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Pittsburgh native Cardinal Wuerl set to retire from Vatican roles
Pittsburgh native Cardinal Donald Wuerl is retiring. Wuerl is expected to resign from his role as a member of the Congregation for Bishops on Nov. 12 when he turns the mandatory retirement age of 80, according to a report by National Catholic Reporter. The retirement comes two years after Wuerl...
Greensburg budget would keep taxes flat despite ‘revenue killer’ pandemic
Greensburg City Councilman Randy Finfrock likes to pepper his annual budget presentation with jokes to keep it interesting for his fellow council members and residents. “That’s not happening this time,” Finfrock said Monday. “This is a difficult budget, it’s a difficult year.” Council is considering a budget that would keep...
Latrobe to hold line on taxes in 2021 while assessing new stormwater fee
Latrobe residents face a new stormwater management fee, but no property tax increase, under the proposed 2021 city budget. Council is expected at its Dec. 14 meeting to finalize the $6.5 million spending plan, which reflects an increase of about $500,000 from the 2020 budget. City Manager Michael Gray said...
Warmer weather to taper off beginning Wednesday
The unseasonably warm weather the past few days in Western Pennsylvania didn’t break any records for November, but they are certainly giving residents a chance to enjoy the outdoors before winter begins to set in. Temperatures Monday reached 75 degrees and Tuesday’s high is forecast at 77 degrees. “This last...
Gunman in April 2019 Monroeville Mall shooting pleads guilty to aggravated assault
A McKeesport man who was arrested and charged for spraying bullets into the doors of a Monroeville Mall entrance last year pleaded guilty Tuesday before an Allegheny County judge. Brandon Noel, 23, pleaded guilty to aggravated assault in connection with a fight that broke out between two McKeesport gangs at...
Charges filed in Brentwood, South Park district court Nov. 5-9
District court judges in Brentwood and South Park handled these criminal cases from Nov. 5-10. Defendants will have court dates set in the appropriate district courts. Judge Michael Thatcher, South Park • Danny C. Thomson III, 22, of Burgettstown with two counts of prohibited acts. Charges were filed by Pleasant...
Experts: Trump lawsuit targeting Allegheny County election not legally sound
The Trump campaign’s most recent attempt to discredit Pennsylvania’s election results is more of the same, experts said — unfounded allegations with no proof to back them up. “There’s no proof of widespread fraud (or even a little bit of fraud),” wrote Rick Hasen, an expert in election law who...
Hempfield considers feasibility study to look at high school renovation, rebuild
Members of the Hempfield Area School Board are considering moving forward with a feasibility study that would look into renovating or rebuilding the high school. Superintendent Tammy Wolicki and district Business Manager Wayne Wismar, who presented the idea to board members this week, said the study would determine what kind...
Blue Angels visit to Unity airport delayed until Thursday
Central Westmoreland County residents looking skyward just after noon Thursday could get a sneak peek of what’s in store at the 2021 county airshow May 29-30 at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport. An advance team from the U.S. Navy Blue Angels flight demonstration squadron, based in Pensacola, Fla., is expected to...
McKees Rocks bakery Jenny Lee to be featured on QVC
Jenny Lee, a McKees Rocks brand owned by 5 Generation Bakers, will be featured on QVC at 3 p.m. Tuesday. The QVC feature will showcase four flavors of Jenny Lee’s staple swirl bread, according to Cody Baxter, director of marketing. The QVC promotion will offer six loaves of bread for...
Westmoreland Intermediate Unit sends 1,000 backpacks of supplies to students in Western Pa.
One thousand homeless students across Western Pennsylvania will be delivered some kindness next week courtesy of Westmoreland County. Stuffed in each of 1,000 backpacks are toiletries, school supplies, a blanket and a note card asking the student to pay it forward. The Westmoreland Intermediate Unit collected about $25,000 worth of...
Hempfield officials reworking middle school surveys prior to full return
Hempfield Area School District officials are modifying surveys sent to middle school parents after several people expressed interest in keeping with the hybrid model. Responses to the surveys, sent out at the end of October, will be used to determine how many students will make a full return to the...
Police investigating shooting in Plum
Allegheny County police are investigating a shooting early Tuesday in Plum in which multiple shots were fired into a home along Renton Road. Plum Assistant Police Chief Mark Focareta said officers responded to a call at about 1 a.m. after dispatchers were notified of shots fired in the area of...
