Jersey may seem overly idyllic to some people. But the nurturing he received from his parents not only helped shape him as an adult, it served as a foundation for Smith’s efforts to help others....

Sheetz’s plan to build a new convenience store across the street from its current location on a cramped triangle of land at the junction of Old Perry Highway and Perry Highway has come to fruition after nearly two and a half years. Company officials announced that the new store will...

Northland Public Library is reopening Aug. 17 — with restrictions and at a reduced capacity — after in-person visits have been prohibited for the past several months because of the coronavirus pandemic. We’re elated to welcome back our patrons and the community to the library building,” said Amy Steele, the...

Students in the North Hills School District will begin the school year with online only classes for at least five weeks before switching to a mix of virtual and in-person instruction. The school board voted 6-3 on Thursday evening to follow the return-to-school plan recommended by Superintendent Pat Mannarino. “I...

A woman and her daughter are facing drug charges after Hampton Township police say they saw one of them visiting the home of a known narcotics dealer, according to authorities. Hampton police detective Robert Grondwalski was working an undercover detail on July 27 when he said he spotted Ember Alt,...

Hampton Township police have charged three North Carolina residents with forgery after they tried to cash an altered check at a local bank branch. The investigation began July 30 with a call to police from an employee of Citizens Bank. The employee reported that a woman using the drive-thru service...

Firefighters in New Castle, Lawrence County, rescued a woman from a burning house after she went back inside to retrieve her pets. The fire broke out in the kitchen of the home along East Lutton Street shortly after midnight, according to Tribune-Review news partners WPXI-TV. Authorities told the television station...

The Pine-Richland School District has developed a return-to-school plan that offers students a choice of attending classes in person the entire week in some buildings, online only or a mix of the two methods. School is scheduled to begin on Aug. 26, but school officials stressed that the plans could...

A northbound lane of Interstate 79 in Robinson was closed for several hours Monday morning because of a tractor-trailer crash, according to PennDOT. The crash occurred shortly after 3 a.m. 0.6 miles south of Exit 64, which is the Coraopolis/McKees Rocks exit. No injuries were reported. Both travel lanes were...

A resident of a five-unit apartment house that was destroyed by fire last week has been charged with intentionally setting the blaze, according to Allegheny County Police. Investigators have issued an arrest warrant for Michael Holleran, 44, who is accused of setting fire to the apartment house along Grant Avenue...

Despite some financial concerns because of the state-mandated shutdown, Marshall Township is proceeding with nearly $869,000 worth of street paving this summer. “We’re making some other adjustments to the budget so that we can do the paving,” said township manager Julie Bastianini. Money saved from things such as staff not...