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Pittsburgh firm hired to develop Monroeville municipal building safety plan
Monroeville officials tapped a Pittsburgh-based architectural firm to analyze the municipal building and senior center for possible security upgrades. Council unanimously approved LGA Partners to develop a strategy and potential renovations, with an emphasis on the center’s lobby and the front entrance to Monroeville’s offices. Start and end dates for...
Murrysville recreation department takes over former adult education classes
Over the course of more than six decades, the Franklin Regional Adult School offered opportunities for residents to explore a wide range of topics, from law classes to Indian cooking to a class for older adults just starting out on Facebook. The non-credit enrichment program — in which classes were...
Allegheny County to roll out $400K marketing campaign ahead of new voting system, laws
Allegheny County will spend $400,000 on a marketing campaign to familiarize the county’s 900,000 registered voters about the new voting system, procedures and laws ahead of the 2020 primary and general elections. “This is the largest marketing effort that we’ve ever undertaken,” Kevin Evanto, chief marketing officer for Allegheny County,...
Allegheny County Council votes to ban conversion therapy
Allegheny County Council voted Tuesday to ban the practice of conversion therapy in the county. Conversion therapy is a widely discredited practice used to attempt to change a person’s feelings of same-sex attraction or to change their gender identity. Council voted 13-2 in favor of the ordinance, which was introduced...
Highlands appealing Heights Plaza assessment reduction
Highlands School District is appealing an assessment reduction that slashed nearly $11 million from the value of Heights Plaza in Harrison. If it stands, the change in value of four parcels making up the plaza, from $17.3 million to $6.6 million, would cost the school district $260,000 in revenue each...
Latrobe police schedule 2 more community outreach events
The success of Latrobe Police Department’s inaugural meet-and-greet session in early February prompted two follow-up community outreach dates in the weeks ahead. On Feb. 28, children attending Latrobe Elementary School will have the opportunity to “Lunch with a Cop,” when city officers will share a meal with the school’s 680-some...
PennDOT plans traffic restrictions in West Deer
Lanes restrictions will be in place along a portion of Route 910 in West Deer on Wednesday and Thursday, according to PennDOT. Traffic will be restricted to a single alternating lane from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day between Middle Road and Middle Road Extension. Flaggers will direct motorists....
Former Mt. Pleasant woman pleads guilty to defrauding 2 employers
A former Mt. Pleasant woman pleaded guilty in two separate fraud indictments, according to U.S. Attorney Scott W. Brady. Jennifer L. Clark, also known as Jennifer Gill, 42, is a former Mt. Pleasant resident now living in Pinellas Park, Fla. Clark pleaded guilty to four counts in connection with two...
Federal prosecutors in Pittsburgh reportedly to vet Biden info Giuliani providing from Ukraine
Information being passed to the Department of Justice from President Trump’s personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, regarding Democratic rival Joe Biden, his son, Hunter, and Ukraine apparently will be vetted in Pittsburgh. The office of U.S. Attorney Scott Brady is tasked with examining information being gathered and shared by Giuliani, the...
Scottdale man gets 3-8 years in prison for sex assault; victim gets support from biker groupVideo
A teenage girl was kept hidden by her new biker friends outside a Westmoreland County courtroom Tuesday so she didn’t have to see the man she said sexually abused her last year. Members of the Southwest Pennsylvania Bikers Against Child Abuse formed a human shield to surround the girl, who...
Allegheny Township approves cell tower near Blair Farm
A communications tower soon will be raised in Allegheny Township. Supervisors voted unanimously Monday night to allow Verizon Wireless to install a communications tower on property owned by Edwin and Jill Morrison, also known as the Blair Farm. The township held a public hearing on Jan. 13 to take testimony...
ScareHouse to take haunting to heart on Valentine’s Day in Pittsburgh
Being frightened out of their wits may not be most people’s desired box of chocolates on Valentine’s Day, but that’s what ScareHouse Scream District is offering. After months of delays that prevented ScareHouse from opening in time for Halloween, “The Basement” as it’s called will finally open in Pittsburgh’s Strip...
