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Steelers to take on Bethel Park Police in charity basketball game
The Pittsburgh Steelers season may be over but that doesn’t mean you can’t watch them compete. The Steelers are taking on Bethel Park Police officers March 8 in a benefit basketball game at the Bethel Park High School Gym. Admission to the event is free. Prior to the game, Allstate...
Lawrenceville landscape artist will discuss ‘plein air’ painting at ESAL meeting
There’s really no big secret about how Ron Donoughe got into the plein air art movement — he wanted to be a painter, and he also wanted to be outdoors. “It wasn’t a big fad when I started with it in the 1980s,” Donoughe siad. “But there were some painters...
Attention-getting resume writing topic of free job search program in Franklin Park
The Job Search Ministry hosted by Saints John and Paul Church in Franklin Park is sponsoring a free program on a critical but often overlooked aspect of getting hired — crafting a resume that catches the attention of recruiters. The March 13 workshop, led by retired human resources professional Carolyn...
Somerset County’s Laurel Hill wins ‘park of the year’ award
The 4,062-acre Laurel Hill State Park Complex near Trent in Somerset County has been named the recipient of the 2019 Park of the Year Award. The non-profit Pennsylvania Parks and Forests Foundation announced the award on Tuesday. Laurel Hill is surrounded by thousands of acres of state park and state...
Butler woman suspected in Florida murder allegedly asked cellmate about hiding bodies
A Butler County woman missing for more than a decade who turned up in Florida as a homicide suspect last year might have been stalking a childhood friend in Pennsylvania via Facebook, according to a report from First Coast News. The details of Kimberly Kessler’s life include nearly 20 aliases...
Pittsburgh police pioneer Therese Rocco documentary ‘The Rock’ to premier March 7
Pittsburgh’s first female assistant police chief is the subject of a new documentary that will premier at 7 p.m. March 7 at the Heinz History Center. “Therese Rocco: The Rock” tells the story of Therese Rocco, the first woman in the country to become an assistant police chief. She joined...
Harmar supervisors to consider ordinance for wireless antennas, towers
Harmar supervisors are holding a public hearing Thursday to consider a new ordinance outlining regulations for installing wireless antennas and towers for 5G cellular service in township right-of-ways. Wireless communications companies are permitted by the Federal Communications Commission to place the antennas and towers wherever they want, but supervisors Chairman...
Hunker-based Bella Terra Vineyards to host grand opening celebration in May
Bella Terra Vineyards is opening a new facility, and to celebrate they have an entire weekend filled with events. Running from May 3-5, the Hunker business is inviting guests to check out their new tasting room, winery and event space, according to a Facebook event. “The new building will be...
Harmar Supervisor Patricia Janoski stepping down
Harmar supervisors will be looking for a new board member after the resignation of Patricia Janoski. Supervisors Chairman Bob Seibert said Janoski submitted a letter of resignation effective Feb. 12. No reason was given. He expects the board to formally accept the resignation during Thursday’s meeting. “We will miss Pat...
North Hills garden clubs announce upcoming programs on birds, bulbs
Following are some of the upcoming programs being offered by garden clubs in the North Hills: Greybrooke Garden Club Lauren Hansen, manager of Wild Birds Unlimited, will lead a program titled“Pittsburgh Winters are for the Birds” at the next meeting of the Greybrooke Garden Club on March 13. The club’s...
Police: Robbery suspected motive in Swissvale shooting
Robbery appears to be the motive behind a shooting Monday in Swissvale, according to Allegheny County Police. The shooting sent a 23-year-old man to an area hospital with multiple gunshot wounds. The man was in critical condition Monday night. The shooting happened just before noon in the 7300 block of...
Sewickley Academy girls basketball team returns to action with playoff matchup
After an eight-day break from competition, the Sewickley Academy girls basketball team kicks off the WPIAL 1A playoffs against California on Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. at Canon-McMillan. The Panthers (11-7) are the No. 8 seed, and they face a Trojans (10-10) squad hoping to get back on track after losing...
