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Coffee, pizza, sports: Plum developments move forward
Plum residents can expect to see development in the borough soon. Council members voted unanimously Monday to support three businesses that hope to have a presence in Plum. Aroma Joe’s, a franchise coffee and breakfast café, plans to open a spot along Route 286 next to Dollar General. The site...
Hey, yinz guys: Pittsburgh accent among ‘least sexy’ in America
Yinz better be sittin’ dahn with an Arn City beer for this news n’at. The Pittsburgh accent is not sexy. Not even close, according to a recent survey by Big 7 Travel company. The company asked 1.5 million people through social media to rank the 50 sexiest American accents. Pittsburgh...
2 McCandless council members face primary challenge, 2 others not seeking re-election
At least two new people will be elected to the four McCandless Town Council seats that will become open at the end of the year. Two incumbent councilmen — first-term Ward 5 Councilman Greg Walkauskas and long-time Ward 7 representative Bill McKim — are not seeking re-election. Two other first-term...
Photo Gallery: O’Hara’s Gardenfest
A springtime tradition continued May 11 at Lauri Ann West Community Center in O’Hara. Gardenfest, the popular showcase of plants, pots and flowers, filled the campus at 1220 Powers Run Road, much to shoppers’ delight. “There’s no better way to celebrate spring,” said Jamie Rhoades, the center’s director of development....
Suspect in Carnegie stabbing arrested while letting the dog out
The suspect in Sunday’s double stabbing in Carnegie walked out the backdoor of a Scott home Wednesday morning and into police custody, authorities said. Richard ‘Stretch’ Mickens, 58, is charged with homicide in the stabbing that left a man dead and a woman in critical condition. The stabbing happened at...
Woman pleads guilty to sharing police secrets with gang in Pittsburgh
A North Carolina woman who was found during FBI wiretaps of the Greenway Boys Killas street gang pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute cocaine, according to U.S. District Court in Pittsburgh. Prosecutors said a 2017 wiretap focused on the West End neighborhood of Pittsburgh found that from November 2017 through...
Quaker Valley baseball opens playoffs against South Park
The Quaker Valley baseball team begins its playoff journey Wednesday afternoon at Seneca Valley High School against South Park in the first round of the WPIAL 4A tournament. It is one of the earliest starts with first pitch at 2 p.m. The Quakers picked up the No. 10 seed after...
North Allegheny showcasing tech use at ‘Remake Learning’ event
Residents who live in the North Allegheny School District are invited to an event Wednesday night at the senior high school in which students will showcase the ways technology is being used as an educational tool. More than 200 district students in kindergarten through 12th grade will participate in the...
Hempfield decreases number of buses for next school year
Fewer buses will be used next year to shuttle Hempfield Area students, continuing a trend of the past four years. Budget cuts and decreasing student enrollment led to 44 buses being allotted for the district next year, six fewer than were used last year. The change will impact high school...
Laurel Highlands DUI Task Force plans patrols, checkpoints
Drivers beware: the Laurel Highlands DUI Task Force will be out on the roads this weekend. Sobriety checkpoints and roving patrols will be set up in Westmoreland County from Friday to Sunday. Police did not offer specific details on locations or times. Police urged drivers to drink responsibly and be...
Missing man from Northview Heights found safe
A man missing since Sunday night from Northview Heights has been located and is safe, Pittsburgh police announced this morning. Police said tips received in response to news reports and social media postings about the missing man helped them locate Clifford Owens, 57....
Authority to replace leak-prone Pleasant Unity sewer
Unity Township Municipal Authority is moving forward with plans to replace a leak-prone sanitary sewer main in Pleasant Unity and to extend sewage service to two businesses on Donohoe Road. The authority Wednesday opened bids for the Pleasant Unity project, including an apparent low figure of $201,127 submitted by McKeesport...
Lawrenceville water main repairs will take longer than expected
Work on a broken water main on Butler Street in Lawrenceville will take longer than expected — and additional blocks will be without water — until about 5 a.m. Thursday, according to the Pittsburgh Water & Sewer Authority. Repairs to the 20-inch water main between 39th and 42nd streets began...
