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Allegheny County awards Familylinks $1 million contract to combat homelessness
Allegheny County has chosen an East Liberty human services provider to oversee a homeless prevention project. The county’s Department of Human Services is providing Familylinks with about $1 million to prevent homelessness among families in the county’s child welfare system. “This award represents recognition of the many hears that Familylinks...
Tubing starts Saturday at Boyce Park with Santa Ski Day
The Boyce Park snow tubing area in Plum will open for the season Saturday at 9:30 a.m. with a 30-inch snow base on what’s considered the “steepest snow tubing hill in Western Pennsylvania” by Allegheny County Parks. The snow tubing area will operate through mid-March, weather and conditions permitting. Santa...
Franklin Regional’s annual telethon benefits UPMC Children’s Hospital Free Care FundVideo
It’s always busy during a class change at Franklin Regional Senior High School, but on Friday the hallways were especially jam-packed, as students and staff put on the school’s annual telethon fundraiser. Student organizations lined the hallway walls as media production students shot live segments outside the auditorium. Onstage, students...
Pittsburgh’s longest-serving crossing guard caught off guard by mayor’s honor
Pittsburgh crossing guard Supervisor Elaine Alter has been dodging traffic for 43 years to safely guide children across busy streets on their way to school. But Mayor Bill Peduto on Thursday caught Alter completely off-guard when he presented her with the Mayor Sophie Masloff Employee of the Month Award during...
Valley High School volleyball tournament benefits Salvation Army food pantry
Valley High School students served up nearly 3,000 cans of food Friday as part of the school’s seventh annual Christmas Classic Volleyball Tournament. “That’s amazing,” Salvation Army Capt. Phillip Davies said of the students’ efforts. “The need is so great at this time of the year. Our inventory of emergency...
New Kensington-Arnold School Board continues to pave way for hefty property tax hike
New Kensington-Arnold School District will go forward with preparing a preliminary budget for the 2020-21 school year as it readies to ask the state for permission to increase property taxes by more than twice its limit. The school board voted unanimously Thursday night against a measure that would have prevented...
Pittsburgh Menorah parade highlights Hanukkah Festival
“Sit by the candles and listen to the story that they tell.” This old Hanukkah saying best describes the message of the menorah, said Rabbi Elchonon Friedman of Bnai Emunoh Chabad in Greenfield. Those lights will illuminate the streets for the Jewish community in Pittsburgh as it celebrates the Festival...
Pittsburgh cousins charged in fentanyl ring tied to raid that sickened 18 SWAT officers
A pair of Pittsburgh cousins were indicted Tuesday by a federal grand jury in connection to an investigation into a drug trafficking ring that led to the sickening of 18 SWAT officers during a series of raids two years ago, prosecutors said Thursday. Lynell Guyton, 30, of the city’s Elliott...
Woman claims North Braddock officer arrested her for filming traffic stopVideo
A North Braddock woman is suing North Braddock Borough and four police officers in federal court for allegedly violating her civil rights after her arrest for filming an Aug. 19 traffic stop. Keaira Booker, 23, said that she was wrongly arrested when a North Braddock police officer spotted her filming...
Dollar Bank network issues resolved, accounts are current, spokesman says
Dollar Bank has resolved its network issues that caused its online and mobile banking services to go down Thursday night and resulted in direct deposits not posting until Friday afternoon, a bank official said. “We apologize to all our customers for this inconvenience and appreciate their patience,” said Joe Smith,...
Clerk accused of stealing money from Greensburg convenience store
A former employee at a Greensburg service station was accused by city police this week of stealing money from the cash register on three consecutive days she worked in November. Taylor M. Hurt, 21, is charged with theft and receiving stolen property in connection with the thefts that occurred Nov....
Police: North Versailles man hid drugs in mouth, buttocks
When police arrested a North Versailles man in Manor on Thursday after an apparent drug deal, they found the suspect had drugs hidden in his mouth and clenched between his buttocks, according to court papers. Damian Igles, 22, is charged with drug offenses, criminal use of a communication facility and...
Slopes at Laurel Mountain Ski Resort open SaturdayVideo
Even Mother Nature chipped in to hail Saturday’s opening of Laurel Mountain Ski Resort in Ligonier Township by dropping more than 6 inches of snow this week atop the Laurel Ridge in Westmoreland County. “We’re definitely ready to go. We have a few crews there (Friday) morning working on some...
