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Former Highlands principal’s federal lawsuit going to mediation
A former Highlands School District principal’s federal lawsuit against the district is going into mediation, according to court records. Attorneys for the school district and Heather Bigney have agreed to evenly share the costs of mediation. Bigney resigned as principal of Highlands Early Childhood Center in October 2019 . She...
Ice house raised in Pittsburgh’s Market Square to help heat homes for people in needVideo
For some people, even during a relatively mild winter, the cost to heat their home can be an extreme hardship. The Dollar Energy Fund was created to help low-income households pay utility bills. To support its work, a Cool Down for Warmth event will be held Thursday and Friday in...
PNC Park undergoing $1.9M seat rehab ahead of 2020 Pirates seasonVideo
As the Pirates gear up for the annual PiratesFest event this weekend, workers are preparing PNC Park for the upcoming season with a $1.9 million seating rehab. The Sports & Exhibition Authority of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County, which owns the stadium, last year approved the replacement of bottoms, backs and...
Pittsburgh council postpones vote on ‘hateful activities’ bill
Pittsburgh City Council postponed a vote Wednesday as it sought a legal opinion from the city’s solicitor on legislation proposed by Councilman Ricky Burgess that would prohibit “hateful activities” by city employees. Burgess and council President Theresa Kail-Smith said that since the legislation was introduced last week, they have heard...
Greater Latrobe School District locks in natural gas savings for 3 years
Greater Latrobe School District locked in a partial price for natural gas that will save the district thousands of dollars over three years. The school board this week approved an agreement with Direct Energy to supply 30% of the district’s gas needs from Sept. 1, 2020, through Aug. 31, 2023....
Study ranks Pittsburgh 5th best city for STEM professionals
The Pittsburgh metro area has been identified as one of the best markets in the country for people who work in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields. The personal finance website WalletHub on Wednesday released results of a new study that has Pittsburgh ranked fifth overall, ahead of such...
Pittsburgh man sentenced in drug raid that sickened 18 officers
A Pittsburgh man was sentenced to time served for conspiring to distribute a large amount of a fentanyl analogue three years ago , according to federal prosecutors. Anthony Lozito, 40, of Pittsburgh’s West End neighborhood, allowed cyclopropyl fentanyl to be packaged in his Bond Street home in exchange for a...
Florida woman arrested at Pittsburgh airport checkpoint with stolen gun
A Florida woman was arrested after she was caught with a stolen handgun in her carry-on bag at the Pittsburgh International Airport, according to TSA. Diana Lynn Askew, 53, of Plantation, Fla., had a loaded .38 caliber handgun, police said. TSA officers on Monday detected the weapon at the airport...
PWSA lifts boil advisory for several Pittsburgh neighborhoods
The Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority on Wednesday lifted a boil water advisory issued earlier this week for several West End neighborhoods after a water main break. PWSA reported that two rounds of water quality testing turned up no evidence of contamination. Residents of Crafton Heights, Elliott, Esplen, Ridgemont and...
Authorities investigating after 2 children found unresponsive in Wilkinsburg home
Two 5-year-olds were hospitalized Wednesday, and Allegheny County police are investigating why after the Wilkinsburg home they were found inside tested negative for carbon monoxide. Wilkinsburg police and Pittsburgh firefighters were called at 7:35 a.m. to the home in the 1100 block of Franklin Avenue for suspected carbon monoxide poisoning....
Gateway school board helping fund purchase of championship football rings
The Gateway school board agreed to pay for a portion of the purchase of rings for the 2019-20 football team that won a WPIAL championship last season. The varsity football team went 12-3 and won the WPIAL Class 5A title for the second time in three years when they beat...
Caliente Pizza to open restaurant in Green Tree
Caliente Pizza & Draft House will open a new location in Green Tree this spring. Locally owned and operated, the Green Tree spot is Caliente’s sixth since opening in Bloomfield less than eight years ago. The 6,500-square-foot space is near the intersection of Mansfield Avenue and Noblestown Road, not far...
