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Dead raccoon in Monroeville tested positive for rabies, sixth this year in Allegheny County
A dead raccoon found in Monroeville recently tested positive for rabies, the Allegheny County Health Department said Thursday. The dead raccoon was found near the 600 block of Beatty Road, ACHD said. The health department said the raccoon is the sixth rabid animal recorded in Allegheny County this year. So...
Harrison hosting ‘Too Toxic to Trash’ recycling collections in April
Editor’s note: Due to incorrect information provided by the township, this report has been updated to correct the rates for CRT TVs and monitors and paint. Registration is open for Harrison’s “Too Toxic to Trash” recycling collection events for household hazardous and electronic waste in April. The township is holding...
Aspinwall eyes $100,000 in summer paving
Aspinwall council is eyeing two prominent streets for summer paving and will target up to four alleys if the budget allows. Council approved $100,000 for the annual road improvement program, making it somewhat easier to compile the list compared to 2018 when the budget was slashed by 30 percent. Manager...
Pollinator gardens planted throughout Allegheny County, including Monroeville
An international corporation is one step closer to planting pollinator gardens in all 50 states. Bayer announced full funding of the project on Wednesday. The pharmaceutical company launched the campaign, dubbed Feed a Bee, in 2017. Feed a Bee has partnered with about 170 organizations and distributed more than $650,000...
Man accused in New Kensington drug delivery death caught in Missouri
Federal marshals on Wednesday arrested a Springfield, Mo., man accused of selling and delivering the drugs that police allege killed a New Kensington woman last year. Matthew Covey, 47, is one of three men accused of providing drugs containing heroin and fentanyl that police say killed Shanelle Waugh, 40, on...
Pitt monkey experiment signals hope for preserving fertility in boys with cancer
The birth of a healthy baby monkey in an Oregon lab signals hope for childhood cancer survivors who want biological children, University of Pittsburgh researchers said in a paper set for publication Friday. The monkey’s name is Grady, and she weighed 1 pound, 0.6 ounces when born last April at...
Attorney general sues Fayette County furniture retailer over consumer complaints
State Attorney General Josh Shapiro’s office has filed a civil lawsuit against a Uniontown furniture retailer, Mundel’s Furniture and Appliance Outlet, alleging it failed to deliver furniture and provide timely refunds. Shapiro’s Bureau of Consumer Protection also filed consumer complaints against the company’s owner, Randolph S. Mundel. According to Shapiro,...
NA hosting April 3 program on spotting signs, understanding drug use among teens
The North Allegheny School District his hosting a program on April 3 to help parents spot signs their teen-age kids may be using drugs and how substance abuse can quickly become an addiction. The first part of the program “Hidden in Plain Sight” begins at 6:15 p.m. in the lobby...
Mother of crash victim testifies at suspect’s sentencing hearing: ‘I don’t want to be me’
Shannon Lakenan-Rowland can remember her mother holding her younger brother Joshua Jordan when he was a baby. On Thursday, Lisa Lakenan carried an urn containing his remains into a Westmoreland County courtroom. She placed it on the wooden ledge of the witness stand. “I would never wish anybody to be...
Sharpsburg, Etna compete in community clean-up for Earth Day Mayor’s Cup
It’s going down between Sharpsburg and Etna. The two communities are celebrating Earth Day with a friendly wager to see who can be the most green. Officials are challenging residents to rid the streets of pop bottles, cigarette butts and other debris to spruce up their respective boroughs, with one...
Mt. Pleasant Public Library hosts annual Dinner in the Stacks fundraiser April 5
Ever wanted to pick Nathaniel Hawthorne’s brain on some of his most famous books, like “The Scarlet Letter,” “The House of the Seven Gables” or “Twice-Told Tales”? It may not be with the actual Hawthorne, but first-person, in-character interpreter Rob Velella is set to play the part at the Mt....
Greensburg Mass to celebrate beatified Mother Clelia Merloni on Sunday
One in a series of regional Masses celebrating the November beatification of Blessed Mother Clelia Merloni will be held at Blessed Sacrament Cathedral, Greensburg, on Sunday. Greensburg Bishop Edward C. Malesic will be the celebrant of the 11:30 a.m. service. Mother Clelia founded the Apostles of the Sacred Heart of...
