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‘Pillar of the community’: Former Latrobe mayor, district justice Angelo Caruso dies
Angelo Caruso loved Latrobe, loved what it stood for and loved doing things to make the community better, his son Lee Caruso said. That love manifested itself in decades of service. “He was always involved in this community no matter what,” said Lee Caruso, of Latrobe. “He worked with everybody....
Police: Man hospitalized in stable condition after being shot in Pittsburgh’s Elliot neighborhood
A man was shot in the face and shoulder in Pittsburgh’s Elliot neighborhood Tuesday afternoon, according to Pittsburgh Public Safety. Spokesman Maurice Matthews said officers responded to a ShotSpotter alert for the 700 block of Lorenz Avenue around 3:10 p.m. Officers found multiple shell casings along the street, but no...
Bakery Square in East End unveils its 3rd public art installation ‘I see YOU’
You should see “I see YOU.” The latest art installation at Bakery Square in Pittsburgh’s East End features images of fourth and fifth graders from nearby Urban Academy and Lincoln Elementary in Larimer. The third community public art project for Walnut Capital, which operates Bakery Square, was unveiled on Monday....
Indiana Township woman who killed FBI agent released from prison
The woman who shot and killed an FBI agent 14 years ago as he attempted to serve an arrest warrant at her home in Indiana Township was released from a federal prison Tuesday, according to U.S. Bureau of Prisons. Christina Korbe, 53, was released Tuesday from the Federal Detention Center...
Pittsburgh officials, residents seek solutions to South Side violence
Pittsburgh’s leaders met with South Side residents and business owners Tuesday evening to discuss potential solutions to recent violence along a busy portion of East Carson Street. “This culture on the South Side — this was 20 years in the making,” Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey said. So, he said, a...
New Kensington brick attack leaves victim sitting in a pool of blood, police say
New Kensington police said they found a man sitting in a pool of his own blood after a neighbor attacked him with a brick Monday. Police said the suspect, Christopher Michael Perry, 39, told officers he hit his neighbor in the head with a brick because the man is “a...
Duquesne shooting suspects surrenders
A McKeesport man suspected of shooting a woman in McKeesport on Saturday has been jailed after turning himself into authorities on Tuesday, Allegheny County Police said. The suspect, Deandre Hawkins, 28, is accused of shooting the woman in the arm and wrist at about 4:15 p.m. Saturday at the intersection...
Bicyclist hit by vehicle in East Vandergrift
A bicyclist in East Vandergrift was hit by a vehicle Tuesday afternoon, a Westmoreland County emergency supervisor said. The incident occurred around 5 p.m. on Chamber Street, the public safety supervisor said. An ambulance was dispatched to the scene. Vandergrift police could not be reached for comment Tuesday evening....
335 graduate from Shaler Area High School
Shaler Area School District celebrated the class of 2022 during the commencement ceremony on June 3 on Louis C. Martig Field at Titan Stadium. The commencement ceremony included three student speakers, Julia Ehrenberger, Flannery Loudon, and Margaret Rea, as well as speeches from Superintendent Dr. Sean Aiken, high school principal...
Kinloch fire department’s Fireman’s Carnival rides, games and food favorites available nightly through Saturday
The Kinloch fire department’s annual Fireman’s Carnival kicked off Monday and will run through Saturday in the Burrell Plaza parking lot. The carnival is open from 6 to 10 p.m, and includes about a dozen amusement rides. Ride-all-night wrist bands can be purchased for $20. The festival also features a...
North Huntingdon woman marks Flag Day with display of 450 flags
Old Glory waved in the breeze hundreds of times over Tuesday — Flag Day — in a North Huntingdon neighborhood. The large patriotic display was the handiwork of Carol Slonecker, who said she placed 450 small American flags along the streets in much of the Redstone Highlands villa home community...
Penn-Trafford raises property taxes 1.5 mills
Penn-Trafford property owners will pay more in school taxes under a $63.0 million budget that raises the real estate millage by 1.5 mills in the Westmoreland County portion of the district, an increase of less than 2%. The school board Monday approved increasing taxes from 88.25 mills to 89.75 mills...
