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New covid subvariants highly contagious, immune evasive, experts say
A rapidly spreading covid variant is highly contagious and can cause breakthrough infections, but it’s not more severe or dangerous than prior strains, local experts say. The omicron subvariant — known as BA.5 — has “really taken off, nationally and locally,” said Dr. Lee Harrison, professor of infectious disease and...
Brothers plead guilty to 2019 fatal shooting in Penn Hills home invasion
Two brothers accused of killing a Penn Hills man during a home invasion in late 2019 pleaded guilty this week to criminal homicide and other charges. Laron Cornell Howard, 22, and Laquon Khylil Perkins, 21, both of Swissvale, each were charged with criminal homicide, robbery, burglary and conspiracy in connection...
Baked With Love: Plum resident sells her goods in Monroeville
When it comes to creative business names, Plum resident Nickole Love Nader chose a good one for hers: Baked With Love. And with her shop in Monroeville, Nader hopes to make baking her full-time occupation. She has been doing so for much of her life, starting as a cake decorator...
Lincoln Highway Experience in Unity plans 1st car cruise
Calling all car enthusiasts. A car cruise is planned for 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday at the Lincoln Highway Experience at 3435 Route 30 East, Unity. Owners of classic and custom automobiles, trucks and modified vehicles are invited to showcase their vehicles on the museum grounds and mingle with...
Bethel Park alumni surprise senior with $10,000 scholarship
A first-time meeting and subsequent conversation between a Bethel Park High School senior and a pair of alumni resulted in the student being offered a $10,000 scholarship. Lily Gaston met Jeffrey and Christine (Hasselberg) Keisling, both 1975 graduates, at a dinner honoring some of the school’s distinguished alumni, held prior...
Former Pittsburgh City Councilman Doug Shields looks to run for seat again
Former Pittsburgh City Councilman Doug Shields on Tuesday announced he will be running again for his former seat. Corey O’Connor stepped down from City Council on Sunday to take on a new role as Allegheny County Controller. He is replacing Chelsea Wagner, who was elected as an Allegheny County Common...
Memorial tree planting scheduled at Camp Guyasuta for Patricia Todd
Long-time Girl Scout Leader Patricia Todd, who passed away in March from complications of cancer, will be honored by the Fox Chapel Area Girl Scout community with a memorial tree planting on July 21 at 6 p.m. at Camp Guyasuta. All are welcome. No RSVP is necessary. Todd, of Indiana...
Project mitigates Thunderwood Drive flooding in Bethel Park
A ribbon-cutting event was held in June to recognize completion of the $1.053 million Thunderwood Drive flood mitigation project in an area of the Bethel Park community substantially impacted by major flooding in 2018. The project consisted of a two-step approach. First, 1,220 lineal feet of new 42-inch storm sewer...
Live! Casino Pittsburgh hosts craft beer, wine, music festival
Officials with Live! Casino Pittsburgh are gearing up to host their second annual craft beer, wine and music festival this week. Summerfest Live! is scheduled for 1 to 6 p.m. Saturday in a parking lot adjacent to the Hempfield facility at Westmoreland Mall. “Hosting Summerfest Live! is a great way...
New state law punishes caregivers who sexually assault care-dependent people
People accused of sexually assaulting the elderly or others for whom they provide care will face the same charges as those who commit the crime against students, inmates and children in institutional settings. A measure signed into law by Gov. Tom Wolf on Monday was sponsored by state Rep. Carrie...
Kerr Memorial Museum in Oakmont marks 20 years
A building at the corner of Oakmont’s Delaware Avenue and Fourth Street holds special memories for borough resident Jane Foster. “I had Virginia Kerr as a seventh- and eighth-grade teacher,” she said about the woman who lived there her entire life. “She was a friend of our family, because my...
Man who jumped from crane in East Liberty identified
The Allegheny County Medical Examiner has identified Hyoung Kee Park as the man who jumped from a crane in Pittsburgh’s East Liberty Ave on July 5. The fall resulted in Park’s death. He was 54 years old and his home address was listed as Flushing, NY. At 5:45 a.m. on...
