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Tarentum spray park open, movie series starts Thursday
With spring firmly in place and the first day of summer just a month away, life is returning to Tarentum’s Riverview Memorial Park. The spray park in the First Avenue park has reopened, and a free monthly movie series will start Thursday. The first showing for “Movies by the River”...
Police: Woman sprayed can of bear repellent inside Pitt building
A woman sprayed bear repellent inside a University of Pittsburgh building Monday, sickening at least six people and forcing those inside to evacuate, police said. Mary Siegert, 28, allegedly told police the canister of bear spray must have gone off by mistake. University and city police responded to the Eureka...
McCandless hires new finance director/assistant town manager
McCandless council voted unanimously on Monday to hire Trisha Greathouse to serve as the town’s director of finance and assistant manager. Greathouse is a native of northwestern Pennsylvania who has been working for the past 12 years as the director of finance and administration for the Town of Bluffton, SC....
ESAL art to be displayed in Monroeville library
The Monroeville Public Library will display and sell art in one of its gallery spaces throughout June. The exhibit will he held in the library’s Elaine Biondi Gallery Space from May 31 to July 2 during regular library hours. It will be closed on Sundays. An opening ceremony will be...
Allegheny Valley School Board OKs pre-K program
Allegheny Valley School Board unanimously gave the go-ahead Monday for the district to create a pre-kindergarten program that will begin next school year. The decision came after lengthy discussions about the number of students the program will serve and what students will be eligible. The district’s plan calls for two...
Free admission, memorial ceremony Sunday at USS Requin
A special memorial ceremony for submarine veterans will be held Sunday aboard a Cold War-era submarine moored along the Ohio River at The Carnegie Science Center. The free, public event aboard the USS Requin will take place from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Submarine veterans of USS VI Requin Base...
Flight 93 summer speaker series to feature passenger family members
The Flight 93 National Memorial 2019 Speaker Series will continue the tradition of having family members of passengers and crew as speakers. The summer program starts this weekend with talks at noon and 2 p.m. Saturday and noon Sunday in the Flight 93 National Memorial Learning Center. The speakers are...
Peters school board censures member accused of racist Facebook post
The Peters Township school board voted Monday night to publicly censure a board member accused of sharing a racist Facebook post. William Merrell previously said he never made the Facebook post, and it happened when his account was hacked two years ago. The post included a link to a list...
Pittsburgh man pleads guilty to having fentanyl
A Pittsburgh man pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Pittsburgh to having fentanyl with the intent of selling it. William Lewis, 30, entered the plea before Senior United States District Court Judge David S. Cercone. Prosecutors said that, on Aug. 5, 2017, Pittsburgh police searched Lewis’ residence in the...
Investigation continues into shooting death at Greensburg home; no arrests made
Workers with the Westmoreland County Coroner’s Office removed a body from a Greensburg home Tuesday after a reported shooting that investigators said involved the death of a man. The identity of the deceased was not available. After the body was removed at 5:50 p.m. from the Menoher Way residence, Coroner...
Hampton students to perform in PMEA Elementary Band Fest
Thirteen Hampton students were selected to perform in the PMEA Elementary Band Fest at Chartiers Valley Intermediate School this past weekend. They rehearsed with a guest conductor from the United States Navy and performed a concert with 150 students from nearly 50 schools in the area. The 13 musicians who...
North Hills preliminary budget calls for 6th small tax hike in as many years
The North Hills School Board is considering a nearly $83 million budget for the 2019-20 school year that calls for a small increase in the property tax rate to help cover the cost of salaries, pension and the rising cost of providing special needs programs and paying for students to...
Irwin Rotary offers Care & Share Pantry to provide food for the needy
A glass-enclosed cabinet outside an Irwin church is filled with nonperishable food — an inventory that changes as people donate what they can and take what they need. The Irwin Rotary Club is responsible for the Care & Share Pantry that stands outside First Assembly of God Church at 501...
