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The most romantic Valentine’s Day gift? Communication (every day)

Valentine’s Day is a holiday all about communicating love. Whether through a bouquet of flowers, a card scrawled with heartfelt words or heart-shaped candies stamped with affectionate phrases, this is the time to express love to our nearest and dearest. But what about the other 364 days of the year?...
Westmoreland happenings: Mardi Gras pancake dinner, Lenten services, meetings, more

Church news Zion’s Lutheran Church, Greensburg, will have services at 12:05 p.m. Thursdays during Lent at the church, 140 S. Pennsylvania Ave. Lunch will be afterward. Lunch cost: $5. Fundraiser Harrold Zion Evangelical Church youth group will sponsor its third annual Shrove Mardi Gras pancake dinner from 4 to 7...
‘More people are leaving than coming’: Charleroi’s Haitian community withers under federal pressureVideo

The shelves at Queen’s Market still hold bags of corn millet and leafy Haitian lalo, but the customers who buy them are vanishing from the streets of Charleroi. As the Trump administration ramps up pressure on immigrants with Temporary Protected Status to “take advantage of the department’s resources for departure,”...
Local teachers benefit from Seton Hill program on Holocaust, genocide education

For Leticia Fournier, the religious affiliation of Christ the Divine Teacher School in Latrobe makes education on the Holocaust even more important. Fournier has taught the school’s Holocaust studies course for eight years. First launched in 2004, the class was a partnership with nearby Beth Israel synagogue, which closed in...
Jason Lando sworn in as Pittsburgh police chief

A childhood dream culminated Friday amid fanfare, a few jokes and a City Council chamber packed with a who’s-who of Pittsburgh public safety. Jason Lando, once a Pittsburgh boy who dreamed of becoming a city cop, raised his right hand before a standing-room-only Downtown audience as a judge swore him...
Father, 2 children killed in Indiana County fire

A father and his two children were killed in a fire early Friday morning that destroyed their home in the Indiana County town of Clymer, the coroner said. Keith Lee Fabiszewski, 34, and the children were trapped by the fire in their home along the 400 block of Hancock Street,...
Valentine’s Day activity between Valley students, Harrison seniors a lesson in cross-generation bondingVideo

A 62-year age gap didn’t stop a good time between Presley Staraniec, a student at Valley Jr.-Sr. High School, and Kathy Kapustik, a resident at the Riverview Senior Living apartments in Harrison. “I’ve always liked going around and meeting new people,” said Presley, 14, as he played games, made Valentine’s...
Graduation marks 5 years preserving Freedom House Ambulance Service in Pittsburgh

Shannon Smith developed a passion for helping others while caring for her father, whose chronic obstructive pulmonary disease made breathing difficult. Although Smith’s father died in August, the caregiving experience inspired the 39-year-old to begin working in home health care and enroll in a six-week program that introduces participants to...
Baldwin High School co-principals earn MVP recognition from Pittsburgh Penguins

When a pair of new administrators took over Baldwin High School’s leadership during the summer, they decided to make a major modification. “This year is the first year that we’ve changed the master schedule of the building since, it could be forever,” co-principal John Saras said. At least, the daily...
Taco Bell headed to Plum after council approval

Plum is set to get its first Taco Bell restaurant. Borough council voted to approve a conditional use application and land development plan from developers at its meeting Monday. The proposed restaurant would be at the site of the former Sheetz on Golden Mile Highway. The 1-acre plot has sat...
3 arrested in retail theft scheme from Lowe’s, including Hempfield, Monroeville and Frazer stores

Three people are accused in an organized retail theft scheme at local Lowe’s stores that ultimately led to them sending money to the Dominican Republic, according to police. The trio used credit cards belonging to other people to make purchases in five counties and then pick up the ill-gotten goods...
Gateway School Board hears presentations on student activities, proposed scoreboard

During Gateway School Board’s study session Feb. 9, student representative Taylor Roberts shared recent happenings at the high school. Events included Homecoming, Turkey Trot and a Model UN at the University of Pittsburgh. Some students also were able to observe a triple bypass procedure at Allegheny General Hospital while learning...
‘There’s glory in your story’: Monroeville man reflects on life during Black History Month presentation at library

Joe Hines has had a lot of firsts. And he was happy to share them with a full house during a presentation Feb. 10 in the Gallery Space of Monroeville Public Library. He was the first Black student council president at Plainfield High School in New Jersey. The school would...
Jury verdict: 2 guilty of first-degree murder in St. Clair woman’s shooting death

A Westmoreland County jury convicted Melissa Fox-Beacom and Matthew Bates of first-degree murder Friday in the 2023 shooting death of her mother. Jurors decided that even though Fox-Beacom and Bates didn’t fire the shots that killed Alice Robson on Dec. 11, 2023, their actions leading up to the shooting made...
Aurora’s driverless trucks soon to be a common sight across the Sun Belt

Aurora Innovation plans to have more than 200 driverless tractor-trailers on the road by the end of the year as part of a rapid expansion across the Sun Belt. The anticipated growth would mark a new era of commercialization for the company, which is headquartered in Pittsburgh’s Strip District, after...
Mysterious metal shards still a tire terror in Harrison, Tarentum and beyond

Shana Daly has been a victim of the social media-dubbed “Shardnado” twice. The Tarentum resident got a flat tire weeks ago while driving along Route 28 to Harmar and then again Feb. 6. Both times, a thin metal shard was the culprit. The mysterious fragments have been found on local...

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