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On National Signing Day, Nov. 9, 15 Pine-Richland High School student athletes signed their letters of intent. Ava Boyd will play soccer at Michigan State University. Stephanie Cornelius will play soccer at St. John’s University. Kaili Doctor will play volleyball at North Carolina A&T State University. Mary Dziubek will play...

One person was hurt in a fire in Duquesne on Tuesday morning, according to Tribune-Review news partner WPXI. The fire was reported around 5:45 a.m. along Kennedy Avenue. A neighbor told reporters at the scene that a man lives at the home and that witnesses heard him yelling for help....

A Westmoreland County man killed in a crash over the weekend on the Pennsylvania Turnpike was driving the wrong way on the highway in Somerset County, according to state police. Dustin Brant, 27, was traveling west in the eastbound lanes at 9:15 p.m. Friday in Jefferson Township near mile marker...

A New Kensington man pleaded guilty Monday to simple assault of three juveniles after prosecutors dismissed more serious felony charges. Lawrence William Barber, 67, was charged in January with multiple counts of child endangerment, corruption of minors, indecent assault and terroristic threats in connection with claims that he engaged in...

The national average price of gasoline has dropped for four straight weeks to its lowest level since January, Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at price-tracking service GasBuddy, said Monday. “Every state has again seen average gasoline prices drop in the last week, and it remains very possible the...

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A 36-year-old man was fatally shot in Pittsburgh’s Spring Garden neighborhood, according to police. City officers found the man at 12:30 a.m. Tuesday on Rhine Place with several gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene. He was identified by the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office as Steven Bundridge....

Steve Clark and Scott Smith of Scottdale traveled to Massachusetts in 2008 to be married. Hempfield spouses Patricia and Kimberly Elliott-Rentler tied the knot in 2016, after same-sex marriages were permitted in Pennsylvania. They and others in the area’s LGBTQ community see the expected passage of the federal Respect for...

A video of a Harrison teen posing with what appeared to be a firearm has been removed from the TikTok social media platform after police investigated a report about the incident, according to authorities. The 13-year-old boy from the Sheldon Park neighborhood actually was posing with a toy firearm, police...

A court-ordered recount of four Westmoreland County precincts completed Monday revealed a three-vote change from unofficial results released last month. Westmoreland County Election Bureau Director Greg McCloskey said the review of more than 4,200 ballots cast in person on Election Day and ballots mailed in by voters from precincts in...

No one was hurt when a small plane landed with its nose gear collapsed Monday afternoon at Rostraver Airport, an airport official said. The nose of the plane remained upright as the plane went down the runway, then hit the runway at the plane lost speed, said Gabe Monzo, executive...

Two 16-year-old boys were arrested overnight after a girl was hospitalized in critical condition following a shooting Monday afternoon in Pittsburgh’s Homewood neighborhood. Raymur Sicklesmith of Homewood and James Acklin of Duquesne are charged as adults with attempted homicide, reckless endangerment and related offenses. Police said they were dispatched around...

Penn Hills Mayor Pauline Calabrese and school board president Erin Vecchio have put their names in the hat for the Democratic nomination for the state House District 32 seat. The 32nd District has been represented by Tony DeLuca, D-Penn Hills, for nearly 40 years. He died Oct. 9, 2022, at...

Pittsburgh City Council has until next week to vote on a controversial package of proposed zoning changes in Oakland or else the monthslong rezoning process would need to start over. Members of the Oakland community have been largely divided over the proposed zoning changes. The Planning Commission has already approved...

On Dec. 4, Community College of Allegheny County Boyce Campus’ auditorium filled with music, laughter and dancing during a concert hosted by the Monroeville Arts Council. The show was the second in the council’s Comeback Concert Series of 2022, named so because of its return following a pandemic-related hiatus. The...

The remains of a Frazer woman who went missing in September are believed to have been found, according to Allegheny County Police. Although a coroner has not formally identified the remains, a license plate number on a motorcycle that was found and reported by a hunter Monday on a hillside...

Save the date! Students in the Fox Chapel Area School District will present their 33rd annual telethon 1:30 p.m. on Dec. 23 to raise money for Fox Families Care. Fox Families Care helps bridge the gap between needs of children and families in the school district and resources. Students from...

Zen Restaurant and Sushi Bar in Plum has undergone an ownership change, although the faces around the restaurant may not change as far as the regulars are concerned. Victoria Weng, 24-year-old daughter of previous owner Mei Liu, is now one of the youngest managing partners of a restaurant in the...

Guests experienced an explosive welcome to the holiday season at Hampton Township’s Light-Up Night celebration. Attendees participated in multiple family-friendly activities including photos with Santa and a firework show. Tocayo Taqueria, Old School Italian Sandwich Shop and Bruster’s Ice Cream hosted food trucks in the parking lot of Hampton Community...

As Animal Protectors of Allegheny Valley operates at full capacity, a Harmar car dealership will host its first-ever adoption event this month with the hopes of getting all the animals to good homes. Shults Ford of Harmarville will hold the event from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday, Dec. 12, at...

Harrison resident Sean Ware is coming off the Thanksgiving holiday feeling even more motivated to help those in need. An Army veteran, Ware is associate manager of CVS Health’s Workforce Innovation Training Center (WITC) in Pittsburgh, where he works to assist veterans and people transitioning from poverty. “I’m thankful that...

A man was able to escape early Monday after a fire broke out next door in Homestead and flames started to spread to his home. The blaze was reported around 1:30 a.m. on East 13th Street. The fire chief told reporters at the scene that the fire does not appear...

Sewickley Music Club The Sewickley Music Club’s third musical program of the year will be a festive performance by Bryan Sable, pianist, called “Christmas at the Keys!” Sable graduated cum laude with a B.A. in Music Education from West Liberty State College and holds a M.Ed. in Administration, K-12, from...

Rotary scholarships The Bob Williams Rotary Memorial Scholarship Program has scholarships available for the 2022-2023 academic year. In recent years, at least eight scholarships at $5,000 each have been awarded. High school seniors in Allegheny and Beaver Counties are eligible to apply. Vocational students, G.E.D students and those attending parochial,...

Whitehall history program Join Whitehall Mayor James Nowalk in the Whitehall Borough Community Room from 7-9 p.m. Jan. 5 to learn about how the borough was formed. Sponsored by the Whitehall Borough Historical Society, the free program will celebrate Whitehall’s 75th anniversary. For more information or to RSVP, email whitehallhistory100@gmail.com....