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The Allegheny Township Historical Society is offering an inside glimpse of the township’s rural roots with a farm tour Saturday, featuring a farmhouse that dates to the 1820s. Seven farms are included along a 15- to 20-mile loop. Advance tickets cost $10 and can be bought as late as Friday....

A federal grand jury on Wednesday indicted a California man accused of distributing the fentanyl mixture police say killed three men found in a South Side apartment Sunday. The seven-count indictment against 25-year-old Peter Rene Sanchez Montalvo includes one charge of possession with intent to distribute narcotics and six counts...

Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger underwent surgery for an elbow injury in Los Angeles on Monday, but his care was still in the hands of a Steelers Country native. The procedure was performed by Dr. Neal ElAttrache of the Cedars-Sinai Kerlan Jobe Institute — surgeon to celebrities, professional athletes and a...

A 1,400-pound concrete turtle that has called two Highlands School District schools home over the past half-century is on the move again. Plans are in the works to move the large concrete turtle in early November to Highlands Middle School in Harrison, where it will become part of a new...

Oakmont now has more beverage options. Rev22 Juice and Wellness Bar plans to celebrate its grand opening in the borough Friday from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., when all will be welcome to sample its juices, smoothies and coffee drinks at the former Oakmont Bakery site. The juice bar is...

The Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank is raising its voice in its quest to quash hunger. “The Food Podcast” will be a weekly installment on the TribLIVE Podcast Network and shared on TribLIVE.com. “Our mission to end hunger and food insecurity won’t happen overnight, but this platform gives us the...

Pittsburgh is applying for state aid to help rehabilitate one of its most iconic streets known for its panoramic views of the city. City Council on Wednesday advanced a resolution authorizing the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure to apply for a $1.8 million grant that would fund improvements to Mt....

Police say a tractor-trailer driving through Hegins Township lost over 136,000 eggs when its load shifted. The Republican Herald reports 11,340 dozen eggs and 2,260 gallons of egg product were lost as 66-year-old driver lost control of the rig Tuesday morning. Hegins Township police say Miles had just picked the...

The student council and the Hands for Service Club at North Hills High School are sponsoring a Trunk-or-Treat to raise money for charity in memory of a student who died in 2016. The Saturday, Oct. 26, event will be from 11 a.m to 2 p.m. in the parking lot of...

Harrison commissioners are not going with the lowest bidder for more handicapped-accessible sidewalk ramps in the township. Ron Gillette Inc. submitted the lowest bid for the work, but the commissioners awarded the contract to the second-lowest bidder, Santamaria Landscaping and Cement Contractors. Commissioners accepted Santamaria’s $20,832 bid for four ramps...

Two Harrison girls will be sent to juvenile court for allegedly setting part of a Harrison loading dock on fire Sept. 2. The girls, ages 12 and 13, caused less than $1,000 in damage to a rear loading dock of the former Save-A-Lot in Heights Plaza. Citizens Hose Fire Chief...

As a kid, Mike Sturges was urged by his mother to set up a roadside stand and sell apples from his parents’ Gibsonia property. When his first-grade teacher stopped to buy some, Sturges was too embarrassed to sell her any. The fruit didn’t meet stereotypical schoolhouse standards: It was blemished...

A quarter of the Catholic priests serving in the Diocese of Greensburg now come from outside the United States, mostly from the Philippines. Five new international priests arrived over the summer, bringing the number to 20, according to the diocese. Four are Filipinos awaiting pastoral assignments after completing a time...

Construction is expected to begin soon on a new mini casino at Westmoreland Mall, with a predicted opening date of mid-to-late summer 2020, according to Doug Harbach, spokesperson for the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board. Slated for the former Bon-Ton store at the Hempfield shopping mall, Live! Casino Pittsburgh will feature...

Latrobe’s 4th of July Celebration has provided patriotic fun for residents and visitors for half a century. This year, as the festival goes through a behind-the-scenes transition, its 30-member organizing committee is being recognized as Nonprofit of the Year by the Greater Latrobe-Laurel Valley Regional Chamber of Commerce. The Latrobe...

Jefferson Hills Intermediate School has run out of space. A high rate of growth in the district has pushed music classes onto the stage and gifted meetings into the hallways. While district leaders work toward a long-term plan to renovate and add onto the school, for the next few years...

An Export man faces drug and gun charges after police said he drove into a parked trailer and through a yard in Plum. Police said Carl D. Helms, 42, was driving a GMC Suburban that was pulling a trailer Sept. 13 when he crashed into a parked trailer. He then...

Westmoreland County Community College is reaching out to what may be the country’s largest market— aging baby boomers. With 10,000 members of the generation set to turn 65 every day across the United States through 2030, Medicare is on more minds than ever. WCCC is partnering with APPRISE, the Pennsylvania...

A bicyclist was able to fight off a man who assaulted and exposed himself to her Tuesday afternoon on a popular bike trail in Whitaker, according to Allegheny County Police. The incident happened shortly before 5 p.m. while the woman was riding on the Great Allegheny Passage trail under the...