Beattie students build little library for West View Elementary
The phenomenon known as the Free Little Library has spread across the world and at last arrived at West View Elementary School’s doorstep with help from A.W. Beattie Career students. West View’s Free Little Library was unveiled Friday, May 10 at a ceremony outside of the North Hills School District’s...
Destination Moon exhibit shares story that captivated the world
The Bridgeville Area Historical Society’s April program meeting featured a presentation by Heinz History Center curator Emily Ruby on their recent exhibit, “Destination Moon: the Apollo 11 Mission.” The center was justly proud of being one of four national museums honored by hosting this epic exhibition created by the Smithsonian...
Pigsburgh Squealers Rescue helps care for, find homes for mini pigs
Blue Martin once owned a bunny named Bacon. Now she’s president of Pigsburgh Squealers Rescue, a nonprofit that educates people about miniature pigs and helps find permanent homes for the animals. Since 2016, it’s placed more than three dozen. Martin, 29, and her fiance Zack Robinson, 32, recently bought a...
No injuries after plane crashes on takeoff at Arnold Palmer airport
No one was injured Tuesday night when a plane crashed during takeoff from Arnold Palmer Regional Airport in Unity, officials said. A single-seat experimental jet was taking off to fly locally shortly before 8 p.m. on Tuesday night, county emergency officials said. For an unknown reason, the plane crashed, a...
Sportsmen’s group will host annual fishing derby at Sloan Elementary
The 32nd annual Sportsmen and Landowners Alliance of Murrysville Fishing Derby will be held May 19 at Sloan Elementary School on Sardis Road. Registration begins at 8 a.m. and fishing will start at 9 a.m. Hourly prizes will be awarded and at 2 p.m., trophies will be awarded to the...
Westmoreland commissioner candidate pushes hard-right platform
Republican John Ventre, during an election forum Tuesday night in Greensburg, said “liberals who kill unborn babies” are not welcome in Westmoreland County. Ventre was one of six Republicans and one Democrat running for Westmoreland County commissioner who participated Tuesday night in the forum at the Greensburg Garden & Civic...
PA accuses OxyContin creator Purdue Pharma of ‘fueling’ opioid epidemic
Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro said Tuesday that his office has filed a civil lawsuit against drug giant Purdue Pharma claiming the company fueled the state’s opioid epidemic through its sales of the painkiller OxyContin. “Simply stated, Purdue took advantage of addiction to make money,” the lawsuit contends. The civil...
Patients, activists urge Pa. lawmakers to halt UPMC-Highmark divorce
HARRISBURG — East Deer resident Brittany Eckert plans to reluctantly say goodbye to the oncology team she credits with saving her life when she sees them Wednesday morning, her final appointment at UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital. Soon, her insurance card will not be accepted there unless courts intervene. “It’s a really...
Law firm to investigate Westmoreland warden’s complaint against Commissioner Gina Cerilli
Westmoreland County will use a Harrisburg law firm to investigate a harassment complaint against county Commissioner Gina Cerilli. Jail warden John Walton last month accused Cerilli of misrepresenting facts associated with a state grand jury investigation into human trafficking that involved a jail guard. Walton said Cerilli used the false...
Franklin Regional eighth-graders prepare to stage ‘Seussical Jr.’
Franklin Regional Middle School students will host performances of “Seussical Jr.” by the eighth grade performing arts class this weekend. The show will be at 7 p.m., May 16-17 in the Little Theater at the school, 4660 Old William Penn Highway in Murrysville. Tickets are $7 and will be available...
Greensburg prepares to dissolve Historic and Architectural Review Board
The agenda at Tuesday’s meeting of the Greensburg Historical and Architectural Review Board was typical — approving a straightforward sign change at a gas station. The circumstances, however, were not. The meeting was likely one of the board’s last, as city council moves to dissolve the organization that serves as...
Judge rules Belle Vernon students eligible for prom, graduation after underage drinking citation
A Westmoreland County judge on Tuesday halted the expulsion of eight Belle Vernon Area High School students cited this month for underage drinking at a charity event. The preliminary injunction granted by Common Pleas Judge Harry Smail Jr. means the students will be allowed to return to school next week...