Pizza shop celebrating new McCandless location, half of grand opening proceeds to benefit breast cancer research
A McCandless pizza shop is celebrating the grand opening of its new location by donating half of its grand opening day proceeds to a local nonprofit supporting breast cancer research. Large Plain Pizza and Pints — formerly known as Large Plain Pizza — is celebrating the opening of its new...
August programs at Northland Library in McCandless
These events are planned at Northland Public Library, 300 Cumberland Road Adult Summer Reading Bookshelf bingo – Now through August 31. Register online at northlandlibrary.beanstack.org/ There are two more chances for registered readers to win a $25 gift card to Target or Trader Joe’s through the biweekly drawing, and each...
Fox Chapel Area meal prices set for 2022-23 school year
A student lunch at Fox Chapel Area High School will cost nearly $3 during the 2022-23 school year, according to prices set by the school board. The price of a daily lunch for secondary students will be $2.95, and elementary students will pay $2.65 daily. This is a 10-cent increase...
Pittsburgh City Council special election to be held in November
A special election to fill a vacancy on Pittsburgh City Council will take place on Nov. 8, the same day as the general election. The election will determine who will replace Corey O’Connor, who stepped down to become Allegheny County Controller. O’Connor — the son of former Pittsburgh Mayor Bob...
Kiski Township supervisors to vote on hiring 2 police officers
The Kiski Township supervisors will vote on hiring two police officers during their meeting Wednesday. Four of the township’s six officers and the police secretary quit last week over claims of harassment and intimidation, former Sgt. Thomas Dessell said. The township supervisors hired a new police chief, Lee Bartolicius, last...
Man hospitalized in Pittsburgh after shooting
A man was hospitalized in stable condition Tuesday night as a result of a being shot in the thigh, Pittsburgh police said. Police in the city’s East End neighborhood said they were notified that the man had been driven to the hospital by a private vehicle at 8:30 p.m. Police...
Pine-Richland’s 2022-23 budget holds property-tax rate 6th consecutive year
Pine-Richland School District’s 2022-23 budget calls for spending to increase by 5.8%, but keeps the property-tax rate at the same level for the sixth consecutive year. The more than $101.35 million budget — up from $95.75 million for the 2021-22 school year — was approved unanimously by the school board...
Greengate Centre Chick-fil-A in Hempfield to close for renovations
Customers who frequent the Chick-fil-A restaurant at Greengate Centre will have to find a new location to get their chicken sandwich and waffle fry fix when the Hempfield location undergoes renovations later this month. The restaurant will close July 28 as a second drive-thru lane with permanent canopies for ordering...
Greensburg man accused of sexual assault of boy
A Greensburg man is accused of sexually assaulting a boy twice in 2007 in exchange for Pokemon cards, according to court papers. Jared C. Painter, 33, was arrested Monday on charges of rape of a child, aggravated indecent assault of a child and indecent assault of a person younger than...
Judge orders forfeiture of 17 guns possessed by Unity man, suspect in disappearance
Seventeen guns belonging to a Unity man suspected in the 2018 disappearance of Cassandra Gross were ordered to be forfeited in an unrelated federal weapons case. Chief U.S. District Judge Mark R. Hornak on Monday granted a preliminary forfeiture order in the case against Thomas G. Stanko, 51. The order...
Pittsburgh man acquitted in death of college friend during 2021 Hawaii vacation
A jury in Hawaii acquitted a Pittsburgh man last week for the death of his friend during a vacation on the Big Island last year. Benjamin Fleming, 39, a Carnegie Mellon graduate, was found not guilty of manslaughter. Fleming and friends Abhishik Gupta of Pittsburgh and Alexander Germany-Wald of Boston,...
Letter to the editor: Raising Penn Hills School District taxes was necessary
As a group of locally elected officials, we wanted to offer a unified response to those who seem quick to criticize without fully understanding our recent decision to raise local real estate taxes for the 2022/23 school year. While some may have forgotten the shame and embarrassment imposed on our...
Pine, Richland area student news for the week of July 12, 2022
Emma Skundrich of Wexford was among 23 students who participated in Baldwin Wallace University’s faculty-led study abroad program in Iceland during the spring 2022 semester. Skundrich, a graduate of Pine-Richland High School, completed a geology seminar and a course titled “Discovering Iceland” before going on the two-week experience led by...
