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Salvation Army ‘Kettle Pay’ option allows digital donations
One of the country’s oldest charitable giving campaigns is going digital. The Salvation Army’s Red Kettle campaign, a fixture of the Christmas shopping season, will now give people the option to give not by dropping cash or coins in the kettle but by using their smartphones. The Salvation Army Western...
Leechburg students raise awareness for disaster relief by camping out in coldVideo
Freezing overnight temperatures didn’t stop students from Leechburg Area School District’s Interact Club from pitching tents outside two borough churches on Nov. 1. The students braved the chilly weather and spent the night in family-size tents to raise awareness for ShelterBox, an international disaster relief charity that gives temporary shelters...
Cleveland police shoot, kill suspect in earlier homicide
CLEVELAND — An investigation is underway in Cleveland after police say officers shot and killed a suspect in a homicide from earlier in the evening. Events leading to the police shooting began shortly before midnight Thursday when officers were called to a gas station to investigate a report of a...
Rewind Reuse Center in Export aims to turn odds and ends into arts and craftsVideo
Val Paulisick of Murrysville is a maker. She sees a box full of paper scraps and odds and ends, and begins imagining the possibilities. “I want to save things from ending up in the landfill,” she said. She wants others to do the same, which is why she opened the...
Murrysville receives nearly $300K grant to help fund amphitheater at community park
The plan to continue developing Murrysville Community Park got a shot in the arm on Friday with the announcement of a sizable grant from the Community Conservation Partnerships Program. The municipality will receive $299,800 for the development of an amphitheater, parking area, pedestrian walkway and more at the park off...
Free Thanksgiving dinners planned in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Churches and organizations are serving free Thanksgiving dinners throughout the Valley. There are Thanksgiving dinners for the less fortunate, and those who are alone or lonely, as well as community dinners offering a time to share a meal and fellowship with your friends and neighbors. Not all dinners are on...
Plum students honor veterans
Students at Holiday Park Elementary in the Plum Borough School District invited family members who have served or are currently serving in the United States military to a special recognition program on Veterans Day....
Road in Monroeville to close temporarily
A busy section of Northern Pike in Monroeville is expected to be closed for a time starting as early as January, a PennDOT official said Friday. The project will reduce the road to one lane between Abers Creek Road and Valerie Circle, said Steve Cowan, a PennDOT spokesman. Monroeville Manager...
Irwin church to serve as warming shelter
Irwin area residents whose power goes out during the winter can use a warming shelter at the First United Methodist Church of Irwin at 310 Oak St. Those whose power goes out can contact Pastor Ron Slavin at 724-691-7113 or Pastor Bruce Judy at 724-747-6098. Tea, hot chocolate and soup...
Road closures, delays expected as Pittsburgh Christmas tree heads from Springdale to Downtown
A Pittsburgh public works crew will be hauling the city’s annual Christmas tree from Springdale to Downtown between 8 and 9 a.m. on Saturday, and the city is warning drivers to expect rolling closures and delays along the route, according to the Mayor’s Office. The route from Garfield Street in...
Police: Latrobe woman sexually assaulted 2 teen boys
A Latrobe woman is accused of sexually assaulting two teenage boys — the first starting in 2004 and the second in 2016, according to state police. Shanda Rae Hitchcock, 33, was arrested Thursday on charges of rape, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, statutory sexual assault, corruption of minors and related offenses....
Morning crash on Route 28 at Highland Park Bridge brings traffic to standstill
Traffic has resumed on Route 28 southbound, after a crash caused a standstill Friday morning. PennDot confirmed on Twitter that the incident had cleared. There were still residual delays. All lanes of traffic on Route 28 southbound were stopped around 8 a.m., after a crash involving five vehicles, state police...
1 hospitalized after crash involving school bus, SUV in West Newton
One person was flown by medical helicopter to a hospital Friday after a two-vehicle crash involving a school bus and an SUV in West Newton, according to a Westmoreland 911 dispatcher. Firefighters freed a person from the SUV in the crash just before 9 a.m. on East Main Street, the...
