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Bike Rodeo promotes safety in the North Hills
Young bicyclists from all over the North Hills stopped by The Block of Northway on April 27 for a bike rodeo to promote safety. Everything from the rules of the road to bike skills to safety equipment were covered....
Carson Middle School student ranked No. 1 by U.S. Chess Federation
For the third consecutive year, North Allegheny sixth grader Evan Park will compete in an international chess tournament. Park, 11, of McCandless qualified for the World Cadet championship Aug. 20 through Sept. 2 in China in the Open U12 division. Park, who ranked first in April among Top Age 11...
Carnegie couple celebrate 56th anniversary
Happy 56th wedding anniversary to Bonnie and Gordon Taylor of Carnegie who will celebrate on May 8. They are the parents of Rich, Bryan, Brenda (Steve) Temoff and Wanda (Bruce) Reynolds. Bonnie and Gordon also have seven grandchildren, Derek, Brittany, Tonya, Logan, Zachary, Malia and the late Connor. Sharon (Stewart)...
Woman hospitalized after being hit by a bus in downtown Pittsburgh
A woman was transported to a local hospital after being hit by a PAT bus in downtown Pittsburgh Monday night. The incident took place around 9:30 p.m. at the intersection of Sixth and Liberty avenues, according to Trib news partner WPXI-TV. Port Authority officials told the news station the woman...
Penn Hills sent 35 furlough letters but none announced so far
Penn Hills School District officials said rumors about teacher furloughs and program cuts have been greatly exaggerated. However, state financial recovery officer Daniel Matsook confirmed April 29 that 35 teachers received a letter of possible furlough on April. 8. “We overextended the number to cover all educational operations as we...
Ligonier Valley museums set date for free admission
The history and culture of eastern Westmoreland County will be on display at no charge Sunday as part of the annual Ligonier Valley Free Museum Day. Visitors will be welcomed with free admission from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at six participating museums along the Route 30 and Route 711...
No injuries in Murrysville car-versus-cow crash
No one was injured Monday night when a car driving on School Road South in Murrysville struck a cow, county emergency dispatchers said. That includes the cow. “I believe the cow walked away,” said Murrysville Police Chief Tom Seefeld. However, it is not the first time a motorist has come...
Lymphoma survivor from North Huntingdon raising funds for leukemia society
A North Huntingdon man who recently celebrated one year in remission from lymphoma is raising money for research into fighting blood cancer. Charles Colletti, 53, a business development manager for Touch of Color Flooring, is among a group of 12 candidates — six men and six women — competing for...
Biden says Pittsburgh is where successful run for president will begin in first campaign stop
Former Vice President Joe Biden opened his presidential campaign in Pittsburgh on Monday with a message of unity and a pledge to rebuild middle-class America through union labor. Biden, who appeared with his wife, Jill, at Teamsters Union Local 249 hall in Lawrenceville before an audience of about 600, said...
5 members appointed to Hempfield’s Public Safety Citizens force
Five Hempfield Township residents were appointed to the newly formed Public Safety Citizens Task Force as supervisors work to make changes to public safety. Greg Saunders, Bovard fire chief; Bill Bretz, a Hempfield Planning Commission member; Linda Ralph, who has experience with municipal contracts; Daniel Mertz, a paramedic; and Roger...
McKeesport man accused of flushing grandparents’ ashes down toilet
A 33-year-old Pittsburgh man is accused of flushing his grandparents’ ashes down a toilet after his mother kicked him out of her McKeesport residence. McKeesport police said Thomas Porter Wells of Pittsburgh’s Beechview neighborhood had a falling out with his mother last September after she complained about his drinking and...
South Hills forum will explore ‘The Problem with Plastics’
The Izaak Walton League of America’s Allegheny County chapter will host an April 30 forum that will explore personal and political solutions to the issues plastics recycling has begun to present. “The Problem With Plastics and What We Can Do About It” is set for 7 p.m. Tuesday at the...
