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Fashion show to benefit Aspinwall school while boosting local women-owned businesses
Girls just wanna have fun — and shop. That’s the message organizers are spreading about the 2024 Sip & Style Fashion Fundraiser scheduled for May 5 at the Pittsburgh Field Club in Fox Chapel. Co-organizers — and best friends since their children were 3 — Jayna Varley-Ifft of Fox Chapel...
Ex-Greensburg police chief Denning pleads guilty to drug conspiracy
Shawn Denning, the former police chief in Greensburg, pleaded guilty in federal court Tuesday to conspiracy to distribute drugs, marking the latest development in a public corruption scandal that shook the community and destroyed the former Marine’s law enforcement career. Denning, 43, of Delmont waived an indictment in the case....
Fox Chapel officials to turn curvy intersection into 3-way stop for safety reasons
Bill Bates has lived near the intersection of Guyasuta Road and Fieldvue Lane in Fox Chapel for about four decades. He has seen his share of near misses from cars attempting to turn onto Guyasuta and motorists going up and down the winding road. “It can be (dangerous) because the...
Company believes it found sunken barge in Ohio River near Pittsburgh, 1 of 26 that got loose
A barge operator believes it has found a sunken barge in the Ohio River near Pittsburgh, one of 26 that broke loose and floated away during weekend flooding, company officials said Tuesday. Crews used sonar to locate an object in a stretch of river north of the city, which Campbell...
After 70 years, Ferri’s Supermarket in Murrysville to close
Dan Ferri can remember hitchhiking during the early 1960s from his Turtle Creek home to his family’s grocery store in Murrysville, where he and his brother Bill would stock cans at night. “My cousin had a grocery store in Wilkinsburg, and I remember some nights when we’d drive out there,...
Morning Roundup: 1 injured in Larimer house fire; East Pittsburgh man sentenced for threats to North Carolinians
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Tuesday, April 16. 1 injured in Larimer house fire One person was injured and transported to a hospital following a house fire early Tuesday morning in Pittsburgh’s Larimer neighborhood. Emergency crews responded to the fire on the 600 block...
The Stroller, April 16, 2024: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
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Abandoned dog cared for by West Deer shelter prepares to undergo 2 surgeries
Josie, an older flat-coated retriever mix, is a rainmaker of sorts. The kind that brings in money. Since the West Deer Dog Shelter took in Josie, the story of her plight is bringing in donations to help get the dog the care she needs. So far, the shelter has raised...
Nearly $8 million Norwin deficit could be covered by raising taxes and dipping into reserves
Norwin officials are projecting a nearly $8 million deficit as the district works on a 2024-2025 budget. The spending plan presented by Ryan Kirsch, director of business affairs, projects about $83 million in revenue and anticipates about $91 million in expenses. It doesn’t account for about $9.4 million in reserves....
Armwell Township man dies in motorcycle crash
An Amwell Township man died in a motorcycle crash Monday afternoon along Amity Ridge Road in Amwell Township, according to the Washington County Coroner’s Office. Noah Nicholas Polites, 20, was not wearing a helmet, the coroner’s office said. Polites was pronounced dead at about 4 p.m....
Norwin stadium targeted in makeover that includes new home grandstand
Norwin is planning on an ambitious project to raze the Knights Stadium’s home grandstand next year. The Norwin School Board is expected to vote on April 22 to approve the project. None of the board members at the meeting Monday voiced any objection to the project. The district could be...
Highlands parents urge district to ‘correct discrimination’ as civic groups offer to help district
Parent Pauline McKnight said she had to pull her teenage daughters from in-person classes at Highlands High School to protect them from being bullied and targeted because they are Black. “My daughter was called a monkey and they both have been harassed by a male member of administration,” said McKnight,...
Spring legacy exhibit set to open at Saint Vincent College’s McCarl Coverlet Gallery
Visitors to the Fred Rogers Center at Saint Vincent College will find a thread of creativity stretching back to an earlier era in American decorative arts. Located on the center’s first floor, the Foster and Muriel McCarl Coverlet Gallery will debut its new spring exhibit, “An American Legacy: The Brian...
