Baldwin-Whitehall school custodian charged with possessing child porn
Police on Monday arrested a Baldwin-Whitehall School District custodian on numerous child pornography charges after a monthslong investigation found the Whitehall man stored thousands of sexually explicit videos and images on multiple cellphones, authorities said. Michael Siar, 55, was arraigned early Monday on 22 counts of possessing child pornography and...
Brackenridge Council responds to pothole complaints: ‘Money doesn’t grow on trees’
Brackenridge Council is doing the best it can with the money the borough has available for paving, borough officials say. Tresco Paving is scheduled to start work Wednesday on portions of Union Avenue, First Avenue and Prospect Street. “We try for every grant we can get,” Council President Tim Connelly...
PNC to acquire FirstBank for $4.1B, adding branches in Ariz., Colo.
Pittsburgh-based PNC Bank is buying a competitor in Arizona and Colorado for $4.1 billion. The bank announced Monday morning it’s absorbing 95 FirstBank branches and $27 billion in assets. FirstBank has a “leading” market position in Colorado and a “substantial presence” in Arizona, according to PNC. The number of PNC...
Morning Roundup: 22 Pennsylvania residents win prizes in Powerball lottery
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Monday, Sept. 8: In the wake of Saturday’s drawing of the estimated $1.8 billion jackpot, numerous winners in Pennsylvania are taking home a large chunk of change. Out of 22 residents who walked away with prizes, 19 won $50,000...
Chris Bason ready to soar with new role at Audubon Society, headquartered in Fox Chapel
After two decades targeting the environmental health of Delaware’s three inland bays, Chris Bason is pivoting his focus to land and birds. Bason is the new executive director of the Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania, headquartered at Beechwood Farms Nature Reserve in Fox Chapel. He began the role Sept. 2,...
In brief: Plum, Oakmont area news, events for the week of Sept. 8, 2025
Touch a Truck After a several-year hiatus, the Fred Favo Memorial Touch a Truck Event is returning Sept. 14 for the first time since 2022. More than 25 types of trucks and vehicles will be lined up on Allegheny River Boulevard between Pennsylvania and Washington Avenue. The event will feature...
‘Gear for Deer’ seeks to boost the number of 1st-time hunters
Pennsylvania hunting license sales peaked in the early 1980s. Since then, there have been ebbs and flows, but overall the state has seen a slow, fairly steady decline in the number of licenses issued, according to data from the Pennsylvania Game Commission. Two members of the Youngwood Sportsmen’s Association are...
UPMC, AHN nursing schools’ growth born from affordability, convenience
UPMC and AHN are taking matters into their own hands when it comes to trying to solve the shortage of nurses. In operation for decades, the nursing schools of UPMC and AHN have reported growing enrollment over the past years. AHN operates the Citizens School of Nursing at Pittsburgh Mills...
Irwin firefighters propose fire safety inspections
Irwin’s fire department wants borough officials to consider giving their stamp of approval to developing a fire safety inspection program. It’s an initiative that will improve safety in town and give the fire department a better rating, leading to lower insurance premiums, the fire chief said. Irwin Council is expected...
The Stroller, Sept. 8, 2025: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
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In brief: Happenings across the North Allegheny area
Job fair set at Ross Park Mall A free Pittsburgh Job Fair will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 13 at Ross Park Mall, 1000 Ross Park Mall Drive. Attendees can connect face-to-face with top employers from across the region. People are advised to bring a resume...
Franklin Park’s paving program chips away at resurfacing some of borough’s oldest roads
Franklin Park’s fall paving program is in full swing, covering 2.76 miles of roads this year. This is a drop in paving miles from previous years because of budget cuts, according to borough Manager Zach Filous. Historically, the borough averaged about 4.5 miles of road paving each year. Budgetary restrictions...
Man arrested in relation to Downtown Pittsburgh park stabbing
A Pittsburgh man was arrested in relation to the stabbing incident that occurred near Frankie Pace Park Sunday. Kevin Jenkins, 51, is facing multiple felony charges of aggravated assault, as well as misdemeanor charges of recklessly endangering another person. After being released from the hospital, Jenkins was transported to the...
