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Harrison commissioners accept resignations of 2 zoning, ordinance officials
Harrison commissioners will be considering how to rebuild the township’s zoning and ordinance office after accepting the resignations of two of its three officials. Commissioners voted 3-0 Thursday to accept the resignations of office supervisor Lindsay Fraser and department coordinator Jody Lamison. Both will be effective March 1. Commissioners William...
UPMC rejects state Attorney General Shapiro’s attempt to halt breakup with rival Highmark
Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro is overstepping his authority by attempting to force UPMC to work together with rival health system Highmark beyond this summer’s expiration of a state-brokered agreement, UPMC argued Thursday in court filings. UPMC asked the Commonwealth Court to reject Shapiro’s petition to rewrite a 2014 consent...
Pittsburgh seeks another grocery store to replace Hill District Shop ‘n Save
Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto said he wasn’t surprised at the news that a Shop ‘n Save in the Hill District would close in March after six years. ”It hasn’t been generating the type of revenue that they expected for several years,” the mayor said Thursday. “They’re losing money. That being...
New Kensington business owner has big plans for Fifth Avenue buildingVideo
A New Kensington-based businessman has big dreams for a building he bought in November on Fifth Avenue. Sean Watson bought the building across Fifth Avenue from The Corner, an entrepreneur training center and co-working space that’s one of Penn State University’s innovation hubs it operates in association with its branch...
Pittsburgh objects to Norfolk Southern plans to raise bridges for double stack trains
Pittsburgh has filed a formal objection with the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission to Norfolk Southern Railroad’s plans to reconstruct a city street bridge in the North Side so double stack trains can pass underneath. Norfolk Southern is seeking PUC permission to raze the bridge at Brighton Road and North Avenue...
Victim of East Liberty shooting Monday identified as Pittsburgh man, 37
A man who was shot to death Monday night in Pittsburgh’s East Liberty neighborhood has been identified as Norman Clarence Manuel, 37, of Pittsburgh, according to the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office. Manuel was shot in the chest around 6:30 p.m. in the 400 block of Enright Court. When medics...
AHN to open micro-hospital in Hempfield by end of yearVideo
Allegheny Health Network is touting what will be its emergency room department and a focus on patient care at the $30 million micro hospital it is building along Route 30 in Hempfield, only about three miles west of Excela Health’s Westmoreland Hospital in Greensburg. “It’s very unique. We’re bringing something...
Construction of Allegheny Health Network’s mini hospital in Harmar stalled by land issuesVideo
Construction of Allegheny Health Network’s new neighborhood hospital in Harmar has been delayed as the company works to finalize leasing and land agreements related to the site. AHN officials initially hoped construction would start shortly after a ceremonial ground breaking last October, but the lot remains empty with no construction...
Increased police presence expected Friday after Hempfield High School officials receive threat
Students and parents should expect to see an increased police presence at Hempfield High School on Friday after school officials received reports of threats, said Superintendent Tammy Wolicki. The reports, received Thursday afternoon, suggested students would bring guns to the school Friday. School officials and police investigated the claims, but...
Woman reported injured after crash into Mt. Pleasant house
A woman was injured Thursday when her sport utility vehicle struck a house in Mt. Pleasant. The owners of the home at 201 S. Diamond St. — Billie and Michael DiPasquale — said that the driver was traveling north when the vehicle hit a car in front of Diamond Self-Storage...
Pittsburgh to require ‘clean construction’ on Duck Hollow bridge project
Pittsburgh officials announced plans Thursday for a new $3.2 million bridge accessing the quirky riverfront neighborhood of Duck Hollow. The city will require the contractor to abide by a long dormant “clean construction” ordinance. The McFarren Street Bridge spanning Nine Mile Run provides the only access to Duck Hollow located...
Oakmont officials approve list of streets to be paved this year
Oakmont officials have selected the streets for this year’s paving project. Council also authorized Senate Engineering to prepare specifications to go out for bid next month. The paving list includes: • Third Street from Delaware to Washington avenues • Brooks Way from Fifth Street to Elm Way • Woodmont Way...
