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Family Promise House in Brackenridge awarded $20K to help people avert need for shelter
Family Promise House in Brackenridge exists to help people who need temporary shelter. But Karen Snair, executive director, said her group also works to thwart that need wherever possible. Run by Allegheny Valley Association of Churches, the nonprofit was awarded $20,000 to help people avert the need to use the...
Should you sell your Pittsburgh rental property? Here’s how local landlords are making that call
Spring is turnover season. Leases end, tenants move out and landlords across Pittsburgh find themselves standing in an empty unit doing the same mental calculation they do every year: put the money in, find another tenant and start the cycle over, or do something different this time. For a growing...
Texas woman dies after Pa. Turnpike crash in New Stanton
A Texas woman died after a crash in New Stanton in April, according to state police. Troopers issued a news release Tuesday about the April 8 crash off the Pennsylvania Turnpike. Investigators said Sai Krishna Sandu, 27, of Michigan was driving a Kia car east at 7:30 a.m. near the...
Pennsylvania sues startup over unlicensed AI ‘doctors’
The Shapiro administration is suing the maker of popular chatbot service Character.AI for illegal practice of medicine, claiming its artificial intelligence-generated personalities are posing as doctors. The chatbots will go as far as to say they’re licensed doctors in the state and provide fabricated license numbers, according to the lawsuit,...
Minors need adult supervision in Market Square under new Pittsburgh policy
Unaccompanied minors will be temporarily barred from entering Market Square, the newly renovated Downtown gathering spot that recently has been the scene of large-scale fights. Molly Onufer, a spokeswoman for Mayor Corey O’Connor, said the new policy mandates anyone 18 or younger be accompanied by someone over the age of...
3rd lawsuit filed against Greensburg Salem alleging mistreatment of special education students
A third federal lawsuit has been filed that claims special education students were mistreated by teachers and staff at Nicely Elementary School in Greensburg. Parents of a then 8-year-old Greensburg Salem School District student claim their child was forcefully restrained and forced to watch alleged abuses of other children in...
Morning Roundup: 4 hurt in Bridgeville fire
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Tuesday, May 5: 4 hurt in Bridgeville fire Four people were taken to the hospital Tuesday morning after a high-rise apartment fire in Bridgeville. The fire started at Bridgeville Towers shortly after 4 a.m., according to an Allegheny County...
The Stroller, May 5, 2026: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
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Independent coffee shops: A community and economic driverVideo
Seeking a sense of community is what got April Zeolla, owner and operator of Novo Café in Arnold, into the coffee business. And a community is what she found. “I’ve always loved just any way to gather people in a room,” Zeolla said. “This is the best way to gather...
Greensburg, Mt. Pleasant libraries plan much-needed renovations
The year 1912 was a great one for the windows at the Greensburg-Hempfield Area Library. Back then, when the building was still a post office, the panes were shiny and new. In 2026, those original windows are still around — and they’ve seen better days. “We had a pretty terrible...
Ross recognizes 2 citizens who came to aid of police detective struggling with assault suspectVideo
When others told him to not get involved, Justin Gavasto didn’t listen. The West View resident was on his way home on April 7 when he drove up on a police officer wrestling with another man on Center Avenue at Columbia Avenue. Others had stopped, but weren’t doing anything. Gavasto...
Man shot in Garfield following domestic dispute
A man has been hospitalized and another was taken in for questioning in connection with a shooting in Pittsburgh on Monday night. Public Safety officials said officers were dispatched shortly after 7 p.m. to the 5000 block of Columbo Street in the city’s Garfield neighborhood following a domestic incident. A...
Norwin property owners face potential 4% hike in real estate taxesVideo
Property owners in Norwin could face a 4% increase in their real estate taxes for the upcoming school year, based on a shortfall of about $1.5 million in the budget. The tentative budget projects $99.08 million in expenses but just $97.52 million in revenue. The Norwin School Board on Monday...
