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Carnegie officials bring career counseling to borough
They come needing help finding work. It could be that they need assistance updating their resume or maneuvering today’s job market. Some have more critical needs: The lack of work has left them in need of food and clothes, just to get by. The Squirrel Hill-based nonprofit Jewish Family and...
Springdale Firemen’s Jubilee kicks off Monday
A fourth generation of Springdale firefighters are among volunteers who will bring to life the nearly 90-year-old Fireman’s Jubilee starting Monday. The fun begins with carnival rides, bingo and a family night emphasis at Veterans’ Field, said Springdale VFD station 273 Secretary Jeannie Harman. It’s the largest annual fundraiser for...
Top stories of the weekVideo
Here are some of the news highlights from around the Lower Valley for the week of June 16: • Etna-Sharpsburg to host first-ever National Night Out. • O’Hara residents can pay to participate in military banner program. • Fox Chapel Area School Board holds taxes steady. • Murals of unsung...
Southmoreland considers selling school; league fears loss of baseball fields
Southmoreland School District is considering selling Ruffsdale Elementary School, which has been closed for more than a decade. That’s a problem for the Southmoreland Youth Athletic Association, which organizes youth baseball games for about 200 kids at the school’s three fields. The association might not be able to find another...
Dollar General to move into closing Latrobe video store
Dollar General is preparing for a move in Latrobe — one that will take it a block and a half from its current location on Ligonier Street to the building at Depot and Alexandria streets soon to be vacated by Family Video. Spokeswoman Angela Petkovic said Dollar General plans to...
2 charged in Harrison cocaine bust
Two Harrison residents were jailed on drug charges after police discovered more than $25,000 worth of cocaine in a home along North Canal Street. Police Chief Mike Klein said officers were responding to a disturbance call Thursday in the township’s Natrona section when they found resident Jervon Faison. He told...
Sen. Toomey lauds Trump for calling off Iran strikes, supports stricter economic sanctions
U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey on Friday lauded reports of President Donald Trump’s decision to call off a planned strike on Iran in retaliation for an American drone shot down earlier this week. Toomey said that “it’s commendable that the President’s instinctive approach is to try to avoid an escalation that...
Man stabbed in Pittsburgh dies at hospital
A man was fatally stabbed in Pittsburgh Friday night. Authorities said city police responded to the 2100 block of Perrysville Avenue in the Perry South neighborhood shortly after 7 p.m. and found the victim, 41-year-old Gerald Dwain Walker, inside a residence bleeding heavily with stab wounds to his upper chest....
Western Pennsylvania’s farmers planted early to sneak summer corn past Mother Nature
Western Pennsylvania farmers this year have had to plant crops “between the raindrops.” But despite less-than-ideal planting conditions, area farmers say they expect sweet corn to be available by the Fourth of July. While field corn planting has languished because of the wet weather, produce farmers say they got their...
Pa. jobless rate sets record low; nonfarm jobs at record high
Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate remained at a record low level in May, while the number of nonfarm jobs rose to a record high, the state said Friday. The jobless rate remained at 3.8%, the same as in April and the lowest since records were kept dating back to 1976. The unemployment...
Hill District man charged in fatal Homewood shooting
A Hill District man is charged with homicide in connection with the shooting death of a Pittsburgh man nearly three months ago. Geron Anderson, 24, is accused in the killing of Kenneth Baptiste Jr. in Homewood on March 30, Department of Public Safety spokeswoman Cara Cruz said. Shortly before 1...
Duquesne man pleads guilty to drug offenses
A Duquesne man who is the ex-husband of a former Norwin High School teacher convicted of selling heroin to a police informant on Friday himself pleaded guilty to two drug offenses. Marc Anthony Rodnicki, 39, was sentenced to serve two years on probation for two misdemeanor drug counts in connection...
Mosquito spraying to take place in Scottdale, East Huntingdon
Parts of Scottdale and East Huntingdon will be sprayed for mosquitoes late Monday to reduce the risk of West Nile, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection. A truck-mounted sprayer will be used from 8:30 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. in the area of Mt. Pleasant Road in Scottdale, and...
