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Students negotiating with McKeesport Area School District over Black Student Union
Students who sued the McKeesport Area School District after they were not allowed to form a Black Student Union club are in talks with the district about a potential resolution, the American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania announced on behalf of the students Monday. The 11 students filed a federal...
McKees Rocks woman accused of assaulting ex with car, baseball bat
A McKees Rocks woman tried to run down her ex-boyfriend during an argument and, when that failed, she beat him with an aluminum baseball bat, police said. The incident happened shortly before 9 a.m. Saturday at a home near Saxon Way and Lincoln Avenue in Lincoln-Lemington, according to a Pittsburgh...
State Rep. Lori Mizgorski appointed to Port Authority board of directors
State Rep. Lori Mizgorski has been appointed by Speaker of the House Mike Turzai to serve on the Port Authority of Allegheny County’s board of directors. Mizgorski, R-Shaler, will replace Robert Vescio, who was appointed to the board in 2015 and works for Cohen & Grigsby in Downtown Pittsburgh. “After...
McCandless’ annual street-paving program kicks off
McCandless’ street paving program kicks off this week with work scheduled along five streets. • Work started on April 22 along Broad Hill, Broad Meadow and Harvest Manor drives; as well as King George and Prince Andrew courts. • The paving schedule for April 23 is for Caribou and Coventry...
2 Ohiopyle whitewater guides to be recognized by the Carnegie Hero Fund
Two Ohiopyle whitewater rafting guides will be presented Carnegie Hero medals at 2 p.m. Friday for the rescue of two women almost two years ago. Eric Martin and Patrick Nolan McCarty, both of Ohiopyle, will be presented with the medals by the Pittsburgh-based Carnegie Hero Fund at a ceremony at...
2 drivers suffer minor injuries in Parkway East crash
Two people suffered minor injuries in a two-vehicle crash Sunday on the Parkway East, Pennsylvania State Police said. The crash occurred just after 1:30 p.m. in the outbound lanes between the Parkway North and Grant Street exits. State police spokeswoman Trooper Melinda Bondarenka said the drivers were the only occupants...
West Virginia man accused in fatal shooting of Delmont native
A West Virginia man is accused of fatally shooting a Westmoreland County native in February during an apparent attempted home invasion, according to the Herald Mail. Authorities said Alvin Deshaun Gilbert, 27, fired the shots that killed Corey Barkhamer, 26, formerly of Delmont, on Feb. 3 at a home in...
Cooper-Siegel staff distributing 1,000 ‘Poems in Your Pocket’
Jonay Gurley of Penn Hills was out and about at Fox Chapel Plaza in O’Hara on April 25 when someone happily surprised her with a tiny gift. Staffers from Cooper-Siegel Library hit the plaza sidewalk to celebrate “Poem in your Pocket Day” and distributed 1,000 mini verses rolled up in...
Derry Township man accused of assaulting, threatening trooper
A Derry Township man remained in jail Monday after a weekend arrest on multiple charges of assaulting and threatening a state trooper who came to his house to investigate a domestic disturbance. Charles D. Leonard, 57, of Pandora, was arraigned before acting District Judge Jason Buczak on charges of assaulting...
Murrysville painter earns ‘Best of Show’ at Latrobe Art Center exhibition
Murrysville artist Barbara Jewell earned a “Best of Show” award for her watercolor painting, “Standing Ovation,” at the East Suburban Artists League’s recent exhibition at the newly renovated Latrobe Art Center. Jewell’s work was recognized among 80 pieces submitted by 42 ESAL artists, which will remain on display at the...
Pittsburgh set to spend $407K to design upgrades for fire stations
Pittsburgh is set to spend $407,000 for design work on six fire stations scheduled for remodeling in 2020, according to the Mayor’s Office. City Council will introduce legislation on Tuesday to approve the funding. Unions representing fire, police and paramedics have complained for years about problems at stations, including sinkholes,...
Officials: W.Va. woman caught with loaded handgun at Pittsburgh airport
Transportation Security Administration officers say a West Virginia woman tried to get on a plane at the Pittsburgh International Airport with a loaded handgun Monday. The Arthurdale woman was stopped at the checkpoint when TSA officers found a loaded handgun in her carry-on bag. The green camouflage-designed handgun was loaded...
