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Jefferson Hills Mayor Cmar challenged by McCaffrey in November election
Jefferson Hills residents will choose between a Democrat incumbent and a Republican challenger as their next mayor in the November election, according to the Allegheny County Office of Elections’ unofficial candidate list. Here are the nominees and their responses to the election questions posed by South Hills Record. Jan Cmar...
Jury to begin deliberating fatal shooting at Club Erotica in McKees Rocks
Seth McDermit wouldn’t be dead if Charles Becher and his relatives had let McDermit and his friends leave a McKees Rocks strip club early Jan. 29, a prosecutor told an Allegheny County jury Tuesday. Instead, Becher, 24, and the two women he was with escalated the situation, Assistant District Attorney...
New Kensington mother of 4 grateful family was not home when car crashed into house
Renata Diaz calls the living room of her New Kensington home her “bright place.” But Diaz was grateful that she and her four young children — ranging from her newborn daughter to her 10-year-old son — weren’t there Monday morning. On Tuesday, Diaz said that because her 3-year-old daughter wanted...
Pittsburgh City Council approves appointments in Mayor Peduto’s waning days in office
Pittsburgh City Council on Tuesday approved more than a dozen appointments and reappointments to city boards and commissions, despite concern from at least one council member that Mayor Bill Peduto has only a few months left in office. Council approved four new appointments and 14 reappointments to several boards, including...
Johnstown man, Tyrone woman killed in head-on crash in Indiana County
A man from Johnstown and a woman from Tyrone were killed when the vehicles they were driving collided head-on early Tuesday in Indiana County, according to authorities. Dorian Caton, 22, of Johnstown, and Cassandra Lee Jones, 33, of Tyrone, each died of blunt force trauma in the crash that happened...
Pittsburgh City Council approves plan to buy West End senior center
Pittsburgh City Council on Tuesday approved a plan for the city to buy the building that houses the West End Healthy Active Living Center. The building at 80 Wabash St. in the city’s West End Village has been home to the senior center for 21 years. It will continue serving...
Out & About: YWCA Westmoreland fashion show touts ‘Amaizeing’ thrift shop looks
The YWCA Westmoreland County’s annual Girls in Pearls fashion show was subtitled “An Amaizeing Gala.” The name was a nod to the harvest season and to the looks that graced the runway. Held Monday at Rizzo’s Banquet Hall in Crabtree, the 18th annual show featured trendy fashions to be had...
Section of I-79 in Kennedy reopens after morning crash
Authorities on Tuesday afternoon reopened a section of Interstate 79 in Kennedy that closed after a multiple-vehicle crash in the morning. The crash involving a tractor-trailer, dump truck and van happened around 9 a.m. at the Crafton/Route 60 exit. The tractor-trailer overturned and the dump truck ended up through a...
Pine-Richland students recognized in scholar program
Nine Pine-Richland High School seniors are being named semifinalists in the 2022 National Merit Scholarship Corp. program. They include Kevin Frenz, Ethan Jancy, Nicholas Labuda, Eliana Lazzaro, Tadg Manna, Andrew Ni, Jeffrey Ock, Anabel Peasah and Amish Sethi. They are among 16,000 semifinalists in the 67th annual National Merit Scholarship...
Loretto man, 64, dies following Indiana County rollover crash
A Cambria County man was killed after the tractor trailer he was hauling rolled over multiple times in a crash early Sunday morning in Cherryhill Township. Lynn Farabaugh, 64, of Loretto, died of injuries sustained when the truck he was using to haul soybeans began to roll as it approached...
8 seek seats on Hampton council
Hampton Township Council has six candidates running for three, four-year terms. Two of these seats are currently held by incumbents Bethany Blackburn and Carolynn R. Johnson, both are running for reelection. The other four-year term candidates are Julie Fritsch, Rebecca Craig, Michael Bowman and Daniel Scuilli. Additionally, Richard O. Kernick...
Pittsburgh city clerk leads push to create Pa. association of municipal clerks
Pittsburgh’s city clerk is helping to establish an association of municipal clerks in Pennsylvania to make training and networking opportunities more easily accessible. “Pennsylvania’s one of the few states in the country that does not have its own association,” City Clerk Brenda Pree said. When Pree moved to Pennsylvania and...
