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Franklin Regional Thespians rehearse for virtual fall play, ‘A Delightful Quarantine’Video
The Franklin Regional Thespians were originally planning to perform “A Christmas Carol” as their fall production. But they certainly weren’t going to risk an asymptomatic Scrooge passing the coronavirus to Bob Cratchit. And, while this season’s virtual fall play has “Quarantine” in the title, it has nothing to do with...
Westmoreland County elections office extends hours, will remain open this weekend
With more than 22,000 mail-in ballots outstanding, Westmoreland County will keep its elections bureau office open until 8 p.m. each day through Nov. 3. The extended hours will start Fridayand continue through Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 3, including Saturday and Sunday. “Our concern is making sure every person who needs...
Spectrum Charter School in Monroeville raises more than $4K for autism organizationVideo
Spectrum Charter School in Monroeville exceeded its $ fundraising goal Friday to benefit a national organization aimed at helping those with autism. The school raised more than $4,000 for the Pittsburgh chapter of Autism Speaks and celebrated with a small event. The money was presented to the organization on an...
Penn Hills man pleads guilty to selling drugs that killed Lower Burrell man
A Penn Hills man will serve up to nine years in prison for selling fentanyl-laced heroin to a Lower Burrell man who died of an overdose in 2018. Christopher Krishawn Napper, 26, pleaded guilty Thursday to a felony count of drug delivery resulting in death and another drug offense in...
Carlynton School District begins in-person instruction
After starting the school year fully remote, students in Carlynton School District’s elementary schools have gone back to in-person classes four days a week. Oct. 29 was the first day for the new schedule. At Crafton Elementary, kindergarten through third-grade students were welcomed with a few surprises on their first...
Pittsburgh officials launch health, safety and violence prevention initiativeVideo
Pittsburgh’s new Health, Safety, and Violence Prevention Initiative emphasizes policing and social services reforms to ensure that people facing a crisis will have access to the right resources and responders. “This is our way of taking a public health approach to address the underlying issues,” Councilman Ricky Burgess said, at...
Fox Chapel lands $442,000 grant for Hardie Valley Park development
On the heels of the new 17-acre Hardie Valley Park opening in Fox Chapel, officials announced the borough was awarded a nearly $450,000 grant to help with development. Money will help pay a six-year, three-phase improvement plan for the space off Old Mill Road. In all, work is expected to...
KDKA’s century of radio is filled with broadcasting firsts and iconic personalitiesVideo
Frank Conrad was never one to think small. An assistant chief engineer at Westinghouse Electric’s East Pittsburgh Works, Conrad had taken the unprecedented step of putting a microphone next to a phonograph so listeners of his home-built station, 8KX, could hear music. Then he brought an even bigger idea to...
Excela projects funded with $115M in bonds issued by Westmoreland County authority
Westmoreland County commissioners this week approved issuing up to $115 million in revenue bonds to be used by Excela Health to pay for capital improvement projects and to expand its service into new markets. Acting as the Westmoreland Industrial Development Authority, the commissioners unanimously signed off on the tax-exempt bonds,...
Murrysville Scout troop produces 3 Eagle Scouts in 3 weeksVideo
Scouts from Troop 208 in Murrysville are earning their wings at a brisk pace this fall. Over three weeks in October, three members of Troop 208 earned their Eagle Scout badges following the completion of their Eagle projects, adding function to Murrysville Community Park and the nearby Scouting Knob, and...
Westmoreland County surpasses 100 covid-19 deaths
Westmoreland County has now seen more than 100 deaths attributed to the coronavirus since the start of the pandemic in March. The Pennsylvania Department of Health added two new covid-related deaths to the county’s total Friday, making 101 deaths since the first death was announced April 8. The county has...
Judge asks sides to work out dispute on Columbus statue in Schenley Park
In a powerfully worded order filed Friday, an Allegheny County judge asked the two sides fighting over the removal of the Columbus statue at Schenley Park to try to reach consensus. “Open mindedness as a community requires that we listen to each other and weigh the concerns expressed collectively with...
Christ the Divine Teacher Catholic Academy celebrates Halloween with parade
Christ the Divine Teacher Catholic Academy students participated in the annual Halloween parade through the Aspinwall business district Oct. 29. “Although it looks different than years past, the kids had a fun time,” said Katie Lovett, school director of marketing. Every year, the 100 or so students from CDTCA march...
