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Baldwin’s Morgan Traud wins Gene Kelly Award
Morgan Traud has long dreamed of winning best actress at the Gene Kelly Awards for Excellence in High School Musical Theater. As a freshman at Baldwin High School, she wrote her senior self a note expressing her desire to win. She even practiced in her bedroom what her acceptance speech...
Man accused in police chase near Westmoreland air show faces over 40 charges
A Jeannette man who caused a scene at the Westmoreland County Airshow May 26 led troopers on a vehicle pursuit that reached speeds of 92 mph before he was arrested in the woods near the airport in Unity, according to court documents. Among the most serious of 47 charges filed...
Monroeville pool faces last season to make way for turnpike project
Anna Parker was dismayed when she found out this was the last summer she could bring her two grandchildren to the Monroeville Community Pool. “I got a lot of good memories here,” she said while enjoying a sunny day at the pool. A Monroeville resident, Parker, 57, has been coming...
Historical society slide show portrays Latrobe roots of children’s TV host Fred Rogers
A glimpse back at Latrobe in the 1950s provides a sense of how the town looked as native son Fred Rogers completed his undergraduate college studies and started to make his mark on the world of television broadcasting. People attending Mister Rogers Family Day in Latrobe on Saturday will get...
Fox Chapel Area multimedia teacher encourages students to embrace change
Fox Chapel Area teacher Ryan Devlin knows his curriculum will change — a lot — in coming years. That’s a given for anyone teaching multimedia and technology. Keeping up with the times is part of the reason Devlin was awarded the inaugural Young Alumni Award from Waynesburg University. The newly...
Latrobe’s Mister Rogers Family Day expands with car cruise, pony rides
Adults who grew up watching episodes of Latrobe native Fred Rogers’ children’s television series and kids who are fans of the animated Daniel Tiger character that carries on that tradition will find something of interest at Saturday’s fourth-annual Mister Rogers Family Day. “It’s a tremendous tribute to Fred, a great...
Levi Walls, 2, inspires Hampton youth at Poff Elementary
A visit by a 2-year-old Hampton boy who has spina bifida inspired first-graders at Poff Elementary School to never give up and to treat all people the same. Levi Walls spent close to a half-hour showing off his mobility skills. Walls was born with the condition that affects the spine...
Ross cops seek tips on overnight robbery at Comfort Inn on McKnight Road
Ross Township police hope a video they released of a man who robbed the Comfort Inn hotel on McKnight overnight will help identify the suspect. Police say a man dressed in all dark clothing with a mask covering his face walked into the hotel office at around 3:30 a.m. June...
From Pittsburgh to Penn State, police pass Special Olympics torch
Nearly 500 police officers from around the state made their way from Pittsburgh to State College to raise funds for the Special Olympics. The annual Torch Run kick starts the 50th annual Special Olympics PA Summer Games, which are being held today through Saturday in State College. “Police are the...
Pittsburgh tops list for first-time homebuyers
Looking to get out of that rental and buy your first home? Pittsburgh might be the right place for you. The city took the top spot on a list ranking U.S. cities on how affordable and welcoming they are to first-time homebuyers. Livability ranked Pittsburgh first and said that “most...
Smithton workshop offers training in suicide prevention skills
A workshop to train people how to intervene to prevent suicides is planned for Aug. 8-9 in Smithton. Living Works, an organization with a base in Fayetteville, N.C., describes its Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training workshop as “suicide first aid.” It teaches participants to recognize when someone may have thoughts...
Drug trafficking, gun get Pittsburgh man almost 6 years in prison
A Pittsburgh man was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Pittsburgh Wednesday to almost six years in federal prison for trafficking drugs and having a firearm. Senior U.S. District Judge Arthur J. Schwab imposed the sentence on Daelon Hill-Johnson, 21, for possession with intent to distribute the synthetic painkiller fentanyl...
Pizza with Police gives O’Hara residents chance to meet and greet officers
Move over, cup of joe. Rather than the typical “Coffee with a Cop” events that are popping up across the region, O’Hara is hosting a “Pizza with Police” party on June 20. Manager Julie Jakubec said the event is aimed at giving residents a chance to meet and talk with...
