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Alle-Kiski Valley pools dive into the summer season
Four swimming pools across the Alle-Kiski Valley dive into their summer seasons with Saturday openings. For Springdale Township’s Bouquet Park Pool, it took a successful $20,000 fundraising campaign to make this season happen. Pool officials had been worried they would have to scrap the summer season and file for bankruptcy...
Pirates and Allegheny Health Network team up for ‘Catch for Cancer’
Bring you glove for some baseball on the field at PNC Park. The annual Catch for Cancer event is from 8:30 a.m. to noon on June 1. The Pittsburgh Pirates and Allegheny Health Network will host a baseball skills workshop with the opportunity to meet Pirates pitcher Jameson Taillon and...
Aldi recalls flour for potential E. coli contamination
The Aldi grocery chain has recalled five-pound bags of all-purpose Baker’s Corner flour it sold in Pennsylvania and 10 other states because of possible contamination with E. coli bacteria. The recall applies to all lots of the five-pound flour sacks with any “best if used by” date that bear the...
Two teens shot in Stowe in stable condition, no suspects
Two teens shot Friday evening in Stowe are recovering at local hospitals, police said. Stowe police responded to reports of gunfire at the 700 block of Benwood Avenue shortly after 7:30 p.m. Allegheny County officials said officers discovered an 18-year-old male shot in the face. He was transported to an...
Allegheny County GOP chief D. Raja steps down
The Allegheny County GOP’s chief is stepping down months after losing a bid for the state Senate. D. Raja, chairman of the Allegheny County Republican Committee, on Friday submitted his resignation, effective June 29 or sooner. Committee leaders credited Raja with providing “critical ground support for the election of President...
Man on cross-country lawn mowing tour for veterans visits Pittsburgh region
Rodney Smith was in Charleston, W.Va., hoping to come to Pittsburgh. He wanted to mow a lawn for a veteran. For free. By Tuesday, he had found someone, a Gulf War vet named Kenneth Morton who had spent 20 years in the Army and served in Operation Desert Storm. Smith...
McKees Rocks Amber Alert lifted for 4 children
An Amber Alert has been lifted for four children reportedly taken from McKees Rocks, state police said. The children were reportedly abducted Friday by a 28-year-old man, police said. Police said they were last seen around 4:31 p.m. on along Carson Street in McKees Rocks. State police tweeted that the...
Deer Lakes High School prom 2019
Deer Lakes High School had its prom Friday night. Here is a photo gallery of the highlights....
Roxian returns as entertainment hub in McKees Rocks
On a warm, sunny spring day, three guys who grew up in McKees Rocks returned to the place where they enjoyed hours upon hours of entertainment. As they stood Tuesday in front of the shining, newly refurbished Roxian Theatre, the memories came rushing back. “Back then (the early 50s) they...
Armstrong County creates court program to help veterans get back on trackVideo
Armstrong County veterans who are accepted into a new court program after running afoul of the law will be expected to do what they did while in uniform: follow orders and work hard to accomplish a mission. In this case, the mission is for veterans to get their life back...
Ex-Station Square nightclub manager guilty of more federal drug crimes
A former Station Square nightclub manager has pleaded guilty in federal court on a cocaine charge. Vernon Jackson, 49, of Pittsburgh, is set to be sentenced Sept. 10 by Judge Joy Flowers Conti on one criminal count of possession with intent to distribute cocaine. Authorities said Jackson, who managed the...
Gov. Wolf applauds Pennsylvanians for successful ‘1-4-3 Day’
Gov. Tom Wolf lauded Pennsylvanians for their acts of kindness the day after “1-4-3 Day” in honor of Fred Rogers. The day was held in honor of Rogers, who used the numbers 1-4-3 to represent the letters in the words “I love you.” May 23 is also the 143rd day...
Memorial Day observances planned
Following are some Memorial Day observances planned in the area: Bovard Monday, 10:30 a.m., ceremony at honor roll next to Bovard Volunteer Fire Company on Jefferson Street; Featured speaker: Retired Greensburg police chief and Vietnam veteran Walter J. “Wally” Lyons Greensburg VFW Post 33 Monday, 11 a.m., ceremony at Westmoreland...