Basement democracy: Residents open homes as polling places in Westmoreland County
Democracy happens in Betty Tokarcik’s Wyano basement. Voting rights have been exercised in Kathleen Slomiany’s living room in Van Meter. The two women, who live about 8 miles apart in southwestern Westmoreland County, have opened the doors of their homes twice a year for decades to the voters in their...
Girl Scouts holding Thanksgiving food drive at McCandless Crossing Nov. 1, 14
A local Girl Scout troop will be holding a food drive at McCandless Crossing on two Saturdays in November to help needy families during the holidays. Girls from Troop #36774 will be at the shopping center from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Nov. 1 and 14. Donations will be...
Mt. Pleasant Borough girl delivers Halloween ‘survival kits’ to area policeVideo
Mt. Pleasant’s annual Halloween parade went off without a hitch Wednesday night, but the borough police department got their own surprise Friday in the form of a “survival kit” of treats, courtesy of 12-year-old Arianna Cholock. In fact, the Mt. Pleasant Area School District seventh grader made a point to...
Pittsburgh arcade Games N’ At to permanently close
A popular Pittsburgh arcade is set to close for good on Nov. 8. Games N’ At, a bring-your-own-beer-style arcade that’s been running at 2010 Josephine St. in the South Side for at least 17 years, posted an announcement on Facebook on Thursday. “We will be going out of business,” the...
Allegheny County adds 173 new covid cases, 7 new deaths
Allegheny County announced 173 new cases of covid-19 on Friday, according to the Health Department. Officials said of those new cases, 110 have been confirmed, based on 1,376 PCR tests conducted from Oct. 16-29. There were 63 probable cases, of which 37 came from positive antigen tests. The new cases...
Police seek information on woman who likely threw rocks at Trump House
State police were called to the Trump House in Unity on Thursday night after a woman apparently threw objects at a metal sign, according to Trooper Steve Limani. Police said the noises just before 10 p.m. sounded like gunshots, but investigators determined the noise was likely caused by rocks being...
Polling places: Where to vote in Sewickley and surrounding communities
Election day is Nov. 3. The Allegheny County Elections Division said all 1,323 polling locations will be open that day from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Anyone in line at 8 p.m. will still be allowed the vote, according to the county’s website. The county website states poll workers will...
Polling places: Where to vote in Ross, McCandless, Franklin Park, Marshall, West View and Bradford Woods
Election day is Nov. 3. The Allegheny County Elections Division said all 1,323 polling locations will be open that day from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Anyone in line at 8 p.m. will still be allowed the vote, according to the county’s website. Poll workers will be provided masks, gloves,...
Former Verona cop pleads guilty in sex case involving minor
A former Verona police officer will serve probation after pleading guilty Thursday to having a sexual relationship with a teenager. Anthony Ogline, 35, pleaded guilty to corruption of minors and furnishing alcohol to a minor before Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge Jill E. Rangos. She ordered him to serve a...
Blue dot of Joe Biden supporters stand strong in red Somerset CountyVideo
There’s a pulsing blue dot in the middle of screaming red Trump Country these days. Just southeast of the Westmoreland County line where the Laurel Highlands soar, Somerset County was the reddest of Western Pennsylvania’s rural counties that pushed then-candidate Donald Trump to a narrow win in Pennsylvania in 2016...
Ex-Marine, double amputee, to speak at SCORE gathering at WCCC
A retired U.S. Marine from Uniontown who is a double amputee and owns a civil engineering firm will speak to a gathering of entrepreneurs during a meeting of SCORE at 9 a.m. Monday at the Westmoreland County Community College’s Commissioners Hall at the Youngwood campus. Brandon Rumbaugh, 31, who is...
Trump, Biden campaigns zero in on Pennsylvania in final days before election
President Donald Trump, Democratic candidate Joe Biden and their campaigns are expected to make appearances across Pennsylvania, including in the Pittsburgh area, in the final days before the Nov. 3 election. With 20 Electoral College votes, Pennsylvania is a key battleground in the presidential race. Trump and Vice President Mike...
