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Thomas Jefferson Marching Band practices for football season
The Thomas Jefferson High School Jaguar Marching Band is gearing up for another season. The band, along with cheerleaders and colorguard members, practiced various songs from their halftime show routine, as well as the national anthem and the school’s alma mater at the stadium on Wednesday . The Jaguar’s first...
Assumption celebration to include Mass, procession, rosary prayers
Catholics from the Diocese of Greensburg will gather on Aug. 15 for the annual Mass and candlelight procession for the feast of the Assumption. Greensburg Bishop Edward C. Malesic will celebrate the Mass at 7 p.m. at St. Joseph Chapel, Christ Our Shepherd Center. The candlelight procession will follow. Participants...
Pennsylvania’s Safe2Say Something program helpful in Penn Hills
Penn Hills School District administration said it has embraced a new state system aimed at providing schools with a 24-hour anonymous tip line to report something suspicious online or offer support to those who pose threats to themselves. Since its launch in January, the state Attorney General Office’s Safe2Say Something...
Blackburn’s to raze Tarentum building for parking lot
Blackburn’s Physician’s Pharmacy plans to tear down a building it recently bought on East Fourth Avenue in Tarentum and use the lot for employee parking. The Tarentum-based company is working on getting the required permits from Allegheny County and bids from contractors to take down the building at 326 E....
Judge clears Scottdale woman accused of endangering Vietnam vet
A reckless endangerment charge was dismissed Wednesday against the owner of a Scottdale personal care home who had been accused of letting a Vietnam veteran walk from her facility to the New Stanton area. District Judge Charles Moore ruled that Leah C. Ilgenfritz, 80, shouldn’t be held criminally responsible because...
Former Mt. Pleasant police chief sues borough over firing
Mt. Pleasant’s former police chief filed a federal lawsuit this week claiming that he was fired after defying instructions from officials to ignore what he described as “wrongdoing” on the borough’s part. Douglas Sam, 52, of Mt. Pleasant Township, made several claims in the suit against the borough, including that...
In wake of recent shootings, Fox Chapel pastor aims to ‘build community’
In the wake of a deadly weekend during which 32 people were killed in mass shootings in Dayton, Ohio, and El Paso, Texas, a local preacher is stretching out his arms and inviting people of all denominations to his Fox Chapel church. “We need to build community,” said the Rev....
Fox Chapel’s Kerr Elementary ready to welcome students back to school
The countdown is on. In just about a week, Fox Chapel Area students will head back to class. District officials have been busy readying new courses, programs and building upgrades for the Aug. 22 start. Kerr Elementary students will start the year in the new $21 million building that was...
Kennywood reopens ‘Steel Curtain’ after hours-long outage, warns of more potential delays
Kennywood’s newest, Steelers-themed roller coaster closed down for several hours Wednesday, marking at least the third time the popular attraction has shut down since its debut last month. After having been shut down for the weekend, Kennywood officials said Tuesday morning that they don’t know when the Steel Curtain would...
Monroeville police: Clerical error to blame for erroneous DUI charge
Monroeville police said an incorrect digit typed while filing a report is to blame for an Aliquippa man mistakenly being charged with driving under the influence in a recent incident. “This was an inadvertent clerical error and (it) was immediately corrected upon being made aware of the error,” police Chief...
Goats munching on Norwin hillside brush
Seven goats are munching on the hillside above the Norwin Knights Stadium, chewing away at the overgrown weeds and brush on a steep slope above the bleachers. ”This is a great way of getting rid of invasive (plant) species. They can go where the (mowing) equipment and people can’t go,”...
Martorano’s Prime steakhouse coming to Pittsburgh’s Rivers Casino
A juicy steak will soon be a sure bet at Pittsburgh’s Rivers Casino. Celebrity chef Steve Martorano plans to bring his high-end steakhouse Martorano’s Prime to the North Shore casino. The restaurant is scheduled to open later this year. “Pittsburgh is absolutely a foodie town, plus it has a strong...
Penn Irwin Motel site slated for development
A North Huntingdon developer wants to put retail shops at the site of the old Penn Irwin Motel along Route 30. Donald Tarosky Jr., a partner in Colony of Irwin, told North Huntingdon officials this week he intends to develop the old motel property in the same way a California...
