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Freeport Renaissance Association hosting free outdoor concerts
Freeport Riverside Park will be filled with the sounds of music Friday and Saturday. The Freeport Renaissance Association — a community organization that works to beautify and promote Freeport — will host this weekend’s outdoor concerts. Let’s Duet, a classic rock show, will start at 7 p.m. Friday. Saturday’s Country...
Slot machine arrival marks milestone in Hempfield casino constructionVideo
The former Bon-Ton department store at Westmoreland Mall in Hempfield is starting to look a lot like a casino. Live! Casino Pittsburgh, a $150 million venue owned by The Cordish Companies of Maryland, is slated to open before Thanksgiving with 750 slot machines and 30 table games. By Thursday, about...
Gov. Wolf urges legislature to give $225 million to frontline workers’ hazard pay
Gov. Tom Wolf urged the legislature Thursday to allocate an additional $225 million to the Hazard Pay Program, which offers temporary pay increases for frontline workers during the covid-19 pandemic. Wolf announced the first wave of Hazard Pay Program funding in July. The program distributed $50 million in hazard pay...
Burrell spectator policy keeps out visiting fans for football, indoor events
Burrell School District’s spectator policy for football and indoor sporting events, adopted this week, allots two tickets to every senior participant and one ticket for each underclassman. There isn’t enough room to accommodate everyone who wants to attend games given guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and...
Area happenings
Flu shots available at church Flu vaccinations will be provided at New Hope Presbyterian Church, 12727 Lincoln Way, North Huntingdon, at 11:30 a.m. Sept. 27, after worship service. Those receiving the shot do not need to participate in the service. The church will follow Centers for Disease Control guidelines for...
Leechburg food truck festival looks to raise money for ailing fire company
A new food truck festival is coming to Leechburg. The “Food Truck Rally on the River,” sponsored by the Leechburg Volunteer Fire Company, is scheduled from noon to 6 p.m. Saturday on the fire company grounds on Canal Street. The outdoor foodie fundraiser is needed more than ever, said Brian...
Another man wounded in Masontown shooting files federal suit for negligence
A Uniontown man filed a federal lawsuit on Wednesday against a Fayette County magistrate judge and the estate of a man who shot him there two years ago. Scott A. Furlong Jr. said in his federal complaint that he was shot in the wrist about 2 p.m. on Sept. 19,...
Pry bar in crashed car led Rostraver police to make arrest in attempted break-in at gun store
A pry bar and screwdriver left behind in a car that crashed near the scene of an attempted burglary at a gun store led Rostraver police to connect an Elizabeth man to the crime, according to court papers filed this month. Authorities said they identified Kristopher Cerniga, 33, as the...
2 people sue West Penn Hospital after former employee is charged with secretly recording them
Two people who say they were video recorded by a West Penn Hospital employee filed a lawsuit against the hospital system Wednesday, alleging negligence and invasion of privacy. The complaint, filed in Allegheny County Common Pleas Court, seeks class-action status to represent everyone who was allegedly victimized by Guy Caley,...
Golf outing delayed, ‘Movies in the Park’ set for Saturday
Panther Foundation moves golf outing The Franklin Regional Panther Foundation has postponed its annual golf fundraiser. It will now be held June 11, 2021. Questions can be directed to frsdpr@frsdk12.org, or 724-327-5456, ext. 7617. Final ‘Movies in the Park’ set for Saturday The Delmont Recreation Board will host its final...
Westmoreland County reaches 50 covid-19 deaths after a month with no reported deaths
Westmoreland County has 18 new coronavirus cases Thursday, per the Pennsylvania Department of Health. Of the new cases, nine are confirmed and nine are probable. One new covid-19 related death was also reported, which resulted in the county reaching 50 total deaths. Prior to Thursday, there had not been a...
Vice president makes a quick stop at Murrysville GOP Victory Center
On the way to a campaign event at Cornerstone Ministries, U.S. Vice President Mike Pence made an unscheduled stop at the Murrysville GOP Victory Center on Rt. 22 on Sept. 9. Pence met briefly with Murrysville Mayor Regis Synan and local state Rep. Bob Brooks (R-Murrysville), and spoke to the...
