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Historical program focuses on Latrobe’s Sixth Ward
Latrobe Area Historical Society will present a new program, “Sixth Ward Revisited,” at 9:30 a.m. Friday and Saturday. Designed by Pam Ferrero, this slide show of historic images has been a year in the making. Those attending will learn about the history of the “land over the bridge,” referring to...
Clairton schools cancel classes amid bedbug issue
Clairton City School District is dismissing students early Thursday and will be closed Friday because of bedbugs, the district announced. According to a letter dated Wednesday from Superintendent Ginny Hunt, a bedbug incident occurred in the district’s building, which houses its elementary and middle/high school. Bedbugs are small, oval, brownish...
Officers shoot, kill serial bank robbery suspect who held woman at knifepoint in WilkinsburgVideo
Police shot and killed a serial bank robbery suspect Wednesday in a Wilkinsburg apartment as he held a woman at knifepoint, authorities said. The shooting happened about 9:30 p.m. inside an apartment on Center Street, according to police. The man, later identified as Shawn Stevens, was pronounced dead at the...
Parkway West ramp closures set for this weekend
Ramp paving on I-376 (Parkway West) in Robinson Township will cause detours this weekend, according to PennDOT. Both the eastbound I-376 Crafton exit (60B) off ramp and the Boyce Road on-ramp to eastbound I-376 will close to traffic while work is taking place. However, the closures will not happen simultaneously....
South Fayette man, 4 children run to honor wife, mom who died from cancer
Manson and Kristin Seto talked about running together as a family. They never got to take that first step. Kristin Seto died in 2014 from colon cancer. She wasn’t well enough to jog with her husband and their four children. But the surviving South Fayette family won’t let that dream...
Springdale councilmen irked by latest water project cost overrun
The cost of Springdale’s water system renovation has increased again, adding another $132,000 to a project already plagued by unforeseen expenditures. It is payment for additional paving to Kukurin Contracting Inc., the general contractor for installing the new water lines that are part of the project. The project, estimated at...
Pittsburgh hospitals are saying hello to professional greeters
When 28-year-old Ja’Ray Gamble began working at UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital three years ago, he never expected to make such a positive impact on the lives of patients every day. He’s not a doctor or a nurse. You won’t find him checking your heartbeat or even taking your height and weight....
‘It’s not just us’: Local students call on politicians after environmental conference
Small changes can make a big difference. That’s one lesson Laurel Highland High School physics teacher Chris Mikolowsky hopes his students learned from a conference that taught 17 sustainable development goals established by the United Nations — a somewhat daunting task for students, Mikolowsky said, with goals like ending world...
No injuries reported in three-alarm fire in Pittsburgh’s Homewood neighborhood
No one was hurt after a fire spread from a vacant house to an occupied neighboring home in Homewood, according to Pittsburgh police. The fire in the 7100 block of Idlewild Street was reported around 9:30 p.m. It went to three alarms. The vacant home was fully involved and the...
Greater Latrobe foundation awards $106K for educational equipment, programs
A sensory wall for special needs students, elementary cultural assemblies and updated computers are among equipment and programs at Latrobe schools that are receiving a collective $106,000 boost through grants from the Greater Latrobe Partners in Education Foundation. The school board this week accepted foundation (GLPIEF) funding for the current...
Kenny Ross Auto pledges donation on car sales to help veteransVideo
The Kenny Ross Auto Group of eight dealerships is supporting area veterans with its pledge to donate $10 to the United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania for every car sold at the dealerships between Sept. 3 and Oct. 31. The money donated by Kenny Ross Auto Group will go to the...
Unity museum offers look at PA Turnpike’s impact on Lincoln Highway
The Lincoln Highway Experience museum will mark the 79th anniversary of the opening of the Pennsylvania Turnpike with the Oct. 1 presentation, “The Impact of the PA Turnpike – the Lincoln Highway meets the Superhighway.” The 7 p.m. program will include a panel discussion and viewing of historic images at...
Police: Woman shot in the leg in Pittsburgh
A woman was hospitalized with a gunshot wound to the leg after being shot in Pittsburgh. City police responded to reports of shots fired around 6 p.m. Wednesday along the 1800 block of Bentley Drive. Officers found a woman shot in her leg. She was transported to a local hospital...
