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Norwin board urged to fight mask mandate rules
A week after the Norwin School Board meeting was abruptly adjourned before business could be conducted because people in the audience would not don face masks, the school board heard the complaints during a virtual meeting and was urged to fight state orders that students be masked while in school....
Allegheny County Jail Oversight Board votes to end contract with controversial training company
The Allegheny County Jail Oversight Board on Monday night voted to cancel a controversial contract with a corrections special operations group whose founder’s background raised significant questions about his history and qualifications. The vote was 4-3 with one abstention to cancel a $347,000 contract for training and weaponry with Corrections...
Idle Jefferson Hills fire company gets new life through ambulance company partnership
A budding ambulance company established its first official station via a partnership with an idle Jefferson Hills fire company. Pittsburgh Safety Consultants was founded about two years ago in McDonald. It would serve as a medical standby for events such as high school football games, swim meets, big fairs and...
Self-defense claimed in Monessen dog shooting
The lawyer for a Rostraver chiropractor charged with animal cruelty and related offenses told a Westmoreland County jury on Monday that his client shot a barking mixed-breed dog to protect his family. Defense attorney Christopher Blackwell contended a neighbor’s canine snarled, barked and was set to attack children and adults...
Trial begins for Allegheny Township man charged with sexually assaulting 3 children, 3 adults
An Allegheny Township man charged with the sexual assaults of three children and three adults over two decades showed no emotion Monday as the first of his accusers struggled to testify about the alleged abuses she claims she suffered in 2019. The now 14-year-old girl from New Kensington, who prosecutors...
Police: Man charged in Beltzhoover murder arrested
A man wanted in connection with a murder in Pittsburgh’s Beltzhoover neighborhood was taken into custody, Public Safety officials announced Monday. Raymontay Green, 20, of Arlington was arrested Saturday, according to court documents. He is charged in the killing of Darren Green, 29, of Sheraden. The victim was shot to...
Lower Burrell fire company reschedules free movie after baby shower shooting
Lower Burrell’s No. 3 volunteer fire company canceled its free movie night Saturday after the shootings of three people at another city firehall. Three guests were shot at a baby shower at Lower Burrell No. 1 Volunteer Fire Department in the city’s Kinloch section. That was about two hours before...
Hempfield, Highlands students face consequences for ‘Devious Licks’ TikTok challenge
A national social media trend to plunder school restrooms has made its way to at least two more Western Pennsylvania school districts, officials at Hempfield Area and Highlands school districts reported. The “Devious Licks” TikTok challenge dares children to vandalize schools — in most cases, bathrooms — and nab items...
Campaign for drug treatment, recovery programs unveiled for Westmoreland, eastern Allegheny residentsVideo
The U.S. Justice Department on Monday announced a new public campaign to promote local addiction and recovery programs to combat the still climbing numbers of drug overdoses and deaths in Western Pennsylvania. The Press Play PA program will target Westmoreland County and eastern Allegheny County communities to highlight efforts being...
Kinloch neighbors say Saturday’s triple shooting out of character for Lower Burrell
Teddy Hare has lived most of his his life in a home along Pittsburgh Street in Lower Burrell that’s in eyesight of the Kinloch fire hall. When he spotted police lights in the club’s parking lot on Saturday evening, he assumed it was just another speeding driver who got pulled...
Cafeteria worker faces charges for bringing gun to Pittsburgh elementary school
A Pittsburgh Public Schools employee was arrested after bringing a gun to Grandview Elementary in the city’s Allentown neighborhood on Monday, school officials confirmed. “While the employee does have a license to carry a firearm, they are not permitted on school grounds,” said district spokeswomen Ebony Pugh. The employee, a...
Pittsburgh pediatrician hopes ‘a lot of kids’ get vaccinated by HalloweenVideo
Parents eager to get children under 12 vaccinated for covid-19 received some encouraging news Monday. Pfizer announced its covid-19 vaccine works for children 5 to 11 and that it will apply to the Food and Drug Administration by the end of the month for emergency use in that age group....
Portion of Center Road to be closed for 28 days in October
A portion of Center Road in Plum, near the Monroeville border, will be closed for a 28-day period at the beginning of October. Plum Contracting Inc., along with the PA Turnpike Commission, will implement a 28-day detour of Center Road, effective Oct. 1. The purpose of the closure will be...
