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Sandy Hook mother to speak in Greensburg to Catholic women’s group
The mother of Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victim Catherine Violet Hubbard will speak in Greensburg on April 27. Jennifer Hubbard will speak at the 9 a.m. annual breakfast of the Greensburg chapter of Magnificat — A Ministry to Catholic Women. Hubbard’s 6-year-old daughter was among the 20 first-graders who...
Easter Bunny to skydive into Harrison Easter egg hunt
The Easter Bunny is set to skydive Saturday into an egg hunt at Golden Rams Stadium. Generations House of Worship will host its sixth annual Easter Egg Hunt and Celebration from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the stadium and Highlands Middle School, 1350 Broadview Boulevard in Harrison. The Easter...
Fulton Commons to bring kitchen incubator, coworking space, artist studios to North Side
An old North Side school building is getting a new life as a shared creative space. Botero Development is transforming Saint Joseph School in Manchester into a place that will offer food companies unlimited access to commercial kitchen equipment, reports Next Pittsburgh. Artist studios will give creatives some room to...
Fixing the Duquesne Incline not an easy job
There’s an obvious grand view of Pittsburgh from atop Mt. Washington. About 30 people were treated, or at least forced to endure, a long view of the scene when both of the Duquesne Incline’s cars stopped about midway on the hillside. “When the Duquesne Incline stops in the middle and...
Former Butler detective, hospital executive charged with more than $1M in fraud
A former Butler Memorial Hospital executive and her husband, a former detective with the Butler County District Attorney’s Office, spent years doctoring expense reports and receipts in order to bilk more than $1 million dollars from the health system, according to a grand jury indictment unsealed Friday. Stephanie J. Roskovski...
Greensburg re-enactment brings Jesus’ trial to courthouse stepsVideo
Dozens of people braved wind and rain on Good Friday to attend the 25th annual “Way of the Cross” drama in downtown Greensburg. For the 17th time, Rick Zabrosky reprised his role as Jesus in the hours before his crucifixion — driven relentlessly through the streets of Greensburg by eight...
No injuries reported in Plum house fire
A family and its three dogs are safe after a fire damaged their Plum home Friday. The fire was called in about 1 p.m. when Brian Churchfield, 44, noticed a fire in his laundry room. “My wife tried to throw a pitcher of water on it,” Churchfield said moments after...
Leechburg man convicted on more than 50 counts of child porn
A Leechburg man was convicted Wednesday of 52 counts related to child pornography, Armstrong County District Attorney Katie Charlton said. Timothy Norris, 40, formerly of Third Street, was accused of having at least 50 images of children engaged in sex acts and then distributing those images on the Internet. He...
Bulging biceps beckon at Stage AE’s World Armwrestling League event
Biceps bulged Thursday as the World Armwrestling League brought its Supermatch Showdown to Stage AE on Pittsburgh’s North Shore. Spectators packed the venue, getting close to the action. The competition features 10 arm wrestlers, both men and women. Here are scenes from the evening....
Monroeville nonprofit hosts open house
A nonprofit that offers services to adults with intellectual disabilities will hold an open house across its three locations in the area in May. Not Forgotten Home and Community Services will open its doors to the public from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 2 at its locations in Bridgeville,...
Murrysville, Delmont farmers markets will start opening in late May
There will be no lack of fresh veggies available this summer, with four farmer’s markets in Murrysville and Delmont open regularly starting in late May. • The Murrysville Farmers Market will be open Thursdays from June through September, 3 to 7 p.m. at the Murrysville Volunteer Fire Company No. 1,...
Monroeville karate student in hall of fameVideo
When Elizabeth Lindsay heard she had been nominated to be placed in a national Black Belt Hall of Fame, she was incredulous – she even hoped she wouldn’t get the honor. “I’m a very young person to receive that award,” Lindsay said. “I always watched people receive it, and they’d...