5 candidates running for 4 seats on Whitehall council
In the Whitehall council race, incumbents Linda Book, Kathy DePuy and William Veith face newcomers Stone Sobieralksi and John Paravati. They are vying for four, four-year terms on council. Here are the candidates and their responses to questions posed by South Hills monthly. Linda Book Age: 65 Political...
Greater Latrobe drama club preps for in-person performances of ‘Radium Girls’
Student thespians at Greater Latrobe Senior High will take audiences back a century to explore a historic struggle over workplace safety that grabbed headlines in its time but is less well-known today. After last fall’s pandemic-triggered virtual play presentation, the school’s Drama Club is back with an in-person production of...
Trick or treat, holiday food drive set at McCandless Crossing
It’s time to trick or treat at McCandless Crossing. The free event 5 to 7 p.m. Oct. 25 lets children to gather Halloween treats from participating McCandless Crossing retailers, restaurants and businesses. Children wishing to participate must be accompanied by an adult to register on the Town Green (between Old...
Bethel Park breaks ground on 3 playground projects
Bethel Park officials recently broke ground on three different playground projects at its municipal parks. First up was Birch Tree Park on Sept. 24, where the new playground equipment was selected by area residents and will be in compliance with current playground safety standards, according to a news release. Storm...
State Rep. Summer Lee launches campaign for Congress
Second-term state Rep. Summer Lee launched her campaign for Congress on Tuesday, a day after longtime U.S. Rep. Mike Doyle said he wouldn’t seek reelection in the district representing Pittsburgh and suburbs in eastern and southern Allegheny County. “For too long, communities like mine have suffered and been left behind...
Shaler mulling changes to graduation gown colors to be more inclusive
The discussion of changes from the traditional blue gowns worn by boys and white gowns worn by girls for Shaler Area High School graduation to something more inclusive brought many opinions from both students and the public at the Oct. 13 Shaler Area School Board meeting. Current and former students...
Sewickley Nonprofit corner for the week of Oct. 19, 2021
Fern Hollow Nature Center 1901 Glen Mitchell Road, Sewickley Heights. 412-741-6136. fhnc.org. Chily & Oyster Festival date moved Join Fern Hollow Nature Center on its beautiful grounds 5:30-8:30 p.m. Nov. 5 for an Oyster and Chili Festival featuring The MillBillys, an acoustic good-time country, roots and blues band from Pittsburgh....
Hempfield school board member balks at mask scofflaws as opposition to mandate continues
A Hempfield Area School Board member left last week’s in-person meeting and joined virtually after several people in the audience were asked to wear their masks correctly. “I’m not putting up with this,” Jeanne Smith said as she left the Oct. 18 session. She later joined the meeting online. Her...
A Flock of Seagulls bringing its space age sound back to PittsburghVideo
Once upon a time there was a rock and roll band from Liverpool, England, that had really cool hair and a fresh, electrifying signature sound. And that band was known as — A Flock of Seagulls. Led by a talented young singer/songwriter named Mike Score, A Flock of Seagulls dropkicked...
McKeesport man sentenced to 14 years in federal prison on drug, weapons violations
A McKeesport man was sentenced Monday to 14 years in a federal prison in connection with drug and weapons offenses. Derrick Walker, 31, was arrested after prosecutors said he sold stamp bags of fentanyl marked “Pray for Death” to a man on June 15, 2019. That man was found dead...
Mandatory masking in schools: A nuisance, but no big deal for most students
Parents have been at the forefront of urging school administrators to take a stand against the state’s September mandate requiring mask-wearing in K-12 schools. Meanwhile, objections from students have been rare. And school administrators responsible for enforcing mask-wearing have reported little to no issues from students. After the state Department...
Jefferson Hills council race has 8 candidates seeking 4 seats
Jefferson Hills council will have at least one new member on council after the November election as incumbent Francis Sockman declined to seek reelection. There are four candidates for both the Democrat and Republican parties seeking four 4-year seats on the Nov. 2 ballot, according to the Allegheny County Office...
The Stroller, Oct. 19, 2021: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your club meetings, community events and fundraisers for free in The Stroller. Send information at least a week in advance to vndnews@triblive.com. Please include a daytime telephone number. Coat drive to benefit Highlands students The second annual Winter-Ready Rams coat drive to benefit children in the Highlands School District...