Sen. Pat Toomey: Chances of Senate passing gun bill better than 50%
U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey expressed optimism Tuesday that the Senate — where gun control bills long have failed to gain traction — will pass some sort of gun legislation this year. Toomey, a Lehigh Valley Republican, placed the odds at better than 50%. “The fact that we were able to...
Penn-Trafford video class brings home a half-dozen student Emmy awardsVideo
Video production students at Penn-Trafford High School are finishing the year with a bang. Students from the class brought home National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences High School Student Production awards in six different categories in the Mid-Atlantic region on Thursday, including winning “Best Newscast” four of the past...
Monroeville VA clinic expected to serve up to 10,000 veterans annually
Veterans Affairs officials are certainly proud of the work done at their flagship hospital in Pittsburgh’s Oakland neighborhood. But they’re also well aware of the drawbacks elderly veterans face when walking up the aptly-named “Cardiac Hill” to their appointments. “There are a lot of steep hills, and in bad weather...
$180K study to analyze Pittsburgh police staffing, how officers are used
Pittsburgh City Council has hired a California company to analyze the police force’s staffing levels and how officers are used. The city will pay Matrix Consulting Group $180,000 to conduct the study, the first one done on the police bureau since 2005, according to Jake Pawlak, director of the city’s...
Pittsburgh to use $1M budgeted for public safety training facility for Penn Circle project instead
Pittsburgh City Council voted Tuesday to reallocate $1 million earmarked for a new public safety training facility in Lincoln-Lemington to a project that will convert Penn Circle into a two-way street. Two pieces of related legislation will move $808,000 from the 2019 budget and $192,000 from the 2020 budget to...
Night of clean comedy benefits Myasthenia Gravis Association of Western Pa.
Family problems, health problems, fear of aging — they’re topics that most everyone can relate to, but not everyone sees the humor in them. Pittsburgh comedian David Kaye can, and he’ll share his wry observations during Comedy for a Cause on July 16 at Elements in North Huntingdon. “I look...
Fox Chapel Area School Board approves budget with 1.5% tax hike
The Fox Chapel Area School Board adopted a budget for the 2022-23 school year that outlines $111 million in spending and enacts a 1.5% property tax increase. The board voted 7-0 on June 13 to approve the spending plan, which made no cuts to programs or staffing. Board President Marybeth...
UPMC breaks ground on $1.5B hospital project in Pittsburgh’s Oakland
UPMC said Tuesday its $1.5 billion project to build a 17-story hospital in Oakland is the largest health care construction project going in Pennsylvania — and the largest in Pittsburgh’s history. “It will be the beating heart of life-changing medicine,” UPMC President and CEO Leslie Davis said of the planned...
Riverview High School graduates Class of 2022
On June 8, the Riverview High School Class of 2022 commencement was held to celebrate the achievements of the district’s 52 seniors. It also happened to be the 50th anniversary of Riverview School District. The festivities began with a parade that started at the high school on Third Street in...
Students at Aquinas Academy in Hampton compete at PJAS State Tournament
Fifteen eighth-graders at Aquinas Academy of Pittsburgh in Hampton qualified for the Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science State Meeting competition. The students qualified by earning a first-place award at the PJAS Region 7 meeting. Twenty-two Aquinas students submitted video entries for the regional meeting in February, and 15 received first-place...
‘Knight Rider’ tractor, trailer reunited in Butler CountyVideo
Many cars were used to portray KITT, the Knight Industries Two Thousand, on the television series “Knight Rider.” Joe Huth of Butler County co-owns one of five that still exist. But there was only one trailer used over the four seasons of the 1980s show as the Foundation for Law...
Hampton High School graduates Class of 2022
Hampton High School’s Class of 2022 commencement took place June 9 at Fridley Field, with Principal Marguerite Imbarlina welcoming the graduates and acknowledging academic recognitions. She joined other Hampton Township School District administrators, including Superintendent Michael Loughead, joined Bryant Wesley, school board president, in presenting diplomas. Quentin Romero-Lauro, senior class...
5 things to know about Flag Day
Many Americans associate Flag Day with happiness because it generally falls on or around the last day of school on June 14. Despite that joyful coincidence, Flag Day stands for something far more significant with origins that date back centuries. The fact that school usually was out by the time...
