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Creative reuse focus of McCandless’ first Recyclable Art Show
Got junk? Don’t toss it, turn it into something that tickles the imagination for McCandless’ first Recyclable Art Show in August. “The idea for the art show was developed by members of the town’s Environmental Advisory Committee, who were looking for ways to involve the public, said John Bojorski, a...
Photos: Etna carnival
The annual Etna carnival is drawing hundreds of people to the borough for rides, games, food and music. The festivities begin at 6 p.m. through June 29. Sponsored by the Etna Economic Development Corporation, the carnival is a long-standing tradition....
Youngwood Park & Pool summer concert series returnsVideo
The Youngwood Park & Pool’s “moonlight swims” and summer concert series, “Battle of the Bands,” kicks off Wednesday night with a concert by the Loose Change Band. Gates open at 7 p.m. The schedule for the rest of the summer will be: • July 3: Caught on Sight • July...
Military charity collects ‘surf-and-turf’ donations for troops overseas
Pittsburgh-area charity Military Connections is looking to serve a little surf-and-turf to troops overseas. But it’s not the kind you might think. Because lobster and steak are a bit pricey to ship internationally, the nonprofit is collecting donations of Swedish Fish and beef jerky. “We receive a lot of requests...
Fullwoods leaving Greensburg Salvation Army for Pittsburgh corps
For Majs. Earnest and Vanessa Fullwood, there’s more than one way to preach the gospel. Inviting people to Sunday services at the Greensburg Salvation Army is one. Feeding them on Monday is another. “A lot of people do not identify us with being a church. … That’s our primary job...
5-mile Parkway East closure begins tonight
More closures are on the horizon for the Parkway East starting Friday as crews work on expansion dam replacement, guide rail improvements, approach slab repairs, line painting and drainage, PennDOT announced Wednesday. The outbound Parkway East will be closed between the Forbes Avenue/Oakland off ramp (Exit 72A) and the Edgewood/Swissvale...
Missing teen girl from West Newton safe, found with man in New Jersey
A teenage girl from West Newton reported missing Tuesday was found in New Jersey on Wednesday in the company of a 23-year-old man. Donna Long, 16, wasn’t harmed and was in the custody of police in Middlesex County, N.J., Wednesday afternoon, according to Officer Michael Stefko of the West Newton...
Free online resume help offered from Indeed and Goodwill
The Goodwill Industries Workforce Development Center in Pittsburgh’s Lawrenceville neighborhood is offering career assessments and helping job seekers with a better presence online. The free service is part of a partnership announced last month between Goodwill and the Indeed.com job website, both of which committed to help find jobs for...
2 troopers, prisoner released from hospital after incident outside Indiana County state prison
Two state troopers based in Indiana County were placed on administrative duties while authorities investigate how they and a state prison inmate got hurt Monday in an unmarked patrol car, according to state police. The troopers and the 20-year-old male prisoner were treated for minor injuries at Indiana Regional Medical...
Pennsylvania highway deaths slightly increased last year, despite national dip
The number of highway fatalities dipped nationally last year even as Pennsylvania’s overall traffic deaths saw a bump, federal and state data analyzed by the Tribune-Review shows. Early estimates show 36,750 people died in motor vehicle crashes nationally in 2018, a roughly 1% year-over-year decrease, according to the National Highway...
No one found in North Side home surrounded by SWAT
Pittsburgh SWAT officers surrounded a home along Baytree Street on Tuesday night, after reports that a man barricaded himself inside, police said. Zone 1 officers were called for reports of shots fired in the 3600 block of the Perry North neighborhood, with a potentially armed man inside a home. Investigators...
Police investigating whether Troy Hill shootings that left 1 dead were related
A Troy Hill neighborhood was rocked by gunshots early Wednesday as two shootings left one man dead and another critically wounded. Pittsburgh police are working to determine if the shootings were related. A man was shot and killed at 3:43 a.m. Police found him dead on Truax Way. The Allegheny...
