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Used book sale coming to Monroeville United Methodist Church
A Monroeville church will sponsor and host a used book sale in April. Monroeville United Methodist Church will host its 25th-annual “Good as New” book sale April 11-14. There will be fiction, nonfiction and children’s books available, along with CDs, DVDs and puzzles. Proceeds from the sale will benefit the...
Advocates call for passage of Pa. law requiring lead water testing in schools
Officials in Pittsburgh on Wednesday called for the passage of state legislation that would require school districts to test their drinking water for lead. Legislation from state Rep. Karen Boback, R-Luzerne, introduced Wednesday would also drastically reduce a statewide threshold for lead levels in water at schools and require districts...
Jeannette woman accused of hiding hit-and-run suspect in her apartment
Jeannette police accused a 48-year-old woman of hindering apprehension and resisting arrest after she allegedly tried to hide a suspect following a hit-and-run accident this month. Christine N. Tillman of Good Street is charged in connection with the March 3 accident at the intersection of North First Street and Illinois...
Indiana Township gym owner working to build wellness
Tribe 412 Fitness owner Rory Lazear is lending a hand to make sure the Spin Your Wheels fundraiser in Aspinwall has its namesake activity. She plans to transport 14 stationary spinning bikes from her Fox Chapel Road gym to Aspinwall’s riverside on April 6. Lazear has been on board with...
La Roche College transitions to university status
La Roche College is now La Roche University. The Pennsylvania Department of Education approved its application to become La Roche University, effective immediately. La Roche President Sister Candace Introcaso made the official announcement Tuesday during a celebration for students, faculty and staff. Alumni and friends joined the president via Facebook...
Allegheny Township to close part of Markle Road because of landslide
Allegheny Township officials are reminding drivers that a section of Markle Road will close Thursday because of a landslide. The road will be closed between Park Road and Pine Run Road, and remain closed until further notice. Traffic will be detoured. The marked detour uses Markle Road, White Cloud Road...
Free senior citizen breakfast at Hampton Middle School April 5
Reservations are being accepted for the annual Swing Into Spring Senior Citizens Breakfast. The free breakfast is open to Hampton Township senior citizens and is being held from 8:15 to 10 a.m. on Friday, April 5, at the Hampton Middle School, 4589 School Drive, Allison Park. Breakfast will be prepared...
Man accused of emailing school threat to Butler newspaper
A Butler man who is accused of warning about violence at Butler High School is in the Butler County Prison. State police said Benjamin David Jacox, 25, sent an email to the Butler Eagle newspaper warning of crimes and shootings at the high school. “Hello, I have bad news for...
North Allegheny breaks ground on renovation, expansion of two elementary schools
Rain on Monday washed out North Allegheny’s groundbreaking ceremonies to officially mark the start of construction on a pair of major elementary school renovation and expansion projects. But more than $45 million in work planned for McKnight and Franklin elementary schools are a go. The work at McKnight Elementary include...
Pittsburgh City Council to vote on proposed firearms ban
Pittsburgh City Council is expected to cast its first vote Wednesday on three controversial bills that would ban the possession and use of certain semiautomatic weapons, ammunition and accessories in the city. Councilman Corey O’Connor, one of the main sponsors of the legislation, said he would call for a vote...
Pittsburgh region has thousands of job opportunities, Builders Guild says
Now’s the time for someone to pursue a career in the building trades, according to the head of the Builders Guild of Western Pennsylvania. “There are literally thousands of opportunities. We’ve been bringing in record numbers of apprentices for the last two years,” said Jeff Nobers, executive director of the...
Norwin student project picked in PennDOT worker safety contest
An idea to keep highway construction workers safer through the use of laser technology led to two Norwin High School students being rewarded by PennDOT. Emily Jumba and Hannah Jackson, mentored by math teacher Thomas Harskowitch, won the recent Innovations Challenge sponsored by PennDOT District 12 in Uniontown, with its...
