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You can now have your cake and drink it too. So says the motto for the Retort Chocolate Raspberry Cake Stout, a new beer brewed up through a collaboration between South Hills-staples Bethel Bakery and Spoonwood Brewing Co. The beer, which made its debut on May 24, combines Spoonwood’s traditional...

A woman was walking her dogs along Little Sewickley Creek near Edgeworth on Mother’s Day when she noticed something out of the ordinary about the water. She called Cochran Hose Company, who, along with an Allegheny County hazardous materials response team and the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), responded...

Vibrant, colorful, kid-friendly murals created by Thomas Jefferson High School students will adorn the walls of UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh’s Center of Adolescent and Young Adult Health’s clinical and research hub in Oakland. For the past several weeks, about 40 students in the school’s drawing and painting classes have...

Nestled among the tall grass at the Pleasant Hills Arboretum, there’s a place where visitors can journey through a book. The Story Hike, a permanent fixture featuring pages of a book posted around the large meadow at the grounds on West Bruceton Road, debuted on May 18 with a celebration....

By Oct. 1, 2020, Pennsylvanians will need a REAL ID-compliant license, identification card or other federally acceptable identification to board domestic commercial flights or enter military bases and federal facilities (“Here’s what you need to know about Real ID”). First, you must prove identity with a certified, raised-seal birth certificate....

Only 17 states require safety testing, and 33 states require emissions testing of automobiles. States like Florida told the federal government in the’90s they wouldn’t do the emissions, even in large cities like Orlando. They still don’t have it. I think it’s time to end both of them. Walter Parker...

For several weeks I’ve tried, unsuccessfully, to learn freshman Congressman Guy Reschenthaler’s view’s on Trump’s insults of the late Sen. John McCain, then on the president’s actions as found in the Mueller report, and recently on how he feels about the statement from more than 800 former federal that Trump...

Imagine a commute from Jefferson Hills to Pittsburgh taking only a few minutes. State Rep. Mike Puskaric (R-Washington/Allegheny) says he has a plan that could make such a drive a reality. By adding a three-mile connector from the Mon-Fayette Expressway to Route 885, South Hills and Mon Valley residents could...

Beth Samuel Jewish Center The center is at 810 Kennedy Drive, Ambridge. For information, visit bethsamuel.org or contact the center at beth samueloffice@comcast.net or 724-266-5238. • 9 a.m. May 25 – Torah Yoga • 3:30 p.m. June 2 – Peace is a Community Project with speaker Shulamit Bastacky, Holocaust survivor....

In the news this week 60 years ago: • Sewickley was preparing to host its 79th annual Memorial Day program, led by Lt. Col. Fred L. Buswell of the U.S. Army Reserve Signal Corps, the honorary marshal. The parade would begin at American Legion Post 4 with activities planned throughout...

A young womandied and three men were injured in a spate of shootings early Friday across Pittsburgh, authorities said. The fatal shooting happened shortly after 3 a.m. near the intersection of South 27th and Jane streets on the city’s South Side, according to police. Two friends drove 18-year-old Morgan Dunn,...

A demolition project planned in Arnold has shifted into gear as the city seeks contract bids. There are 10 abandoned and deteriorated structures the city hopes to tear down. City Redevelopment Director Rick Rayburg said the demolition bids are to be opened May 31 in the city’s redevelopment office. Rayburg...

A North Hills High School senior is among the winners of the Kimberly-Clark Corp.’s 2019 Bright Futures Scholarship Program. Aidan Schneider, the daughter of Tom and Jodi Schneider, plans to use her scholarship to attend Penn State – University Park. “We are proud to present Aidan with a Bright Futures...

A developer’s plans to build an 8,400-square-foot warehouse at the intersection of Babcock Boulevard and Old State Road are on hold after the opening of the public hearing period at the Pine Township Board of Supervisors’ May meeting. Dewey Homes and Investment Properties submitted an application for conditional use approval...

The temptation to plant early is an urge that seduces all gardeners. It fools the most knowledgeable and thoughtful growers and turns them into careless dreamers who throw caution to the wind in the quest to see the first bloom or harvest the earliest fruit. In March, while visiting Chapon’s...

High Schools Baseball WPIAL Playoffs Class 6A Championship Wednesday’s schedule Penn-Trafford (18-3) vs. Pine-Richland (17-4) at Wild Things Park, 7:30 p.m. Consolation Tuesday’s schedule North Allegheny (16-6) vs. Bethel Park (15-4) at Washington & Jefferson College, 7 p.m. Class 5A Championship Tuesday’s schedule Shaler (14-7) vs. Laurel Highlands (14-6) at...

Pirates INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 25-18) beat Louisville (Reds), 8-7. 3B Ke’Bryan Hayes (.244) was one of three Indians with a home run. A two-run shot in the third inning was Hayes’ second of the season. Hayes finished with three RBIs. LF Kevin Kramer (.286) also had a two-run homer, and 1B...

In Pennsylvania, beer brings in the bucks. A recent economic impact study shows America’s beer industry contributes $11.5 billion annually to Pennsylvania’s economy and provides 77,197 jobs. Commissioned by the National Beer Wholesalers Association and the Beer Institute, the study shows that the jobs impacted by the beer industry in...

A swimmer. A sprinter. A hockey player. A cross country runner. Put them together, and what have you got? Perhaps one of the most improbable stories of the WPIAL track and field season. Carlynton’s Natali Lutsiv, Katy Kozy, Lexi Jones and Erin LaQuatra ran the 3,200-meter relay for just the...

The Hampton basketball summer camps directed by varsity coach Joe Lafko, with help from staff, will begin June 25, and carry through July 11. All three programs will be held at Hampton High School in Allison Park. The boys and girls shooting camp is scheduled with two options: June 25-27...

A traveling Trump merchandise seller in a camouflage “Make America Great Again” hat was charged with assaulting and robbing another vendor shortly after the president’s visit to Lycoming County on Monday. According to the Williamsport Sun-Gazette, Willie Edward Singleton, 29, of South Carolina, is accused of stealing cash —around $500...

WASHINGTON — Lawmakers are fed up with the barrage of scam and nuisance calls plaguing them and their constituents and on Thursday, the Senate passed a bipartisan measure to combat robocalls. Senators voted, 97-1, to pass a bill designed to authenticate and block robocalls and enforce penalties on scammers who...

SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook removed more than 3 billion fake accounts from October to March, twice as many as the previous six months, the company said Thursday. Nearly all of them were caught before they had a chance to become “active” users of the social network. In a new report,...

Laurel: To breaking records without breaking the law. Pittsburgh has seen plenty of packed country concerts end in arrests and drifts of debris that make local venues look more like landfills. It was nice to see Garth Brooks come to town and buck that trend. Not only did the Brooks...