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Robert Bowers trial: What you need to know about Tree of Life synagogue shooting case
Jury selection begins Monday in the capital case against the man accused in the 2018 mass shooting at the Tree of Life synagogue building in Squirrel Hill. Robert Bowers, 50, of Baldwin, could face the death penalty if convicted in the federal case. The process of choosing 12 jurors and...
‘A million moving parts’: New Bushy Run manager focusing on this year’s battle reenactment
Bushy Run Battlefield opens its 2023 season with a history buff who will step back in time as its new manager. Matt Adams, originally of Altoona, takes on the newly defined role of manager as the Penn Township site enters its visitor season after a rocky series of engagements with...
New courses added for 2023-24 school year at Greater Latrobe School District
Greater Latrobe School District will offer 17 new courses for students to choose from next school year in an effort to engage them in education. A study found students began a steady decline in interest beginning in about sixth grade, said Jon Mains, assistant to the superintendent of secondary education....
Quaker Valley real estate taxes to jump 2.9% next school year
Property owners in the Quaker Valley School District should expect to pay more in real estate taxes as part of next school year’s budget. School board members unanimously approved their proposed 2023-24 spending plan with a 2.9% tax hike. The increase equates to 0.591 mill. The new millage rate would...
Oakmont announces streets to be repaved this summer
Oakmont officials have hired a familiar contractor for this year’s paving project. Council unanimously voted April 17 to approve a nearly $418,400 contract with Wampum-based Youngblood Paving to repair nine roads. Borough Manager Scot Fodi said Youngblood was the lowest of three bidders. The borough budgeted about $400,000 in paving...
Indiana Township announces streets to be paved this summer
Indiana Township officials plan to repair 14 roads as part of this year’s paving plan. The supervisors awarded Tresco Paving of Pittsburgh a $396,445 paving contract on April 11. Township Manager Dan Anderson said the company was the lowest of seven bidders and does quality work. “They have done work...
3 Pittsburgh public schools will hold classes remotely Thursday due to air conditioning outage
Students at Pittsburgh Brashear, Pittsburgh Brashear Early Head Start, and Pittsburgh South Hills 6-8 will attend classes remotely on Thursday because of an air conditioning outage, according to an announcement from Pittsburgh Public Schools Wednesday night. Because the school on Crane Avenue is designed for air conditioning, it doesn’t have...
Man shot in Homewood, taken to hospital in critical condition
A man was shot just after 5 p.m. Wednesday in Homewood in the 7900 block of Frankstown Avenue, according to Pittsburgh police. Police, fire and EMS received a report of gunshots in the area and found the man with multiple gunshot wounds to his legs. He was taken to the...
UPMC Mercy Pavilion: 8 eye operating rooms, 83 exam rooms, 10 rehab rooms, massive research space — and 1 cool coffee shop
It’s not unusual for a hospital to have a coffee shop in the lobby. But at the new UPMC Mercy Pavilion, which will house institutes for ophthalmology and rehabilitation, the goal is that it will be more than just staff and patients ordering a latte in between appointments. The Uptown...
Long-term restrictions planned in Jefferson Hills for construction of Mon/Fayette Expressway
A portion of Clairton Road (Route 885) in Jefferson Hills, will be restricted to one lane periodically over the next three years, as needed, for construction of the Mon/Fayette Expressway, according to PennDOT. The traffic impact will begin Tuesday, April 25, and last until construction of this section, 53A1, ends...
Route 8 to Highland Park Bridge ramp to close Thursday night
The northbound Washington Boulevard (Route 8) ramp to the Highland Park Bridge will close Thursday night, April 20, according to PennDOT. The ramp will close to traffic from 8 p.m. Thursday night through 4 a.m. Friday morning, as PennDOT crews patch the deck and repair barriers there. Traffic will be...