Field hockey extended to Hempfield middle school girls
Hempfield Area middle schools will soon offer a field hockey program for girls. During Monday’s school board meeting, members voted 6-3 to implement a field hockey team at the middle-school level, adding teams to Harrold, Wendover and West Hempfield middle schools. School board members Scott Learn, Paul Ward and Christopher...
McCandless seeks to fill vacancy on zoning hearing board
McCandless is taking applications from residents interested in completing a term on the town’s zoning hearing board. The volunteer post is to fill the second alternate position on the board, which became vacant with the May 20 resignation of James Bann. The term runs through 2021. The board conducts hearings...
Penn Township man accused of 2 DUIs in 1 day
Police this month twice arrested a Penn Township man within three hours on suspicion of driving under the influence of a controlled substance and careless driving. Officers charged Cody James Winslow, 21, in connection with both incidents, which occurred at 2:48 a.m. and 5:12 a.m. May 15, according to Penn...
Pittsburgh Zoo’s leopard cub got the friend she needed
The Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium will announce the name of its clouded leopard cub Wednesday and introduce the cub’s new companion. The 2-month-old clouded leopard was born March 14 to its mom Saya and dad Pi. Zoo staff hand raised the cub after they discovered she wasn’t nursing on...
Vandergrift man accused of kidnapping baby in Arnold
A Vandergrift man is accused of beating up a woman and kidnapping her baby Saturday in Arnold. Police arrested Jusu Jeovainni Kanneh Jr., 30, of Grant Street at his home after the woman accused him of assaulting her and taking her 4-month-old son from her when she arrived at her...
Body found near Highland Park bike trail
A man was found dead near a bike trail in Pittsburgh’s Highland Park neighborhood Monday, police said. The body was reported about 5 p.m. near Washington Boulevard, according to Public Safety spokeswoman Cara Cruz. The man was in a wooded area about 75 feet from the bike trail. The medical...
Hampton tops Quaker Valley boys lacrosse in WPIAL semifinals
The Quaker Valley boys lacrosse team saw its run to a WPIAL Class AA title cut short Monday evening with a 9-6 semifinal loss to No. 2 Hampton. But the Quakers, who came into the tournament as the No. 3 seed, are not done with their season. In fact, QV...
Highlands special education director resigns
The special education director at Highlands School District is resigning. Debra Lehew’s resignation was among a number of personnel actions the school board approved Monday. Lehew’s resignation is effective June 30. The board approved an agreement along with accepting Lehew’s resignation; the agreement was not immediately released. Lehew could not...
System that caused Midwest tornadoes could bring severe weather to Pittsburgh region
A storm system that caused 18 tornadoes in five states Monday is heading for southwestern Pennsylvania, but it probably won’t bring any twisters when it gets here, according to the National Weather Service. “This is finally advancing eastward, and will finally come to our area,” said Myranda Fullerton, a NWS...
Troopers say tips from public led them to suspect in car keying at Unity Walmart
State police in Greensburg said tips from the public helped them identify a woman accused of keying a car outside Walmart in Unity in April during a dispute over a parking space. Lori Ann Hoak, 44, of Latrobe, has been charged by state police with criminal mischief before Unity District...
Norwin grad to speak at Irwin Memorial Day parade
A Norwin High School graduate who is the commander of 173 members of the elite 82nd Airborne Division, will be the keynote speaker at the Irwin Memorial Day Parade on Monday morning. Capt. Ellyn Grosz, 29, an Irwin native who has been deployed to Afghanistan three times since 2013, will...
Tuesdays are Blues Days at Wolfie’s Pub in PittsburghVideo
It’s OK to sing the blues — especially on Tuesdays. There’s live music for eight performances called Tuesday Blues Day at Wolfie’s Pub in Downtown Pittsburgh. They happen every Tuesday of a Pittsburgh Pirates home game. The collection of sounds is in conjunction with the goal to revive music in...
