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Tree of Life leaders unveil vision for Squirrel Hill synagogue’s future
Congregation leaders from Tree of Life-Or L’Smicha have vowed to return to their home on Wilkins Avenue after a gunman opened fire on Shabbat services last year, killing 11 people. Rabbi Jeffrey Myers, who was leading services for Tree of Life when the Oct. 27 attack began, said the building...
Police agencies combine resources to arrest robbery suspect in North Huntingdon
Three Westmoreland County law enforcement agencies combined resources Thursday to arrest a suspect in the holdup of a BP station along Route 30 in North Huntingdon. Township police Chief Robert Rizzo said Sean B. Doran, 28, of Jeannette, is awaiting arraignment on charges of robbery, receiving stolen property, possession of...
Beaver Falls native, Point Park alum to join KDKA as meteorologist
A Beaver Falls native, who was previously an intern at KDKA-TV, is poised to join the station as a meteorologist. Mary Ours shared the news on social media this week. She has been a weekday meteorologist at WJAC in Johnstown since 2016. Some BIG NEWS! ? pic.twitter.com/JBkv9SapcA— Mary Ours (@MaryOursWX)...
Assault, drug cases among recent Monroeville police activity – Oct. 18, 2019
Monroeville police filed the following charges Oct. 2-15 in District Judge Jeffrey L. Herbst’s office: • Aquay Mitchell, 19, of Monroeville with possession of instruments of a crime and possession of marijuana. Charges were filed Oct. 15 in connection with an incident along the 100 block of Trefoil Court. •...
Monster Pumpkins Festival in Pittsburgh features largest jack-o’-lanternVideo
Check out the giant jack-o’-lanterns at the second annual Pittsburgh Monster Pumpkins Festival this Saturday and Sunday on the North Shore. Organizers say the largest pumpkin grown in the world so far this year will be sitting on the river walk down from Jerome Bettis’ Grille 36. Grown by Karl...
REDjuvenate Light Therapy Center in Pittsburgh helps relieve pain for some
Seeing red gives Beth Cober the ability to get up and go. A few times each month, the Morgantown resident drives to Pittsburgh to visit REDjuvenate, a light therapy center in East Liberty. Cober, who suffers from fibromyalgia, a disorder characterized by widespread musculoskeletal pain, lies in a whole-body light...
Plum council race has 6 candidates for 3 seats
Three Republican incumbents on Plum council have three Democrat challengers for three seats in the upcoming election. Council Vice President David Seitz and fellow members Dave Majernik and John Anderson hope to keep their positions for another four years. Meanwhile, former Councilman Dave Vento and challengers Dan Hadley and Ryan...
5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: Oct. 18-20
Halloween isn’t for another two weeks, but there are plenty of ways to celebrate this weekend with pumpkins, costumes and spooky events. Monster mash The second annual Pittsburgh Monster Pumpkins Festival is Saturday and Sunday on the North Shore. The largest pumpkin grown in the world so far this year...
Riverview holds homecoming festivities
Homecoming festivities for Riverview High School were held Oct. 11. Events included a football game between the Riverview Raiders and the Springdale Dynamos. Francesca Lio was crowned the homecoming queen during halftime ceremonies....
The Stroller, Oct. 19-20: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Alle-Kiski HOPE Center seeks donations The Alle-Kiski Area HOPE Center, Tarentum, is in need of household and personal items for the clients that it serves. Items needed include hair products, regular-size conditioner, make-up for all skin colors, new infant rattles, teething toys and pacifiers; and new brooms, mops and dust...
Carnegie’s PA Connecting Communities serves 3,000 people
PA Connecting Communities began in 2004 with the intention of improving the quality of life for individuals with a variety of disabilities. The organization’s mission is to empower and its guiding principles are integrity, inclusiveness and self-determination. Serving seven counties in Western Pennsylvania, it is based at 800 North Bell...
Former subcontractor employee pleads guilty to stealing $250,000 from Bettis Lab
A former subcontractor employee at Bettis Atomic Power Laboratory in West Mifflin pleaded guilty to embezzling about $250,000 in government money, according to U.S. Attorney Scott W. Brady. Robert Lazur, 30, of West Mifflin, was employed as a logistics coordinator when he allegedly used company credit cards and opened purchase...