Police: Yukon man was intoxicated in I-70 crash that hurt 2 boys
A Yukon man is accused by state police of being intoxicated when he crashed on Interstate 70 in December, seriously injuring two young children, according to state police. Andrew Joshua Calvin, 31, told police he had used cocaine and Suboxone, which can be used to treat pain or an opioid...
Police: Fire at Sheldon Park in Harrison caused $500K in damageVideo
Kate Keener has lived in public housing in Harrison for about 10 years, but a fast-moving fire Monday morning forced Keener, her daughter and two pets to get out in a hurry. The two were among at least four people who had to evacuate a four-unit building in the Allegheny...
Vietnam vets appreciate Heinz History Center artifacts of war, memories
John Clark had been in Vietnam for about three weeks when, while out on patrol, he stepped on a metal stake that went through the side of his foot. “It looks like a big nail, maybe 8 inches long, with a fish hook at the end, so if you step...
Crews work to repair Strip District water main break
Crews are working to repair a water main break on Liberty Avenue in Pittsburgh’s Strip District Monday morning, according to Tribune-Review News Partner WPXI. Water started rushing down the road just before 6 a.m. Crews were able to shut off the water within about 30 minutes. The break happened near...
4 killed in Beaver County crashVideo
Four people were killed and one was injured in a two-vehicle crash in Beaver County, according to Harmony Police. The crash on Route 65 in Baden near the intersection with Merchant Street happened just before 11 p.m. Sunday. One of the vehicles, a Jeep, was driving the wrong way in...
Pittsburgh preserving historic tunnel mosaic under Bigelow Boulevard
A historic mosaic inside a Downtown Pittsburgh pedestrian tunnel is more than halfway gone. And an Ohio art conservator tasked with meticulously removing the work of art before the tunnel is demolished expects to have the job completed by next week. Two employees of McKay Lodge Fine Arts Conservation Laboratory...
Misaligned Donegal bridge deck will be replaced
Crews will tear out and replace part of a new bridge deck in Donegal Township beginning May 6 because it was placed at the wrong elevation last year. The bridge carries County Line Road over Roaring Run, at the border of Westmoreland County and Saltlick Township, Fayette County. It is...
Shaler Area promoting R-E-S-P-E-C-T
This school year, the Shaler Area School District is focusing on promoting respect within its schools. Shaler Area has invited students and community members to participate in the Respect for All campaign consisting of biweekly videos, challenges, quotes and information aimed at facilitating a consideration for others. The campaign launched...
Shaler Area students shine in Japanese speech contest
Shaler Area High School students took top awards in the 22nd annual High School Japanese Speech Contest at the University of Pittsburgh. The Japan-America Society of Pennsylvania and the University of Pittsburgh’s Asian Studies Center host the Japanese Speech Contest at Pitt’s Oakland Campus each year for Japanese learners of...
Crisis Center North hosting ‘Cocktails & Cuisine’ fundraiser in Bradford Woods
Crisis Center North is promising “a night for foodies who care” at its 12th annual fundraising event “Cocktails & Cuisine” from 6 to 10 p.m. on Friday May 17 at The Woodlands Foundation’s campus in Bradford Woods. The event, which raises money for Crisis Center North’s mission to assist victims...
Farmer’s market returning to downtown Greensburg
The farmers market is coming back to downtown Greensburg. “We always wanted to go back to Greensburg,” said Paul Sarver, head of the Central Westmoreland Farmer’s Market Association. “The downtown, the merchants and the customers always appreciated us.” For the last few summers, the market has been held twice a...
Business projects booming on Greensburg’s South Pennsylvania Avenue
Mary Wilmes can look out the window of Penelope’s, her gift shop in downtown Greensburg, and see a construction crew hard at work across the street. Another is working a few doors down, and two more projects are happening about a block away. “It hasn’t been this interesting in town...
Demolition starts for mini casino in Hempfield, township says
Demolition for the new mini casino has started inside the former Bon-Ton store at Westmoreland Mall, according to Patrick Karnash, Hempfield’s planning coordinator. Plans for the proposed $131 million casino show about 750 slot machines and 30 table games for the 100,000-square-foot space. Stadium Casino LLC purchased a $40.1 million...