Members of international malware ring who targeted Western Pa. prosecuted
Three members of an international malware cybercrime syndicate have been sentenced in what U.S. authorities are calling a “borderless response” that has involved police agencies in America and Europe. Krasimir Nikolov, 47, of Varna, Bulgaria, was sentenced Monday in Pittsburgh by U.S. District Judge Nora Barry Fischer to time served...
Buffalo Township hires new cop, inks 5-year deal with chief
The police force in Buffalo Township is expanding, and the chief has a new long-term contract. Township supervisors on Wednesday unanimously approved the hiring of a new full-time officer, Jeffrey Swiklinski, who is retiring as Freeport’s police chief, according to Buffalo police Chief Tim Derringer. Swiklinski assumes his new position...
3 cars damaged in crashes on icy stretch of Route 910 in HarmarVideo
Two vehicles were heavily damaged Friday morning in a head-on crash on an icy stretch of Route 910 in Harmar, but the two drivers involved managed to walk away unhurt, Harmar police said. Also damaged in the crash was an unoccupied third vehicle that had been disabled on the side...
Monroeville couple’s holiday display draws toy donations to Children’s Hospital
There is a purpose for the thousands of Christmas lights hung and strung by an 82-year-old Monroeville man and his wife, beyond spreading holiday cheer. “The main reason is so people bring toys,” said Pete Colangelo. For about 10 years, the retired civil engineer has waited for Halloween to pass...
Murrysville celebrates with ‘Santa at Sardis’
It was a little bit of a soggy celebration, but Murrysville officials’ decision to move its annual holiday event to Sardis Park was a success. The line was long and steady leading to Santa’s cabin on Dec. 7, as children and parents visited craft tables, nonprofits and dashed around Sardis...
Steelers safety Kameron Kelly charged after alleged South Side bar tussle with police
Pittsburgh Steelers safety Kameron Kelly fought with police after he was thrown out of a South Side bar early Friday morning when he became irate at the jukebox selection, according to charges filed against him. Kelly, 23, is charged with two counts of making terroristic threats and one count of...
Allegheny County Controller Chelsa Wagner to stand trial again on Detroit charge
Allegheny County Controller Chelsa Wagner will go to trial again in Detroit next year on a charge of obstruction during a March 2019 incident at a hotel with her husband, according to the Wayne County prosecutor’s office. A Detroit jury last month found Wagner not guilty of disturbing the peace...
Jeannette charity looks for miracle to keep St. Vincent de Paul thrift store running
Volunteers at the St. Vincent de Paul store in Jeannette are hoping for a Christmas miracle. The thrift store is being forced to close after the three-story Clay Avenue building where it is housed is being sold. Volunteers said the prospective owner, who they didn’t identify, has other plans for...
5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: Dec. 20-22
The first day of winter is Saturday. Welcome the season this weekend with a few more holiday events. Angelic Johnny Angel & The Halos take the stage on Saturday at the Rivers Casino Event Center on the North Shore. The Pittsburgh-based group performs music of the 1950s, ’60s and ’70s....
Chartiers Valley students shop with Collier, Bridgeville and Scott copsVideo
Bridgeville police Chief Chad King filled a shopping cart full of plastic cups and Brillo pads with the help of his new friend, Brady. The two talked about their shared love of World War II history and Bethel Bakery as they made their way through the Scott Township Walmart on...
DUI, assault investigations among recent Monroeville police activity
Monroeville police filed the following charges Dec. 11-17 in District Judge Jeffrey L. Herbst’s office: • Stephen Bricker, 36, of Plum with accident involving damage to attended vehicle/property, driving with a suspended license, following too closely and failure to perform duties at stop signs. Charges were filed Dec. 17 in...
Yough student earns national title at Florida dog-diving championshipVideo
It was 25 degrees in Mt. Pleasant Township on Thursday, but that didn’t stop a German short-haired pointer from going muzzle and paw first into a pool to retrieve one of his favorite toys. Caesar was at Rustic Lodge Diving Dogs, and thankfully inside the organization’s heated training center on...
