New Kensington daycare hosts ‘Dr. Seuss’ family night in celebration of Read Across America
Dozens of families throughout the Alle-Kiski Valley flocked to the All Kids Are Special Childcare and Learning Center in New Kensington for its annual Dr. Seuss Family Engagement Night. Part of this month’s Read Across America celebration, preschoolers and toddlers, accompanied by their parents, participated in a variety of games...
North Hills thespians to stage ‘Alice by Heart’
The North Hills High School Drama Club will present its spring musical, “Alice by Heart,” over the next two weekends. Show times are at 7:30 p.m. March 21-22 and 27-29; a matinee is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. March 23. Tickets are $12 for adults and $7 for students and senior...
10 Japanese students ‘broaden horizons’ in visit to Shaler Area
Hailing from Niigata High School on Japan’s western coast, 10 Japanese students attended three days of classes at Shaler Area. The students, mostly third-year high schoolers, sat in on science, technology, engineering and math classes from March 10-12 in an effort to learn more about American STEM education. Michael Burke,...
Penn Hills students learn about traffic court, road rules in mock trials with Judge DeLuca presiding
Penn Hills High School students got their day in court. Traffic court. A group of students in the district’s Students Against Destructive Decisions organization were invited to Judge Anthony DeLuca Jr.’s office for mock trials in traffic court. Students were given charges and a scenario a day before heading to...
5th annual Dyngus Dash returns to North Park to raise money for Polish foundation’s outreach
No water will be getting thrown at the participants of the fifth annual Dyngus Dash scheduled for April 26 in North Park. In the early days of the Polish holiday, men in Poland would toss water on the women or tap them with a pussy willow as a way to...
St. Aidan Parish tackles safety and security with special training
Local parishes are taking steps to be better prepared for emergency situations, including St. Aidan Parish in the North Hills. The Safety and Security Ministry at St. Aidan held a critical incident traininglast month at St. Alexis Church in McCandless for parishioners interested in learning more. “We’re not here to...
Alle-Kiski Valley could lose much of its bus service to Pittsburgh under proposed cuts
Amanda Lorent and Zachary Buchleitner weren’t aware of the proposed Pittsburgh Regional Transit cuts while waiting for a bus outside Springdale Manor on Thursday afternoon. But they did know that any alterations to the service would greatly impact their day-to-day lives. “We use it daily,” said Lorent, of Springdale. “We...
Ross resident scammed for more than $8,000 by caller claiming to be from Sheriff’s Office
Ross police are investigating a scam that snatched more than $8,000 from a township resident who thought they were sending the money to the county sheriff. The victim received a call with a caller ID reading “Allegheny Cnty Sheriffs Dept,” during which they were told that an arrest warrant had...
Pittsburgh leaders push back as possible HUD field office closure threatens low-income housing
As a single mother of five, Jala Rucker has depended on low-income housing to help to support her family. But with the federal government reportedly poised to close numerous U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development field offices — including Pittsburgh’s — through reorganization, the future of low-income housing hangs...
Murrysville area: Spring cantata choir, library chess tournaments and more
Email news briefs and event listings to pvarine@triblive.com. Spring cantata concert The Murrysville Cantata Choir will present “Blessed: A Holy Week Journey Through the Beatitudes,” a cantata by composer Joel Raney, on April 13. The newly released cantata presents the life of Christ through the lens of the beatitudes. The...
Allegheny Health Network to move workers into North Side’s Nova Place
Allegheny Health Network is preparing to move into Nova Place on Pittsburgh’s North Side. The Nova location will house 200 of the medical system’s remote clinical workforce and other employees beginning in 2026. The new lease is 20 years. Employees on that team include digital nurses, teleICU clinicians and virtual...
Walnut Grill at Waterworks shutters doors, reason for closing remains unclear
Walnut Grill at Waterworks near Aspinwall closed its doors on March 16 after 16 years in business. Though it is unclear if the closure is related, it comes about a month after the Allegheny County Health Department issued a consumer alert regarding rodent droppings and 11 dead mice, along with...
