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Norwin School Board won’t be changing its nepotism policy to include asking prospective employees if they are friends with a school official or school board member before they are hired. Director Bob Wayman proposed the revision to avoid questions of impropriety in who the district hires, especially in cases where...

Allegheny Township officials are seeking nearly $70,000 in state gambling funds to finance five municipal projects. The money is available under the Local Share Program administered by the Department of Community and Economic Development for communities in counties where state casinos are located. The Live! Casino, which the Pennsylvania Gaming...

The Westmoreland Museum of American Art has a historic first with the simultaneous opening of three exhibits exploring the meaning of the word “American” in the museum’s title. At a Saturday evening preview for members and special guests, Chief Curator Jeremiah William McCarthy said, “It’s really not just a word...

Eagle is the highest rank a Boy Scout can achieve, and the culmination is a community service project in which the Scout takes the lead in organizing, gathering materials and a work crew, and executing his vision. At Troop 239 in Penn Township’s Claridge neighborhood, this summer produced a whole...

It started with about 30 students, half a world away, getting a Carnegie Mellon education in Rwanda. Eleven years later, the number of students has increased tenfold as CMU-­Africa aims to be a key player in the digital transformation of the continent, according to CMU College of Engineering Dean Bill...

Greensburg Salem will be asking students and parents to take a survey to determine how they feel about district schools, as officials look to curb student absenteeism. “There was a decline in overall attendance last year at our high school, so it’s a concern,” Superintendent Ken Bissell said. The district...

Pittsburgh Police responded to reports of an individual shot at approximately 2 a.m. Sunday in the city’s South Side neighborhood. Police said they located a male victim with a gunshot wound to the chest at the intersection of South 14th Street and East Carson Street. Police said he was taken...

Evacuations will be included in safety drills at Valley High School and Martin Elementary School in New Kensington this week. District officials did not provide dates and times for when the drills will take place. The district is practicing lockdown and evacuation procedures as part of the state’s safe schools...

The Freeport Area School Board is moving forward with senior high school renovations that will add $3 million to the district’s debt. The board voted unanimously Thursday to launch a $3 million bond issue that will wrap around the district’s outstanding bond debt. District Business Manager Brad Walker said the...

Robert Steadman has had enough. A longtime resident of Pittsburgh’s North Side, Steadman has seen too much violence, and hours after three people were killed and another wounded during a shooting Saturday night near Allegheny Commons, Steadman said it is time for action. “You get tired of it. It’s just...

Bradford Woods Paul Kunowski sold property at 312 Crystal Springs Road to Roser Group LLC for $305,000. Ursula Davis sold property at 816 Lake Road to Michael Painter and Jeffrey Bergman for $495,000. Franklin Park Bradley Powell sold property at 1602 Bradsberry Ln to Keystone Mineral Group LLC for $1...

Bell Acres Dwight Howes sold property at 103 Fox Hill Drive to American Relocaton Connections LLC for $683,400. American Relocaton Connections LLC sold property at 103 Fox Hill Drive to Robert Carbeau III and Adara Maroon for $683,400. Franklin Park Bradley Powell sold property at 1602 Bradsberry Ln to Keystone...

Aspinwall Bradley Fleming sold property at 217 Fourth St. to Blake Royston for $356,000. Lisa Freudenberg sold property at 25 Fifth St. to Joel Clinton and Rebecca Mae Carmody for $160,000. Estate of Emilie Macecevic sold property at 35 Fifth St. to Benjamin and Megan Krider for $270,000. Stephanie Klipp...

Edgewood Panagiotis Benos sold property at 314 Dewey Ave. to Ying Zhang for $485,000. Harold Niebanck sold property at 1440 Walnut St. to Anthony Rosato and Daniel Davis for $640,000. Forest Hills Antonio Lodovico sold property at 2211 Ardmore Blvd. to JDS Ardmore Holdings LLC for $325,000. Andrew Soltis sold...

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Davie Huddleston wasn’t looking for an electric vehicle. He loves his gas-powered Nissan Murano convertible. But his two daughters kept insisting, and he finally bought one. “They should sell electric vehicles,” he said of his daughters. “It was constant. And they had a point for my every objection. But it...

A teenager was killed Saturday in a Ross Township parking lot. The Allegheny County medical examiner has identified the victim as Christopher X. Lucas, 15, of Pittsburgh. The teen was hit by a vehicle at the North Hills Village shopping plaza along McKnight Road late Saturday afternoon, according to Tribune-Review...

Plenty of kids dream of playing baseball under the big lights, with other athletes from around the country, amid a backdrop of thousands of cheering fans. For kids with disabilities, that dream seems like it would take a miracle to achieve. Two young baseball players from the South Hills, Dylan...

A McKees Rocks man was arrested Saturday for an early morning shooting in the borough that left one man seriously injured. Edmond Fields, 49, was charged with attempted homicide, aggravated assault, false identification to law enforcement and carrying a firearm without a license. As of Saturday evening, he was being...

When contemplating a musical instrument to pursue, many a young man’s thoughts turn to percussion, particularly the primal attraction of beating on a drum kit. That was Lou Lucarelli’s selection back in the day. But eventually, he decided to study a second, not nearly as well-known percussive instrument. “I played...

A Halloween-themed carnival offers a twist on the traditional carnival scene this weekend in Freeport. The giant skeleton that greets visitors at the third annual Freeport Halloween Carnival sets a spooky but family-friendly tone. Attendees are encouraged to dress in Halloween costumes. The event continues from 11 a.m. to 5...

The first-ever Delmont CX race took place Saturday morning featuring a course that runs the wooded trails, grass runs, steep hills and obstacles at Shields Farm. Proceeds from the race will benefit the race hosts, the Delmont Visionary Committee, which is a citizens group working to bring a spur from...

Armstrong Trails is throwing an outdoor party next Friday to celebrate the acquisition of a 14-mile railroad corridor and a bridge to link 140 miles of trails. The free public party will be held from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the Kiski Junction Railroad train station in Gilpin’s Schenley...