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Mac Miller Fund announces recipients of its initial grantsVideo
Many former students of Hope Academy of Music and the Arts in East Liberty knew Mac Miller. “His music was a part of their environment,” Linda Addlespurger, director of Hope Academy of Music and the Arts, said at a Friday news conference. “His death impacted them significantly. Many of them...
Wilmerding man pleads guilty to having fentanyl from New York
A Wilmerding man took a bus from Pittsburgh to New York and spent an hour there before returning home with a backpack full of heroin and fentanyl, federal authorities said Friday. Ronnell Lawrence, 31, pleaded guilty in federal court Thursday to a drug crime after investigators found nearly 400 grams...
Plum teacher vies with 5 incumbents in Greater Latrobe School Board race
Five incumbents and a challenger are seeking primary nominations Tuesday for five seats on the Greater Latrobe School Board. Challenger David Vitula, a teacher at Plum Borough School District, appears on both party ballots, as do incumbents Susan Mains, Eric Hauser, Conrad Lazor and Merle Musick. Incumbent Dr. Michael Zorch...
Wanted: New place for Irwin fire whistle
Wanted: Home in Irwin for a fire whistle. Must be atop a high building and cause minimal disruption to neighbors when it sounds in the middle of the night. Irwin officials are trying to figure out what to do with the fire department’s whistle, which is mounted on the roof...
Monessen’s missing mayor says he hasn’t abandoned his city
It’s been a year since Monessen’s mayor last took a seat at the dais, leaving some residents of the Mon Valley city frustrated and prompting a state lawmaker to propose changing the Pennsylvania constitution to allow absentee elected municipal officials to be removed. Elected in 2017 for a term that...
17 indicted in suspected Western Pennsylvania cocaine ring
Seventeen members of a drug ring spanning four states have been indicted on 34 counts involving a scheme to deliver cocaine to the Pittsburgh area and other states, U.S. Attorney Scott Brady said Friday. “This is one of the largest cocaine distribution rings in Western Pennsylvania,” Brady said in a...
Greensburg husband, wife died 5 days apart, remembered as ‘classic American couple’
Howard and Frances Loflin were the “classic American couple,” according to daughter Stephanie Mulligan. “All of our friends tell me that my parents showed them what true love and marriage was like when they grew up in homes that didn’t have love,” Mulligan said. Meeting in kindergarten in Oberlin, Ohio,...
Highlands rallying community to save Tarentum family center
The Allegheny Intermediate Unit would be forced to close most of its centers serving vulnerable Allegheny County families because of a more than $1 million reduction in state funding. The Highlands School District has put out a “call to action” for support for the center in Tarentum, and the county’s...
Trees, trails part of Etna pool’s opening day celebration
Etna officials are using the kick-off of summer pool season as a springboard to launch several outdoor initiatives in the borough. When the Etna pool opens at 11 a.m. May 25, the Etna Community Organization and the borough will unveil a new Urban Walking Trail project, dedicate 12 newly planted...
Police investigating Harrison home invasion charge occupant with drug offenses
Authorities called to a Harrison house to investigate a reported home invasion this month ended up charging a man living there after he told them there was marijuana inside, according to police. Chase Taylor Young, 19, told Allegheny County Police he had marijuana in an upstairs safe and gave police...
Wilkinsburg CDC to host Two-Way Street Fest
The Wilkinsburg Community Development Corporation will host an event Saturday to celebrate and promote local businesses. The third-annual Two-Way Street Fest takes place on Wood Street between Penn and Franklin Avenues. “It’s a nice day to get out, talk to each other and to have a positive day of fun...
Airport board eyes Palmer bridge, Rostraver restroom
Work should begin soon to install a new passenger bridge at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport and extend utility lines for a new restroom at Rostraver Airport. The Westmoreland County Airport Authority awarded a $106,145 contract to Arcon Contracting for laying water and sewer lines to serve a new modular restroom...