DA: Investigation into missing Whitehall woman presumed dead wrapping up
Authorities are “real close to a conclusion” in a case involving a Whitehall woman who is presumed dead after she went missing April 30, Allegheny County District Attorney Stephen A. Zappala Jr. said Tuesday. “We have not found her body but that doesn’t preclude us from prosecuting,” Zappala said during...
The Regrettes bring fun power punk to Pittsburgh
Lydia Night was just a toddler when it became obvious that she was destined to be a rock singer. At the age of 2, she was singing the Ramones song “Beat on the Brat” for the soundcheck at her father’s nightclub in New Orleans, where she was born. By 6,...
‘Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood’ piano finds harmony at Manchester Craftsmen’s GuildVideo
Many tunes were played on the special piano, and many more will be played in its future home. The 1987 Steinway B piano was the instrument of choice for renowned jazz musician Johnny Costa on the set of “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood” inside WQED Multimedia studios in Oakland. Unveiled Tuesday, it...
Services set for Nick Cumer, grad student killed in Ohio
LORETTO — Services are set for a Pennsylvania graduate student killed in a shooting rampage in an Ohio nightclub district. Nicholas Cumer was a graduate student in the master of cancer care program at Saint Francis University in Loretto, Pa. The 25-year-old was in Dayton as part of his internship...
Former Coraopolis man pleads guilty in fentanyl delivery that caused overdose death
A former Coraopolis man will remain detained in a federal prison until his sentencing later this year on charges stemming from a 2017 drug overdose death, according to U.S. Attorney Scott Brady. Cleo Maurice Bronaugh, 42, pleaded guilty Tuesday to distributing fentanyl and accepted responsibility for the death of a...
Bridgeville dance studio changes ownership, name
Kathi’s Dance Studio, 535 Baldwin St., Bridgeville is now owned by two former students, Ashley Verghies and Danielle Rosser. Trained as dancers by Kathi Shuck since they were youngsters, the two have been assistant teachers for all age groups for more than 10 years. For the past two years, Shuck...
Penn Hills Summerfest marks 5th anniversary with animals, games, fireworksVideo
Goats, chickens, sheep and ponies are not usually found at Turner Friendship Park in Penn Hills. For one day, it was all youths talked about as they wandered the grounds for the municipality’s fifth annual Summerfest. “Oh my God, there were so many things,” said Shaina Thomas, 10, of Monroeville....
Oakmont welcomes its first junior firefighter
Oakmont officials welcomed the first junior firefighter in the history of the borough’s volunteer fire department. Joey Flanick, 17, of Oakmont was sworn in by Mayor Christopher Whaley at a council workshop meeting Monday . Fire Chief David Carroll and other firefighters were on-hand to celebrate the historic moment. “We...
Export will target illicit stormwater connections along Italy Road
The next step in Export’s long-term flood control plan is to remove any storm water connections along Italy Road that empty into the borough’s sewage system. And borough officials have to get it done by January 2020. “I think that’s going to be a major issue,” Councilman John Nagoda said....
Halloween Hustle 5K proposes shift from Murrysville to Export
This year’s Halloween Hustle 5K will move from Murrysville to Export. The race is hosted by the East Suburban Trailblazers, an inclusive running club associated with East Suburban Citizen Advocacy. “We’d like to have this year’s 5K on the (Westmoreland) Heritage Trail,” said Trailblazers member Megan Nelson. “Usually, we’ve held...
Export officials review timbering plan for Murrysville property
Before Export officials begin selectively timbering property the borough owns in Murrysville, they want to make sure they are getting enough bang for their buck. The financial benefits of starting a timber management program on the borough’s roughly 74-acre property on Borland Farm Road have been called into question. The...
Latrobe Night Out opens eyes to local policing methods, impaired driving hazardsVideo
Latrobe-area residents took a ride on a Fatal Vision roadster and saw how a K-9 officer takes a bite out of crime Tuesday evening at a National Night Out outreach event organized by the city’s police department. Firefighting equipment also was on display, as well as Army vehicles and a...
