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Antonio Brown back in Pittsburgh for reckless driving hearing
Former Steeler Antonio Brown returned to Pittsburgh on Tuesday to appeal a reckless driving charge from last year when he sped down McKnight Road at more than 100 mph. “To all my fans in Pittsburgh who never got to say goodbye, I’m here today in the Downtown Pittsburgh courthouse,” Brown...
Steel Curtain roller coaster cars arrive at Kennywood
Kennywood Park took delivery of some new cars this weekend — they came in black and gold and with a familiar logo. The amusement park posted to a photo to their Instagram page of the new Steelers-themed cars for their soon-to-open Steel Curtain roller coaster, with the “A special delivery...
Averting crisis, Kennywood restores classic cheese sauce on Potato Patch fries
Some changes are welcomed at Kennywood. Take, for instance, the highly anticipated Steel Curtain roller coaster set to open this summer. Other changes aren’t. Social media began buzzing with chatter that the cheese sauce on Kennywood’s Potato Patch fries is different this year. “Heard the fries and cheese at the...
Peregrine falcon chicks banded at Pitt’s Cathedral of Learning
Two peregrine falcon chicks got a medical checkup and were fitted with U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service leg bands Tuesday morning. The chicks are less than a month old. Their parents Hope and Terzo have been nesting on the 40th floor of the University of Pittsburgh’s Cathedral of Learning for...
Fawn’s ‘working police chief’ juggles patrol, administrative dutiesVideo
It’s not easy being Fawn’s only full-time police officer, but police Chief Tim Mayberry makes do. “It can be very stressful,” Mayberry said. “If I had to do it all over again, this isn’t the kind of policing I would want to do. It’s not for everybody.” The Fawn Police...
Riverview district facing tax hike
Riverview School District property owners could see a hike in real estate taxes as part of next school year’s budget. District officials said their 2019-20 preliminary spending plan contains no program cuts, but it does have a 2.3 percent tax hike and an estimated $215,000 shortfall. Board members voted 7-1...
Dolly Parton library opens in Pittsburgh providing free books to kids
The Pittsburgh branch of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is open and looking for young readers. Parents of Pittsburgh kids age 5 and younger can now sign their children up to receive one free book per month through an online portal. The portal for Pittsburgh’s Imagination Library is now online —->...
St. Joseph history teacher nominated for national award
A history teacher at St. Joseph High School in Harrison is one of two nominees in Pennsylvania for a national teaching award. Rosanne Pucciarelli is nominated for the Hannah E. (Liz) MacGregor Teacher of the Year History Teacher Award. The award is sponsored by James F. Harris, past president of...
4 candidates seek party nominations for Westmoreland Register of Wills
Westmoreland County voters have to decide between two candidates on each the Republican and Democratic tickets for the Register of Wills office. Republican incumbent Sherry Magretti Hamilton, 42, of Hempfield is being challenged by former employee Kimberly Horrell, 54, of Greensburg. The Democratic ticket features Register of Wills deputy clerk...
Jewish teen choir HaZamir to hold free concert in Pittsburgh
A free concert to show support of and solidarity with Pittsburgh’s Jewish community in the wake of the Tree of Life shooting will take place Sunday at Temple Sinai in Squirrel Hill. The event is being organized by HaZamir: The International Jewish Teen Choir. Molly May, director of the Pittsburgh...
Shady Side Academy lacrosse teams raise $30,000 in ‘Face-Off Against Suicide’
The Shady Side Academy boys’ and girls’ varsity lacrosse teams raised more than $30,000 for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention during a one-day event on May 4. The SSA Lacrosse Face-Off Against Suicide was spearheaded by team captain Ronan O’Connor, who lost his older brother to suicide six years...
Police: Latrobe man raped girl, 14, after giving her alcohol
A Latrobe man serving a state prison sentence for sexually assaulting several girls in Westmoreland County was arrested Tuesday on new rape charges. Nicholas Lee Cook, 23, is accused by Greensburg and Latrobe police in connection with the rape of a then-14-year-old girl in January and February 2016. He is...
