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Polar Bear Pond Skim closes out season at Boyce Park ski area
The Boyce Park ski and tubing area will close out the season with its annual Polar Bear Pond Skim event on Sunday. The event, held from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. March 10, involves participants wearing costumes, shorts and t-shirts or a swimsuit to try to skim across an icy pond...
Friday’s $2.4 million Cash 5 jackpot is largest in game’s history
Friday’s Cash 5 jackpot of $2.4 million is the largest top prize offered in the game’s nearly 27 year history. “It’s very exciting that the Cash 5 jackpot has set a new all-time record,” Pennsylvania Lottery Executive Director Drew Svitko said in a statement. Cash 5 is the Pennsylvania Lottery’s...
State Rep. Kulik reintroduces ‘Alina’s Law,’ named for slain Pitt student
Another state lawmaker is trying to push forward with a law inspired by a University of Pittsburgh student murdered in 2017 by her ex-boyfriend. State Rep. Anita Astorino Kulik, D-Kennedy, on Thursday introduced House Bill 588, or Alina’s Law, a year after a similar bill passed the state Senate but...
Recent snow boosts conditions, extends season at Seven Springs
Late season storms have boosted spring skiing conditions at Seven Springs Mountain Resort in Champion. Friday, it boasted skiing across 33 slopes as well as seven natural trails not served by snowmaking, resort spokeswoman Katie Buchan said. She said the ski area is expecting good late winter skiing over an...
Attorney General warns of twist to social security number phone scam
Scammers pretending to be with government agencies are calling people and telling them that their Social Security number has been compromised or suspended, and threatening to arrest them if they don’t make an immediate payment, Attorney General Josh Shapiro warned. The scam differs from traditional Social Security scams, where scammers...
Pittsburgh-area volunteers, firefighters to climb 665 stairs to raise awareness for lung disease
Hundreds of people are expected to climb 665 stairs at the JLL Center at Tower Two-Sixty in Downtown Pittsburgh later this month to raise money for the American Lung Association. This is the 13th year that the Fight for Air fundraising event, which is held in cities throughout the country,...
Shady Side Academy hosts successful waste reduction campaign
Shady Side Academy senior school students got to sleep in on March 7 as a reward for a successful challenge issued this winter. Members of the environmental club challenged students and staff to reduce waste on campus. Their work paid off — trash was slashed by 25 percent, school officials...
Inclusive theater troupe will hold auditions for upcoming season on March 24
Acting Up, an inclusive theater troupe for people of all ability levels led by Megan Nelson of Export, will hold auditions for its upcoming season on March 24 in Murrysville. Actors in grades 1 through 5 will be asked to introduce themselves, recite a poem or tell a joke and...
Detroit police want charges against Chelsa Wagner, prosecutor saysVideo
Allegheny County Controller Chelsa Wagner and her husband both appeared drunk as they interacted with police inside a Detroit hotel, the city’s police chief said Friday. Chief James Craig, during a press conference that was streamed live on Facebook, said video footage of a confrontation in the Weston Book Cadillac...
Fish fry season begins in earnest
Grab a fork and some cocktail sauce, because fish fry season is under way! From Ash Wednesday through Good Friday, Catholic churches, fire departments and private organizations will be hosting weekly fish fries during Lent. If you’re headed through the Star’s coverage area and need a place to get your...
Girls on the Run club encourages positivity among Hempfield elementary students
A new running club at Hempfield’s Stanwood Elementary School is empowering girls and teaching them their potential. Girls on the Run, a club for girls in third through fifth grade, is part of a nonprofit organization started in Charlotte, N.C., in 1996. The program quickly spread across the country, hosting...
Highland Hose fish fry kicks off Lent
The Highland Hose Volunteer Fire Company kicked off the 2019 fish fry season on Ash Wednesday. Like many volunteer fire departments, churches and service organizations, Highland Hose serves fried fish throughout the Lenten season as a way of raising funds as well as bringing the community together....
Monroeville plans summer pavement projects
Nearly 20 miles of road work is planned in Monroeville this summer. Council is expected to open the bidding process for the proposed list of roads March 12. Code officer and engineer Paul Hugus said if the list is approved then, bids will be available for review by May. The...
