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West Point cadets and professor hold STEM sessions for Penn Hills studentsVideo
A group of Penn Hills students will go home for the summer with a bit more knowledge in STEM fields after a special encounter with U.S. Military Academy West Point. Assistant Professor Samuel Ivy and two other cadets spent time teaching eighth-, ninth- and 10th-grade students about coding, electrical engineering...
Turtle watch program seeks participants in Loyalhanna Watershed
Slow and steady wins the race when it comes to turtle watching, too. The Loyalhanna Watershed Association is hoping that the patient work of a coterie of newly-trained turtle monitors will overcome a lack of good data on turtle numbers in the region. “I think people see turtles more often...
Man accused of breaking into Excela Health employee lockers, cars
Security at Excela Health Westmoreland Hospital in Greensburg used hidden cameras to identify a janitor accused in a series of thefts in a locker room area and a parking lot, according to city police. David M. Frank, 32, of Latrobe was charged with counts of theft in connection with the...
Activist group alleges Penn Hills police used excessive force in recent arrest
A Pittsburgh activist group has called on the state Attorney General’s office to ban the use of police dogs on “attacking people” after viewing video of an arrest that shows what the group called excessive force on a Wilkinsburg man. “The dog should have never been used, in our opinion,...
Environmental group canvassing door-to-door in McCandless until September
McCandless police issued an alert to residents June 12 to inform them that a non-profit environmental group will be going door-to-door until September. Representatives from Clean Water Action will be canvassing daily from 4 to 9 p.m., according to police. The group is exempt from the requirements of the municipality’s...
Some Pa. residents receiving ‘unexpected’ medical bills, organization says
When Emily Christian-Michaels went to UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital in Pittsburgh for a regular scan at 20 weeks pregnant, she didn’t expect to get hit with a $1,900 bill. The now-31-year-old Bellevue resident said hospital staff performed an extended scan without letting her know — a procedure that was not covered...
Wexford church hosting block party with food trucks, dunk tank
Trinity Lutheran Church in Wexford is hosting a neighborhood block party from 10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday, June 23. The event will feature food trucks, games, a dunk tank, face painting, a bounce house and music. Food trucks include Mission Mahi, Yovi’s Hot Dogs, Pittsburgh Crepes, Ash &...
Roads closing in Bradford Woods next week for filming of new Netflix series
Several roads in Bradford Woods are expected to be closed, or will have limited access, between June 19 and 21 for filming of the Netflix series “I Am Not Okay With This.” Borough council approved a “soft” closure at both ends of Lincoln Road where it intersects with Bradford and...
Man hit by car, killed on Saltsburg Road in Penn Hills
A 66-year-old man died Wednesday afternoon after being hit by a car while crossing Saltsburg Road toward a McDonald’s restaurant in Penn Hills, police said. Allegheny County police said in a news release that a man, who has not yet been identified, was crossing Saltsburg Road when he was hit...
Greater Latrobe eyes upgrade of 3 softball fields
Greater Latrobe School District is considering upgrading three softball fields at a cost of nearly $38,000. Used by the district and community teams, they include a junior high competition field at Rotary Park in Youngstown and fields at Baggaley and Mountain View elementary schools. Business administrator Dan Watson said the...
Pittsburgh concertgoers warned of ticket scams for summer events
The Better Business Bureau is warning anyone in search of tickets to summer entertainment options around Pittsburgh to be wary of potential scams. The message came when a local woman lost $500 after purchasing what ended up being fraudulent tickets from a Craigslist seller for Wednesday’s Ariana Grande show at...
No injuries in police chase, crash in East Liberty
A police pursuit of a stolen SUV ended in a crash Wednesday morning in Pittsburgh’s East Liberty neighborhood, authorities said. Pittsburgh police officers on Penn Avenue spotted the stolen Jeep — which had reportedly been used in a number of business robberies in Turtle Creek, West Mifflin and Braddock –...
Brackenridge, Harrison, Tarentum officials take to streets to get ideas on community plan
Officials overseeing a comprehensive plan involving the communities of Brackenridge, Harrison and Tarentum are taking to the streets to get feedback from residents. A number of “pop-up” feedback sessions will be done over the next month, said Harrison Commissioner Robin Bergstrom, a member of the effort’s 16-member steering committee. The...