Pittsburgh Council proposes another plan for spending park tax money
Pittsburgh would use a plan created by the Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy as a template for spending revenue generated by the city’s controversial parks tax under a resolution introduced in city council Tuesday. Two council members — Anthony Coghill and Deb Gross — who opposed the tax, said the resolution sponsored...
‘No Place for Hate’ program for schools receives $100K from American EagleVideo
The Anti-Defamation League hopes to double the number of schools in Western Pennsylvania using its “No Place for Hate” program to expand anti-bias education. American Eagle Outfitters donated $100,000 to the program Tuesday to help it grow across Allegheny County schools. Twenty-four schools use the program now. With this most...
Mt. Pleasant Township district judge’s office to close
The district judge’s office in Mt. Pleasant Township will be shuttered next month as part of plan to redistrict Westmoreland County’s remaining 16 local courts. The move comes on the heels of last week’s resignation of Senior District Judge Roger Eckels, who for three decades presided over the court, hearing...
Lower Burrell cleans up rocks spread with road salt
Lower Burrell brought out its road sweeper recently to clean up small rocks inadvertently spread across many of the city’s streets during last week’s snowfall. “It was mixed in with the salt and when the salt crews loaded their vehicles, they could not see the rocks in the mix,” said...
North Huntingdon woman had passion for travel
Eileen Vlasick and her husband, Tom, achieved a feat many people only dream of doing — visiting all 50 states. While not a goal they initially set for themselves, the couple’s passion for travel took off after they started driving to Denver to visit their sons, stopping to explore towns...
Scholarship enables Highlands students to learn from artists around the world
Teresa Emeloff’s classroom at Highlands High School is a factory of creativity. Her art room is adorned from floor to ceiling in the work of her students, including graduates who have left their mark — some quite literally, as handprints on the wall. “I’m super passionate about the arts,” said...
Cops: Man who ran from Penn Township police had heroin, marijuana
Penn Township Police say the man they chased along Route 130 early Tuesday was holding more than 120 stamp bags of heroin and told officers he won $1,254 cash “playing Russian roulette.” Police didn’t buy the story and charged with Larry T. Richardson, 24, of Pittsburgh, with manufacturing, delivery and...
Flu deaths climb to 47 in Pennsylvania this season
The flu contributed to another seven deaths in the past week of a flu season that shows no signs of letting up, according to data the state Department of Health released Tuesday. Through Saturday, 47 flu-associated deaths had been reported this flu season, up from 40 the week before. It’s...
GM hired for soon-to-be Hempfield mini casinoVideo
Operators of the soon-to-open casino in Hempfield have tapped a former general manager of the Meadows Racetrack & Casino to serve the same role at Live! Casino Pittsburgh. Sean Sullivan, who has worked in the gaming industry for over 40 years, will oversee development along with day-to-day management and operations...
Norwin elementary school again recognized as top 5% in Pennsylvania
For the second consecutive year, Norwin’s Sheridan Terrace Elementary School is a Title I Distinguished School. Sheridan Terrace won the designation for the 2018-19 and the 2019-20 school years, according to the state Department of Education’s federal programs division. It was one of 94 schools to receive the award for...
As jurors deliberate in Wilkinsburg shooting case, questions ariseVideo
Jurors in the 2016 Wilkinsburg mass shooting deliberated about seven hours on Tuesday before going home without reaching a verdict. Judge Edward J. Borkowski, who is presiding over the case, said he’s letting jurors set the pace of the deliberations. The jurors – six men and six women – reported...
Pitt to host coronavirus panel discussion Wednesday evening
Public health, history, political experts and epidemiologists will gather Wednesday at the University of Pittsburgh to discuss the coronavirus outbreak. The event is sponsored by the Pitt Asian Studies Center. Mari Webel, an assistant professor of history, pulled together the panel in an effort to address the lack of information,...
Clark Bars are back in time for Valentine’s Day
They are as much a part of the taste of Pittsburgh as Iron City Beer, Primanti’s sandwiches and Heinz ketchup. The Clark Bar, with its crispy peanut butter and spun taffy core, coated in milk chocolate, is back. The bars are returning to Steel City candy stores on Valentine’s Day...