CMU sending rover, art project to moon in 2021
Carnegie Mellon University plans to send a robotic rover and an arts package to the moon in July 2021. The four-wheeled robot is being developed by a CMU team led by William “Red” Whittaker, a professor in the Robotics Institute. Whitaker described the rover as a “shoebox with wheels.” It...
Sheetz applies to LCB to sell liquor near Norwin elementary school
Sheetz Inc. has applied to sell alcohol at its North Huntingdon convenience store on Route 30, which is near a Norwin elementary school. The request from the Altoona-based convenience store chain at its store located across Carpenter Lane from the Stewartsville Elementary School is pending before the Pennsylvania Liquor Control...
Downed wires knocks out power in Wilkins, Monroeville, Penn Hills areas
Multiple downed wires knocked out power to Duquesne Light customers across five communities Thursday morning. Initially, about 1,600 customers in the Wilkins, Monroeville and Penn Hills areas were affected. The cause of the downed wires was undetermined, Duquesne Light spokeswoman Niki Campbell said. Duquesne Light was reporting about 600 customers...
Police investigating robbery of McKnight Road hotel in Ross
A Ross hotel was robbed early Thursday. Police said they were called to the Comfort Inn on McKnight Road around 3:30 a.m.. According to police, a man went into the hotel through the front door and confronted the clerk. The man said he was robbing him but did not display...
Hempfield Area School District: Class of 2019
Here is a list of the 2019 graduates from Hempfield Area High School: Lauren Nicole Ackinclose Caitlyn Marie Akarman Jasmine Al Rasheed Logan Michael Ali Jacob Davis Allison Megan Day Ambrose Megan Amber Ammons Sierra Love Ammons Jacob Tyler Ansell Robert Charles Ansell Jr. Joseph Patrick Antonucci Nicholas Michael Antonucci...
Inner Groove Brewing in Verona promises suds and sounds
A new brewhouse in Verona promises to be the place for sounds and suds. Inner Groove Brewing along East Railroad Avenue is expected to open at noon on June 15 with eight beers on tap. It’s located in a former interior design shop near the borough building and owned by...
Police: Butler County woman hid on roof to escape man with rifle
A Butler County woman hid on a roof Wednesday night after being threatened by a man holding a rifle, according to state police. The incident happened shortly before 11 p.m. Wednesday on Hidden Hill Road in Clinton Township, state police said. According to state police, Robert Wargo, 65, threatened a...
Tarentum Farmers Market nearing opening date
The Tarentum Farmers Market returns for the 2019 season beginning next week. The market’s opening is set for 9 a.m. on Wednesday, June 12, in the upper parking lot of First United Presbyterian Church at the corner of Lock Street and East 10th Avenue. The market will be open from...
2 southwestern Pa. businesses win volunteer award
United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania has honored Indiana County-based S&T Bank and Achieva, a Southwestern Pennsylvania organization, with its United in Service Volunteer award. The award is given to an individual or group who shows “excellence in volunteerism within its local community,” according to a news release. “S&T Bank is...
Western Pennsylvanians look back on D-Day 75 years later
Editor’s note: Thursday marks the 75th anniversary of D-Day. This story details the roles played by three Western Pennsylvania men in the largest seaborne invasion in history, one that would begin the Allied campaign to liberate Europe and help turn the tide of World War II. Warren Goss will never...
Glenshaw Century Club gives $29k to Shaler scholars
The Glenshaw Century Club Inc. (local woman’s club) awarded scholarships totaling $29,000 to 13 deserving Shaler High School graduates. To be considered, students must complete a detailed application which goes through a rigorous evaluation process. Before making the final decisions, selected students then participate in a live interview with the...
Mt. Pleasant Area Senior High School: Class of 2019
Here is a list of the 2019 graduates of Mt. Pleasant Area Senior High School: Matthew George Achtziger* x Courtney Ann Ahlborn Mikayla Mae Alakson Rachel Lynn Albright♪ Carolyn Elizabeth Alincic Shayree Mae Ansell x Tyler Austin Antonich Charles Lee Augustine Taylor Nicole Barr ^ Jonathan Micheal Bash Helena Francesca...