Motorcycle crash claims life of man in Washington County
A 42-year-old man died in a motorcycle crash in Washington County on Sunday, the county coroner’s office said. Albert M. Swoager Jr., of New Eagle, was traveling south on Route 88 in Union Township when he lost control on a curve and hit a guide rail at Airport Road. He...
‘A true Italian festival:’ Local eats at Latrobe event draw hundreds
Latrobe can’t compete in size with the best-known Italian festival in Southwestern Pennsylvania, Little Italy Days in Pittsburgh’s Bloomfield neighborhood. But what the fourth annual Latrobe Italian Festival lacks in scale, attendees and vendors say it more than makes up for in local charm. “I consider this a true Italian...
Ringgold School District closes schools after stabbing at stadium; suspect in custody
A suspect is in custody after a stabbing during a youth football game at Ringgold High School’s stadium in Washington County Sunday, according to the district’s superintendent. The ongoing investigation of the incident has prompted the Ringgold School District to close all of its schools on Monday, Superintendent Randall Skrinjorich...
2 hurt in 3-vehicle crash involving mail truck in Bell Township
A postal worker and another driver were hurt in a three-vehicle crash Friday in Bell Township, according to state police. The crash happened just before noon on Route 819 near McDivitt Drive. According to state police, Ruth A. Diekhoff, 87, of Avonmore was traveling north in an SUV when she...
25-year-old man dies after being shot at friend’s home in Canonsburg, coroner says
A 25-year-old man died after he was shot at a friend’s home in Canonsburg Saturday night, the Washington County Coroner’s Office said. Brady Hugh Paul, of Canonsburg, was shot at a residence in the 500 block of Griffin Avenue. Paul’s friend, who was not identified, sought help from a neighbor,...
102-year-old Avonmore woman killed in crash
A 102-year-old woman from Avonmore was killed after a driver ran a red light Friday along Route 22 in Burrell Township. The Indiana County Coroner’s Office has identified the woman as Mary Lutz. The vehicle in which Lutz was a passenger made a left turn out of Resort Plaza around...
Pedestrian fatally struck in White Township was lying across dark road, police say
A man was run over by a pickup truck Friday night while lying along a poorly lit road in White Township. The Indiana County Coroner’s Office identified the victim as Bryan Boyd, 30, of Homer City. Just before midnight, troopers got word of a hit-and-run crash involving a pedestrian near...
Leechburg Food Bank prepares for first Walk for Hunger
People in the Leechburg area have the opportunity to walk for a cause. A Walk for Hunger will be held Oct. 5 to benefit the Leechburg Food Bank and Community Providing Alternatives to Hunger (PATH) on the new Leechburg Tow Path Trail. Community PATH is a program funded by the...
Alle-Kiski Senior Citizen News – Sept. 7, 2025.
Armstrong County Senior Centers Apollo Monday: 10 a.m., Jeopardy game. Friday: 10 a.m., tour of Drake’s Log Cabin. Hours: 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. weekdays. Details: Charlotte at 800-368-1066 or Amy at 724-478-1410. The center is at 707A N. Fifth St., Apollo. Freeport Tuesday and Thursday: dime bingo. The center...
Faces of the Valley: Tarentum’s Bob Sims, 95, earns title as longest-serving firefighter in the borough
Friends of Bob Sims call him “the War Horse.” To his family, the 95-year-old born and raised in Tarentum is “Pappy.” Last week, Sims earned a new title — the longest-serving firefighter in the Tarentum Volunteer Fire Department, which consists of Highland Hose, Eureka Fire-Rescue and Summit Hose. Sims has...
New owners want to keep Mazziotti Bakery taste of the Alle-Kiski Valley
The new owners of Mazziotti Bakery in Lower Burrell want to keep the small business’s legacy alive. In fact, Shawn Creevey and Samantha Singer haven’t changed anything at the 68-year-old staple. “That’s what the customers like,” said Singer of Harrison. “I wasn’t changing something that wasn’t broken.” Creevey and his...
The Stroller, Sept. 7, 2025: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
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