Gateway Health Plan to lay off 100 workers in Western Pa., West Virginia
Gateway Health Plan is laying off 100 people in Western Pennsylvania and West Virginia in July because one of its clients opted not to renew state-managed Medicaid contracts, officials said Friday. The Downtown Pittsburgh-headquartered insurance company filed a WARN notice with the state Department of Labor and Industry alerting officials...
YWCA Westmoreland seeks inspiring nominees for Rising Star Award
The YWCA Westmoreland County is looking for nominations of professional, inspiring women for its annual Rising Star Award. Nominations will be accepted through May 31. The Rising Star Award is for Westmoreland County women 35 or younger who have been successful in her career and have helped others, particularly other...
Burrell School District proposes 2.9% property tax hike
Burrell School District’s $32.5 million preliminary budget for next school year calls for a 2.9% increase in property taxes. If the school board approved the proposed 2.8 mill increase, the owner of a home assessed at $22,500 who currently pays $2,159 in taxes would see their annual bill go up...
Parent sues Gateway administrator
Editor’s note: A story in the May 30 print edition of the Times Express incorrectly linked Gateway School District parent Janette Beighel’s children to allegations by another parent - Tammy Aikins - that Aikins’ child was being bullied. ••• A Gateway parent and former teacher’s aide has sued the school...
New Kensington police step up patrols in area of deadly shooting
New Kensington police have increased patrols in the area of a shooting early Thursday that left a newspaper delivery driver dead. Police Chief Bob Deringer told the Tribune-Review on Friday he had no updates on the investigation into the death of Gregory Smith, 69, of New Kensington. “No new leads,...
Pittsburgh warns of traffic delays during construction on Broadway Avenue
Drivers should expect traffic delays along Broadway Avenue in Pittsburgh’s Beechview neighborhood starting on Wednesday while a construction crew replaces concrete slabs and curbs, according to the Mayor’s Office. A crew from Sharpsburg-based Cilenti Construction Co. will be working from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday in the...
Derry man charged with twice assaulting ex-girlfriend, endangering infant
A Derry man was arrested this week, accused of assaulting and harassing an ex-girlfriend twice on Tuesday. State police arrested Dewayne Mack, 29, on charges of burglary, criminal trespass, simple assault, harassment and strangulation. Police say he assaulted and choked his ex-girlfriend inside her Hempfield Township apartment Tuesday morning. Trooper...
Troopers seek suspect who assaulted, robbed 80-year-old Fayette County man
State police in Uniontown are seeking help identifying the driver of a blue Chevrolet Malibu who allegedly assaulted and robbed an 80-year-old Dunbar Township man outside his home Thursday. State Trooper Robert Broadwater said the victim had just visited an ATM at the PNC Bank branch along Route 119 in...
Portion of Pittsburgh’s Smallman Street to remain closed for 3 weeks
The Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority estimates it will take another three weeks to fix a burst water main and complete street restoration on Smallman Street in the city’s Strip District. Smallman Street will remain closed between 14th and 17th streets while work is ongoing, PWSA officials said Friday. A...
Bethel Bakery, Spoonwood brew up new chocolate raspberry cake stout
You can now have your cake and drink it too. So says the motto for the Retort Chocolate Raspberry Cake Stout, a new beer brewed up through a collaboration between South Hills-staples Bethel Bakery and Spoonwood Brewing Co. The beer, which made its debut on May 24, combines Spoonwood’s traditional...
Heinz rewards yinzer aghast that Kennywood is using Hunt’s Ketchup
First it was the cheese. Now it’s the ketchup. After taking heat for changing the cheese sauce for its fries at The Potato Patch, Kennywood now finds itself embroiled in a ketchup kontroversy — yes, it’s the great Heinz vs Hunt’s debate, which for Pittsburghers, is really no debate at...
B-I-N-G-whoa! Drag queen bingo helps charitable groups raise cash
Under the fluorescent lights of the Monessen Fire Department Social Hall, Jason Zubovic’s bright orange shawl and high, curly wig rivet the eye. Add to that a floor-length gown, oversized jewelry and full makeup, and the 6-foot-4-inch tall man in heels, going by the name Miss Thea Trix, is a...
