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Aspinwall resident, former Allegheny County assistant district attorney, seeking District Judge position
A former Allegheny County Assistant District Attorney is calling for increased diversity in the court system and will seek to fill the vacant magistrate office in Sharpsburg. Jen Evashavik, an Aspinwall resident for more than 20 years, said she has worked tirelessly through both her professional and personal life to...
Strip District’s former Produce Terminal welcomes new tenantsVideo
Visitors to Pittsburgh’s Strip District can now buy plants, candles and locally-made crafts, take golf lessons and shop at a liquor store at the landmark former Produce Terminal on Smallman Street. The sprawling, low-slung building is familiar to anyone who’s eaten a fry-filled sandwich at Primanti’s original location on nearby...
New Kensington’s Knead Cafe to receive $25K grant from Northwestern Mutual
For the second time in three years, New Kensington’s Knead Community Cafe is receiving a $25,000 grant from Northwestern Mutual for its work in the community. Kevin Bode, who with his wife, Mary, founded Knead four years ago, has been a financial adviser with Northwestern Mutual for 34 years. They...
South Huntingdon man gets probation for child endangerment charge connected to deplorable house
A South Huntingdon man was sentenced Wednesday to two years of probation on a child endangerment charge in connection with deplorable living conditions at a Yukon home. Jason Michael Welch, 43, was ordered to complete parenting classes and must be supervised when visiting with the children involved in the case,...
Work on 1st phase of new Hampton Community Park loop trail set to begin
A new trail through Hampton Community Park won’t just be a place for residents to get a little exercise in the fresh air. Township officials hope that the 1.5-mile trail will be a first step toward connecting sections of the community and beyond. “When the current members of council got...
Rachel Carson EcoVillage moves forward in Richland Township
A shared living community proposed in Richland Township is moving forward after years of planning and conceptualizing. The township’s planning commission recently recommended approval of a change in the master plan regarding Chatham University’s Rachel Carson EcoVillage. An EcoVillage is a housing development concept first established in Denmark in the...
Tarentum approves buying police SUV, policies on rifles, cameras
Tarentum police soon will be able to use their own rifles on the job under a policy approved this week by borough council. Council also OK’d plans to buy a new hybrid SUV for the department and approved the use of mobile video and audio recorders and body-worn cameras. Borough...
Rep. Mike Doyle defends covid relief bill, minimum wage increaseVideo
A nearly $2 trillion coronavirus relief bill passed the U.S. House last Saturday and is now being scrutinized by the Senate. Even if the Senate makes cuts to the spending bill, pundits say it’s likely to remain a very large one. Most Republicans feel a large amount of federal spending,...
Westmoreland County covid cases, deaths, hospitalizations remain stable
Covid-19 cases and deaths in Westmoreland County have been mostly down the past two weeks, while hospitalizations have ticked up some in that time. The county on Thursday reported 56 additional covid cases — 33 confirmed, 23 probable, according to data from the Pennsylvania Department of Health. The total number...
Work on Forbes Road in Monroeville resumes, completion expected next month
Work has again begun on Forbes Road in Monroeville after a four-month delay. Steve Cowan, a Penn DOT spokesman, said the $1.34 million landslide repair project on the Monroeville road resumed March 1. A portion of Forbes Road has been closed since July so that Braddock-based Mele & Mele &...
Export officials continue community park upgrades
Export officials spent a good portion of the past year updating the borough’s playground, off of Roosevelt Avenue, and want to keep that momentum going as spring approaches. “We’ve cut the (dead) trees down, we did the basketball court, and now we need to fix that fence,” Councilman John Nagoda...
Allegheny County reports 2 more covid deaths, 276 cases
Allegheny County on Thursday reported two additional coronavirus deaths and 276 additional coronavirus cases. The number of the deaths in Allegheny County because of covid-19 stands at 1,688. The health department said that the dates of death ranged from Dec. 7 to Tuesday and that one person was in their...
Irwin cans longtime engineering firm; council at odds over whether move saves money
Irwin switched engineering firms, dumping its longtime engineer in favor of a Latrobe firm. With no public debate on the issue or explanation for its decision, borough council voted 5-2 this week to immediately terminate Bove Engineering Co. of Hempfield and hire Gibson-Thomas Engineering Co. Council members Rick Burdelski, Leslie...