Police investigating possible threat at Westinghouse High School
Police investigated a possible threat at Westinghouse High School in Pittsburgh’s Homewood section on Thursday, officials said. Pittsburgh police said they were contacted by school police shortly before 2 p.m. for assistance regarding the threat at the school along North Murtland Street. “Police take all threats to the community seriously,...
6 candidates running for 5 Penn Hills school board seats
Six candidates are vying for five seats on the Penn Hills school board this November. Incumbents Robert Marra and board President Erin Vecchio were the only two candidates on the May Primary ballot. They earned enough votes to be on both the Democrat and Republican tickets. Candidates Jackie Blakey-Tate, Meryl...
Alle-Kiski Valley knitters show love by the skeinVideo
A dozen Alle-Kiski women are investing their dexterity and love for others by crocheting knit caps for newborns and a host of crocheted or knitted items to help cancer survivors. The items include “knitted knockers.” When a woman’s breast must be surgically removed and she decides against augmentation, she can...
Penn-Trafford toy drive honors student, aids cancer patients at Children’s HospitalVideo
Like other 5-year-old girls, Lilli Durante loves dresses and dressing up like Disney princesses. What makes her love of pretending to be a Disney princess special is when and where she wears those dresses. The Manor girl plays dress-up when she goes to UPMC Children’s Hospital in Pittsburgh for chemotherapy...
North Huntingdon pays developer $145,000 to settle lawsuit
North Huntingdon officials have agreed to pay a township developer $145,000 in an out-of-court settlement of a 2017 lawsuit in which the homebuilder claimed a former planning director discriminated against him, costing his company thousands of dollars. Township commissioners voted 4-2 this week to settle with Robert W. Shuster’s RWS...
UPMC’s CFO to retire after 16 years at helm of multibillion-dollar nonprofit
UPMC’s longtime financial chief announced Thursday that he plans to step down at the end of the year. Robert DeMichiei has served as chief financial officer of the multibillion-dollar, nonprofit health system headquartered in Downtown Pittsburgh’s U.S. Steel Tower for nearly 16 years. The 54-year-old Hampton resident said his retirement...
Seton Hill dedicates Daniel J. Wukich School of NursingVideo
When the Sisters of Charity founded Seton Hill College in 1918, they placed an emphasis on the sciences being taught to female students. And while the Sisters did have a nursing education program at the former Pittsburgh Hospital, Seton Hill University never offered a formal nursing degree program. That changed...
7 in contest for 4 open South Fayette board seats
In South Fayette Township, seven candidates will compete for four open spots on the board of commissioners. Art Bond, J. Keith Dernosek, J. Deron Gabriel, Joseph Horowitz, Steven J. Lower, Lisa Malosh and Gwen A. Rodi will appear on the Nov. 5 ballot, all seeking four-year terms. Following is information...
Boutique and brewery open in downtown GreensburgVideo
Two back-to-back business openings have brought new energy to a block on Greensburg’s South Pennsylvania Avenue. Wight Elephant Boutique held its grand opening Thursday, a major milestone for the developers who have spent more than $1 million renovating the long-vacant building at 136 S. Pennsylvania Ave. “I’m not an emotional...
Westmoreland County voting machines get one final test before last hurrahVideo
Westmoreland County’s 880 touch-screen voting machines will be junked next month after the votes recorded in the Nov. 5 general election are made official. County elections officials on Thursday ran the final tests on those machines to ensure they are operational one last time. “I can’t say there was anything...
Lower Burrell limits yard waste disposal to weekends during City Hall project
Lower Burrell residents who want to dispose of leaves and limbs behind City Hall will be able to do so only on weekends because a renovation project has closed some areas of the City Hall campus along Schreiber Street. Nita Serene, a city secretary, said the restriction will be in...
Civil War correspondence discovered in Churchill attic
Carleton Young was going through boxes in his parents’ Churchill attic in 2006 when he made quite a discovery. “Inside the wooden box was an enormous collection of about 250 letters written home by two Vermont brothers as they fought in the Civil War,” Young said. “They were members of...
Westmoreland judge calls father of accused cop killer ‘danger to the community’
A Westmoreland County judge ruled Thursday that the father of accused cop killer Rahmael Sal Holt will remain in jail on $100,000 bond until after his son’s capital murder trial next month. Gregory Baucum Jr., 48, of Pittsburgh has been in jail since March after he was arrested and charged...
