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Police: Burglar left shoes behind as he ran from Brackenridge home
A Brackenridge woman came face-to-face with a burglar at her kitchen door who ran off, leaving his shoes behind, according to borough police. Brackenridge police charged Eric Randall Thompson, 41, of New Kensington with two felonies, burglary and criminal trespass, and misdemeanor counts of theft and receiving stolen property. According...
Westmoreland County adds 43 coronavirus cases over past 2 days
Westmoreland County saw its coronavirus case count increase by 43 over the past two days, according to a report Monday from the Pennsylvania Department of Health. The county had 22 new cases on Sunday and 21 new ones on Monday, the department figures showed. One new Westmoreland County death related...
Trial set for former cop accused of rape, sex assaults
A last-minute bid Monday to stop jury selection from beginning next week in a rape case involving a suspended Mt. Pleasant Borough police officer was rejected by a Westmoreland County judge. Judge Meagan Bilik-DeFazio said the attorney for John Andrew Brown, 47, of Mt. Lebanon, is prepared for trial after...
Gateway’s Moss Side Middle School shuts down for 5 days after 2 staffers test positive for covid-19
Moss Side Middle School in the Gateway School District is closed for five days after a second staff member tested positive for covid-19 on Sunday. It is the fourth instance of covid-19 in the district this week and the second at Moss Side. Assistant Superintendent Dennis Chakey posted a letter...
Pittsburgh Public Schools extends remote work 5 weeks for teachers, 2 days for students
Teachers at Pittsburgh Public Schools will work remotely an additional five weeks, the district and the Pittsburgh Federation of Teachers announced Friday night in a joint statement. The school board voted in late July to maintain remote learning for the first nine weeks of the school year, but teachers were...
Fox Chapel’s Hardie Valley Park set for October opening
A private opening ceremony will be hosted in October for Fox Chapel’s newest recreational gem, the 17-acre Hardie Valley Park, just prior to the space officially welcoming the public. A brief event at 11 a.m. Oct. 17 will include members of the parcel’s previous longtime owners, the Hardie family, borough...
Barstool’s Dave Portnoy takes a Pittsburgh bite out of Primanti’sVideo
Did Dave Portnoy just get tired of eating pizza? The Boston-based pizza reviewer and Barstool Sports founder has been bouncing between Pittsburgh and Philadelphia promoting his new sports betting app — and sampling as much pizza as he can stomach. Maybe Portnoy, who calls himself El Presidente, just needed a...
Penn Hills couple marks 55 years of marriage with drive-by celebration
Spencer and Jacqueline Marie Simon decided to invite friends and neighbors on the evening of Sept. 4 to a drive-by 55th wedding anniversary celebration in their front yard of the Fielding Drive home in Penn Hills. The couple served cupcakes paired with Turner’s iced tea in a nod to their...
Police: Missing Pittsburgh man found safe
Updated: Lampkin has been found and is safe, according to Pittsburgh police. Pittsburgh police are searching for a 75-year-old man last seen Sunday in the city’s Carrick neighborhood, authorities said. Leslie Lampkin was last seen wearing black pants, dress shoes and a brown plaid blazer, according to police. He was...
Westmoreland Ballet takes ‘Nutcracker’ filming to LigonierVideo
Dancers with Westmoreland Ballet are getting a new kind of performance experience as they work on a video version of “The Nutcracker.” With stage performances doubtful this year, company founder Judy Rae Tubbs decided to bring the holiday favorite to audiences in a pandemic-safe way. Tubbs also envisioned a “Nutcracker”...
Western Pennsylvania dry spell to end as cold front approaches
A 14-day dry spell in Western Pennsylvania is expected to end Monday night when a cold front moves through the region. The front will bring an end to warmer weather and make it feel more like autumn, according to National Weather Service meteorologist Pat Herald. “Obviously, it’s dry,” Herald said....
Meet the Strip District Produce Terminal’s new tenants in Pittsburgh
The Strip District Terminal’s storied past is about to reach future generations with a new chapter. Earlier this month, the building’s developer, Chicago-based McCaffery Interests, announced agreements with three more retailers as the $50 million redevelopment nears its end. In keeping with McCaffery’s commitment to lease 25% of the Terminal...