Traffic citations issued to man accused of driving SUV onto frozen North Park Lake
Authorities have issued three traffic citations to a Franklin Park man accused of driving his SUV onto frozen North Park Lake last month, where the vehicle became partially submerged when it broke through the ice. Yizhan Qu, 23, of Franklin Park was cited by Allegheny Police for failing to obey...
Western Pa. hospital leaders endorse J&J vaccine in letter
Leaders of regional hospitals and health systems have asked people to accept the Johnson & Johnson vaccine if given the opportunity. The Western Pennsylvania Regional Chief Medical Officer Consortium, made up of 12 hospital leaders in the region, released a letter Thursday endorsing the benefits of the newly-authorized one-dose shot...
In the Kiski Area School District, students tutoring students benefits bothVideo
There was fraction action happening Tuesday at Kiski Area Upper Elementary School. Fifth-grader Kolton McKain met with Kiski Area High School 10th-grader Kayla Mull after school for one-on-one math tutoring — part of a new After School Mentorship tutoring program. “I couldn’t imagine trying to learn fifth-grade math online —...
Details emerge in fatal Trafford shooting; police arrest suspect
The Allegheny County Medical Examiner has identified the victim of a fatal shooting in Trafford early on Thursday morning. Anthony Michael Raymond, 27, of Pittsburgh was found by Trafford police suffering from multiple gunshot wounds in the 500 block of Fifth Street Extension shortly after 6 a.m. Thursday, according the...
Food Podcast: Pittsburgh Marathon encourages participants to ‘Run for a Reason’
Cara Group has loved running for many years. “I ran track in high school and that was when I decided I really enjoy running,” she said. “I played tennis in college, but running distance came later when I thought it was going to be an inexpensive sport to participate in...
Jeep pulled from Loyalhanna Creek in Derry Twp.Video
A Jeep was pulled from the Loyalhanna Creek between the Kingston Dam and Sleepy Hollow causeway in Derry Township Thursday, thanks to the Westmoreland County swift water rescue team that hooked up tow truck cables to the submerged vehicle. Some members of the team worked on the undercarriage of the...
Fallingwater tour season begins Saturday, but inside remains closed
Outdoor tours at Fallingwater will begin for the season soon, but those wanting to see inside the famous Fayette County home designed by Frank Lloyd Wright will have to keep waiting because of the coronavirus pandemic. The 58th tour season begins Saturday. Tickets are limited because of social distancing precautions....
Ligonier Township man charged with sexually assaulting juvenile
A Ligonier Township man is accused by police of having sex with a juvenile on several occasions, according to court papers. Tyler Madison Smith, 25, is being held at the Westmoreland County Prison. He is charged with six counts of statutory sexual assault and single counts of involuntary deviate sexual...
Neighbor Spotlight: Hampton library volunteer’s dedication to service helps keep the pages turning
Editor’s note: Neighbor Spotlight is a monthly feature that aims to let our readers learn more about the people in their communities who are working to make them a better place, who have interesting stories to tell or who the community feels deserve “15 minutes of fame.” If you would...
Neighbor Spotlight: Dr. Tinamarie Estes-Washington punches back against covid-19Video
Editor’s note: Neighbor Spotlight is a monthly feature that aims to let our readers learn more about the people in their communities who are working to make them a better place, who have interesting stories to tell or who the community feels deserve “15 minutes of fame.” If you would...
Neighbor Spotlight: Blawnox fire chief, coordinator of Allegheny County Swiftwater Rescue Team, retires after 32 years
Editor’s note: Neighbor Spotlight is a monthly feature that aims to let our readers learn more about the people in their communities who are working to make them a better place, who have interesting stories to tell or who the community feels deserve “15 minutes of fame.” If you would...
Penn Hills ‘Litter Queen’ volunteers to pick up trash ‘because it’s the right thing’
Editor’s note: Neighbor Spotlight is a monthly feature that aims to let our readers learn more about the people in their communities who are working to make them a better place, who have interesting stories to tell or who the community feels deserve “15 minutes of fame.” If you would...