Pharmacists open up to state Senate committee about financial struggles at hearing
As an owner of four pharmacies and president of the Pennsylvania Pharmacist’s Association, Chris Antypas says he’s fed up. “Think of the most stress you’ve ever experienced, multiply that by 1,000, and that may give you some insight into what it’s like to work in a community pharmacy as a...
Search for missing barge shuts down section of Ohio River
U.S. Coast Guard officials have shut down several miles of the Ohio River in Allegheny County as they continue searching for a missing barge that is presumed to have sunk. The search comes after a group of 26 barges broke loose late Friday night, causing extensive damage to two Pittsburgh...
Bethel Park recognized for music education
Bethel Park School District again received the “Best Communities for Music Education” designation by the National Association of Music Merchants Foundation. Now in its 25th year, the designation is awarded to districts that demonstrate outstanding achievement in providing music access and education to all students. To earn the recognition, Bethel...
Authorities ID McKeesport homicide victim as Pittsburgh man, 26
The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office on Monday identified a man fatally shot earlier this month in McKeesport as Yancy Felder. Felder, 26, of Pittsburgh, was pronounced dead on April 5 at 7:23 p.m. in the emergency room at UPMC Presbyterian hospital in Oakland, the medical examiner said. Felder had...
Bethel Park hosts April 27 job fair
In an effort to help its local business community obtain a robust workforce, the municipality of Bethel Park in cooperation with the Bethel Park Chamber of Commerce, will hold a free job fair. The event is scheduled from 9 a.m. to noon April 27 at the Bethel Park Community Center,...
Greensburg man to serve 10-year prison term for rape of child
A Greensburg man was ordered to serve up to 10 years in prison for the rape of a child in 2007. Jared Christopher Painter, 35, pleaded guilty in January to two felony counts of rape and charges of aggravated indecent assault, indecent assault and sexual assault. According to court records,...
Harrison reports landslide on Oak Manor Drive, adding to road’s woes
Another landslide has taken out parts of Oak Manor Drive in Harrison between Cherrybark Drive and Karns Road. Randy Martinka, superintendent of public works, spotted the subsidence about 2:30 p.m. Monday. He notified PennDOT, which maintains the road. “Half of the downhill lane literally dropped about 12 to 18 inches...
Bethel Park teacher earns regional adviser of year
Bethel Park High School teacher Brad Kszastowski knew that annually, someone is recognized as the regional adviser of the year at the Pennsylvania Student Council Regional Meeting. As he sat at South Fayette High School listening to the presentation announcement, he arrived at a realization. “In the first few sentences,...
Jewish Federation urges voters to heed mail-in ballot deadline as Passover approaches
The Pittsburgh Jewish community is reminding voters that Tuesday is the last day to request a mail-in ballot for the April 23 primary, a date with added importance this year since the Passover holiday will make it impossible for potentially thousands of Jews to vote in person on Election Day....
Tax Day was just the beginning as some say getting help from IRS is ‘almost impossible’
Don’t tell accountant Mary Jo Armstrong that tax deadline day has passed. She’s still got months of work ahead of her. “We’ve probably had five people who’ve brought things in today,” Armstrong, owner at MJ Cares in Harrison, said Monday morning. In addition to some typical last-minute filings, understaffing at...
New wrongful death suits filed in case of former nurse Heather Pressdee
Two more wrongful death lawsuits have been filed against Sunnyview Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Butler in connection with the deaths of patients cared for by former nurse Heather Pressdee. The families of patients Irene Simons, 78, and Sandra Lincoln, 82, filed separate lawsuits last week against Sunnyview Operating LLC...
Monessen teen pleads guilty in friend’s killing
A Monessen teenager pleaded guilty on Monday to a charge of voluntary manslaughter in connection with the fatal shooting of his 16-year-old classmate in 2022. Terry Newton, 17, had been scheduled to go to trial May 6 on criminal homicide charges related to his role in the Nov. 29, 2022...