Pittsburgh Public School students entertain City Council with songs and drum performanceVideo
Kindergartners and fifth graders from Pittsburgh’s Phillips and Westwood elementary schools entertained City Council with songs and an African drum performance Tuesday in celebration of Black History Month. School officials said this is the second year in a row students from the two schools performed for council. The kids prepared...
South Connellsville sex offender accused of sexual interaction with boys, 14 and 17
A registered sex offender from South Connellsville is accused of having sex with a 17-year-old boy and sending a 14-year-old boy nude photographs, according to police. Crystal Shannon Shroyer, 36, is being held in the Fayette County Prison on $25,000 bail. She was arrested Friday on charges of statutory sexual...
Anonymous donor steps up for Sharpsburg Community Library
An anonymous donor has saved the day for Sharpsburg Community Library — at least through 2019. Leaders announced Tuesday a $10,000 donation will restore hours previously slashed because of budget constraints. The library, at 1212 Main St., will resume operating 30 hours a week on March 4. Hours will be...
Police: 3 charged in robbery plot sought to raise money
An apparent plot to raise money by robbing drug dealers led to the recent arrests of two men in connection with a November shooting in Sutersville that left two injured, according to court documents. Curtis Thomas Everett, 26, of Glassport, and Chad William Wolfe, 34, listed as homeless, are being...
Highlands School District places 2nd unidentified employee on unpaid leave
The Highlands School Board has fired one employee and placed another on unpaid leave. At its meeting Monday, the school board dismissed Iesha Griffin, a payroll and benefits secretary. In a separate action, it approved a statement of charges against another, unidentified employee and placed that person on unpaid leave...
Greensburg man ordered to jail after 3rd drug arrest in 13 months
A third arrest for delivery and possession of a controlled substance in just over a year resulted in a Greensburg man being ordered held in the Westmoreland County Prison without bond this week. When acting District Judge Charles Conway saw on a state police complaint filed Monday that Malcolm Massay,...
Highlands School Board approves rain garden, tree planting projects
The Highlands School Board has approved the construction of a rain garden on district property and the planting of trees on its grounds in Harrison this spring. The rain garden that will be built at Highlands Middle School is part of a $125,000 project funded by a grant from The...
West Jefferson Hills hosting kindergarten information night
Staff of the West Jefferson Hills School District will hold a 2019-20 Kindergarten Information Night at Jefferson Hills Intermediate School on Feb. 27. Parents and guardians of children with last names starting with A-M should arrive at 6 p.m. Those with last names starting with N-Z should come at 7:15....
Ford City’s Layten Bowser, 2018 Rock for Life beneficiary, dies at 7
A Ford City boy who for three years battled an advanced form of nerve cancer died Sunday, Feb. 17, 2019, at UPMC Children’s Hospital in Pittsburgh. He was 7. Layten Bowser had been the beneficiary of the 19th Rock for Life held in August. His mother, Angelyn Waldor of Ford...
Weather station in Sewickley Township to help municipal crews, residents
A weather station installed in Sewickley Township will help municipal and emergency management crews make quick location-specific decisions. “During the (weather) event itself, I would be heavily accessing that data,” said Jason Ritchie, a deputy director of the township’s emergency management agency. It’s a tool residents can use, too, to...
Woman missing from Kittanning found safe, police say
A woman missing from Kittanning was found safe in Lawrence County, according to police. Katie L. Stoner, 27, went to the New Castle police station Monday night to let authorities know she was OK, Kittanning police Officer Greg Koprivnak said early Tuesday. She had been missing since 6:30 p.m. Thursday....
Student charged with making threat that shut down Keystone Oaks School District
Police have charged a Keystone Oaks student with making violent, online threats that shut down the school district Tuesday, school and police officials said. The student, a juvenile who police did not identify, admitted to posting the threat in a YouTube Live Stream, according to Mt. Lebanon police Deputy Chief...
State police investigating dog shot in Butler County
State police in Butler are investigating after a dog was shot in the stomach Sunday in Concord Township. The dog, a German Shepherd Husky mix, later died, troopers said. The incident occurred between 3 and 7 p.m. in the area of 927 Hooker Road. Troopers said the dog’s owner found...