Contents of armored truck burned in O’Hara fire unclear
The interior of a GardaWorld armored truck suffered severe damage during a fire Wednesday in O’Hara, but it’s unclear what, or how badly impacted, the contents were, police Chief Jay Davis said. The incident is under investigation by the Allegheny County Fire Marshal’s Office. Kasey Reigner, emergency services spokesperson, said...
Penn Hills High School students to stage ‘Dirty Rotten Scoundrels’
Two men meet on a train. One makes his lavish living by talking rich ladies out of their money. The other more humbly swindles women by waking their compassion with fabricated stories about his grandmother’s failing health. The conmen make a short-lived alliance until they decide a small French town...
Driver who crashed into trooper’s car may have been drinking, police say
State police believe a 78-year-old Mt. Pleasant man was impaired by alcohol when he crashed into a trooper’s patrol car parked along the berm during a traffic stop on Route 119 in Fayette County. The trooperhad pulled over a Chevrolet Trax over March 8 at 7:40 p.m. for traffic violations...
Woman shot in wrist outside Monessen private club
A 23-year-old woman was shot in the wrist outside a private club Thursday in Monessen, according to authorities. City police and Westmoreland County detectives are investigating the shooting that was reported at 1:30 a.m. on Knox Avenue. The woman was taken to Penn Highlands Mon Valley Hospital and flown by...
North Allegheny students, staff ‘bear’ the weather for Special Olympics fundraiser
Cold and rain were no match for the brave participants who took a dip in the Special Olympics Bear Force One on March 20 at North Allegheny Senior High School in McCandless. Staff and students jumped into Special Olympics Pennsylvania’s brand-new Bear Force One mobile swimming pool stationed in the...
Grapeville latest station to come under wing of Hempfield fire department
Grapeville Volunteer Fire Company is ready to take the plunge. Hempfield supervisors are set to vote Monday on a declaration of intent with the fire station. If approved, it will start a process for the station to become “nonchartered” that will end with Grapeville’s finances being managed and paid by...
OnePA, politicians vow to address deplorable public housing conditions
Syreeta Milligan, a resident of the Mon View Heights housing complex, had to choose between buying food or repairing her apartment’s heater. “I have been dealing with this for so long. I am dealing with the same issues…they are not really coming to fix them and have been retaliating against...
Pine-Richland School Board candidate pulls out of race amid accusation of falsifying petition signatures
A lawyer from Pine has withdrawn her candidacy in both primary races after a legal objection to her Democratic election petition alleged that several signatures were falsified. The objection, filed on March 17, questioned the authenticity of five signatures — 10 are required to run— on the petition of Kathleen...
Then and Now: Sharpsburg Presbyterian still a place that’s good for the soul
A massive stone church on the corner of 13th and North Canal streets in Sharpsburg continues to be a gathering place more than a century after its construction. Built in 1906, the Gothic-style building was originally home to Sharpsburg Presbyterian Church. Established in 1838, people initially worshipped along Main Street...
Nonprofit aims to provide farming opportunities for disabled individuals in Leet Township
Allison and Charles Hill are farmers-in-training. The Hills recently purchased 90 acres adjacent to their Leet Township home and launched Harvesting Hope Acres, a nonprofit farm that will be dedicated to helping disabled teens and adults. They announced the news on social media on Feb. 28 in hopes of cultivating...
Harness driver’s death at The Meadows sends shock waves through horse racing community
An experienced harness racer was killed this week in a large accident at The Meadows racetrack in Washington County in what a racing representative said was a rare occurrence. The harness racing community on Thursday mourned the death of Ohio native Hunter Myers, 27, who was severely injured Wednesday afternoon...
‘Pete’s Peeps’ strive to keep Leechburg native’s memory alive
Pete Sharp was known to his family as “more than.” “He was more than just a brother, more than just an uncle,” Pete’s brother Joe Sharp said. “He was just more than that.” Sharp is keeping the Leechburg native’s memory alive, after Pete died in May from pancreatic cancer, by...
Harness driver’s death at The Meadows sends shock waves through horse racing community
An experienced harness racer was killed this week in a large accident at The Meadows racetrack in Washington County in what a racing representative said was a rare occurrence. The harness racing community on Thursday mourned the death of Ohio native Hunter Myers, 27, who was severely injured Wednesday afternoon...
