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5 Democrats competing for 3 Oakmont Council seats
Five Democrats and three Republicans seek party nods for three, four-year seats on Oakmont Council in the May 21 primary election. One from each party also plan to be on the ballot for the two-year seat that’s up for grabs. David Brankley and Randy Galm will be on the ballot...
Plum’s primary packed with incumbents, first-time challengers
Plum School District’s upcoming primary election is packed with incumbents and challengers — 16 in all — vying for their party’s nominations for six seats. Up for election are five, four-year terms and a two-year seat. Of the 14 candidates for the four-year terms, 12 have cross-filed while two are...
Police: Adult was aggressor in Washington theater shooting that injured teen
State police in Washington allege that a 53-year-old Waynesburg man was the instigator in a fight with a group of teenagers last month that ended with one boy shot in the leg. Chris Allan Williams faces a slew of charges in the March 23 incident, including two felony counts of...
Drivers urged to avoid closed Mosside Boulevard in Monroeville
A small section of Mosside Boulevard reopened Friday after being closed since late Thursday night. The road was closed between MacBeth Drive and the Gateway Campus Boulevard due to a crash. Police had said traffic lights in the area were not working and Duquesne Light crews worked in the area...
Cranberry police: 2 Georgia men busted for stealing, counterfeiting checks from mail
Two men from Georgia have been arrested by Cranberry police on charges they stole mail containing checks and used the information to create counterfeits that were exchanged for cash, according to authorities. Quentavious Price, 32, of Lithonia, Ga., and Xavier Ferguson, 24, of Jonesboro, Ga., are accused stealing outgoing mail...
Mars school board OKs agreement with Adams for ‘hybrid’ school police force
The Mars Area School Board has approved a one-year agreement with Adams Township to create a school police force. School board President Dayle Ferguson said the goal is to have an armed officer in every school for the start of the 2019-20 school year. “We have come to the conclusion...
Shady Avenue in Squirrel Hill reopened after tree removal
A road in Pittsburgh’s Squirrel Hill neighborhood that was closed Friday morning because of a fallen tree has reopened The large tree came down around 1 a.m. on Shady Avenue between Northumberland Street and Aylesboro Avenue, the Tribune-Review’s news partner, WPXI-TV, reported. The tree was completely blocking the road, and...
Shaler Area hosting dangers of vaping, addiction event
Shaler Area School District will host a parent and community education event, “Vaping, Addiction & Your Child,” on Thursday, May 16, beginning at 6:30 p.m. at the middle school with a vendor and resource fair offering a variety of local and state resources for individuals looking for specific information about...
Something sweet is on the menu
Ligonier is known for its beautiful hills and scenery, but after you visit Amy Hepler’s confectionary Scamps Toffee and Sweet, the only thing you will remember is how wonderful you were treated and feel after leaving this small business. Surrounded by toffee and sweets, the colors orange and pink, and...
Freeport Area looking at tax hikes for proposed $33.5M budget
Freeport Area school directors will vote Wednesday on a proposed budget that would raise real estate taxes an average of $20 per year in Armstrong County and $80 per year in Butler County. The $33.5 million budget for the next school year is a 2.4% increase over the current school...
Firefighters responded to Unity Township silo fire Thursday
Officials responded to a working structure fire at Gutchess Hardwood in Unity Township Thursday night, according to a Westmoreland 911 operator. Firefighters responded to the Devereux Drive company shortly after 8:30 p.m. for a sawdust silo on fire. No injuries were reported. Further information was not immediately available....
Man shot multiple times in Wilkinsburg
A man is in critical condition Thursday evening after getting shot multiple times in Wilkinsburg, police said. Officials received a 911 call regarding the shooting about 5:20 p.m. near Stoner Way and Swissvale Avenue, Allegheny County Police Inspector Andrew Schurman said. First responders arrived to find a man with multiple...
4 more cases of measles confirmed in Allegheny CountyVideo
Four more cases of measles have been confirmed in Allegheny County, bringing the known number of cases to five, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will likely declare an outbreak, county health officials said Thursday. “This is going to be considered an outbreak,” said Dr. Karen Hacker, director...