Murrysville Photo Contest winners to be announced
Winners in the 2018 Murrysville Photo Contest will be announced at an April 30 ceremony at the Murrysville Community Center. The annual contest awards photos from the Murrysville, Export and Delmont areas in a variety of categories. A 6 p.m. reception will take place at the center, 3091 Carson Avenue...
Teen remains critical after McKeesport shooting
A boy remained in critical condition Friday after he was shot in McKeesport the previous night, police said. Police and paramedics responded to Hamilton Street just before 7 p.m. for a report of shots fired and a potentially injured person, said Allegheny County police Lt. Ken Ruckel. First responders found...
Pa. delegation seeks Coast Guard honor for Arnold Palmer
Long before Tiger became the center of the golf universe, there was “the King.” The late Arnold Palmer’s name is attached to a charitable foundation, a Florida hospital, a Unity cancer center, an airport and a soft drink as well as a crew of loyal fans known as Arnie’s Army....
Pleasant Hills resource officer works to combat drug addiction
Pleasant Hills police Officer Ron Porupsky has seen lives destroyed by drug addiction. People become a shell of who they once were. Some don’t survive. Porupsky, school resource officer at Pleasant Hills Middle School, is always looking for ways help students make better life decisions. With the opioid epidemic facing...
Some Whitehall residents trash new garbage bins as being too big
Christie Milano was angry when a 95-gallon garbage can showed up at her home in Whitehall Borough in early February. At 5 feet 2 inches tall, Milano, 58, had to pull the container up the 10 steps from the curb to the front of her home each week for storage....
Baldwin Borough’s new manager no stranger to community
Having lived in the borough for 22 years and worked as director of municipal services in the community for two, Bob Firek knows the ins and outs of Baldwin. “There’s a lot of good that I think the borough has to offer,” he said. On April 1, Firek, 51, took...
Allegheny Valley Hospital plans week-long celebration of 110th anniversary
Allegheny Valley Hospital has a week of events planned to celebrate its 110th anniversary. The events will be held the week of May 6 at the hospital in Harrison. Festivities will include a community night with kids’ activities and a big-band concert, a Stork Club recognition for people who were...
Annual Thomas Jefferson dance event to raise funds for student with rare cancer
This year, when Thomas Jefferson High School students take the stage to dance the jive, Charleston and two-step, they’ll be doing it for something bigger. They’ll be supporting classmate Rachel McGough, a senior who recently was diagnosed was Ewing’s Sarcoma. The school’s annual “Dancing with the Athletes” event has been...
Springdale Township approval finalizes police merger with Cheswick
Springdale Township commissioners have approved merging the township’s police department with Cheswick’s, effectively ensuring the creation of the new Allegheny Valley Regional Police Department. Cheswick Council gave its OK to the proposed merger earlier this month. Township commissioners voted 4-0, with one abstention, to create the new, merged department with...
5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: April 19-21
Now that the Penguins are out of the playoffs, you’ll need to find other ways to spend your Easter weekend. Sail away Spend your Easter holiday on one of the Gateway Clipper cruises. Leaving the docks on the South Side, the moonlight dance cruise is Friday, the Bunny Fun cruise...
Drive-in theaters get close-ups in Westmoreland society program
If most parents suggested a night at the drive-in this weekend, their children would probably ask why mom and dad wanted to spend the night waiting for chicken nuggets at McDonald’s. Drive-in theaters are rare commodity nowadays, but those who grew up with them have fond remembrances. Phil Pusateri of...
Arrests imminent in Monroeville Mall shooting, police say
Monroeville’s chief of police said detectives were close to making arrests after they say at least one person fired as many as 10 bullets into a mall store entrance. “We have leads, and we’ll most likely make an arrest,” Chief Doug Cole said. “We just need to put some names...
Esports demo offered ahead of Pittsburgh video game tournament
Organizers of Pittsburgh’s first esports competition are looking to educate potential fans. The Pittsburgh Knights, Point Park University’s Rowland School of Business, and AbleGamers are offering a demonstration April 23 of how the esports competition will work for next month’s Steel City Showdown at the Pittsburgh Playhouse. The demo will...