Washington Boulevard reopens after crash involving Pittsburgh Public Works truckVideo
Washington Boulevard has reopened following a three-vehicle crash involving a Pittsburgh Public Works truck early Friday. The crash happened at about 6:50 a.m. and left two people injured but in stable condition, Maurice Matthews, public safety spokesman, said. It closed all but one lane of the road for several hours...
5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: Nov. 15-17
The Steelers are off, but there’s still plenty going on this weekend. Animal magnetism The Pittsburgh Pet Expo is Friday through Sunday at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center, Downtown. There will be a diving dog competition and pet costume contest, as well as chicken races, hermit crab races, stunt...
Penn-Trafford students prepare to air ‘Wishes for Warriors’ telethonVideo
Penn-Trafford High School’s third annual Make-a-Wish telethon has already granted one child’s wish, even though it won’t be broadcast until Dec. 19. “We have already raised more than $5,000 in less than two weeks,” said Steve Vinton, high school video production teacher. “Last year we raised $60,000 and granted 13...
Students return to Linton Middle School following evacuation
A smell of smoke caused a temporary evacuation early Friday at Linton Middle School in the Penn Hills School District, but students and staff returned to the building later in the morning. Penn Hills Fire Marshal Chuck Miller said the odor was a smoke smell that came from an empty...
Jeannette man sentenced to 15 months in federal prison for online drug purchase
A Jeannette man was sentenced Thursday to 15 months in a federal prison for ordering drugs online to distribute locally along with weapons violations, according to U.S. Attorney Scott Brady. James Robert Czachowski, 22, was ordered to spend three years on supervision after being released from prison. He pleaded guilty...
Steel Valley cancels some classes for alarm system repairs
Some students in the Steel Valley School District in Homestead don’t have to report to class Friday. A problem with the fire alarm system has closed the high school, middle school and the Steel Center. Repairs are expected to be made today. The district posted on its website that students...
Plum’s proposed 2020 budget includes vehicle purchases, no tax hike
Plum officials plan to hold the line on property taxes and lease several police and public works vehicles as part of next year’s budget. Council voted 5-0 at this month’s meeting to advertise its 2020 spending plan. Councilmen John Anderson and Mike Pastor were absent. Taxes were raised in 2016...
Arrest made in connection to missing Bethel Park woman
Bethel Park police have made an arrest but are still looking for a woman missing for two months from Bethel Park. Jaime Rae Feden, 33, was last seen on Sept. 15, 2019, according to a Facebook post by police. Feden stands just over 4 feet tall and weighs 75 pounds....
Home invasion leaves 1 dead in Wilkinsburg
One person was killed during a home invasion Thursday in Wilkinsburg , authorities said. Police and paramedics responded just before 10:30 p.m. to Woodlawn Avenue for reports of a man shot and several others held at gunpoint after two people barged into a home. Officers found a 42-year-old man suffering...
West Deer police launching annual Christmas toy drive
When a West Deer couple heard about a neighbor’s financial needs during the Christmas season more than 20 years ago, they donated $500 to a police gift program, police Chief Jon Lape said. That program, and the family’s annual gift, have become a tradition in West Deer, Lape said. Toys...
The Stroller, Nov. 15, 2019: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Concert to benefit local food bank A concert featuring mezzo soprano Marianne Cornetti and pianist Bryan Sable will be at 4 p.m. Sunday at Trinity United Methodist Church, 847 10th Ave., Brackenridge. Donations will be accepted to benefit the Allegheny Valley Association of Churches food bank. Leechburg Library to host...
Pittsburgh police welcome 34 new cadets to the ranks
Cody Karaman smiled wide and looked down at his shiny new badge as his mom pinned it to his uniform Thursday night. Karaman, 24, a Pleasant Valley High School graduate from Saylorsburg who now lives in Pittsburgh, has long wanted to pursue a career in law enforcement. His straightforward purpose:...