Legume Bistro in Oakland to close for a rebrand
Family-owned Legume Bistro, once a pioneer in Pittsburgh’s farm-to-table dining scene, is closing at the end of February. But the restaurant plans to reopen after retooling into something new. “It is with a mix of sadness, relief, and excitement that we announce Legume’s last service will be on February 29th,...
Woman freed from Murrysville crash
A woman was freed from the wreckage of a one-vehicle crash in Murrysville Wednesday morning, according to a Westmoreland 911 dispatcher. The crash was reported at 10:30 a.m. on Meadowbrook Road when the vehicle collided with a utility pole. Firefighters extricated her in about 30 minutes. A medical helicopter was...
Trafford man always put family first
No matter the situation, James Chrise had an order of priorities — his wife, his sons and then himself. “Dad would wear the same belt for 30 years, the same pair of shoes for 30 years, so me and my brother could have what we needed,” said his son, Tom...
Irwin man pleads guilty in connection with Western Pa. cocaine ring
A year-long federal investigation into a southwestern Pennsylvania cocaine distribution network resulted in an Irwin man pleading guilty this week. Bernard Wilkins, 57, pleaded guilty to the two criminal counts before U.S. District Judge Arthur J. Schwab on Tuesday in Pittsburgh, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Wilkins admitted responsibility...
Robert Morris offers tuition breaks to 105,000 FedEx Ground workers
Robert Morris University is staking another claim in the increasingly competitive world of higher education, where government officials are encouraging colleges to tailor offerings to workforce needs. Officials at the private university located in Moon inked an agreement to provide tuition discounts to some 105,000 eligible FedEx Ground employees in...
Pair accused of damaging, removing 67 parking meters in Monessen
A Donora man and Johnstown woman are accused by police of damaging or removing 67 parking meters in Monessen, according to court papers. Randy Wayne Kimmel Jr., 30, and Samantha Lashay Walters, 27, caused $13,400 in damage, police said. They face 134 charges of conspiracy and criminal mischief in connection...
Murrysville author’s book discusses signposts on his journey of grievingVideo
One of the many historical uses of the cairn, a man-made stack of stones, is to mark a trail, as a means for travelers to find their way. For Joe Walko, 53, of Murrysville, the cairn served as a perfect metaphor for the grieving journey he began when his wife...
Driver hurt in Rostraver rollover crash
A Belle Vernon woman was hurt Monday in a crash that affected westbound traffic on Interstate 70 in Rostraver, according to state police. Carley N. Folle-Toman, 24, was taken by ambulance to Mon Valley Hospital after the 6:40 p.m. crash at mile marker 44.5, police said. Troopers said she suffered...
New report shows liberal arts education has a higher return on investment
A new report shows that a private, liberal arts education may have a better return on investment than attending a public university — but it will take some time. Georgetown University’s Center on Education and the Workforce found that bachelor’s degrees from private colleges typically have a higher return than...
Rate of new flu cases slows in Western Pennsylvania
Confirmed cases of the flu in Western Pennsylvania increased at a slower rate last week than in either of the previous two weeks, according to state Department of Health data. “While it is far too early to say that flu season has peaked, we have seen fewer cases over the...
Real estate transactions for the week of Jan. 19
Bridgeville Estate of Ronald Dremsek sold property at 1253 Mill St. to Kyle Magocs for $148,000. Carnegie James Charles trustee sold property at 615 Boquet St. to Michael Charles for $10,000. Perato Enterprises LLC sold property at 344 Plum St. to Nathan Presutti and Stephen Puskar for $125,000. Estate of...
John Oyler: Bridgeville Area Historical Society gets glimpse of the past through mysterious donation
The Bridgeville Area Historical Society recently acquired a curious set of workbooks with no record of their donor nor any explanation of their origin. I was able to borrow the first one in the series and have enjoyed going through it. The worksheets are 8 by 10½ inches, some typed,...
The Tubes bring ‘theatrical’ stage show back to Pittsburgh
In the early days of MTV, some of the most alluring, eye-catching videos were created by The Tubes, a band with a penchant for performing elaborate stage shows well before their songs became hits. But the hits would come, starting in 1981 with the release of “The Completion Backward Principle,”...
