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Thomas Jefferson to bring ‘Peter Pan’ to life on stage
Editor’s note: Because of the coronavirus pandemic, West Jefferson Hills School District announced that “Peter Pan” has been postponed. Thomas Jefferson students will soar to new heights this year, as “Peter Pan” takes flight on the high school stage March 19-21. Inside the new TJ Theater roughly two weeks before...
Chartiers Valley senior named Student of the Month
Logan DeSalle, a senior, has been named Chartiers Valley High School/Rotary Student of the Month for February. Logan is a four-year Spanish Club member, three-year National Honor Society member and a four-year member and the current president of DECA, a club that he has won the state championship with two...
Pine supervisors approve phase 2 of recreational facility for St. Barnabas
Plans to turn the former Trees Manor into a recreational facility for St. Barnabas Health System patients and their families continue to progress, with the Pine Board of Supervisors approving the second phase of development at its March 2 meeting. The phase two improvements include resurfacing of an existing walking...
Musical fundraiser at Hampton High School on March 14
A night of dancing, singing, monologues and baked goods will be the feature of a spring musical fundraiser on March 14 at the Hampton High School cafeteria. The fundraiser is a student-run event with a variety of performances all chosen and conducted by students, said Hampton senior Olivia Brado. And...
Bakerstown United Methodist Church hosting chili cook-off, talent show March 15
Bakerstown United Methodist At 5:30 p.m. March 15, there will be a chili cook-off and talent show. The cost to attend is $6 per person, children 5 and younger are free. Along with chili, there will be all-you-can-eat hot dogs, cornbread and ice cream. The evening will conclude with a...
Hampton Presbyterian hosting ‘Love Your Neighbor’ event with dinner, program
On March 8, at 5 p.m., Hampton Presbyterian Church is hosting an event called “Love Your Neighbor.” On this night, the Somali Bantu community is cooking the meal for the church’s monthly Second Sunday Supper. Dinner is at 6 p.m. followed by two programs. The first program is an activity...
Eighth annual Trivia Night at Hampton Library March 20
Hampton Community Library has a full schedule of activities. For details or to register for any of the programs, call the library at 412-684-1098 or visit hamptoncommunitylibrary.org. For adults • Chess Tournament sponsored by Pittsburgh Chess Club will be at 10 a.m. March 7. In-person preregistration at the library is...
Fish frys hosted by St. Mary, St. Catherine, St. Richard churches
St. Mary of Assumption The 2020 Fish Fry season is being held at St. Mary of Assumption. Adults and senior citizens get a choice of fried or baked fish, three sides, dessert and a beverage. Children get fried fish or pizza, two sides, dessert and a beverage. The cost for...
Belle Vernon’s Salvino hopes boys basketball team refocuses for PIAAs
Belle Vernon coach Joe Salvino has been through this before. Coming off a WPIAL title game loss isn’t easy, but if there’s one coach who can lead his team on a state title run after a loss in the WPIAL playoffs, it’s Salvino. Both state titles at Monessen came after...
HHS removed images of condoms from HIV/AIDS education material
The Department of Health and Human Services stripped from a government website HIV/AIDS educational material that featured condoms, calling the images “unapproved,” according to official correspondence obtained by Kaiser Health News. The images had been included in a 2017 fact sheet posted by HHS’ Office on Women’s Health to mark...
Road to Hershey opens up as state basketball playoffs tip off Friday
Last year, the western side of the PIAA Class A boys basketball bracket became a WPIAL block party. The six District 7 teams that qualified for the 2019 Class A state basketball playoffs were a combined 4-2 in the first round and a perfect 4-0 in the second round. That...
Scientists seed local seas with imperiled fish. Can giant sea bass make a comeback?
LOS ANGELES — A team of scuba-diving biologists has released nearly 200 baby giant sea bass into the murky depths of Santa Monica Bay where the critically endangered fish will grow to be the size of Volkswagen Beetles. The captive-bred infants released Wednesday quickly adapted to their new home, a...
In Tornado Alley, storms are even more dangerous for people with disabilities
NORMAN, Okla. — John High has diabetes, which led to his leg being amputated below the knee two years ago. He has been using a wheelchair since then and hasn’t gotten used to having to work out solutions to everyday problems — such as getting into and out of the...