Drainage work to restrict traffic in Youngwood, cause detour in Mt. Pleasant Township
Traffic restrictions will start Wednesday as crews work to make drainage-related improvements in Youngwood and a detour on Route 982 in Mt. Pleasant Township. Work on Route 982 was to have started this week but has been delayed until 6 a.m. Sept. 27. In Youngwood, a section of Depot Street,...
Verona celebrates 150-year anniversary with full weekend of events
The town of Verona celebrated its 150-year anniversary over the weekend of Sept. 18-19 with a full slate of events for the community sponsored by the Verona Community Group and the Lower Valley Athletic Foundation. The borough’s birthday party kicked off Sept. 18 with Community Day, a festival taking place...
Tarentum municipal office closed for covid-19 protocol
The main office of the Tarentum municipal building will be closed this week after its only scheduled employee is in quarantine for covid-19-related protocol. Manager Michael Nestico said the office will reopen at 10 a.m. Sept. 27. “We only have one employee scheduled to be in the office this week...
Sharspsburg awarded grant to combat flooding
Sharpsburg has been awarded a $162,000 no-match grant to research how to thwart flooding near Seitz Run. Residents, particularly in the lower section of Kittanning Pike, are routinely flooded after heavy rains. The money will target ways to alleviate the impact, authorities said. Mayor Matt Rudzki thanked “everyone who made...
$7.1 million deposited in fund to revitalize Pittsburgh’s Hill District
A $7.1 million infusion of cash has been deposited into a fund that aims to revitalize Pittsburgh’s Hill District neighborhood, the city announced Monday. The money is now in the Greater Hill District Neighborhood Reinvestment Fund. Administered by the Urban Redevelopment Authority, the fund will make grants for development projects...
Former Pittsburgh Public Schools principal faces $750 fine for state ethics violations
A former Pittsburgh Public Schools principal is facing a $750 fine from the Pennsylvania State Ethics Commission for failing to complete statements of financial interests between 2016 and 2018. Deonne M. Arrington has until Oct. 17 to pay the civil penalty, the commission said when it released its findings Friday....
In brief: Depreciation Lands Museum programs, Family Fun Festival, pumpkins for sale and more in Hampton
Depreciation Lands Museum activities • The Hydref Fall Festival & Market Fair will take place at the Depreciation Lands Museum from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct 2. Traveling vendors and demonstrators of 18th century goods will be on hand to share their wares and their conversation. Pet the farm...
In brief: Richland history presentation, celebrity golf outing, La Roche college fair and more in Pine, Richland
‘An Evening of Richland History’ The History & Landmarks Society of Richland AC is having an event called “An Evening of Richland History” at 6:45 p.m. on Oct. 6. at the Northern Tier Library’s ground-floor meeting room. The evening will feature three informative 20-30 minute presentations about three historic Richland...
In brief: Plum Republicans meet, student news, Monday Market and more in Plum, Oakmont
Plum Republican meeting The Plum Borough Republican Committee will meet at Palmieri’s Restaurant on 951 Old Frankstown Road in Plum at 7 p.m. Sept. 28. The featured guest speaker will be Jason Richey, candidate for governor of Pennsylvania. This meeting is open to all registered Republicans and provides a forum...
In brief: Student news, Shade Tree Commission planting, Class of 1975 reunion and more in Penn Hills
Student news Anthony Vehec has been named to the Southern New Hampshire University president’s list for the summer 2021 semester. Full-time students who have earned a minimum GPA of 3.700 or above are named to the president’s list. Full-time status is achieved by earning 12 credits. Plum Creek restoration project...
In brief: Blawnox walking group, class reunion, sneaker recycling and more in Fox Chapel
Knox Walks For Fitness Knox Walks for Fitness is a community walking group in Blawnox that promotes fun and fitness. The group meets for walks Mondays at 6 p.m., weather permitting. Participants should meet at the Blawnox Community Park or can join the walk along the route. The group walks...
In brief: Botanical garden giveaway, Garden City Food Pantry distributions and more in Monroeville
Daffodil bulbs Monroeville Botanical Garden volunteers will distribute free daffodil bulbs from 9 a.m. to noon Sept. 25 at the Monroeville Community Park West gazebo area. The bulbs will be given away while supplies last. The botanical garden welcomes volunteers from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesdays to help keep the...
