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Police: Man shot in Pittsburgh’s Strip District dies

A man shot Sunday night in Pittsburgh’s Strip District has died, according to Pittsburgh Police. Police responded shortly after 9 p.m. to Penn Avenue for a ShotSpotter alert, police spokesman Maurice Matthews said in a statement. Officers arrived and found a man who had been shot in the head, Matthews...
Online class teaches about the role of Black soldiers in Civil War

Most Americans are aware that the Civil War was fought between the United States of America and the Confederate States of America and was a conflict sparked primarily by a disagreement over the institution of slavery. What many Americans are not aware of is the key role that Black soldiers...
Freezing then warming temps blamed for Pittsburgh-area water main breaks

More than 700 PWSA customers in Pittsburgh’s Troy Hill neighborhood were expected to be without water or have low water pressure Sunday night because of a water main break, and other breaks were reported in Homestead and West Mifflin. Officials with Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority and Pennsylvania American Water...
Police: Mercer County man wanted in abduction case shot himself after shootout with police in Arkansas

A Mercer County man is dead after a Saturday night shootout with state police in a McDonald’s parking lot in Arkansas, authorities said. William Ice, 38, of Jackson Center, had been wanted for the Feb. 11 kidnapping Savannah Childress, 14, in Davidson County, N.C. Multiple police agencies including the FBI,...
Police: Homewood woman charged in child sex case involving Rankin man

A 25-year-old woman from Pittsburgh’s Homewood neighborhood was arrested Friday on charges she conspired with a Rankin man to commit sex crimes against children. Sidney Brooks was taken into custody by Pittsburgh police. Allegheny County police have charged Brooks with 38 felony counts for conspiring with Devaughante Law Sr. of...
Trump House creator Leslie Rossi says she is ‘humbled’ at receiving GOP nod for open state House seat

Leslie Baum Rossi said she was “humbled” by her selection Saturday by a group of party confreres from Somerset and Westmoreland counties to be the Republican candidate in the May 18 special election to fill the vacancy in the 59th District state House seat created by the recent death of...
Leechburg Area School District’s covid-19 cases continue to decline

Active covid-19 cases continue to decrease in the Leechburg Area School District. Superintendent Tiffany Nix said there have been no active cases reported since Feb. 12. The district added a covid tracker to its website earlier this month that displays the latest, year-to-date and inactive positive covid-19 cases for the...
Arsenal Cider Tap House opens in Dormont

Bill Larkin made cider at home as a hobby. He would bring samples to friends and family for parties and get-togethers. “They would tell him how good the cider tasted and asked if they could buy some,” said his wife, Michelle Larkin. “Bill asked me, ‘why don’t we make it...
After 2-year lows recorded Sunday, temperatures may climb to 50 Wednesday

Don’t break out those shorts just yet, but meteorologists at the National Weather Service in Moon said by midweek, Western Pennsylvanians might feel like pulling out their spring wardrobes. “We’re finally going to thaw,” meteorologist Alicia Miller said. And after experiencing the coldest temperature in two years about 7 a.m....
Need eggs? New delivery service caters to Leechburg-area residentsVideo

A new local egg delivery service is available for Leechburg area residents. Kira Karpinski, 38, of Gilpin recently started a subscription egg home delivery service. She said she has a surplus of eggs from more than 20 varieties of hens on her farm and she was inspired to offer the...
Students design cardboard pig that can eat and more in new robotics class at Apollo-RidgeVideo

Apollo-Ridge student Amber Earnest’s drawing titled “Petting Zoo Pig” on cardboard is no ordinary swine. She devised a way to make its mouth move with the help of grant-supported equipment for the first robotics class at the high school. ABC Create, a regional collaboration of educators devoted to student technological...
Leechburg students learn about their emotions and how to handle themVideo

It’s been an emotional six weeks for some students at David Leech Elementary School in Leechburg. And that’s a good thing, said Erin Hettrich, elementary art teacher and co-organizer of Color Monster, a new collaborative student program spotlighting emotional and mental health. “This has been a difficult school year full...
Westmoreland Historical Society lists available positions ahead of season

While several programs are up in the air due to the covid-19 pandemic, staff with the Westmoreland County Historical Society are preparing for the start of their season. Following precautions used over the summer — including face masks, temperature checks and small group sizes — society executive director Lisa Hays...
East Huntingdon church vandalized, $500 reward offered for informationVideo

The windows intentionally broken out of Mt. Nebo Independent Community Church in Westmoreland County are temporarily patched with cardboard and tape, but Greg Butler admits that the frustration of attempting to understand why vandals targeted the 131-year-old sanctuary lingers. Before the 9:30 a.m. service a week ago, Butler arrived at...
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra celebrates its longevity with virtual program

The sounds of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra have resonated for 125 years. (That’s a quasquicentennial, according to the dictionary.) Feb. 27 will mark its first performance this year. The original plan included a year-long celebration culminating with a gala. But the pandemic crashed that party. “We definitely still want to...
Open studio, classes among in-person activities back again at Latrobe Art CenterVideo

Latrobe Art Center’s open studio finds Sue Hrubes and Peg Panasiti each dabbing pigment on a developing watercolor painting. Wielding brushes, wearing masks and facing each other from the far sides of a U-shaped table, the Latrobe artists are among a handful of regulars at the Thursday afternoon sessions now...

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