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Gateway school given grant from new Monroeville store

Burlington Coat Factory presented a $10,000 check to a Gateway elementary school two weeks before the store is scheduled to open a site near the Monroeville mall. The grant is part of the company’s initiative it has with AdoptAClassroom.org, a national fundraising organization. Julie Roar, a Burlington district manager, presented...
Heading to Heinz Field Rib Fest? We sampled a fewVideo

By Monday afternoon, more than 60,000 pounds of ribs will have been sold — and eaten — at the Heinz Field Kick Off and Rib Fest on the North Shore. More than 100,000 people are expected to attend this weekend. Hours are noon to 11 p.m. Friday through Monday. That’s...
Vandergrift children’s garden grows on without stolen pumpkins

Vandergrift has its own Great Pumpkin Caper. About two weeks ago, pumpkins planted by children in the borough’s Franklin Park started to vanish. At least 10 have gone missing since, likely taken in broad daylight because the park is locked at night. “They weren’t even orange,” said Chloe Kruse, a...
Riverview heads back to class

The first day of classes for students in the Riverview School District was Tuesday, Aug. 27. Tenth Street Elementary Principal David Zolkowski was there to greet students and parents....
30,000 lives could be saved with cleaner air, CMU professor says

Pittsburgh’s air quality has improved dramatically over the past 20 years, but a Carnegie Mellon University researcher says that’s no reason for area residents to be satisfied. Allen Robinson, director of CMU’s Center for Air Quality, Climate and Energy Solutions, was involved in two recent studies that showed 30,000 lives...
Worker dies after wall collapses at Washington County coal mine

A worker at a Consol Energy coal mine in Washington County died Thursday evening when a wall collapsed, according to authorities. The victim was identified as Tanner Lee McFarland, 25, of Washington, according to state police, who are investigating the incident. The wall collapsed about 6 p.m. in the Enlow...
5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: Aug. 30-Sept. 2

It’s Labor Day weekend, which often signals the unofficial conclusion of summer. Here are some ways to spend that three-day holiday weekend. Laboring The 38th annual Labor Day Parade begins at 10 a.m. Monday. The route begins at PPG Paints Arena and concludes at the United Steelworkers Building, Downtown. It...
Scott Conservancy celebrates 30 years

Scott Conservancy will celebrate its 30th anniversary from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 14 at Kane Woods Nature Area in Scott Township. A dog walk will start at noon at the Whiskey Point Trailhead, 1461 Scrubgrass Road, while other activities, including a scavenger hunt and nature hike, will be...
Deadline extended to sign up for Pittsburgh’s Citizen’s Police Academy program

Pittsburgh residents interested in learning more about what it’s like serve as a police officer still have time to sign up to participate in the Citizen’s Police Academy. The deadline to register for the program has been extended to Monday, Sept. 2. The program, which kicks off Sept. 5, covers...
Brentwood manager Zboyovsky earns accreditation

In his role as a municipal manager, George Zboyovsky always tries to help people. There have been days when that meant going beyond the job’s usual responsibilities. He tells stories of his time in local government — whether as a manager in Brentwood or serving on Monessen City Council —...
South Hills priest of 41 years placed on leave amid accusations he abused child in 1990s

A South Hills priest of more than four decades has been placed on leave over an allegation that he sexually abused a child in the 1990s, officials with the Roman Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh said Thursday. The Rev. Robert Cedolia — who has been presiding over four parishes in the...
Tractor-trailer rig overturned on Irwin turnpike exit ramp; ramps to close for hours

A tractor-trailer overturned on the Irwin exit ramp of the Pennsylvania Turnpike, according to a Westmoreland County Public Safety supervisor. Initial reports said the vehicle was coming from New Stanton and when it wrecked along the ramp at about 8 p.m. in North Huntingdon. Reports from the scene indicate that...
Man hospitalized after being shot in Pittsburgh’s Hill District

A man was shot in Pittsburgh’s Hill District neighborhood Thursday evening, police said. Officers responded to the 1800 block of Colwell Street around 4:50 p.m. after a Shotspotter report of gunfire. When they arrived, officers said the man had gotten onto a Port Authority bus at the corner of Fifth...
Big Kmart in Allegheny Township will close before Christmas

The only remaining Kmart in the Alle-Kiski Valley is closing. The Big Kmart located in Hyde Park Shopping Center in Allegheny Township will close before Christmas, according to a statement provided by Larry Costello, public relations director for Chicago- based Transformco, which is representing Kmart. “After careful review, we have...
Pittsburgh man accused of DUI, impersonating police officer in Trafford

A Pittsburgh man is charged with driving while drunk, resisting arrest and impersonating a police officer during a traffic stop this week in Trafford. Christopher N. Lenkiewicz, 36, was spotted driving erratically in a Nissan sedan before 4:15 p.m. Wednesday along Forbes Road and later pulled alongside Trafford Patrolman Richard...
PUC: Improvements planned at Washington County railroad crossing after 2018 crash, acid spill

A series of flashing warning lights and a warning bell will be installed at a railroad crossing in Centerville, Washington County, where a freight train collided with a tractor-trailer carrying hydrochloric acid last year causing several injuries and an evacuation, according to the state Public Utility Commission. The commission voted...

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