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Westmoreland commissioners approve shelter plan
Westmoreland commissioners this week unanimously approved a $3.6 million plan for the construction of a new homeless shelter. Officials earlier this month outlined a plan, funded by American Rescue Plan through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, to build 12-bed shelter that will include private accommodations for temporary...
A year after Fern Hollow Bridge collapse, are Western Pa.’s bridges in better shape?
It took less than 11 months to replace Pittsburgh’s Fern Hollow Bridge after it collapsed in Frick Park. The speed of the bridge replacement project was an achievement — it normally takes three to five years to replace a span of that size, officials said. Emergency declarations from state and...
News from Fox Chapel Area schools
Six Fox Chapel Area High School students are nominees in the Third Annual Prime Stage High School Drama Awards for their work in the high school’s fall play, “Arsenic and Old Lace.” The students nominated are senior Ghost Snyder, best actor; junior Sophia Rike, best actress; junior Benjamin Werner, best...
Report: North Allegheny School District sees increase in students, families utilizing mental health services
More families are taking advantage of mental health services at North Allegheny, according to a report by the district’s student wellness and safety committee presented Jan. 18 to the school board. There has been a slight, but overall, increase in the number of students utilizing Glade Run Lutheran Services since...
Police: Jeannette man killed in wrong-way, head-on crash near Homer City
A Jeannette man was killed late Thursday night when an Indiana, Pa. man is accused of driving the wrong way on Route 119 near Homer City and crashing into a car in which the victim was riding, state police from Indiana County said. The victim, Alex A. Booher, 30, was...
3 more people injured in Fern Hollow Bridge collapse sue City of Pittsburgh
Three people who were on the Fern Hollow Bridge when it collapsed a year ago filed lawsuits against the City of Pittsburgh on Friday alleging negligence for its alleged failure to maintain the structure. Velva and Tyrone Perry were in his red Ford F-150 pickup truck about 6:40 a.m. on...
Auction set for Abby Lee Dance Co.’s Penn Hills studio memorabilia
The beginning of the end for the Abby Lee Miller Dance Co. studio in Penn Hills has begun. On Feb. 8, almost everything in the studio will be auctioned off to buyers. The site was the predominant backdrop of the popular Lifetime network reality TV series “Dance Moms.” Murrysville-based Cleanout...
Judge rejects motion to detain Pittsburgh activist over posts after chief’s killing
An Allegheny County judge will not detain a well-known Pittsburgh activist over posts she made about the shooting death of Brackenridge police Chief Justin McIntire. Common Pleas Judge Kelly E. Bigley on Friday denied a request from District Attorney Stephen A. Zappala Jr.’s office to detain Nicky Jo Dawson. “While...
Irwin alters parking permit policy
Irwin Borough has changed its parking permit policy, eliminating the ability to buy several passes to share among multiple users. Police Chief Dan Wensel told the council recently that sharing of parking passes among businesses and employees was “getting out of hand.” The new passes require the registration information of...
Children’s use of smartphones subject of ‘Community Connections Night’ in Plum schools
Children’s use of smartphones will be the subject of a presentation Feb. 7 at Plum Middle School. Ryan Klingensmith, founder of “Shape the Sky,” will discuss what children may really be doing on their phones and other electronic devices during Plum School District’s third and final Community Connections Night for...
Pine-Richland middle school girl picked for cast of ‘Hits! The Musical’ touring company
Like most young people who aspire to a career as a performer, Loren Prisuta of Pine has been dreaming big about her future. But she hasn’t been leaving those dreams to chance. Now, with nearly a decade of hard work under her belt training in voice, dance and acting, the...
Shawn Marcellino benefit concert set for The Oaks theater
Shawn Marcellino died doing what he loved — competing on an athletic field. He also died young, just 40 years old when he collapsed while playing catcher for Living Word of Plum in a church league softball game at a field off Elicker Road. At the time of his death...
Concerts planned for New Kensington hotel ballroom
A Gilpin couple is working to turn a New Kensington hotel’s ballroom into the area’s newest concert venue. Daniel and Brenda Leo, through their businesses, Leo’s Productions and Strobe Lighting & Sound, are planning to host monthly concerts in the grand ballroom of the Quality Inn off Tarentum Bridge Road,...
