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Peters Township School District investigating racist post on board member’s Facebook
McMURRAY — Peters Township School District says it’s investigating a racist Facebook post that appeared to have been published on a school board member’s personal page. Screenshots have been circulating of the since-removed post which looked like it was been made by Peters Township School Board member William Merrell. Merrell...
Forecast for Garth Brooks concert looks promising
About the only thunder expected at tonight’s Garth Brooks concert is if he plays “The Thunder Rolls” — and the roar of the record crowd. Although it was raining and cloudy early Saturday, conditions are expected to be more favorable by the time the Heinz Field concert starts at 7...
Baldwin zoning board denies plans for hazardous waste disposal company
The room erupted in cheers as Baldwin Borough’s zoning hearing board voted unanimously May 16 to deny a hazardous waste disposal company from operating on Streets Run Road. About 200 people packed the Baldwin Borough municipal building, pleading with board members to stop the company from coming to their community....
Voters will elect five Pittsburgh City Council members
Five Pittsburgh City Council seats are up for grabs this year with competitive Democratic primary challenges in four races. There are no Republican challengers, and aside from independent or write-in bids, the winners in the May 21 primary election should win another term in November. Incumbents in Districts 1, 3,...
11 Hempfield School Board candidates vie for 5 open seats
Hempfield Area School Board candidates have one thought ahead of Tuesday’s primary — property taxes. With 11 people vying for five empty seats, candidates are looking to make changes to the board, increase security at schools and improve the budget that has sent property taxes on the rise over the...
North Allegheny rowers have strong showing in championships
Four northern Allegheny County rowing teams made the finals at the Midwest Scholastic Championships May 11-12 at Dillon Lake, Ohio. North Allegheny saw its women’s high school lightweight 2x team of sophomore Haley Dubovecky and junior Anjana Suresh (7:23.199) and men’s high school lightweight 2x of juniors Derek Oczypok and...
No tax hike in Shaler Area’s proposed budget
The Shaler Area School Board approved a nearly $88.57 million preliminary budget for the 2019-20 school year on May 15. The plan keeps the millage consistent at 23.5 mills. The proposed budget lists roughly $84.71 million in revenues. Shaler Area will close the budgetary gap using $3.8 million of its...
St. Anthony School hosts special event
St. Anthony School Programs, a Catholic-based inclusive educational environment for students with intellectual disabilities, hosts the annual event, which encourages teamwork among students....
Dearth of council candidates will plague Cheswick primary election
Cheswick voters might be surprised at the number of candidates for council when they enter the voting booth on Tuesday. Only two people — Republican incumbents Michael Girardi and Brad Yaksich — are running for four open seats. Three four-year seats and one two-year seat are up for election. Councilman...
Low voter turnout expected in Tuesday’s primary despite key local races
Between 75% and 80% of the region’s registered voters aren’t expected to cast a ballot in Tuesday’s primary, according to elections officials. The primary features county, municipal and school board races for Republican and Democratic party nominations to run in November’s general election. Local taxes are traditionally one of the...
One flown from crash in Pleasant Unity
One person had to be flown to a hospital by an emergency helicopter Saturday after a vehicle overturned along Summer Wind Lane at Wilderness Lane in Pleasant Unity, Westmoreland County 911 said. The wreck happened at about 4:40 p.m. State police are investigating....
Trail Town Festival set for Heritage Trail
Bikers, walkers and joggers can join in the Westmoreland Heritage Trail’s first Trail Towns Festival on June 1, which coincides with National Trail Day. Start at one of the trail access points — Roberts Parcel, Braun/Carson Street or Saunders Station and travel to Trafford’s BY Park for music, food, ice...
Garth Brooks Heinz Field concert to bring in millions to Pittsburgh economy
Garth Brooks is bringing more than just his legendary sound to Pittsburgh on Saturday night. Hotels, bars, restaurants, merchants and laborers will hear the ring of cash registers all weekend. “We had a special meeting about this concert,” said Bob Page, director of sales and marketing for the Omni William...
Car with 4 occupants goes into creek in Plum
Four people were injured when a car went into a creek in Plum Borough Friday night. A Plum police spokesman said the occupants were “injured but stable.” The accident was reported near the intersection of Kerr Road and Dinwiddie Drive at 7:07 p.m., an Allegheny County Department of Public Safety...
AG: Pimp, prostitute got 14-year-old girl involved in prostitution, drugs
A Pittsburgh woman and a Turtle Creek man are accused of getting a 14-year-old girl involved with prostitution, including encounters in the Alle-Kiski Valley, and giving her drugs and alcohol. A criminal complaint filed by the state Attorney General’s Office identified Davon Allen Fuqua, 32, as a pimp and Shannon...
Belle Vernon Area High School Prom
Belle Vernon Area High School had its prom Friday night. Here is a photo gallery of the highlights from the grand march....
Garth Brooks never tires of old hits because fans do all the work
Garth Brooks never tires of performing old hits like “Friends in Low Places,” because he lets the fans do all the work. Brooks, who will play Heinz Field Saturday night, said he’s often asked if there is a song he wished he never had to sing again. “What they don’t...
Idlewild to open Saturday for 142nd time
Idlewild in Ligonier Township will open for its 142nd season Saturday and Sunday with special prices on admission and concessions. The park voted for the ninth consecutive year as “The Best Children’s Park in the World” by Amusement Today magazine will commemorate the start of its season with special $18.78...
Rep. Frankel, Pittsburgh Jewish lawmaker, outraged with pro-life group using Holocaust images
An anti-abortion group went too far this week when it sent state Rep. Dan Frankel said an email loaded with black and white photos of Holocaust death camp victims to protest his vote on an abortion bill, the Squirrel Hill lawmaker said. Frankel, who is Jewish, represents the district that...
Mini food pantry comes to Greensburg park
A new community food box in Greensburg is the centerpiece of a renovated parklet on South Pennsylvania Avenue. Anyone can access the two plastic containers in the tiny park. People can donate items, and those in need can take from the box. The Greensburg Volunteer Fire Department and its junior...
Greensburg boys get surprise reunion with Air National Guard father
It was all tears and shock when brothers Liam and Connor Gallagher turned around Friday at Aquinas Academy in Greensburg and saw their father. Patrick Gallagher, a master sergeant in the Air National Guard, walked out of the school kitchen. Gallagher had been deployed for six of the last nine...
Pittsburgh-based Yodel Labs wins AlphaLab Gear Hardware Cup
Have you ever had a hard time finding an item you needed in a densely packed supermarket? “Where in the world is the aisle that has my eye drops?” you may have asked yourself. Well, now there’s an app for that, thanks to Yodel Labs, a Pittsburgh-based company and Carnegie...
Murrysville sets fracking well hearing for next month
A public hearing on a proposed Titan well pad off Bollinger Road in Murrysville is scheduled for June 19. Murrysville council will host the 7 p.m. hearing on the unconventional gas well in council chambers at the municipal building, 4100 Sardis Road. The Titan pad, proposed by Canonsburg driller Huntley...
Derry Township bridge detour to begin in June
Motorists will have to detour around a section of Bergman Road in Derry Township beginning in June, as PennDOT works to replace a bridge across McGee Run. The detour is expected to last throughout the construction season, with access maintained for local traffic only within 500 feet of either end...
Yough 8th graders celebrate completing drug-alcohol prevention programVideo
There was no “Pomp and Circumstance” playing Friday in the auditorium at Yough Intermediate School, but 150 eighth graders were just as excited about being the first local graduating class of the Project Alert drug and alcohol awareness program. “Project Alert is a specialized, school-based prevention program for middle school...