Ardmore Boulevard to see single-lane restrictions this week
Single-lane restrictions will be in effect in Forest Hills on Ardmore Boulevard (Route 30) between Braddock Road and Kenmore Avenue, today through Friday, according to PennDOT. The lanes are being closed for paving. The eastbound lane is closed from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., and the westbound is closed from...
MAWC allocates $1 million grant to pay for replacement of lead waterlines
The Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County will replace as many as 400 lead service lines for customers in northern Westmoreland and Armstrong counties. The project is the first phase of what will be an authoritywide program to meet federal standards to remove all lead service lines from the water system,...
Hempfield approaches 50-year anniversary of civics education class
At the start of the school year, during the first few minutes of Hempfield Area teacher Ken Stough’s classes, students are asked to imagine their typical day. Stough and the students write down activities they do on a day-to-day basis in detail, and then return to each item with a...
Free speech or hate speech? Pitt students reflect on trans rights protest, emergency alerts
Macaiah Thaxton, a senior at the University of Pittsburgh, supports rights for transgender people but also understands why Pitt did not stop conservative guest speaker Michael Knowles from debating about the topic during a protest-provoking event on campus. “Do I think that Michael Knowles is someone who I would like...
Retired Plum police officer, candidate for district judge, waives hearing on DUI charge
A former Plum police officer accused of driving under the influence of alcohol has waived a preliminary hearing on the charge. Ryan E. Schneiderlochner, 51, of Plum retired from the borough’s police department April 8. Schneiderlochner also is a candidate for district judge in Plum. He was still a patrolman...
Chamber welcomes businesses to Collier
To put her pair of oversized scissors to use, South West Regional Chamber of Commerce executive director Mandi Pryor didn’t have to go far. In fact, an April 19 ceremonial ribbon cutting for a company’s relocated headquarters took place just outside the chamber office, where Contact One Communications is a...
Allegheny County early vote counter to open
The Allegheny County Election Division is opening its over-the-counter voting kiosk Thursday for people to complete and submit mail-in ballots for the May Primary Election. The kiosk is located in the Allegheny County Office Building in Downtown Pittsburgh and functions as a de facto early vote center where registered voters...
Five Star Trail section in South Greensburg to close for repairs
A section of the Five Star Trail in South Greensburg will be closed to walkers and bicyclists during daylight hours Monday through April 27 as crews make needed repairs. The closure will be in effect between Huff and Fairview avenues as contractor Adam Eidemiller completes the work. “This is just...
Peters man gets probation for death of infant son left in hot van for hours
A Peters man who left his infant in a hot van for hours in June pleaded guilty on Wednesday to involuntary manslaughter. Khang Nguyen, 33, was ordered to serve two years probation by Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge Jill E. Rangos. He also pleaded to one count of reckless endangerment....
Westmoreland happenings: Fishing derby, spaghetti dinner, meetings, more
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PennDOT bridge work to restrict traffic on 2 Jeannette streets
Traffic will be restricted to a single lane on sections of South Fourth Street and Chambers Avenue in Jeannette this week while crews work on bridges that carry the streets over local creeks. According to PennDOT, the daytime restrictions are scheduled for 7 a.m to 5 p.m. each of two...
State Rep. Arvind Venkat conducts 1st town hall meeting
Funding for public education, gun violence and healthcare were some of the topics discussed April 17 during a town hall meeting conducted by State Rep. Dr. Arvind Venkat at the A.W. Beattie Career Center in McCandless. More than 50 people attended, with Venkat answering their questions and sharing news and...
Chartiers Valley Odyssey of Mind team finishes 5th in state
The Chartiers Valley Middle School Odyssey of the Mind team won third place in the Western PA regional competition. With the lofty standing, the students qualified for the state finals, held April 1 at Lock Haven University, where they finished fifth. Team members are seventh-graders Adam Rubritz, Brooke Bittner and...
What’s new at Northland Library in McCandless
Summer hours begin Sunday, May 28 at Northland Public Library, 300 Cumberland Road in McCandless. Summer hours are: Sunday – closed; Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Friday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The library will be closed on May 28 and...
