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Pregnancy losses spur Derry Township couple to lead support groupVideo
July 21, June 4 and Jan. 15 are the most difficult days of the year for Paige and Sean Green to get through. Those are the respective dates when Paige Green delivered Sean Jr. in 2003, Jessica in 2004 and Issac in 2005 — all stillborn, in the second trimester....
Plum to form storm water management task force in response to recent flooding
Plum officials plan to form a storm water management task force to address and prioritize flooding issues in the borough. Members will include a public works supervisor, someone from borough engineer Robert Mitall’s office, council members and possibly another administrator. The task force idea was discussed at Wednesday night’s workshop...
Elizabeth Forward officials say elementary student made list of 20 classmates to harm
Officials in the Elizabeth Forward School District said they are working to ensure safety following a disturbing letter written by an elementary student, WPXI reported. Police were notified after a student at William Penn Elementary School compiled a list of other classmates to harm. There were about 20 children on...
Knoxville fire likely a total loss for family
The relatives of a family of four displaced by a fire that gutted their longtime home in Pittsburgh’s Knoxville neighborhood are seeking help from the community. Sarah and Ed Holzwarth, their 11-year-old son, Trent, and 18-year-old daughter Jocelyn are one of two families whose houses on Reifert Street were destroyed...
Uniontown man ordered to stand trial in drowning death of East Huntingdon infant
A man accused of drowning an 11-month-old girl in East Huntingdon July 13 told state troopers in a jailhouse interview that “he freaked out” and fled to Ohio after he was unable to revive the infant when she became unresponsive. Derrick “Hector” A. Bass, 29, of Uniontown was ordered to...
Nalani Johnson’s mother says father threatened violence, according to court papersVideo
The father of a toddler found dead Tuesday in an Indiana County park threatened to kill the girl’s mother and himself in April during a domestic argument, according to court documents filed by the girl’s mother. Investigators found the body of Nalani Johnson on Tuesday afternoon in Pine Ridge Park...
Ross officials seeking remedy for emergency medical service’s ailing finances
The employees who work for Ross/West View EMS have made it their life’s work to help people in need of medical treatment. But now the emergency medical service that answers calls in five North Hills communities is the one that’s ailing. Ross/West View EMS officials asked Ross Township commissioners on...
Congressional committee on Homeland Security holds roundtable in Pittsburgh
If the problem involved anything but guns, something would have been done to stop it long ago, Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto told three visiting members of Congress. “There would not only be hearings like this, but actions taken,” Peduto said Wednesday, as the city hosted a roundtable of the House...
Burrell grads set to ride out Hurricane Dorian in N.C.
Erika Fitch and Patrick Duffey wanted to try something new, so the 2012 graduates of Burrell High School packed up their apartment in Robinson and moved to North Carolina three months ago. Preparing for a hurricane wasn’t the new experience they were looking for, but that’s what they’ve found themselves...
Free electronics collection slated for Saturday in Rostraver
The Belle Vernon Area Rotary is accepting unwanted electronics this weekend as part of their community electronics collection event. Starting at 8 a.m. Saturday, televisions, computers, monitors, printers, keyboards and consumer electronics such as stereos, microwaves, VCR and DVD players and Christmas lights can be dropped off at the Brunswick...
Highmark announces $20 million upgrade of Downtown Pittsburgh headquartersVideo
Highmark Health announced plans Wednesday for a $20 million renovation of its Fifth Avenue Place headquarters in Downtown Pittsburgh. The project includes enhanced retail and dining areas open to the public on the first two floors and other improvements throughout the 31-story building at Stanwix Street and Penn Avenue. Highmark...
Pittsburgh man gets more than 8 years in prison for gun, drug violations
A federal judge sentenced a Pittsburgh man to prison for gun and drug violations. Lamont Willis, 47, was sentenced to eight years and five months in prison followed by six years of supervised release. The sentenced was handed down by U.S. District Judge Cathy Bissoon. Court records show Willis pleaded...
Labor Day weekend vehicle crashes down slightly from last year
The Pennsylvania State Police reported 5% fewer crashes on state-patrolled roads over the four-day Labor Day holiday compared to last year. This year’s holiday weekend saw 684 crashes that injured 204 people. In 2018, there were 722 crashes that injured 224 people. Across the state’s southwest region, which includes Allegheny...