Police accuse volunteer with child care center of asking girls to take off clothes
Pittsburgh police have charged an 82-year-old man with corruption of minors, accusing him of asking two young neighbor children to undress for him while he was volunteering for a child care center. Investigators suspect there are likely more victims. Reid Reading, of Squirrel Hill, volunteered for five years at the...
Blawnox garden aimed at growing community pride
Ninety-two-year-old Mary Kurtz didn’t mind getting her hands dirty helping to plant a community garden in Blawnox last week. “This is a great program,” she said, while planting seeds in a wheelchair-accessible garden bed. “It should have been done a long time ago. I am willing to help in any...
Butler man arrested on DUI charges twice in same day
A Butler man was arrested for suspected drunken driving twice in the same day early this month, and police say he was more intoxicated during the second stop. State police said they stopped a minivan driven by Jonathan Joseph Dillingham, 26, around 3:30 a.m. June 1 in the 200 block...
Municipality of Penn Hills launches YouTube channel
Penn Hills officials have partnered with a local television production company to upload monthly council meetings onto a YouTube channel in an effort to improve transparency and accessibility with residents. PVN Productions, owned by Vince Lagrotteria, of Plum, will produce videos of Penn Hills Council’s monthly meetings for $300 per...
2 Fox Chapel rowers selected for Olympic Development Program
Two Fox Chapel Area athletes will attend the invitation-only USRowing Olympic Development Program. Ainsley Good, who rows for Fox Chapel Crew Club, and Lulu McCrady, who rows for Three Rivers Junior Rowing, were among 40 athletes selected from the Midwest and Central regions to attend the training camp in Pittsburgh...
North Hills museums offer history lessons to help keep kids learning in summer
Parents in the North Hills looking for ways to keep their kids busy during summer won’t have to travel far to include some fun history lesson. Here are some of the places where visitors can glimpse the past through historical recreations and collections of artifacts. Depreciation Lands Museum The Depreciation...
Public input vital to New Kensington’s ‘SmartGrowth,’ officials say
New Kensington officials are steering the city on a course that not only will bring growth, they say, but do it in an intelligent manner. That was the message Brian Clark, a consultant working with city council and the city’s redevelopment authority, had for city residents this week. Clark gave...
Motorists can expect Route 28 delays in O’Hara
Motorists who travel Route 28 through O’Hara should expect slight delays today and Thursday in the area over Powers Run Road. PennDOT announced that crews would be conducting bridge inspections, weather permitting. Motorists can expect single-lane restrictions while PennDOT crews are working. Inspections were done previously this week at the...
FBI arrests 30 in drug sweep across Western Pa.; 3 remain at large
Federal agents worked with local police Wednesday to arrest 30 people across Western Pennsylvania on drug charges, accusing them of trafficking heroin, cocaine, crack and marijuana, federal prosecutors said. A federal grand jury in Pittsburgh charged 33 people total in three indictments, said U.S. Attorney Scott W. Brady. The FBI...
Bridge project to reduce Greensburg Road to 1 lane in Lower Burrell
The 13,000 daily motorists who use Route 366, also known as Greensburg Road, should allot more travel time when a nearly $1 million bridge replacement project begins next week and reduces the busy road to one lane near Millers Lane in Lower Burrell. Single-lane traffic will be regulated by a...
Diocese of Greensburg reassigns 27 priests, approves 5 retirements
Bishop Edward C. Malesic has made a series of pastoral appointments involving 27 priests in the Diocese of Greensburg. The announcements, which include retirements for five priests, were made in the affected parishes at weekend Masses June 8-9. The complete list, with the effective dates of the different appointments, is...
Trooper uses Taser on truck driver during I-70 incident in Westmoreland
A state trooper on patrol Tuesday on Interstate 70 used a Taser on a Clearfield County truck driver because he was aggressive toward the officer, according to police. Dale Edward Hollobaugh, 64, is free on $25,000 unsecured bond on charges of risking a catastrophe, resisting arrest, disorderly conduct and summary...