FDA says pacemakers, glucose monitors and other devices could be vulnerable to hackers
Federal agencies warned patients and manufacturers this past week that a recently discovered problem with Bluetooth Low Energy communications may allow computer hackers to remotely disable or access pacemakers, glucose monitors, ultrasound devices and other medical systems. The FDA and Homeland Security Department said that while there have been no...
AGs for crackdown on chemical used to sterilize medical devices
Half of all medical devices used in the United States — from bandages to implantable computers — are sterilized with a toxic gas that has come under critical scrutiny over concerns about air pollution that could cause cancer. Now Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison has joined a coalition of 11...
Looking for next-level amenities with your rental? How about a rooftop farm?
MINNEAPOLIS — Apartment developers in the Twin Cities are accustomed to ginning up out-of-the-box amenities aimed at wooing renters and setting themselves apart in an increasingly competitive market. That includes decked-out dog spas, catering kitchens and refrigerated drop boxes for package delivery. Twin Cities-based Newport Midwest hopes to offer something...
Pittsburgh police officer shot at traffic stop, suspect also shot
A Pittsburgh police officer was shot during a traffic stop Thursday night, and a suspect was shot, too. The officer was shot in the leg during the traffic stop in the North Side, initial reports indicate. A suspect also was shot during the incident at a East Ohio Street and...
Kiski Area’s Blumer stays alive at PIAA wrestling tournament
HERSHEY — Six Alle-Kiski Valley wrestlers entered the PIAA Class 3A wrestling tournament Thursday, and all six still were in the mix for medals at deadline. However, only one still is contending for a gold medal. Kiski Area’s Jack Blumer qualified for Friday afternoon’s quarterfinals with a dominant 160-pound Round...
Medical examiner IDs suspect killed in shootout that injured Pittsburgh police officerVideo
The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s office has identified the suspect killed in a shootout with police as Elijah Jamaal Brewer, 25, of Pittsburgh. A Pittsburgh police detective was shot in the leg during a traffic stop on East Ohio Street in the city’s North Side just before 7 p.m. Thursday...
Belle Vernon softball hopes following formula results in WPIAL playoffs return
The formula to success for the Belle Vernon softball team is simple. Get great pitching, play solid defense when needed and have timely hitting. Since Tom Rodriguez became coach in 2002, the formula has worked wonders. Belle Vernon has won four WPIAL championships (’07, ’15, ’17, ’18) and played for...
New look, attitude for Belle Vernon baseball
Belle Vernon is a fixture in the WPIAL baseball playoffs, missing the postseason once (2014) the past nine years. Regularly qualifying for the playoffs is a source of pride for the program. The Leopards hope to make it nine playoff appearances in 10 years this season, but something has been...
Laurels & lances: Statue, saved and Sunshine.
Laurel: To representing the ladies. Nellie Bly was always breaking barriers. When few women were working outside the home, the Armstrong County native was an investigative reporter. Before women could vote, she was forcing the world to take notice of her with record-shattering world travel and undercover tales of insane...
Trio of Burrell wrestlers advance to PIAA Class AA quarterfinals
HERSHEY — Burrell had a strong start at the PIAA Class AA wrestling championships Thursday afternoon, advancing three wrestlers to Friday’s quarterfinals. Ian Oswalt (132 pounds) and A.J. Corrado (152) are making a charge for their third PIAA medal. Ricky Feroce (182) is in his first state tournament. Oswalt won...
Letter to the editor: Living in Pa. is taxing
I agree with letter-writer Dwayne Buffer (“Officials keep sticking it to electorate.”) Gov. Tom Wolf hasn’t seen a tax he didn’t like. He seems to spend all his waking hours coming up with new ways to soak the common citizen. Pennsylvania has one of the highest gas taxes in the...
Brief history of Levin Furniture and its Western Pennsylvania rootsVideo
A look back at the history of Levin Furniture, which has grown from its Westmoreland County roots into the region’s largest furniture retailer. 1920 | “Peddler” Sam Levin opens store at 600 W. Main St. in Mt. Pleasant, selling hardware items, furniture and other general goods, including flyswatters, expandable window...