Verona school plans first Community Appreciation Day
St. Joseph Catholic School students and staff want to show their communities how much they are appreciated. The Verona-based parochial school at 825 Second St. will host its inaugural Community Appreciation Day from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. May 19. Principal Tina Bucci said she expects people from Penn Hills,...
Penn Township man who restrained mother now accused of assaulting father
A Penn Township man who in 2016 pleaded guilty to restraining his mother was arrested this week on charges of assaulting his father during an argument near his home. Penn Township police charged Neal Hubish, 39, with criminal mischief, disorderly conduct, harassment and simple assault in connection with the incident...
Learn how to prevent Lyme disease at O’Hara program
Residents can hear from experts on a topic that heats up this time of year – ticks and Lyme disease – during a program Monday at Lauri Ann West Community Center. The speaker series will host “Lyme Disease in Our Community” at 7 p.m. at the center, 1220 Powers Run...
Master herbalist to speak at Pittsburgh event
Sara-Chana Silverstein went through a range of feelings after finding herself sitting at her daughter’s hospital bedside and then for months in a rehabilitation facility. The young girl had been hit by a tow truck, which doctors thought might have caused an undetected blood clot in her spine months later...
Summer work day planned at Tarentum community garden
On the good side, mixed greens, arugula, spinach and radishes are among the crops ready to pick at Tarentum’s Greg Blythe Friendship Garden. “They’re doing very well,” said the Rev. Phil Beck of First United Presbyterian Church, an organizer of the group that oversees the garden. On the not-so-good, there’s...
Iconic Pittsburgh classic rock DJ Sean McDowell to retire from WDVE
Sean McDowell has been spinning records on the radio for so long that when he started, he was one of the disc jockeys who actually played vinyl records. After more than four decades of bringing classic rock ‘n’ roll to Pittsburgh radio listeners, McDowell has announced that he is retiring....
Allegheny County Sheriff’s Office spent $500,000 prepping for Rosfeld trial
The Allegheny County Sheriff’s Office spent nearly $500,000 on crowd control training, overtime and preparing for violent protests and riots that never happened in the aftermath of the trial of former East Pittsburgh Police Officer Michael Rosfeld. The trial, related training and overtime cost the county sheriff’s office, police department...
Pittsburgh 2nd best U.S. city to launch your career
There’s something to be said for being second best. That’s where Pittsburgh landed in a new study of the nation’s best cities for graduates preparing to launch a career. That’s right, the city that gained national headlines when it was profiled in Forbes as the worst place for young singles...
Vinyl Remains record store moving to Mt. Lebanon
Vinyl Remains is moving a few miles south on Route 19 to a new location in Mt. Lebanon, the store announced on social media. The record store, opened by Greg and Jennifer Anderson, transplants from New York City, set up shop on Glenmore Avenue in Dormont in 2017. The Dormont...
Homestead Grays Bridge down to 2 lanes during overnight construction
The Homestead Grays Bridge will be down to two lanes overnight this week as work continues on a $2.5 million project. The bridge will have one lane open in each direction from 7 p.m. and 6 a.m. Work is expected to end Sunday. Police will be directing traffic. The will...
Quaker Valley boys tennis team returns to state playoffs
The WPIAL runner-up Quaker Valley boys tennis team begins play in the PIAA Class AA tournament Tuesday at noon against District 6 champion Juniata. It is the Quakers’ third trip to states in the past four seasons. In 2016, QV finished as the No. 3 team from the WPIAL and...
Hempfield to test undersurface of track
A new track could be in Hempfield Area School District’s future, but it all boils down to the undersurface. A test done by Advantage Engineers will tell school directors if the undersurface of the track is crumbling and needs replaced, said Sonya Brajdic, school board president. “We already did one...
Trees slide into Kittanning Pike homes in O’Hara
Trees slid down a hillside and struck two homes Tuesday morning along Kittanning Pike in O’Hara, officials said. Emergency crews responded to the scene just before 6 a.m., according to an Allegheny County 911 supervisor. No one was injured. The trees hit two homes on Kittanning Pike, Township Supervisor Julie...
