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2 Pittsburgh men charged in connection with North Side shooting that left 3 dead
John Mehalic wants justice. The Latrobe man’s daughter Jacquelyn Mehalic, 33, was an innocent bystander killed Oct. 15 in a shooting near what police have called an open-air drug market on Pittsburgh’s North Side. Jaylone D. Hines, 21, of Pittsburgh, was charged Wednesday in connection with her murder and taken...
Festival of Lights to bring crafts, fireworks, Christmas festivities to La Roche
La Roche University will bring a variety of festive activities to its McCandless campus with its annual Festival of Lights celebration. Slated for Dec. 2, the event will begin with a craft show from 3 to 9 p.m. at Zappala Campus Center and end with a fireworks display over the...
Western Pa. McDonald’s restaurants donate more than $75K to Ronald McDonald House
It took all of about five minutes for the owners of a McDonald’s in Lower Burrell and other locations to deliver a huge $75,000-plus check to Ronald McDonald House Charities. McDonald’s restaurants have been raising money throughout the year by dedicating 10 cents from each Minute Maid frozen Slushie and...
Export to notify 55 property owners of lateral sewer line issues
Export officials will notify 55 property owners who must correct issues identified in smoke-and-dye testing of lateral lines mandated by the borough’s consent agreement with the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection. Council voted unanimously Tuesday night to have the Franklin Township Municipal Sanitary Authority send the letters. “I’d like to...
The future of Sewickley’s Herbst House remains in limbo as talks continue with parish, foundation officials
Sewickley officials don’t plan to take action this month on request to demolish the Herbst House, a former private residence, Catholic school and convent along Broad Street. Council tabled action at its Sept. 13 meeting on a recommendation by the borough’s historic review commission to deny a demolition request from...
From floods to fishing: $650,000 project will control flooding and offer ADA fishing
A state $344,000 grant will help pay for a $650,000 project for stream bank restoration, buffers and flood control along Pine Creek in Hampton. The work is planned for the creek near the intersection of Wildwood-Sample Road and Sample Road. The project also includes installation of a boardwalk to allow...
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust names new president and CEO
Duquesne University graduate Kendra Whitlock Ingram has been named the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust’s new president and chief executive officer succeeding Kevin McMahon, who is retiring. Ingram will be the first person of color and the second woman to become president and CEO in the Cultural Trust’s 38-year history. She takes...
Democratic candidate for governor Josh Shapiro focuses on protecting abortion, voting rights at Pittsburgh rally
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Josh Shapiro held a rally in Pittsburgh on Tuesday and focused his speech on protecting rights for future generations, and his plan to improve education, public safety, and union rights for Pennsylvanians. In front of more than 300 supporters at a rally in front of Acrisure Stadium...
Plum Borough Community Library acknowledges donors with Giving Tree
Visitors to Plum Borough Community Library will notice something new, and probably intriguing. Mounted prominently on one of the walls is a Giving Tree, featuring leaf-shaped medallions of assorted colors bearing various inscriptions, such as a dedication to the “loving memory of Mike & Mary Maloney.” They were the parents...
Great Allegheny Passage in Baldwin Boro closed to fix persistent ponding
For the past eight years, Friends of the Riverfront have dealt with a persistent drainage problem along a segment of the Three Rivers Heritage and Great Allegheny Passage trails in Baldwin Borough. Starting on Halloween, the organization closed the trail on either side of the roughly 20-yard section where water...
Tarentum woman escapes injury after porch roof collapses
An elderly woman was inside her Tarentum home and escaped injury when the roof of the front porch collapsed Tuesday afternoon. It was the second home in the neighborhood where the porch collapsed in the past week, according to authorities. Police, fire and EMS responded at 3:15 p.m. Tuesday to...
Butler County judge backs injunction against striking Post-Gazette workers; P-G contacts federal mediator
A Butler County judge on Tuesday backed an injunction against striking Pittsburgh Post-Gazette union members and their supporters, limiting how they can picket at the Butler Eagle where the newspaper has been printed during the strike. The court order, which the Butler County Prothonotary posted online Tuesday afternoon, allows only...
