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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...
4 firefighters honored for heroic efforts in rescuing woman from vehicle crash
Four firefighters were honored this week for their heroism in rescuing a woman from a Hempfield vehicle crash that involved a downed power line. The men extinguished a fire caused by the line and freed the woman from her sport-utility vehicle, Westmoreland County solicitor Melissa Guiddy said, reading a certificate....
Ligonier Township nursing home ordered to pay nearly $40,000 in back wages
The operator of a Ligonier Township nursing home has paid nearly $40,000 in back wages to employees following an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor. The investigation found that Bethlen Home of the Hungarian Reformed Federation of America, doing business as Bethlen Communities Inc., violated the overtime and recordkeeping...
Hunt Road in Fox Chapel closed on good weather days for waterline work
Hunt Road in Fox Chapel will be closed periodically for several weeks while crews install stormwater pipes and catch basins. Construction on the road is part of the borough’s rebuilding program for 2019, Manager Gary Koehler said. Because work is weather dependent, there is no set schedule, Koehler said. Costs...
Man caught with loaded gun at Pittsburgh International Airport security checkpoint
A Venango County man was caught Wednesday with a loaded gun at the Pittsburgh International Airport. Transportation Security Administration officers found a .22-caliber gun loaded with 10 bullets in his carry-on bag. The man, who officials didn’t name, was stopped at the security checkpoint. Allegheny County Police responded to the...
FTMSA: Murrysville-backed bond will save customers $400,000
Murrysville council back a $12 million bond issue by the Franklin Township Municipal Sanitary Authority as the authority addresses a host of issues with its system and its new chairman said customers can expect another rate hike further down the road. “We know that we’ve got way more than $10...
Couple hopes donation to Jefferson Hospital comforts parents grieving lost babies
Nicole and Bill Dice squeezed a lifetime of memories into the 89 minutes they had with their son Daniel. They sang him “Happy Birthday,” said their daily prayers and gave him countless hugs and kisses. After Daniel’s death of fatal dwarfism shortly after his birth on Nov. 6, 2015, his...
Fox Chapel Area’s McKaveney wins at World of Wheels
Fox Chapel Area High School and A.W. Beattie Career Center senior Logan McKaveney didn’t spin his wheels during a regional Peddle Car Challenge at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center. Instead, McKaveney is among a group of students who designed a car that won first place in the World of...
Third suspect in Sutersville shooting arrested
A third person is under arrest in connection with a November shooting in Sutersville that left two injured, according to court records. Aaron Devaugntae Brown, 26, of Jeannette, is being held in the Westmoreland County Prison without bond. He was picked up on an arrest warrant Wednesday after state police...