UPMC: Highmark patients won’t lose access to Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
UPMC has no intention to sever access to Highmark-insured patients seeking care at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh nor impose a prepay rule on any patients who are treated there, regardless of their insurance cards, UPMC Chief Financial Officer Robert DeMichiei said Thursday. “There’s never been any indication of any...
Graduate student union organizers file unfair labor charges against Pitt
Organizers who sought to unionize graduate student workers at the University of Pittsburgh said the university’s hardball tactics during a union election last month prevented “free and fair” balloting. In a complaint filed Wednesday, the United Steelworkers alleged Pitt engaged in unfair labor practices and asked the Pennsylvania Labor Relations...
Dress rule dropped: Norwin girls can wear pants to graduation
Norwin school officials backed down from a standing graduation guideline suggesting senior girls wear dresses under their gowns for the ceremony. Female grads now will be allowed the option of wearing dress pants, like their male classmates, beginning with the commencement ceremony May 24. In what could be considered equal...
Shalimar Bazaar to close after 25 years in GreensburgVideo
Shalimar Bazaar, a Greensburg boutique specializing in eclectic home decor, plans to close after 25 years in business. Owner Karen Barns said she’s retiring to spend time with her family. Though she hasn’t set a final day, plans are to close the East Otterman Street store in late May or...
West Deer schedules family fishing event
The West Deer Parks & Recreation Board and Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission will hold their annual family fishing event this month. Families can come out and fish from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. May 31 at Deer Lakes Park. Children will learn basic fishing skills such as baiting a...
Washington Township burglary suspect remains in jail
A Washington Township man accused of a string of burglaries last year in the township was arrested this week. David Andrew Cavitt, 35, was arrested Wednesday in Beaver County. He was being held in Westmoreland County Prison on Friday after failing to post $100,000 bond. A preliminary hearing before District...
Westmoreland County schools score nearly $1.4 million in state security grants
Pennsylvania awarded $40 million in new school safety grants, with 10 Westmoreland County school districts, two Career and Technical Centers and the Westmoreland Intermediate Unit among 234 recipients sharing in the largesse. State lawmakers established the competitive grant program in the wake of the 2018 Marjory Stoneman Douglas school shooting...
Sex offender and girlfriend arrested in Munhall
A Homestead man convicted of sexual assault of young children has been apprehended by Allegheny County Sheriff’s deputies, along with his girlfriend, police said. Roger Coyne, 35, has been wanted since April 15, 2019, on a probation/parole violation as a result of two 2016 convictions involving the physical and sexual...
Whisky Dinner will celebrate Welsh culture in Pittsburgh
Prince Charles will not be there. But all things Welsh will be celebrated during a Whisky Dinner on May 17 at the University Club that’s being hosted by the St. David’s Society of Pittsburgh. The society celebrates and promotes awareness of Welsh cultural heritage in southwestern Pennsylvania and this is...
Delmont has 2 candidates for 3 open council seats in primary election
Delmont has three open council seats and only two people interested in filling them. Incumbent Republican Becky Matesevac and newcomer Dennis Urban, husband of Delmont Mayor Alyce Urban, are the only two candidates standing in the May 21 primary election. That means a reasonably strong write-in candidate could become the...
Police: Latrobe man killed in motorcycle crash
A 51-year-old Latrobe man was killed Thursday afternoon after a motorcycle crash, police said. Kevin Seremet was taken to Excela Latrobe Hospital where he was pronounced dead after officials responded to the intersection of Depot and Alexandria streets for a crash between a motorcycle and a car. According to Westmoreland...
Brackenridge man posts bond on charges of using slur, chasing man with bat
A Brackenridge man who police said yelled racial slurs at another man, chased him with a baseball bat and mooned him last week is free on bond. Eric Todd Clark, 47, was arrested Wednesday and released from the Allegheny County Jail in Pittsburgh on Thursday after posting $10,000 bond, according...
