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Services to begin at church in former Penn Hills YMCA building
A Monroeville church that bought the former YMCA building in Penn Hills will begin services June 1 and 2. The Rev. Lance Lecocq, a pastor at Monroeville Assembly of God, said the church closed on the property at 11817 Frankstown Road in February for $1.1 million, including many assets the...
Part of Jacks Run Road in Ross closing in June for 10-month bridge project
A section of Jacks Run Road in Ross Township is tentatively scheduled to close in June for a bridge replacement project that is expected to take until April to complete. The project is to replace the small bridge on Jacks Run near Balsam Street. Jacks Run Road will be closed...
Ghostly garb gets Penn Hills a Best Costume Design award for ‘Addams Family’
Penn Hills High School’s 2019 musical has won a Gene Kelly award for Best Costume Design. The honor was announced during the 29th annual Gene Kelly Awards ceremony in Downtown Pittsburgh on May 25, where the students performed an excerpt from “The Addams Family” in front of a crowd of...
Picnic, pie bake-off planned for award-winning author’s signing at McCandless book shop
Award winning writer Jerry Spinelli will be reading and signing his latest book “My Fourth of July” during a picnic-style event from noon to 2 p.m. Sunday at Riverstone Books in McCandless. Spinelli is a Newbery Medal winner whose books include “Maniac Magee,” “Wringer” and “Stargirl.” The June 2 event...
Pittsburgh’s Becca Droz continues ‘Amazing Race’ in Switzerland
After flying on the world’s longest zip line in Dubai and winning first place in one of two episodes of CBS’s “Amazing Race” last week, Pittsburgh native Becca Droz again will be featured on the prime time adventure reality show tonight at 8 p.m. The excitement continues with Droz and...
Agan Park reopens after yearlong closure
Agan Park has reopened after being closed for the past year over concerns about the safety of a gravel road leading to the park. Agan Park is in Springdale Township, but responsibility for the facility switches each year between Springdale and Cheswick boroughs. The park was given to the local...
Fox Chapel Farmers Market overflows with produce, plants, prepared foods
The parking lot at Shady Side Academy Senior School will overflow next month with freshly picked strawberries, raw honey and old-fashioned lemonade when the Fox Chapel Farmers Market returns for the season. In its ninth season, the market is open 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays, beginning June 12. It operates...
Rabid raccoon reported in Swisshelm Park, 13th in Allegheny County this year
Another raccoon in Allegheny County has tested positive for rabies, county health officials said Wednesday. The raccoon was spotted along Windermere Drive in Pittsburgh’s Swisshelm Park neighborhood, according to the release from health department director Dr. Karen Hacker. It is the 13th rabid animal reported in the county so far...
Cash 5 ticket sold in Downtown Pittsburgh worth $200K
A Downtown Pittsburgh convenience store sold a Cash 5 lottery ticket worth $200,000 for Tuesday night’s drawing, according to lottery officials. The ticket, which matched all five numbers, was sold at Faber Coe & Gregg on Grant Street, according to the press release. The numbers were 1, 11, 22, 33,...
Hempfield man accused of beating elderly father to death ruled competent for court
A Hempfield man accused of beating his 92-year-old father to death last December before setting the house on fire has been deemed mentally competent to proceed to court on homicide and related criminal charges. Douglas F. Novak, 41, appeared in court Wednesday, his hands and legs shackled and wearing a...
Greensburg nursing home tested after resident contracts Legionnaires’ disease
Redstone Highlands in Greensburg continues to implement emergency procedures after a resident tested positive for Legionnaires’ disease last week. The skilled nursing facility is using bottled water and suspending showers until it receives test results, said John Dickson, CEO and president. Results are expected soon. “We take the health and...
Pa. man charged with selling rattlesnakes hospitalized for bites
WILLIAMSPORT — A Pennsylvania man charged with illegally catching and trying to sell venomous eastern timber rattlesnakes has been hospitalized after being bitten by snakes. Cody Short was bitten by eastern timber rattlesnakes Friday night, said Mike Parker, a state Fish and Boat Commission spokesman. The bites happened hours after...