Allegheny Valley school officials to consider youth club’s request to use soccer field
The Allegheny Valley School Board will hold a special meeting Thursday to consider a proposal from Arsenal Football Club of PA to use a district soccer field. The meeting will be held at 3:30 p.m. at Acme Elementary School, 300 Pearl Ave. in Cheswick. District spokeswoman Jan Zastawniak said the...
Etna man charged with stealing car, burglarizing chamber of commerce office at Pittsburgh Mills
At Etna man is accused of stealing a car and breaking into the Alle-Kiski Strong Chamber at the Pittsburgh Mills mall. Frazer police charged Richard D. Lenhart, 48, with burglary, trespassing, receiving stolen property, access device fraud, theft, and traffic violations in connection to the Aug. 28 incident. He remained...
Gov. Wolf announces new fees for Pennsylvania charter schools
Gov. Tom Wolf on Wednesday announced that the state Department of Education will enact new fees directed at charter schools. The “fee-for-service model” will charge charter schools to resolve payment disputes with local school districts. It is part of a sweeping charter school reform plan that Wolf announced earlier this...
Monroeville road restricted overnight
Mosside Boulevard in Monroeville, also known as Rt. 48, will be restricted to one lane of alternating traffic for two nights this week for road improvements. PennDOT said the restriction will occur from 7 p.m. to 5 a.m. Wednesday and Thursday nights between Cambridge Square Drive and Rt. 130. The...
Allegheny County receives $3.5M grant to help reduce youth homelessness
A Tarentum-based domestic violence center has a number of programs that could benefit from an Allegheny County grant aimed at reducing youth homelessness. Depending on the grant’s focus, Michelle Gibb, Alle-Kiski HOPE Center executive director, said there are different ways the grant could benefit her organization, which provides numerous homeless...
Pirates Charities donation to South Fayette school increases physical fitness
The excitement could be felt around the Watson Institute’s Education Center South in South Fayette. Not only was a new school year beginning but, thanks to Pirates Charities, the school had new adaptive equipment to help promote physical fitness among students. “It’s like kids in a candy store,” said program...
Elizabeth Smart to speak in Pittsburgh for United Way women’s leadership event
Kidnapping victim Elizabeth Smart will share her story of hope and survival with nearly 800 women during this year’s United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania’s Women Leadership Council’s campaign kickoff. The luncheon starts at 11:45 a.m. on Sept. 13 at the Wyndham Grand Hotel in Downtown Pittsburgh. The local Women’s Leadership...
Newhouse Park in Delmont will host 2 benefit events this weekend
If you’re looking for good food and good beer — to benefit a good cause — Delmont is the borough to be in this weekend. Both the Delmont Recreation Board and the Murrysville-Export Rotary will be hosting events over the weekend to benefit local causes. On Saturday, the second annual...
Tarentum considering installing electric vehicle charging station
An electric vehicle charging station could be coming to Tarentum — and using it might be free. Borough officials are considering installing one or more ChargePoint charging stations in the borough parking lot near J.G.’s Tarentum Station Grille. A state reimbursement program would cover most of the installation cost, borough...
Pittsburgh’s Market Square to host international celebration
Market Square in Downtown Pittsburgh will be known as “World Square” three Fridays in September. On Sept. 6, 13 and 27 from 5 to 10 p.m. the square will be full of sights, sounds and tastes of the international and immigrant communities of Pittsburgh. Attendees can shop, taste a variety...
Communities asked to extend sanitary authority for $18M loan
The four communities that founded the Upper Allegheny Joint Sanitary Authority are being asked to extend its life so the authority can borrow $18 million. The money would be spent on equipment and infrastructure such as a bigger pump station and lines and a new retention tank to increase the...
Lower Burrell man accused of almost hitting trooper, fleeing DUI checkpoint
A Lower Burrell man is in the Butler County Jail, accused of nearly running down a state trooper at a DUI checkpoint over the weekend. Terrell Eugene Leonard, 27, of Craigdell Road faces nine charges, including felony aggravated assault on a police officer. Police said the incident began Saturday night...