Staffer at Level Green Elementary tests positive for coronavirus
A staff member at Level Green Elementary School has tested positive for the coronavirus, according to a message sent to parents Sunday by Matt Harris, superintendent of Penn-Trafford School District. The school will be open as normal Monday. The district was notified Sunday about the positive test. The staff member...
Person flown to hospital after Beaver County shooting
A man was flown to a Pittsburgh hospital after being shot in Beaver County early Monday. The shooting in the 500 block of Midland Avenue in Midland was reported shortly before 1:30 a.m., a county 911 dispatcher said. State police said the shooting victim, a 29-year-old man, was shot three...
Clairton closes schools, cancels classes after water main break floods building
Clairton City School District is closed and all classes, including online, are canceled Monday and Tuesday after parts of the education center were flooded by a water main break, the district announced. According to the district, a water main failed on the Large Avenue side of the building on Saturday,...
Allegheny Badgers use teamwork to assemble log cabin in Murrysville
Export Maker Space owner Tom Spears and members of Spears’ Allegheny Hockey Association Badger team helped assemble a log cabin purchased by Pamela Barroso of Monroeville. The cabin was located in West Virginia, and brought to Spears’ property Sunday in Murrysville to be reassembled....
Kiski Township looking for sewage board members to preside over $8 million project
Kiski Township is looking for members for its new sewage authority, which will preside over an $8 million first phase of a sewage project in the township’s Orchard Hill neighborhood. Since most of the township does not have public sewage, the new project caused the township to recently establish a...
The Stroller, Sept. 28, 2020: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
The Valley News Dispatch is compiling a list of autumn events and Halloween parades, parties and trick-or-treat nights. Send an email to cpinto-smith@triblive.com. Prospect Cemetery Ghost Tour books for sale Although year’s Ghost Tours at Prospect Cemetery, Brackenridge, are canceled due to the covid-19 pandemic, the cemetery is selling a...
Upcoming events in Murrysville Star coverage area
Purse bash at White Valley AMVETS The White Valley AMVETS will hold its third annual Designer Purse Bash on Oct. 4 at White Valley Park. The gates will open at noon and drawings begin at 1 p.m. Tickets are $30 and include four drawing numbers, door prizes, food and drinks....
In Brief: Senior portraits due, free student meals and more around the North Hills
North Allegheny offering free meals to all students The North Allegheny School District is using a federal grant it recently received to provide free meals to all students for in-person and remote instruction. Details about meal ordering and pickup were sent to all families via email. Meal pickup on remote...
News briefs: Plum’s Fall Fest slated for Oct. 3 at Plum Creek Park
Plum’s annual Fall Fest is scheduled for noon to 4 p.m. Oct. 3 at Plum Creek Park across from the borough building. Activities include pony rides, pumpkin painting, games and a corn maze. Families will have to make reservations to go through the maze as part of the various safety...
News briefs: Thefts of political signs under investigation in O’Hara
O’Hara police are investigating several reports of the theft of political signs from front yards. Township leaders are reminding people that stealing political signs is a crime. Violators will be charged with trespassing and theft by unlawful taking. Glitter an Glow event canceled Fox Chapel Garden Club’s Glitter and Glow...
Hole in the Wall owner: Contrary to the ‘for sale’ sign, we’re still openVideo
Although the building and business are up for sale, the Hole in the Wall Gallery gift shop in Lower Burrell is still very much open, brimming with Halloween skulls and gift favorites such as colorful gem studded jewelry and a T-shirt trimmed in a pink tutu that says “I get...
Religious observance prompts North Allegheny to reschedule vote for return to ‘in-person’ classes
The North Allegheny school board has canceled its meeting planned for Monday night and moved it to Tuesday to accommodate members of the community who are observing the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur. The board’s virtual meeting will be held at 7 p.m. on Tuesday. Yom Kippur is known as...
Post-Gazette’s union president Fuoco out amid investigation
The president of the Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh, which represents newsroom workers at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, has voluntarily resigned from his position amid an investigation by union officials. The Guild’s executive committee was informed of President Michael A. Fuoco’s resignation Saturday night, according to a Sunday statement from the Guild....