Sign-ups underway for 23rd annual Ross fishing tournament
Registration is open for Ross Township residents interested in participating in the 23rd annual fishing tournament July 13 and 14 at Evergreen Community Park. The free competitive event sponsored by the township police department includes refreshments, a picnic lunch, prizes and trophies. Tournament Divisions and the day on which they...
Aspinwall transit survey results expected in August
Results of an Aspinwall survey related to Freeport Road transit are expected to be revealed in August, officials announced. Residents were invited earlier this year to complete a questionnaire about biking, walking and driving along the busy stretch of Freeport Road that cuts through the borough’s business district. Council hired...
Franklin Park church hosting ballroom dancing session
North Hills residents interested in learning how to dance the “nightclub two-step” are invited to The Ballroom Dance at Orchard Hill on June 7. Dance instructor and DJ “Bobby D” will be on hand from 7 to 8 p.m. to teach the steps and dancers will hit the floor to...
Photo Gallery: Aspinwall Memorial Day parade
The Aspinwall Memorial Day parade drew thousands of onlookers to the borough’s holiday celebration on May 27. People from across the region lined the streets beginning around noon, following a solemn ceremony at the American Legion Post 77 along Commercial Avenue. This year’s parade honored the 100th anniversary of the...
Photo Gallery: Penn Hills High School 2019 Prom
May 23 was a grand night for a boat cruise as several hundred Penn Hills High School students headed down the ramp to the Gateway Clipper docks for prom. Students enjoyed an evening of dining and dancing on Pittsburgh’s Three Rivers....
Family wants to use Hempfield farm to support those with disabilitiesVideo
Jenna Farmerie, an autism support specialist at Children’s Behavioral Health in Greensburg, has seen firsthand what can happen when the proper support is not in place for a child or adult living with a developmental disorder. “A child I was working with was going to attend a YMCA camp, but...
Conor Lamb to hold town hall meeting in Penn Hills
Congressman Conor Lamb plans to hold a town hall meeting in Penn Hills. The town hall will be from 6 to 7:30 p.m. June 6 at the William McKinley Citizen Center, 1110 Center Ave. Lamb, a Mt. Lebanon Democrat, will answer attendees’ questions and share updates on issues he’s working...
Oakmont family seeks dedication for longtime official
Oakmont resident Brittany Premick wants her grandfather to be immortalized by the borough he long served. “Anyone (who) knew my grandfather knew he was hardworking and dedicated for anything he put his mind to,” Premick said. “If you ask my family, they would say he was a hard-headed, stubborn person...
Oakmont Relay for Life set for Saturday at Riverside Park
Oakmont’s 19th annual Relay for Life event is set for Saturday at Riverside Park. Organizers are expecting a large crowd this time around because it is not competing against Penguins playoff hockey or graduation parties as in years past. Nearby Riverview High School’s last day of school is June 7....
Looking for farmers markets? Check out this map
Fresh fruits and veggies, tasty baked goods and colorful flowers await in farmers markets across the region. Whether you always stop at your favorite market or like to hit up a new one each week, this interactive map shows the details. Market organizers are welcome to submit additions to the...
Man found fatally shot in West Mifflin parking lot
Police are investigating the shooting death of a West Mifflin man, according to the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s office. William Mosby, 62, was found dead in a parking lot on the 1800 block of Homeville Road in West Mifflin shortly after 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, according to the medical examiner’s office....
Pittsburgh region remains under severe storm watch as wild weather fires back up
Severe weather has made its way back into the region. The National Weather Service in Moon issued a severe thunderstorm watch for Western Pennsylvania until 7 p.m. Western Pennsylvania got a short break from the wild weather that flooded homes, closed roads and prompted evacuations, but storms began to bubble...
Pittsburgh Police investigate fatal Homewood shooting
A 29-year-old man was killed Tuesday in a shooting in Pittsburgh’s Homewood neighborhood, according to the city Department of Public Safety. Donovan James Goodwine died of a gunshot wound to the head, according to the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office. Police received a ShotSpotter report and a 911 call about...