Nearly two-thirds of Pittsburgh’s federal stimulus money remains unspent, unobligated
Pittsburgh has yet to spend or designate how it will spend about 63% of the American Rescue Plan Act funding that it received. Pittsburgh received about $335 million from President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion economic stimulus bill. The money can be used to replace lost public sector revenue, support covid-19...
Indiana Township District 5 voting location moved to town hall
Voters in Indiana Township’s District 5 have a new polling location. Voters in District 5 will cast ballots Nov. 8 at the Town Hall Community Center at 3710 Saxonburg Blvd. according to Allegheny County Elections Division field maintenance manager James Hughes. The town hall already is the polling place for...
Suspect in Mt. Oliver stabbing turns himself in, police say
A Mt. Oliver man suspected in a stabbing last week turned himself in on Tuesday, Allegheny County Police said. Police charged Derrickus Poston, 28, with aggravated assault and simple assault in connection with the incident, which police said happened early Friday in the 100 block of Mt. Oliver’s Margaret Street....
La Roche University Literary Society to host free poetry, book readings
The La Roche University Literary Society will host a free series of poetry and book readings beginning this month. The series aims to teach lessons of perseverance and tell the story of Black theater in Pittsburgh, the literary society said. The first event, dubbed “The World as We Know It...
I-279 traffic restrictions announced for Franklin Park
Lane restrictions on southbound I-279 in Franklin Park will occur Wednesday, Nov. 2 weather permitting, PennDOT announced. Single-lane and shoulder restrictions will occur on southbound I-279 at the overhead northbound I-79 bridge from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday as crews from the Joseph B. Fay Co. conduct bridge inspection...
It’s cookies, cookies, cookies at St. Brendan’s in Franklin Park
Anyone with a taste for cookies may want to walk over to St. St. Brendan’s Episcopal Church in Franklin Park. The church at 2365 McAleer Road is sponsoring a cookie walk on Nov. 19, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event will feature more than 600 dozen cookies, a...
Dick’s Sporting Goods Foundation donates $90K to support Pittsburgh youth sports organizations
Dick’s Sporting Goods on Tuesday announced a $90,000 donation to Pittsburgh City Council, which will use the money to provide grants to youth athletic organizations in the city. This comes after City Council last month allocated $410,000 to the City Clerk’s Office for the same purpose. Council members will be...
Pittsburgh City Council approves $1.2M in funding for groups that combat homelessness
Several organizations that work to combat homelessness and provide emergency shelters will get an extra influx of cash from Pittsburgh City Council. Council members on Tuesday approved a proposal to give nearly $1.2 million to nonprofits as they work to provide resources for the city’s homeless population. The money is...
Fayette County House candidate assaulted amid warnings about election-related threats
A candidate running for a state House seat on Monday morning called 911 after being assaulted at his Fayette County home in what would be the third time in two weeks he has had to call police to his residence. Democrat Richard Ringer said he was bloodied and knocked unconscious...
Pie tasting, ‘pie’-ing faces at Latrobe’s Fall Fest Pie Walk
With leaves falling and temperatures dropping, pie season is officially here. Latrobe’s final Shop Hop Night of 2022 will allow locals to sample pies and “pie” the faces of notable community members on Wednesday. The Fall Fest Pie Walk, which kicks off at 4 p.m., will feature 10 different sample...
Fawn man wielding a gun shot by troopers after ignoring orders to drop weapon, police say
State police say a Fawn man was brandishing a gun and ignored repeated orders to put the weapon down before they fatally shot him early Monday. Zachary John Cervice, 50, was dead at the scene, said state Trooper Josh Black, public information officer for state police in Butler. According to...
Shady Side Academy in Fox Chapel celebrates Diwali
Shady Side Academy celebrated Diwali, the Indian festival of lights, with an assembly on Oct. 20 at the senior school to explain the holiday and an after-school party that featured snacks and activities. Diwali is a celebration of light over darkness, good over evil. Diwali was celebrated on Oct. 24....
Photos: Rotary Club of Quaker Valley’s Halloween Parade
On Oct. 29, the Rotary Club of Quaker Valley held its annual Halloween Parade in Sewickley. The parade route started and ended at the Cochran Hose Company, where hot dogs, chips, lemonade and treat bags were handed out to children. Participants included the Quaker Valley High School Marching Band, the...