Whitehall, PennDOT at odds over Baptist Road repairs
Tom Stefano fought back tears as he stood at the top of his Baptist Road driveway in Whitehall Borough. The gravel on the driveway is gone in some parts, shifted in others, due to water from heavy rains that swells up from underneath. There are drainage issues along the street....
CCAC to host VA official for roundtable
Paul R. Lawrence, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Under Secretary for Benefits, will be on hand Monday at the Community College of Allegheny County to meet student veterans, reservists and their dependents who attend CCAC. A CCAC spokesman said Lawrence will participate in an 11 a.m. roundtable discussion in...
5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: May 17-19
If you aren’t one of the 70,000-plus fans going to the Garth Brooks concert on Saturday, here are some other options for what to do this weekend Spanish celebration ENIX Brewing in Homestead is hosting Feria, a festival from the south of Spain from 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday. Guests...
Shady Side Academy students honored for stepping up fundraising efforts
Shady Side Academy students were honored by Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh Foundation for stepping up efforts to help sick children. The SSA Striders team, consisting of students and teachers, raised nearly $25,000 for the 2018 Walk for Children’s and plans to participate again in the 2019 walk on June 1....
Monroeville drug, alcohol rehab facility planned
A residential drug and alcohol rehabilitation facility is coming to Monroeville. Recovery Centers of America received unanimous approval May 14 from Monroeville council to begin renovating a vacant building at 2380 McGinley Road. The organization plans to spend up to $20 million on renovations. Approximately 78,000 square feet, the building...
Trial date set for men accused in Monroeville kidnapping
Two men facing charges related to the alleged kidnapping of a Monroeville woman will get their day in court. A trial date of July 29 was set last week for Justice J. McCallum and Derrick Duke, who were arrested in February after allegedly leading police and FBI officers on a...
Couple accused of stealing merchandise from Habitat ReStore in New Kensington
A man and woman are accused of stealing merchandise from a New Kensington nonprofit earlier this week. Habitat for Humanity Allegheny Valley said the alleged theft happened Wednesday at Habitat’s ReStore, which resells donated goods. “Today at the ReStore, a man and woman (we have them on camera) stole 3...
Police: Southwest Greensburg man held gun to mom’s head for drug money
Three days after Mother’s Day, a 32-year-old Southwest Greensburg man was arrested after being accused of robbing his mom with a pellet gun, according to court documents. Nicholas S. Aaron was arraigned Thursday on multiple charges of aggravated assault, robbery, simple assault, making terroristic threats and harassment filed by Southwest...
Tickets, traffic and tailgating: What to know about Garth Brooks’ Heinz Field show
Garth Brooks will play in front of the largest Heinz Field crowd ever Saturday night when the county music superstar brings his tour to Pittsburgh’s North Shore. Ticket sales for the concert could top 75,000 and police, firefighters and emergency medical personnel are preparing for huge crowds of tailgaters and...
New Kensington man charged with assaulting girlfriend at her Plum home
A New Kensington man is facing charges after police say he assaulted his “on and off again” girlfriend when she refused to answer her front door as he pounded on it one night in March. David E. Saunders IV, 20, of New Kensington was charged with harassment and two counts...
Scottdale man accused of stealing more than $8K from catering business
A 48-year-old Scottdale man was arrested Friday on charges of stealing more than $8,000 over three years from the North Huntingdon-based catering business where he used to work. Robert J. Miller was arraigned before District Judge Wayne Gongaware on charges of theft and receiving stolen property filed by Westmoreland County...
Hempfield supervisor candidates tackle fire, police issues ahead of primary race
Long-discussed fire and police issues have six candidates at odds for two open supervisor seats in Hempfield. The debate over how to fill empty volunteer positions in the fire departments and an upcoming New Jersey-based Insurance Services Office Inc., or ISO, rating has dominated board discussions the past few months....
UPMC CEO Jeffrey Romoff made $8.54M in 2018, a 40% jump
UPMC President and CEO Jeffrey Romoff took home $8.54 million in compensation during the health giant’s fiscal year that ended last June, records made available Friday show. Romoff’s pay from July 1, 2017, through the end of June amounted to $2.42 million more than the previous year — for a...