Westmoreland jail guards and staff undergo autism trainingVideo
The ability to recognize symptoms of autism could help guards and staffers avoid potential physical confrontations with inmates who struggle from a disability rather than those who simply misbehave. That was the message relayed over the last two weeks to more than 200 guards and staffers at Westmoreland County Prison...
Pleasant Hills man gets up to 6 years in prison for fatal DUI crash
A Pleasant Hills man pleaded guilty Monday to homicide by vehicle in exchange for prosecutors withdrawing a charge of involuntary manslaughter, according to the District Attorney’s Office. Andrew Lannon, 31, also pleaded guilty to driving under the influence and homicide by vehicle while driving under the influence. The plea agreement...
Jury convicts Ross woman in deadly 2017 hit and run
An Allegheny County jury deliberated less than one full day before convicting a Ross woman Monday in the hit-and-run death of a North Hills lawyer. The jury found Melinda Gregor, 30, guilty of leaving the scene and failing to give aid in a vehicle crash involving death or injury –...
Westmoreland County visitor center at New Stanton hopes to drive tourism, repeat tripsVideo
Visitors headed north on Route 119 from the New Stanton exits of Interstate 70 or the Pennsylvania Turnpike have enjoyed a choice of coffee, chocolates or both at two businesses where the Garden Center Restaurant once stood. Now they’re able to learn about a host of other choices the area...
Pennsylvania motorists urged to use caution around farm vehicles
Slow-moving farm vehicles are a sign of spring along Pennsylvania’s rural roads, and state officials are urging motorists to exercise caution. Preliminary crash data from PennDOT shows eight people died in crashes involving farm equipment in 2018, while 693 people were killed in nonfarm-related crashes on rural roads. “Frankly, we...
Pittsburgh’s new North Side fountain dedication set for Thursday
The restoration of the reconstructed historic Northeast Fountain in Allegheny Commons Park in Pittsburgh will be celebrated during a ceremony Thursday evening. The event, which runs from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., will be held at the corner of Cedar and North Avenues, which intersect the park. In addition to...
Gilpin paving project list developing
Sections of four roads are on Gilpin Township’s improvement projects planned for this spring and summer. The list also includes sealing parts of three other roads, supervisors said. Included is about a half-mile section of Godfrey Road from Stullville Road to Stonegate Drive. Work also is planned along Old Schenley...
Leechburg namesake David Leech to receive Pennsylvania historic marker
David Leech’s innovative network of freight forwarders in the 1800s will be honored with a state historic marker that will be dedicated next month at the Leechburg Area Museum and Historical Society. What is now Leechburg was home to fewer than a dozen families in the 1820s. Most of their...
Early intervention programs target Westmoreland children in need of help
Born at just over 27 weeks gestation, Victoria Zerlin began life with unusual challenges. She spent her first 80 days in the neonatal intensive care unit at University Medical Center in Lubbock, Texas, where her parents, both Venezuelans, were living at the time. “When she was discharged from the NICU,...
Murrysville Garden Club will host annual plant sale
The Murrysville Garden Club’s annual plant sale will take place May 9-10 at the fireman’s field outside Murrysville Volunteer Fire Company No. 1, 3235 Sardis Road. Hours on May 9 will be 11 a.m.-8 p.m.; hours on May 10 will be 8 a.m.-8 p.m. This year’s sale will have food...
District attorneys’ organization opposes legal recreational pot
The Pennsylvania District Attorneys Association has come out against legal recreational marijuana, though it does support decriminalizing possession of small amounts of the drug. Association leaders shared their views with lawmakers at a meeting of the state Senate and House Democratic Policy Committee. “Recreational marijuana is not safe or harmless,”...
McKeesport students can form Black Student Union under settlement
McKeesport Area High School students can form a Black Student Union club under terms of a lawsuit settlement between the school district and the American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania. The students will be allowed to move forward with forming the club within 10 days of submitting an application, according...
Former Unity Bible study teacher sentenced after failed attempt to meet boy for sex
A former Bible study teacher who had raised money for a planned church youth mission to Peru was sentenced Monday to two years in jail for a failed attempt to meet a teen boy for sex. Timothy Myers, 34, of Unity pleaded guilty in January to charges of attempted aggravated...
