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Traveling African Americans in aviation museum to stop in Sewickley
The son of a famous pilot who pioneered the creation of the Tuskegee Airmen will make a stop in Sewickley this month to talk about African Americans in aviation. Chauncey Spencer, 64, will park his “traveling museum” outside Sewickley’s Tull Theater on Walnut Street from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m....
Pittsburgh police: Man shot multiple times in Hazelwood
A man was hospitalized in stable condition Thursday after being shot multiple times in Pittsburgh’s Hazelwood neighborhood, according to police. Authorities said officers responded to a Shotspotter alert and 911 calls for a man shot along the 100 block of Alluvian Street around 10:30 a.m. The found the victim suffering...
Salvation Army’s Back-to-School Bash Drive-Through to provide essentials for students
The Salvation Army is hosting a Back-to-School Bash Drive-Through on Saturday to provide back-to-school essentials for local students. Advance registration is required. Students will receive backpacks, gently used clothes and shoes, and snacks. A limited number of onsite haircuts will also be available for students. The event is scheduled from...
Attempt to censure Plum school director for Facebook post fails
An attempt to censure Plum School Board member Amy Wetmore for a controversial Facebook post has failed. School Director Scott Kolar made a motion at a special meeting Aug. 12 to draft a resolution to censure Wetmore’s actions and condemn her statements absolving the district of any connection to her...
Penn Hills School District changes name of cyber academy
Penn Hills School District officials have changed the name of their cyber academy a week after discussing changing the district’s Indians nickname and mascot. The board unanimously approved the switch from CHIEFS Cyber Academy to Penn Hills Cyber Academy at a special meeting Wednesday night. It was the same meeting...
Unity Township lobby to reopen soon, with renovation nearing end
Soon residents will be able once more to enter the Unity Township office building during business hours, as renovation of the lobby is nearing completion. “Hopefully, within the next week, we’re going to have the renovations done and the building will be open for people to come in,” according to...
Unity postpones debate on backyard chickens, cites pandemic restrictions
Unity residents were told to wait Thursday when they tried to give the township supervisors their two cents on a local debate about backyard chicken regulations. On the advice of Solicitor Gary Falatovich, the supervisors declined to take comments about chickens at their regular monthly meeting. They deferred discussion on...
Highmark CEO: Covid-19 pandemic has not deterred growth across Pa., neighboring states
Despite recent plunges in hospital revenues statewide, the covid-19 pandemic has not thwarted Highmark Health from strengthening its overall financial position and increasing its reach across Pennsylvania and neighboring states, Highmark CEO David Holmberg said Thursday. “We believe that we are very well-positioned for the long term,” Holmberg told reporters...
3 drug dealers tied to the SCO gang get federal prison sentences
An “ SCO” drug-dealing gang member and two associates, all of whom authorities said were dealing drugs in the Pittsburgh area last year, will spend five years to eight years in federal prison, the U.S. Attorney for Western Pennsylvania announced Thursday. Michael Rose, 28, formerly of Pittsburgh, was sentenced to...
As deadline approaches, restaurants vary on defying Wolf’s capacity order, other restrictionsVideo
Push has come to shove, and some restaurant and bar owners in the region are ready to shove a little harder than others. “To make a blanket ruling for everybody just doesn’t make sense,” said Joseph Tambellini, owner of the eponymous restaurant in Highland Park. “We’re cornered. Tell me what...
Fawn police email account hacked, recipients should disregard messages
No, Fawn police are not asking anyone if they have an Amazon account. The Comcast email account used by the township’s police department has somehow been hacked, and was being used to send phishing emails on Thursday, Supervisor David Montanari confirmed. It comes less than two months after the township’s...
Leechburg Area to start school year with online-only instruction
Leechburg Area School District will offer online classes only for at least the first month of the school year, reversing a previous decision that gave children the option of returning to school for full-time, in-person instruction. The school board voted 8-0 on Wednesday to modify its back-to-school plan and push...
Fayette County court assistant, law clerk accused of defrauding widow, late husband
A Fayette County courthouse law clerk and court administration assistant, along with three others, were charged Thursday in connection with a scheme that police said defrauded the widow of a Smock man. Ryan Joseph Marshall, 30, and Tammy Sue Cable, 51, both of Uniontown, are charged with numerous counts, including...