Doyle looking to set up Monroeville office
Monroeville council will consider signing a lease agreement through January 2021 with Congressman Mike Doyle that would allow him to set up a district office within the municipality’s administrative building. Monroeville council will consider a lease agreement with the congressman at its voting meeting March 12. The agreement would be...
New West Jefferson Hills special ed supervisor focused on restorative practices
Jade Fiore plans to bring her extensive experience in special education and restorative practice training to West Jefferson Hills when she joins the district as the supervisor of special education/pupil services this spring. The West Jefferson Hills School Board hired Fiore, 34, of South Fayette, Feb. 26. She will earn...
Breakfast Hero: Plum food service director honored for launching meal programs
Plum School District food service director Jessica Griggle is a School Breakfast Hero. She was one of 11 in southwestern Pennsylvania to receive the honor from Share Our Strength, a national organization focusing on child hunger. Griggle was recognized for bringing in Second Chance and Grab and Go, both grant-funded...
West Penn Hospital and ACHIEVA promote Early Intervention program
In a new twist on the importance of books, ACHIEVA’s Early Intervention is launching a new program at West Penn Hospital to promote literacy and the value of early help for children facing developmental challenges or disabilities. “Books at Birth” will provide families who give birth at West Penn’s NICU...
Annual Kidney Gift of Life Gala to raise money for National Kidney Foundation
The annual Kidney Gift of Life Gala is set to raise money for the National Kidney Foundation this weekend. With performances by Protégé, an open bar, silent auction and dinner, the event will raise awareness about the prevention and treatment of kidney disease. “This event will draw people who want...
Pittsburgh Councilwoman Darlene Harris again defies city campaign finance rules
Pittsburgh City Councilwoman Darlene Harris is once again flouting Pittsburgh’s campaign finance ordinance, contending the law is illegal, unconstitutional and unenforceable. Harris, a Democrat running for re-election this year, informed the Pittsburgh Ethics Hearing Board by letter on March 1 that she would not comply with the ordinance requiring candidates...
Drop the Puck on Cancer nets $450,000, sets next event for March 30 in Brentwood
John Toth knows cancer. The 44-year-old Brentwood resident lost both parents to the disease, his mother dying when he was just 12. “I’ve been around cancer my whole life,” said Toth. It’s what inspired him to find ways to support others affected by a diagnosis, including spending entire days refereeing...
Parkway North tractor-trailer wreck cleared; lane restriction lifted
An overturned tractor trailer that snarled traffic along the outbound Parkway West near the Pittsburgh International Airport for most of the morning has been cleared. The wreck along the outbound lanes of I-376 near Exit 51 was reported at 7 a.m. The accident caused a lane restriction until a tow...
Free fly fishing event for veterans planned near Stahlstown
A free fly fishing event for veterans will be held near Stahlstown on May 11. The event at Foggy Mountain Lodge Lake in Cook Township is for all veterans, including those with disabilities. Six hours of fishing will get underway at 9 a.m. Adaptive equipment, fishing tackle and restroom facilities...
Allegheny Health Network’s new cancer center in Butler opens today
Allegheny Health Network’s new cancer center in Butler is opening today. The 34,00-square-foot facility in the Pullman Business Park is part of a $300 million investment the health system is making to expand access to cancer treatment in the region. A ribbon-cutting ceremony is scheduled from 12:30 to 2 p.m....
Police: 3 people arrested for attempted home invasion in Scott Township
Surveillance video was used to track down three people from Butler County who allegedly tried to break into a Scott Township woman’s home by knocking on the door and announcing themselves as police officers. The investigation began Feb. 20 when a woman along the 500 block of Carothers Avenue reported...
Fire guts vacant East Huntingdon farmhouse
No one was injured Thursday night when fire gutted a stone farmhouse in East Huntingdon. Firefighters battled the blaze from outside since the building was fully engulfed when units arrived, East Huntingdon Fire Chief Brian Kite said. Half of the second floor collapsed, he said. The fire was reported around...