Growing older: Number of centenarians on the rise in U.S.
Sounds of honking horns, cheering crowds and bouts of “happy birthday” wafted through normally quiet neighborhoods this year as friends and family, not letting the coronavirus pandemic stop them, celebrated loved ones turning 100. The number of centenarians around the world is on the rise, data show, a generation of...
Petition created to show support for public greenspace project in Penn Hills, Churchill
A group of people from Penn Hills and surrounding areas created a petition online asking for support of the Allegheny Land Trust’s effort to acquire the vacant 148 acres that used to house the defunct Churchill Valley Country Club. “This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to protect a critical stormwater recharge...
Allegheny County reports 79 new covid-19 cases, 3 new deaths
Allegheny County has 79 new coronavirus cases Thursday, according to the county Health Department. Three new covid-19 deaths and three new hospitalizations were also reported. Total cases are now 11,510, with total deaths now 366 and total hospitalizations at 1,099. “Optimistically, while we’ve seen the numbers stabilize or are maybe...
Pair accused of trafficking 400 ‘bricks’ of fentanyl
A Philadelphia woman and Dominican Republican man arrested by the state police in a traffic stop along the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Mt. Pleasant Township have been charged by the federal government with possessing about 400 “bricks” of fentanyl, a powerful painkiller that is mixed with heroin to make a deadly...
Jeannette native helping students of military personnel killed or disabled
A Jeannette native is spearheading efforts to raise money for educational scholarships for families of military service people who have died or have been disabled while on active duty. Michael Popella of Grove City founded the Folds of Honor of Western PA Chapter after meeting the national organization’s founder, Lt....
DUI 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 • Timothy George Weifenbaugh Jr., 38, of Plum on charges of failing to obey...
Pa. has record-breaking sportsbook wagers in August
August was Pennsylvania’s best month yet in sportsbook revenues, making the state a contender for the second largest legal sports betting market in the country. The state generated almost $365 million in sports betting wagers, up from $109 million recorded during the same period last year, the Pennsylvania Gaming Control...
Volunteer tutors needed in Monroeville, Pitcairn
Raising Achievement in Monroeville and Pitcairn, a nonprofit focused on raising academic excellence in students, is in need of volunteer tutors. The tutors would have the option to meet with students virtually, using tools such as Zoom or Google Meets, or in-person under health guidelines at Pitcare Inc. in Pitcairn...
Goodwill to host hiring event for new Penn Hills store
Goodwill will be having a hiring event for its new store in Penn Hills from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday at 230 Rodi Road. The store is expected to open in mid-October next to Planet Fitness in the Penn Hills Center shopping plaza off Rodi Road. The hiring event,...
Carnegie Museum hiding famous ‘Lion Attacking a Dromedary’ diorama from view
It’s a visceral scene that has made an indelible impression on countless schoolchildren and many other visitors to the Carnegie Museum of Natural History for generations. A fight for survival is at the heart of the famous “Lion Attacking a Dromedary” diorama depicting a violent encounter between two lions and...
4 injured in South Fayette crash
A three-vehicle crash injured multiple people Wednesday evening. The crash was reported in the 1900 block of Mayview Road in South Fayette around shortly before 8:30 p.m., according to a tweet from Allegheny County. Tribune-Review news partner WPXI-TV reported that four people were taken to the hospital. The extent of...
Pittsburgh firefighter injured while battling fire in Wilkinsburg
A Pittsburgh firefighter was injured while battling a one-alarm fire in Wilkinsburg Wednesday afternoon. According to Pittsburgh Public Safety spokesman Maurice Matthews, firefighters with the Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire responded to an abandoned structure at the 500 block of Singer Place around 2 p.m. On scene, one firefighter suffered a...
Police: Motorcyclist in critical condition after Carrick crash
A motorcyclist was transported to an area hospital in critical condition following a crash in Carrick Wednesday evening. Pittsburgh police and medics responded to the crash involving a motorcycle and a vehicle in the 400 block of Becks Run Road around 7 p.m. The male motorcyclist was the only person...