Family of 5 hospitalized after fire at Burgettstown home
Five members of a Burgettstown family were hospitalized after an overnight fire at their home, WPXI reported. Firefighters responded to a call at about 10:30 p.m. to a home along Center Avenue. Here’s a look at the response from fire crews. When they arrived to a house along Center in...
Podcast part 3: Faced with adversity, Chris Long ‘stuck it out’ to become All-American at Virginia
Former NFL standout Chris Long discusses his college days at Virginia, where he says almost transferred, in Part 3 of this week’s “Huddle Up with Gus” podcast. Long, son of Pro Football Hall of Famer Howie Long, went on to win back-to-back Super Bowls with the New England Patriots and...
Grandson’s Penn State visit rekindles old memories
My grandson, Ian McCance, has just finished his junior year in high school in Fort Collins, Colo., and is beginning to think about college. So far, he had visited three universities in Colorado — Colorado State University, Colorado University and Northern Colorado University. This month’s agenda included a trip to...
Comedian Dusty Slay coming to Pittsburgh Improv in Homestead
Get some laughs with comedian Dusty Slay who will be on stage July 18-21 at the Pittsburgh Improv in Homestead. Slay, who has appeared on “Comedy Central,” “The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon” and “Last Comic Standing” is known for his jokes about growing up poor, a love of country...
South Fayette couple welcome birth of baby boy
Julianna (Bonner) and Joshua White of South Fayette are receiving congratulations on the birth of a baby boy on June 6, 2019. Tanner Joshua weighed 7 pounds, 14 ounces and was 20 inches long. His older sister, Lilah Anne, 6, was excited to welcome him home. Maternal grandparents are Marilyn...
McElhinny: Are school curriculums moving in the ‘write’ direction?
When children of this generation begin referring to cursive as “Grandma’s secret code,” we have a problem. There are teens throughout the country who cannot read or write in cursive. Imagine American kids who are unable to read a copy of the Declaration of Independence, the Emancipation Proclamation, or the...
No program cuts, furloughs or tax hike in Plum School District’s 2019-20 budget
Plum School District property owners will not have to pay more in real estate taxes, and students will have the same programs next school year as a result of the final 2019-20 budget. School directors voted 6-3 Tuesday night to adopt their $64.7 million spending plan. Board President Scott Coulson...
Highlands School District board OKs 1% tax hike for the coming school year
Property taxes in the Highland School District will climb by 1% for next school year, which is about $25 per $100,000 in assessed property value, district officials said . The tax hike is less than the 3.3% increase in a preliminary budget that school board members approved last month. “I’m...
River search for missing West Newton teen called off after no results
A search of the Youghiogheny River near West Newton was called off late Tuesday night after crews did not find a teen who ran away from her home in the borough that afternoon. Firefighters from West Newton and Collinsburg deployed boats to the river after dogs from the Greensburg bloodhound...
Giant Eagle proposes expanded Unity GetGo with beer sales, car wash
Giant Eagle wants to sell beer and wine as well as add a drive-through car wash as part of an expanded GetGo convenience store proposed in Unity. Supervisors likely will vote on a conditional-use zoning approval at their July 18 meeting, township solicitor Gary Falatovich said. Giant Eagle made the...
What the UPMC-Highmark truce does and doesn’t mean for patients
A day after UPMC and Highmark reached a 10-year pact, patients across Western Pennsylvania are awaiting answers on precisely what the unexpected deal between the nonprofit health giants means for them. Patients who severed ties with longtime doctors are hopeful they can return to the physician teams who know them...
Officials: Allegheny County overdose deaths dropped significantly last year
Accidental overdose deaths in Allegheny County dropped 41% last year, according to the medical examiner’s office. Accidental overdoses claimed 432 people in 2018 compared to 737 in 2017, according to county data. This marks the fewest deaths over the past three years. In 2016, 650 people died from an overdose....
Weather an expensive wash-out along popular Butler-Freeport, Roaring Run trails
It’s a washout for two nonprofit trail organizations scrambling to cover about $60,000 in repairs to the Roaring Run Trail in Kiski Township and the Butler-Freeport Community Trail. Relentless storms over the past month caused washouts so bad a koi fish was transported from someone’s pond last month onto the...
