West Deer amphitheater set to debut Saturday with country star Justin Moore
Editor’s note: Correction: The original version of this story included an incorrect concert day for the Justin Moore concert and incorrect benefit information for the Aug. 9 Brian Kelley concert. Thousands of people are expected at the Alle-Kiski Valley’s newest outdoor concert venue in West Deer on Saturday night. No...
Restrictions on pharmacy benefit managers pass in Pa. Senate with some changes
A bill placing regulations on pharmacy benefit managers — third-party intermediaries who work with drug manufacturers, pharmacies and insurance providers — passed overwhelmingly in the Pennsylvania Senate on Wednesday with some revisions. The new version of the bill now returns to the House to approve the revisions before heading to...
Former medical provider removed from inmate’s lawsuit against Westmoreland jail
The former medical provider at Westmoreland County Prison has been removed from a federal lawsuit filed last year by an inmate. Robert James Frantz, formerly of Hempfield, claimed he was improperly cared for at the Hempfield lockup. Senior U.S. District Judge Joy Flowers Conti, in a ruling finalized Monday, dismissed...
Power outages dropping for Duquesne Light, West Penn Power, but thousands of customers remain in the dark
About 3,800 Westmoreland and Allegheny residents remained without electric service as of 9:20 a.m. Thursday, according to outage data from Duquesne Light and West Penn Power. At the peak of the outages, there were more than 30,000 customers without power. Duquesne Light blamed the outages on winds that reached 40...
Hempfield casino to move poker room, build high-limit gambling space in $3M project
Live Casino Pittsburgh in Hempfield’s Westmoreland Mall will move its poker room and create a new high-limit gambling space in a $3 million construction project slated for completion in October. Mascaro Construction, based in Pittsburgh’s Chateau neighborhood, started renovations two weeks ago, casino General Manager Sean Sullivan said. Nearly half...
Marc Fogel’s mother requests meeting with Trump in effort to free son from Russian prisonVideo
Malphine Fogel said pleas to President Joe Biden to get her son, Oakmont teacher Marc Fogel, released from a Russian prison have gone nowhere. That’s why the Butler County woman says she’s now looking for help from former President Donald Trump, who will be campaigning in Butler this weekend. “As...
Stamp prices are increasing again
Nothing lasts forever — not even the cost of a Forever stamp. The price of first-class Forever stamps will increase from 68 cents to 73 cents on Sunday. The U.S. Postal Service announced that the adjustments will raise mailing services product prices by approximately 7.8%. Prices will increase for the...
Podcast: Western Pennsylvania is experiencing a cultural, economic change
Western Pennsylvania is experiencing a visual, cultural and economic change, and the Beechview neighborhood in Pittsburgh is at the heart of it. From 2010 to 2020, Pittsburgh’s overall population saw a modest growth of less than 1%. In stark contrast, the Latino population in Pittsburgh experienced a staggering 80% increase....
Greater Latrobe considers adding lanes as part of Memorial Stadium track update
Greater Latrobe School District is considering widening its track at Memorial Stadium as part of a proposed update of the running surface. The school board has agreed to work with architectural consultant SHP on a plan that could include expanding the track in Latrobe from six lanes to eight lanes....
Get ready for Love Your Library Month at Northland
Keep an eye out in September as Northland Public Library celebrates Love Your Library Month. The library will have several ways to engage with patrons show your support through a variety of fundraisers and events. Featured programs at the library, 300 Cumberland Road, McCandless, include: For adults • Author Talk,...
Allegheny County Council rejects Shuman board picks as lawsuit looms
Allegheny County Council turned up the heat on the Innamorato administration when it rejected all five of the executive’s nominations for an advisory board meant to oversee the county’s newly reopened juvenile detention facility. Council voted 14-1 on Tuesday to reject Allegheny County Executive Sara Innamorato’s picks for the Juvenile...
First lady Jill Biden to visit Pittsburgh on Saturday
First lady Jill Biden is expected to visit Pittsburgh this weekend, her second visit in just over a month. The first lady is scheduled to arrive at Pittsburgh International Airport around 4 p.m. Saturday before delivering remarks at an Italian Sons and Daughters of America dinner in Pittsburgh. On the...