Churchill residents voice concerns with proposed development at former Westinghouse site
More than three dozen Churchill community members attended a public hearing Monday on the proposal for a sweeping mixed-use development at the former Westinghouse Research & Technology Park. While nearly 45 members attended in person and online, only a handful spoke before Churchill Borough Council on Monday evening. Community members,...
Ligonier Country Market seeks to open in Greensburg this year
Ligonier Country Market is looking to move to Greensburg. City officials received a special event permit application last week from Ligonier Country Market seeking to use Lynch Field, said Greensburg Administrator Kelsye Hantz. It is under consideration and has not been approved. “They approached us, but we have no agreement,”...
3 area colleges get boost to dual enrollment programs
Area colleges received a financial boost to support dual enrollment programs, where high school students take college-level courses and simultaneously earn both high school and college credits. Butler County Community College and the Community College of Allegheny County received about $347,800 each, and the Indiana University of Pennsylvania received $349,500,...
Spirit shutdown triggers layoffs, funding reviews at Palmer airportVideo
It was just one year ago when Arnold Palmer Regional Airport officials hosted a party inside the soon-to-be-replaced terminal in Unity. They celebrated its busiest days in years as hundreds of passengers passed through the gate headed out on flights to Orlando and Fort Lauderdale in Florida and Myrtle Beach...
Pittsburgh Brewing Co. announces Pittsburgh Music Festival
Brews and tunes are on the menu this summer as the Pittsburgh Brewing Co. gears up for the first Pittsburgh Music Festival. The event is an expansion of the Pittsburgh Blues and Roots Festival organized by Ron “Moondog” Esser of Frazer and John Vento of West Deer. The two began...
Man convicted in deadly East Hills shooting
A jury has found a North Versailles man guilty for fatally shooting a 44-year-old man in Pittsburgh’s East Hills neighborhood. Jerome Thompson, 45, was convicted Thursday of second-degree murder in the killing last year of Conrad Rozier, court records show. The jury also found Thompson guilty of conspiracy to commit...
UPMC reaches deal to acquire 4 Ohio hospitals
UPMC said Monday it has reached a “definitive agreement” to take over Trinity Health System, a four-hospital network in Ohio that it’s been eyeing since at least last year. The deal is expected to close this fall, pending regulatory reviews. UPMC declined to share financial terms. Trinity Health System is...
Pitt’s new quantum research lab ‘helps the entire region level up’
University of Pittsburgh officials say its new, nearly $12 million quantum research center has the equipment and technology needed to move science and engineering research forward. A ribbon-cutting for the Western Pennsylvania Quantum Information Core lab was held Monday at Pitt’s Old Engineering Hall in Oakland. “WP-QIC helps the entire...
Endangered mussels disappearing beneath Western Pennsylvania rivers
Beneath the surface of the Allegheny River, some of the region’s most endangered creatures are quietly disappearing. Freshwater mussels — small, often overlooked creatures buried in the riverbed — are in steep decline across Western Pennsylvania, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. While largely unseen, the species are...
School bus driver charged with DUI after ‘erratic’ ride with Bethel Park volleyball team
A school bus driver faces DUI and other charges after police say she drove the vehicle into oncoming traffic, swerved between lanes and rolled through at least one stop sign while shuttling student-athletes late last month to Bethel Park High School. Police said Jeanne Bennett, 68, of Bethel Park had...
Oakmont manufacturer set to open new plant in Sewickley Township industrial park
An Oakmont-based manufacturer will open its new facility in Sewickley Township this week. Chelsea Building Products broke ground last year the company’s second plant in Pennsylvania on a 30-acre lot in Westmoreland County’s Commerce Crossing industrial park. Company officials said the new plant will produce extruded PVC-based windows and doors,...
I-70 pedestrian bridge replacement begins in Rostraver
Work to replace a pedestrian bridge over Interstate 70 in Rostraver started Monday, according to PennDOT. Intermittent single-lane restrictions between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. will be in place in both directions of the highway through the end of July between Exit 43 for Route 201 and Exit 41 for...