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Four local fire departments are coming together to raise funds by throwing a community gun bash. Leechburg Volunteer Fire Company, West Leechburg Volunteer Fire Department, Gilpin Volunteer Fire Department and Parks Township Volunteer Fire Department will hold a “Kiski Valley ’80s Beach Bash” on Saturday at the West Leechburg Fire...

A Jeannette man serving three consecutive life sentences for setting the 1993 fire to his home that killed his wife and two children was decades late in filing his appeal, a Westmoreland County judge ruled. James Young, 55, claims his conviction on three counts of first-­degree murder was based on...

The sister of a Greensburg woman raped by a neighbor at knifepoint asked that justice be served as part of a plea bargain finalized Thursday. “Never did I think anything like this would happen. I thought I was going to die,” the woman wrote in a letter read in court...

Monroeville celebrated its fourth annual CommUNITY Day on July 30. The event was hosted by the Monroeville Foundation and sponsored by multiple businesses, including Forbes Hospital, Highmark and Allegheny Health Network The day began at 9 a.m. with the CommUNITY Day 5k run/walk. After participants were done, they headed over...

Quaker Valley School District officials gave a tour of a proposed high school site in Leet to a group of area residents, while legal challenges to a zoning issue continue in Allegheny County Court. The school district wants to build an estimated 167,000-square-foot facility on about 150 acres of land...

The saying, “One man’s junk is another man’s treasure,” has never been more true than for a new art show conceived by You Are Here gallery in Jeannette. “These Faded Walls: An Exhibition of Artistic Reclamation” features regional artists’ works made from at least 70% recycled materials. The exhibition will...

A popular Caribbean restaurant that drew people to Sharpsburg for its oxtail and jerk chicken has announced its doors will close this month. 2 Sisters 2 Sons, which recently celebrated its second anniversary in the borough, will close Aug. 31 “The area wasn’t working out for us as we hoped,”...

A Bloomfield man faces charges after police said he sold fentanyl-laced cocaine to three people who died of overdoses last summer. James Hamlett, 43, was taken to Allegheny County Jail after being denied bail Thursday, with District Judge Eileen Conroy calling him a “threat to the community” in court records....

Fox Chapel Police said two men and a woman are accused of stealing credit cards from cars parked at the Pittsburgh Field Club in the borough and going on an expensive spending spree at a local mall. Sgt. Craig Sorg said officers on Aug. 4 were still trying to identify...

An audit released Thursday by Pittsburgh City Controller Michael Lamb criticized the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure’s record-keeping and communication efforts, but praised several department programs, including efforts to slow down drivers on city streets. DOMI was created in 2017 to streamline the city’s transportation issues. “What we found (was)...

Eleven members of Pennsylvania’s congressional delegation on Wednesday sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken urging him to include an Oakmont teacher being detained in Russia for possessing medical marijuana in any possible prisoner exchange. “Although he may not carry the notoriety of a celebrity WNBA athlete,...

A winning Powerball ticket worth $206.9 million was sold in New Stanton, lottery officials said, marking the first time since 2018 a jackpot was won in Pennsylvania. The ticket was sold at the Sheetz on North Center Avenue. The store will receive a $100,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket....

Email news briefs and event listings to pvarine@triblive.com. Lions Club car show set for Aug. 28 Lions Clubs in Delmont and Murrysville will host a car show from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 28 at the Delmont Fire Department. The cost is $10 to enter a car. Dash plaques...

Music in the Streets returns Music in the Streets returns to downtown Irwin beginning at 5:30 p.m. Aug. 18. Performers include: Bob Brooks at the Colonial Grille Taproom on Main Street from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m., Elaine Painter & Gary at Brandy’s Basement from 8 to 11 p.m., Kenny Blake...

Penn Hills resident Renee Galloway opened a business in 2011, making ready-to-order treats for clients. The self-taught baker operates Sweet Inspirations at her home and locally delivers her treats but makes some exceptions to ship them to customers. She looks forward to finding a storefront for her business after being...

Chicken barbecue planned The Manor Lions Club will hold a chicken barbecue Aug. 13 in the Roberts Roofing parking lot, 89 Manor-Harrison City Road, Manor, from 11 a.m. until sellout. The meals are $10 for a half chicken, roll, applesauce, cookies and a drink. The parking lot is between Manor...

Kiski Township continued rebuilding its police department by hiring a new part-time officer and a police secretary. Supervisors approved hiring Anthony Mangee as a part-time officer at a starting rate of $21.25 per hour. Also hired was Bethany Allera to serve as a police clerk two days per week. The...

Prantl’s Bakery is temporarily closing its North Huntingdon and Squirrel Hill stores starting next week because of a lack of employees, owner Joe Cugliari said. He said a store needs about 10 employees to function properly. “We were operating with four,” he said. It’s a problem many businesses have been...

Greensburg Salem’s younger students will be spending more time in their school library when fall classes begin, while teachers will be increasing their efforts to engage all students in learning. Those are among plans Superintendent Ken Bissell has set forth for the 2022-23 school year, which will see students heading...

One Italian festival is returning to the Alle-Kiski Valley, while another has been canceled, possibly for good. The 41st annual Festa Italiana will be held Friday and Saturday at Mount St. Peter Roman Catholic Church in New Kensington. The festa, not held since 2019, was replaced by drive-thru lasagna dinners...

State police said they confiscated 48 homemade explosive devices Wednesday from a Hempfield home just outside Penn Borough, according to court papers. The devices reportedly were found during a search of the Penn Manor Road home of Roger N. Williams, 61. Police said they seized three handguns, a shotgun, a...

President Joe Biden’s covid-19 “rebound” case has created concern for people around the world who are wondering if such cases are becoming more common. Dr. Donald Yealy, UPMC’s chair of emergency medicine, defines a rebound case as having covid and then redeveloping some symptoms after fighting off the infection and...

First responders arrived at the scene of a fire on Wednesday afternoon at a home in Pittsburgh’s Mount Washington neighborhood. Pittsburgh firefighters discovered three pets — two cats in one home and a dog in another home — during the incident. None of the pets survived the blaze. The fire...

Police charged two teenagers Wednesday in connection with the attempted armed robbery of an Uber driver in the West End a day after a ride-share driver was carjacked at gunpoint in the same block, authorities said. Cara Cruz, a police spokeswoman, said investigators believe the incidents are connected. The first...