Mt. Troy Road in Reserve down to one lane after landslide
Part of Mt. Troy Road in Reserve is down to one lane Friday because of a landslide, according to the Allegheny County Department of Public Works. The southbound lane is closed around the 2800 block, between Fornof Lane and Ampere Street. Flaggers will direct traffic until the installation of a...
New Stanton interchange repairs will detour traffic headed to Youngwood
PennDOT is preparing to transition to a new phase and a new detour in its ongoing update of concrete pavement and lighting at the Route 119 and Toll Route 66 interchange in New Stanton. Crews are expected by next week to reopen the ramp used by motorists heading from northbound...
Police seek Tarentum man in Fayette County homicide
A Tarentum man is wanted by state police in connection with the Sept. 17 shooting death of a Fayette County man outside his home. Trooper Richard Sizer said police are seeking the whereabouts of Omari Parker Jr., 18, who is wanted in connection with the slaying of Tywain James Reid,...
Mid-Atlantic Police Motorcycle Rodeo comes to Pittsburgh
It has precision courses called Beehive, The Rattler and The Three Rivers and timed event courses with names like Mouse Trap and Snowman. It’s the 41st annual Mid-Atlantic Police Motorcycle Rodeo. Pittsburgh hosts the event this weekend. The main competition takes place on Saturday with 20 police departments and 78...
Pa. commemorates anniversary of women’s vote with document display
One hundred years ago this month, on June 24, 1919, Pennsylvania became the seventh state to ratify the 19th Amendment, giving women the right to vote. As part of Monday’s 100th anniversary commemoration of that event, Pennsylvania’s document ratifying the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution will be on display...
Pittsburgh Mills store owner could avoid trial on counterfeiting charge
A Pittsburgh Mills mall store owner accused of selling counterfeit merchandise will be able to get a misdemeanor charge against him thrown out if he completes 100 hours of community service, a judge ruled Friday. Tommy Wang, 42, of Pittsburgh’s Highland Park neighborhood had been scheduled to appear Tuesday for...
Video: Red-tailed hawk bullying newly fledged Pittsburgh eagletVideo
One of Pittsburgh’s newest bald eagles, less than a week out of the nest, learned the hard way there’s some fierce competition for air space in the big city. Only a day after his maiden flight, the 10th Hays bald eagle, known as “H10,” was struck by a red-tailed hawk....
Etna’s garbage collection changing days
Etna residents - mark your calendars. The borough’s garbage collector, Waste Management, is making a change to the hauling schedule. Beginning June 26, garbage and recycling will be picked up on Wednesdays. This is a change from the traditional Friday collection. “While we understand this may be an inconvenience initially,...
Pittsburgh ‘Underwear Bike Ride’ promotes positive self-image
You don’t have to get dressed up for this event. In fact, you are encouraged to not wear much. The Pittsburgh Underwear Bike Ride is Thursday. Held the last Thursday of every month from May until October, the event is about having fun and promoting a positive self-body image, said...
Plum’s Frank Furko, best remembered as Pudgie Wudgie’s owner, dead at 85
Frank J. Furko’s claim to national fame was being the owner of a 20-pound tabby cat named Pudgie Wudgie — a famed feline in the 1990s. But Furko was more than that to people who knew him in the Oakmont and Plum areas. Furko of Plum’s East Oakmont neighborhood died...
Pittsburgh celebrates diversity at World Refugee Day
Pittsburgh celebrated World Refugee Day in Market Square on Friday with food, crafts, dance and music from a range of cultures and backgrounds. The yearly event saw stepped-up security after what Mayor Bill Peduto called hate speech and violent rhetoric aimed at the refugee community in response to the arrest...
State: Chronic wasting disease appears to be spreading
State game authorities have identified three more deer in Somerset County that have tested positive for chronic wasting disease, according to the Pennsylvania Game Commission. The white-tailed deer, which had been killed after being struck by cars, were tested after being picked up by the state’s roadkill contractor, the Somerset...
