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‘1-4-3 Day’ will celebrate Mister Rogers’ message of love
The number 143 meant a lot to Fred Rogers, and not just because it’s the weight he maintained his entire adult life. It was one of many ways he said “I love you.” Representing the one letter in “I,” four in “love” and three in “you,” the number was a...
State auditor general investigating Pittsburgh school administrators’ Cuba trip
Pennsylvania Auditor General Eugene DePasquale is expanding an audit of the Pittsburgh Public Schools district to include administrators’ travel expenses and what he characterized as “no-bid contracts” totaling $12 million to $14 million. DePasquale said Tuesday that he’s seeking documentation on travel and contracts based on reports that Superintendent Anthony...
PWSA steps up lead water line replacement program in Pittsburgh
The Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority has replaced more than 1,300 lead water lines so far this year, including about 600 owned by city residents, officials announced on Tuesday. PWSA is on track to replace a total of 8,100 lead lines, both private and public, by June 2020, spokesman Will...
Restriction scheduled for Monroeville road
Crews plan to restrict a portion of Route 22 in Monroeville to one lane on Wednesday. The single-lane restrictions will occur from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 22 between Old William Penn Highway and Haymaker Road. Workers from Allison Park Contractors will repair a sign located on the Pennsylvania...
Kunco retrial arguments to drag into summer months
On Tuesday, nearly a year to the day after they secured an order overturning John Kunco’s 1991 rape conviction and ordering a new trial, lawyers from the Innocence Project were back in Westmoreland County. And Kunco, 53, who had been released from prison amid a celebration May 23, 2018, was...
Munhall man gets almost 8 years for having heroin, stolen pistol
A Munhall man found in 2018 with a large garbage bag filled with bricks of heroin, and a little more than $25,000 was sentenced Tuesday to serve almost 8 years in federal prison for possession of heroin with intent to distribute it and illegal gun possession, federal authorities said. Senior...
Tarentum spray park open, movie series starts Thursday
With spring firmly in place and the first day of summer just a month away, life is returning to Tarentum’s Riverview Memorial Park. The spray park in the First Avenue park has reopened, and a free monthly movie series will start Thursday. The first showing for “Movies by the River”...
Police: Woman sprayed can of bear repellent inside Pitt building
A woman sprayed bear repellent inside a University of Pittsburgh building Monday, sickening at least six people and forcing those inside to evacuate, police said. Mary Siegert, 28, allegedly told police the canister of bear spray must have gone off by mistake. University and city police responded to the Eureka...
McCandless hires new finance director/assistant town manager
McCandless council voted unanimously on Monday to hire Trisha Greathouse to serve as the town’s director of finance and assistant manager. Greathouse is a native of northwestern Pennsylvania who has been working for the past 12 years as the director of finance and administration for the Town of Bluffton, SC....
ESAL art to be displayed in Monroeville library
The Monroeville Public Library will display and sell art in one of its gallery spaces throughout June. The exhibit will he held in the library’s Elaine Biondi Gallery Space from May 31 to July 2 during regular library hours. It will be closed on Sundays. An opening ceremony will be...
Allegheny Valley School Board OKs pre-K program
Allegheny Valley School Board unanimously gave the go-ahead Monday for the district to create a pre-kindergarten program that will begin next school year. The decision came after lengthy discussions about the number of students the program will serve and what students will be eligible. The district’s plan calls for two...
Free admission, memorial ceremony Sunday at USS Requin
A special memorial ceremony for submarine veterans will be held Sunday aboard a Cold War-era submarine moored along the Ohio River at The Carnegie Science Center. The free, public event aboard the USS Requin will take place from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Submarine veterans of USS VI Requin Base...
Flight 93 summer speaker series to feature passenger family members
The Flight 93 National Memorial 2019 Speaker Series will continue the tradition of having family members of passengers and crew as speakers. The summer program starts this weekend with talks at noon and 2 p.m. Saturday and noon Sunday in the Flight 93 National Memorial Learning Center. The speakers are...
Peters school board censures member accused of racist Facebook post
The Peters Township school board voted Monday night to publicly censure a board member accused of sharing a racist Facebook post. William Merrell previously said he never made the Facebook post, and it happened when his account was hacked two years ago. The post included a link to a list...
Pittsburgh man pleads guilty to having fentanyl
A Pittsburgh man pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Pittsburgh to having fentanyl with the intent of selling it. William Lewis, 30, entered the plea before Senior United States District Court Judge David S. Cercone. Prosecutors said that, on Aug. 5, 2017, Pittsburgh police searched Lewis’ residence in the...
Investigation continues into shooting death at Greensburg home; no arrests made
Workers with the Westmoreland County Coroner’s Office removed a body from a Greensburg home Tuesday after a reported shooting that investigators said involved the death of a man. The identity of the deceased was not available. After the body was removed at 5:50 p.m. from the Menoher Way residence, Coroner...
Hampton students to perform in PMEA Elementary Band Fest
Thirteen Hampton students were selected to perform in the PMEA Elementary Band Fest at Chartiers Valley Intermediate School this past weekend. They rehearsed with a guest conductor from the United States Navy and performed a concert with 150 students from nearly 50 schools in the area. The 13 musicians who...
North Hills preliminary budget calls for 6th small tax hike in as many years
The North Hills School Board is considering a nearly $83 million budget for the 2019-20 school year that calls for a small increase in the property tax rate to help cover the cost of salaries, pension and the rising cost of providing special needs programs and paying for students to...
Irwin Rotary offers Care & Share Pantry to provide food for the needy
A glass-enclosed cabinet outside an Irwin church is filled with nonperishable food — an inventory that changes as people donate what they can and take what they need. The Irwin Rotary Club is responsible for the Care & Share Pantry that stands outside First Assembly of God Church at 501...
Field hockey extended to Hempfield middle school girls
Hempfield Area middle schools will soon offer a field hockey program for girls. During Monday’s school board meeting, members voted 6-3 to implement a field hockey team at the middle-school level, adding teams to Harrold, Wendover and West Hempfield middle schools. School board members Scott Learn, Paul Ward and Christopher...
McCandless seeks to fill vacancy on zoning hearing board
McCandless is taking applications from residents interested in completing a term on the town’s zoning hearing board. The volunteer post is to fill the second alternate position on the board, which became vacant with the May 20 resignation of James Bann. The term runs through 2021. The board conducts hearings...
Penn Township man accused of 2 DUIs in 1 day
Police this month twice arrested a Penn Township man within three hours on suspicion of driving under the influence of a controlled substance and careless driving. Officers charged Cody James Winslow, 21, in connection with both incidents, which occurred at 2:48 a.m. and 5:12 a.m. May 15, according to Penn...
Pittsburgh Zoo’s leopard cub got the friend she needed
The Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium will announce the name of its clouded leopard cub Wednesday and introduce the cub’s new companion. The 2-month-old clouded leopard was born March 14 to its mom Saya and dad Pi. Zoo staff hand raised the cub after they discovered she wasn’t nursing on...
Vandergrift man accused of kidnapping baby in Arnold
A Vandergrift man is accused of beating up a woman and kidnapping her baby Saturday in Arnold. Police arrested Jusu Jeovainni Kanneh Jr., 30, of Grant Street at his home after the woman accused him of assaulting her and taking her 4-month-old son from her when she arrived at her...
Body found near Highland Park bike trail
A man was found dead near a bike trail in Pittsburgh’s Highland Park neighborhood Monday, police said. The body was reported about 5 p.m. near Washington Boulevard, according to Public Safety spokeswoman Cara Cruz. The man was in a wooded area about 75 feet from the bike trail. The medical...