Traffic near Highland Park Bridge reduced to single lanes through next week
Motorists who travel near the Highland Park Bridge can expect slight delays for the next week. Inspections will be conducted at the interchanges, reducing traffic to single lanes near Sharpsburg, O’Hara and Aspinwall, PennDOT announced. Work will be done from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. There will be single-lane restrictions...
Town hall on Penn Hills School District’s financial woes scheduled for Feb. 28
Members of the public will a chance to voice concerns over the embattled Penn Hills School District’s dire financial straits at a town hall hosted by Pennsylvania Auditor General Eugene DePasquale on Feb. 28. “I invite students, teachers, support staff and parents to bring suggestions about how we can come...
Skeleton found in Pittsburgh backyard identified as woman who disappeared in 1964
Investigators have identified bones found a year ago in a Pittsburgh backyard as a woman who lived at the home in the 1960s. A DNA match from a living family member shows that the skeletal remains belong to Mary Arcuri, who purchased the house with her husband, Albert Arcuri, in...
Vlasic enters Monessen district judge race
A state employee and longtime Monessen politician has entered the race to succeed retired Monessen district justice Joseph Dalfonso. City Controller Wayne P. Vlasic, 61, an audit supervisor in the Auditor General’s Bureau of Volunteer Firefighters’ Relief Association, is joining Monessen police Chief James B. Smith and Monessen attorney Alan...
Quaker Valley wrestlers set for PIAA Southwest Regional
Conner Redinger (132), John Rocco Kazalas (145), Patrick Cutchember (160), Geoff Magin (195), Justin Richey (113) and Brad Fadeley (285) will represent Quaker Valley Friday and Saturday at the PIAA Class AA Southwest Regional at Indiana University of Pennsylvania’s Kovalchick Convention & Athletic Complex. Redinger and Kazalas captured WPIAL championships...
North Allegheny balks at cost of starting classes later in the morning
Despite significant support from the public and several school board members for the North Allegheny School District to start classes later in the morning to give students a bit more time to sleep in, administrators are recommending against such a change — for now. Citing the high cost and difficulty...
17 people homeless after fast-spreading McKees Rocks fireVideo
Owners of homes in McKees Rocks damaged by a fast-moving fire returned Thursday to sift through the debris and salvage what they could. The Wednesday night fire ripped through three homes on Munson Avenue and left 17 people homeless, officials said. The American Red Cross provided emergency funding to help...
Mt. Pleasant Township man accused of shooting at trooper, 2 women to stand trial
A state trooper testified Thursday that a 47-year-old man stepped outside of a camping trailer in Mt. Pleasant Township and fired three shots from a handgun in his direction. Based on the testimony of state police Cpl. James McCutcheon and two others, Norvelt District Judge Roger Eckels ordered Timothy Minerd...
Black lung screening slated in Armstrong County
Area miners who may be affected by black lung disease, a respiratory disease caused by inhaling coal mine dust, are invited to sign up for an April 4 screening and outreach session in East Franklin Township, Armstrong County. The session is set for 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at American...
Designs unveiled for $1.1 billion Pittsburgh airport terminal
Airport officials unveiled concept designs Feb. 20 for a new landside terminal at the Pittsburgh International Airport — a $1.1 billion overhaul project proposed in 2017. The bright, airy, two-level design was inspired by Pittsburgh’s rolling topography. It features high ceilings, big windows and lots of greenery and natural light,...
Indiana Township officials to consider billboard near Pa. Turnpike
A Verona-based company is seeking to erect a billboard along Hershey Road in Indiana Township, which sits adjacent to the Pennsylvania Turnpike. Residents can hear more about the project during a zoning board public hearing at 7 p.m. March 6. Steel City Billboards wants a special exception to hang the...
Ohio developer signs on to Sewickley Twp. Commerce Crossing development
A Cincinnati-based real estate development firm plans to occupy two spots at an industrial park under construction in Sewickley Township, according to an option agreement approved Thursday by board members of the Westmoreland County Industrial Development Corp. The agreement with Al. Neyer involves the company paying $3.2 million to buy...
AHN to offer Saturday appointments for colonoscopies in March
Allegheny Health Network patients who can’t make it to the doctor during the week will have the chance to get a colonoscopy on Saturdays in March. The Saturday appointments at select outpatient locations are part of AHN’s observance of National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month and a way to make it...