Presidential candidate Amy Klobuchar makes her pitch in Pittsburgh areaVideo
U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar campaigned in Western Pennsylvania on Wednesday in an effort to win back residents who voted for President Donald Trump in 2016. The Democratic presidential candidate toured a training facility for trade workers in Robinson and held a meet-and-greet near the University of Pittsburgh campus in Oakland....
East Hills DUI Task Force to conduct roving patrols this weekend – Sep. 18, 2019
East Hills DUI Task Force will conduct roving patrols and other educational enforcement activities this weekend. The task force consists of Plum, Monroeville, White Oak, North Versailles Township, Oakmont, Penn Hills and Edgewood police departments. Project director is Plum police Lt. Lanny Conley. The enforcement/educational details will occur within the...
Alle-Kiski Valley’s marching bands have perfect night for 73rd band festival
High school marching bands showed off their season’s routines Wednesday night at the 73rd annual Alle-Kiski Valley Marching Band Festival. Organized by the Alle-Kiski Valley Band Directors Association, the festival allows area marching bands to perform their full routines outside the time constraints of football game halftime shows. Organizers have...
Fire breaks out in row house in Pittsburgh’s Lawrenceville neighborhood
A fire broke out in a row house alongside an alleyway in Pittsburgh’s Lawrenceville neighborhood Wednesday afternoon. No one was injured, initial reports indicate. Authorities received a report of the fire on 44th Street shortly before 5 p.m., an Allegheny County 911 shift commander said. #BREAKING: Chopper 11 over a...
Boulevard of the Allies lane restriction begins Friday night
A long-term lane restriction on the outbound Boulevard of the Allies begins Friday night, PennDOT announced. The single-lane restriction between the Liberty and Birmingham Bridges will begin Friday at 8 p.m. and continue through 8 p.m., Oct. 4. Crews will conduct milling and repairs on the bridges in advance of...
Section of Shearer Road in Plum closed when car crashes into pole
Plum police are investigating a single-car crash Wednesday afternoon on Shearer Road. Firefighters said they responded to a call that a car had clipped a pole shortly before 4 p.m. in the 100 block of Shearer Road. No injuries were reported. Firefighters said the vehicle was towed and the road...
Judge issues gag order in case of accused cop-killer Christian Bey
An Allegheny County Judge issued a gag order Wednesday in the capital murder case of a man charged in conneciton with the killing a Pittsburgh police officer. Christian Bey, 30, of Wilkinsburg, is accused of killing Pittsburgh police Officer Calvin Hall in July. Allegheny County District Attorney Stephen A. Zappala...
Police seek help from public, FBI to find accused East Liberty ‘serial bank robber’
Pittsburgh police are seeking help from the FBI and public to find an East Liberty man whom officials described as “a serial bank robber.” On Wednesday, authorities issued two warrants for the arrest of Shawn Stevens, 49. Public Safety spokesman Chris Togneri said Stevens is accused of robbing two banks...
PWSA hits lead-line replacement deadline 9 months early
The Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority is nine months ahead of a state-required deadline for replacing 855 lead water lines before June 2020, the authority announced on Wednesday. PWSA this week hit a magic number set by the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission and intends to continue replacing lead lines whether...
Police: Man still in critical condition after being shot multiple times in Arlington Heights
A man remained in critical condition Wednesday night after getting shot multiple times in Pittsburgh’s Arlington Heights neighborhood, police said. Police officers and medics responded to a report of gunfire in the 3100 block of Cordell Place shortly before 12:30 a.m., Public Safety spokesman Chris Togneri said. They found a...
Westmoreland commissioners honor Red Sand project for human trafficking awarenessVideo
Westmoreland County Commissioners this month honored supporters of the 2019 Red Sand project that brings attention to human trafficking issues. The Blackburn Center along with multiple organizations in Westmoreland throughout September have poured red sand into pavement cracks to symbolize victims of human trafficking that have fallen through the cracks...
Judge rules New Kensington Elks can renew its liquor license
A Westmoreland County judge overruled a Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board decision last year that rejected the license renewal for the Elks Club in New Kensington. In a ruling made public Tuesday, Westmoreland County Common Pleas Judge Harry Smail Jr. found that evidence of repeated citations and criminal activity at or...