Indiana Township’s Scott Shaffer named executive director of North Hills nonprofit
Scott Shaffer went from working behind a pulpit to a desk without changing his job’s intention — to help those in need. The 37-year-old Indiana Township resident was named the executive director at North Hills Community Outreach, a nonprofit that serves people facing setbacks due to hardship, crisis and poverty....
Penn Hills boy takes 2nd place in regional Rotary spelling bee
A Penn Hills boy took home second place at the Rotary’s regional spelling bee June 29. Vincent Olisa, a rising fourth grader in the Penn Hills School District, was selected to compete after winning the Rotary’s annual third grade spelling bee in May at Linton Middle School, where he competed...
Ligonier Valley School District looks to upgrade baseball field for spring season
Ligonier Valley School District is in the home stretch of preparing for a major upgrade to its high school baseball field. The district wants to have the revamped field ready for batters to take their swings at a relocated home plate by spring. The direction of the field will be...
North Hills Art Center work displayed at library in McCandless
A collection of artwork from members of the North Hills Art Center in Ross is on display at Northland Public Library, 300 Cumberland Road, McCandless. There are 67 pieces of art on the upper floor of the library through Oct. 1. “This display allows our artists to share their work...
Penn Hills man handed over cocaine during Arnold traffic stop, authorities say
A Penn Hills man pulled over for a minor traffic violation Tuesday in Arnold handed over a baggie of cocaine to agents when he got out of his car, which contained additional drugs and a loaded handgun, authorities said in court documents. Agents with the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office and...
Allegheny County Council rejects Shuman board picks as lawsuit looms
Allegheny County Council turned up the heat on the Innamorato administration Tuesday when it rejected all five of the executive’s nominations for an advisory board meant to oversee the county’s newly reopened juvenile detention facility. Council voted 14-1 to reject Allegheny County Executive Sara Innamorato’s picks for the Juvenile Detention...
Gateway adopts 2024-25 budget with 1.21 mill tax hike
The Gateway School Board adopted a final 2024-25 budget in June that includes a 1.21 mill increase in property tax rates. Expenditures in the $94.8 million budget are down just under $1.4 million from the 2023-24 budget. Millage will increase from 22.8507 to 24.0684 mills. Under the new rate, a...
Cameras at Natrona Community Park expected to deter crime, police say
Harrison police are hoping an extra set of eyes on Natrona Community Park will help deter vandalism and other crime at the River Avenue recreation spot. Police Chief Brian Turack said security cameras will be installed at the playground and basketball courts, where police were called Saturday to investigate a...
Delmont Pilgrimage organizers will host ‘Christmas in July’ fundraiser
Last year, Delmont Pilgrimage organizers expanded their annual event to include one specifically for children, and the only problem they encountered was a self-imposed limit on ticket sales. That will change in 2024, when the Pilgrimage Jr. will expand to offer 400 tickets for families to experience a kid-centered re-telling...
Bridgeville considers establishing Shade Tree Commission
After the success of recent tree plantings in Bridgeville, borough officials are considering an idea to establish a shade tree commission in the borough. “After two successful community tree plantings in the past year at both Cook School Park and a lot on Baldwin Street, the planning commission have been...
Johnetta Campground in Gilpin part of $2 million, 400-acre sale
The popular Johnetta Campground along the Allegheny River in Gilpin now belongs to two local officials. Southern Armstrong Holdings LLC purchased 400 acres that formerly was owned by Reynoldsville-based timber company, Forestland Investments LLC. Southern Armstrong Holdings represents Gilpin Supervisor Jeremy Smail and his wife, Leechburg Area School Board President...
Latrobe rapper returns from tour, will headline August Hard Rock show
Latrobe rapper Sean Lewandowski, who goes by the moniker Sean Ski, spent his spring playing Canadian venues with fellow MC Chris Webby on his “Last Wednesday” tour. And after a couple more shows, he’ll get a chance to headline his first Pittsburgh performance in August. “After I do two shows...
Car show will help fund Franklin Regional scholarships in memory of Murrysville teen
An annual car show this weekend will raise money for Franklin Regional student scholarships, in memory of 2021 Panther graduate Damian Bearley, who died in a 2021 car crash in Derry Township. The fourth Long Live Damian Bearley Car Show will be from 3-7 p.m. Saturday at the Cook Township...