Family offers $50,000 to match donations for new Delmont library
Delmont resident Bill Lendl and his family value their local public library and want to see it thrive. That’s why Lendl announced a matching fundraising challenge, where he agreed to match community donations up to $50,000, which will be put toward the building fund for the new Delmont Public Library....
$8 million loan awarded to replace roof of East Huntingdon business park
The roof of an East Huntingdon business park will be replaced through an $8 million low-interest loan. The roof is leaking in several places of the 2-million-square-foot site that previously housed the Sony plant, according to state Rep. Justin Walsh. The building is being repurposed by RIDC Westmoreland to house...
Catholic Charities USA leader to keynote Seton Hill commencement
Seton Hill University will host Sister Donna Markham, president and CEO of Catholic Charities USA, as the featured speaker at May’s undergraduate commencement exercises. Markham will receive an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters during the ceremony, set to begin at 10:30 a.m. May 11 in the Salvitti Gymnasium at the...
Franklin Regional to modify design, re-bid Sloan ‘elementary campus’ project
Franklin Regional School Board will request its architect redesign some elements of the Sloan “elementary campus” project after rejecting all bids submitted this month. “The bids we received exceeded estimates from our architects, VEBH, during the feasibility study and from Massaro Construction during the design phase of the project,” Superintendent...
State police: Men used stolen credit card, fake ID to buy trailer in Derry Township
State police in Greensburg are asking for the public’s help identifying three men who allegedly used a stolen credit card and false identification to obtain the required temporary registration plate to purchase a $3,740 trailer from a Derry Township firm. Trooper Stephen Limani said the three black males took possession...
Chemical spill closes Pittsburgh postal distribution center
The U.S. Postal Service has suspended retail services at the Pittsburgh Network Distribution Center in Marshall after a chemical spill. Spokesman Tad Kelley said the chemical was identified as mercury. “All employees are safe and accounted for and none were exposed to the contaminant,” Kelley said Tuesday. “Professional environmental contractors...
Dish soap spill closes eastbound Turnpike in Chester County
An extended closure of the Pennsylvania Turnpike between Downington and Valley Forge is expected Tuesday after a truck crash spilled dish soap on the highway in Chester County. The eastbound lanes are closed between exits 312, Downington, and 326, Valley Forge, because of the crash involving the truck and a...
Upper Lawrenceville home hit by gunfire
Pittsburgh police are looking for a gunman after multiple shots were fired into an Upper Lawrenceville home early Tuesday morning. Four to five shots were fired just after midnight into the house on Kendall Street, the Trib’s news partner, WPXI-TV, reported. At least one bullet went through a window. Police...
Homewood mother charged after 3-year-old found nearly naked outside
Pittsburgh police allegedly found three children living in filthy conditions in a Homewood rowhouse after one of them was seen standing outside nearly naked in near-freezing conditions. Police charged Stevatezia Terrelle Cha Mickel, 23, with two felony counts of endangering the welfare of children on March 18, according to court...
Police: Burglar ‘sprinted’ way through Donegal Subway shop
A burglar sprinted his way through a Donegal Subway after breaking into it earlier this month, state police said. The burglary happened between 12:30 and 12:45 a.m. on Saturday, March 9, state police said in a release issued Tuesday. Police said the unknown person pried open the main entrance door...
Carnegie Elementary repairs cost in excess of $22K
A tough winter season has resulted in more than $22,000 to replace or repair gas and water lines at Carnegie Elementary School building. A more than 60-year old gas line deteriorated beyond repair in February which resulted in students missing two days of classes. District officials still are awaiting word...
Hue and Harmony a big hit at Hampton
The Hampton Township School District hosted Hues & Harmony: A Hampton Township School District Fine Arts Festival, last week at the high school. Visual artwork as well as vocal and instrumental music selections were presented as the community showed up to support the arts at the school....
Rwandan artist visiting Millvale for benefit
Cheryl McLaughlin of Shaler was captivated by a piece of art hanging in her relative’s home portraying African women wearing dresses in various colorful fabrics. “I’m a fiber artist and the fact that this piece used African fabrics and depicted groups of proud and strong African women together just appealed...