DEP to hold meeting on drilling at Edgar Thomson plant in Braddock
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection is holding a public meeting Wednesday to present information and answer questions on the applications for natural gas development at U.S. Steel’s Edgar Thomson plant. The meeting is set for 6 to 8 p.m. at the Braddock volunteer fire station at 845 Talbot Ave....
Pleasant Hills council’s newest member eager to help community continue to thrive
When Justin Horvat moved to Pleasant Hills nearly four years ago, he took it all in: The borough crews cleaning up the parks and the public works staff cleaning the snowy streets in the winter. Living on the hillside above the borough building, he sees it all. “I got a...
North Hills appoints athletic director, principal for McIntyre Elementary
The North Hills School Board has promoted two employees to fill key leadership positions in the district. High school assistant principal Patrick Weber, who has been an assistant varsity football coach since 2011 and head coach for the the boys’ varsity lacrosse team for three seasons, has been named the...
Seven Years’ War symposium at Fort Ligonier to focus on ‘The Soldier’
The second annual Seven Years’ War Symposium at Fort Ligonier will focus on the theme “The Soldier.” Scheduled for April 13-14 at the Fort Ligonier Center for History Education, the symposium will include presentations by Maria Alessandra Bollettino, Alex Burns, Michael Galban, Fred Lucas and William Raffle. Erica Nuckles, Fort...
N. Belle Vernon woman accused of harassing ex-boyfriend with 2 dozen phone calls
North Belle Vernon police accused a 44-year-old woman of making more than two dozen harassing telephone calls to her ex-boyfriend at his workplace since February. Pamela S. Gamble, who lives in the borough, is charged with 25 counts of harassment by communications and a single count of disorderly conduct in...
PennDOT to present plans for Kiski Township bridge replacement
A seven-mile detour is expected to be in place when PennDOT replaces a bridge on Kiski Township’s Shady Plain Road in three years. Project plans will be on display during meetings April 16 at the township building. The public meeting for residents will be from 6 to 7 p.m. It...
Former West Virginia state trooper indicted for using excessive force on fleeing teen
A former West Virginia state trooper was indicted Wednesday by a federal grand jury in Martinsburg, W.Va., for using excessive force on a 16-year-old after a pursuit last November. Michael Kennedy, 29, of Morgantown, was named in a one-count indictment accusing him of deprivation of civil rights, according to Assistant...
Free Narcan training in Lower Burrell
Lower Burrell will offer a free Narcan training and education to the public at 6 p.m., April 9, at city hall. The Westmoreland County Drug Task Force will present an opioid addiction education forum, including training on how to administer naloxone, also known as Narcan, which reverses the effect of...
Penn Hills charter school students welcome public into their MicroSociety
Penn Hills Charter School of Entrepreneurship students live in their own little world – literally. Children and staff recently welcomed parents and the public into their MicroSociety, a unique educational model in which the student body is the economy. They run businesses, government and banks and are held accountable for...
Linton Middle School performers spreading message of unity with musical
Linton Middle School performers aim to transport Penn Hills School District community members to a tropical paradise with their upcoming musical. The students will present “Once On This Island Jr.” at the school March 29-31. The show is a theatrical adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen’s popular fairy tale “The Little...
Sheetz to hire more than 1K employees in Pennsylvania
If you go to Sheetz so much you feel like you should work there, now’s your chance. The Altoona-based convenience store chain announced Thursday it is planning to hire more than 2,500 employees, including more than 1,100 in Pennsylvania. Open interviews for the full- and part-time positions will be held...
Cops: East Hills shooting suspect ‘sick of being bullied’
A Pittsburgh man told investigators he was “sick of being bullied” by the man he allegedly shot in Pittsburgh’s East Hills neighborhood Wednesday afternoon, police said. A 4-year-old child was in the backseat of Marlon McMillan’s Jeep when McMillan fired out his driver’s side window on Wilner Drive shortly after...
4 Jeannette streets to be paved in $157K project
Four Jeannette streets will be reconstructed in this year’s paving project. Council awarded the $157,000 contract to Tresco Paving of Plum. City clerk Michelle Langdon said the following streets will be part of the project: • Charles Street, from Division Street to Clark Avenue. • Highland Avenue, from Charles to...