North Huntingdon 250th birthday group seeking budget for celebration
Like Westmoreland County, North Huntingdon will be 250 years old this year, and while the birthday will be marked with celebrations, the size and scope of the events are up in the air until a budget is hammered out. The community’s parks and recreation advisory board have met twice to...
Arnold police arrest man on charges he beat, strangled woman during argument
Arnold police arrested a Pittsburgh man after a woman told them he beat and strangled her during an argument. Naron Shamal Davis, 31, of Kenwood Avenue in the Perry South neighborhood faces a felony count of strangulation along with a count of simple assault. Davis was being detained in the...
Harrison man accused by state agents of distributing child porn on Snapchat faces 21 felony counts
A Harrison man faces nearly two dozen felony child pornography charges after, investigators said, numerous photographs and videos were found in his possession showing children as young as 7 engaged in sexual activity. Matthew J. Morrow, 25, of the 1000 block of Carlisle Street was charged by an agent with...
Judge finds Post-Gazette broke labor law, orders newspaper to bargain with striking workers
A judge ruled Thursday that the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette violated federal law by bargaining in bad faith with its journalists union and unilaterally implementing working conditions after breaking off negotiations for a new contract. Judge Geoffrey Carter of the National Labor Relations Board ordered the Post-Gazette to end the impasse it...
Education Partnership named Champion in Action by Citizens Bank and Trib Total Media
The Education Partnership, a nonprofit organization that provides school supplies to students and teachers in need, has been named a 2023 Champion in Action. The $35,000 award — in Supporting Environmental Sustainability — was presented jointly by Citizens bank and Trib Total Media to The Education Partnership at its Pittsburgh...
Westmoreland birthday celebration, park upgrades funded in $2.1 million tourism plan
Westmoreland County’s $2.1 million tourism plan this year will include funding for events to mark the county’s 250th anniversary. Commissioners approved the plan that also is focused on upgrades at county parks at their meeting Thursday. Funded through a portion of the revenue collected through the county’s 5% hotel tax,...
Westmoreland County to hold job fair in February
Westmoreland County will hold a job fair in February at Westmoreland Mall in Hempfield. The fair will be conducted from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Feb. 23 at the mall’s Center Court, where on-site interviews will be conducted for dozens of vacant positions. The county said it is seeking to...
New Harrison Manager Amy Rockwell eager to build for township’s future
Harrison’s new manager, Amy Rockwell, has hit the ground running. She began her stint Jan. 16 after the township went three months without an administrative head. John Pallone resigned his post in September after six months on the job. Rockwell is a resident of Lower Burrell, where she most recently...
Westmoreland County Community College opens Center for Equity, Inclusion, Belonging
Campus culture took center stage this week at Westmoreland County Community College near Youngwood as the commuter school opened up real space for its new Center for Equity, Inclusion and Belonging in a repurposed classroom in the Student Achievement Center. The project began in the summer of 2022 and evolved...
Murrysville company FlexScreen begins licensing its technology with automated manufacturing line, wins ‘BIG’ awardVideo
Eight years ago, Joe Altieri was in his Plum garage trying to perfect a new, flexible, easy-to-install window screen. Today, he is the owner of FlexScreen, a multimillion-dollar Murrysville company that earned an investment from “Shark Tank” host Lori Greiner. It opened its seventh manufacturing facility last June in New...
Morning Roundup: State police look into fake digital coupon used at Hempfield 7-11
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Friday, Jan. 27, 2023: State police investigate coupon fraud in Hempfield According to the Facebook page of the Westmoreland County Pennsylvania District Attorney’s office, Pennsylvania State Police are investigating a retail theft in which the actors used a digital...
5 things to do in Westmoreland County: Jan. 27-29
Cards and collectibles The annual Joe’s Sports Card & Collectible Show returns to Westmoreland Mall this weekend. For more than a decade, the show has offered attendees the opportunity to buy, sell and trade cards, memorabilia, action figures, gaming products and other items. Vendors will be set up in the...