Westmoreland County adds 5 new covid-19 deaths, 119 new cases
Westmoreland County has 119 new covid-19 cases Tuesday, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health. Five new coronavirus-related deaths were reported, as well. Total cases now stand at 5,293 and total deaths are 123. Westmoreland County coronavirus by dayInfogram In the county, there are currently 56 covid-19 patients hospitalized, with...
Allegheny County reports 317 new covid-19 cases, says many attended parties, gatherings
Allegheny County reported 317 new covid-19 cases Tuesday, the second most the county has seen. One new coronavirus-related death was reported, as well. Total cases now stand at 17,973 and the death toll increased to 448. Allegheny County coronavirus by dayInfogram In Allegheny County, there are currently 214 covid-19 patients...
Pittsburgh police investigate 2nd port-a-potty explosion in a week
Someone blew up a port-a-potty on Pittsburgh’s North Side sometime overnight into Tuesday morning, according to city police. A construction crew on Itin Street in the city’s East Allegheny neighborhood reported the blown-up portable toilet to authorities around 7 a.m., according to Public Safety spokesman Maurice Matthews. The bomb squad...
McCandless responds to sexual harassment suit filed by female police officer
McCandless officials are defending the town’s actions after the police department’s lone female officer filed a lawsuit against the municipality, its former police chief and a lieutenant, alleging discrimination, sexual harassment and retaliation. In a statement posted on the town’s website, town officials said they first became aware of the...
Assault, drug cases among those recently handled in Judge DeLuca’s Penn Hills court
Penn Hills District Judge Anthony L. DeLuca handled the following cases recently. Defendants will have court dates set in Allegheny County Common Pleas Court. Charges were filed by Penn Hills police. Held for court • Onarae Houser, 28, of New Kensington on charges of possession of controlled substances. Charges were...
Burglary, ID theft cases among those recently handled in Judge Zucco’s Plum court
Plum District Court Judge Linda Zucco handled these cases recently. Defendants will have court dates set in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas. Charges were filed by Plum police unless otherwise noted. Held for court • Jeffrey Anderson, 24, of Plum on charges of simple assault and harassment. Charges...
Hampton graduate vying for Best Buddies state Champion of the Year title
A Hampton graduate is in the running to be crowned Best Buddies Pennsylvania Champion of the Year. Abby Molinaro is competing in a fundraising campaign to grow awareness for the Best Buddies program, which she enjoyed for three years as a student at Hampton High School. Best Buddies was founded...
Norwin considers postponing return to in-person classes as covid-19 quarantining rises
Norwin’s superintendent on Monday recommended the district postpone the return to full-time in-school instruction planned to resume Nov. 18 because coronavirus cases have risen in the school district and community, forcing the 14-day quarantining of “hundreds of student and staff” in the past few weeks. Superintendent Jeff Taylor said at...
Pitt students react to shifting guidelines, shelter-in-place
As the University of Pittsburgh tightens covid-19 restrictions amid rising infection levels, some students say they aren’t all that surprised. “All of this is unfortunate but not completely unexpected,” said Eric Macadangdang, a senior Pitt student and president of the student government. “But it’s completely necessary.” The university moved its...
Police log: Monroeville police charges filed Oct. 21 to 30
Monroeville police filed the following charges Oct. 21 to 30 with District Judge Jeffrey L. Herbst. Charges were filed by Monroeville police unless otherwise noted: • Adrian Bernard Petty, 25, of Buffalo, N.Y, with five counts of promoting prostitution. Charges were filed Oct. 21 in connection with an incident on...
DUI, drug cases among those recently handled in Judge DeLuca’s Penn Hills court
Penn Hills District Judge Anthony L. DeLuca handled the following cases recently. Defendants will have court dates set in Allegheny County Common Pleas Court. Charges were filed by Penn Hills police unless otherwise noted. Waived preliminary hearings • Arthur Jones-Beasley, 26, of Pittsburgh on charges of receiving stolen property, theft...
DUI, harassment cases among those handled in Judge Robert Dzvonick’s Sharpsburg court
Sharpsburg District Court Judge Robert Dzvonick handled these cases recently. Defendants will have court dates set in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas. • Charges of terroristic threats and harassment against Sharona Cartlidge, 29, of Pittsburgh were continued. Charges were filed on Oct. 13 by Sharpsburg police. • Justina...