Dozens of clergy sex abuse lawsuits filed in Allegheny, Westmoreland courts as possible deadline looms
More than two dozen lawsuits that allege sexual abuses by priests were filed Thursday ahead of what lawyers suggest could be a deadline to file legal action two years after the release of a grand jury report that detailed claims involving Catholic dioceses throughout Pennsylvania. Pittsburgh lawyer Alan Perer filed...
Construction project unearths Civil War era cannonballs in Pittsburgh
A construction crew in Pittsburgh recently unearthed a piece of history. The Franjo Construction crew was turning soil for a new condominium development on 39th Street, between the Allegheny River and Butler Street in Lawrenceville, on July 2 when they found a piece of buried history, Pittsburgh Public Safety officials...
Allergy season plagues Western Pennsylvania, thanks to grass, ragweed, pollution
Seasonal allergies are plaguing Western Pennsylvania again this year with ragweed pollen on the rise. Dr. Thomas Mertz, an allergist at Allergy and Asthma Associates of Pittsburgh, said this allergy season seems to be severe as mid-August arrives. Mertz blamed poor air quality and lots of pollen for the severe...
Diocese of Pittsburgh to delay elementary school reopening
The first day of elementary school for the Diocese of Pittsburgh will be Tuesday, Sept. 8, school administrators announced . The diocese said the change is in response to some elementary school teachers requesting more time to implement new health and safety protocols. High schools in the diocese will reopen...
Scaled down New Kensington festival to feature display of Alcoa Kensington WareVideo
A New Kensington festival that grew from a one-day event to a three-day affair last year is scaling back to a smaller, one-day occasion because of covid-19 restrictions. Steve Kubrick said face masks will be required and hand sanitizers will be everywhere for the third annual “Arts, Beats & Treats”...
With demand surging, schools wait on Chromebooks
Looking for a Chromebook? You might wait a while. Nationally, there is a backlog of Chromebook orders because of high demand for them during the coronavirus pandemic. At least two local school districts and the Westmoreland Intermediate Unit are still waiting on ones they ordered, and they’re not sure if...
Bill to create Purple Heart coin series gains traction in CongressVideo
Josh Marino suffered a traumatic brain injury when an enemy mortar exploded a few feet away from him during his 2007 deployment to Baghdad. In the moment, he had no idea what had happened. “At the time I thought, ‘Man, those cannons we have on base are really loud. They’re...
Hempfield attacker pleads guilty, begs judge to stay in jailVideo
All Ian Smail knew was he was brutally beaten by his Hempfield neighbor last year, an attack that left him in a coma for 11 days. It wasn’t until later that he realized his injuries were far more severe and included dozens of slash wounds to his face and a...
EPA relaxes greenhouse gas emission limits on oil and gas industry
HARRISBURG — President Trump’s administration is undoing Obama-era rules designed to limit greenhouse gas emissions from oil and gas fields and pipelines, formalizing the changes Thursday in the heart of the nation’s most prolific natural gas reservoir and in the premier presidential battleground state of Pennsylvania. Andrew Wheeler, the Environmental...
Large crowds taking toll on Pennsylvania state parks
In the late 1800s, Ohiopyle State Park’s 100-acre Ferncliff Peninsula was home to a boardwalk, bowling alley and hotel along the Youghiogheny River. The small resort eventually closed as automobiles replaced rail transportation to the small Fayette County town, allowing the natural landscape to return. Decades later, Ferncliff Peninsula Natural...
Saltsburg Road in Plum reopens as Turnpike bridge project nears completion
At any other time, a nearly monthlong closure of Saltsburg Road for work on a new bridge over the Pennsylvania Turnpike would have hit American Legion Post 980 in Plum pretty hard. But covid-19, and the shutdowns and restrictions it has wrought, had done a good enough job of that...
Pine-Richland delaying start of school year
The Pine-Richland School District is delaying the start of classes by five days to give staff more time collect the textbooks and technology students used last year and distribute new materials for the upcoming school year. The district initially planned for the first day of school to begin on Wednesday,...
